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    [SOLVED] Motherboard trying to use internal graphics instead of the discreet graphics card

    In my BIOS, I pressed an option that said "Load Optimised Defaults". Ever since, my PC has just had a black screen whenever I try to boot it up and my monitor says no signal. I tried to swap out the graphics card for another, but the same thing happened. I used the CMOS jumper and removed my...
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    Question Motherboard don't recognize cpu fan (laptop)

    Hello, I have a Lenovo G550 laptop (a little old, I know). Last month I realized that the cpu temp was going up to 100ºC because the fan wasn't working. The problem: when I turn on the laptop, the cpu fan spins for 3 sec, than stops., everything ok. But after that it remains off, even with...
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    [SOLVED] Metal screw contacted fan controller 4 pin port and it doesn't seem to work anymore

    I was jumping my alphacool pump and radiator from my motherboard using a 24 pin jumper. I had my pump plugged into the fan controller which still had the mounting bracket attached to it and since the power cord wasn't very long I had to prop it up close to the fan controller. The screw sticking...
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    [SOLVED] GA35DX attempting to reset bios to factory *SOLVED*

    I have: ROG Strix GA35 I changed something in bios and now there is no display. Lights on, fan on, no beeps, solid orange on mother board plus the dancing lights dance. No display from the onboard either. I've tried hitting del etc even though there's no visible prompt to do so. I'd like to...
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    Question ARGB STRIP touched motherboard (msi meg z390 ace) and it turned it off.

    So, i just bought a new mobo, and my tech services installed it and gifted me a ARGB strip This side: https:// bit. ly/ 3hjys4n touched one of those 4 pins of my MOBO: https:// gyazo. com / ae87fccebff2d091f905b5d85ec2e773 And my pc turned off, i have been using it since then no problem.. but im...
  6. Gulmorg

    Question Should i jump my board?

    So, i've a plan to do an upgrade from i5 3330 to i7 3770 with the same motherboard from i5 3330, my friend tell me that i should jump my board with Jumper before i install a new CPU. My question is it is necessary to do so?
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    [SOLVED] Desktop PC only works when cell is taken off and on

    Hi, I'm having a problem with my desktop computer. Motherboard Intel DX58S0, CPU Intel i7 930, 4 x 2 GB DDR3 (1333 MHz) I turn it on but whenever I turn it off, I discovered that I had to take off the cell or battery (the silver circle one) and put it on again for the computer to turn on. I...
  8. LlamaKing

    Question unusual problem... mobo starts only when PSU is jumpered?

    hey all, noob PC builder here. specs: Ryzen 2600 G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (only stuck in one for most basic procedure) EVGA 500 Watt PSU MSI b450 Gaming Plus I have this unusual problem. So I have an EVGA 500 Watt PSU. Paperclip test works. But sticking the 20+4 Pin into my MSI b450 Gaming Plus...
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    Question Something weird with my ram

    I bought a F4-3200C14D-16GFX (GSkill Flare X 2x8gb , cl14, 3200mhz) kit last year and one of the two memory modules in seems to have stopped working. When i boot with both modules on, i only get 8gb available whereas the other 8gb are listed as hardware reserved on windows resource manager. When...
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    Connection of aio ti motherboard

    Hi guys i have a thermaltake riing RGB edition and a motherboard Asus TUF z370 gaming plus.It's the First Time i Mount an aio system and i don't know where to put the cable of the fans and the One of the pump.Can You help me?
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    [SOLVED] Overclocking - System unstable - plz help!

    Hello there! So, i got myself a new System with the following specs: Asus ROG Maximus Hero XI Intel I9 9900k 32 GB-Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (4 x 8 GB) Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080ti When i played Battlefield 5 on Ultra, DX12, FutureFrameRendering=OFF on 1440p, i got around 100-144+ fps -...
  12. ceriumin

    No space for SSD

    I am planning on buying an ssd and came to a problem that i have no space in my drive tray and need to figure out how i could free space or a different approach such as external ssd?
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    Do these parts work together, and what motherboard should I use?

