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    USB boot from EFI Shell

    Hi, My brother bought a low priced budget laptop (Alcor Snugbook Q1421). It came with Win 10 Home x64. I want to put Win 10 Pro x86 or Win 7 Pro x86. I've made a USB 2.0 Flash and put a bootable windows via Microsoft Creation Tool. The USB boots normally on other laptops. When the flash drive is...
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    Motherboard won't recognize my 2 storage drives...

    So yesterday, I built a PC for my friend (specs are listed below). It all went very smoothly. I booted into the BIOS to check if the motherboard was detecting all of my hardware. I have a Seagate Barracuda 2TB hard drive and a Kingston A400 240GB SSD. They were both recognized by the...
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    ISDone.dll Error code:-14 for gta v in laptops

    ISDone.dll Error code:-14 While installing game. Tags: Video Games 2 55 READS August 5, 2017 by audiopathi
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    I need help with my RAM configuration!

    The title says it all. Dual Channel 8GB DDR4 2666Mhz Or Single Channel 8GB DDR4 3000Mhz ? I will be using an Ryzen 5 1600X.
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    MSI 1080 Duke coil wine? after upgrade?

    So I know that coil whine has to do with GPU and PSU configurations. Heres the thing, I had a i5 6600k/msi 1080 with a z170-a mbd and a 650 gold+ psu. today I upgraded to a z370-a and a i7-8700k with the same gpu and psu. I booted up wow and I get high fps now, like 200-500 fps and I get coil...
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    epgu will not work in residential power supply

    My egpu (Gigabyte GV-N1070IXEB-8GD Gaming BOX) does not work in my house or anyone else's house. However, it works on school power, business power, hotel power but not at anyone's house. I have been to PBTech (which is a tech supply company in New Zealand) and they say there is no problem with...
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    Corsair lighting node pro keeps disconnecting

    I recently built a new pc with a lighting node pro, Corsair RGB hub, and two LL140 fans. I have the hub plugged into the first port on the LNP, and the LNP has SATA power and is connected to a USB 2.0 port on the mobo. It will work fine for a day or two, then disconnect. I'm running the...
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    Headset jack too big for port?

    I just bought a new gaming laptop - the Dell G5. I've been using a pair of Razer Kraken Pro Neon headphones for a couple of years now, and I love them, but with my new laptop, they aren't usable. The headset comes with an extension cord with a mic/headphone split, and my laptop only has one...
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    Dual touchscreen monitors on single graphics card

    I have two Viewsonic TD2421 monitors and a Nvidia Gforce 9500GT graphic card. My primary monitor is on the HDMI port seems to work well and responds properly to "touch". My secondary is on the VGA port displays properly but does not respond properly to "touch". How do I correct this situation?
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    Vivobook 15 or Swift 3?

    Im having quite a dilemma choosing between these two. The Acer Swift 3 (i3-7130u) or the ASUS Vivobook 15 X542UN (i5-8550u). Both of them use the MX150 GPU, both are priced similarly as well. Which would be the better choice? Main purpose is basic typing/web browsing/ and a bit of photo-editing...
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    Can Low CPU Voltage Core Cause Games to Crash

    Hi all, Fairly new to overclocking and just started overclocking my i5 6600k. I also recently upgraded to a used gtx 1080ti and hope this is not the cause of my problems. While I do plan to do more extensive testing, I was wondering if a voltage core thats too low can cause games to crash? I...
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    Wifi faster than ethernet?

