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    Question CPU/MB/RAM for WoW raiding

    Hello, Since this expansion I've experienced low and very low fps in raids, I decided to take a look at upgrading my pc. Current system is: i7 2600k Sandy Bridge processor; Gigabyte Z68P-DS3 motherboard; 12 gb or RAM Samsung 250 gb SSD and a new Seagate Barracuda 4 tb 5400 rpm HDD. Technically...
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    Can't OC 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000MHZ Ram

    Been trying to OC my ram, got my Ryzen 5 1600 up to 3.4 GHz per core, which is alright. Can't seem to do the same for my RAM. It's been sitting at the base clock speed (2134MHz). Would greatly appreciate any feedback. Tried using Ryzen Master, and tried messing around in the bios, but I'm a...
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    Any other options beside satellite internet? :(

    I'm currently living in a rural area and I have "Exede" satellite internet. The latency is absolutely unbearable since I like to play competitive games like Pubg, League of Legends, and Call of Duty. The only option is satellite internet around this area.. But is it possible to have anything...
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    "Anti-Overclock" problem with RX 580. Windows wont boot.

    I have a RX 580 8GB from Gigabyte. I very stupidly took the voltage on MSIA, to like the lowest you can get it, and aplied, it instantly crashed as expected, and now Windows wont boot. I wont even get a Windows logo, just the MB logo and the Windows 10 repair screen. I dont know what to do, how...
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    Windows 7 doesn't recognize my Mouse and Keyboard

    So i just installed windows 7 64Bit on my new system and everything went fine but after the Os booted up while finishing installation the mouse and keyboard doesn't responded i mean both are working fine on Bios menu.. I don't know what is wrong? MY RIG I3 8100 GTX 960 GIGABYTE H310M DS2...
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    Mouse doesnt work

    Hey! i have this problem where everytime i pick up my mouse it randomly freezes for 5 seconds or more and some times goes all the way to the right side. i have an Razer mamba tournament edition mouse and its 3/4 years old
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    keyboard wouldn't work

    some keys on my asus laptop's Ql550 notebook keyboard keys don't work spacebar, N,B,the left shift, the arrows,and the Number 0 sometimes don't work.
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    First time build, rate my parts list.

    Hello people of tom'sHardeware, I have been lurking for a week or so coming here for any questions I needed answered that someone else had already asked. Now I wanted to ask how my progress is holding up. First build, be gentle with a noob. The goal of my build is a cheap gaming pc the can...
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    toshiba laptop satellite win 7 screen surges normal to obscured with columns of lines

    My Toshiba satellite laptop Win 7 screen pulses back and forth between a normal screen and an obscured one with green and pink vertical columns of horizontal lines.It is doing it constantly in about 2 second intervals. When the screen looks normal I have complete function. When obscured I can...
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    Be quiet! PSU cable

    Hello. I have dark power pro 530w psu. I did some sleeving on the 6pin to 3sata cable. Now I'm in doubt about the cable positions on the psu molex connector. Anyone has pinout or photo? Thank you in advance
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    Virus has computer locked

    I've run into an issue with my Windows 10 Laptop. My girlfriend tried pirating some software (some design app she says) and she said the issues started about 1 minute after trying to install. So she shut it off immediately. It installed a bunch of games / etc / crap, so I went into app control...
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    Help about pc upgrade

    I5 7500 Msi Gaming X GTX 1050 ti B250m gaming pro (msi) LC Power 500w psu 8gb hyper x fury ddr4 2400mhz 1tb wd blue 64mb 7200rpm What I should upgrade on my pc to improve perfomance for gaming (tight on budget) Should I get ssd or more ram ? / and if you think a ssd recommend me good one :-) I...
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    Is this gaming laptop any good

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074XLYVHV/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 I wanted to see if there is anything wrong with it like the screen shutting off randomly
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    Socket 2066 longevity?

