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I'm getting an MSI R9 380 from a friend. Problem is the card needs two 6-pin PCI-E connectors. Other problem is my PSU only has one 6-pin PCI-E connector. My question being, would I be okay to buy a 6-pin PCI-E y splitter that will split into two 6-pin PCI-E connectors? Or would I need to buy...

I plan on getting a Ryzen 5 1400 (4 cores, 3.2GHz) or 1600 (6 cores, 3.2 GHz) and I'm *maybe* thinking of overclocking a bit (not sure how much..) and I was just wondering when is it more viable to get water-cooling instead of a fan? Are those CPU's overclocked nowhere near the margin for...

The charging light is still working and the other lights and monitor can't open. And then I can't reboot it. What hapened?

hi i would like to build a new pc with all ROG parts. any good builds with or without liquid cooling.

I installed my new graphics card (Radeon RX 460 2GB), but its not running as well as expected, and most games randomly go black screen when using it, stopping the game from running, but leaving sound loops and voice chat up. Sometimes it recovers after a few minutes, depending on what game I'm...

So i bought a new router, made a quick installation and now my pc says that i have no internet access. When i launch troubleshooter it says that DNS server is not responding.

So i built a computer for a friend with a a8-7600 (yes i know i should've got an x4 860k) and a gtx 1050 ti. didn't get the athlon because this was a very tight budget build! i have 8gb of 1600 ram installed as well as an ssd and hdd. our problem is the gtx 1050 ti is underperforming in games...

1. What is your budget? - I got around $2,000 (If it is worth to go a little higher for a better laptop then I might consider). 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?. - No size really I think my last one was a 17" not sure tho (so 15+" would be perfect). 3. What screen...

I have a long term goal of putting together a NAS build where I will want to use WD Red drives. I have a more immediate need for a storage HDD in my home theater PC. Is there any downside to buying a Red drive to use in my home theater PC, with the eventual goal of moving it to a NAS?

Hey guys, I am just getting in to the PC building "business," and was looking for a more experienced person's knowledge about the PC I plan on building. Here are the specs: Core i5-7600k B250M PRO-VD mobo 16gb Trident V rgb ram 2tb Seagate hdd Thermaltake View 31 tg RGB Thermaltake WATER 3.0 rgb...

Hello I currently have issues with my Internet and i,m hoping this is the right place to post about it(sorry if its too long of a read) I got internet for my computer back in October of last year and it was pretty decent I could play videos games with little to no problems with a speed of 8Mbps...

Basically what the titles says. I was wondering what exactly happens if you don't lubricate your fans? Will it damage them?

Approximate Purchase Date: In next 2-3 weeks. Budget Range: 500-650£ after shipping. System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I don't have preferences. Location: Boston, England. Parts Preferences: Intel cpu...

How can i check that sapphire radeon RX 480 is working or not? when i attached it into pci x16 slot. it get LED but no activity in device manager. My PSU has sufficient power. Most of device without driver display in device manager as yellow mark but my graphics card not display. I want to know...

my ac adapter is broken when it accidentally fall from stairs. the adapter model called yuda ac adapter YD-1203A im trying to find on online shop http://www.lazada.com.ph/shop-computer-adapters/ but i dont know which one should i look for: input,output,size, etc. i hope you guys help me

Hello, so basically i wanted to ask if getting a bit higher W psu worth it? I planning to get system something like this: https://image.prntscr.com/image/1578ef34f02a460ea4d3eda3091f1f45.png I calculated the max wattage with oc, load: 427W, so 550W psu is enough 100W+ room? Main thing i want...

Very frustrated with windows updates, is this common. HP Pavilion Pentium - Windows 7. Can't update to sp1. As I have a program that requires sp1. I finally installed a sp1 version in another partition (was sp1 so no update was requied). When I want to use that one application I boot to the...

Hello all, Currently, I've got an MSI Gaming X RX 480 working with my Ryzen 7 1700, but I'm not satisfied with the performance I'm getting in more than a few titles. I'm planning on overclocking my Ryzen in the near future(I bring this up because I feel like the stock speed of 3.0GHz is...

My pc cant boot woth both sticks of ram anymore they are placed in the right slots for dual channel. Mobo ga z87x d3h ram 2x4gb kingston beast 1600mhz. Tested each single stick of em on their own in every slot in the mobo pc boots just fine. When i place both in the slots for dual channel pc...

I am thinking of buying Msi gtx 1060 3gb oc, will it fit in my micro atx motherboard H81m-CS ?

