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    Question Connected to network but no internet (works on Ethernet and with other networks, other devices work on the WiFi too)

    I have a brand new laptop running windows 11. It connects to my home network via WiFi but says no internet. However, it’s able to connect with Ethernet. My other devices get internet with the same network WiFi. The laptop also was able to connect wirelessly to my hotspot with no problems. Steps...
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    [SOLVED] Do I have a virus or is my Computer just notifying because of something else?

    Yesterday I was on YouTube watching videos when all of the sudden I got a pop up Windows 10 notifications that I have 3 viruses and there was two options below that to choose from 1. upgrade McAfee Subscription or 2. Don't Show This Again. I have Windows Defender which never detected anything...
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    [SOLVED] Can't Delete AMSIExt.dll

    Hey there, I have been trying to delete AMSIExt.dll but I'm stuck. I tried googling the issue but I didn't find any fix. This file comes from McAfee Inc, the file description is "McAfee Cloud AV Third Party Ext" Here is what I tried to do: First I tried to right click the file and delete, but...
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    Question Thousands of incoming blocked connections

    Recently with McAfee antivirus since 20/03/19 I have noticed thousands of incoming blocked connections and I have no clue whether to be concerned. I mean, the firewall is working but what has triggered these connections. Also, I have run a full scan with McAfee and Malwarebytes and no threats...
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    Question no audio and high pitch sound in headphones after installing gtx 1050 ti

    Before anything here's a list of my parts, Ryzen 5 2400g MSI B450 A-PRO 16gb ddr4 Gskill 3000mhz cx 550m psu evga gtx 1050 ti I just recently bought the 1050ti, all my audio was fine when i was using the onboard graphics with the APU, but when i disabled the onboard graphics and installed the...
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    [SOLVED] Random Blue Screens on Startup

    Before I begin, I have looked quite extensively through this site to find a similar issues and have tried many things prior to asking you guys. So I've been trying to fix a computer for a friend of mine. He was simply surfing the web when it crashed the first time. I'm having multiple blue...
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    Need Help With Watercooling

    Good morning! This is my first time watercooling and Id like to get a great watercooling build, but I don't know how / what to start with... I am hoping someone could help me out with configuring a watercooling build for https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7ZTcP3 I've tried using...
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    [SOLVED] Buying Another Ram from another kit

    Hey guys, I already have a Kingston ram 4gb and buying another 4gb from another store for 8gb upgrade and dual channel feature. The ram that i already have is HX424C15FB/4 model and planning to buy another from different store with the same model. I am good to go or its not gonna work?
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    [SOLVED] is a radeon 2600xt better than a intel 630 igpu

    was wonderbng bf a 2600xt from radeon if it is any wetter than the built in 630 on the 8700k chipset
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    Ram not supported

    It could be support kingston 16gb ddr4 ram (2133p mhz)on Asus z370p motherboard.
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    Ryzen power consumption measuring

    Hello, I have a question on how power consumption is measured with Ryzen processors. I have 2200G and there are 2 measurements that differ greatly: "CPU Package Power (SMU)" and "CPU Core Power (SVI2 TFN)" Can someone explain for me, please?
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    Need help locating wifi card on this Dell Inspiron 15

    Were is the wifi card? Pls help.
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    Installing new GPU

    So i have GTS 450 1GB, my friend is throwing away his GTX 660 and decided to give it to me. Since i will.be upgrading from 450 to 660, will i need to know anything in advance about instalation? Like any spacial cabels needed?
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    PSU not powerful enough?

    Hi. I bought a brand new pre-built computer which ran perfectly fine the first few times I used it however sometimes when I try power it on it will not turn on but the motherboard lights and graphics card lights are still lit showing that it has power. Sometimes when in games such as Forza or...
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    Is this a good build

    I cant find Neweggs compatibility check but I know that's its not 100% accurate either so does this rig work? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9CsqYr
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    Asus Z370-P motherboard, what ram should I get?

    Z370-p motherboard, what ram should I get? (multitasking/ heavy gaming) £150-£200 budget. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ppNvLD
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    Ryzen 1200 1.36GHz?

    I'm having trouble with my ryzen chip. It is recognized with a base clock of 3.1GHz, but the resource monitor says that it is running at 1.36GHz and it doesn't fluctuate at all, even under load. I've tried everything that I have read: Clearing CMOS, reseating RAM, installing chipset drivers, new...
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    My PC shuts off randomly after installing new water cooling

    I bought a Corsair H80i v2 water cooling system for my pc since my stock fan wouldn't cool my CPU very well. I installed the water cooling system and turn on the PC and it was going well. I went through through the bios and into windows but right after signing in windows my pc would shut off...
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    Sooo please help

    Okay recently I order a bunch of stuff from newegg and they decided to throw in a gift card from Hellofresh, is just this service where they delver fresh goods to your door and cook it. But i'm wonder if there is some way I can redeem a gift card like this for something else like steam money or...
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    Temporary PSU > CPU cable

    Hello, so I'm in need of a temporary PSU until I get paid in 2 weeks. Now, I have one but the cable for the CPU has been cut. I have used heat shrink on each of the individual 8 cables and electrical taped them as well, but it still leaves me with the issue of no CPU cable, so I was digging...
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    PC restarts randomly while watching videos

    Hello, My PC restarts randomly while watching any kind of videos, be it online videos or while watching anything on any sort of media player. My PC is not restarting while playing heavy games such as Witcher 3 or shadow of mordor. Things i have checked: Checked temps while watching videos and...
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    looking for good speakers for pc gaming, music and movies.

    my current surround system LG HT554 died on me today and the warranty has expired. right now i'm using my monitor built in speakers which are terrible. what are good sound system or speakers for pc gaming, movies and music. your help would be much appreciated
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    Water Cooling project X99 Platform + 2 GPUs kit

    Hi guys. I was never a water cooling guy and always had regular fans in my own systems but now I am thinking about it and I have a quick question. Is there a kit that allows me to cool X99 system CPU and 2 GPUs ? May be a chip-set as well in one loop ? And instead of flexible tubes I'd prefer...
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    m.2 drive question on a Gigabyte UD5H Z97. Does it support booting from a m.2 NVME drive with the latest bios?

