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So after I got my first SSD (850 EVO) I already saw the massive difference between an SSD and a HDD, after having HDD as my primary storage. I also decided to look at it with more details, so naturally I installed some boot-up programs, which measure the time and optimize boot-up time (Yeah I...

So the issue that I'm trying to overcome is that my brother's laptop starts out at around 1gb of ram usage (which is normal for startup purposes) and does the usual up and down, then sits at 1gb. After about 4-6 minutes, the Memory usage sky rockets up to 3gb to the maximum. I have no clue how...

How can I get my mobicel table on safe mode of

Guys I really need help I found out about Windows function to change processorstates, max and min, I wish I didnt. Before my CPU just acted normally like it should processing how its supposed to but now I changed it to 30, everytime I change it to 100 it really goes FULL processing mode and...

So what is cd burning, what are it's purposes??? and why is it necessary to burn a cd and a dvd????. This is just some of the questions that I need the guys at the forum to answer. Please give me a brief explanation on what this stuff is. THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

I'm 15 and I'd like to make some cash while managing school and sports. I love building PCs and figured I could help people by building PCs that will fit their exact budget and perform better than the ones at Best Buy for the same price. I figured I would make an ad on Craigslist explaining what...

I have a Windows 10 all-in-one computer. I have Intel i5 graphics cards and whenever I try to play any sort of video game, wether it's on Steam or like Minecraft, my computer TURNS OFF. It doesn't restart just turns off

So, around the beginning of the year I started this endeavor to build my own pc which has been a blast and I'm really enjoying learning all this cool stuff and getting help from everyone on this website, but then there's fans. I, for some reason, can't seem to be able to understand all the...

I'll start off by telling you what I have, and what I have done thus far in troubleshooting and what does and does not work. Note this is my first time building by myself so I am pretty much a noob. Sorry for the inconvenience if something isn't explained properly. I have also looked through the...

Req: 5 Fan speed regulator that can be connected to laptop through USB if not USB then the work-around to conneci it to AC is would be even better. and if the fans gonna drain power from that panel, how to make it run on AC power as I have no Desktop PSU or motherboard!

I recently installed Win10 64-bit onto my desktop after getting a new SSD (the OS is on the SSD, so everything is a fresh start [my old HD is unconnected] ). For some reason, the USB's on my MoBo randomly stop working. I know this because my keyboard, mouse, and wifi are all USB and they...

Basically I have this fan that is a 3 pin connection that would normally go into the mobo, but I have one too many fans and was planning on soldering it etc into a molex in the right order, as 12v constant full speed is fine because I'm not worried about needing to control the speed or noise...

I was wondering if i needed to go 600w 700w or larger for my power supply on my computer that i'm going to buy and i AM going to --> overclock <-- my CPU and GPU. i'm putting in the following i7-6700k clocking around 4.5-4.6 area R9 290x because i own it, just gonna slide thoes sliders to the...

Hello all, the other day I noticed in device manager for Windows 8.1 that my Nvidia GT740M graphics card had the yellow caution symbol located next to it. Once I went into the details of the warning, this message was presented to me: Windows has stopped this device because it has reported...

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I have a Chromebook. After using a 64GB USB drive a few times without any problems, it now seems to be constantly reading (the built in LED on the drive continually flickers). The video files on the drive will no longer play for more than a few seconds at a time without stopping for several...

Hi all, I open this new topic of conversation for an help on how to interpret the information given by a Dell Precision T5400 workstation after a memory upgrade to 32GB. After I bought 6 memory stick of 4GB plus 2 Memory Stick of 4GB that I already had, now my workstation has 32GB, the all with...

I recently bought myself a Radeon 6950 (it was on sale and I don't have a great budget) and it has been giving me nothing but trouble. Whenever I try running any game on windows it gives me the black screen of death in the middle of almost any game (Dead space, Minecraft, Fallout New Vegas, Team...

I have a Core i5 3570K and a MOBo Asus H61M-VG4 , now i have a good price oportunity to buy Corsair Ballistix Sport CAS 9 2x8 GB 1600 Mhz. Is this memory compatible with my MOBO?

ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5 256-bit, DVI-I/DVI-D/ HDMI/DP PCI-Express 3.0 SLI ready Graphic Card OC-selected 1072 MHz core Since the video card ABOVE will not play GTA V without Jerking and Stuttering and Pausing then what is the next upgrade Video card that will play it...

I have a question about 2 GPUs. I want to buy either a second hand GTX 680 2gb (Reference card) or a second hand GTX 760 EVGA FTW 2gb. Now since these cards have quite the same performance, I was wondering if the 760 would be better for the future because its a later series. Or doesn't that...

So I have AMD monitoring soft AOD I think. Thermal margins I get : about 50 idle and I tested a stress stability (the AOD test) and margins drop to 27 min. Is that good or bad? Also! in the bios, temps I read are 63°!!! I'm very afraid of damaging the CPU because of high temps. (HWmonitor...

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I'm a total noob when it comes to this, i need to output a movie (in mp4) and subtitles (in srt) in only 1 movie format that a non-smart TV can detect, the TV doesn't recognize the SRT format so the movie doesn't have subtitles when i play it, basically i'd like to watch this without needing a...

My friend built a computer and once turning it on realized it did not post. He gave it to me to try and diagnose the issue. I have my main computer that is almost the same specs and was wondering if it would do any harm to take out my (already working) cpu and put it in his motherboard to try...

I got 500 gigs and 400 is being used and theres nothing on my programs file taking that up.. where do I look? cleaners dont help. Also Im not sure if this is a thing but can ram be like.. clogged or some sort?

if i bump my desk ever so slightley, my monitor goes black and i have to force restart my pc to get it on again. all my cables are plugged in correctly. any ideas?

Hey guys basically I need a new gaming headset and I'm looking for some help choosing. I'm after a USB headset which is 7.1 surround sound. Basically i want to get the best quality headset i can which means sound and mic quality and build reliability, I don't want it to break after a month. My...

is there a way to split a usb 3.0 cable with adapter and connect 2 x usb 2.0 cable?

Hi guys, A few weeks ago I orderd a new motherboard the asus m5a97 evo r2.0. So I had to apply thermal paste for the first time. I used te pea method. But when I started my pc the idle temps were 40c. So I reapplied it again like 4 times still the same temps. Before this I had a M5A78L-M/USB3...

I am torn between a k600 and a v4900, is there a better option?

Hello everyone, I want to buy a cabinet for my Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 The best option i have is Antec X1-E USB 3.0 Side Windowed Panel Gaming Case http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=706508&pid=43&lan=nz http://www.amazon.in/Antec-X1-E-Windowed-Panel-Gaming/dp/B00LVWD1VG Will my motherboard...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($55.99 @ NCIX) Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.98 @ NCIX) Storage: Seagate...

will m3970 motherboard work with i7 2600 cpu and 7870 Radeon HD GHz edition.

Hey guys just wondering if I can get some help, i've been playing gta lately and i've noticed that i run into studdering quite a bit, once I checked out my computers performance i realized my ram was hitting max 16gb all the time. here is a SS of my memory usage, what could be causing this? the...

So my computer I built late last summer turns on automatically when off consecutively for ~25 hours. I honestly don't know where to put this thread, so if a moderator thinks this should be moved go ahead. I've looked at pretty much everything to find what's turning my computer on, I've...

Hi guys i have the msi r9 280x gaming edition card and during games such as dragon age inquisition rift etc it hits around 81 degrees. Now ive seen that other people have this card and at best are in low 70's under load i have it in the nzxt h440 case also on overclocking peoples cards are...

Hi guys, I just finished building my first comp and have a question about my temps. When i first turned it on and ran intel burn test, the core temps maxed out at 69-72 degrees celsius. On idle it was 30-32 degrees. I then went into bios and increased my ram from 1600 to 1866 and changed the...

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/pete0102/saved/qKw8TW I would like to upgrade this PC to play any games i want for as cheap as possible with £400 as a limit. (you don't have to use it all).

Hi All, Just bought an MSIGTX970 as an upgrade for my somewhat outdated GTX550ti, and was slightly concerned about power needed to run it, but power calculator came out all fine and said that with my current setup it would run it. Got it Monday, install new card, PC wont get past the...