Help a noob

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    Question Help Reviving Old Laptop (Clevo P150EM)

    Back in 2012, i bought a Sager np9150 (Clevop150EM) with the following specs: GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7970m CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) I7-3720QM 260GHz. RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600mhz Mobo: Clevo P15xEMx I switched it in 2016 and left it abandoned for all these years, but now i want to revive it and lend it...
  2. not a tech expert

    Question I need a little help to upgrade my potato PC ?

    Hi, i have a Samsung Magic Station from 2009, it has a Core 2 Duo CPU and I want to upgrade it to an i5. Will an i5 be compatible with my PC? I want the best performing i5 that's compatible with my motherboard.
  3. Mihai12345X

    Question Help using OBS for live streaming games

    Some tips, do you have any idea why my image blurs and pixelates why the stream loses quality sometimes? This I meet pretty much in any game that is slightly graphic or graphically intensive ryzen7 5700g GTX16660TI 16GB RAM Digi Internet 100MB/s Any advice is welcome thanks
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    Question Advice on upgrading storage ?

    I got an old pc from my uncle and want to upgrade the storage for it. I will also be using it for a gaming PC. It currently has a 400GB intel 750 series SSD and like three extra 1tb each HDD . For the 3 HDD only 1 of them is showing up in the disk management. I don't know much about PC, but...
  5. Lilypadz

    Question Pc turn on but doesn't display anything

    Advance apologize for the grammar's I use I recently build a gaming PC and the specs are. Ryzen 5 5600 MSI B450m pro-vdh max TUF alliance 16x2 3600mhz cl18 Vega 56 Insplay gs650pro 80+ bronze The gaming PC work like a charm for about couple of weeks but I decided to repaste the GPU because it...
  6. NewVegasTestament

    Question Despite Undervolting, no temperature drop (i7-13700HX)

    Hello everyone, i am new to this thing, need some help and guidance. I have a Legion Pro 5i gaming laptop with an i7-13700HX. I have been trying to undervolt my CPU since the temps are going up to 80 °C while playing Control, and around 50-56 °C on idle, also generally for longevity, i don't...
  7. Horizunn

    Question PC KEEPS CRASHING

    My specs are Intel I-9 13900k Nvdida Geforce RTX 3080 EVGA FTW3 Asus z790 lga1700 Corsair Vengeance DDR5-7200 I have a crash report program that gives different bug check codes in the crash dump just about everytime i crash. but it crashes regularly especially under load. I mostly play...
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    Question is the cpu the problem? or is it something else?

    Okay, so my boyfriend recently bought a new cpu and wanted to put it in but hasn't done it before, he put everything into pc part picker and it didn't say he had to update the bios or anything so he just went for it, when he took off his heatsink his original cpu did also come out and some pins...
  9. Aruenalt

    Question Recommendations for a new desktop PC replacement for work + gaming ?

    Hello, I know little about computers so I need some help in finding a replacement for my old PC. As much as I'd like to, I can't build it, I need a retail/branded one, please, anyone, a suggestion would be greatly appreciated. I need it for work (high processing power) and for gaming. My...
  10. HangryHelena

    Question high cpu temps because of bios?

    Hi, I need help, BADLY I'll try and make it short. I'm on my 1st pc build, not even a year old. Everything was fine until from one day to another, my CPU temps went from 30-40 degrees (Celsius) in idle to 70-80. Gaming temps went from 50-60 to 90-100. As I'm writing this, my CPU is at 96, I...
  11. dazeled

    Build Advice Help with PC Build

    Hi. I'd want to ask this community for advice on these PC Components: Motherboard - Asrock b550m pro4 CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 5600 GPU - ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB OC RAM - G Skill Ripjaws (2x8) 16GB 3600mhz SSD - Kingston SNV2S1000G PSU - FSP HV Pro 650W 85+ Bronze Case - Montech...
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    Question CPU Overheating, New Build

    Hello, specs below: z690m-itx i5-13600k blackridge cooler, swapped out fan for noctua a9x14 contact frame 4080 fe CPU keeps overheating. When I run cinebench, all cores instantly hit 100c. When gaming temps are in the low 90s. I've took the system apart about 5 times now and tried reapplying...
  13. JiggleBob

    Question Why did all the downloaded games and apps on my M.2 disappear?

