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My computer overheated while gaming and just shut off instantly, I turned off the psu, unplugged and opened the computer and the psu was very hot. I waited for it to cool off, plugged it back in, and it wont turn on. Was it the psu? Or something else? Im frightened. Nvidia gtx 970ssc Amdfx6300...

My Sapphire R7 250X underclocks itself to about half the value of the memory and core clocks. My temps are fine, standing at around 30-35C on idle considering I am living in a hot place and my room isn't that ventilated but my PC has good cooling,it runs at around 67C max when running Heaven...

Hello, Yesterday I asked why, for no overt reason, my computer would only boot at a 600 x 800 resolution and not allow me to change it (see: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3027444/change-resolution.html#xtor=EPR-8809) I followed the response I got by updating the driver. The update...

Sometimes I would be gaming or have my computer idle or just surfing the web and it will crash with no BSOD and then it would just immediately boot back up. My computer specs are: CPU: i5 4460 Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SSC 4GB RAM: 8GB of Avexir Core series...

While I was on my computer I accidentally kick my PowerBrick. After many tries to start up it will just get stuck at a repair screen. I have noticed that well the computer is off I hear a buzzing sound. While the computer is working, on start up the computer will make noise however, it does not...

hello guys, i want to buy a new PC or may be just some components. i just want to make my games in Ultra. my budget is $600-$650. I also do some Engineering stuff which requires much of Auto CAD and STAAD Pro kinda programs

I have a friend that needs to do some basic video editing and livestreaming with a group of friends, as well as maintaining a YouTube channel for the same group. I asked him what type of budget he had and he said "Anywhere from $400 to about $550." I told him I can build it, and he needs to just...

Have movies on Direct tv dvr with esata hd connected to dvr would like to save, how to transfer without losing.

So i have a JBl creature II whose speakers don't work anymore...

Hey guys, I built my friend a PC, it ran hot to start with, I cooled it down a bit but now it is going hot again and shutting down and gets to 90+ degrees. Here is a screenshot of all the parts: https://gyazo.com/a9f44cdfd71163a3bce72df3ae3da53a Any help would be nice!

Hey, I could use some help deciding which part of my pc to upgrade and to what. My budget is 800 dollars. My current rig contains: GPU: Gtx 980 CPU: i7 3770 (Non k version) Motherboard: MSI Z77A -G43, Socket - 1155 PSU: Silver Power SP - SS850 850W Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Midi Tower...

my 212 evo fan is facing up i heard that facing it up is bad for the bearings. when it is spinning fast because i am playing a a game it starts making weird clicking sounds

ive been looking how to do this and all i can get is to set freq at 1333, also i want to know, they are corsair pro 2400 mhz it say they work at 1.65, so if i set them at 1333 will they auto low their voltage or they will just work at 1333 using 1.65v?

I have 2x 2gb ram installed which are these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 if i add 1 stick of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231718 there won't be any problem since they are the same type and speed of ram just the single one is...

I get about 300 FPS when playing Minecraft..... I record 60 FPS full size and once I hit record it drops to about 30-40. It's strange because before I could record with same settings with no problem. Also, I just restored my computer and it did nothing. Also, I just bought a new hard drive and...

Hello, i have a GTX 690 and some weirds aspects in Afterburner. All my fps are low. Lastest drivers, already clean installed 10x with different drivers. Here's a pic http://prntscr.com/8zy739 When i alt+tab in a game, sometimes i have blackscreen for 1-2 sec and then next a message saying that...

Hello, A friend asked if I could take a look at the components he has selected for the gaming pc he wants to build. I had some suggestions, but I know there are people here who know much more about this than I do! His list at the moment: CPU: Intel i7 4790k GPU: MSi GTX 970 GAMING 4G...

Is there a usb set that can be attached to a single laptop and transmit to and receive from two different listeners/speakers simultaneously? If none, how can I achieve a single usb set connected to a single laptop to transmit to and receive from two simultaneous listeners/speakers?

Hey guys there's are all the parts I have got suggest and have found so this is my build. Is it good please help :) http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JCVdRB

I've a new msi ge-72qf laptop for 4 days and i'm having trouble with cold start ups. The laptop turns down in a few seconds when it's supposed to ask for to login password. First time i had this i turned in on like 3 times, tried keeping the power button pressed thinking it's maybe a win glitch...

Hi, My laptop does not power up when both power adapter is plugged in and battery inserted. However, it powers up fine when one of them is taken out. Any ideas why this is happening?

