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  1. PingAnserPlease

    Can’t post my question in system forum

    Hello I recently joined to ask a question about my first pc build and it won’t let me post my message. It says it may be spam or inappropriate. Is there any way to get help with this?
  2. Charlie.C

    How can I post a picture ?

    Hi everyone, How can I post a picture on the forum ? FYI I can't use imgur...
  3. derekullo

    Way to change title

    I thought I saw this feature many years ago. I was able to change my title to something else. Currently mine shows as Splendid. I am very vain lol.
  4. A

    Lots of redirection problems in the forum, making it inaccessible for months

    During the last months, this forum was inaccessible due to redirection problems: Only now the forum it accessible after months of this problem. Why this was happened?
  5. A

    Tom's Hardware Forum redirecting error

    Often, when I entering the forum, Firefox returning a redirecting error: Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, also returning me an error about too many redirections. This problem seems to be very common in this forum.
  6. P

    Question My monitor was at first very smooth but after a while it's not like that anymore?

    Hello! My problem is: I Buy monitor and first run and gameplay: csgo: fast run and smooth gameplay, and after a while it's not like that anymore not smooth like the first game and my question is why? My Pc: Proc: I5 7400 Videocard: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti 4GB Motherboard: MSI Z270 Gaming M3 Ram...
  7. OMGiTxREALHASSAN

    Fourms.Tomshardware.com not opening!!!

    So I don't know where to put this one so I'm posting it here. Basically, this forum is not opening in my PC weather which ever browser I tried the result was same,it was like "can't access it because of too many redirects, try clearing your cache". I tried to clear my CHROME's cache but still...
  8. Thundurh

    [SOLVED] Sufficient Power %?

    I have had a crashing issue while gaming for over 2 years now. I have replaced my processor, ram, motherboard, and GPU and the crashing still presists. I think this COULD be caused by a defective power supply at this point. While gaming, the power supply Power % in MSI Afterburn is at around...
  9. sponge_b0b

    Tom'sHarware one of the best forum !

    Hi, Just to let you know from all the forum that I navigate this one (Tom'sHarware) is by far the most functional & fast ! congratulation to you 🥳 On which Internet forum software packages this forum is made ? Thanks
  10. S

    Thread Still Not Approved?

    So I made a thread asking a question in the Windows 10 Software forum back in April 2, 2020, and I never got an answer. It wasn't until about a month and a half ago that I saw that the thread had the tag " Awaiting approval before being displayed publicly.". So I decided to send a message...
  11. manasan3010

    Paid Tech Forums Suggestion

    What are some online tech forums, that I can use to earn money by providing tech solutions to the tech problems.
  12. K

    Can I change the forum / subforum my thread(s) belonged too?

    Hi. How can I change the subforum my thread(s) belonged to ? Is it possible ? I posted a question about Windows 7 boot problem on my laptop in 'Systems' subforums, but now after finding the 'Windows 7' subforum, I think it's better suited in the 'Windows 7' subforum.
  13. W

    Samsung s8+ cable issue

    Hello, I've got a problem with all my 4 USB c cables. Since I got the phone I have used it with the original cable and wall adapter. But after a month of use the phone said that there is slow charging, use it with the supplied charger. So I thought "maybe the cable broke" so I bought another...
  14. bit_user

    Discussion Most news articles are still lacking comment threads!

    I've found the quality of the journalism slipping, by long-term writers for this site, presumably because they know that readers cannot take them to task. Now that news comments seem to be fixed, why are they still missing from most articles? I'm literally getting to the point where I don't...
  15. J

    How does freesync work?

    I know that freesync makes the monitors refresh rate the same as the GPU's and it stops screen tearing but doesn't screen tearing happen when the GPU does more than the monitor can handle. How does it being able to change refresh rate affect screen tearing?
  16. A

    Newbie overclocker with a few questions!

    Hi, I recently got interested in overclocking and have a few questions about it (I didn't want to watch/read guides since it often leaves me more questions than answers) Is the process of overclocking basically just tweaking the frequency of components and the voltage to get the desired...
  17. E

    Quite unsure of ram guys..

    Which ram is good for am4 b350 motherboard series and cpu amd a5 1600x? And one more thing, i have to buy 32 gb ram, so dual channel or quad channel? By the question u guys now know i want faster and stable ram for gaming purpose only.. Please help me out and sorry for my bad English
  18. R

    Laptop wireless card in tower? possible?

    I have an old laptop laying around that I can use for random parts. Ive been having trouble with my USB wireless adapter for my tower, it will randomly shut off and disconnect my wifi, not here to talk about that now but it gets annoying. Can I take the mini-pci wifi card from the laptop and...
  19. R

    Is this a good overclock?

