Gaming PCs

OK so I have this setup, msi b450 tom, ryz 2700x, rtx 2080 fe, cosair 3000mhz ram. I went into bios and changed my xmp profile from off to profile 2. Now in windows 10 it seems like I have an indexing issue. I can't find basically any of my installed programs from the start menu any longer. I...

Hey, So my system has been a bit overdue for a hardware upgrade, and after researching different gpus on the market, I set myself on replacing my current GTX 650 ti with the GTX 1660 ti (quite the performance boost, ik). However, with my processor being an intel core i5-2500k, I was beginning...

Is it possible for me to just delete the windows files on my old HDD and keep all the files or do I need to do a format of my old HDD?

CPU: Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.7 GHz CPU Cooler: Corsair h100i RAM: 16 GB RAM GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic 650W PSU Mobo: MSI B350M MORTAR Storage: Samsung 860 EVO, Western Digital 1 TB, SanDisk SSD PLUS 256 GB So yesterday I attempted to install my new SanDisk SSD in my build. After...

Hello. I tried to go into win 10 safe mode and suddenly pc went dead. I also tried to start the pc without the primary ssd. Any suggestions.

I want to copy my old data from CDs and DVDs to my PC. I haven't used optical drive for a long time (my old laptop broke since 2015 [the optical drive was dead years before], my father's laptop optical drive is dead, my PC doesn't have one), so I bought an external optical drive (this one)...

So i got a new Asus Strix RTX 2080 and now my Geforce experience won't boot up. i keep getting an error code that tells me to restart my PC and try again. I"ve done that multiple time i also uninstalled and installed again...still nothing. Help!!

I have a system that I've been using as a dedicated server for a game called Space Engineers. It has run fine for a while (and has also run fine through a year or two of running other game servers) but recently has started tripping the circuit breaker. I'm not sure why this is happening, because...

Using Dell xps8300 with added 2nd HDD and 2nd CD drive; no SATA cables open. Can I add a SSD? What kind? How to xfer C: drive data to SSD for faster system startup? Will system recognize and start PC from SSD? or better to just buy new win 10 PC?

hey folks any pros out there than can help me with this, is the seasonic m12-ii evo (750watt) still a good PSU for an i9 9900k + rtx 2070 and is the Kraken x52 enough to cool an i9 9900k.

Hi all. I have a laptop (HP Model 14-df00023cl). When I opened up this laptop, I saw on the motherboard a spot that’s apparently for connecting a SATA HD/SSD to the motherboard. I believe this connection is made using a special cable, but I don’t know what the cable is called. Here is a...

I am using SoThink to copy some videos from my hard drive and burn to a DVD. I am using Windows 10, SoThink Movie DVD Maker (have used it before and it worked). I create the design etc and click "Burn" and I get a error box saying " The disc in the drive is not empty . Please insert a blank disc...

Hello. I hope I can get some help here as this issue is very strange. I have noticed that my CPU (AMD FX6300) tempature spikes to over 90 Degree C for no apparent reason . normaly my CPU runs at 15-20 degree. I have stress tested the system using prime 95 under full load the CPU seems to run...

About a month ago one of my ram modules failed, the original set up was DIMM1, DIMM3, DIMM5, DIMM7, and would not boot unless the faulty module was removed, then using DIMM1, DIMM3, DIMM5. While running my computer, waiting for new units to be sent, the start up temps would reach around 70-80C...

Wondering if anyone has any idea's on what may be causing an issue I am having with a new build. The issue is rather randomly the system freezes, then unfreezes - I have seen this before but never on a new build. An example of what it is doing is when I right click on an image file the wait...

So i have a bit of a problem yesterday my hard drive was having issues it would say no hard drive detected but all i had to do was restart again and it worked. I ran some antivirus programs and got nothing then ran advanced system care optimization scan through the night and when i woke up my pc...

I'd like your opinions on my new PC build as I'm not too informed in this subject. I'd like the opinions of more informed users on any flaws and imperfections in this build. I have no price limit so go crazy. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/ Sorry for the link, I have no idea how to insert a...

I have an eSATA port on my motherboard next to my SATA ones, that looks just like a standard SATA port. Can I safely use it as one?

Is it okay if I just clone my hdd's system to sshd instead of performing a clean os installation to the new drive?

I recently built a new PC with some of my old components from my last computer, everything other than my CPU, RAM, HD, and SSD are new and when I try to power on my system my fans spin for half a second and the CPU light on my MB flashes and then nothing. Don't really know what would be causing...

So this is a little bit of a different question about how to get more power out of the on-board RGB header. I have an ASUS Prime Z390-P with one 4 pin RBG header on the bottom. It uses the ASUS Lighting Control software (NOT Aura). My issue is that I have quite a lot of LED cables around my...

