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How do you know if throttlestop is on? Does it have the green icon if its on or red icon? Thank you

So i got a PC from a buddy of mine, kinda old dont really know what all the components are but I know it has 8 gigs of ram. It says on the mobo "supports directx 10" and im just wondering if its even worth upgrading. Can i play new games if i dont have the up to date version of Directx?

Hello community, for 3 days now a random windows pops up every now and then (~ once/hour) and closes immediately. It is so short that I can't even see a name or anything at all. I did a complete system check via Avast, checked the Task Manager for unusual applications running in the backround...

Hey guys, so i was talking to a girlfriend on skype and suddenly hers microphone became too quiet i could barely hear her, when she touch mic i can head loud pop noice of the touch but cant hear her talking, she has all mic settings on highest volume still very very quiet, when she switch to...

I have had this computer running for over 3 months now with no problems what so ever, however within the last couple weeks I've been noticing 2 things. 1. my ram continuously fills over a few days of my pc being on until i have to restart it. and 2. the last thing i saw in windows was an error...

this May be stupid of me BUT! i got a free lap top HP dv6 notebook. i recently bought Fallout 4 not realizing that my computer does not have what is required to play the game lol, of course impulse buy. anyhow, what can i do to make it so that the aformentioned laptop could run the game and...

Could someone perhaps tell me why in the EU the black one is more expensive than the white one? Also the black one = listed as Surround sound (True surround sound). 189 euro's (+14 euro's) White one = listed as Stereo 175 euro's. How much does this matter and which one should I choose...

I have the GA-H110m-A motherboard, and the PCIe slots do not appear to line up very well with the slots on the back of the case. I am worried that the card will not line up properly, especially due to it's size. I am also wondering whether or not it will cover up the other two PCIe slots. Should...

I have a i7-4770k and am looking at getting a new motherboard but I want to overclock it so what chipset is it that I need to overclock it on the motherboard

Wasn't real sure where to post this so I'll try here. I was on a site the other night that let you compare gpu's and would give you a percentage on each as to which was better by their standards. Say I'd plug in the 1050 Ti and the 1060, it would show a side by side comparison and give the lower...

Hi to all! My computer is experiencing problems of audio skipping/stuttering/crackling. LatencyMon shows high latencies of ndis.sys and tcpip.sys. I tried to reinstall Windows 10 from scratch using DVD and wiping out all partition on hard disk, but no luck. I tried to install all motherboard's...

windows 10 (newest) ...lost my windows 7 disc :( Motherboard: H110m gaming graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz RAM: 16 Games I play League: FPS 200-20FPs (Just are really often and usally hover lower the longest) Farcry4: like 40 fps...

I have a big problem guys. My computer froze on me and I hit the reset on my pc and now I can't run 3dmark or play games. I tried playing rise of the tomb raider and the game was really slow and laggy and would take forever to load up images. I thought it was the video card so I put my old GTX...

This happened to me for a while now when i start my computer a black screen shows me to "press F1 to enter setup or press F2 to load default values" It only happens when i start my computer but not when i restart it. I guess this is happening because my CMOS battery has already run out? Am I...

Hello! I have a problem with a new PC I recently buy, I installed windows 7 ultimate and everytime I start any game I just got screen od a game like it is loading then I click on game screen then I get a window that is crash a problem, and in taskbar is wroted that game is not responding, please...

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Hi, I am upgrading my graphics card . But I am little confused for which card I should spend my money . The one is msi gtx 1060 gaming x 6gb and the other one is sapphire rx 480 8gb nitro. So which should I get? Nvidia or amd?because I want to play games with those cards at least 4-5 years. So...

Hello, I have a i7-6700k and a Corsair H60 AIO Cooler, I upgraded recently from an i5-6600k. The 6600k ran at around 40-50c in all games under load with the H60, but now with the i7-6700k I run at 65+c constantly in games not even under load. under load highest I've seen is 76c and the temps...

I already have a D-link DSL-225 modem router. If I want to upgrade to 11ac standard, will it work well if I just buy an ac router and use the d-link as just a modem or is it better to buy a newer combined modem router. btw, the D-link's LAN capability is 10/100Mbps. I know that i will also have...