    I've been overclocking my 6600k With My EVGA z170 FTW Motherboard. I am currently sitting at 4.6ghz at 1.304 Vcore. My CPU is air cooled by a Noctua U14S. Is 1.304 Safe for air cooling? And why are my temperatures only at 50c full load using AIDA64?
  20. R

    Help choosing budget gaming motherboard for Skylake build

    Hi Guys! So I want to build a rig and I want to build a Skylake build. What is the best BUDGET motherboard for i3 then I will later upgrade for i7. I prefer motherboard that can oc cpu. Any suggestion guys? Thanks in advance!
  21. P

    Build for a Christmas Gift for My Mother - Home office use dual monitor/ultrawide

    I want to build a PC for my mother for Christmas. She doesn't need a whole lot as far as power, she wouldn't use 90% of it anyway so I don't need a top of the line gaming rig. She's very much into genealogy and does a lot of work with that. She's the Registrar in our states DAR chapter, so she...
  22. N

    GTA V exceeded video memory limits.

    I have a gaming rig with an R7 370 Gaming Edition with 4GB of VRAM on GTA V it only says that I am using 2GB (the game auto adjusted) but I randomly started noticing that after about 1 or 2 hours of gameplay I would see small drops for a few seconds, I was fine with that until they started...
  23. S

    which pump is better? (water cooling)

    hi, i want to build a custom loop in my pc, i have this cpu block: swiftech apogee xl , and i have 1 gpu for now (i will add another one in the future), im debating on whether to buy a 850 l/h ddc pump or 1200 l/h d5 pump, which will be better for me and deliver better performance?
  24. P

    Dual Montior Setup and help Choosing the right product

    Hi there, For christmas i am looking to get a gaming monitor up to 24" Maximum and needs a HDMI port. (Budget of £100 ish) The reason is because next to it i am going to be putting a 19" VGA Dell Monitor (I know, awful but i won't be a heavy gamer so it won't matter tbh). I have a Asus GT 730...
  25. D

    NETSTAT not recognized

    I entered ''netstat-an'' and it shows ''Netstat is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.'' I tried in many ways this command but without results.. Its important.. Please help me! Thank you
  26. H

    What to upgrade first

    Hi All! I have a computer that cost ~$1500 to build a few years ago. The only updates I have done to it is add a SSD last year and upgrade the RAM, which was a big help speed wise, but I'm looking to start upgrading a few pieces one at a time to refresh the system. I was wondering where people...
  27. D

    Does this CPU socket have bent pins ?

    Hi My CPU died after six months of use. It was probably heat related as the technician said but I started thinking what else might have happened. I remember when I bought the motherboard I tried to forcefully put a CPU that was not meant for that socket type so I might have bent some pins...
  28. G

    How long an 120 SSD will last?

    Hi. I'm thinking of buying an 120GB SSD for some speed boost cos I have heard that they are 10x faster. I'm thinking to install on it Win 7, Chrome and League of Legends. I've heard they last only 1 to 2 years. It doesn't make sense to me to pay 70 - 100$ for only 1 to 2 years of use when I can...
  29. J

    Wired internet connection but no internet

    I have a desktop machine connect wired to a router. I don't usually turn it off, but I did last week and now I'm having connection issues. First time I had isssues ii restarted my machine and that worked, last time I switched cables and that worked. This time neither of those option worked...
  30. R

    Games run slower on Windows 8

    When I bought this laptop it came with windows 8 on it, I wasn't a huge fan of windows 8 so I downloaded windows 7 ultimate on it and was running it like that for a while. eventually my wifi adapter was constantly having problems and while googling for an awnser I found the only fix was a driver...
  31. J

    Added new HDD but disappears when connect external HDD

    Added SATA HDD to system with a SSD. Setup and working well but when i connect an external HDD the new HDD disappears. If I disconnect the external HDD and reboot the new HDD reappears. Have I set it up incorrectly?
  32. V

    Black screen when playing certain game

    I have recently (3 months ago) built my first computer, and after fixing various problems, it's been running perfectly. I can browse the net and do just about anything without a problem. I've been playing league of legends (game) for 3 months now (on this computer) and nothings happened, I...
  33. A

    Does it matter that my soundbar is longer then my tv ?

    I am trying to find out if it is alright to hook up a 37 inch soundbar to a 32 inch tv. And if so , where should I put the soundbar and subwoofer , my tv is on a table
  34. W

    Budget Portable Performance build

    Hi All, I'm hoping to build a netbook/ultrabook by myself - or to find a place that can build it to my specs. I've built a desktop in the past, but have no experience with netbooks/ultrabooks. Main objective is to save some money. I need a new system for work, but work is slow so I need to...
  35. V

    ASRock Z87 PRO 3 RAM question

    I want to make sure where to put the 8G of RAM on the motherboard. I looked in the manual and I think I understand, but want to clarify with the experts. Thank you
  36. P

    Yet another Gaming PC for $800 build

    (PLEASE READ) I want to make my first gaming pc build. I have no idea what to use, so go slow lol I don't need a monitor included in the price (I am getting it separately, Acer H236HL), nor keyboard (have the Challenger gaming keyboard ultimate), nor mouse (have the anker), nor operating system...
  37. I

    Question about Newegg free shipping.

    I was wondering how much you have to pay to get free shipping on Newegg. Is it like $500, or $100? If anyone knows please tell me.