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I have this little icon at the right hand corner of the task bar that I cannot get rid of. I think it may have something to do with Nvidia and it's being rather persistent as of trying different drivers today. I had to take a pic on my phone as screen capture won't capture it :??:

Hello guys, I still have the socket 775 up to this day as my main system. The motherboard is G41T-AD (V1.0) with the G41 express chipset and ICH7 southbridge. The current CPU is Pentium E5700 dual core, which is under performing with the newer games, so I am planning to make a huge upgrade to...

Hi, i would like some opinions for a pc that can handle solidworks and autocad. Gaming not really an issue but is also included (pretty much for battlefield 1). Budget around 1500 including monitor so we are looking at about 1250 without monitor. Thanks.

Ok when i have my ssd plugged in, my pc starts for a split second and then shuts off as if my psu detected a short. When i unplug my ssd, my pc starts normally, this is a newly built system. I dont yet have a monitor to see the screen i just wanted to see if my pc started and it does without my...

Hey, I am trying to delete this folder but I can´t because it says it is already running. I have no background applications and I check my Task manager and all I see are windows process, so how do I delete the folder?

I recently bought a PowerColor RX 460, and after installing it my computer won't power up, no signal to monitors, mouse, keyboard, etc. I had a GTX 550ti less than 1 week ago and it worked just fine. GPU and CPU fans start running, which means it's ON, but no signal. Computer boots without the...

So I upgraded my PC to 64 bit, and since then my framerate in all games have been extremely low. CSGO runs at about 15 FPS, when it used to run 80 minimum. I downloaded a program called DriverPack which installs all my drivers, and it worked fine for the night, then I went to sleep and in the...

Hey everyone, I recently picked up a nice little laptop for me so I could game on the move, only one problem. Every since I payed attention to my task manager, its been pinged at 100% since startup. Ive googled and tried solving everything from windows defender to going into the services.msc...

Sir my question is that I have Intel core i3 4130. And smps is I ball 240v. Ram is ddr3 13338gb.and gpu is zotac GeForce gtx 750ti.sir can I use cooler master hyper 103.in the above spec.

HP Pavilion 10 X2 can be use for adobe photoshop?

So, i'm trying to link up an old Dell system running Opensuse 13.1 to a Windows 7 machine via an ethernet cable, and sharing the connection from a USB dongle on the Windows machine (not an ideal situation, i know.) The problem is, the Ethernet port on the Windows 7 machine isnt showing up in the...

I'm trying to see what my maximum OC is on my 4770K and I need as much help as I can get. Right now I'm testing 4.4GHz at 1.43v vcore. Temperatures are fantastic despite the high voltage. I'm getting upper 60's to mid 70's with spikes that only last for a second or 2 in the 80's. My cooler is...

I was setting up my BIOS and I saw the chassis intrusion I thought it would be something good but the I was blocked out so I took out the chassis cap and now the pic doesn't work it only turns on and has all of the fans running. I have an Asus B150M-CD3 please help! I did the bios battery thing...

so im upgrading my pc at the start of next month and i solely use it for gaming. i game at 1080p and play games like fallout4, battlefield, call of duty. i was going up upgrade to a rx 480 8gb but i now have some extra cash and i can afford a gtx 1070 but i wasn't sure if that would be overkill...

i have everything but these 2 components but there is so many options what you recommend? i only play on a 60hz monitor and a gtx 760 so i only expect average framerates

I tried to fit the stock cooler that came with the i7 4790 in my HP pavilion 500-223w http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-500-Desktop-PC-series/5399647/model/6529847/document/c04119419/ The stock cooler has those plastic push pins and my board has a metal bracket on the back of it...

Is my evga gq 850w enough for two 980 ti's in sli with a 5820k 32 gigs of ram 2 hard drives 1 nvme ssd and a 850 pro 500gb?

Can i fit: https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING/specifications/ In this case: http://www.aerocool.us/strikex/strikex_advance_black.html? Your help is appreciated.