    These are the only pieces I am buying and want to know if they work together so far and what motherboard I can also add to it that would be under $85, it says for the CPU and RAM may not be compatible unless I do something. Can I still use these pieces and not have to configure anything? And...
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    Dark spot on back of cpu

    My P.C. wont post. After taking it apart to reseat the cpu I noticed a darkspot on the bottom of the CPU. I thought is was thermal paste but after wiping it with alcohol nothing happened. What is this. https://imgur.com/a/Szv573t Specs I5 7600k Rx 470 Msi z270i bulldog 16 GB ddr4 adata 2400mhz
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    PC won't boot with a graphics card installed

    My PC won't boot with a graphics crad installed, however it works fine with integrated graphics. Specs: CPU - Core i3 2100 RAM - 3GB MB - Acer Aspire M3920 PSU - 400W GPU - Radeon R7 260X OS - Win10Pro GPU works on other PC's. On my PC on boot with GPU there is no post codes, the fan on the...
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    z68 + i7-2600k.... can this combo run a game 2018 with overclocking?

    Hi guys I have an AsRock z68 extreme 4 gen 3 mobo (2012 or something?) paired with an I7-2600k..... If I buy a $100 cpu cooler, overclock that chip to 4. something hopefully good GHz, get two sticks of ram that will go to the boards overclocked allowed 2100MHz, add an ssd, and lastly( I know...
  17. Andyus86

    Vega 56: nitro+ or ROG strix?

    Hi, as title said i don't know which one to get between these 2 cards. Price is almost the same, i want to know if possibile which one is more "solid" and had better heatsink, so the most efficent card. Thanks in Advance for a any tips.
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    Is My GPU Dead?

    Okay so i was trying my setup in a new case and i had everything hooked up I turned on the pc and there was no display the little green light on my gpu is on and the fan spins everything else works but I have no display. I tried on-board video and it works but I get no display with my Gpu. It...
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    Need help choosing a monitor!

    This site is quite known in my country for all sorts of stuff, I've been looking for a monitor on here for quite a while but have no idea what to choose. It would be thoroughly appreciated if someone could help me find the best monitor under 110 euros. I'll be gaming and doing light photoshop...
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    Send & Receive SMS messages natively in windows 10

    how can I send and receive SMS messages natively in windows 10 ie. with out any third party apps, (and preferably without using Cortana) thnx! James
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    My ethernet cable is slower than my wifi

    I used an usb wifi adapter for my desptop pc and got around 5.46 mbit/s and when it decided to die I got an Ethernet cable I only got around 1.50 to 2.80 mbit/s I checked multiple times with ooklas speedtest so any tips?
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    Gaming Laptop Recommendation (Witcher 3 Max Settings, Ok Battery Life, & 6 Pounds Or Less)

    Gaming Laptop Recommendation I would use this for Witcher 3 GOTY Edition Max Settings & College (Ok Battery Life & 6 pounds or less). (Is Nvidia GTX 1060m, i7-7700HQ, & 16gb DDR4 2400mhz enough?) Thank you for any help and consideration for this, I would greatly appreciate any help. Best...
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    PC speakers or mini HIFI sistem

    looking for speakers for my pc, can't decide if it's better to go for those small pc speakers or for the larger hifi speakers. budget is 200$
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    My PC randomly reboots and now sometimes displays "missing memory" error

    My PC was bought maybe 3 and a half years ago if I remember correctly and has been sporadically rebooting on random occasions since the first day. I turned it in for reparation but they sent it back with the comment that they couldn't find any issues. Since the reboots have always been rare...
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    Okay then this

    Союз нерушимый республик свободных. Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов. Единый, могучий Советский Союз! Славься, Отечество наше свободное, Дружбы, народов надежный оплот! Знамя советское, знамя народное. Пусть от победы, к победе ведет!
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    4 BSOD's in less than 30 minutes

    I know some will ask me if my drivers are up to date. As far as I know, they all are. I know others may ask me if I've overclocked or made it recent hardware changes. I have not. This build is almost brand new as I built it right before November 2017. The ONLY hardware change(if this can even be...
  27. kewlguy239

    Latest Dell XPS 13 Laptop Sports Kaby Lake-R, New Cooling

    Dell unveiled its newest version of the XPS 13 laptop, touting a new thermal design, an even thinner and lighter chassis, and Intel 8th generation processors. Latest Dell XPS 13 Laptop Sports Kaby Lake-R, New Cooling : Read more
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    Should I buy the Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7, or keep the Asus Z97-a I already have?

