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I bought all of this is August, 2013, except the power supply was purchased last month. I realize that rigs like this do not sell for as much as you would expect, but I am a college student and money is tight :) Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Desktop...

Hi Just build myself a gaming pc, and already installed the OS. Then my graphics card came and I installed it and hooked my monitor up to it, but once I powered up the pc, the monitor says no signal. Could someone else please help me? Btw the graphics card is a MSI GTX 970

Hi I'm having tremendous difficulty receiving a decent download speed on my custom built computer of 2 yrs. My older laptop and my gaming consoles seem to be perfect and can get around 400kbps speed. My internet is 4.0Mbps. My computer is only getting like 50-150kbps. I have an Asus P8z77v-lk...

hi, i am building a good gaming pc have have selected the components i want although i do not know if they will all fit together and into my case. list of my components: Case- Corsair Carbide Series 200R Compact ATX Computer Case - Black Graphics card- Asus GTX 770 Nvidia GeForce DirectCU II...

hello , i wanted to build my gaming pc . these are the parts i selected. want a max budget of €1700 cpu : intel I7 4770K graphic card : nvidia geforce gtx 770 ram : 16gig ddr3-1866 powersuply : crosair ax 760I (760 watts) storage : Corsair CSSD-F240GBGS-BK, 240GB SSD 2 X 1 TB...

I am using an MSI R9 280x along with an FX-8350 @ 4.0Ghz and 8gb ram. Whenever I play games such as Battlefield 4 or Battlefield 3, my GPU usage usually sticks around 40 - 60%. But every minute or so, the usage drops to around 10% and so does my framerate. I have no idea why this is happening...

Hi, I am building a gaming PC for approximately £500 and need help finding the right parts and ensuring correct compatibility as I am fairly new on this stuff. This is a parts list I have compiled together: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3tnew Notes to consider: This is for high-end gaming and...

Can anyone give me the full series of Assasins Creed?

Hi, Everytime I reboot my PC it just says "Input Not Supported" it doesn't show the starting screen (shows what BIOS, motherboard, etc. you got nor the Windows 8 loading screen.) It just goes straight to the log-in screen after that. Now I have no problem turning off my computer then turning it...

- Cooler Master G750M, 750W PSU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB PhysX CUDA - Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Sport 16GB KIT 16GB kit (8GBx2), Sport,1600MHz, 1.5V, CL9-9-9-24 - Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P, Socket-AM3+ ATX, 970+SB950, DDR3, 2xG2-PCIe-x16, CFX, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, UEFI - Intel Core i5-4670K...

How can I fix this? Is the HDD had the problem? Or this happened only for laptops? Because when I search this problem on google, Laptops only shown. I've been trying to fix this CPU but my method only was: Unplug and plug again or pressing: ctrl+alt+del. Sometimes it worked but now, It's getting...

I want to purchase the Samsung 840 Pro. I'm American, but I live in South Korea. I have ordered most of my components in the US to be shipped here. Most components are over priced in Korea--even with shipping and import taxes its cheaper to get many parts from the US instead of South Korea...

Hello all. After reading this I could not replay to this existing thread as it is many years old. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/27874-13-sims-crashes-saving#. Yes it is happening to me when I try to save anything. My system Specs are: ------------------ System Information...

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Within November '13 Budget Range: Rough total of $1000 - ~$1500 System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3D Design and Engineering applications. Engineering stress and physics simulations and design. Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks(http://www.solidworks.com/)...

Hey, I am building my first PC. I have swapped parts and stuff in old ones, so I'm not a total rookie, but I was just looking for recommendations for my parts before I buy them on black Friday or cyber Monday or whatever. Here is the link: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/25wDT I know it is very...

I've seen a lot of builds where people buy a i5-4670k and a H100i (some replace fans for extra $25). In my opinion it doesn't make much sense. You could buy a locked i7-4770 and it will be about the same performance but with less noise cuz the H100i has noisy fans. I'm just curious why people...

Six or more years go, I bought an Airlink+ 802.11g wireless router model AR315W. It came with a USB receiver model AWLL3025/NA. Shortly thereafter after some frustrations I opted for wire connection << I like sure things in life >> and never used the router/usb receiver. Now forward ahead...

I have two 2gb 1333 mhz ram from a company and two 2 gb 1333 mhz ram from another company (so 2x2 and 2x2). Will it count and work as an 8gb 1333mhz ram even if they are from different companies?? btw i am using an m5a97 r2.0 as my mobo.

Hi everyone, I am thinking of upgrading my PC for new games but not sure what I should buy. I know the EVGA Gtx 560 isn't a bad card but I think it's time to upgrade. Would you upgrade the card or the CPU? I have no OC either of the two Specs below: CPU: i5 2320 3.0 ghz GPU: Gtx 560 power...

