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  1. Jaymz2000

    [SOLVED] Strange aroma of electricity

    Very suddenly there's the smell of electricity, I'm sure you know the scent. Like an electric fire or something, everything is working fine, my CPU temp is 35c 99% of the time, my GPU is an RTX so the idle temp is around 40c... so I'm not sure what the deal is, I see no smoke, no fire (knock on...
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    Question If your CPU Fan isn't snug and you boot up your PC but dont run anything other than the BIOS , does it fry the CPU?

    So long story short, I built my 2nd PC and and mounted my fan on the CPU and it wasnt SNUG but it was as tight as it could go it seemed, and I started it and it ran the BIOS just fine then I turned it off then after that it started just showing black whenever I booted it up, anybody have any...
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    GTX 1050 Ti pick the better one :P

    hello people,i'm buying a new card this week and i was all in on this one https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8fx9TW/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-video-card-gv-n105td5-4gd for ~230$ but i saw this one for 10$ less than the first one...
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    Solved! Auto opening browser with ad and random CMD open

    I don't know exacly what i did but I have tried AdwCleaner, CCleaner, HitManPro, Zemana and Malwarebytes and Uninstalled programs that i don't know but nothing fixed the problems. So here they are: 1) When the PC is working and i'm not doing anything i mean even AFK the Browser (Chrome) just...
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    Msi gtx 760 beep

    Hi there .so i bought a msi gtx 760 for a reflow .when it came there was no signal on the monitor and the fan was spinning fast. i think at 100% . I did the reflow and plugged into pc and it started beeping( a long beep that wasn't stopping ) until i cut the power. i checked every cable (the...
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    does any one know any good mid tower ATX cases

    I'm looking for a windowless mid tower case that can fit a full ATX MOBO. I have found the Corsair 100R but I don't like the weird side panels that bulge out. I have also found the NZXT H440 but I would preferably have a less expensive case than this.
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    How do you get surround sound for Itunes and Google Play videos?

    Hi. My motherboard is Asus M489GTD Pro, which supports surround sound. I have the Logitech Z506 set of surround speakers attached to my PC. Surround sounds clearly work in things like video games. The problem is that it doesn't work in movies I rent on Itunes and Google Play. I only get...
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    Graphics card help / recommendation

    Hi there. I’m after a card with similar performance to the PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 960 but in the short card form factor, not the long card which my current case doesn’t have room for! Spec I’m after: can output one display resolution up to 4096 x 2160, and two SD. Want to run x1 Dell P2415Q and...
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    Uncorrectable Memory Error

    My computer will run fine for a while but then will randomly crash and display a windows 10 blue screen with the caption "nmi hardware failure". It reboots and when it enters the bios screen it says "uncorrectable memory error previously detected in dimm 1 or 2". I suspect that this means that I...
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    sfc/scannow command not able to repair all files

    I ran a sfc/scannow command in cmd prompt and although it was able to find some corrupt files it was not able to repair all of them. So, i tried running it 3-4 times and then also tried running it in safe mode but everytime it gave the same message. Then, i tried running dism /online...
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    [Please Help] Computer has on odd booting Problem

    Hello- So, I am building my own computer. Here are the parts I have: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KnRxCJ Anyway, when I plug in the 24 pin power connector from the PSU to the Motherboard, the PSU fan, Case fan, and CPU fan all come on for about 5 seconds, then cut off, then come on for 5 seconds...
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    Can a 220w power supply power only one GTX 970

    Because I'm doing a graphics card on laptop thing, I'm powering the gtx 970 with a 220w power supply. GTX 970 has a 145 wattage so I suppose it should be enough. Do you guys think if it will be fine?
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    Will Asus M5A97 R2.0 fits in a NZXT Tempest 210 case?

    As the title says, will this Asus M5A97 R2.0 motherboard fits in this NZXT Tempest 210? If not, please suggest a fittable budget case! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873 -> M5A97 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146084 -> NZXT Tempest 210
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    College programmer's laptop with Active Digitizer

    I'm attending an engineering school as a CS student and I'm looking for a new 12-15" Haswell laptop. I have a $2000 dollar budget. It needs to have: ■ an excellent keyboard and trackpad ■ an active digitizer. ■ a battery life long enough to get through all my classes without my worrying too...
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    Need help/advice Streaming on my gaming computer

    Hey guys. I'm flirting with the thought of livestreaming my games. I would love to hear what you guys have to say. Is it possible on my computer to stream and game on the same pc? Do i need some improvements? I was thinking about buying a AVerMedia Live Gamer HD C985. is it worth it? Heres...
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    Connect 2 TP-LINK routers to D-lINK router to cover whole house

    Hi All, I'm a complete n00b on this matter, so please bear with me! My ADSL line is connected to a D-LINK Wireless router (model: DSL-2750U). This wireless does not cover my whole house. I also have two TP-LINK Wireless routers (model: TD-W8960N) and a HUAWEI Wireless Gateway (model B660)...