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Hey guys. I recently got a brand new laptop, with pretty acceptable specs for general college use, but I wanted one that I could also use for some light gaming, like league of legends, cs:go, and so on. It's an ASUS VivoBook, with a Ryzen 5 3500U (Vega 8 Graphics), with 8Gb of RAM and a 256Gb...

Hey guys, im wondering which of these cheap ones to get because i'd like a decent cooler. https://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&asd=on&asuch=rx%20580&xf=132_8192 Do the cheapest ones XFX GTS BE and Gigabyte 8G posses a good cooling solution? Or which would you go for. Just wanting a product that...

All of a sudden my network says public, how do I get it back to private? Windows 10

Hello, I have a problem. I have a laptop (asus X540L). The performance out right sucks and I wanted to kniw if its normal to be this bad or not. And I found results sometimes 3x better than my laptop. So I played one game of cs:go and noticed something wierd. Cpu usage was about 50% and gpu...

I am trying to port forward on a Ubee router, but I can't find any open ports. When I check with canyouseeme.com it says it can't find my service no matter what. I need help because I really would like to forward certain ports. I made sure my ISP did not have the ports blocked, and it still wont...

Hi, My Name is Oluwafemi Jonathan I have a WD external hdd and it Fall 1 times from my table. And computer didn't detect it anymore and it makes a noise like tik tak . i don't want to lose my data. It's 2TB and I have done everything with my computer but i don't think it's from the computer...

I wanna get a new card sometime but i don't know what my pc can handle...

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my build to an i7 7700k, and in order to do that I'm going to need to get a new motherboard and ram. I pretty much set my sights on the G.skills ripjaw V series 2x8gb, but I'm having trouble deciding what motherboard to get. I dont really want to spend more than 200...

I am having trouble deciding whether to upgrade my graphics card or getting a solid state drive, and my budget is $100 for the upgrade. My current system: CPU: Intel Core - i5 2400 up to 3.3 GHz GPU: Geforce GT 610 Zotac 2GB synergy edition HDD: 1TB Western Digital Drive Ram: 8x1GB HyperX Fury...

http://i.imgur.com/vH2vlmm.jpg https://media.giphy.com/media/26BGKdW0ERz4HzJgk/source.gif Hello guys. In my windows 7 ultimate 64 bit The screen keeps on blinking;like the picture above for 1-2 seconds on startup, This started after i migrated my hdd to other laptop(what i am using, W530)...

I'm looking into a full new build to replace a 5+ year old system. Reasons: It's been a while System performance can feel sluggish at times and windows start up slow even after various full wipe and clean installs of win 10 Current case is very large and can be load Current setup's...

Should I Buy a GTX 1060 6gb and an ASUS VX239 23 inches LED, IPS (Second hand) (134 US dollars) or Sapphire RX 480 4gb and LG 23MP68VQ 23 inches IPS LED Freesync (Brand New) (165 US dollars)

Going to be upgrading my PC for Christmas, though I know I want to purchase a Nvidia 1080 I'm unsure which aftermarket model is currently the best value/performance on the market, if anyone could enlighten me it'd be much appreciated. My second question is whether it is worth running a 4k setup...

When i press the power button it blinks for halfsecond and goesoff and the system doesnt start.help me to turn it back on

I have cloned my HDD to SSD using "EZ" that is recomended by SanDisk. The cloning went well. After that I have seen in the disk management that the SSD is now 1TB (orriginally was 120GB) and that it was online. I tried to chenge disk and to boot the computer with the new disk. It just went to...

Hey guys, my friend has offered me a trade. He would like to trade me his i5-4460 & Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX board, for my FX-8320 and Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3. The only occupation for my PC is gaming, so I love all the FPS I can get. The only reason I'm hesitating is because of his...

I recently tried to encode some video with my machine and found that my overclock was not as stable as I initially thought. CPU specs as follows: i7 2600k asus p8p67 pro mobo 16GB ram @1600 mhz 240GB SSD for OS 2x 500GB HDD in raid 0 for some additional storage In order to stop the crashing...

Hi I just built my first pc about a week ago and everything was working perfectly until now. I was just browsing my desktop and heard a loud pop from the Pc with a spark at the back of it. It shut down everything connected to the outlet the pc was connected to included my monitor and printer...