    I have a 300mb/s internet package through my provider. I run a Netgear Nighthawk R7300 without the DST. My wireless devices all show a 5g wifi speed around 250mb/s (as expected) but my hardwired ethernet devices can’t break 97mb/s. This includes my PC on a new 3ft CAT 6 and my PS4 using wall...
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    Pc won’t post, won’t show video, ez debug says vga

    Pc won’t post, ez debug shows vga and has 1 long beep 2 short on a msi 970A gaming pro carbon Specs: MSI 970A gaming pro carbon mb Fx-6300 6 cores 3.5ghz 2 4gb Corsair vengeance ram gtx 760 2gb founders edition Evga 650watt power supply I’ve tried running it with only the essentials and no...
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    questions about OC i5 8600k aorus gaming 5 mobo

    Hey guys! So the last few days i've been oc'ing my cpu and i'm having some trouble finding the right settings, this is my first time oc'ing and i'm getting stable clock's but still not sure about the few settings. I'm having a stable overclock at 4.8 ghz @ 1.315 Vcore with prime blend test...
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    Laptop blackscreen after installing SSD

    My laptop is ASUS ROG GL552VX. I already updated BIOS to the newest version. So, when I installed Samsung 950 PRO m2 nvme SSD my laptop screen just gone black with only the cursor on loading when I started it. After entering BIOS the SSD is not detected at all. Not even restarting or startup...
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    Odd issue with a grid of dots on display.

    OK hello everyone, I am having a strange issue with my display on my laptop I just ended up getting this laptop today and am noticing these grids of microdots on the screen (most visible on white backgrounds). I did some digging and one HP forum suggested booting into the BIOS to see if it was...
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    Building a VR Ready PC

    I'm quite new to all of this and currently ordering all the components I need to build a high usage VR ready computer for a business I'm trying to decide what case will be best, I've had some mixed opinions and I'm not sure if these will have enough airflow with an 8600K processor and GTX...
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    Best option for gaming PC build.

    Hi, I was planning on building a gaming PC but am not 100% confident I am going to build it correctly. I found this website and they said they could build what I think is a similar PC for a bit extra, do you think I would have the same result? I want to be able to stream using it. MY BUILD -...
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    CPU bottlenecking GPU

    so i've recently bought a nvidia geforce 1060 3gb GPU and with this i did not change my CPU which is an Intel i5 4670 3.40GHz just some extra info i didn't overclock anything the only thing that i have running is MSI genie i have already checked if my pc is getting enough power for my hardware...
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    Gaming PC 2018

    So Guys here is my question. Can someone help me to put some PC components together so that they work in harmony. Budget: 2300 +-5% Todo: Pc, Monitor and Keyboard
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    Heat is at max

    Cpu heat is reaching max when idle and the speed is at .25ghz which is horrible and I have a decent setup
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    gaming and video editing build

    Please, I want to know is that build enough for gaming, video editing or even more: i7 8700k gtx 1070 Ti 16-32gb ram adata xpg sx8000 512gb nvme ssd seagate barracuda 2tb bitfenix whisper 650w aorus z370 gaming 3
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    Recomissioning old computers as retro gaming systems

    I have some old computers with Windows 95, 98, 2000, and XP, that I've kept to try to maximize for games I couldn't afford to play with great graphics when I first purchased the systems, but they just ended up taking a backseat and now are just taking up space but I'd rather not toss them. I'd...
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    Upgrade L5520 suggestions please

    I have a Thinkstation 20 (got it for $100 for some studies that have come and gone), and I want to upgrade the processor to something more usable such as an arcade machine running emulators and made another service on the side. I don’t need a storage server. Can anyone point out some worth while...
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    CPU Clock speeds jumping from 1k - 4k

    i recently just did my first build and i am using CAM to monitor everything. but my issue is that my clock speeds rapidly go anywhere from 1500 all the way up to 4200 and tend to mainly stay around 4000 clock speed. so my question is, is this normal and if not how can i fix it. System specs...
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    Battlefront 2 Graphics Card

    I was wondering, can you run Battlefront 2 on a laptop with Radeon™ RX Vega M Graphics? The laptop also has an Intel® Core™ i7-8705G processor, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD.
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    Missing corrupt files

    I have a acer it say missing or corrupt. And it wont let me see anything or go on anything i need help can any nonody help me
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    Power supply opinions

