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  1. imsureweretallerr

    Question Is there a big difference in performance between B560 and B660 mobos?

    I am looking to build a very cheap budget pc for casual gaming, light editing and designing work and school. I think that the i3 12100f fits perfectly for the budget to performance ratio for me. I am either going to pair it with an RX 7600 or an RX 6650XT, whichever one has better price to...
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    [SOLVED] Is the ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB a good card for light gaming?

    Just wondering as I found one for £14 and want to replace my 512mb Nvidia geforce 9600gt . I will replace my whole PC when funds allow but I want to know if it is a decent card for light gaming. (My processor is an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @3.0GHz) How much better is it than my current card...
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    [SOLVED] Is the PRIME B450M-A motherboard compatible for a graphics card upgrade?

    Hello, all. I'm a total n00b at anything PC building and parts, or PC related at all. I'm about to buy a modest prebuilt PC that I intend to use for light gaming. It's rather cheap and it will be all I can afford in the near future. It includes an Asus Prime-B450m motherboard (...
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    [SOLVED] Which laptop better for video editing?

    My bro is looking for a laptops that could perform video editing well, I will list out some options, i had look into specs but i don't know if a U series intel really worth to buy: Macbook Pro 13 inches (16 inches too expensive...) i5 xxxx, intergrated gpu? 700 USD Dell inspiron 7591 i7-9750H...
  5. HappyTorrent

    Question Best Xeon for Workstation Use and Light Gaming?

    First of all, hi y'all! Been a while since I've been to the forums, not a fan of the new UI for mobile though. Seems a bit clunky and the ads are much more aggressive, but that's not what this post is about lol. I'm looking to do a budget workstation/gaming rig. Yes, I'm aware of this magical...
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    Internet unusable from main computer.

    So at about 5 yesterday I noticed that I couldn't connect to any servers and loading into websites was very slow compared to normal speeds. After restarting both my router and my main PC, I tried to download something to test the internet speed. I usually get 5-9 down and when tried, I never...
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    Can i run smoothly gta5 on dell 3542 icore3 ; 1.70ghz intel graphic 2gb and ram 12gb (additional ram)

    Can i run smoothly gta5 on dell 3542 icore3 ; 1.70ghz intel graphic 2gb and ram 12gb (additional ram)
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    Good for streaming?

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Corsair) Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.89 @ OutletPC) Memory...
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    How to overclock i7 2600K 3.4 GHz on Asus Maximus IV Extreme Rev 3.0?

    Since I'm a total noob, I'd greatly appreciate insight / guidance on how to overclock i7 2600K 3.4 GHz on Asus Maximus IV Extreme Rev 3.0? I just installed Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooler which should address the cooling issue but I have no idea what I'm doing in terms of actually OC the CPU in BIOS...
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    nfs rivals start up black screen

    when i start the game it display black screen like for ever... dont knw wat to do ....ant help???
  11. S

    BIOS freezes, narrowed it down the CPU or the motherboard.

    Hey, the BIOS on my computer freezes. The PC won't boot from a bootable USB, I tried swapping out all the parts, and resetting the CMOS with the battery and the jumper. Specs are : i5 6600k, Asus Z170-A, 8 GB of RAM, GTX 970, and 1 TB of RAM.
  12. jtech2565

    750ti Bottleneck CPU

    Hello everyone. My question is, will my 750ti bottleneck my cpu if i upgrade it. Im about to upgrade my cpu to a amd fx 8320. My current gpu is a gtx 750ti. Will my gfx card bottleneck my new cpu? thanks!
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    Need help in upgrading my processor

    Hi everyone. Earlier this year I bought a new desktop for gaming and for a few months now I've been wanting to upgrade my processor. Specs are: Mobo: MSI Z1-7641 8 Gig Ram GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Processor: AMD FX-4300 quad-core Budget is about $400. Another question is will I need to update...
  14. ForeverMore

    Cryorig H7 and M.2 SSD Compatibility

    Hello again, Here is my parts list. It shows what parts I don't have yet and when parts I have already purchased: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Uni15/saved/3brZxr My question is if an M.2 SSD will be compatible with the Cryorig H7 CPU cooler on the ga-z170n-gaming 5. The plate on the back for the...
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    Swapped my motherboard, CPU, and Case. My PC wont boot now.

    Earlier today I swapped my motherboard, CPU, and Case. Now my pc wont turn on or give any indication of turning on, no fans spinning, or LEDS. When i hold the on button a blue LED flashes around 10 times and then stops (MSI Z97S Krait) I have tried booting with one stick of ram, (Tried both of...
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    windows xp only shows wallpaper

    I was downloading iTunes then my laptop got turn off and some virus appeared task bar or icons were not shown
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    uninstall Trend Micro Titanium failed

    Hi experts, After I clicked uninstall with "Trend Micro Titanium" highlighted at Control Panel, I got: "Load Failed" file:///C:/program%20files/Trend%20Micro/...failed with error code 6 Is there other way to uninstall this anti-virus program? Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
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    low-scores on benchmarks

    Just wondering, I have an fx 8350 at 4.0 and a MSI r9 290X gaming 4gb edition(1030/1250) and ive been getting a score of 2400 - 2500 in Unique Valley 1.0 (depends on the driver I ques). On another forum they told me it is a low score for the setup. Also in Firestrike its a score just over...
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    plugging in the cooler fans

    So I plan on getting a motherboard that has 1 cpu fan header and 3 case fan headers however my cooler will have 2 fans and the rest will be connected to the controller. Do I need to get a Y splitter cable in order to use both heatsink fans?
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    will it workk >! >!?

    will the intel celeron G540 2.50ghz dual core bottleneck a amd radeon 6670 2gb ggdr3?