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Currently my system is running stable with a slight overclock of 3.65GHz. I have the issue where I am obtaining slightly lower Cinebench R15 values past this overclock and I can’t seem to find the cause. I am unsure if my generic RAM may be the bottleneck as it is not a noteworthy type of...

Does the 6+2 PCIe go In the GPU and the 4 pin labelled TYPE 4 go in the PSU?

I was looking into buying gtx 1060 6gb and was wonding whats the difference between 1 fan and 2. I was also wondering what is the best brand for the gtx 1060 6gb, example - evga or asus

I tried increasing to 350 percent image still small if I enlarge by using pinch to spread screen I cannot do anything on the screen for input it jumps everywhere. I have the mentioned video card don't know if this is my problem because if I look on their page I see all downloads detected or my...

when my earphones are plugged in, my friends can't hear the music from my mac but can hear me speak. When my earphones are disconnected they can hear me and my music just fine. Is there a way I can have my earphones in but still share the sounds from my macwith my friends on skype?

like the title says i have odd Graphic glitches. what is happening is that where the textures connect while im inside bunkers and other concrete buildings i'll have odd white pixels about 1x1 cm in size where around lara croft and half that size between textures in the building. as seen here...

Hi when I try to update my windows 10 I'm getting this error 0x800704cf on research it looks like it's related to Hotmail does anyone know a fix for this? Many thanks.

Hello. Ive recently decided to "OVERCLOCK" my pc but when i get in the bios its grayed out like Locked any way to get past this settings?

Hi, i face problems with frequent BSODs a lot these days, i have a feeling that it is because of the RAM i installed on my GA 78lmt usb3 Mobo, i have 2x 4GB ddr3L alongside 2x 4GB ddr3( pre installed)... please dont get me wrong... but i read a lot of reviews about placing DDR3L alongside...

Hi, my computer restarts when I play any game. it happens once or twice a week usually when playing WoW or Overwatch. my specs are AMD FX-6300 8 gigs of ram 1050ti 750w EVGA Bronze Power supply. the power supply was an upgrade after assuming the issue was that, it still restarts with the...

what led red fans can i have for my build? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DkQftJ

Hi, I have a ASUS ROG G20AJ Specs are: i7 4790k @3.6GHz 8GB RAM My 1060 Isnt being detected by my computer when I try HDMI or DVI it just says no signal, when i try to install NVIDIA drivers it says "the graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware". Also, my card does not show...

http://prntscr.com/ec7yf0 this is an intel core i3 2100 3.10ghz and i wanted to know, even with the damage if this processor would still work.

I have a pretty big buffer $500-$600 to work with and am looking for recommendations to get the most out of my money. I am a pretty hardcore gamer and also do a lot of work in 3ds/AE. You guys here at tom's know what your talking about so I leave it to you to decide what would be the best...

I bought some new items to upgrade my computer : MSI Z97 PCMate Mobo Corsair H60 CPU Cooler Corsair Carbide Spec-2 Case Sandisk SSD 240 GB I kept all of the same stuff like my old graphics card ( GTX 970 ) and my CPU and ram and old 2 TB HDD which also loads my 150 GB OS. About an hour into my...

Hey guys! I just recently got back to that gaming life and my pc is not handling the games I wanna play anymore. I've just recently started playing racing games since I got myself a G25 wheel and I'm having a lot of fun. Games I wanna play after the upgrade: Forza Horizon 3 Grid iracing live...

I just built my new pc and everkthing is working great including the graphics card, except for the fact that the LEDS do not light up. MY rig: I7 6700k H100i v2 MSI gtx 1070 16GB ram 750W corsair power supply Asus Z170 Mobo Windows 10 Any ways my graphics card is on and functions except that...

Right now I have an AMD PC R9 280x 3GB,FX-6300 and 8GB DDR3, is not that bad but I decided to build a new PC, for that I chose the following components: PSU: Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W 80 Plus Bronze Modular MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 CPU: Intel i5-6600K 3.5Ghz RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX...

Hi, I would like some feedback for my idea to upgrade my PC. I purchased my PC around December, 2015. Now I would like to upgrade it. The current specifications are: Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard...

can i upgrade my core i5 laptop (acer E 15) to core i7 and also the ram

Hello, I've built my own computer yesterday and I've been using it for 15 hours now and I've noticed something different, My apps doesn't even add up to 1 gb but it says I'm already using the 35-40% of my 8gb even when I only has 3 tabs on Google Chrome. Kindly refer to the pictures below...