So I have a an old Adaptek 2610sa RAID card, and I have 4x 750gb hdd's. I threw them together in a raid and booted up. When I went into the raid configuration it informed me that it has a hard limit of 2TB storage so the only raid option is raid10 (for my purposes effectively wasting a drive)...

can i upgrade the processor for this laptop ?

I'm having a problem my custom built pc won't turn on. I don't know if it because my wall outlet doesn't have the wattage needed or my mobo is garbage or what. Please help ! Case: Apevia X Sniper 2 Mobo: Msi z87-g43 military class 4 (refurbished) Power: xfx ts 550w Graphics: turboduo...

My computer randomly crashes/freezes but the screen doesn't go black it just stays still, like this http://puu.sh/iW649/f05394d21f.jpg as you can see the mouse is just still and it cannot move and the keyboard doesn't reply. The audio also freezes. My specs are AMD FX 9370 with the H100i, MSI...

Windows updates won't install. I reset my Toshiba laptop to factory specs, and when it rebooted I got some fake Windows 8.1 Build 9600. I must have gotten a virus because my Windows logo went from mult-color to all black. So nothing works correctly, especially not being able to install...

I had installed a new power supply about 3 months ago because of the other failing due to me removing the ground of the outlet (Stupid right?) anyways, after my father installed it for me, we turned it on and 12 GB of my RAM was not all usuable like how it was prior to my PSU failing. I've had...

I've already successfully overclocked my AMD FX-6300 to 4.5Ghz stable, but I want to know what power savings features in the BIOS should I disable, if any at all. I've tested my overclock with some enabled, some disabled, and all enabled. It seemed stable with whatever configuration I had. Now...

Ever since I acquired the components for my current PC, it rarely would boot the first time. The routine was: 1. Press power button 2. Fans start spinning, HDD would power on, LEDs would start blinking ->no POST, no OK beep, no signal on the monitors -> hang forever 3. Reboot 4. Either back to...

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So, I got this beast gaming rig: Specs Are: CPU: Intel core i7 3960X extreme edition CPU cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120XL Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 WS RAM: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 16GB Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (I have 3 of them) Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce...

I was running my computer fine and then all of the sudden, my drive letters changed on me. I was unsure on how to approach this because I know using the disk management panel can screw your computer up if you're stupid with it. Here's a picture of my drives: http://puu.sh/iy6Lr/e216f13fa8.png...

Okay, so my AT&T DSL Broadband wifi modem is set up in the bedroom. I have an old desktop eMachine EL1600-1 in the living room I'd like to connect to it. No wifi card in the eMachine and the only ones I could find that are specifically for it are overseas. I bought a Kinivo Bluetooth USB...

My rig: • Asus H61M-CS Motherboard • Intel (R) Pentium (R) G2030 3GHz • Acer V193HQV Monitor • 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM • Toshiba 500GB HDD I found a graphics card that matches my budget. "Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT730 2GB DDR5" 64Bit. Which games can I play with this config? Do I need to upgrade...

Need a little help with what should my case fan speeds should be i got phanteks enthoo luxe with a 200mm fan on the front as intake one 120mm on my storage drives to cool them and too push air though the cages and to my video card 120mm and 140mm fans on the case floor as intake got the first...

Just wondering if it will fit and work with my current system. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113090 Basically my system but I have a 550PSU

So I'm thinking of buying the new NZXT Noctis 450 case and I was thinking of getting some Cougar Dual X fans. Maybe 3 120mm for intake, and 3 140mm for exhaust. Do you guys think these fans will do a good job?

I currently game on 2K and sometime 1080p. When I play alone I basically do it on 1080p but while recording it for YouTube videos I play on 4K. And I wanna go for a GPU that will at least give me the ability to Max-Out (Ultra) all games with the maximum amount of FPS for at least next 2-3 yrs...

Right so, I'm unable to buy an i3 or better due to short money and them being relatively expensive here. So I've found a nice pentium (http:// for an okay-ish price of ~50GBP (on Amazon), $70 on Newegg, Now, are they any good? Based on reviews I guess they're good, but I wanna know if anyone...

My motherboard is ASUS M5A97 PRO. I plugged my rear fan into CHA. FAN 2 socket instead of PWR_FAN socket because it allows better cable management and now i am regularly getting "WARNING! PWR_FAN 0 RPM" notifications, everytime when i start the Windows. It is really annoying, how can i disable...