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Hi i am wondering i am wanting to change out the cpu in it and was wondering whats a cheap but stable cpu for this machine or do i need to get a new motherboard also my budget is like 100 or less for the cpu

Hello. In my experience, even Windows XP running on a Intel Ivybridge CPU can show the correct model in the built in system information viewer, how? I believed the human readable model number should be determined by family and stepping number, so they have no way to show a future CPU model...

So I'm thinking of buying a new cpu and I have many offers,but I can't decide which one i should pick.I really want that 4690k,but i'm not sure if i will be able to overclock it on my Asus H81m-plus?I managed to overclock a g3258 up to 4.1 ghz on it. I can choose from used...

I'm building a new PC and I'm trying to pick out a GPU. I've been leaning towards a 1070 and I know that it will be more than sufficient, but I'm just wondering if a 1080 or 1080ti would last long enough to make it worth the extra $$$. I plan on gaming at 1080p 144hz, no vr or any of that. Any...

I recently ordered a Sennheiser G4ME one headset (it was on sale) and I just realize my laptop only has one Headphone jack. My laptop is Aspire V573PG.. I wonder If i could use it with one headphone jack or do i need to buy an adapter? Thanks in advance!

I have a Asus x502c Notebook but I'm having some problem getting it to work, at first it would just show a dark blue light up screen and 3 little lights (bulb, battery, trash can looking thing) so I seen I had to reboot the battery poking it with something sharp on the bottom and it took me to a...

I'm wanting to move my win10 to a 500gb/1tb WD Blue m.2 ssd from my Samsung Evo 850 250gb ssd. Any ideas?

I've been recently gifted with a "laptop"' which has an i3-6006U (2 GHz,3 MB L3 cache),intel hd graphics 520 and 4 gigs of "ddr4 ram". I want to known if i can barely run gta V on this (and also want to know if ddr4 will make a difference). I know its not made for gaming(for that,i have a pc...

Hi, I know there's lots of questions on this topic but so far I haven't found much specific to what I'm looking for. So I've had my current monitor for way too long (nearly 7 years old). I've recently built myself a gaming PC with a GTX 1080 which I have plans to possibly SLI in future...

Hi there, first off my setup: 3 BenQ Monitors, main one is the BenQ ZOWIE XL2411 144hz connected by DVI , and 2x 60hz BenQ Monitors connected by VGA > Display Port ryzen 7 1700@3500MHZ 16GBDDR4@2133 Nvidia GTX 1070 jetstream ( GPU drivers up to date ) DSL: 100mbit DL/UL As soon as i start the...

I about to begin upgrading my current PC, and I'm a little confused with the Intel i5 6700k compatibility with z270 motherboards. I am planning on getting the kaby lake Intel i5 6700k with the asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard. Will these work together and does this processor work with...

Here are my basic specs. Intel i5 6600 k GeForce 8 GB GTX 1070 ROG OC edition 16 GB corsair RAM Windows 10 I got very good results with games Like Rise of the tomb Raider, Battlefield 1 and the Metro Last light benchmark but GTA 5 Ran horribly on this computer am I creating some type of bottle...

Hey There For the last two years or so i have experienced consistent irritating performance issues with my PC.Specifically when i am playing a game such as Battlefield my card's usage is at 60% and will only go up in non demanding areas such as when i'm looking at the sky , however when i start...

So I'm not really a hardware kinda girl(err wasn't before this) so I figured if I got a new gpu I just swap it and I'm good right? So I order a GeForce 1070 and then I say "crap" cause I realized Alienware possibly has the Worst power supply in the history of electricity ever. So, I emergency...

I just got a 1070, new thermaltake case, new Samsung 2TB HDD, and a crucial 525MB SDD. I was switch them all over to the new case (along with my old 650W PSU, Corsair H60 water cooler, I5 cpu, and MSI 970a-g46 motherboard), and i plugged in my bootable usb, but im only being taken to shell menu...

I recently just switched out my gtx 960 for a new gtx 1070. the problem is that whenever I am playing a game it tries to stay at 60 fps so i end up getting around the same amount of frames no matter which graphics card i use. For example, when playing H1Z1: KOTK, on the old gpu i would get...

Hey guys, i am building a pc and i still have to wait a week for the final part, which is the graphics card... So i was wondering if i could run my pc to install windows, update the drivers and surf the web without a graphics card? I believe my MB has a built in graphics card or something? It's...

Hi! I'm using a Windows 7 x64 machine with a GeForce GT 640 and all was well until a driver update failed yesterday. Upon reboot, Windows reverted back to on-board graphics and I just can't seem to get the driver(any driver) working again. At first it seems to install fine, but when done...

Hello, new to Toms Hardware so excuse the bad thread etiquette, but im having a bit of an issue and its becoming quite ignoring. (could totally be a mistake on my end so help me out.) ..Decided to build a new PC .....grabbed all the parts .....Put it together everything seems to be working...

So I am planning to SLI my GTX 1070 (rog strix) after I get the 7700k because I am stuck on my i7 4790. Will my rig be able to nearly max out games with a 7700k with SLI 1070 in 5 years?

