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  1. I

    Question Gigabyte motherboard usb problems

    So I have the Z390 AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.0) Previously, available from the gigabyte website, was "On/Off Charge™ / On/Off Charge™ 2" as well as "USB TurboCharger". It's an application that I could use for voltage regulation on plugged in phones, devices, etc for fast charging. Now after a...
  2. Diesel_.

    Question can't get windows installer started

    Hey! I'm having issues with my MSI MS-9661 Speedster2 mobo. I have an USB, which may be bad, but its getting recognised by the mobo, starts up fine, in bios i select the usb to start from. Pc starts up again, press key to start from usb.. ok , i press it, but then a little _ is flashing in the...
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    [SOLVED] Blue screen when installing windows on new PC with a USB

    So I recently put together my first build for a gaming PC. It works fine, it loads into the bios and such. When I attempted to install windows 10 onto it via a USB stick, it kept giving me errors once it starts the set up. the first was error 0x8007025D. I deleted and then reinstalled the...
  4. fall3n

    [SOLVED] Installer cannot use peripherals

    Motherboard: Z390 DESIGNARE CPU: i7 8700K Graphics Card: RX 580 Armor I just built a PC and now I am installing Windows 7. I boot the PC and press f12 for the boot menu and I see the following: View: https://imgur.com/p8RF2J7 I then select the third option (the first two options don’t...
  5. fall3n

    [SOLVED] Black Screen with Blinking Cursor... bad USB?

    I just finished building a PC and am now trying to install windows 10. I created a bootable USB on my Mac twice with two different methods but when I try to boot from the USB on the new PC shows the BIOS, I select the USB as the boot device and then it just shows a black screen with no text but...
  6. patsisrael

    Question Office 365 ProPlus won't install

    Hi. My Office won't install and instead gets stuck at "We're getting things ready" splash screen and I tried almost every solution I found on the internet. I have an Office 365 Subscription that came with my University account, which is the one I used to download the installer for Office. I...
  7. R

    Question Cheapest, minimal option for DIY media server

    Afternoon, Recently I grew tired of loading my media on an external harddisk on my laptop and hooking it up on one of my TV's in order to watch the media or bringing it with me. I've looked into Synology NAS solutions but I've always thought that a more powerful compact system could be made...
  8. J

    Using my dedicated GPU for 4K TV instead of integrated graphics

    Hi, I have a laptop with an i7-6500U (which comes with HD 520 graphics, I believe) and a 940M. I tried connecting it to my 4K TV, which I use for my PS4, a few days ago, but it was kind of fuzzy and there was obvious lag. The refresh rate was capped at 30hz, however and I thought that might be...
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    Problem installing Windows 10

    Hello I have a problem with my laptop toshiba what I install Windows 10 it me but an error message your computer to restart unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error The installation of Windows can not do not continue to continue installing Windows click ok to restart the computer and...
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    [SOLVED] How would I reinstall windows on a new PC?

    Right, so I'm reusing parts from my current PC, and I'm really just concerned about what I should actually DO when my new parts arrive and I put them all together. I'm currently using the PC with Windows 10 on it. My PC was custom pre-built however it came with the disc for Windows 8 which is...
  11. V

    GTX 780 failing after installing drivers

    I bought second hand GTX 780. My rig: Asus m5a78l Quad-core 3.3ghz 650w 11gb ram sata 500hdd Had GTX 560 but USB shorted and card stop working hence the upgrade. After I instal drivers on 780 the screen goes to 600x480 and 16 colors.trying to change em.there is an warning by res.that my screen...
  12. K

    DO SD card readers on laptops support the same read/write speeds ?

    Or are there differences ? Also, what is the maximum read/write speed I can get by buying a fast SD card and plunging it into my laptop's SD card reader ? How will the performance be compared to a SATA2 SSD ? Many Thanks
  13. T

    Optimizing cooling question.

