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i am looking to build another pc that uses windows xp as kind of a throw back system as i remember using it when i was a little kid however i am aware that time has moved on since then and drivers and hardware etc may not still support this dated operating system can anyone tell me what...

Hi, I have the Asus Crosshair VII Hero mobo and the QVL mentions that the memory CMR16GX4M2C3466C16 (2 kits = 32GB) can be run at 3000. I currently have it running at 2800 and it is still unstable. The PC resets automatically sometimes (not that frequent, but it happens). When I use the auto...

Hi guys! I currently have the R9 260 GPU and I want to make an upgrade (I'd like to play most games on the ultra settings etc., not to limit the quality when I have the time to play :-) ). I asked here a while ago and people recommended the GTX 1060 6GB X should be enough. I checked the...

I have an acer E5-476G with I5 8250U & 130MX version. I have latest bios & driver installed. I've done many stress test and i realize my cpu is underclocked from 3.4ghz in idle to max ~2.1ghz under heavy load. When I'm under gaming session, my cpu goes to ~0.8ghz. I've done setting up power...

i have a gtx 1050ti whats the best fortnite settings for this gpu

MY pc has a problem after I restarted it. Whenever I open my pc it says diagnosing the error, attempting to fix errors, it says log file d:\windows\system32\logfiles\srt\srttrail.txt then it goes to the advanced startup options screen. The thing is is that all of the solutions available does not...

Can I use a bluetooth headset in an area where I do not have wifi

Hello can anyone tell me if i can upgrade my laptop to SSD my unit is Asus K556UR-DM180T Laptop - Intel Core i7-7500U, 15.6 Inch FHD, 1TB, 8GB, 2GB VGA 930MX, Win 10, Glossy Dark Brown

So I have a m5a78l-m/usb3 board and I would like to clock my cpu/ram. I went into the bios looking for this option which is not there. I found that I am supposed to have this great utility but I cannot get to it. I am not able to locate any real answers on this. The only thing I can find it...

so i am purchasing my new pc part for part (yes i know, i picked a wrong time to buy one part for part) and i have every single part i need besides the gpu and cpu. i was originally going to go for the i5 8600k because it is $100 less than the 8700k and has very little decrease in performance...

I cant see any specific instructions online and i dont want to ruin my board.

I have an HP Z400 motherboard and a Xeon W3540 with 16gb of ecc ddr3 ram. It won’t post or even boot. It tries but emidietly shuts itself down. I don’t know how to fix it.

hey all so i recently replaced my i5 6500 and intel stock cooler with the i7 7700k and cryorig h7 and now pc just bootloops every 10 seconds nothing onscreen. i freaked out for a bit but then begain researching and i found some people saying i may need to rest cmos if this happens. the thing is...

I recently got a AMD A10-9700 and I was hoping if they will be compatible with each other. I currently have Radeon R7 integrated graphics. Please could any experts list any other good GPUs that will significantly improve my FPS in certain games such as Overwatch and Fortnite. Thanks all!

Hey, so I currently have 1TB of HDD. But im planning to upgrade to a 120GB SSD for Windows and getting 3TB for all my programs( really all my games and docs). Is there way for my to do this without reinstalling windows? Like a program that let's me move movemy windows from HDD to my SSD and...

I have a ASRock B250M HDV. Unfortunately, this motherboard has only 2 chassis fan connectors (4 pin). However, I want to utilize the 4 fans on my chassis (CM Masterbox Lite 5 RGB). Do I have to buy anything extra? If so, can you be specific as to what I have to buy?

Cant buy a 1060 right now because of thr prices but i was wondering if i should wait for the nvidea volta gpus

Hi everyone, I'm going to buy an Acer Aspire 5 which I just can afford. It comes with these specs: Intel® Core™ i5-7200U processor NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 2 GB grafikkort 4 GB Ram 256 GB SSD Harddisk I know 4Gb of RAM aren't the best but what can I do with these specs gaming-wise? I mostly play...

How to wire a cold cathoid strip light 2 black and 1 green wire from unit

I'm building my little brother a computer as I posted before I have all the components but he asked me for some RGB Ram and I cant seem to find any decent priced ddr4 RGB ram, can anyone help me out? thanks in advance

Hi guys i am confused to choose a graphic card for my cpu without much problem, so whether gtx 960 or gtx 1050ti will fit in my system without bottlnecking?? I'm running q9650 at stock 3ghz My pc spec: -c2q q9650 3ghz -8gb ram ddr3 1333mhz -ati radeon hd5570 1gb -g41m combo rev2.0 -3tb hdd...

