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Hi! I had a company install a media cabinet for me but there were no hooks/straps that came with the cabinet. There is also no identifiable brand name on the cabinet. Does anyone know what type of screw or hook I can get to strap each piece of equipment in? I tried using zip ties but they...

I don't know is RAM dual channel working properly. I've installed 2x4gb ram in my computer and the windows 10 says I've 8gb ram, but task manager show 4gb and PC UserBenchmark says "Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled". So I've...

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad E485 that is only 5 months old. Luckily, it's in warranty but it has come with a myriad of issues and has been the most frustrating laptop experience to date dealing with them. Lately, it's had issues connecting to my home Wifi. I don't use Wifi outside my house much...

Hello. My Brother asked me to build him a new PC I would like to ask you, if I have choosen the right components. CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Cooler CPU : BOX (AMD Wraith) Mainboard : MSI B450-A Pro PSU: Corsair RM550X GPU : Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 AMP RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX, DDR4, 16 GB 3000...

Hey guys, I've seen a lot of questions regarding bottleneck here. I think I know some things about computers, but recent releases in both CPU and GPU made me confuse and I really can't find an answer anywhere, so that's why I am creating this thread. Maybe there are other people in my situation...

Hello. My current PSU cant handle with my new PC, im looking for a PSU in the range of 30 - 50 euros, my specs are: intel i5 9600k asus gtx 1060 6gb 8 gb ddr4 2400 mhz ( will upgrade in the future to 16 gb + more mhz) ssd 240 gb I will overclock in the future to, but for now i just will use...

Hi everyone , First at all sorry for my bad English I hope you will understand me. I want to build brand new PC for Internet using ( Mozila ) and some programs like Microsoft Office. So I have two configuration in mind: Intel i5 8400 Gigabyte Z370-HD3 LGA1151 DDR4 4000MHz Kingston 8GB DDR4...

I have a Panasonic PLASMA TV - MODEL #T4-42PX50U, Purchased 8/9/2005, and a LG LCD Flat Panel U750, 3-D TV Model #LM4600-UC, Purchased 3/4/2013, could anyone recommend the best streaming stick(s) for my TV's. Both TV's still work perfectly, have never had any issues, and I have no plans to...

Hi, i tried to open ports but it wont open. What can i do? My previous router had no problem dealing with ports but this router wont open anything. My Router name is tplink ac1200 As you can see in image i added port 25565.

Laptop is Acer vn7-571g. It seems the past couple days that the back exhaust fans stop working while gaming sometimes. I've played a game a few times for 10-20 min, have felt the fans putting out warm air and continue to work fine for long periods of time, temps remain ok. But after an hour or...

I recently restored my PC. When I turn on my PC and get to the Hi There page, I am asked questions about language and region, but I can't answer them because my mouse and keyboard don't work and I can't click anything so I am stuck. How do I solve this? Thanks

Hi, I’m planning to buy a laptop & only have a budget of 500$. Do you have any recommendations or advice? I want to be fast pc & have plenty space.

Hello, I have very often fps drops in GTA 5. My specs are: Asus GTX 1080 @ 2000 mhz I7 8700k @ 4,8 ghz Kraken x62 for cpu cooling MSI Z370 A pro Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 RAM...

Titan Fall 2, Rise of Tomb Raider, I'm sure others will freeze a few seconds then unfreeze. I've looked at Afterburner and see the GPU drop, but have no idea how to figure out the cause.

I am very new to hardware as I come from a software background but am moving into systems security and the pentesting world. I am looking to build a home lab server to load 20 -30 virtual machines running both Windows and Linux OS's to dissect malware and test vulnerabilities as well as...

ive had a few crashes on windows i thought it was to do with heats but they are are 30-45 30+ at idlearound 45 at load doing things i have downloaded blue screen viewer it shows this ================================================== Dump File : 010118-7734-01.dmp Crash Time ...

I know this may be controversial... I recently started looking at builds on PC part picker and on these forums, it's good that people are supporting underdogs in the marketplace and encouraging competition. But am I the only one that has looked at the benchmarks and realised that even the...

Motherboard - ASRock-Fm2A75 RAM - 16GB DDR3 Intergrated Graphics Card - AMD A8-6600K. I want to play new games like COD WW2 etc and the current board stutters and hangs sometimes so what upgrade or better still a dedicated card without having to change mother boards. Budget is around £200

Hello! I wonder if I can use this SSD for my computer: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-525GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01L80DH4G my motherboard is a ASUS Intel Sandy Bridge H67 you can see the spicifications if you scroll down on the site below...