    I am considering getting a m.2 drive. I have a 500 gb 850 Evo that is almost full. The UD5H has a m.2 slot but it is limited to pci e 2.0 x 2 speeds which is limited to 10gbs max bandwith. That is still faster than 6gb sata III but not as fast as pci e 3.0 x 4 of course. I understand and accept...
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    Asus Laptop won't turn on

    When I open my laptop shows a blank screen and I took out the battery and put it back in but it still won't work
  26. Reggod

    Replacing laptop fan and thermal paste

    My Lenovo Thinkpad T420s recently started displaying a Fan Error message at boot, and upon research, it appears that I'll have to replace the fan and heatsink. This is not a problem since its cheap to buy, but could someone point me to a clear instructable? Will I have to apply thermal paste as...
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    Hard drive failure

    So windows wanted me to repair my hard drive about 4-5 days ago. I repaired it and it only took about 2 hours for my computer to boot back up and repair the hard drive. I started up my pc today and the hard drive was making this sound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYxEfo6XzZ0). I figured that...
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    AMD Device Drivers have stopped working

    This problem has only just recently started happening about a week ago and now only today has it started to jump into full effect and tbh i'm really worried I have tried a few solutions, Restarting my computer, downloading the new driver, and the Tdr solution via the Regedit for some strange...
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    Should I upgrade?

    I have 8gb of Kingston hyper x ddr3 1333MHz: http://www.microcenter.com/product/360526/hyperx_blu_8gb_ddr3-1333_pc3-10600_cl9_dual_channel_desktop_memory_kit_two_4gb_memory_modules running: i5-4430 Gtx 970 Asus z97-a/USB3. 1 I recently upgraded to this motherboard, and since I now have 4 DIMM...
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    Can't tell what sata port is sata 1 or sata 2. Please help.

    Hi, I'm Matt. Whoops. Sorry about that. I can't tell what version of sata port I'm using. Maybe I missed something. Here are the manuals for my computer. http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_vostro_desktop/vostro-260_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf and...
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    PC wont recognize my GTX 970

    I built a PC recently and since the start i am having some trouble with my graphic card. Every time that i turned off and then on, the os (win10 64) stopped recognizing the GPU and i had the install the drivers, every damn time. Now that doesn't work anymore, i install the drivers via website or...
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    Can Someone Link me a good Cpu

    I need a good recommendation for a gaming CPU for around $1,200 total. I'm not going to build my own rig, don't need a monitor. I've looked around, but thought I'd ask here if anyone has any good suggestions? Basically I'm looking for best bang for the buck in your good opinion, thanks!
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    Replacing GTX 760 Ti with GTX 780 Ti in Alienware X51 R2

    OK so essentially my father is getting the GTX 1070 for his computer, and he said I could have his 780 Ti previously installed on his computer. I know this most likely won't work because of the insane amount of wattage the 780 takes up, but I wonder if there is any way to be able to fit it in...
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    PC part picking

    Would this PC all fit together and would it run games like GTA v and overwatch at a solid 60fps MSI B85-G41-PCMate ATX Motherboard I5 4690k quad core or an i7 3770 16 gb ram GTX 960 2gb EVGA 600w psu
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    External Network card for pc?

    Ok now I know a decent network card will improve my net speed, not drastically, but enough to notice. I'm using the standard motherboard connection as I have no spare PCi-e slots as all three are being used by GfX cards (2 in Sli and 1 to run extra displays). Is there an External RJ45 to USB...
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    Alienware Area 51 r2 [i7 5820(K)]

    Hello, I began by researching overclocking the i7 5820 processor and found many great articles and videos: Get the most out your Haswell-e Random Overclock Tutorial 1 Random Overclock Tutorial 2 Random Overclock Tutorial 3 Random Overclock Tutorial 4 And worst of all... Alienware Overclock...
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    PC Build - Suggestions

    Hello all, I am building a computer using these things: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 80+ GOLD, 750W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI and Crossfire Ready Power Supply 220-G2-0750-XR LG WH16NS40 16X Blu-ray BD/BDXL/MD M-DISC Burner Drive 3D Playback + Sata Cable Kit Seagate 2TB Desktop Gaming...
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    Getting micro lag/stutter in all my games?

    It's driving me CRAZY. I've had this problem on and off for several months now and I can't find the cause of the problem. PC specs: Intel Core i5-6400 CPU@ 2.7 GHz Processor Cores 4 RAM 8 GB (2133 MHz DDR4) Hard Drive 1 TB SATA HDD Hard Drive Speed 7200 rpm Graphics Card AMD Radeon R9 370...
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    CPUZ frequency changing re post.

    I need to re post this because i accidentally clicked the best solution, but in the bios i set my i7 4790k multiplyer to x47 so 4.7ghz. also i manually set the voltage to 1.2v and in cpuz i went in it and it says a steady 4698.90Mhz. after maybe 25 seconds it would go to 4700.80Mhz. and then...
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    How much would a used gtx 780 msi sell for?

    Out of interest how much would a used gtx 780 msi sell for? Thanks!