    Should I buy the Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7, or keep the Asus Z97-a I already have? Any help is nice. i don't care if it only helps a little bit with the performance, I'm just trying to get the most with my all out build.
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    Need help with upgrades

    So I bought a prebuilt system from Lenovo and it came with a AMD A10-7800 APU which i upgraded by added a gtx 750 to the system. It has 12gb of ddr3 ram but the power supply is bad with only 170 watts. I want to know what to upgrade to. I want to buy a new motherboard and get a i3-7100 with a...
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    Question about voltages when overclocking

    Hi so I'm overclocking my i5-3570k and seem to have it stable at 4.5 GHz with a +0.035 V offset. The only issue is that I'm trying to research what other people have been able to achieve with the same CPU and lots of them have the raw voltage instead of the offset. I've tried to use CPU-Z to...
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    Old nordmende 1980 video cable

    I need help finding a cable to connect my 80’s vhs camcorder to the tv. Here’s a picture [/URL][/img]
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    my laptop toshiba l55t b5334 comes on then goes to this enter password screen

    my toshiba laptop comes but the goes to this password screen and don't know how to unlock
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    Can anyone do better for around $1,000

    I've been researching for awhile. Looking to build my first gaming pc. And i can came up with this build for about $1,100 I5-8600k Cooler master master liquid 240 CPU cooler Asrock z370 pro 4 G skill ripsaw V ddr4 3000 2x8gb Sea gate 7200 rpm 2tb Evga 1060 6gb SC gaming Cooler master master...
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    All kinds of BSOD - I don't think it's RAM

    I'm a little stuck with this one...I got a BSOD after trying to (safely) shutdown the PC. I think it said Update and shutdown - but I never got far enough to see if it was actually updating. I now get constant BSOD at different boot stages. Either before getting to login screen, or moments...
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    165 Hz 1440p -or- GTX 1080 - Which would be best?

    Here are my specs as it stands: Intel i7 6700K CPU ASUS Z170-E Motherboard EVGA GeForce GTX 980 (4 GB) 1920x1080p @ 60Hz primary monitor 1280x1020p @ 60Hz second monitor My plan if I get the monitor is to replace the current primary monitor with it and remove the old second monitor. The main...
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    GTA 5 Installation

    Hi there, I purchased a physical copy GTA 5 today, after having installed all the 7 disks including the required download. Full size after installation 65GB, I played the game for a little while and everything was fine. Today I launched the game to continue playing and before the game could...
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    'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' Dev Isn't Happy About 'Fornite: Battle Royale'

    The company released a statement today in which it slammed Epic Games' decision to enter the "battle royale" market with the aptly named "Fortnite: Battle Royale." 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' Dev Isn't Happy About 'Fornite: Battle Royale' : Read more
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    Will I still have 75Hz?

    So I am getting a new graphics card soon and my 1080p monitor only gets 75hz at 1280x720 and other lower resolutions with A VGA connection. Does buying an active converter actually help keep it at 75hz? Please offer me some options
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    Rate my Laptop

    HI I am getting a new laptop this week, I want to know what you think of my specs: Intel i5 7300HQ 3.5ghz Nvidia Geforce 1050 ti 4gb 8GB 0f DDR4 ram 1 TB Hardrive
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    ASRock z97 extreme9 cannot fit more than one GTX1080ti

    I updated the latest BIOS version, inserted 2/3/4 msi GTX1080ti, and entered the system (win10) with latest NVIDIA driver(384.xx), then after a few seconds, the screen froze and the fans of all GPU cards squealed. Finally I got a BSOD. However if I insert only one GTX1080ti, everything goes fun...