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    (Very) Low CPU Benchmark Results - CPU Bad/Dying?

    Hello everyone, For a while now, I've been noticing some pretty severe problems with my computer. Most importantly, while playing games, my games would freeze momentarily every few seconds (irregularly). Some of the freezes are short, some are longer. The longer freezes are also accompanied by...
  2. AbloPig

    My PC boots up, then, when Windows is loading, the monitor turns off and says 'No Signal Detective'.

    Hi, I've been having a slight issue- whenever I boot up my computer, the resolution is smaller and, when Windows is loading, the monitor just turns off and says 'No Signal Detected'. I did get it to work yesterday however it won't work today and I forgot what I actually did to fix it yesterday...
  3. T

    EVGA GTX 750ti sc...worth upgrading to GTX 1050ti?

    Hi guys. I have an EVGA GTX 750ti superclocked. Would it be worth upgrading to a GTX 1050ti? I have a 430watt psu and Intel Pentium G3258 overclocked to 4ghz
  4. E

    Can my laptop run without an external graphic card?

    Hello, I have an asus N55SF, the motherboard and the graphic card were damaged, so i ordered a new motherboard. Unfortunately, the new motherboard came with no graphic card (the nvidia GT555m), so my question is, can the pc work without the nvidia graphic card? Thank you.
  5. J

    a dell vostro A860 can that laptop play bf3

    i install the game (Battlefield 3) on mysystem (DELL VOSTRO A860 LAPTOP) but recieved some errors can my system play the BF3
  6. R

    What to upgrade to make my system faster? £300 Budget

    My Current PC Specs are - Intel Core i5-3470k 3.2GHz 3.60GHz Turbo GTX 760 Twin Frozr 2GB OC Edition Gigabyte Z77-D3H Motherboard 2x8 GB RAM 500W PSU 2TB HDD
  7. legendaryc4

    i7-2600 Bottleneck a GTX 970?

    Is a i7-2600 too weak for a GTX 970? In BF4 my fps drops to 40 sometimes. Usually it's 70ish on Ultra settings. Also is a i5-3470 stronger than a i7-2600? Thanks!
  8. S

    Overclocking i5 4670k

    I have never done overclocking before but I want to try it to get more out of the i5 that I have. I cant do it on my current motherboard which is a h97; which I hear I can't over clock on it. Was wondering which motherboard should I get to get a decent overclock...and for a rookie overclocker...
  9. M

    2500k 4.5Ghz bottleneck at 144hz at 1080p with gtx 770 sli

    My 2500k at 4.5Ghz is bottlenecking my graphics cards (gtx 770 sli at 144hz) atm and i was wondering if i could remove the bottleneck by upgrading my cpu to a Intel Core i7 3770K. Would this work?
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    Weird Noise Coming From PC ?!

    i completed building my gaming pc today which has a 6700K as a proccesor, a cs650m as a power supply, a gtx 1070 gaming x as a graphics card and a cooler master hyper 212 evo for cooling the cpu. Everytime i start it up the there is no sign of an annoying sound but after few minutes it starts to...
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    Help plz my friend psu is good enough for msi gt 730 2gb ddr5

    So my friend has a built in 450w psu from a pre build and he want to buy a gpu since he only use igpu is it good enough this is not a permanent solution only for some time so he can buy a 500w psu that is good
  12. R

    Not all screws securing motherboard

    I recently finished a build and when I was screwing in the motherboard only 4 of the seven screws that came with the case actually fit in. The other 3 just kept on spinning. I now want to install a hyper t4 (212 EVO dosent fit) and I'm worried that the motherboard won't be able to support the...
  13. D

    No signal after CPU upgrade

    Morning all. Got me an Intel core I5 quad core which is a replacement for my old G2130, thought it was time to upgrade. So I installed the CPU fine and updated BIOS beforehand, everything is connected fine however when I try to get the PC to boot up it wouldn't boot or after several attempts...
  14. V

    i accidentally uninstall my graphic card, and now my laptop is going black each time i start

    i accidentally uninstall my nvidia graphic cards from device managaer and unistall program, now i every time i start my laptop the screen went black. i also cant open safe mode ( mashing f8 cant do anything ), what should i do? pls help
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    Xeon E3-1231v3 problems

