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Discussion When Did It Begin? 386 to i9-13900KS
When do you think that moment first started to take place, inadvertently at first, later massively and boldly, onto the exponential cadence of hardware and software development? Say, in the early 1990s there was a lot of software doing synonymous things the software of today does. Yet you could...- jnjnilson6
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- 386 CPUs future hardware i9-13900ks software
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- Forum: CPUs
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Question The GPU wattage on my laptop is not getting higher than 30 watts ?
I purchased a new Dell G15 5520 laptop with i5-12500H and RTX 3050 (95 watts)) 2 weeks ago but I'm facing a problem here. When I'm playing any game the GPU wattage is normal but after 10 minutes the wattage is capped to 30 watts and its not increasing. This leads to performance issues and...- ritiksharma454
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- Dell dell g15 hardware help laptop Quesiton rtx3050
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- Forum: Laptop Tech Support
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Question My PC will not POST unless CMOS clearing.
Whenever I push the power button on my PC, there is no POST or display, resorting in me having to kill the power switch. But, whenever I clear CMOS, that's when things start to appear. It shows the POST screen telling me to push F1 to boot into BIOS. When in BIOS, clicking on the “Save and Reset... -
Video always moving to above ps1
Hi all guys, I have a little problem with ps1 (premise it has modification, so I put in a burned game). Basically the play station turns on correctly, it shows correctly, but as soon as you start the game and get to the first screen of the game the video starts moving going from up to down all...- Thinker0
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- hardware Ps1 ps1 hardware Video
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- Forum: Consumer Electronics
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Question Display lose signal and PC crash
Hi guys, just built a new pc 2 months ago and now I’m facing an absolute nightmare. Sometimes when gaming my PC would just randomly crash. Basically I lose the signal on both monitors but the LED on my pc are still running and sometimes I can hear my fan go full throttle. I have a brand new GPU...- Huldrad
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- bsod display gpu hardware
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- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Question Orange light on motherboard but everything working fine.
I have the Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX motherboard. I set up all the components and ran the benchmarks. All the components are showing above the expectations bench. I even played a few games for some time without any issues. But the motherboard has some orange lights active (steady static light...- saxenasiddhant12
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- hardware Mother Board new build static orange light steady Orange light warning lights?
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- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Suggestions to upgrade please
Ello there, I am looking for suggestions to upgrade my CPU and possibilty graphics card and other parts if need be. All of my parts except the PSU and ram are 8 years old( graphics Card not sure cause I got it used off ebay(. I want to upgrade so I wont have to buy/upgrade again for at least...- mrtricky777
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- hardware
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- Forum: Components
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Question I7 3770 MISSING CAPACITORS
Hello, this is my first post on tomshardware so please be forgiving. I got this good deal on i7 3770 and i asked for pictures and i noticed, there are a LOT of capacitators missing. Please help.. is it ok? Will it work? Thx for the answersReddit post with photo- Gabriel207
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- cpu hardware help
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- Forum: CPUs
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Question Best Monitor for Gaming/Design Use & Programming ?
Hello Everyone, I am looking for Best Monitors Suggestion for: Total 2 Monitors Gaming & Design Productivity Use : Below INR 30k (USD 370) | Size 27 to 32 inch Programming/Coding Use : Below INR 20k (USD 250) | Size 22-25 inch Location : India Please help! Thanks- dreamer9t9
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- coding Design display gaming hardware monitor Programming Screen spec
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- Forum: Displays
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Question Instant BSOD when trying to install Windows 10 from USB flash drive ?
So, I am writing this because I have reached an impasse on options and I need new perspectives. I have a PC I have been using for years, and a month ago or so I had some hardware issue so I send it to the repair guy and after some upgrades (CPU just died) managed to fix it proper. Changed the... -
Question Mid Range PC slow after reinstalling Windows 10 ?
