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Greetings I am a college dropout(commerce major). I want to focus on freelancing project work. I am interested in pursuing 3d artist career. I want a laptop for that purpose asap. My budget is low ($350) , I know I need big investment to serve at industry standard. What maybe my options? I am...

Need advice and guidance My laptop battery is not detachable. Is it possible to remove the laptop battery and use the charger directly or not? More explanation: My laptop battery is falling asleep due to overuse, and because the system is on for 10 hours a day, when I disconnect the charger...

The Properties Enhancement tab says "Loudness Equalization uses understanding of human hearing to reduce perceived volume differences, (can someone explain to me what this means exactly?) I have tried using my headphones with and without it on and I just notice volume changes but I've never...

Hello so I need a new monitor for myself! here's some models that i consider to buy but don't know which one is the best! I do editing and a lit bit Gaming tho! quality, depth, real colors and a nice angle of view are my factors! I really don't care about being 22 or 24 you know? I mean if a...

Hello guys. So basically my pc is slower than a month ago. Normally I have +- 100 fps on Ultra in GTA 5 but now the fps is around 40. On people playground I had +300 fps when there are +10 npc on the map. Now I have +-50 fps with 5 npc. My specs: I5-9600K RTX 2070 SUPER 16GB RAM 2X8 2TB HDD...

I want to get a Samsung Pro for GOG will it install faster or will it be useless and please if you guys kind enough show me some example of the difference

The attributes I am looking for in a mouse are: 1.) Right-handed, 2.) A decent DPI sensitivity (with good acceleration, but it must maintain accuracy as well. [The mouse I had last would let you up the DPI but the pointer would often glide further than intended], 3.) 6 or more programmable...

My budget is like £40-60 ($50) and I need to power my microphone with that money. I don't have much experience with phantom power and I wanted to get some advice here

Hey, so since i've got my 3800x i've been searching on-line for a guide to overclock it, since i've never did an overclock before i just dont feel comfortable doing it by myself. The thing is, i can't seem to find a guide that explains everything that i have to do in order to do it right. All...

Hi, i'm currently trying to build myself a system that can power a 1080ti with no bottleneck. This means that I really only want help with picking out the case, CPU, PSU, RAM, CPU cooler, and mother board. I am going to be purchasing a used 1080ti so the GPU is not an issue you need to worry...

I need info on what app i should use, what to do before etc. I know its trivial but i dont want to frick up something HDD: Seagate barracuda 1TB (2016 model) SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB And im sure everything will fit into the ssd

Specs: Mobo MSI b450 gaming plus Ballistix Sport 2400mhz 2x4GB RAM CPU Ryzen 5 2400g Planning to buy Monitor Viewsonic VX Series VX2458-C-MHD My question is: will i have an option for 144hz via hdmi or dvi-d? I mainly play ritm games so i can easly hit 144fps but im not sure if my system can...

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Hey guys, So, I am completly new to pc-building and just build a system. But there is one slight problem, it won't post. I've got an asus prime 270a, an intel core i7 8700k and an asus gtx 1070. I read an article online that states that an core i5 isn't compatible with an z270. Anyway I don't...

No longer satisfied with my i5-6500 for 144hz gaming so I'm looking to upgrade. GPU is 1070 8GB, motherboard is MSI B150M. Do I upgrade to i7-6700/7700 or should I go for a new motherboard with the option to overclock? I'm pretty lazy so I prefer the former, would go for a new MoBo only if it's...

I just got new motherboard today because my old one broke. When I put my pc back together it started turning off and on again repeatedly. The specs on my pc are as follows. Motherboard Ga-z97-hd3 Cpu I5-4460 16 GB ddr3 ram GPU Amd rx 550 HDD Sata 1 tb 460 Watt Psu I tried running the system...

Can't use internet on only my Dell Inspiron 15 laptop.