Hi guys, I know this may seem a bit out of date, with the RTX 2080 Ti's already being out... But I currently have a EVGA GTX 1080 Classified which my pride and joy... But it has been running really warm since I bought it and EVGA won't do anything because "It's within specifications". The...

hello guys help, i have a laptop and i need to run the games which ,runs on gtx660 what can i do in my laptop to upgrade or install or anything to be similar like gtx660 and have a same graphic display on my laptop

Hi, guys. I have an Acer Aspire ES 14. At first, the screen flickers then it dims. I can still read everything but it's too dark. Reading other post with the same problem, the fault could be either the video cable or the LED back light inverter. How can I check what's at fault? Thanks.

Hello, I don't have the money to upgrade my whole system, because getting the newer chips means I have to upgrade my ram and motherboard. I'm just looking to upgrade my gpu to GTX 1070 or RTX 2060. I've read that bottlenecks will occur using both these cards because of my processor. With the...

Hi all. This is my first post so be gentle :)... I have 16GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133MHz ram, two sticks of 8GB. Now, when using both sticks of ram I am repeatedly displayed a Blue Screen of Death with multiple different stop codes/error messages (SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE / KMODE EXCEPTION...

i got a new pc fan today corsair ml120 pro red connected it to my motherboard 4 pin is there anyway i can make it slower and adjust speed as its noisy thx i just fixed it in bios nvm lolol

Ok here we go, first time posting. I have always wanted to build my own computer but I always had that dread that you get when first timers do it. I have upgraded my first computer the same way i'm going to do this one. Anyway here's my build of what my finished product will look like after I...

Hello everyone. Recently I picked up a Dell Dimension E520 desktop from a neighbour who no longer wants it. They aren't sure but they either had Windows 7 or Vista previously installed on it. When they gave it to me, they informed me it may have a virus so I formatted the drive and planned to...

So I’ve upgraded to the mai 390 edge ac mother board with a i7 9700k , rtx 2080ti 3200mhz of ram 16 gb, 500 gb m.2 evo So I’ve made sure everything was wired to the right places on the board and doubled my tracks for no mistakes. As I when to go turn on the pc the ram rgb it lit up all fans...

Hey. This is my first post. I would like to build my own cheapish pc that will play the odd game. I have a console which I prefer except for World of Tanks which I am able to easily use the keyboard. Apart from that I would like to be able to run Adobe PS and other like software but it won't be...

Just purchased a used RTX 2080TI, which has a Alphacool already connected to it, placed it into my system, all connected fine, I just didn't put the rgb on as i don't have a rgb header on my mobo, and its running at 90 degrees, is their anyway i can find what is causing this and simply fixing it...

Looking for a good powerful GPU that will go great with the i5-9400f CPU without a bottleneck situation. Mainly gonna be gaming at 1080p just so you know the resolution.

My computer froze today after I went AFK for an hour or so, and I had to manually switch it off holding the power button on case. After doing so, tried rebooting and PC won't start up even though CPU fan, Gfx card fan and other fans and LED lights work. The motherboard is showing ez-debug red...

Looking for a Budget gaming PC that i can Upgrade eventually. I'm not familiar with Computer components so i would like to ask for help on what components are good to use.,

Hi all, First of all, thanks to all the helpful people in this community. I haven't had to post about any issue until today. I've tried searching the forums for a fix to my problem with my laptop's Wi-Fi, but nothing is working for me. The problem is basically just as the title says: For some...

Hi, I have a system with: Main support: 3200(OC)/3000(OC)/2800(OC)/2666/2400/2133MHz CPU support: DDR4-2666MHz Which ram should I buy: SPD Speed 2133MHz, Tested Speed 3000MHz, Tested Latency 16-18-18-38 SPD Speed 2133MHz, Tested Speed 3600MHz, Tested Latency 19-20-20-40 And btw, I don't OC...

Was really excited with getting my first 144hz monitor but i had no idea that having two monitors with different refresh rates causes lag. I have searched allover and tried some things but i cant find a fix for this problem. Here are my pc specs. GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB CPU: Intel i7-3770 RAM...

Hi. Today i bought a new dell monitor. (144hz 1440p 24inch) and an rtx 2080ti... Played a couple of hours and everything worked just perfectly fine.. was getting 120 fps in most games... And then suddenly my frames got stuck at 72.ive tried everything... Tried to turn off vsync manually in every...

Okay so i am thinking about upgrading my GPU along with CPU and Motherboard. My current specs are : i5 4690k GTX 970 8gigs corsair vengeance So i want to upgrade my PC a little , so was thinking about buying 2070 initially but looking at the benchmark of 1660ti,2060 and 2070. 1660ti is...