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My CPU (i7 6700K) is 45-63c while idling, is that normal? I have not applied thermal paste yet since i have only recently build it in

I have overclocked my ryzen 2600 to 4.0Ghz using 1.2375v in the BIOS. However, recently I saw that in CPU-z, HWInfo, HWMonitor that the Core voltage is shown as 1.232. The strange thing is that on idle in those programs say the core voltage is 1.232 when the cpu is idle or its usage is less than...

So my gpu a gtx 570 is going to p2 randomly and then it wont go either up to full clock or go down to idle clock, i have tested the usual suspects, temps, reinstalled drivers several times, downloaded programs to see if the perfcap reason was power but it keeps saying that its the gpu thinking...

Hi All, Just curious on my idle temp, my cpu is R3 1200 running at stock speed and cooler, an Asrock B350m mobo, RX 580 Nitro+, and 6 Case Fans. I wonder if my idle temp is quite high as shown above? understand the general idle temps for R3 1200 at stock is around 35-38 C and given my...

I would be very grateful if someone could get back to me soon about this as I was planning on ordering the parts this weekend. The parts are : Cpu - Ryzen 7 2700x Cpu Cooler - Corsair H100i V2(already purchased) Motherboard - ASRock X470 Taichi ATX Memory - Corasir vengeance LPX 16GB...

So I bought a hyperx revolution s. When I plug it in with the audio controller the mic sounds awful. But when I plug it in the audio jacks or whatever, the mic is great. I’ve tried all my usb ports

I’m setting up a newly built computer. When installing windows onto the nvme ssd I’m getting a error saying that I need to switch to a proper boot drive. I know for a fact installed windows correctly but it won’t let me boot from the drive. Idk what could be the problem. I have my boot...

Title says it. I'm a tech noob. thanks

Ok, so I got this old motherboard, replaced the cpu, now I got this message. The board posts but I get the message in the photo. And when I try to enter my bios, it’s just a black screen, no matter if I have a dgpu or igpu installed. The cpu is a intel celleron g850i believe. 4 gigs of ram no os...

i just bought this laptop and most of people told me its fine and games can run on it like normal fps and i just tried some games like league of legends with 30 fps its not even stable then i tried some other games like gta iv it tells me in the graphics that i can run the game with high fps (...

My PC does not receive input audio from a microphone. There are three audio inputs in my Acer TC-605 - none of them shows any activity at the audio settings when a mic is plugged in. I have all my audio drivers (Realtek) up to date. Each possible audio settings tab has been checked, with no...

Hi, this is my PC configuration: > Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 > PSU: 500W > Processor: AMD FX-4100 > RAM: 4GB (1600 MHz) > PCIe Slots: At least 1 PCIe 2.0 Slot > BIOS Mode: Legacy BIOS (NOT UEFI) > Operating System: Windows 10 I'm planning to buy a GTX 710 or 1030 or 1050 based on the...

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Hi everyone. I was wondering if I could get some help with some audio issues i'm having with my PC speakers. I currently own a pair of Logitech Z506 5.1 surround sound speakers. I also own an MSI Z97 Gaming 5 motherboard. The issue that I am having is that I am only receiving audio out of 2 of...

Im trying to port forward and for some reason none of them are working! I go to a port checker and it is still blocked. I have been trying to port forward through frontier. If you need any specific info, please just list them and ill send them!

Hey guys. A friend of mine wants to buy some corsair fans with 4-Pin PWM connectivity but he isn't sure about the compatibility. So can you tell me if these types of fans will be compatible with his motherboard? Thanks in advance.

So, I have a I5-7600K, and while looking through some stuff for my PC I noticed my PC's cores had odd numbering, instead of being 0,1,2,3 it goes 0,2,4,6. What does this mean? Is it possible that the I5 has hyper threading just not enabled?

Can I use 19.5v 4.82A power adapter on my speaker which needs 19v 3A?

I recently build my first pc and I have been having some issues with BSOD when booting. It usually happens during the first boot of the day or sometimes just at random when using the pc, but almost always on the first boot. I'll either get the "Memory managment" or "irql_less_or_not_equal" as...

I currently have WIN 10 on my main SSD, I am trying to boot from my USB which has WIN 10 on it however everytime I select it as my main boot method I always get send to WIN 10, it completely ignores the USB.

Hi i was just wondering what i can upgrade my laptops specs up to. I currently have a GeForce GTX 770M, a Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 2.40GHZ and 15.88 GB Ram.

Hello guys, I decided to oc my cpu. I'm currently reading here and there. I haven't touch anything and while loading the bios I saw some strange numbers. While everything is at stock and the cpu frequence multiplier is at 32 my vcore is at 1.320v but in cpu status I get 4.3 cpu frequency. I run...

