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  1. C

    Question Buying a laptop with an RTX 4070 GPU - MSI Katana or HP Victus ?

    I am looking for a laptop with RTX 4070, and I found the following two: MSI Katana B13VGK (i7-13700H/16GB RAM/1TB SSD/GeForce RTX 4070 8GB/W11 HOME), price 1500 Euros HP Victus 16-s0009nv (Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB RAM/512GB SSD/RTX 4070 8GB/W11 HOME), price 1300 Euros I would like to ask, is the...
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    Question Advice on reading laptop M.2 SSD ?

    So my little brother's laptop died and he's sad because he had a lot of photos stored on it. I have extracted the laptop's storage, which I have identified as a M.2 2280 B+M SSD, at least according to this Dell article about different M.2 cards. I have tried to insert the card into one of my...
  3. quackerpig

    Question Fan randomly maxed out and now cpus are overheating

    I have a Samsung NP730QDA. It was in my backpack when the fan suddenly kicked on and spun very loudly. As I was taking it out, the fan quieted down and stopped. I don't remember feeling the computer being hot. It still runs and does all the things it used to do, just now the CPUs get extremely...
  4. brokingdom

    Question BSOD on ASUS Laptop ?

    [DUMPFILES AT THE END OF POST] Some specifications that might help : Laptop model: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FX506II Windows 10 Home 1x SSD (Micron - Default from ASUS - Health 86%) 8GB RAM AMD (Display) NVIDIA GTX 1650 Ti So as long as i remember, i was having a BSOD since one year or two ago...
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    Question GIGABYTE G6 KF - Randomly Switches from Charger to Battery Power under Heavy Load

    I have the aforementioned GIGABYTE laptop model and as stated - the power source changes while I'm playing video games/under heavy load. I bought the laptop around November last year and at first everything seemed fine - I played games such as Dying Light 2, NieR: Automata, Control, A Plague...
  6. LePolandais87

    Question Laptop BSOD almost on every startup and on battery

    My system : asus tuf a15 fa507rr 6800h rtx 3070 32gb ram 4800MHz 2 ssd windows 11 (version 23H2) latest windows updates latest drivers latest bios So basically I get the BSOD alomost everytime I turn my laptop on. And also, sometimes, black screen when I close the lid then re open it and I need...
  7. Corny Horn

    Question Performance issue Asus G14 after RAM installation

    It's been a month since I tried to install more RAM to my G14, unfortunately the slot that I planned to use was on the other side of the motherboard and I had no time to bother with going this far for unnecessary 16GB more. Unfortunately, right after this, my laptop dropped in performance. I...
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    Question Gateway KAV60 Black Screen and Black screen power off with Ram

    Hello all, Recently I picked up a Gateway KAV60 off ebay that was listed for parts because I was confident it would be fine since I've had good luck recently with systems being listed for parts that actually worked fine. Anyway, this laptop arrived with no battery and no charger, but I already...
  9. Stefan 208

    Question My new laptop sucks. How can I find out if it's the configuration OR if it has a problem?

    Hi, I have just purchased an Asus laptop: i5 1235U 8GB RAM on-board + 8GB 512GB SSD Windows 11 with license... etc. (no video card, just the Intel's) The thing is, I am far from pleased. For example, my previous laptop was on an i3 processor from 2014 with 8GB RAM on Windows 10. I see no...
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    Question Best home office setup for development & casual gaming

    Hi all Hope this is the right place for this kind of discussion. I've recently started as a freelancer working fully remotely, but I am working at two locations. I am looking for a new setup, which can be used both for professional and personal use (and ideally an easy switch between the two...
  11. MrDevil

    Question Need help choosing cooling pad

    Hey I'm looking to buy a cooling pad for my Asus Tuf F15 2023 edition(i7 12 gen, 4060 8 GB) I'm considering buying the cosmic byte cyclone or Archer Tech Squall 300, but I'm confused between the two, I would appreciate it if anyone could help me out. Thanks
  12. ouch

    Question HP laptop not seeing external monitor after input switch ?