    So I’ve got an i5 2500k and a hyper 212 evo (I’ve attached pictures) the cooler is mounted facing the rear of the case with an exhaust fan pulling the air out. My question is is my setup ideal? Or is there a way to push the air thru the cooler rather than pull I tried but my ram gets in the way...
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    No boot priority list in Aorus z390 Master bios

    I just built a new rig with the Aorus z390 Master. Have a Samsung 850 1tb SSD on SATA 0. All connections are fine. The SSD is recognized correctly in the SATA Config screen in bios, but absent in the boot priority list. Was going to try and load windows 10 from a portable USB drive, but that...
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    [SOLVED] Unable to use Abit µGuru/OC Guru with modded Xeon X5450 on LGA 775 board

    Hello everyone. Until yesterday, I was running an overclocked Core2Duo E6750 on a Abit IP35 pro mainboard (LGA 775, P35 chipset, latest BIOS). I love my setup and wanted to give it a little boost using a Core2Quad when I read about the Xeon mod which would allow me to install a LGA 771 Xeon on...
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    [SOLVED] fx-8350 with swiftech h220x reaching 80C temps?!

    My fx-8350 seems way too hot for having a water cooler installed. At idle it's usually around 26-32C. But after a couple minutes of prime95 it gets to almost 80C which I then stop, because that just seems way too high. I recently drained and refilled the coolant with distilled and added an ssd...
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    CPU for CAD SOLIDWORKS 2600X VS I5 9600K OR I5 8600

    Hi Guys I am in kind of a tight budget, to build a ok machine for cad work . Is mainly for Solidworks , most of the time creating isolated parts , sometimes work with SimulationXpress and FloXpress , some MS Office work and web browsing . Getting a i7 would strain my budget , plus in my...
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    [SOLVED] Did I get unlucky with my i9 9900k?

    I have an i9 9900k on a Gigabyte z390 Aurus Pro wifi board. Just to hit 4.8 on all 8 cores I need V core set to 1.315. This seems insanely high to me since people are reporting 5hz with that vcore. At stock clocks, i can't pass stress testing with anything under 1.3. Do I just have a "slow" chip?
  19. B

    [SOLVED] TV tuner card

    But sir my TV tuner card to old and it was also work on win7
  20. Dark Soul

    Looking for new gaming headset

    Hey all, so I love my Kingston Cloud Hyper X 2's but theyre starting to decrease in quality. I have the warrently with Best Buy and im still under my two year plan so I can still get 110 dollars towards a new headset. I'm willing to spend up to 150 on a new headset but I'm not sure which to go...
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    Asus H81M-C And GT 1030

    Is it compatible?
  22. E

    Buying own laptop for first time and I don't know what to do

    Hello, I am currently looking for a replacement for my HP g6 that I was given. I have never bought a laptop in my life and to be honest it is very confusing. 1. What is your budget? $1,000 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 14" is ideal, but it really depends on...
  23. T

    Laptop prompts me to use charger when booting and does strange noise

    So im gonna explain in detail the situation- the other day i wanted to turn off my laptop(asus rog gl503 windows 10) and when it said ,,shutting down,, on the screen, it suddenly sent me back to my desktop screen. It wasnt a restart because the screen didnt even go black and it kept doing the...
  24. A

    What is directx sdk?

    what is directx sdk? and why its called sdk when its not work like development kit program like android sdk?
  25. G

    r9 290 black screen fix?

    My r9 290 always crashes to a black screen when no matter what i am doing 20-40mins after booting up. It happens faster when i play games. I find that if I put my computer to sleep every 20mins or so I can prevent the crash for the next 30mins or so. Does anyone know why this may be happening or...
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    PC Restarts Under Load

    My System: FX8350 Stock Clocks with a Hyper 412S GTX970 Strix No OC 16GB 4x4 HyperX Savage 990FX Fatality Motherboard Inter Tech Argus 620W PSU 1TB WD Blue This never occurred until today. So i got The Crew 2 today and i after i downlloaded it i instantly jumped into it and ran it on max...
  27. vlad.soroceanu

    Why Is My Gaming Rig Not up for the Task?