MOORE-PC-Thu_12_22_2016_234557_79.zip - Google Drive My pc is getting blue screens quite often and it doesn't matter what i am doing. I could be playing video games or I could be using google chrome, and it would still crash. I have brought the PC to two different computer repair stores, and...

I am upgrading my processor to one using Broadwell-E, and have to update my motherboard to do so. So, I downloaded the file from MSI's website, and only received a readme, and an HF0 file when I opened the .zip. What steps do I take past this point? I have a 4gb flash drive that is empty, and...

I have an unusual requirement for a graphics card. The usage will be text or still image display (no gaming). O/S is Windows 10. Available socket is PCIe 3.0, x16 electrical, x16 mechanical, and card must be full height, ½ length, and, can be no more than 0.7" thick (i e, cannot be double...

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/hZYdr7 This is the build I have decided on in the sugo sg13b. So far I have only purchased the CPU and PSU. I would like a quiet CPU cooler that fits in the case.

I have a 22inch 1080p monitor which is a HP compaq le2202x, is it worth it to upgrade to an IPS/PLS monitor 24"? TIA

My son wants this set up for Christmas... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008LZHBXU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478724853&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=gaming+pc&dpPl=1&dpID=51SOoST%2BU-L&ref=plSrch He is a serious gamer but that's seriously expensive and having read some of your...

Hi guys, I've got a problem. First of all my rig: Mobo MSI Z77A-G45 cpu i-5 3570K Ram 4x4gb 1600 gpu Palit Gtx 770 jetstream psu corsair 600w Now because I wanted to upgrade my graphics a little I bought an AMD R9 390X from asus...

So i decided to plug in my razer naga on my windows 10 desktop pc. It downloaded synapse when i plugged it in. I login and it goes to updating from razer synapse then goes to the menu with all the options and settings then goes back to screen that says updating. It keeps on spamming it and half...

Hi, when I go to start my computer it will turn on for 3-4 seconds (lights come on and fans spin) then it will die and repeat this process till I unplug it. I had this issue before but managed to fix it by unplugging and replugging the power cable from the motherboard however this hasn't worked...

I have a... EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Super Clocked Gaming ACX 2.0 6GB GDDR5 384bit PCI-E Graphics Card - https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Clocked-Graphic-06G-P4-4995-KR/dp/B00YDAYOK0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475664030&sr=8-1&keywords=EVGA%2BGeForce%2BGTX%2B980%2BTi%2B06G&th=1 And planning to...

Hey! So I've been told by many websites that i can't, but i can run Skyrim and ArmA 3 at low settings with decent fps, and Paladins at the highest settings with a solid 60 FPS. So here's my specs: -Video / Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 8400 -CPU: AMD A6-5200 APU with Radeon(TM) HD Graphics...

Hello, I'm considering overclocking my Intel Core 2 quad q8300 from 2.5 to 3 GHz on an Asus P5QL-CM motherboard. Do you think that i can achieve stability with the stock cooler?

Hello everyone, I've been trying multiple times to run Skyrim with 25+ mods and various ENB's at 50-60 frames. However, it seems that I'm at no avail as no matter what ENB preset I use I always seem to get low fps even with textures and shadows put on low. Furthermore, for as far as I am aware...

Mobo : MSI B75A-G43 RAM: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C10D3/4G * 2 CPU: I5-3570 GPU: Sapphire Radeon Rx 470 4Gb PSU: Chieftec CTG-500-80P So when i use my pc with the CPU's integrated graphics, and the video card not plugged the config work well. When i connect the vga and start to use that my...

So I built a new system for streaming games from my gaming PC. I was trying to attach a 3-pin splitter for 2 fans when one of the 3-pin male ends touched the case and it rebooted the PC. I powered the PC back on but the fan attached to the other male end would not spin. I ended up using a molex...

I was wondering if this build is decent to run games on high or max settings for the next few years. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LR628K Also, do you think the overclocking cpu and gpu are worth the extra 15-25$? Also, is it possible to transfer my old hard drive into a my new computer? Or will...

I installed a MSI gaming 1060 6gb and now most games either drop in frames and crash or crash in general and I can't find a solution so I'm asking here for help see if anyone can help me. i7-5820k MSI-7885 MSI gaming gtx 1060 High power model 600w hpg 600st f12s

So my windows start menu stopped working, I eventually got it fixed by reinstalling Windows apps. But before this I tried another fix where I had to download some files to fix it. I used the bottom fix on the fourth fix here...

I am Upgrading From AMD to Intel, replacing MOBO RAM CPU. Would i need to reinstall windows? Do i need my CD Key to reinstall windows (i dont have it anymore) Is factory reseting "reinstalling windows"? I just need the steps to upgrading my computer while keeping windows. Or could i just install...

Hello Guys, This is my system configuration: Motherboard : Z170 Pro4s RAM : 2 x 8 GB G-Skill DDR-4 RAM (2400 MHz) HDD : 1 TB Seagate Barracuda, 500 GB Seagate HDD Processor : i3 6100 (6th gen) PLEASE SUGGEST SUITABLE PSU. PLEASE DON'T GIVE ME CHART TO SELECT THE PSU I AM POOR IN THIS FIELD...