    Can anyone give me a definite answer as to how long Intel plans to have their 2066 socket in the market? If I'm going to invest in a new platform I want to make sure Intel isn't screwing over x299 early adopters. Thanks for any info you can provide.
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    [Solved] Motherboard won't boot after installing graphics card, EVEN after reverting build. Please help, any ideas?

    Hello, I'm currently finishing up a build with a graphics card. Because of the current market, I had been using Intel integrated graphics for about 6 weeks now with my build, no problem. Recently, I snagged a EVGA GTX 1060 SSC 6 GB for a good price, so I was so ecstatic to finish my build once...
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    High ping on everything

    I've just moved to a student house as I have started Uni, since the first day here I've had every bag ping problems whilst gaming, I've tried every game I play (LoL, Dota 2, Overwatch) and even on discord and have fluctuating ping which can spike between 30-180 and used command prompt and other...
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    Will my ram be bottlenecked + XMP

    Basically my friend has a mobo that has a max of 2133mhz ram, and ram that is 2666, its 8gb. Will this bottleneck make a huge difference/ any difference at all to gaming or general use? In addition to this "bottleneck" he also says that XMP makes a huge difference to his gaming performance and...
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    lenovo laptop power problem

    on my lenovo laptop the charging light blinks 4 times in blue color and noting appers on screen? how i solve this problem??
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    Help please(toshiba notebook hard drive to my desktop

    Ok so I finally build my first gaming pc
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    Ethereum Mining Frenzy Leads To German Graphics Card Shortage

    MindFactory, a German retailer, has removed many AMD and Nvidia graphics cards from its virtual shelves. The company confirmed in an email to Tom's Hardware that it had to stop selling the products because it can't get its hands on more graphics cards. Ethereum Mining Frenzy Leads To German...
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    Removing Dust from Case

    I've noticed that when I'm cleaning out my computer with a can of compressed air, most of the dust will fall down to the bottom of the case. Maybe a stupid question but what should I do about this dust because apparently it's very bad to vacuum it up
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    Unable to uninstall XBox 360 controller drivers.

    I have recently bought a wired Xbox 360 controller and it doesn't work when plugged into the PC, even though it shows up as "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows" at the Devices and Printers screen. The device status under Properties says "The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)...
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    Will a asus gtx 750ti fit in my dell xps 420

    Hi im tudor, 14 and i love pc's. I have an old computer and the specs are. Intel core 2 duo e8500 Dell OTP406 (motherboard) Gtx 8800gt (256mb) 4gb ram 32bit 325w psu (i think) I want to upgrade to a asus gtx 750ti. I want to know if it would fit and if it would make a difference. My...
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    PC with exp gdc

    Can a PC equipped exp gdc using the m2 slot? http://www.banggood.com/NGFF-Version-V8_0-EXP-GDC-Beast-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-p-1009978.html Isnt it basically a mobo with 2 PCI-E slots, theoretical speaking. Thoughts?
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    Router LAN to LAN speed decrease

    I have a LB-Link router with the IP of 192.168.16.1 and a ZTE router with the ip of 192.168.1.1 I'm trying to connect them together through LAN but so far I've got no success. Through WAN it works, but the speed gets more than halved, I'm trying to find a solution for not such a big loss. The...
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    Ubuntu 14.04 Black Screen

    I have an HP255 G1 Notebook running Ubuntu 14.04. It had been running over night but when I opened it, the screen was black. Its booting up fine and displaying to a second monitor. The led backlight looks to be working fine as it is responding to keypress or F4 display changes but it is not...
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    Slow downloading speed on ASUS laptop

    I just bought a brand new windows 10 asus laptop from the r540l series. it is running intel core 1.7 gHz, 4gb memory and hdd is 500 gb. i recently downloaded a windows application on my quite slow, 2009 mac laptop to see if it would work on my mac (it didnt) which took around 10 minutes. I am...
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    PC freezes randomly while playing!

