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I got an i7700 bundle for christmas which included a new mobo. I was gonna do a clean install of windows when I got it and I already had the win 10 usb on it. The usb didn't boot for some reason and I just logged in and everything is fine.. Performance is fantastic, I guess some are lucky? :)...

Hey everyone, For Christmas I am upgrading my cpu, motherboard and ram (Switching from amd to intel cpu). With this I am aware that I am going to need to do clean installation of windows 10. To do this I need to boot my system with my usb instead of my HDD. I was trying to find where to do this...

my laptop has no ssd port. can I use ssd on my laptop? P.S laptop has DVD writer port.

I used my hands to remove the keycaps on a few keys on my Razer Blackwidow Chroma, and when putting them back on the keys seem to feel slightly different. Is it likely to be damage? Or it could just be placebo effect.

I am thinking about getting the h700i and I was wondering if the aer F and aer P come with a grey removable trim that I could paint white.

Hey everyone, so this problem is infuriating. My acer 1440p monitor keeps going to sleep periodically in the middle of games. I'll be playing and it goes black and pops up the acer and energystar logo and comes back on after about 10 seconds. I have the latest nvidia driver installed, have...

The wife wanted a gaming computer for Christmas. I ordered a Lenovo Y720 I7-7700HQ processor, 8GB memory, 1TB 5400 RPM + 128GB SSD, Nvidia 1060 6GB for $1006 taxes and shipped. Now she has hinted that she wants a desktop PC in which but I cannot find one with similar specs for the same or lower...

i need a good 1k pc setup for 1080p 60fps gaming and alotta editing for my youtube career

I am not talking about pure gaming performance but the general life of the card. I have read a lot of stories online where people's cards just flat out die on them, and I really don't want that to happen to mine because I want to make it last as long as possible. It still maxes out all my games...

The Republic of Gamers arm of Asus announced the immediate availability of its G703VI-XH74K gaming laptop powered by an Intel Core i7-7820HK processor. Asus ROG G703 Gaming Laptop Now Available : Read more

Hey all! I've tried several of the tips I've seen so I'm asking to see if I've missed anything else. First, some background: I have a MSI 970 gaming motherboard PC with a standard Western Digital HDD (platter) drive using Windows 7 that I put together several years ago. I recently...

I have a laptop from the united states (recently moved to UK) and need to put the laptop into good use. The problem is, I cannot find the replacement cord anywhere (Its a 7A 125V). So I decide to use a converter (US - UK). Alas, I do not know where to find the converter, could someone point me...

A friend of mine clean booted his computer (which is with windows 10) and for hours it stays on the welcome screen without login button or anything except for the power button and 2 more buttons. Mouse is working, so is keyboard but any windows shortcut is not working. Please help!

I have a HP Pavilion 526x that won't boot up. It has a constant beep and the keyboard and mouse don't work. I have tried clearing the CMOS but haven't been able to.

I was playing a game called "The Surge" and had to alt+tab to minimize the game for a second. When I tried to bring the game back up it went to a black screen, froze my pc all while making very strange noises. After about 4 seconds of these noises and a black frozen screen my PC reset itself...

Hi, I have dug up an old placeholder GPU until my MX 580 gets delivered (1 month + waiting time)... However, the image is very fuzzy / pixlerated. It is not only text, but all graphics. At the moment I have 1280 x 720 resolution, but if I turn it up it gets worse. I have used the driver which...

i have a best buy asus gaming pc that is a few years old. i recently decided to build a new pc. after buying all the parts except the processor which i couldn't afford yet, a friend told me that my current processor should work with the new motherboard. so i took the cpu out of my old computer...

Hello , I want to buy hyperx savage 2133. Can I push it to 3000 mhz or 2666 mhz as a maximum one? I don't want any other answers , type of.: invest in 3000mhz ram or what are your specs. I am buying ryzen I do know that it needs faster ram. Before you reply check my profile so you know , that I...

I recently built a new pc containing a 7700k on the Asus STRIX z270f gaming motherboard. I use NZXT CAM for monitoring. My problem is that the cpu temperatures seem off somehow. The fluctuate way too much! Idle is around maybe 40c but if i open some applications and programs the temp will shoot...