    For a short while, my M.2 disappeared from my computers" Devices and drives" section and my Bios. When the M.2 showed back up though, All my games and apps were gone, but nothing else. Will I have to reinstall everything? I am using windows 10 with 16 GB of RAM and an Intel i7-9700k CPU. I...
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    [SOLVED] MSI x470 not connecting to Ethernet

    I just build this PC. MSI x470 gaming plus max Ryzen 5-3600X 16g Ribjaws Ram 500 GB nvme.2 Evga 600w RX 5700 XT xfx thicc lll I seem to be unable to get internet by an Ethernet cable that works on my other devices and I have tried getting the right LAN drivers (Realtek Ethernet) but they say...
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    [SOLVED] Is my pc Building ok?

    hello, i'm planning on building a PC with a ryzen 5 3600 and RTX 2060, i have no plan on overclocking my pc, i just want a stable game time is my PC Build Okay Here is my list: (Cooler) be quiet! Pure Rock Slim (IDR380.000) (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (IDR3.135.000) (VGA) GALAX Geforce RTX 2060...
  16. Duckie504

    [SOLVED] Need some advice on my build

    I need some help from people who know what they are doing. Is this build a decent build for playing rainbow six siege? I also wanted the ability to play Grand Theft Auto V, but I wasn't confident. If anything, those are my two benchmark games, and I need a keyboard and mouse and a monitor. My...
  17. Derpytron

    [SOLVED] I want to port forward Huawei HG8245H5, is it safe to use this program?, any help?

    I've been watching many videos of different ways on how to portforward my internet, but I haven't had any luck with it: Here's what I've tried: My modem is a Huawei HG8245H5 I've tried adding my IPV4 and putting the internal and external port to: 25565 on the port forward menu, but I haven't...
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    [SOLVED] How to improve FPS on GTA 5

    my specs are : i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz , GeForce GTX 1070 Ti , 16gb RAM. Now i think i should be able to play GTA 5 on high settings with these specs but when i do i only get between 25-38 FPS , what do i do ? and is my pc good enough for very high and ultra settings on GTA 5 ?
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    [SOLVED] XPG SX6000 Pro 256GB or HP EX900 250GB

    I need some help. I found two M.2 NVMe SSDs, XPG SX6000 Pro 256GB and HP EX900 250GB. Which one should I go?
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    [SOLVED] Fans keep disconnecting.

    So my Case Fans are not connected to my motherboard but some other thing and there’s a thin white cable connecting them but the cable keeps losing connection and my fans turn off, the cable needs to be twisted in some way to connect. I can’t unplug the little cable, what do I do ? ( I got this...
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    [SOLVED] How many wats do I need?

    I want to buy a new PC, but I'm not sure how many wats do I really need. Here are the specs: Ryzen 3 2200g Gigabyte B450M DS3H 2x4GB DDR4 3000mhz WD Green M.2 120GB Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200rpm SlientumPC Regnum RG4T RGB (maybe will help) And later I will buy a RX 570
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    [SOLVED] ( ISSUE ) My PC fully turns on but does not display on monitor

    Okay so I recently built my pc a few months ago and it has worked fine it’s worked amazing and all of sudden after not using it for about 2 days I come back and the pc boots up but doesn’t show on the display. I didn’t change anything inside the case or touch it at all. I will list everything...
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    Question D Drive Disappeared

    My D drive is a partition and suddenly disappeared when I force closed the epic games launcher. I can't find it in my disk manager even after rescanning. I personally know little to nothing about this whole thing so I have no idea how to fix it either. anyone know how to fix this?
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    [SOLVED] Can someone help me with my future setup?

    Hello, (sorry if i explained something badly, my english is far from perfect) I'm planning to buy a new setup in a few months and i need the help of someone whith enough experience to tell me about it, even if i am a little bit experienced and i have already mounted a few setups, i never...
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    [SOLVED] Is my budget pc good enough?

    So i want to build my first gaming pc so i did a build but since it’s my first build i want opinions. Is this good? If not, what would you change?https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zVfQQZ
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    Does power supply affact performance?

    My specs are GPU: Gtx 1080 Gigabyte Windforce OC (My gpu is not overclocked) CPU: Intel I5-8600k clocked at 4.1ghz RAM: GSkill ripjaws V 2400mhz 8gb & Gskill Ripjaws V 3200mhz 8gb (clocked down to 2400mhz) MOBO: Gigabyte b360m ds3h Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB hdd WDC WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0 1 TB hdd No ssd...
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    Building a Gaming Rig 2015

    I am going to build my first computer and I need some advise on components I have chosen with regards to compatibility between them Processor : FX-8350 (100% sticking to it) MD : Crosshair V Formula Z PSI : Corsair CX 750 Cabinet : Corsair graphite 780T (100% sticking to it) GPU: Confused...