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Hello everyone, I was thinking about upgrading my CPU and my mobo this year, but I'm not sure if it's worth it or not. Here's my current config: - i5 4670k OC @4.4GHz (on air, super stable) - Asrock Z87 extreme 6 - 16 gb ram (can't remember what it is, but it's midrange, maybe 1600) - EVGA GX...

Which is better for gaming, a Intel Xeon Quad core 3Ghz, or a Intel Core 2 duo with 3Ghz?

Hi everyone, I have recently just build a new gaming pc for my bro, however I have been having a lot of issues with it. At first it didn't want to turn on and I couldn't understand why, I followed all the instructions given and i know power is going through my mob and cpu because it has turn...

Hi, please excuse my poor English as is not my first language. I'm having issues with my wifi connection. Currently, my s7 edge is running at 144mbps, old Surface RT running at 130mbps but my dell inspiron 14 5000 series 5459 and Oneplus 3 is only at 72.2mbps and the adapter Dell is using is...

I have an ac adapter but no battery for laptop will it turn on?

Should I buy a pre used i5 6500 or a new i5 7600k for gaming? Pre used cost 150 dollars and the new one is 250. Is there any diference in performance in games like Battlefield 1, Just Cause 3 and Watch dogs 2? Is it worth the extra 100 bucks? Thanks

Hope I have this in the right place. I've been working on a project and have run into a problem. I've encoded some files with Handbrake which output them as .m4v files. Is this a common file type that most devices will be able to play? I've loaded these onto a flash drive as a surprise gift, but...

Here are the specs: CPU: AMD 7400k GPU: MSI R7 250 OC RAM: 8 GB I looked on game debate and it says the CPU comes up short. I want to know if this is accurate or not.

Building a new PC for the first time in a long time and I don't recall coming across this before. My GPU has a spot for an 8-pin connector, my PSU's cable has two daisy chained 6+2 connectors with an 8-pin on the end. Is this for an SLI scenario, or does the GTX 1080 require the 8-pin in the GPU...

Hello, I just received my pc parts for my new gaming build today. Which consists of, Asus strix gtx 1080, asus maxiumus viii hero mobo, i7 7700k, 16gb corsair vengeance led 3200Mhz, 1tb samsung 850 evo ssd, deepcool genome rog watercooler case, corsair hx750i, benq zowie 27" 144hz monitor...

Everytime i go into the bios & restart I lose internet connection

Speedlink xeox pro wired vs wireless. which one will be good for playing pc games?

I have tried ipconfig /release, renew, and flushdns. Winsock and netsh as well. DHCP is connected. IPV4 settings are set to automatic.The external network adapter works. I am able to connect to another wifi, but not the one I want. It says connected, no network access. When I use the...

Since i dont want to always have something smoking all the time to test my case pressure when im gaming or when im not gaming. I was wondering of there was some kind of gadget or sensor i can buy to show me what kind of pressure i have in the case. Maybe something i can put inside the glass...

Will i have enough wattage for a GTX 1070? Should i change the PSU to a more reliable brand? Im considering buying a 700w. My PC Specs CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.80GHZ 6-Core with stock fan HDD: 1 TB 7200RPM Hard Drive Ram: 8GB DDR3 Optical Drive: 24X DVD ±RW Operating System: Genuine Windows...

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I'm currently running a pretty decent setup, I feel like my CPU is my bottleneck, but I'm suspect as to how much if any of an improvement I will experience in gaming getting a new one, as most games don't have great multicore performance to begin with,I have an AM3+ socket, and the biggest...

Hello everyone, i had bought this CPU a couple of years ago and i never overclocked it mainly cause i was afraid of frying the chip, even if you really have to try in order to mess it up. Anyway, i'll be upgrading my PC in a few weeks so might as well try to OC it, maybe i can get a Z170 with an...

Hi All, I'm a graphic designer trying to get into the VR world with HTC Vive. I'm looking for builds who can fit onto a mini itx case as I'm usually travelling. My main goals to achieve with this build is develop on Unity and also play games. I don't know if this is a realistic approaching...

This has been going on ever since around February - March this year, and I still do not know or understand the situation. When I am running two programs, such as both Google Chrome and Adobe Photoshop CC, or when I am gaming one of my PC games my computer would abruptly "freeze" like in every...

