Hardware Reviews

Ok so I've had a pc for 2 years and recently i bought a new psu, ram, cpu cooler and extra hdd storage and ever since ive had random BSOD errors with different tags, ive tried bdedit /enum in cmd admin, ive removed the bad memory but the error persists I also had to remove the disk drive as the...

Hey guys so this is the sitch: My street in Australia just recently got VDSL fibre and our Telco sent us one of their bog standard modem+routers with no QoS... If it were up to me I'd have thrown it out straight away and seeing as our old Netgear D6300 no longer worked with VDSL I was forced to...

I currently have an Intel Pentium G4400 in a Gigabyte H110M-A motherboard, I was looking to upgrade it to an i3 6100 or 7100. I was also looking at the G4560 and the i3 8100, but the 6100 and 7100 were most appealing to me for the fairly budget price tag. Would an 8100 or G4560 be better for the...

I just bought a new Samsung chg90 series c49hg90dmn Ultrawide 144hz monitor. I didn't realize it at the time of purchase but there is no DVI connection to the monitor, so I had to change from my normal DVI output to a DisplayPort setup. Upon changing to the DisplayPort, everything seemed to...

I currently have this : https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-990FXA-UD3-rev-40#ov O I'm running Windows 8.1, but have absolutely no idea how to update by bios, as I think it may be causing many random resets and BSODs. Thank you.

Hey guys! I've been in the market to either build or buy a pre-built PC. My decision was finally made today and I went with a version of Dells Aurora r7 build. I hope this was a good decision and feel free to give opinions on that! However, the main topic for this is, what upgrades should I...

Im thinking to buy a new set up, what do you think about this set up? PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4GHLVY Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4GHLVY/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($228.99 @ PC-Canada)...

I am planning to buy the Asus prime b350m-a mobo for my ryzen build. However on asus' website, it says: 'Due to the limitation of AMD Ryzen™ processors, memory frequencies higher than DDR4 2666 MHz are supported only when using one DIMM per channel.' And it's says: 'The M.2 Socket shares...

Are there any coolers that are compatible with both FM2/FM2+ and AM4? I'd be looking for something that'd work for overclocking an FM2 760K. I want to squeeze a bit more life out of it before I upgrade.

I will change my motherboard (Gigabyte GA H110M-H) for an actual gaming MB, that and some other components. I know that the Retail version (I think) of Windows lets you install the OS again and again. I have a USB with the OS, how do I know if I will be able to install it again?

I have a desktop connected via ethernet. No problems with the modem/router apparently, but still, when I connect a laptop via wifi to the network my desktop internet speed drops drastically. Getting from 60-62 ms latency to about 400 and sometimes over 1000. Is there any possible solution to...

Someone here is selling a used Syncmaster S24B240BL from about 2012. The published specs don't say whether it's a TN or IPS panel. Can you confirm that it's TN?

http:// When I boot my pc I get an error code 99 on dr debug all my connections are fine but it won't work

Hello, today i switched from my old ATI 5750 to GeForce 750 Ti but my PC don't seem to recognize it. I tried running Heaven Benchmark and it won't even load (It loaded with old card) and even tried running some games like Fallout 4, GTA V but both of them didn't even loaded. I installed newest...

I am thinking opgrading to a new i5-6500 and I do not have a motherboard that supports that chip. I was wondering if there is any mother board that I can use my current 16gbs of DDR3 on. I would like to keep the price under $85 but I can go over if nessasary.

Dear forum fellows, I have a question which you probably came across before but since I googled the very specific question I did not find many satisfactory answers. So here it goes: There are 2 PCs at home, 1 for my fiancee and 1 for me. We are both gamers and play almost every game from FPS...

I started my PC and on the BIOS screen it started going through unreadable file and deleting them. At first I thought it was a one time thing, but now it is getting more frequent. I got Hard Disk Sentinel and it says the life of the HDD is critical and has several days before it has a stroke. I...

I qualified for the evga step up program and they're replacing my 980ti with a 1080 for $10 bucks. They've been sold out for months so customer service upgraded me to the SuperClocked version in order to appease my patience. Problem is, they finally contacted me today saying they have the ACX...

I have an old Dell inspiron 660 that i'm upgrading for a friend. I plan on putting in one of the following power supplies to go with my Radeon R9 270x 2GB card. Specs: *http://www.cnet.com/products/dell-inspiron-660-core-i5-3330-3-ghz-monitor-none-series/specs/ *I only have 6 GB of RAM...

Hi, I plan on building a PC for casual gaming. I'm stuck between MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard & MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard. I don't understand what is the difference besides the price. Does it really matter? Here is the build: CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz...

