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  1. assassinslo

    HP Laptop not working after replacing dead motherboard

    I have this laptop HP Pavilion m6-1060sm and hot tea was spilled on it, so it was dead. When I pressed power button nothing happened in any case - dead. So I ordered new motherboard with the same HP Spare number (687229-001). I just replaced it and tested if it works. And here is what happened...
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    Custom Cooling For ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU II ?

    I need to remove my stock heatsink/cooler and replace with water a custom cooler The main reason for this is the card is just to wide for my case "Carbide 240AIR" What are my options when it comes to custom cooling for my GPU ? ASUS GTX 780 DC OC 2
  3. xConzs

    Battlefield 4- sudden low FPS?..

    Hey, I've got the newest version of the ASUS ROG GL552 laptop, about a week old, i7 processor with 12 gb RAM, 1 tb HDD, gtx 960m, etc. I was running at above 60 FPS easily yesterday at medium-high settings while playing BF4. But now I can't seem to get above 20-30, even on low settings. I think...
  4. K

    Hard drive problem

    Hello I am krishna, i have a problem with my hard disk. I updated the drivers and windows updates. The system got restart and showed as diagnosing, after that it showed scanning and repairing drive. It shiwed the same for a few hours. I shut the power off and switched On. Then it showed as...
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    Is this psu still good?

    I'm looking at SeaSonic x-650 PSU, is it still the tier 1 psu as it's listed in the tier list and is it solid for i7 6700k and gtx 1060/rx 480 + OC?
  6. D

    22 inch gsync or 120hz monitor?

    Is there a 22 inch monitor with gsync or 120hz refresh rate?
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    constant loop after bios upgrade. Can't get anywhere :(

    build: -AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor -ASUS R9270-DC2OC-2GD5 -MSI Gaming 970 motherboard -Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD -Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB -SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W - Rosewill Mid Tower Case - R5 Hey there guys! I was trying to update my bios from the Msi live updater which then...
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    Mobo and cpu swap question

    I currently have mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131647 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808 A friend recently gave me the following ( which will allow me to use the ran i won last fall old mobo can't) mobo...
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    Asus Anti-Surge problem when i try turn off my computer

    Hi I getting this error from bios: "Power supply surges detected during the previouspower on Asus Anti-Surge was triggered to protect systemfrom unstable powersupply init! Press F1 to run setup." It's important when this happening. I can play The Witcher 3 on high setting and it works perfect...
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    I am not a gamer; but I do like multiple screens for my office setup. How many screens will card support.There are 5 outputs.

    I am not a gamer; but I do like multiple screens for my office setup. How many screens will card support. There are 5 outputs.
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    What is a good but cheap ($90-$110) motherboard?

    I need this motherboard to work for an Intel i5 and NVIDIA GT 730 with a 500w power supply and 1TB of hard drive and 8gbs of RAM.
  12. M

    Black screen after format

    I have lenovo g550 laptop that had windows 7, i format the computer to win10 which causes the following things. I see lenovo logo ,and the screen work.then, before i see the windows logo i see black screen witout mouse for 20-40 minutes, and then windows logo and the computer work fine. It...
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    Can a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPU run 4K games at 144hz?

    So I'm thinking of upgrading from my MSI 970 to a 1080 in the future in order to play games in 4K, and in the trailer for the 1080 it does state that the card will be able to run games at 4k 120hz. However, I would like to know if it will be capable of running games at 4k 144hz? This may seem...
  14. O

    Should i change anything from this build ?