    Hello everyone, About 5 months ago, I built a new PC for myself with the Xeon E3-1231v3, but some things about it seem weird. Firstly, when I completely stress out the CPU, the temps rise to a max of 54C. My cooler is a Cryorig H7, so no extreme performance there and the ambient temp is about...
  16. S

    Any car is repeatedly skidding off the road in Project cars PC 2015!!Help needed!!

    Pc specs i5-4210u@ 2.40 GHZ, 8gb ddr3 memory, geforce 820m 2gb, win10. there is NO input lag but I am unable to control the car as it is skidding off as I try to make even very small turns(sharp turns are out of question :/)! The game is very smooth in terms of performance in terms of frame rate...
  17. J

    PC suddenly slowed down a lot, I need help

    My pc was working great, no problems. I played one game in the afternoon everything was as expected. Came back a few hours later. Browsed the net (ran virus scan with malwarebytes and Microsoft security essentials and nothing came up). Went to play GTA5 and noticed a slowdown. If there is...
  18. H

    Computer keeps randomly shutting down

    So I've put together a new computer, and even though it has generally run fine, even for intense gaming, it will just shut off every once in awhile. Originally I assumed it was the power source since one game in particular shut it down when starting it up every time. So I went and replaced my...
  19. TheEliteBattleforce

    Laptop or custom PC?

    Which do you guys say I should get? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/USER_5/saved/yLZkcf or http://slickdeals.net/f/8816499-dell-inspiron-15-7559-core-i5-6300hq-8gb-ddr3-1tb-hybrid-drive-gtx-960m-4gb-15-6-1080p-ips-686-at-dell-with-f-s?src=catpagev2 Im thinking the PC because it would be easier to...
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    Using Corsair H100i with Phnatake Fan Hub

    Im trying to get my H100i and all 4 of its corresponding Noctua 120mm fans to run off of the CPU Fan header on the motherboard and then control them through Fan Xprt2. My problem is that the motherboard does not sense any activity on the CPU fan header eben though thats where I plug the Fan Hub...
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    Cpu cooler build help

    Hello, I am looking for a CPU cooler for this build. Here is my case: http://www.aerocool.us/pgs/pgs-b/x1_black.htm Dimensions are: Chassis Dimensions 482mm (H) x 190mm (W) x 475mm (D) Carton Dimension 537mm (H) x 249mm (W) x 540mm (D) And it mentions the max cpu cooler height as 158mm. And I...
  22. hoover1979

    Can not install ANY versions of dot net framework on my windows 7, windows update always fails too

    after a repair reinstall of windows 7 all dot net framework versions are no longer on my system. I can not even do one single update on windows update due to a 100% failure to apply and also a 100% failure to revert first time, meaning a second time to revert and over an hour wasted. I can not...
  23. M

    Bad/Reallocated sectors - any way to fight the lags caused by them?

    Hey there, i have 108 reallocated sectors on my hard drive, i dont have money to buy a new one right now, but this one causes huge discomfort when i play games - freezes which are at first ok on different graphics settings, then they become worse, i change the settings to the stable level, then...
  24. rodan00

    what is the writhing limit on a ssd 500gb samsung evo 850?

    what is the writhing limit on a ssd 500gb samsung evo 850? I heard that SSDs have a limited writing and after that only read i also heard that they can get ruined from a moment to another that is true? whats is the life time on one of this thing?
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    Increase GDDR5 VRAM pool

    Hey everyone So I've been using a lot of graphic mods (26 to be exact) for Fallout 4 and the game now draws more than 2GB of my HD7870. System RAM was drawn and needless to say how bad the fps dropped. Is there anyway to increase my VRAM? The GDDR5 ones not shared RAM they bottleneck the...
  26. A

    Can u tell me which is the best... Intel core i3 4th gen or Intel dual core 5th gen.. And What is the difference??

