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Ok... So I just finished building my PC and installing Windows 8.1. I am planning on upgrading to Windows 10 for free. My question is should I update my motherboard drivers through Asus's website or should I update windows to Windows 10 then update my drivers. I'm confused.

I want to buy an r9 290x sapphire tri-x OC edition graphics card, but I don't know what PSU I need. In my desktop at the moment I have: CPU: i5-4570 GPU: HD Radeon 7850 PSU: 450w (Corsair vs450) I think my current set up uses around 430w Thanks.

First things first i'm not a expert at Computers, wanting to know if i can change my CPU which is a Intel Core i5-3317u 1.7ghz overclocked to 2.4ghz. i searched some things up about an ivy bridge and it's some sort of flat cpu, maybe someone can tell me about how i can exchange my i5 for...

i just finished my build and that's great but i heard about the bottleneck i didn't overclock it yet because i still have the stock cooler now my questions is it will bottleneck if i use it in " normal use " like only browsing and watching youtube ? and if i overclock it which one is the...

This is just a very fast question, is the Asrock H97 any different to the Z97 anniversary, other than the inability to over clock?

Hey guys, I wanted to hear your thoughts about the following unit: Thermaltake SPS-630M. I was using a Seasonic S12ii-620 for 6 months but it had a problem with the fan so today I went to the store which I bought it from and got it replaced, they didn't have the same Seasonic psu available now...

Hi, Could someone who knows their stuff please tell me if this build is any good? This is my first build and im a bit nervous. I need it to stay cool, look awesome inside and outside, be almost silent, and be fast enough to game at 60+ fps with a skype call and a browser with a few tabs open...

So water cooling is something I'm having a growing interest in and will be my next big upgrade to my PC. Specs: Intel i5-4690K 3.5 Ghz Asus z97-A wintec random cheap RAM 8 Gb's Evga Geforce 750 Ti :( Corsair 650W PSU Now the plan is to purchase the Geforce 970 more specifically one of...

Hi everyone , I have a corsair H80I liquid cooler and my motherboard is an ASROCK FATALITY Gaming series Heres link to the board if its of concern, http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/Fatal1ty%20970%20Performance/ 970 Series chipset and this board was aimed at supporting the fx 9370 and 9590 i wanted...

Pretty strange issue. So I recently updated my computer with new mobo psu. When I first put everything back together soething fried my hdds, cpu and water cooler. So got new psu and new mobo. Redid everything and it fried my hdds again. Done outside case. Im fairly sure it's not the psu causing...

The IPOD recognizes the router but I cannot figure out how to set the password on the main computer/Tenda router for communications.

I have a 4yr old pre-built computer from IBP. The rig is as follows: i7 930 (1366 LGA) @ 2.8 Ghz [not OC'd] Asus P6t SE Mobo (x58 chipset) 3x2GB DD3 Ram Asus Radeon HD 5770 GPU XION PowerReal XON-700P14N 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Power Supply I am looking to upgrade my gpu to handle upcoming...

I'm currently running core i5 2400 3.1 GHz on my desktop. I was wondering if the core i7 4900 2.4 GHz will be an upgrade or a downgrade, or just simply not worth it, cause it'll just be the same? Which one will run games better? This question may be very silly considering it's 2nd generation...

I've been thinking about building a new computer. Though at the time I don't want to drop the 500 bucks or so that I would if I did. I have a decent small form factor desktop the Hp Pavilion Slimline S5-1204. It's supporting 4gb of ddr3 1600mhz ram and does have another dimm slot available. This...

can u suggest me which one is better for gaming with that gpu amd or intel,amd has 8core more clock speed but intel has only 4core and low clock speed my budget is 70000rs.please suggest all the components of only cpu no monitor,mouse or keyb reqd.i want to buy zotac gtx770 amp 2gb which...

Hi guys its me once again! the one and only... well here goes i got a ide cable with the pin block on the top middle or close to there, the motherboard plug where i plug in my ide cable has pins in all the spots except there is no pin towards the far top right or far bottom right... what can i...

I have an old Cyber Power build from 2008 that had problems starting up. Usually it would take 2-8 pushes on the power button for the desktop to start at all. Recently after powering down the system and leaving it off for a week the system will not start at all. The mobo light is on, if I flip...

Whenever I try to start it, it almost immediately shuts down and restarts only to get stuck in a cycle of starting and stopping every few seconds. This is the first computer I am building my self, the main specs are: Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77...

i have unlocked an amd athlon x3 460 cpu into a phenom x4 b60. the thing is that the temperature before the unlock was 40C idle and now it is still the same BUT it had no crashes it reaches a max temp of 58C and it is stable is this temp normal for an unlocked CPU? the cooler is a stock one from...

my pc component is processor : corei5 3470 mobo: gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H gpu : msi 750Ti tf ram : 4gb ddr3 1600Mhz dvd drive : samsung hdd : 1tb 7200 rpm monitor : samsung s19b300

Hey users, I recently purchased an EVGA GTX 750TI after being told that it was compatible with my pc. I am now finding out after installing it and hearing beeping at startup then followed by a shut down, that it is in fact not compatible with my motherboard. I am wondering on what would be a...