I'm currently looking for a monitor for my PC. I am just awaiting delivery of my build and it is my first gaming PC. I ordered : Intel® Core™ i5-7500 CPU Corsair Vengeance® LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz ASUS GeForce® GTX 1060 Dual OC 3GB Im told 144hz is the best option at 24"...

Hey there I'm building an AMD PC soon and I will be Gaming and streaming on this PC.

Hey guys, I just performed a benchmark test on my PC from UserBenchmark and I have some questions. Can someone explain why the Boot Drive section is red? why are my RAM unknown? And if you have time, can you drop a few tips about my setup, how to improve, tips on maintenance, and things to look...

HP Pavilion G7 and it gets heated

What is the recovery key for a Lexar 16gb flash drive

Hi All, I just got a new laptop, and am upgrading it to an M.2 SSD. If possible, I want to duplicate my tower computer's OS drive (also includes some game/steam). However the caveat here is that the drive I am wanting to duplicate is exactly the same drive as the one on my tower. Here's the...

will I experience significant CPU bottlenecking in ultra with current games (skyrim, ghost recon) with the following setup?: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING iCX, 8GB GDDR5X Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ 6 MB Cache (OC'd to 4.0 GHZ) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x...

Hi hackers and DIYers I have a Lenovo Y50-70, and I am really satisfied with it.. except the battery life. The original one has a 54 Wh battery that can get support me for 4 hours... not enough for a days work. So I decided to do some modding. I bought some 18650s 3000mAh each, and want to...

Hi, I just got a new dell optiplex 780 PC! Everything seems to be working fine. every time I connect my net gear USB wireless adapter and intstall it. Then as soon as I put the my wifi password in.. it goes to a blue screen, with a sad face and keeps crashing.. it doesn't even restart. I...

Greetings, I'm putting together a new build and am not getting any video output - no BIOS or anything. I'm not sure when the USBs should have power (always or after post), but my USBs fail to power a keyboard as well. The board has DVI and HDMI output. I've removed the GPU and am using the...

I've got a new HP laptop (Pavilion x360) with Win10. On battery, the screen turns off after the set amount of time. When plugged in, it doesn't. It goes to the lock screen and shows different wallpapers. I've searched and nothing seems to apply. I've updated all the drivers and Windows. I...

Laptop - Acer Aspire V3-572G Graphics Card - Nvidia GeForce 840M Operating system - Windows 10 Heaven Benchmark 4.0 output - http://imgur.com/a/AIFYG FurMark output - http://imgur.com/a/0hsWh It started about three to six months ago. I was playing Xenoverse on my Acer Aspire V3-572G-76EM laptop...

Hello, I have quick question - actually I have 2x4GB ram sticks in dual-channel, I read in the instruction that mobo supports dual-channel when sticks are in 1A and 1B slots or 2A and 2B slots, or in all slots(I mean 4 sticks), unfortunately I don't have enough money for two sticks, so I'm...

Hi every time i ask cortana to access my contacts it just brings up a web page, doeas anyone know how i can link cortana with my outlook contact or people in my app list. Many thanks.

Do you have any idea when the 1080 ti will be released? I want to upgrade my system but want to wait to see what the 1080 ti has to offer.

I've never built a pc and I decided to start now. My budget is around 400-500$ and I already have some things. I currently have the i5-6400, Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory, and gtx 750ti 2gb oc edition. Although I am most likely going to sell my gtx 750ti for around...

Hello there and sorry for my english guys. I have the gpu Gtx 970 gaming 1 here is my problem, i got one 2k monitor (ASUS) that is connected HDMI to HDMI and i have also LG TV ULTRA 4K with DISPLAYPORT to HDMI, i want to get the maximun resolution with extend mode but when i do this my MONITOR...

I didn't see a troubleshooting section, so I apologize if this is in the wrong place. I just figured I'd post in the gpu section of the forum because that's likely where my problem is stemming from. First off, here's my part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/88J4Z8 The issue is kind of weird...

I keep getting BSOD'ed MOBO: Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer/3.1 CPU: i5 4690K Overcloked to 4.4 GHz (Vcore= 1.25V) Could it be due to relatively high OC Freq and and not enough Voltage? I think I should be getting a different BSOD for that. The LAN interface mentioned is the fancy "Killer NIC...

So I currently have an i5-6600K and it is the next thing I need to upgrade on my PC. I want to wait for the i7-7700K as opposed to the i7-6700K because the difference in price is not really a big deal to me as coming from an i5-6600K will show a decent performance increase. What I am worried...