In apps and games, it says 174 GB used but when I multiply all of them its max 50gb used

So, I've been experiencing a lot of BSOD crashes as of late. To be specific the WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR. It seems to happen randomly. It might be worth mentioning that the error started occuring (some) time after I upgraded my graphics card. I have updated my drivers, cleaned the computer and...

I’m getting massive lag spikes in games like gta 5 and fortnite after replacing my blown 500w psu with a brand new Thermaltake 500w psu my cpu temps are good and gpu useage and temps are good too. I’m very confused and would like all the help I can get Amd Fx 6350 Gtx 1050ti 8gb ram 1tb hard...

My laptop has an Nvidia GTX 960m 4GB already installed in it, but games getting released are starting to get to where I dont have a card capable of running them. Can i use the USB 3.0 jacks that my laptop has to connect to an external GPU setup, or am i going to have to remove the wireless card...

Today I added my first GPU to my PC(AMD Radeon HD 7870) I tried hooking everything up and by everything I mean card clicked into motherboard and plugged in the two PCI E wires to card and other end into power supply. When I turn on PC all I get is a black screen. If I remove card everything...

What i was wondering is that, when i have 2 sticks both running @1333mhz and have the same voltage(1,5v) but the only difference is the brand and the timing( 9-9-9-24 and 9-9-9-36) would i still be able to use them?

I have tried looking through previous solutions for this problem, but none of the fixes I have tried seemed to have worked and I figured it would be better if the problem was asked again with my specific hardware. Introduction to problem I am running Windows 10, with the hardware listed here...

Hell guys!! I need Help ;s. I hade A GeForce gtx 1070 and I have connected vga cable with psu and graphic card. When I start the computer the beep sound goes and everything works normal even the fans, but after like 20 seconds another *beep* (different sound) comes and the fans stops working. Is...

Hey guys this isn't Austin, I'm looking for a motherboard that I can overclock my old q6600. I live in Brazil, and the number of mobos are pretty limited, so I found a Ga-q35m-s2 from Gigabyte. This motherboard is capable of overclocking? Other ones available are Ga-965qm-ds2 GA-EQ45M-S2...

I wanted to buy a brand new graphics card and my psu is not very good, so I decided to buy a new one too, but then I realized that my current gpu has a tdp of 108w and the one I want to buy has only 75w I googled a bit and I know that tdp doesnt really mean power consuption, but most...

I bought the cooler Arctic-A32 and it came with the thermal compound MX-4.I have another silicon based thermal compound bought from a local shop.Which one should i use?

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99) Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($51.99) GPU: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card ($129.88) Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44) Memory: Team -...

so i bought a new Huge cooler. it does fit in my pc, but it is in front of the fan that pulls hot air out of the pc. when the sidedoor is closed the fx-8320 gets to 65C when gaming. when i push off the sidedoor it is a normal 50. How can i fix the airflow without removing the cooler? my case is...

Hi, I am new to the building community and I wanted to post this thread to ask you guys how this build is. This is one of my first builds I have made, so sorry if i have made some newbie mistakes in my build. I will mainly be using this build for gaming. Games such as ... GTA 5 Player Unkown's...

I have an older HP laptop that came with windows 8, I upgraded it to Windows 10. I looked up how to tell if I have an OEM or Retail license, and according to the command prompt, I am on RETAIL Channel. Does this mean that if I build a new computer, I can transfer my Windows 10 to it? Thanks in...

Hello! Several days ago I keep having this WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR that crashes my window with a Blue screen, particularly when I work with a wacom cintiq graphical tablet. I checked the device manager and event log and I just have no idea how to solve it. May I have some help with this? Is...

My new desktop computer has two 3.5mm microphone jacks. Neither of them work at all. Plugging a microphone into either of them results in no sound capture whatsoever. I know my mic isn't the problem, because switching to my laptop fixes the problem right quick. Uninstalling and reinstalling...

I have nzxt phantom 410 , and im planing to buy gtx 1070 but should i get Asus Turbo or Msi Armor , no SLI

Hey guys, I'm building a new gaming pc and I'm going to install Windows 10 Pro 64bit. I will not change any hardware in thr future so I will buy OEM version. Can I download it from the official windows website and then buy an OEM activation key? Or do I have to buy the Windows DVD/USB stick +...

I have tried absolutely everything for my GA-Z270X-UD3 to detect my graphics CARDS! it just wont detect them. I can only use the monitor through the IGFX. can anyone please help? I'm at my wits end. Yes I have installed the latest drivers for the MB

Hi, I have a Panasonic LED TV VIERA TH-40C400A and a Baum sound bar connected via the optical audio output. I want to use a pair of Phillips Headphones with it but cannot work out how to do so as there is nowhere on the TV or soundbar for the headphone audio jack. My aim is to use the headphones...