So I have a MSi Gaming GTX 960 4GB and I'd like to get a LG 29UM58-P ultrawide screen. Is this resolution just a bit more challenging or won't I be able to hit 55+ fps at high with some filters lowered?

Hi guys, I have had this headset (Razer Kraken USB) for about 2 years now, this morning it was working completely fine and now it's not. Everytime I plugged it into a USB port it would flash for a second and then not work at all. There is no open wires or anything like that, what could be...

For quite some time now, both Chrome and Firefox are being incredibly slow. I am not talking about network issues, I have a great 100Mbit connection with no issues whatsoever. The programs themselves keep getting frozen for a second or two every couple of seconds (even as I am typing this text)...

For many MONTHS I've been having this problem and it's only just started to really annoy me. My microphone seems to make a whining type of noise in the background and the general audio quality (my voice) is terrible. I'm using the sound card "C-Media PCI Audio Device" as I cannot find the...

So I know ntoskrnl.exe is the issue since I am using BlueScreenView. I briefly looked up ntoskrnl and it's function. It seems my issue could be many different things though. I've tried to get fails/bsod with BurnInTest probably a dozen times to no avail. However when the crashes have happened...

Okay for my build I have all my stuff together but I do not have my GPU "installed". I mean that as it came with a installation disc for the driver and I have not installed that so can I just use my GPU then once booted up can I install the driver or do I got to somehow install the driver then I...

Hi, for a while now ive been having tbis problem, my toshiba satellite L305-S5946 keeps saying media test failure then no bootable device insert boot disk and press any key, ive change my hard drive and my ram and still have this problen, can anyone help me please?

Okay, so i have recently put a system together. Here are the specs: CPU: X4 860K (4GHZ) MOBO: F2A88XM-D3H GPU: R9 270X TOXIC RAM: 1X8GB HYPER X CPU COOLER: ARTIC FREEZE 7 these are the most vital components. What do you think? Also can i push the cpu oc a little more? The temps at idle are...

Hello guys, I'm having a problem connecting a computer in the backyard side of the house to the internet. I recently switched to TWC from AT&T for the better speed/price but since I've done that, the configuration (as the TWC tech guy said) for the ethernet extender doesn't work anymore or...

i m buying a new laptop under budget $900 so i want gddr5 or ddr5 version of graphic card , so here what i got HP Pavilion Pavilion Series 15t-H3977 L9S44AV Intel Core i5 (6th Gen) - (8 GB DDR3/1 TB HDD/Windows 10/2 GB Graphics) in this laptop they are providing gt940m 2GB GDDR5 now but GT...

Currently my PC build is: APU(Used as CPU):AMD a10 5700 Quad Core @ 3.4 Ghz GPU:Nvidia EVGA GTX 950 RAM:8GB DDR3 1600 As of right now i'm looking for a graphics card for gaming around the $150-$160 range to replace the use of the integrated graphics on the AMD. Is it worth it to spend a...

Hi guys, I've got this really old alienware that I picked up super cheap. It power supply needed replacing so I did that. It works just fine for the most part, except i am getting blue screens while stress testing on heaven after awhile. (not immediately and somewhat random, im able to...

my toshiba computer screen is side ways how do i turn it back. It just turned one day for no reason

I have Hyper X 1866 MHz RAM and was wondering if it would work on a MSI B85M-E45 Micro ATX motherboard. I have seen some posts saying that it will just work at 1600 Mhz, it this true with my motherboard?

Hello everyone So here's my problem... I am using 2 GTX 980 Ti in SLI and have the Cooler Master V1200 Platinum to power them. Each card has one PCI-e power cable running from a 6 pin output on my PSU. This cable has one 6 pin connector on one end and two 6+2 pin connectors on the other end...

Hello and thank you for taking your time reading this! (In advanced) I'm just a regular 15 year old high school kid ready to accomplish greater things, by building his very first PC. (Been dreaming towards this for a couple years now haha). I've found liking into my build: cpu-4790k gpu-...

Lately my HD 7950 has been making a sort of a rattle sound which I believe are related to fan bearings. The noise sometimes goes away when the GPU is idle but most of the time it is there when I am gaming. I tried to oil them this morning but I can't remove the fan completely. My question is...

My CPU switching on but no display ,no beep no response to monitor After repeatedly 3 times it shows blank screen with my motherboard name(Gigabyte's)

I've been looking for a cheap PC to pick up for my grandmother while these Holiday deals are going on. The one she has now I played on as a kid 10 years ago and would love to buy her something that will be faster and easier to use. Her current PC is just about shot and I was looking at some...