I was in the middle of an intense game when the computer shut off. It won't turn back on, but only heat up. Fans don't spin and I fixed the airflow, but no response. Any help?

I was thinking about uprgading my CPU, but i don't know if i should pick an i5-4460 or just wait and go with something like an i5-4590. I usually play pretty demanding games like PUBG, Doom, Wolfenstein 2, Overwatch (even tho that's not really CPU or GPU demanding) and i'm planning on buying an...

Could I move all the parts from one of the new HP Z8 G4 Workstation's into a custom pc case. metaphorically lets say the pc has the specs from this page. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/workstations-z8/index.html Can it be done? PS: im sorry if i broke any forum rules, please inform me if...

Recently i found a laptop that I had years ago so I wanted to power it on but it said that it had now operating system so I tried installing Windows XP but it showed me an error that the windows couldn't find the hard drive , I think that it's broken but I had another hard drive laying around so...

hi can anybody please tell me what would be th best monoblock to use with my dali zensor vokal centre speaer and using a marantz 7011 with dali zensor speakers all round thanks

So I got the trial of bf1 and when I try to run it I got dx function error. I fixed that and now I cannot run the game on high or ultra. It always crashes. I have to play on medium to avoid crashes and getting constant 60 for while on bf4 I get 120fps on ultra. My specs I5 6400 8gb dual channel...

Hello!! I recentely installed Windows 10 Build 1709 "17025" Insider Advanced on my Samsung 750 EVO SSD. Sometimes there is a kind of vertical transparent streak/line thing on the desktop. I've installed latest NVIDIA Geforce Graphic Driver 390.65. It's supposed to be an graphic issue bug?! I...

So I have MSI gaming carbon pro ac Z370 motherboard. Here are the specifications. Here is the picture of the motherboard. I dont know the terminology so i will just try to explain my question. I see I have 3 "big" slots for graphic cards and 3 "little" which are the default ones for the...

My pc has an I5 4590k, an Asus h81mk and 8gb HyperX fury, should i get an EVGA GTX 750 Ti or an EVGA 1050 FTW DT?

Hey yall, I have been using a build I have had for over a year now and just recently while I was playing Counter Strike Global Offensive I started to get terrible choppy lag which made me restart my PC, when I turned it back on I didn't know what was making it lag so hard and be very slow so I...

Hello, I want to ask if my motherboard MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING got 4x SATA 3Gb/s and 2x SATA 6Gb/s ports ? Because when i open case i can see only 2x SATA 6GB/s and one SATA 3GB/s connected to CD rom mechanism. Maybe its under Graphic card.. recently i got gtx 1080 and i forgot to watch if SATA...

My brand new PC is running unbelievably slowly, everything on my motherboard is under performing. I have tried everything to fix it but I simply can't find the problem. I know the CPU is terrible and that's the only thing I can think of, the boot up time is horrendous and it takes around 20...

I recently upgraded to a geforce gtx 1070 TI and am not getting the FPS and consistency of the benchmarks that I've seen. My CPU is an intel i5-4460. I also have 8gb of ram if that is relevant.

I bought a be quiet pure rock 150w but i didnt know that the bracket doesnt fit on my Asus A88X-PRO. Is there anything i could buy to make it work?

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I just built my new pc and tried to turn it on. The motherboard flashes the ez debug cpu led for a brief moment then turns the the pc off. The case, video card and cpu cooler fans all spin when powered on. What could be the problem? components: Intel pentium g4600 msi b250m pro-vd gigabyte gtx...

i am getting crazy! i AM the owner of the PC and i dont ahve any other account that means i am the admin. but when putting the media creation tool to the downlaod it says "Sign in as an administrator" To use this tool, you must be signed in to Windows using an administrator account. please gimme...

I just upgraded my PC from a dell Inspiron to a Gigabyte Gaming 3 with a Ryzen 1600 and some new ram. Now windows 10 wont activate no matter what I do. I've tried using my linked Microsoft account, but when I click on "This is the device I'm using right now" and activate, it tells me unable to...

So my old pc has a phenom 560, and I was going to give it to my brother for Christmas, how much of a preformas increased will I get? ( he will probably use it for google and stuff and maybe some light gaming like portal)