Hi Guys! I brought everything new from store. From the first time I powered up my pc, it's always slow. It takes a lot of time to boot and when Windows finally starts up, I have to wait for minutes before I can click on something because it freezes. If I want to open something like Google or a... -
[SOLVED] CPU stuck at base clock speeds when playing only
I have Lenovo IdeaPad l340 gaming for 3 years now, and it was perfectly working, but recently the CPU stuck at the base speed which is 2.6 GHz this only happens when playing a game, and the weird for me that when pressing alt+tab the speed goes up to 4 GHz when back to the game become 2.6 again... -
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[SOLVED] PC Refusing to Start after USB Power Surge
As the title says, a few days ago I got an USB power surge warning as I was charging a few too many VR accessories through my USB ports. Unplugged all the devices and everything seemed normal. However, when I tried to start the PC the next day, it would refuse to boot. The fans spun up and the...- Lunarleaff
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- Boot failure hardware help pc problem question startup usb power surge
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- Forum: Components
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Question Need help, PC failing to Start
So just came home from work today and tried to start my PC. Right after pressing the power button, it started and about 1 second later it shut down again. It kept doing this process over and over unitil I had to plug it off. Im trying to figure out if the problem is my PSU or the MoBo, or...- Vitorcj
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- asrock corsair failure hardware help motherboard parts pc problem problems psu Solution startup
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- Forum: Components
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[SOLVED] PC sudenly turn off
hello guys hope anyone can help me with this problem, my pc from time to time turn off by it self when im playing games. it turn off just black screen like its just shut down. here are my pc spec. Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz (16 CPUs), ~2.5GHz Memory: 16384MB RAM... -
Question Motherboard RGB is on but no boot
Hi everyone, thanks for taking the time to look and maybe help me out with this one Here are my specs; Ryzen 3600 Asus ROG B450-f 4 x 8Gb 3200 Corsair vengence 3070ti 850w PSU (recently replaced) Okay so I had the issue the other week where the computer just wouldn't turn on, I left it a... -
Question Pcie cable for psu
I have this psu for my pc. ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B08NHVW71G?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title ) My pcie cable that connects the psu and gpu has been damaged and needs replacement. Will this one work. Without frying my GPU (rx 6900xt)( core i5 1100k) 16gb ram. If not are there any...- shadidd
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- hardware Power supply cables psu
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- Forum: Power Supplies
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Question Need help VGA light on and no posting
Motherboard: msi mpg gaming plus CPU: ryzen 3 3100 GPU: gtx 1070ti PSU: corsair 800w gold RAM: ballistix 2x8gb ram sticks When booting, all the fans spin and the ram sticks light up. The cpu light on the motherboard turns on for a few seconds and then turns off as the vga light turns on and... -
Question Desktop turns on everywhere except my house
I have a PC with Intel Core i3 4130 and Gigabyte H81M Motherboard which was running for 2 years without a single problem. I have UPS also. But suddenly it stopped working in my home. I took it in PC Shop but there it turned on without an error. Then I returned home and turned on, OMG it worked...- Labib Mahfuz Tonay
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- boot fail boot issue hardware turns off after a few seconds
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Question Hardware issue within my pc
Hey i got this website recommended from chatGBT to fix my hardware issue ... i bought my rig in the early of 2020 i experience an fps drops in an old online game named crossfire and latency issues .. keep dying bhind the wall and enemy moves fast on my screen .. i have a nvidia thread from 1 and...- Mina Micheal
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- cpu experience index Expert Advice Needed Geek Squad Geeks GEEKSQUAD gpu gpu failure hardware issue display monitor issues Mother Board psu issues Technical
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- Forum: Components
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Question Pc suddenly shuts down
Hello, My brand new PC is turning off randomly. Without a blackscreen nor other error signals. It happened the first time around three weeks after building it. And since then I have been having this problem. I've sent it to the store that sold me the components twice, but there, it seems to... -
Question Bluescreen after new motherboard and CPU installed
I have a problem with my PC, I installed a new CPU and motherboard but after the installation I get a blue screen when I start my PC: DRIVER_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. After that it restarts about 50 times and after that I got into windows and everything worked normally but after a while I got the blue... -
Question SSD got burnt due to split cables (Molex then Sata ahead of it)
So yesterday I was casually gaming on my PC and suddenly bios stops recognizing the drives. So I re-attached all the cables and as soon as I turned it ON smoke started coming out from SSD. I immediately cut the power. I searched on internet and found that the SSD was connected to split cables...- Abdul02102
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- Disks hardware psu
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- Forum: Power Supplies
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Question Any advice or recommendations on upgrading motherboard
Hello! New member here. Please be gentle with me cause I'm not the best when it comes to computers and parts, I just like to play games on them. I'm hoping to get some advice on upgrading a motherboard or if anyone has recommendations on what I should get because I honestly don't know. I do...- Thunderous Desperado
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- advice And cpu dumb hardware help i'm motherboard Poor recomandations upgrade
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- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Low FPS on High End PC ?
SPECS: 12700kf 4070 Ti ZOTAC 32GB RAM 3600Mhz MSI B660M MAG Mortar, RM850x Corsair 80 Gold PSU 970 EVO 1TB SSD Z NZXT Flow case Hello everyone. I’m making this thread because I’ve been having problems with my brand new pc I built. When I first built my pc, I had a 750w psu in which I... -
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Question PC crashing while playing intensive games ?
If you didn't see my last post my pc has been having intermittent crashing issues. I tried reinstalling windows last night which resolved most of the errors however one still persists. Event viewer now spits out "Dump file creation failed due to error during dump creation" Before the system...- zoberwarth
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- crash hardware help windows
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- Forum: Windows 10
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Question Good PC, stable FPS, but every game feels clunky on 165MHz monitor ?
Hello, I tried a lot of things, but nothins seems to help me. Problems: I have stable FPS (150+) with full graphic, on low is possible to go 200+ But game feels weird and if I move my mouse - screens doesnt feel smooth (not tearing or laggy, just not smooth) Monitor on 165Mhz, 144Mhz or... -
[SOLVED] Had a problem adding an HHD to my Laptop.