    Hi Guys, I am building my first pc, parts are i5 8400, MSI GTX 1050 Ti OCV1, 8 GB Ram, Asus prime H310M-K MB. so my question was can i use intex power supply smart it-2045s+ 450W and it says Pentium 4 ATX2.03 on it So can i use this power supply ??
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    Help fixing a memory leak (Resource monitor pics included)

    I'm experiencing a memory leak, it happens everytime I use this computer, from the moment I turn it on. Pictures of Task Manager: Processes, Performance and Resource Monitor in here: https://imgur.com/a/PbGVNtW Can anyone please help me fix this? I assume its the reason my computer works...
  30. SantoDel

    PC crashing ever since new PSU

    I recently replaced my PSU because the one I had in it was crap and wanted to replace it. I bought the Corsair TX850m and my computer seems to be crashing ever since I put it in. First, my games will crash, then the whole pc. This is 850 watts, MORE than enough for what I have. I am also using a...
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    Video Editing PC Build

    Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 1600Mhz Motherboard ASUS M4A77T/USB3 (AM3) Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Storage 465GB Western Digital (HDD) Now, I'm needing to do lots of video editing (1080P) and my computer is so...
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    What is causing my BSOD?

    Hey there I'm experiancing frequent BSOD randomly, but mostly related to using chrome, and I am puzzled as to what might be causing this. PC Config: CPU: Intel core i7 6700k Skylake MOBO: Asus Maximus VIII Gene GPU: GTX 1080 8GB Ram: 16gb ddr4 (11061mb used 14477 available) Please post a...
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    Audio connection problem through spdif 3.5 mm jack.

    Sir I have a mxq box with 3.5 mm Spdif jack. I want to get DTS and Dolby audio output from this box to my home theatre Samsung GT F450rk system.But the problem is my system have optical input, 3.5 mm input, analog R and L input, hdmi ARC input only. Pls help me which type of cable should I used...
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    What is this keyboard layout?

    Hi Tom's Hardware people, I have a keyboard with a strange QWERTY layout. The question mark is in a different place, @ sign too, etc. I need this for someone for work. Is this layout familiar to anyone? Thanks in advance. https://imgur.com/a/SYtcqcE
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    [SOLVED] Network Error: Windows cannot access \\pc-name (network sharing)

    I recently got a very odd problem with Windows 10 network sharing. When I open my shared folder in "Network" from "this pc" it says "Windows cannot access \\pc-name\folder-name\." I have turned on network discovery and file sharing for all the network types (private, guest, public) and I have...
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    What should I upgrade to get better FPS in fortnite

    Here are my PC Specs... out dated I know CPU- AMD Athlon 4k 860 old gen GPU- GT 730 Asus Ram- 16gb HyperX Hard Drive- 1TB Mobo- Asus A68HM- Plus GPU
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    Lenovo ideapad 300 all of the sudden the mouse won't work

    I'm suddenly having problems worry the mouse on the laptop. Installed my wireless mouse and that is working on and off
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    forgot name of a game

    theres this game that is during a war or after a war (i think its after) were you had a house whit like 4 people (elder,adults or childs) and its destructed, you could barricate it. you could also explore different locations, there was one that was a eldery couple in a house that if you tried...
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    PC not turning on after installing new GPU

    Hi! Recently, I managed to buy the last part to a new computer CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz GPU: AMD Radeon R7 240 1GB / NVIDIA GTX 760 2GB PSU: SPC Vero L2 500w CASE: SPC Regnum RG2 HDD: 1TB 7200RPM Toshiba P300 MOBO: Asrock H110M R.3 DVS And a few days ago, I come happy home, knowing that...
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    Weird network problem

    Hello, So since a couple a months ago, I've been having this weird problem. E Everytime I boot my PC, I don't have internet, only after 2-3 minutes it finnaly start working. On the event viewer I get the following error: Event ID: 1003 Source: DHCP - Your computer was not able to renew its...