    Hi, My gaming rig is probably 4 years old and obviously is bit outdated, but I always assumed that most of the brunt is taken by the GPU and as such I expected to get some good visuals from most games. Thing is I don't remember ever getting amazing visuals from my rig for most games. Some...
  28. AndrewFreedman

    Fortnite for Android Launches Exclusively on Samsung Devices

    Fortnite on Android will start as an exclusive on Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets. Fortnite for Android Launches Exclusively on Samsung Devices : Read more
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    Mobo Recommendation for AM3+/M.2 SSD

    So I currently have a asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 w/ AMD 8350 FX and 32GB RAM with a few SATA based SSD's in it and it works pretty good for the most part. From what I gather it does not support Booting an M.2 SSD. Im looking at getting a EVO 960 or 970 M.2 and am looking for a mobo that will...
  30. M

    Rise of the Tomb Raider not allowing 144hz

    Im Currently running an asus xg27vq it says whenever I check that my monitor is running in 144hz, I have an i7 5930k not oc and a r9 290 4gb of ggdr5. So now when I goto boot Rise of the Tombraider and go into setting i'll enable exclusive fullscreen (So i can change refresh rates) and set the...
  31. A

    Is This a good budget system?

    Is This a good system ? I5 3470 12gb ram gtx1050 ti
  32. crxsi71

    What Happened to my questions that were answered?

    I posted questions regarding buying components and building my own pc and now they've disappeared? I also had a question answered about my gtx 98oti and its gone as well?
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    What's the max RAM that the ASUS ROG GL702vm can support.

    I for some reason got 8 GB of ram instead of 16 GB that you are supposed to, thats why i've been searching for an upgrade. Asus's official site says 2x16 @2133 MHz And it seems true since for most people that did a ram upgrade it was the only option. And I wouldn't even question it if it wasn't...
  34. M

    Giving a new life to my old system

    Hi everyone, I just got my system back and I'm looking to give it a new life by getting a new CPU, Motherboard and RAM trio. It's going to be for casual gaming and music production. I'm keeping some parts of the old setup since I'm on a budget. I'm looking for the best performance for the...
  35. C

    AIO pump issue

    Hi So i got an upgrade pack for my pc. That included a AIO Corsair H55 watercooling system. The thing is that it works, temps are fine, but the pump has a strange quite loud buzzing sound coming from it. So I contacted Corsair, but got no reply. I feel it might be a bad pump? Or about to go...
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    can a gtx 750 ti fit in my acer veriton m670g?

    basically, i found a really cheap msi gtx 750 ti for 105 euros. heres how my acer veriton motherboard looks like, http://prntscr.com/j8motb I currently have a gt 710. Here's how the gtx 750 ti i want to buy looks like http://prntscr.com/j8n7nr Please let me know!
  37. S

    Strange error disk 153 in event viewer

    Hi all. First of all, sorry for my bad english. Let me explain what's happening on my computer... from dec 2017, event viewer started to be flooded by several error 153 disk entries on my WD Blue that i bought on august 2017. I tried to switch Sata port on the motherboard... and cables too...
  38. P

    all my pictures dissapeared. but not the folders [Windows XP]

    good morning. i save my pics along the time in a lot of diferents folders. But, now are all folders empty. Please, help me. Thanks
  39. R

    Are either of these GPU's compatible with my CPU and motherboard?

    My CPU: https://ark.intel.com/products/69116/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G645-3M-Cache-2_90-GHz My motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Motherboard-11061-1-48-3GX01-011/dp/B015ZVHQS2 The R9 270 and GTX 1050/GTX 1050Ti are the graphics card's in question, are either or both of them...
  40. J

    Laptop keeps restarting

    I have the Asus E200 and I did a recovery redstart to wipe everything on my laptop. I left it over night to do so. I woke up and it said it had failed and so I clicked cancel. I closed the laptop. Opened back up and some black screen with white writing come up which I can’t remember what it said...