    This is the build i'm at the moment planning on getting in a few months. There is no GPU for now, because i'm waiting to see the newer GPU's performance. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Zt8ZLD
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    Graphics Card Opinions

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BXJH9W That is the current build I am going for, but before I dedicate to it I wanted to know some external opinions on it. Im not really going for 2k or 4k Mainly b/c I dont know enough about it, or how to go about it. Also I am completly on the fence about the...
  16. Q

    Question About "Can You Run It"

    On Can You Run It it says that I have 465mb of dedicated video ram, but on my system settings it says 512mb.... *confusion*
  17. K

    GTX 960 overclocking please help

    I'm currently overclocking my G1 gaming edition 960, and with +105 on the core clock I get a 1552 MHz boost clock in games but If I go any higher I get instability i.e. crashes every once and a while, but no artifacts. I'm running at the max voltage at 1.25 but my temps are absolutely fantastic...
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    Upgrading my standard motherboard to a gaming motherboard.

    Recently, i have upgraded my motherboard msi 970 gaming motherboard but which supports upto 32 gb ddr3 ram. But later what i found that there are ddr4 motherboards are available in the market with almost the same price. I want to know that does ddr4 ram are more effective and performer than ddr...
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    if the system locks up (freezed) and i hard shut it down by holding the power button

    for 5 seconds will that cause damage to my hdds ? I have 2 tb wester digital black 1 tb blue western digital 2 tb green wester digital Samsung ssd 850 evo 250 GB
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    Enabling XMP on Gigabyte X99-SLI causes boot failure

    Hey, Just for starters, I looked up a lot of possible solutions for this (including many threads on these forums) and found none that worked for me. Possibly relevant Specs: CPU - I7 5930k @ 3.5GHz (turbo 4.0, 1.2V), 32GB 3200MHz G.Skill Trident RAM, X99-SLI 2011-3 Motherboard. So I recently...
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    Dell U2414H or Samsung S24D590PL for a 1080p IPS monitor?

    Hi, I'm going to buy a monitor tomorrow and I'm currently debating between the 2 monitors at the title. My choices are pretty limited because the local stores where I live don't have a lot of options. Does the Dell offer any advantages over the Samsung besides being able to adjust height...
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    BSOD caused by ndis.sys, NETIO.SYS and ntoskrnl.exe

    http:// Pictures of dmp This has been a problem for 2 weeks now, I've have updated drivers, refreshed Win10, reinstalled win10 and I keep get bsod bad_pool_caller and the problem is these ndis.sys, NETIO.SYS and ntoskrnl.exe. I don't know what else to do. Help would be appreciated, Thanks.
  23. M

    Not sure what cable to use for car stereo.

    Hey guys, just bought a new car that came with a stereo with an interesting port that i can't seem to find anything about. When i plug JUST an aux cable in half the channels aren't there but when i use the provided adapter everything is fine. I can't use the provided adapter for my phone since...
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    CrossFire R7 370 or a GTX 970 (or similar price range card)

    It's been awhile since I was able to afford a nice new XFX R7 370 4GB (I used to have a Asus HD 7770 2GB for about 2 years) and now I'm wondering if it's best to purchase another one for CrossFire or save up my money for a higher end card. Please keep in mind that my current income is very...
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    M.2 SSD is not detected in BIOS nor OS

    Hi I recently bought a new PC, everything works fine, currently its using the HDD to run, but the main idea was to use a Samsung 850 EVO 256 GB M.2 SSD for the main drive. The MoBo I bought is this one: https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/H170I-PRO-AC.html#hero-overview The problem is that the...
  26. Q

    Looking for new pair of headphones.

    So my computer headphone's left side just snapped, don't ask me how it just randomly happened yesterday. I was using a steelseries H wireless and now i'm pretty much used to wireless. Got three choices atm and was hoping to ask for advice which one: Logitech G933 Wireless CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER...
  27. djreedj

    best antivirus and

    hey i have been with avast for a few years now (the free version) and was wondering what the best one is if i should upgrade to paid or leave it as is. Also i dont have any malware bites because I think you have to pay for that too after like 20 days. I have windows firewall and avast right...
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    Cant Install Win: Two common errors

    Hello tech guys. I'm trying to reinstall my win 7.(from DVD) Firstly i was faced with this error 0xc00000e9 and for fixing it i've tryied the following: 1. running chkdsk c: from win comand. also ran chkdsk c:/f , chkdsk c:/r 2. changing from bios AHCI into IDE ( that resulting intro BSOD and i...
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    Where to store what on SSDs?

