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Would I need to upgrade my current psu (300w) to run this graphic card. I have a Inspiron 570, 6gb of ram, cpu AMD ATHLON x2 280

Hi all. I have an ASUS M5A97 R2.0 here which appears to be in working order save for the VRM heatsink, in which the pin on the upper side is missing, so it's kind of flopping around. What is the ideal way to fix this?

I don't realy want to cheap out on mobo, but is there any actually substantial difference? Gonna use with R5 2600

I recently bought the i5 9600k to replace my old i5 6400. However I am already coming across the issue of the CPU usage being at a constant 100% usage. Whatever I am using will be taking up crazy usage such as Chrome or soptify taking up to 70% usage! I am not sure of the cause or a fix and any...

Hello everyone, I am thinking about upgrading my pc, but i'm wondering if this upgrade will make a big impact and if the purchase would be worth it. Currently I have this main build: CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K GPU: Radeon RX 480 8GB Motherboard: MSI A68-HM E33 8 GB RAM (DDR3) Mostly playing...

Alright here is my system. i7-9700k RTX2080 G skills 16gb ram 3200 Samsung 1Tb SSD Gigabyte z390 aorus pro wifi LG 1080p 60z monitor I am curious as to why my fps are so low. On Battfield V, Witcher 3, star wars battlefront I am sitting around 40-50 for. Seems to not matter what game I play...

I have a Ryzen 5 2600 on an Asrock AB350 Pro4 mobo, and I just got an RX 580 gpu and installed, and only getting 30 fps on grand theft auto 5. I thought I downloaded all the drivers, im on 19.1.1 in amd radeon setings. what am I missing? this is my first time build so im hopefully its nothing...

Hello guys i know there are maybe tons of threads like this but i have to ask since i don't really know for the bottleneck part but i will start with my specs : Motherboard : MSI Z87-G43 Cpu : Intel i3-4170 3.7Ghz Gpu : Sapphire rx550 oc 4GB Ram 2 sticks : (1) Kingston PC3-12800 1600MHz 4GB...

Hi everyone! I recently started streaming to Twitch from my PS4, using the limited PS4 camera. I know that I need some sort of PC setup to broaden my horizons (better camera, mic and overlays) Right now my budget is almost non-existent and I don’t want to put out an arm and a leg when...

I am currently having an issue with windows 10. Whenever I click the letter "n" Windows makes like a beep noise. It is getting very annoying. I am not sure why this is happening. I have tried turning off sticky keys and filter keys but it still seems to happen. Please help me. Thanks.

When me press power button then power light blink one time and again off and latop remain off

I recently noticed that I don't use my slimline dvd-rom, so I thought that people surely thought of some useful extensions that one can replace it with. But I couldn't find anything besides a frame for a secondary SSD/HDD. Is there really no other use?

Hi guys, 3 days ago I started using G-SYNC Compatible. I limited my framerate with RTSS to 72frames (75hz monitor) and everything works fine except for a strange detail. Im getting stable 72fps in all my games (due to rtss cap) but sometimes it drops to 50fps (and stays at 50fps until I...

I want to install a second fan onto my Hyper evo 212 heatsink. Where can I find another 120mm fan bracket?

Hi, I play Dota1 on 24' 1920x1080 monitor, the thing is, because dota1 is old when i play on 1920res the image is stretched out, zoomed in and looks very bad so i found 2 resolutions that look the most like the original. I was wondering what would the actual IN-GAME difference between these 2...

So I just went and bought a new monitor, acer kg271u, and had just set everything up and it was working perfectly fine at 1440p but then I got into a game and the screen would flicker really badly. The game would keep playing but the screen would be black, from half a second to 15. I've tried...

Hi! My exact problem is permament freeze in game what i play (LOL). The Freeze happens when im in game then windows error sound pops and my games stops permamently. I have to close the game with task manager and resart it again and it's very annoying. I have no idea why this is happening it...

What’s up guys, I’ve recently purchased 8x2 modules to work with the older 8x2 modules. The problem is, they aren’t working! This isn’t the first time though. At first I thought maybe the sticks were faulty or weren’t placed correctly. I know that the older sticks speeds are 1600 whereas the...

I just bought a laptop that said 8gb of RAM installed. I fired up DxDiag and Task Manager and they both said I only have 4gb of RAM. CPU-Z says I have 8, but the two sticks have different voltages and other things, is it not possible to use these sticks at the same time or are there steps I can...

Hello all! Today I ran into some problems with my PC, I was firing up my modded version of Skyrim SE, clicked new game, and wasnt even able to make it to the character creation screen before suddenly my PC rebooted itself out of nowhere. At first, I thought it was just a random update, as my PC...

I would like to overclock the RX 570 4gb at least if not the Ryzen 3 1200 CPU as well. However, I would be fine with just overclocking the GPU. Can my Corsair VS 550 watt PSU handle it? If not I will skip the overclocking. Does overclocking void my warranty for my PC parts? Would a stock Ryzen...