Currently I am running a non-activated version of Windows 10 Home. Over a week ago, I received a notification on the bottom right of my screen telling me I needed to activate. I checked what channel I was in, I was in 'RETAIL CHANNEL'. The next day, the notification went and I haven't been...

alright so what i want to do is a build a complete custom desk with the pc built in but im wondering is there a way to attach the graphics card to the motherboard without actually placing it on the motherboard/

I have a Denon receiver, a bluetooth transmitter and a bluetooth speaker. I've already verified I can synch the bluetooth transmitter and speaker to generate sound via my laptop. I want to use this setup except drive the bluetooth transmitter from the surround speaker jacks on the back of my...

so im planning on getting a new 1440p but i can't seem to find there are too many! anyway to the main subject my current build is: i5 4690k @ 4.4Ghz H80i liquid cooler Asrock z97 pro3 Amd 7870 XT corsair CX750m 2x4GB of DDR3 1600mhz ram 120GB Samsung EVO 850 1TB WD Blue so im looking for...

I have every part for my pc exept cpu and gpu as i was waiting for intel 6th gen and i am wondering wether to go i5 6600k with a 980 or a i7 6700k and a 970 Could someone please tell me which will give more performance on the game i am buying a pc for gta 5 with mods

My Free Agent wont switch on - is there a fuse somewhere?

Usual wake up from sleep mode BSOD... what is causing this one? https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=BA8B73360262958F!110589 thanks!

So I recently decided to switch from console gaming to pc gaming.I've been working on my first build here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jjW4kL I built within the price range of a console ,but can this rig get equal or better performance than a console? What kind of fps can I get with this rig? Can I...

As the titles says, I dropped my laptop and I'm having problems. I held down F2 and did a default start and entered safe mode. I was able to get to the main start screen, ran msconfig and did a minimal boot. That did not seem to work. I have Windows 8 and my laptop is not making any unusual...

I want to make a pc based mostly for fsx and standard everyday usage. How well will this build go: AMD 5350 8GB Ram GTX 730 or R7 240 My budget is around 325$

I have a gtx 980 g1 I5 4690k Maybe the asus maximus vii hero ( if i find something better at the same price ill get it. Open for suggestions) And for the case i might be getting one kf the nzxts I wanted to know if ill need a liquid cooler like the h100, or a fan cooler is the same . I might...

Hey guys, I'm currently building my own PC and I have a small doubt. I'm planning on getting myself the i5 4460 processor (3.2GHz) and the gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H mobo, along with the Asus Strix GTX970. I know my CPU can't be over clocked, but can my GTX970 be over clocked with this mobo?

Whats the best 1080 monitor under $150 bucks with the stuff listed above? I want to to get 3 more in the future, so please have small bezzels.

Hi - I am hoping to get some advice from people who know a bit more than I do about current tech. I am looking a general purpose laptop, that needs to be half decent for gaming on.. such things as Minecraft and Gary's Mod, for my son. I had a budget of £500-600 and have now narrowed to down...

I just installed a new R9 290X earlier (replacing Xfire 6950s) and after installing the new drivers (i uninstalled previous drivers), sound no longer worked. I've changed onboard audio to enabled in bios, I've uninstalled and reinstalled all drivers, I've made sure the AMD HDMI Audio driver is...

Hi folks, I have a homegrown system with a HAF932 coolermaster case. Recently I started getting "USB over current device" warnings on booting, and I was able to narrow it down to the front I/O panel, which had become damaged. So, I obtained a new front panel, and installed it tonight. However...

I had an old PC . It started to give me problems so I decided to upgrade But I found that my PC starts only if I remove the VGA cable from the CPU back panel. Once the CPU starts and i reconnect the VGA cable everything works fine. Also the USB2 ports on the back panel are not working but usb3...

im looking to sell an htpc i built because i really dont use it that much and i could use some money. the specs are as follows: CPU - core i5-2400 MB - Asrock H61mv-itx RAM - 4gb 1333mhz kingston basic bs ram HDD - 500 western digital blue GPU - onboard intel hd 2000 PSU - corsair VP450w case -...

When building a comp how do I ground myself? People say attach yourself to your case but my case has rubber feet and has no metal contact with the floor. I also heard plug in your power supply when off but how do I ground myself when installing the PSU? When building a comp how do I ground...

My current system spec is as shown in my signature. I'd considered upgrading to an i5 but is it worth it? or should I hold out? I've been out of touch with all the latest developments. I primarily use the PC for gaming, browsing the internet and from time to time I record and edit game...

So I've just received my new computer from CCL, but when I try to connect to a network none show up. I'm using TP-Link tech (TL-WN781ND). I'm also running Windows 7 Home Professional. Please help! Edit, problem is resolved.

I'm trying to install win 8.1 and it is giving an error msg like THIS APP CANT RUN ON YOUR PC.what would be the problem