My gaming PC Build: CPU I5-4460 MB Asus H97M-Plus Windows 8.1 1TB HDD Nox Nx200 XFX TS Series 550W 80 PLUS BRONZE RAM 8GB DDR3 Gskill Ripjaws X CL9 1600 (2x4) So, there´s the Asus Strix Gtx 960 4GB for 249€ and then there´s Gigabyte G1 R9 380 4GB for 255€. Which GPU should I go for? My parents...

After reading all those articles about Intel using inferior TIM on Haswell. I don’t know what to do to be on the safe side, to use my CPU in a way that won’t shorten its lifespan, to make sure it does not overheat. I don’t want to delid , I don’t play games I don’t OC. but I do a lot of...

Hi, The last PC I built is now about 11 years old, still running the good ol' Windows XP and quite frankly out-performing many newer computers (esp. those with the burden of Windows Vista). Nevertheless, it's time for an upgrade, not least because Windows XP is unsupported. I have been out of...

Someone has told me recently that my graphics card was un-upgradable. Could someone confirm this or say otherwise? Also, if upgradable, I would like to purchase a new graphics card if i can, so reccomendations would be well appreciated PC Specs ...

I just received my 500w evga psu for my pc and i have a asus radeon 7770 2gb hd gpu and when i power on the pc the power button isnt lit up and the keyboard doesnt light up but the mouse does and theres no display no beeps nothing need help

I am planning to upgrade my pc: Current specs: i3 540 @ 3.06 GHz r7 250 1 gb gddr5 4GB kingston 1333mhz some intel motherboard (LGA 1556) To upgrade my ram i will have to change my mobo cause it has only 2 slots, each with a stick of 2 in it. While i am upgrading my motherboard, why not upgrade...

Hey, I pulled this processor out of my GF's old PC and I need help figuring out the specs. I don't know a whole lot about the Athlon series so any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I have a small office specializing on recovering data from damaged hard drives and other devices. I want to buy degausser because one client asked me to destroy data from appr. 100 hard drives. I think that shredding is not very good idea. My question is: Does degausser destroy...

Is there a Bluetooth adapter for desk phones? I have an IP desk phone at my work and I would like to use my existing bluetooth earpiece (the Plantronics one I use with my Iphone) with my desk phone as well. My desk phone has a 4-pin phone jack for connecting a headset. Are the no adapters that...

Hello just got my self a 3x sapphire 280x dual-x and a PSU thermaltake 1200w gold at high load when temps reach 80-84c suddenly the screen freeze and cant do anything other than hard reboot the PC. when i try to run each card individually i see no problem or crashes which make it impossible...

I recently installed a GE Force GTX 660 and Black Ops still runs a little poorly. I was considering updating my cpu to an 8 core from a dual core. Possibly a AMD FX-8350. Shouldn't that support me enough to run quite a bit with no hiccups or having to lower settings on the game? Thanks

i have here a foxconn h61mxv motherboard. It doesn't turn on. i've check the cable wires, all the connectors, all are in correct place...what shall I do???

Hey guys! I have recently moved to PC Gaming and will be going to get rid of my XBOX. As a result, my sister will need a new method to play her games. So, instead of buying a new XBOX One for 500$ I decided I could kill two birds with one stone and build her a little gaming rig! PCPartPicker...

Hi, Looking to see what kind of memory I should use with Asus Sabertooth Z87 motherboard, 4770K overclocked processor. I wanted to use corsair CMZ32GX3M4X1866C10. Does anyone have any recommendations for memory with this config? I will be using my system for MMO gaming. Oh and it says on the...

I have picked a new processor and was hoping if someone could tell me if it will work in my computer :) My computer...

What is it I have to look at when buying a new graphics card? I bought a hp desktop 1 year and a half ago and I want to upgrade the graphics card but dont know how. How do I know if the graphics card will fit in my computer and if it will be able to read it. Sorry Im a bit new at this so I would...

Archived from groups: alt.games.vga-planets (More info?) Hi all! I'm trying to identify explosions. THost starts counting at 1 and increments with 1. an explosion-message carries the ID, as -x0### at least for explosions from battle. If I have the proper ID, I can match it with messages from...