    Hi all, this is a little complicated, so bear with me.. I have a home pc/work laptop setup with my main monitor (BenQ EL2870U) connected to both a home-built PC via HDMI and to work laptop (New HP ZBook with RTX3500 running Windows 11) via DP. The laptop is connected to a HP G5 USB 3 dock and...
  13. PrimeAmbition

    Question Help: My Lenovo Laptop's keys sometimes stop working

    I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6, and as stated above, I have been having an issue over the past month with two keys that has grown to be more and more of a problem. My D and Q keys randomly stop working on my laptop, sometimes for extended periods of time. I've literally had to copy...
  14. sirdariush

    Question Wifi card speed fluctuating on my Lenovo Ideapad pro 5 16APH8

    I have this model of IdeaPad PRO 5 16APH8 with the R7 7840HS (freshly bought) with the Radeon 780M GPU and my Wifi card seems to be broken. I tested Ethernet using an Ethernet cable and the speed is constant and in conformity with my internet subscription, whereas the wifi card seems to...
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    Question Sharing peripherals between laptop and PC help.

    I have a main PC which I use for gaming and personal stuff and I have a laptop which I use to work from home. I want a way to switch between my PC and laptop at a press of a button so I can use my monitors, keyboard and mouse easily between both devices without having to use my laptop. My PC is...
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    Question Issues hooking up a soundbar between a laptop and a projector ?

    I purchased a JBL 1000 soundbar and I am having issues connecting it to my current setup. I have a Gigabyte G5 KD laptop with the hdmi out connected to my soundbar's hdmi input and a cable from the hdmi output/e-arc of the soundbar to an Epson Powerlite 1040 Home Cinema projector which has no...
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    Question Gigabyte AORUS 15P XD - Infrequent popping sound from laptop

    I noticed my laptop randomly makes a small popping sound maybe 1-2 times a day whether I'm doing something or not. It's fresh out of the box only about a year old and I make sure to at least clear any dust or debris from the bottom of the laptop and the surrounding area. I haven't noticed any...
  18. brecmadak

    Question Which one to choose from these 3 laptops?

    Hey folks, I need a replacement for my laptop primarily for my work, as a medical illustrator. I work with very large Photoshop files (easily reach over 1,5 GB with well over 50 layers) and usually have over 50 tabs open at any given time. Second only to gaming FromSoftware titles. I need to...
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    Question My CPU is getting stuck at 1.6 GHz when I'm gaming ?

    Hello, I own a laptop equipped with an Intel i5 8th gen 8250u processor and an MX 150 4GB VRAM graphics card. Normally, when performing tasks such as browsing and general computing, my CPU boosts up to 3.4GHz. However, as soon as I start gaming, the CPU frequency gets locked at 1.6GHz, which is...
  20. LeonexWann

    Question My disk usage gets high and slows down when my laptop is running on battery ?

    Hello everyone, recently I've noticed a quite uncommon behavior on my laptop, it started with an old M.2 SSD I had which was quite bad and I thought maybe the SSD was the reason so I switched to a Kingston 1TB NVMe SSD. It started off nice but then when I unplugged my laptop the usage got...
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    Question Suggestions for a new Laptop with a good CPU and durability ? Not interested in gaming.

    1. What is your budget? -- Around 1000 dollars. Preferably on the budget side. 2. What is the size of the notebook and screen resolution that you are considering? -- Doesn't matter 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? -- Doesn't matter, Build quality could be good so that...
  22. S

    Question msi gp66 lepoard W key not working

    sometimes its just the W key or the Q and E or R keys as well but most of the times its the W key its either not working or when i press the key it registers twice so instead of typing the W letter one it does it 2 times for example i am going to type "word" a lot of the times it will type...
  23. Shah Raiyan

    Question Have I damaged my laptop ?

    I didn’t properly connect the power-brick to my new Asus Tuf Gaming A15 laptop. As a result,the power to the laptop kept connecting and disconnecting and the laptop was constantly switching between silent and performance mode .After connecting and disconnecting for a few times , the screen...
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    Question Extreme FPS drops in games on 1050ti and i7-8750H laptop

    Recently I've been getting very low gaming performance on my Asus Strix GL503GE laptop. My specs are: CPU: I7-8750H GPU: GTX 1050ti 4GB RAM: 16GB Storage: Windows 10 on 128gb Adata SSD and a 1TB HDD for games. What happens is I run a game like Dark Souls or Elden Ring (not the most demanding...
  25. nyarla91

    Question Dedeicated laptop GTX 1650 not working with Code 43 after Blue Screen

    I have Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IMH05 Specs: View: https://imgur.com/a/dWSz5QB I've been playing and suddently got BSoD. After reboot I discovered that my GTX 1650 vanished from task manager, there is only integrated Intel UHD. Device Manager shows Code 43 for dedicated card. There are no...
  26. therudegoat

    Question System upgrade for a professional architect

    Hello everyone, I'm currently in the process of assembling a high-end PC and am also looking to purchase two high-end laptops. The primary use for these machines will be running AutoCAD and other demanding applications, with a focus on efficient rendering and overall quick performance. My...
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    Build Advice Looking for advice on upgrading my struggling system?