    Can u tell me which is the best... Intel core i3 4th gen or Intel dual core 5th gen.. And What is the difference??
  27. E

    Game tabbing out while playing.

    I play CS:GO often and sometimes I tab out while I'm playing. This happens whenever I turn/move my mouse fast and click/fire, because the cursor comes out of the game and it clicks on the desktop or whatever other window I happen to have open. If anyone could tell me why this occurs and how I...
  28. D

    When did CPUs stop having pins?

    I am quite new to the tech community, and also am quite young, so I don't think I was around when CPUs had pins on them instead of the motherboard. Just curious, as I couldn't seem to find an answer anywhere else on the web, including Wikipedia.
  29. M

    New computer. Can it be just as good for a lower price?

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xkVd4D this is a computer i have put together but just before i buy all the parts is there anyway i can get the same output on games like Battlefield for a cheaper price? Thanks!
  30. D

    Can't play games over LAN

    I've created a LAN network between 2 PC with a crossover cabel. No routers or switches, pc's are connected to each other directly by a cable. Network seem to be established but it isn't functional. I can't play games nor share files. When i ping PC from laptop everything seems alright. But when...
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    upgrading my gpu

    Hey guys I bought a lenovo h50 and it has an apu. My frames in arma 3 are Lower than I would like for the server I'm playing on. How much fps bump would it give me to buy a r7 370 or maybe 360. Right now I'm running 20s. Hoping for 40s if possible. Thanks!
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    PC Freezes on boot up

    so yesterday randomly my pc froze and when i tried to start it up again it will boot up until it gets to the Spinning dots and it will freeze there and i can't get past that. i have no idea what to do or what might be causing it. Any help?
  33. T

    Overclocked GTX 970 or GTX 980?

    Which one to buy? I have £400 to spend! For some strange reason scan.co.uk has stated the MSI 980 as discontinued?
  34. T

    4690K safe temps

    I am a beginner with cpu temps but from what i know ,doing a prime 95 stress test for 5-7 Minutes , and my temps with be over 90 which isnt safe why is this? Any other software apart from prime 95 and i also have stock cooler with fresh thermal paste
  35. sumit3322

    which one memory module is best for me watching the future trend GDDDR5 128bit vs 256bit

    my rig crossair 450watt psu CPU:-intel quad core Q8200 2.33 ghz MOTHERBOARD:- intel DG35EC PCIe: 2.0 x16 RAM:- 5 GB ddr2 HDD;- segate STATA 7200rpm 1TB DISPLAY;- HCL 1080p full hd 21 inc which graphics card i should i buy one with GDDR5 128 bit or GDDR5 256 bit seeing the future trend and also...
  36. M

    how to reconnect my hard drive?

    How to reconnect my internal hard drive?
  37. B

    Need new computer case

    Hello again everyone. I am in search of a computer case. I am looking for it to be around $100, and spacious because I am planning on adding 2 more fans to my CPU once it is finished to keep it cool. Any suggestions you guys have? P.S it will be a gaming computer
  38. A

    To purchase or not to purchase?

    Hey everyone , my name's Andreas i'm from cyprus and i've been considering to upgrade my pc for a long time now (about 6 months) and go from sandy bridge and gtx 680 to skylake and gtx 980ti . There is a high percentage that i will be going to canada this christmas and the only components i'm...
  39. M

    OC RAM / Hanging

    I recently made another post but i think it got forgotten . Anyways I just got some ram Mushkin http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226565 I have tried vairous ocs I alls ahve disabled epu cs2 svm apm all the power saving stuff. i have bumbs cpu/nb voltage to 1.4 at...
  40. R

    Radeon R9 380 drivers

    Hi, i just installed windows 10 and i seem to have problems with my radeon r9 380 drivers. Windows is not installing any drivers and manually installing R9 300 series drivers doesn't do anything, catalyst doesn't see my card either. I downloaded the autodetect utility and it sees my card as r9...