I am planning to oveclock my ryzen 3 1200 but I am already getting 40-50°C, is this a good temp or not? Specs Ryzen 3 1200 Asrock ab350m pro 4 Amd hd6670 1gb ddr5 2×4gb crucial ddr4 Seasonic s12ii 520 watts

I purchased what was labelled as a PCIe SSD storage card , 128 Gig it doesnt fit my Lenovo motherboard PCIe slot The device has 8 + 16 pins each side of the connector . http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mini-16-32-60-128GB-SSD-F6M-mSATA-PCIe-SOLID-STATE-HARD-DRIVE-PC-Dell-Lenovo-HP-/263095714962? my...

I'm a person who brings there pc EVERYWHERE. Going to a case about 3 or 5 liters less saves a lot of space for me. I currently own a GTX 1070, which has been an awesome card, but sadly required me to stay at a 10 liter case (Silverstone sg13). I've been looking around at low profile gpu's, for a...

I have a headset that has one 3.5mm jack so I got myself an audio splitter dongle, yet it still won't detect or when it does there are lots of static. I tried both my front and rear audio ports as well as boosting my mic volume up but it won't work...

Hey guys, so I built my own gaming pc around november-december last year, and it was running smooth. But yesterday I noticed that my Hard Drive (WD Black 2tb) is not recognized on my pc. it didn't show on disk management either. I wasn't able to access my BIOS since I had fast boot on, so I...

Im trying to get the Blackwidow X on amazon but when I go to the blackwidow x on amazon it shows the first blackwidow. Ive been looking at videos on YouTube and they have a link to the keyboard on amazon but it shows the first one.

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: Asus B150I PRO GAMING/WIFI/AURA Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage...

My computer keeps turning off and restarting for no reason. I just built this thing a few day ago and it was working fine but now just yesterday it was giving me issues. Today I just try to browse the web and you can't even do that without it turning off and restarting. Help? Specs i3 6100 msi...

Hello all! I'm planning to buy my first dedicated Gaming PC. I've had laptops in the past (latest was Alienware 17), but I'm looking to get a powerful desktop! My goal is to have high current specs, but to also allow for future upgrades and modifications. I'm not terribly good at building from...

Recently I've upgraded my GPU to a GTX1080 from a GTX970 in order to play in 4K. While playing some of the more resource intensive games (Ark: Survival Evolved, Gears of War 4, and even The Forest), I started to suffer crashes where my computer would freeze with the audio stuck repeating...

I have two Titan X Pascal in SLI. I want a 4k 16:9 monitor and Gsync support ideally, but there are the ultra wide 21:9 screens. But they loose half there vertical resolution which I don't like. Now these usually curved 21:9 don't particularly appeal to me, but if they work great with modern FP...

My internet speed is 150Mbps but the router i have now locks at 40-50Mbps due to being old and trash. My PC i own has a 980Ti, i5-4690, 4x4GB RAM, and a GIGABYTE GA-H97-Gaming 3 motherboard. My NVIDIA and Windows says they recommend a 802.11n dual-band Wireless Router and the one below is one i...

It does show up in computer management but all options are grayed out except for "delete volume" and "help". I use it for media storage and usually keep it plugged into my Xbox One for watching movies. Haven't used it in a couple months. It's also not showing up when plugged into the Xbox or my...

Hi, I don't know much about Building computers or compatibility issues . my current build was prebuilt and bought in 2012. My current PC specs: CPU: Intel(r) core(tm) i7-3930k six core 3.20 ghz 12mb intel smart cashe lgA2011 OVERCLOCKABLE xxx fan: Corsair Hydro Series H55 All-In-One Liquid...

Hi All, My computer has died. When I turn it on the BIOS loads then says 'missing operating system'. I think the hard disk with the operating system has died? I have a separate internal hard drive which had all my important files (pictures ect) on it. What should I do? If I disconnect the drive...

Hello, I recently updated to the new Windows 10 Update and at first everything seemed fine. I continued to use Google Chrome but whenever I would search for things or open links, bookmarks .etc, the page would either take a ridiculous amount of time to load or I would be greeted with a...

My CPU has been overheating lately since the last Windows 10 and NVIDIA updates. Specifically I started running into trouble this past weekend after I was gaming on one monitor and watching Twitch on another, which I've done in the past before without issue. I was wondering if someone can help...

I have had my laptop for 2 years now and it has never failed on me. This morning i tried to enter my password but my laptop denied it. I have no idea why. I have tried other passwords that it may be but they don't work either. There is no option to reset password or change/create accounts and...