Is it possible to make a circuit that let's my bedroom light (240v AC) detect a frequency/pitch/tone from my alarm clock which turns the light on. Any help or point in the right direction appreciated. Thanks.

Will this be enough to run Windows 10 or is it too damaged?

I'm searching for some new storage solutions for my personal gaming pc. I was looking, and I noticed that Western Digital seems to have a 40 dollar price overhead to Seagate for the same 3tb drives. does anyone know why this is, or is it just paying for the name?

Is this a good pc setup for 2016 ? also i dont plan on buying gpu because im waiting for pascal i already have r9 280x and i will use it until pascal comes out

Hi. I have this little problem since I installed Windows 10 on my PC several months ago. When my PC is booting with the classic windows 10 splash screen with spinning circle, the screen becomes black for 1 second. It happens the same thing when entering in my account. When it is loading, a black...

Have new cpu cooler corsair h60. I installed following game performance issues and over heating . Was using asestek 550. My computer is now blue screening temps start around 40 and sky rocket to 90 in a few min. I have reseated cleaned and reapplied arctic silver 5 past using pea dot meathod . I...

Had this problem for a while and I've exhausted my technical knowledge. When i power up the pc the cpu fan goes full power and it will not boot. I've tried replacing the psu, gfx card and cpu, with the same results. Theres no beeping noises or flashing light codes. Green light comes on on the...

So i'm going to build a new entry level gaming rig and I got a few questions about my choice of components. I have already built a high-end gaming rig for myself, but now i'm building another for someone else and should be entry-level (he's not going to be playing games on ultra settings...

Im a entry level teenage Pc enthusiast and gamer, and im planning to create a mid end; mid to high performance pc, ive already picked parts, but i would like feed back on said parts and some suggestions, advice and opinions on what would be cost-effective form others experiences. Ill be using...

Hey guys i just go to system information in my pc screen to check my motherboard model but in the below not saying motherboard model id it says ( TO BE FILLED BY O.E.M ) o_o can anyone help me about that because i wanna upgrade my Cpu/Videocard and can i add them it will work to any motherboard...

Hello, will the AMD FX-9590 fit in the Z1-7641 Motherboard?

I have a AMD 8320 cpu and a r9 280 gpu, should I upgrade my gpu to a nvidia 970/980 or should I upgrade my cpu to an Intel 6 core? I'd need to buy a new mobo as well. I do a lot of 3d work in cinema 4d and maya, mostly fluid simulations, and I do like to play my games at 1080p 60 fps on highest...

when i run PES 2015 to play game it alert message d3dx9_43.dll is missing. What can i do???

Lenovo G580 20157 my laptop is not getting on but while pressing the power switch the white light and fan will run then it will go turn off then it will start automatically off on off on and the Display will be blank. so kindly let me know what is the problem..?

I am currently gaming at 1080p and later at 1440p and with only 2gb of vram i am a little worried it will not be enough also it would be nice go get a stable 60 fps also in the more graphic intensive games. Do you have some suggestions for a new graphics card? I dont really care if it is from...

I'm planning to buy a an AMD A10 7800 but looking at the specs. It is said that it only supports 2133 mhz ram but most shops in the vicinity only offers an 1866 mhz ram. So will it fit or can I use bios to fix the problem. Thanks guys

My current motherboard is ASUS M5A78L-M-LX3 - Socket AM3+ - AMD 760G - microATX - Motherboard http://www.pixmania.ie/motherboard/asus-m5a78l-m-lx3-socket-am3-amd-760g-microatx-motherboard/14584229-a.html My pc current pc specs are 4gb ram 1600mhz ddr3 Radeon HD 7850 2gb sapphire PSU CX750...

My Config: MOBO: GA-78LMT-S2 rev1.2 CPU: FX-6300 Black Edition with Cooler Master TX3 EVO GPU: Sapphire r9 270x 2GB BF4 edition RAM: 4GB Simtronics @1600Mhz PSU: Corsair VS550 I want to know my overall power consumption Games are laging im playing @1366×768 resolution Assassins creed iv on...

I'm using a windows 7 based gaming PC. I already have 2 HDDs one main one backup, I wanted to put in an SSD and install windows 10 on that while retaining windows 7 on my main hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between the two....will I face problems? Specs: i7-2600k z77 sabertooth 16gb...

Title says it all really. How much of a performance boost will I see if I get a 1TB WD Blue drive over my current 640GB WD Green 5400RPM. Also, how does RPM affect performance? I guess higher is faster but that can't just be it? Woody