    Hello, I would like some advice on something regarding SSDs. I currently have a 120gb OCZ Vertex 3.20 (purchased in 2013) with operating system, applications, and one or two games on it. A 1 TB Seagate drive stores all the rest of my stuff (VMWare and other programs for school, and a lot of...
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    Bsod bsod bsod so many bsods!!

    Hey guys! Since i bought a new case for my pc ,i've had a lot of bsods ,I refuse to think it's the pc case but I don't know how,i've downloaded a program named Bluescreenviewer and here are the errors,they are bugging me out and annoying me whenever i'm doing my work or just playing they occur...
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    Good z170 budget mobo?

    Is the z170 hd3 a good mobo? msi z170 pc mate? or should i get a different one? I want to overclock the i5 6400. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.88 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM...
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    Fan spins for a second and then stops

    I have an r9 270x Toxic and i just noticed that one of the three fans doesn't spin. When the computer starts up all the fans start to spin, then stop and start spinning again. But the second time they start spinning one of them just doesn't do anything. Since it spins for at least one second I'm...
  33. UbieAnton

    Best Laptop for watching movies full HD

    My mother is in need of a new computer to watch movies on a large screen tv. She uses streaming websites on internet and plugs the laptop into the tv with HDMI. She does never download any movie or serie. She also like to browse shopping websites and buying stuff. Thats pretty much the only 2...
  34. A

    How do I get a wired computer communicate to a wireless printer to print?

    My laptop crashed so I am using a desktop computer. I just purchased a new wireless printer. The new printer will not print anything from the computer. It will print reports about itself but nothing else. I have tried everything short of calling HP.
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    Which hard disk hd to choose? 5400 rpm Blue WD vs 7200

    Hello, Could you please give me some advice on choosing my new hard drive? I'm choosing WD for it's reputation as a reliable hard drive manufacturer with a low doa and other failures rate. But in the last months the company merged the Blue and Green series into just one. The thing is that now...
  36. S

    new graphics card problem

    Hello :) .i just bought a pc that has an intel core2quad cpu 2.5 ghz,4 gb of ram and an nvidia quadro fx380 512 gfx card and windouws 7 ultimate 32 bit..my cousin gave me a geforce gt 210 1gb 64 bit,so i changed my old gfx card with the new one...and when i booted up the pc it kept making...
  37. J

    Scavenging PC parts

    Hopefully this is the right place to ask this question as this is more of an info gathering post. If it's the appropriate place for this, the actual request will come a bit later. I am pretty new at this, but I have 2 PC's that were built 2-3 years ago and I was thinking of scavenging the best...
  38. R

    Low D3D and FPS Dirt Rally

    Hi guys, i have intel i5 4690k, 8gb of corsair pro ram and msi r9 280x twin frozer... the issue i got into is: when i start up Dirt Rally my cpu usage is 50-57% and Gpu D3D 70-90, but after driving 1 track gpu usage gets smaller, and also fps gets smaller, after 2 tracks its about to lag already...
  39. S

    Nvidia Control Panel Constantly Crashes

    I just installed SLI GTX 970 GPUs. I uninstalled my AMD drivers, restarted, installed the Nvidia drivers, and restarted. However, whenever I go in to "Manage 3D Settings" the control panel crashes. I've reinstalled the display drivers 3 times, doing a complete fresh install the previous...
  40. H

    The problem: Motherboard or CPU?

    So, I've been playing The Old Republic pretty frequently for the last two weeks. The first week was fine, no issues. This last week, however, my computer would randomly crash during playtime. The kind of crash where I would hear a single tone from the PC, and the monitor would display a solid...