    Hello. I just downloaded BF1 and started playing on medium settings and 90 frames approx. and everything was fine. But after a while of playing I started experiencing frame drops and stuttering and then it completely freezes, Screen goes either grey or pink with vertical lines and I have to do a...
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    New build, after finishing I was rubbing my finger on a capacitor accidentally

    So I've had my pc for a week now, and when I got my new case I moved everything from my old case to my new case, and while I was trying to make sure the usb 3.0 cabe was secure i was rubbing my finger accidentally not hard, but it was a good rub on one of the capacitors. I thought I was rubbing...
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    Will it support ?

    So i'm planning to get a new gpu, psu, ram but the question is will my motherboard and processor support it ? Here is full details of my specs i3 3210 3.2GHz 4gb 600 mhz single chip ddr3 Nvidia Zotac gt 610 Synergy 2gb H61H2-MV LGA 1155 Socket and the stuff i will be getting is RAM >>...
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    Problem formatting SD

    Hi all, Recently bought this for my Xperia Z4 tablet: https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Android-MicroSDXC-Frustration-Packaging/dp/B013UDL5HU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463151833&sr=8-1&keywords=128+gb+micro+sd+card It stopped working very quickly, but my PC can still find it, even though it...
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    Quadro K2200 VS GTX 970 For 3ds Max

    Hi to all. The question basically is, how does these cards compare for rendering. The card wont be used never for gaming. In fact I already installed the quadro on a HP proliant ml150 g9 server. The client has 2 computers for rendering, one with a GTX 770 and one with the GTX 970. Is he going to...
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    After reinstalling windows can't connect to wifi

    Hi, I reinstalled windows from windows 10 to windows 7 and cleaned disc with all drivers. And now I can't find driver which I need to make internet work. My computer model is Lenovo G580 (laptop). Please help. Thanks Btw sorry for my bad english, I don't speak english very well.
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    help installing a water cooler

    can a water cooler be installed in any fan slot or is it has to be a specified slot in the case for the cooler's radiator? i'm currently planning on having a sedion 120V Plus as a CPU cooler (1x120mm) and Gtx 980Ti GIGABYTE eXtreme Waterforce which has a watercooler (1x120mm) i wish to know...
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    power supply question

    I'm a newbie in computer assembly and I would like to know if a Seasonic S12II 620W 80PLUS Bronze will suffice for my build. My Sepcs: asus z97-a, corei5, sapire nitro r9380 4gb with 7 120mm fans. i will not be overclocking and crossfire in the future.
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    Sennheiser Game Zero lack of depth

    Currently I'm finding the Sennheiser headset to be lacking depth and bass compared to the H2100. I've ordered both to see which i prefer, but I have to say i thought the sennheiser would be much better quality than this. I've got an Asus Xonar DGX sound card, and the headset is only 50 ohms...
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    Wi-Fi Router keeps shutting off and on Internet unstable

    I have a problem with my Wi-Fi router. It works normaly, but after 10-15 mins internet suddenly becomes slow and when I check my router, Its not working. But after 2-3 mins router turns on and works fine... and after 15 min again... How can I fix this?
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    HeadPhones for Music

    Hi! I am planning on buyign a new headset. My budget is not very big (somewhere between 50 to 75$ Max). I will mainly use them to listen to high quality music (Flacs) and occasionally for gaming. I want them to have good bass, not exaggerated, and decent mids and highs. Also, I will plug them...
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    CPU Pins bent

    Dear fellow CPU guys, I just wanted to ask if a bent CPU pin chip mean that my CPU socket is unusable? I damaged my CPU during installation, wanted to know if a new chip can be used on the same board or will I have to replace both of them. I've tried bending the pins back but it just wouldn't...
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    Shed some light on Haswell CPUs and PSUs

    Whenever my pc goes into sleep mode it does not wake up. I have to restart it all over again. I have a core i5 4440 processor on a gigabyte H81M-S motherboard and the PSU is a CM 350 plus. So I searched a bit on the internet and according to my understanding one needs a PSU capable of handling...