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I want to replace the motherboard in my hp 15-f009wm with one that will allow for an internal optical drive. Is this possible??

Hi, my laptop screen was kicked (Long story), leaving a large crack on my screen. Along with this, everything on the left side of the crack doesn't work with the touchscreen feature anymore, so I was hoping I could replace it, but I've look all over and there's no digitizer replacement for it...

This has been happening for quite some time now, everytime, even if I'm just playing games or browsing the internet etc. then suddenly I will get a blue screen error, I didn't get much info on what the error was but sometimes the error contains: "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" or something like...

Right this is what is looking to be my final build http://prntscr.com/7ufohn My budget is £460 If u can improve my build while making it cheaper or just a tiny bit expensive please say so and i might change my build. I am planning to overclock like my gpu and my cpu as far as i can even though...

I'm building a PC on a budget, and this is the cheapest PSU with a popular brand I can find. Does anyone have any experience with it?

Is this PC setup good for gaming, and if so can anyone estimate how long it will last before I need an upgrade? I m planning on playing games like Witcher 3, NBA 2k15, and Dragon Age Inquisition on medium/high settings. (My budget is $530) https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jsast/saved/#view=bDwnTW

Is it a big difference between i5 4460 and i5 4690k overcklocked in gaming(fps) ?

When I try to access email accounts, and some other password required sites, I have problems. I start entering my password, after a few key strokes, what I entered goes away. Sometimes the entry becomes highlighted, sometimes I can see my entry, and sometimes I get a few black dots. In most...

So I built my first PC about a week ago, then Saturday night I was playing LoL and my screen flickered, then the screen shut off. The computer continued to work (I could even hear game sounds coming from the speakers), but no display. I have: CPU: I5-4460 GPU: XFX R9 280X RAM: 8GB Team Elite...

Soon I want to replace my current CPU and Motherboard. I'm aware I'd have to reinstall windows, I don't need help with that. ;) I'm currently doubting between two different CPU's and two different Motherboards. AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Combined with: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 OR Intel Core...

Upgrading from a 460 1gb card here, all my other specs are up to date, what cards better on new games? I want to play GTAV, Witcher 3, FarCry 4, Watch_Dogs, Shadows Of Mordor, and dying light. My choices are: ASUS ROG MARS 760x2 4GB(Its two 760's in SLI, can get for 212 after tax open boxed...

I have a Lenovo Erazer x315. I already installed an extra 120gb Solid State and I love it! Should I sacrifice space for speed? AMD A10 clocked at 3.7ghz 12gb memory Radeon R7 260

Looking for advise about if parts are compatible together and other suggestions. Hi. It's my first time building a PC and I was scared that I would spend all this money and then find out that the parts weren't compatible and/or getting too hot. So if you can please look through my specs and...

Hi. I recently reintalled windows 7 64bit on my ssd drive and before this all was running well. Now when i boot the pc it says " Boot and select proper boot device Insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key " The ssd is set as 1st boot device and my hdd as second in the bios and...

Hi I've recently encountered this problem where the Q-LED Code on my motherboard would show 00 after a couple days (Re installed Windows a couple of times,shows AO but after drivers & update installations it goes back to 00) of use when earlier it was A0, I've been having this issue for a while...

Just picked up my new project, it's an Alienware D900T laptop. Current conditions is "no boot" sold for parts without a hard drive. I do have another one that works which I will be using to test some parts and verify that are okay. Granted they are compatible with each other. I am going to try...

Hi, I`m thinking to upgrade my laptops processor and I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade from Intel Core 2 P8600 to Intel Core Quad Q9100. I saw that they share the same socket, P socket, but I`m not sure if it works so maybe you can help me?

i5 4690K Kingston HyperX 8GB RAM Segate 1TB Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD Samsung DVD Writer CoolerMaster Seidon 120V Liquid Cooler EVGA GTX 970 FTW Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Corsair CS 750M 80+ Gold Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Mid Tower Case One of my main concern is,will all the pieces fit...

I know I'll have to re-install the OS, but can I use the same product key? I have a copy of Windows 7 with a product key which I used for my current motherboard (ASUS P8B75-V) and I'm planning to replace it with the MSI Z97 Gaming-7 motherboard, and a CPU change to the i5-4690K. Will I be able...

Built my first PC. Started up fine even though I was pretty nervous it wouldn't. After a few issues resolved with common troubleshooting, one thing still persisted. My GTX 970's fans won't run. I installed the drivers with the provided disc, so I thought that would fix it, but it still won't...

Here are my laptop specs. I can barely run games like League of legends on the lowest graphics without the fps dropping to about 5. I also have a laptop cooler going at all times so i don't know what the problem is, any help? Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)...

I just bought the Zotac GTX 970 AMP! omega edition, poped it in my rig, and am heart broken... the performance is pitiful on my rig.... played league of legends max, uncapped with an avg of 80fps.... wtff? heres a screen cap after 5 minutes of game play http://imgur.com/CJGrAYs and im...

Hello there, I'm planning to build a new gaming PC in 2 months for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 5 TPP release and as a general upgrade. My current budget ranges between 800 - 950£ Currently I'm thinking about the following setup: 1 x Western Digital WD Purple 1TB, SATA 6Gb/s 1 x Crucial...

Hi i don't know that much about overclocking, i know how to overclock my build in both bios and software. My build: Cpu: Fx 9370 Gpu: 270x Motherboard: Gigabyte 990ffa-ud3 Storage: Kingston 120gb and 500g harddrive Psu: Corsair CX750M Bronze Now my question is, my friend has a Intel build that...

Hi, The other day whilst playing BF4, I had a blue screen of death. So I fired up Windbg and found out that it's pointing to a hardware problem with my CPU, specifically the cache. I am unsure of how to find out any extra information, so I am asking you guys. I'll upload the minidump and I have...

Hey guys, Okay so basically this is my scenario: I am currently opening a new office in the city because currently i work from home. I have a computer at home and will have one at the office. I will be updating work files from both places but i want these to be in sync and so i can access them...

Currently I have a Sapphire Radeon R7 250 graphics card in my system. I want to switch to the Nvidia side and pick up an EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti. My question is: will I have to uninstall my catalyst control center (ccc)? Or when I get the new card, install GeForce drivers and such, will it...

amd fx-8320 xfx r9 280x 8gb ram 1050p display I really want to build a pc and arma 3 is one of the main games i want to play. Someone please tell me what kind of preformance i will get using this rig and if there is anything i could change with the specs. Thanks

I was wondering when the summer steam sales are on in July, is BF4 going to be available. People say that it isn't going to be available because it's EA, and EA has Origin. But if that's the case, why is Battlefield Bad Company 2 on there? Well my question is actually, Is BF4 going to be...

Hello! I always find this a great place to find tech problems, but I couldn't find a problem while searching everywhere. First of all, my specs. EVGA GTX 550 TI (reqs 24 12v Rail) RaidMax 500w PSU +12v 22A Rail amd fx 8150 CPU Black Edition Heres my problem, when I first built this computer...