I have this transcend 1TB External Hard Disk named as Storejet 25M3 USB 3.0. I have uploaded lots of data on it. Whenevr i plug the device in my Dell Laptop the HD which has a small blue indicator on right side top , lights up. The drive starts scanning the HD and eventually finishes it but...

Ok so the fan I need is a 120mm with availability to change colour The colour must have a software to change colour I can only pay £15 maximum Any help appreciated :)

Originally, I was looking for a New CPU That ran DDR3 My thoughts Narrowed it Down to: 6700K Quad-Core - CPU: $320 Motherboard: $150 4930K Hexa-Core - CPU: $280 Motherboard: $190 I Can get Both of these at around the same Price and will be using my CPU for Gaming/Rendering/Recording/Streaming...

The Windows 10 Inaccessible Boot Device error is not something we ever want to see when we boot a computer. It means Windows cannot access your boot drive for some reason. It can be caused by software or a hardware failure but there are a few things we can do. So if you need to fix the Windows...

I'm thinking about upgrading the ram, since my friend told me that my ram was terrible. Does anything else need a replacement? I also thought about getting another SSD

Hello wanted to ask what cheap aftermarket cooler should I get for my i5 4590, while in load temp is usually 62-68, and would like it to be lower. My budget is only $30-40, so looking for the best for the money I can get. Thank you!

I'm building a gaming pc right now http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Vqnkcc (no graphics card yet) I'm wondering if a 550w power supply is enough to handle this build. Any recommendations for graphics card ($150-250)? I want to be able to stream lol/overwatch/csgo Thank you.

When upgrading from previous versions of Windows, some users have reported issues with either or both the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10. Now the Start Menu has made a welcome return, we at least want to be able to use it. So if you’re having issues with either of these, here’s how to fix...

Would you say the performance increase is worth spending 50 bucks more (I'm in Germany paying in €)? I'm building a low cost mini itx PC for Blizzard games (mostly Overwatch, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm). I'm playing in 1080p. I like the efficiency of the 7860k. With a dGPU it's just not gonna...

Hello, I'm new here and would like to express my problem. So I went to shut down my computer and there were two apps that Windows needed to shut down before it went through the shut down process. I was stupid enough to click cancel and the system didn't shut down; so I was even more stupid...

I can play games like League of Legends, Even browse the web and watch videos fine. But when I play games like CS:GO I can get around 10 minutes in before I freeze and sometimes lose signal to the monitor. And when I try to run Furmark it does the same thing. When I switched to a super old card...

Today while i was in the process of forwarding some ports (it was my first time), my copmuter stopped loading any websites. Error code was DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG. I hope i get help soon

I want to change my graphics card and I wanted to know if the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 gaming compatible with my asus sabertooth x58 motherboard.

Hi there, I am looking for an app which can be linked together with pc software ? is there anything like google or something who does that ? For meeting and stuff I have been using google calendar for my phone and pc but if I put to do list it just disappears, if you know what I mean. any ideas ?

Hello, I bought an OEM windows 10 key in the middle of 2015 and I am using it fine. In a few days I might undergo a motherboard swap. Will I need to buy a new key? I will be swapping mobo, GPU, and case. although the latter won't be an issue (to my knowledge).

I have currently the zalman z11 neo with a gtx 980 ti windorce xtreme edition but I was wondering if I could buy another gtx 980 ti ( the same version) to make it sli. Is that possible in my case ? and if so, which cooling solution is the best ( fans are preferable ) ?

I just updated my PC with a Gigabyte F2A68HM-H motherboard to fit a AMD A8 7650k APU. Previously everything work fine with my old intel Core 2 Duo with Asus motherboard (connections, PSU, video card, HDD, etc.) Now that I replaced the motherboard with the new one + CPU and memory there's no...

I was playing a game called 7 days to die and I was loading mods which replaces certain files in the games folder,when I was playing some in-game error codes pop up about' cannot save game :newworld ,permission not held on client' or something like that but it has happened before so I didn't...

Title basically describes itself. What Cryptocurrency is the best to mine with my CPU or GPU in February 2016? Where will I be able to get more money out of it than the power will cost me? (The Cryptocurrency should probably be ASIC-resistant)

I did restore to previous point for my dell laptop. It got restored, but after restoring it is showing just a moment blue screen with dots spinning from past 5 hrs. What can I do now? I tried shutting it down but in vain. It is not getting turned off. What should I do now to change it to normal