Hi Guys, I got hold of DECA core CPU (Xeon e5-2660-v3) today as someone sold me really cheap. I plan to make a home VMWare server and looking for optimal configuration. This processor supports DDR4 RAM. I don't want to spend a bomb on the build initially but want reasonable quality and...

hello folks I just want to play never games but my pc starting to lose its power with new games I'm wondering to buy new gpu like rx 470 or gtx 1050 TI when its come but it wont be a good pair with my pc parts now will I have a lot of issues with rx 470 or gtx 1050 ti I don't have much money for...

Which combo would be better for 1080p gaming? Also, what fps would I expect from both builds. Thank you.

Hello, I'm having an issue with my new case. =========================================================================== The case is a Corsair Spec 02 LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-SPEC-02-Tower-Gaming/dp/B00I0MKMG2 My motherboard model is MIB75R/MH_SG Manual...

I've been having Hard Drive issues - the drive not showing up (in BIOS or Windows), the drive showing up but not being able to read/write, that sort of stuff. The drive is a WD Black. I chucked in a WD Blue, and although it worked fine for a while, it eventually started behaving the same. The...

I have a motherboard that has only one PCI E x16 slot. This slot has 8 lanes in. Will the max power draw for this slot still 75W or will it be the lower 25W that PCI E x8 slots are limited to. (Note that the slot uses PCI E x8 2.0 technology). I am asking because I am looking to buy a GTX 750ti...

i play a lot of cs go and i want a good wireless headset with a good mic that can hear footsteps. im thinking of the razer man o war, any other suggestions?

Does this PSU good enough to run an old A10-5800K with HD6670 on Dual gpu ? The rest of the PC Components are : 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 1xWD Blue 1TB Sata 1x case fan I see there are 2 8-pin vga power pin and it also support new motherboard with 8-pin EPS cpu power, but i still need an opinion and im...

I'm planing to build a skylake desktop and I was wondering if I have to worry about getting a 6th gen intel processor compatible PSUs. I noticed some PSU advertise that they're "Engineered to support 6th generation and Skylake C6/C7 sleep states". Is this just marketing mumbo jumbo or does this...

Hi there, I'm just about to move in 150m(~500ft) from the institute where I study, and I would love to get some input on whether my plan to extend the university network to my house will work. Please bear in mind that I'm one of those cheap-ass students that try to do this with as much DIY as...

Hello everyone! So i wanted to get a liquid cooling system into my computer for my CPU and GPU. Just wanted to hear some of your guys recommendations. Case: vivo case-v02 Mobo: Crosshair V Formula Rev 1 CPU: FX-8350 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0 PSU: 650 watt (Cant remember...

ok so my new case fractal r5 has 2 fans in the case, and my old case rosewill challenger has 2 fans as well, the rosewill challenger has 2 fans with 9 fan blades each, one of them is working fine and the other one, one of the fan blades fell off so now there is only 8 fanblades on the one fan...

Hi All! I am looking for a laptop for gaming as well as heavy video editing. It should have the top regarding i7 proc, graphic card (Nvidia preferred) and 16gb RAM Does anyone has a top 3 of laptops matching the description above? Thank you so much!!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WFdnkL Cpu 4800MHz Case Corsair Carbide Spec 01

Let's say whenever I record gameplay I lose about 10 FPS. So if my FPS is 60 but with the loss of 10 it goes down to 50. What if I overclock my gpu to make up for the loss of FPS when recording so it can kind of give me a closer result to the actual FPS without recording, would that be close to...

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T4ZjTW) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/T4ZjTW/by_merchant/) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k) | $254.99...

Just wanted to share with the forum that I had issues with my graphics card playing World of Warcraft. For awhile i thought it was the graphics drivers from NVIDIA, but finally i decided to pull the card and check the GPU. It was smothered with thermal grease all overflowing like someone put a...

Hey everyone, Like the title states, I'm currently in the market to upgrade my Processor. Let me start off by saying that yes, I understand that there are other parts that could use upgrading as well, but as of right now, with all of the video editing and recording I've been doing, the...

Hello, I just finished setting up my new PC and my home network will not show up in networks to connect to. I've tried just about everything with no results. Thanks in advance.

Just ordered my new workstarion stuff and the salesman said would you like a free game? Yeah please laugh - never even seen a game and honestly no interest! As it seems to have a good set of 9/10 or 9.5/10 reviews can one sell these games. Apparently I will get a download key? If they are...