Ok so i bought a new MB asus prime b350 plus Manual isnt very helpful again. Only describes what is what.. the panel is very confusing so i tried powering it on with a screw driver which it did turn on then off after i removed the screw driver. I only have one 8gb module ddr4 installed MB...

Hey guys, just finished building my new desk out of wood which includes a computer. It was built lit the desk diy by Linus TechTips. Unfortunatly, I can´t flush my pump! As the tubing goes under the desk I have to lift the res, but the pump is still half full with air and it isn´t sucking...

Aspire one model NAV50 black screen no boot power on battery full charge can anyone help?

Hi, I'm planning a ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1060 build to game at 1080p. The 1070 costs nearly double here, is the extra money worth it? Does the 1060 do well in 1080p? Thank you

Afternoon, I keep getting a BSOD when access network files on a network share. (i.e. \\192.168.1.100) Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 1e BCP1: FFFFFFFFC0000005...

Hi, i'm returning an SSD to Amazon but before it goes i'm trying to erase the OS and any information on it. However, i'm unable to format it via the computer management > disk management route (The 'Format' button is greyed out and i'm unable to interact with it, i think it's because it's set to...

Hi everyone So I just bought a used MSI 7870 graphics card. The problem I am having is fan speed and noise. The card is very noisy when the fans are over 70%. To overcome that issue, I tried to set a custom fan profile or even always set at 50% but... The software isn't listening to my...

Okay so the thing is thet my pc started restarting when i played the witcher 3 like 2 months ago , the other games were fine . But now when i play pubg , Rime or even Nier:Automata my pc just restarts , i checked if it was overheating but temperatures are normal. My specs are these: Geforce gtx...

Even when my pc is in idle the psu gets warm when I touch the top of the case(I know it should be on the bottom of the case) and it gets quite hot when gaming for more than 10 minutes or so. It's a 500W unknown brand psu and the official site claims it is 70% efficient. Is it the reason why...

First post here :) Recently I grabbed a cheap Lenovo ThinkCentre M91p 4524 (i5-2400, 4 GB, 320 GB) tower in the second-hand market with the intention of modifying it for some gaming. I inquired a few people about graphics card for this tower, and have my mind set on the GTX 1050, but a few...

I'm going to try and make my first pc (1920:1080 60fps) does anyone have any tips? As this is the first time im doing this kind of thing. I'm probably going to order it all from amazon.de btw. Anything would be appreciated, thanks. And is it worth it to invest in an ssd? Link...

Will this mother board https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128565 support this hard drive https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088PUEPK/?tag=ch0783-20 ?

What Toshiba laptop can be upgraded? I have a Toshiba laptop MDL . C855D S5344 I would like to upgrade th cpu, rams, and storage can it be done?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tWbBHN New build on a budget of roughly £1,000 , and suggestions really appreciated thanks

Since a month after a bought my GTX 970 G1 Gaming OC Edition from Gigabyte off of Newegg for some reason it has been bugged in the fan settings. I know its way too late to complain since I got it in 2014 but I'm really curious now. It only happens when it has drivers to run on. Other than that...

Hello everyone, I would like to thank you all in advance for atleast trying to help me out. My mobo/cpu: CPU:Intel I5 4690K MOBO: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 I would like to explain my current situtation with cooling.... So basically I have ordered a cpu fan...

I just bought my first gaming computer in Friday from best buy. It's an ibuypower with a geforce gtx 1060. I can't get the control panel to open up. NVIDIA Display settings are not available. "You are not currently using a display attached to an NVIDIA GPU." I opened the experience app and...

Will the Core 2 Quad Q6700 bottleneck the Radeon HD 4870?

Okay so I have been seeing lately a lot of people knocking on the AMD FX series chips. Personally I have the FX-8350, I like it a lot and it does what I need it to do but i do realize its not the greatest CPU out there for gaming. The questions I have is why are people hating on the FX chips...

hi i Defragmantated My disk drive, after that I search for more fragmentations on the drive and then the disk was fragmented 4%. I need some tips for what I need to do

Hello, i have a asus x550ln laptop with a Intel Core i5 processor. last night i was playing lol with fps 60+ but when i woke up the other day my fps went from 7 to around 50 up and down all the time. i have no idea what to do pls helpm me. Specifications Screen Size / Resolution 15.6 "/ 1366 x...