    Hello, 7 years ago with the help of this forum, I built my first computer: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TjWj9c AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz, ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard, EVGA SuperSC 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory, Western Digital WD_BLACK 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive...
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    Question HP Pavilion X360 Laptop - 14-Dw0520sa wifi 6/7 card

    Hi there im currently trying to find a wifi 6/7 card for the above mentioned laptop. Does anyone have any soloutions to this apart from using a usb one? Alexander
  29. bokaroid

    Question Can't get 144hz - 180hz option with laptop connected to external monitor ?

    Laptop: Acer Aspire E5-576G External monitor: Acer Nitro VG240Y M3 I just want to know what's the problem with my laptop? I did try the same HDMI on another laptop and it gives the option of max 180hz that the external monitor supports. but not with my Acer laptop. This is my Acer laptop with...
  30. onlythefreshness

    Question Laptop charging issues ?

    Laptop model: Asus Swift 1 SF114-32 The device previously had a cup of coffee spilled on it. Since this accident, it refuses to stay on without the charger plugged into the laptop. I have replaced the battery with a verified and worked batter from iFixit's website. Even with the new battery, I...
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    Question Is my Asus dead?

    Bit of a tricky one here but am hoping I can get some advice. I installed a windows 11 update yesterday and now I am unable to get my taskbar/start button back. To make matters worse, because there is something going on with my display (when my laptop starts up it's only in a black screen) I am...
  32. ccoo84

    Question Replacement laptop screen just shows as a white screen when laptop is turned on ?

    Hello, & thank you in advance for advise. Laptop model: Asus Visio 16X I am currently helping a friend with her laptop because she broke the screen, you could still see the image with the spider web cracks.. After recieving a compatible replacement screen I dismanteled the laptop carefully and...
  33. BoufP

    Question Gaming laptop turns on but there's no display ?

    Hello, so I have a 2023 ASUS TUF A15 gaming laptop. I tried to turn it on like usual yesterday but it shows no display, the laptop turns on, the keyboard RGB lights turn on but then they turn off, but the laptop stays on, I have no idea what caused this issue except for one incident that...
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    Question Laptop uses dGPU instead of iGPU for unwated apps

    Hi, I am having a problem with my laptop. The dGPU is being used for apps that I have not selected and that don't even need it. This was never a problem until I recently launched a game on Steam and now a bunch of random apps are using the dGPU. Also, there is another problem that I cannot turn...
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    Question HWMonitor shows very low CPU frequency.

    Hello Everyone. I have problem like in a tittle of this thread. HWMonitor shows very low CPU frequency. This program doesn't show this very low CPU frequency by all time, but I suppose that 143 MHz clock speed on i7 4700mq isn't something normal, because even if this processor model will turn to...
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    Question ASUS N53SV upgrade wireless card

    Hello. I have an ASUS N53SV laptop that I've upgraded and maintained through the last few years and use it regularly. Currently rocking two SATA SSDs two, repasted with Arctic MX4 last summer. Currently typing on it. Good computer but the wireless is bad. The WiFi is tolerable actually but I...
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    Question Shattered a hard drive platter. Is it dangerous?

    I found an old laptop that I haven't used in years. Just to explore, I started taking apart the hard drive and exposed the platters. I didn't have glove or anything on. Luckily, I was outside when I decided to take pliers and bend them. They shattered into a million pieces. I swept up what I...
  38. MatthewJamess

    Question F keys working as Fn function by default?

    Just got a new laptop and installed windows on it... I can't change my brightness, which is a different problem, but when I went to use the F5 key to refresh a page, the Fn function triggered instead of refreshing (I'm not pressing any other keys ofc) What should I do?
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    Question How to find and wire power switch to laptop motherboard?

    I have a Thinkbook 15 G2 ARE motherboard and there seems to be a power switch on the side of it. I plan to put it in a larger case but unfortunately I cant seem to find the pins for the actual power button. Does anyone know where it is or how to identify it? There is also a very small power...
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    Question Help Needed: Making Old Laptop Faster for Chrome (ACER V5 - 471p-6605)

    Hello enthusiasts, My old Acer V5-471P-6605 laptop is running really slow these days. It's got an Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. I mainly use it for browsing with Chrome, but even with just 6-8 tabs open, it's struggling. I'm looking for some advice on how to speed it...