Recently a friend sent me a new Video card the AMD Radeon HD XFX 6790 and I've been experiencing a lot of Unintended system shutdowns and reboots I think it may be my power supply but I can't tell can someone help please my power supply is the LS (Lifetime Series) 500-Watt ATX Power Supply. I...

I recently bought an msi z77A-G45 motherboard with the hope to use it with an i5, but I got a sweet deal on an i7 4930K.. the question is can I use this motherboard with this CPU, if not.. what do you recommend?? Thank you!!

Ok so I have a Maximus VI Hero, but I absolutely love the look of the ROG armor on the Formula. I noticed on Newegg that both of the motherboards both have the same dimensions. Is there anywhere on the internet where I can purchase the armor separate from the motherboard so I can stick it on my...

i have amd radeon 6970 2gb 16gb ram and free space for 30 gb i want best graphics but when i play assassins creed 4 black flag it runs slowly explain me how to set those fxaa's and god rays and other graphic settings

Which is better for light gaming? (League of Legends) And can you make up some builds for which is better for $500-600 w/OS

Hello! This is my first post at Tom's and I was hoping to get some build ideas from people who know much more than I do. I have put together a build for around $2,500. I'd like you to critique my build. Also I'm trying to make it as future proof as possible. This build is strictly for gaming...

This is strange but the 5 GHz channel on my ASUS RT-N66U is weak when I am floor below from it is. Where as the 2 GHz band is full signal across the house. Any way I could fix this?

i have i7 4770

Hi guys, I have a Transcend 8GB Flash drive (http://img.dxcdn.com/productimages/sku_152304_4.jpg) I'm running Win8.1 x64. The flash drive had bootable Win7 on it, I used Rufus to format it. Now, my problem -- I accidentally plugged out the said flash flash drive when I was deleting its contents...

Hello. I had my cpu overclocked from uefi to 3.2 (from 2.6) using just the multiplier and it worked in windows for 6+ months and then one day I noticed its back to 2.6. It still works in linux though. AMD Athlon II x4 631 @ 2.6ghz ASRock a75m motherboard Motherboard settings were set to the...

My computer keeps shutting down and resetting itself, in particular when playing call of duty ghosts. When windows starts up again I get the "Windows has recovered from an unexpected shut down" message. I have windows search for a solution, but it cannot find anything. Here is my system...

Hey I have a Ultra ATX Switching Power Supply (win-500ps) And I know its kinda old? Will this work in newer Gaming Computers?

I built a system with my friend, and the first time we turned on the power supply some fans started to spin, then when we hit the power button the gpu fan started to spin as well, also the fan lit up on the case. However, there was never a signal to the monitor. We are very confused, as...

I just brought a new Motherboard and Amd and Ram. was plug in everything great at later 2 hr later i press turn on power on and Screen wont show up and everything where fans still on, I did reset CMOS and nothing happen and start heard Clicking 2 time a few sec and agian when i plug in 4 pin on...

Is it true that the 8350 is an OC version of the 8320? So getting an 8320 and a CPU cooler, then overclocking the CPU to 4 ghz is gonna be the same as getting the 8350, but cheaper?

i am planning to buy a new processor + board, the one i have shortlisted for my budget is A8 6600k. Please recommend a good low budget motherboard and will my existing 6570hd radeon work with a8 6600 as dual graphics, if not, which gpu would(A8 6600k has 8570hd integrated)?

Which graphics card would give me a solid 60fps in ALL games at 720p? I want to play all new and old games on ultra settings full of eye candy and stuff, on at least 60fps, the resolution will be 720p I thought about getting the new R9 270x or even an HD 7950, is that too much? I am also will...

So i just got 2 500gb Hdd's and i want to raid in raid0 for some extra speed but, im booting windows 7 from another hard drive thats not in the array, and i'm not sure if im doing something wrong, or if this just isnt possible, i can get the 2 to raid together but when i do that, my motherboard...

I got some ideas about laptop issues. I followed the following website is it right which issues are shown there? http://www.pakdefenderz.com/articles/common-faults-with-laptops/

I am in the process of upgrading my PC as its about time I upgrade some of my hardware. I have a general idea of what I want to get but I feel like there's always better advice I could receive before I made my final decision. Current PC specs: AMD FX(tm)-8120 Eight-Core Processor, 3100 Mhz, 4...

This question was also posted in dottorrent's excellent "The Power Supply Unit tier list." here: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html#12019045 I'm currently shopping for a PSU. This is my planned build...