I recently bought a 'Lenovo ideapad gaming 3 15ach6 amd ryzen 7 5800h/16gb/512gb ssd/rtx 3050ti/15.6" '. For what I read/saw online, it was possible to add an HDD. Also the laptop came with an HDD tray and screws for it, so I assumed that was the case. When I opened the laptop here's what I... -
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Question HELP!!
I just made a new pc, I downloaded Windows 10 install media onto a usb andI booted it and it came up with "Reboot and select proper boot device" I was using an old USB drive. I'm now using a new USB with windows on it, I boot up and it comes up with "An operating system wasn't found try...- switch-it-up
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- hardware help OS software ssd Urgent windows 10
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- Forum: Windows 10
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Discussion Working With Power
What do you use your CPU for? Gaming / Programming / Reading / Writing - the list goes on indefinitely. Write up! What CPU percentage is usually being filled up while working on your computer? Happy with your components? If not - which would be the components you would like to retain? How old is...- jnjnilson6
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- cpu hardware percentage processor usage workzone
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- Forum: CPUs
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Question Need advice/confirmation - problem with either SSD/HDD or Motherboard
I recently installed a new SSD and moved everything from my old HDD to my new SSD. At first it was fine, then suddenly they were both super slow. I formatted my SSD, removed my HDD, and installed a brand new instance of Windows from a bootable USB flash drive, and it was still suffering from... -
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Question Moving or replacing SD slot on Lenovo Ideapad 3i
I bought a Lenovo Ideapad 3i, and i like to have a 256GB SD card inserted into my laptop that acts as "permanent" storage so that I can keep my work on an encrypted removable device, even though it is almost never removed. It's a bit idiosyncratic but it's what I like. Anyway, the Ideapad has a...- ihaveanidea
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- hardware ideapad Lenovo repair replace SD Card sd reader storage
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- Forum: Storage
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Question New Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2 not going to POST, even after using Q-Flash to update BIOS
This question, I'm posting for a friend who has currently finished his build, and is getting ready to install Windows on a new SSD However, his monitor while plugged in will not give any signal from his computer. Similar posts from Ryzen Gen 5 (His is 5900X) require updated versions of BIOS. As...- GoodZixt
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- bios hardware post
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- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Random black screens during gameplay and casual use. Unable to resolve.
Windows 11 home i-5 12600k Asus TUF z690 Corsair ven pro 3600 16gb 5700xt Corsair 650w gold Hello, I have been running into an issue for the last few weeks and need some help finding a resolution. During gameplay and casual use such as web surfing, my PC will black screen and become...- onlythefreshness
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- amd gaming gpu hardware software windows 11
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- Forum: PC Gaming
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Build Advice Upgrade PC Hardware running Windows 10
My PC is a few years old and needs to be upgraded. I'm not sure if my hardware can be upgraded, especially my processor. So, I need newer hardware. Please let me know if my current hardware can handle a new graphics card, etc. If you think that I need a new processor, I'd appreciate... -
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Question Infinite 2-3s boot loops ?
Hi everyone Trying to figure out what's wrong with my setup. So far I didn't have any problem but a few days ago, after it was on sleep mode (usually I don't shutdown but instead I let the windows go into sleep mode after 1h or something), I went to the PC and turned it on but all of a sudden... -
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Question Newly built PC wont boot, only LEDs on Motherboard flash for split second.
Hello everyone I am having this issue with new PC. All it does when I start it as very quick flash of the LEDs on the mobo. No fans spinning or anything HERE is vid of it booting. I tried unplugging everything except the MOBO 24 Pin from the PSU and the issue is the same. Does that mean the PSU... -
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[SOLVED] Good Psu under $100
These are some Psu's i found available in my country under a 100 bucks. MSI MPG A650GF — 650 GOLD CORSAIR CX750M — 750 WATT BRONZE COOLER MASTER MWE — 650 WATT GOLD Using i7 12700 + RTX 3060 Current Psu - Gigabyte P650B bronze(Working well till now xD, has a risk of blowing) Is it...- Abhraneel Roy
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- coolermaster corsair hardware psu smps
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- Forum: Components
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Question Best apps for diagnosing Windows computer and laptop hardware problems?
I work for a large charity and they’ve asked me to help with fixing their computers (mostly Windows laptops). I’ve done some computer repair in the past, and I'm getting up to date with current hardware and software. I recently played around a bit with the Windows built-in diagnostic apps and... -
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Question PC wont boot, tried everything I know and read
I do a lot with computers, I just cant figure this issue out, its driving me nuts. SPECS: Processor: i7-3930k Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79s-up5 PSU: (new) EVGA 650W Bronze (previously had 500w chinese PSU) Memory: 16gb HyperX Fury Blue 1333Mhz (4x4) GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G STORY...- LucaNeel
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- Boot CMOS computer hardware Nodisplay
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- Forum: Graphics Cards
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