Are Cougar PSUs good ? Specially talking about this one http://www.ebay.ie/itm/COUGAR-600W-ATX12V-PFC-Power-Supply-120mm-Silent-Double-Ball-Bearing-Fan-EU-B4B6-/301935630895?hash=item464cc41a2f:g:B08AAOSw1DtXFzcq

Alright, so, just built a new PC with: Intel i7 6700K GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 1151 motherboard Nvidia GTA 1060 video card Corsair 650W power source A 1TB Western Digital HDD and a Samsung DVD drive. My issue is with the Sata controllers. At first, the hard drive was recognized but not the DVD drive...

hi, i've just installed Windows 10 to a 850 evo 250GB with default partitions. i'm considering partitioning the OS into 80GB (my last Windows used only 40-50GB), and leave the rest for games and data. reason to do this is i like to keep an image backup of the OS partition with all drivers...

The 17-inch HP Omen gaming notebook has been updated to include options for Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 and 1070 GPUs, offering more graphics horsepower in a mobile Omen device than ever before. HP's 17-Inch Omen Laptop Gets Thicker, Gains GTX 1060 And 1070 : Read more

Could someone explain memory timing and what to look for? I've seen Timing 16-16-16-36 on one module I was looking at and 16-18-18-38 on another. Both are buy the same company and on the approved memory list. Thanks!

I bought a new computer from Chillblast and everything was working fine except for the internet does anyone have a fix for this. I talked to Windows support and they said that I have to buy something like this...

So i assembled my first pc and when i tried turning it on it wouldnt boot, i tried testing the components and later found that i had just received a motherboard that was DOA, so now ive got to remove all the components but the cpu and its thermal paste are a problem. Can i use nitromethane to...

My motherboard: Biostar MCP6P M2+ rev 6.1

My computer has a PSU gives 460W of power, but the site where I am buying this graphics card recommends the wattage power should be at least 500. I am wondering if I can use this GPU with a power supply of 460W

I built a computer with a SSD with the operating stystem and a regular hard drive to save everything else on. The SSD works fine, but the regular hard drive is not even showing up in the device management. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Thanks in advance for the help. Unfortunately, I can't test these things my self.

Hello I am an amateur with building computers. I know A thing or two about them, but I guess I'm not a professional. So.. I have a Asus GTX 750 ti. I was wondering if I buy the same exact card and gain any performance boost. Will this work without SLI/Sli bridge? Because All I want is to gain...

The outlet that i plug my computer in doesn't have a cover on it. so when i was reaching to plug in my pc sparks flew. i'm assuming i touched an open wire or something. now my pc will not turn on, but the lights still come on when i plug it in.

I've seen some threads about GTX 1070 not performing as it should and I'd like to hear some opinions of GTX 1070 users, regarding their results in games, benchmark... Related threads: "Why am I getting FPS lag with my new GTX 1070"...

Where can I buy standoffs for the heatsink that goes on my CPU? The standoffs need to be compatible with a 2011-3 socket. I have looked but I cant seem to find where to buy these.

Hello, I have an i5 6600k OC to 4.6ghz. Its cooled by a cooler master nepton 240m yet i get temps as high as 67 degrees, my friends also have water cooler but different brands, yet they get highs of 45 under max load, what is up with my cpu? Thanks Robert

I assembled my computer about 4 years ago. It had been working fine until recently, it couldn't be switched on any more after a normal power-off. The PSU fan didn't start when pressing on the power button at all. All the LEDs on the MOBO looked normal. I stripped off the graphic card, RAM, all...

So I recently upgraded to Win 10 on my Seagate Barracuda 160 GB HDD and eventually it caused problems with my system and I was too tired to fix it. Luckily I still have my 6 year-old Dell Optiplex GX620 with a 160 GB Samsung HD161GJ on it which is still intact so I installed Windows 7 Pro SP1 on...

Hey lads I have an Asus strix r9 380 2gb, and wondering if it would be worth the upgrade to a rx 480 8gb?