Here is the map of my existing network: Internet ---- Huawei modem ---- TP-Link router My PC is connected directly to the modem Modem's model: Huawei HG8045A Router's model: TP-Link WR841N I can't access the router through the modem. The last...

Hi, I work with Game Audio and use the same room to record stuff for design purposes. Currently I am very interested in upgrading my GTX 970 to RTX 2060 but I am not sure which manufacturer offers the most silent fan build. I found some info that 2 fans is ideal noise-wise and MSI seems to be...

Hello guys, i want to buy a gtx 1080 ( USED Graphics card because i dont have money for a new one) and its around 320$ and 280€ in my country. and 750-800€ new. i want to ask you, what test can i do to be sure graphics card isnt dying in the next few days/weeks and get scammed..?

Can anyone tell me with the "+" means in the description of this gpu I bought for my son. It reads, "1405 MHz OC+, 8GB 256-bit....... Thank you very much.

(AMD R9 290, AMD FX 8350) Came home from the shop and my GPU fan was going wild. Switched off PC, switched back on again and I got the Windows logo with a white line going up the side. I can access the Bios but it still has said line. I booted my PC using an old Nvidia GPU and it worked fine...

I currently have a Windows 10 pc I built with a SSD for windows/apps and two 3TB HDD's for files. One HDD backs up the other by syncing every night via windows built in commands. I would like to add two more 3TB HDD's to both extend the primary and backup HDD. Is the easiest way to do this to...

I just bought a new 500GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD but something feels off. I did a clean install of Windows 10. Programs and Windows starts up fast but whenever i try to transfer files from my external HDD (WD My Passport) to my computer, it shows the speed of 40MB/s. Is that normal? I've installed...

Hey guys, I've never built a PC before and was looking for your thoughts. I currently do have an idea of the set up I want to build and I want to know what you guys think. Any tips or advice is helpful. Budget is give or take 1500$ CAN. Parts List...

I am worried about my brandnew pc that i builded yesterday. its making zoom noise when i have things running like chrome or other light programs. when i run games or other heavy programs it gets louder. also when i start up my pc or when i shut it off the zoom gets loud. when i turn all the...

My build Ryzen 5 2600 EVGA gt 710 2 gb Corsair vengance lpx 2x8gb Msi b450 gaming plus Masterwatt 6550 watts Originally it would start but after taking everything out, putting it back in and plugging it back in itll start. LED fans and cpu fan works as well as the mobo LED. The issue is...

I am going to be building a new PC soon and will be using this motherboard: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450M-MORTAR The specifications of the motherboard say that there are 2x 5050 RGB 12V connectors on the motherboard. I want to have a Black/Orange theme and am planning on putting LED...

Hi i just builded a new pc n i used a chieftech GL-01B-OP i connected 2 fans to the case controller n one to an molex fan adapter but it didnt works pic from the chase: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/346752623581462532/518148980396392448/image0.jpg?width=508&height=676 adapter im used...

Will the MB boot BIOS to update it with unsupported CPU installed? MB - GA-H81-D3 (rev. 1.0) BIOS - F3 CPU - i5-4570 (since BIOS F5) The guy I'm buing it from says that he run it with i3-4130T and F3 BIOS. But Gigabyte suport says that even his CPU is supported since F5 version. Just to update...

I have Gigabyte H310m S2P Motherboard. (i5 8400 8GB Ram and GTX1060 3GB). In GPU-Z it says my GPU is PCIe Gen3.0 @ PCIe Gen1.1. But MB Specifications shows it supports PCIE Gen3.0. checked the Gigabyte GPU info panel. It shows the same thing as GPU-Z. Every Game i checked runs at Ultra setting...

Hi guys, I'm on a Ryzen 5 1400 and ASRock B350m. I want a new motherboard with wireless connectivity soon because ive been having trouble with my WiFi and Bluetooth. either the USB ones are too weak and inconsistant or the PCIe networking cards over heats after an hour of gaming (because of...

I tried everything, as in EVERYTHING that i can troubleshoot. But my EZ DEBUG LED on CPU is blinking white and the computer doesn't boot at all, can't even get into the BIOS. What I have is: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS I5 8600k CX 650 PSU GTX 1070 OC 2 8GB of RAM (2400) I've been working on it for 12hrs...

Just recently overclocked my i9 9900k to 5ghz on all cores but i'm not getting any better performance in cinebench. Am I doing something wrong or is this normal?

Alright so ive been struggling with this so much. Ive got the i5 9600k with the gigabyte Z390 UD mobo. Im so lost in the bios menu that i have no idea how to overclock safely. I have a water cooler so i think i should be safe but i have no idea how to set any of the settings. There are barely...

how do i get a pc that can run fortnite on 80 fps + for around 500-600 dollars? pls help ASAP!