Mini PCs

I honestly don't know much about internet download/connection speeds. I pay for one of the priciest internet packages you can get where I live in Norway and I really don't feel like my internet speed is any good. Downloading big files can take days. http://www.speedtest.net/result/7331779652 It...

I have an HP Deskjet Printer that smudges black ink when printed on photo paper.I believe its because it is pigmented ink.Earlier it didnt use to do that with the same cartridge.I have read somewhere that printers mix CMY to form black colour.Is my black smudging because it is using ink from...

I know Nvme m.2 ssds take up pcie lanes.. My motherboard is a z370 Asrock Gaming K6. I got 2 pcies 1x Devices a sound card and a network card.. I am using a 16x video card (Top pcie 16x slot) I was wondering if i get a Nvme ssd and stick it in the m.2 slot by the 1x witch has the sound card will...

what can I replace the CPU with to improve performance? Intel H57 Express chipset motherboard. Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.20GHz in a HP Pavilion Elite HPE-240f Desktop PC. After the upgrade to windows 10 home 64-bit, the pc can barely handle 5 tabs on Google chrome & 5 tabs on Microsoft edge...

I assume this question has been asked a million times over, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. I have a Marantz MR 235 and has an A and B channel. I have 2 8 ohm speakers. If I plug one speaker into the left terminal and one into the right (nothing fancy just - to - and +...

Hello everyone, i have a "little" actually a huge problem and im desperated enough to ask for support here before going to visit a technician who will charge me a bunch of $$ lol, ok so an engineer built this pc for me january 2018, i bought every piece via online, so one month later the...

Hello Please when ever i unplug my laptop charger my laptop goes to sleep mode please what is the problem Please help me

my current set up: amd phenom ii x4 955 1 ssd HD7770 ddr3 corsair vengeance corsair v650 Im planning to upgrade but i cant buy all of them at once. can someone give me ideas what parts should i upgrade first and the parts I should hold until i gather enough money. I prefer an intel build but...

Somehow managed to post this twice, using mobile device. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3688794/lots-computer-problems.html

I want to get a geforce gtx 1070 but it says it supports a pci Express 3.0 and my motherboard has a pci express 2.0. Can I still put the gtx 1070 in it?

I have a Lenovo S21e laptop. Windows 8.1 (It has built in battery) After I shut it down last night, next morning I opened it up and there was only a black screen and my mouse cursor.. Before I shut it down I tried opening "Change PC settings". At first I thought it will be fixed after reboot...

HTC made waves in the tech world yesterday with the announcement of the Vive Pro’s price and availability. Today, we discovered more news that somehow slipped under the radar. HTC is now selling updated Vive Trackers that work with Steam VR Tracking 2.0. HTC Quietly Outs Vive Tracker 2018 With...

Hi, I (impulse bought) a MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and am waiting on it's arrival in the mail. However, I completely avoided researching to see if my PC is compatible straight out of the box w/out further upgrades. Here's my PC specs and a link to the full description. Thanks for helping me out, I...

My HDD got a powersurge, and would not be recognise in pc anymore, so i want to try swap the pcb, but the replacement pcb has more than 3 chips with 8 pin chips on it. And on the replacment board the seller put 3 arrow stickers on those chips, pointing to a 8 pin chip. So im confused do i only...

VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE I need an video editing software program so I can patch together video clips from a home camera video security system for a court presentation Also can I do mutli camera patching so that the end result shows 2 or 3 cameras simultaneously on the screen at the same time...

im upgrading to r5 1600/1600x, i have 500w, 1050ti, 4gb ddr4 x2 and ryzen 3 1300x right now, if im upgrading to the r5 1600/1600x, do i need to upgrade to a better power supply? :)

So guys im looking to buy a new pc and i found a hard choise. Both pc's have the same price. one is AMD Ryzen 7 1700 with gtx 1070 and second is intel i7-7700 with gtx 1060.Please tell me which is better for pure gaming?

Hi iv delided my 8700 k it running at 5.3 @1.41 v @ 65c under load how much volt can I use or am I on the limit .?

hi guys i am planning my hardline loop now my gpu block and cpu block are full nickel now what rad and fittings should i use is copper oke to use and just black chrome fittings or would that cause like corsion or anything

How to change default location on my mac

Hello Everyone, i am a noob at pc building and i have managed to come to the very end of the build only to be stuck on a seemingly simple problem. the case im using The Inwin 805 Infinity, the mirror hall effect rgb thing on the front wont turn on. i have found the corresponding plug but i...

I have a msi gtx 1070 in my PC I was not happy with my frame rate and now want to upgrade to sli as I will buy another 1070 will I be able to simply plug in everything in the PC and put the driver disk in and then have it start using both GPUs or will there be more complications or errors in...

Hi guys i am building my very first gaming pc and i have a question . Do all the cases must have an firewire cabel couse mine appears not to have one . I am using an k380 cooler master case and gigabyte ga x58 ud7 motherboard. Thanks

Hi toms crew! I in a little bit of a pickle. I’m deciding to go with either 8gb or 16gb of ddr4 memory. I plan on buying the EVGA 1070ti sc 8gb as well. Would 8gb combined with my GPU be sufficient enough to run games on ultra at 1080p/1440p? Does the GPU memory overflow over or would i be...

I do not have a RGB header on my motherboard the Z170a Krait gaming but whant to use an RGB LED strip. Can I plug this Universal LED Strip - RGB//http://www.coolermaster.com/case/case-accessories/universal-led-strip-rgb/ into the Cooler master fan controller I have one slot left on it.

Hi there. My build is pretty cheap, i want to play rainbow six siege, but even at lowest, i cant get a consistent frame rate. It goes from 35-50. My GPU is a raedon rx 550 2gb. I have a 1150 socket Mobo. My CPU is a bit old, a G3258. Any suggestions for a good cpu with a 1150 socket, and a...

Hello. I've got my PC about 3 days ago, it was sent to me from Europe where I used it without any issues for ~2 years. So I built it up yesterday and it was working perfectly. I needed to move it, so I shut it down, unplugged it, moved it, plugged it back (to the same cord, same power cable)...

I would like to buy a Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 to play newer games more smoothly. I don't know if I can use it with my current motherboard/Power Supply though. Any help is appreciated :). Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 FX PCU: 650w Thermal take, 80Plus Bronze

Hi all, I made a build with the following parts: link. The pc starts up, fans turn on for both the case and the cpu, but it turns itself off after 30s and restarts. Followed some troubleshooting tips and kept removing parts and retesting. I'm down now to just the MOBO, CPU (+ cooler), RAM...

So I got a used i7 3770 and attached it with "Gigabyte H61-d2-b3" with 4gb ram. Everything is okay but when I install Intel hd 4000 graphic and restart the pc, after windows logo I get black screen with white dots and screen becomes black after few seconds but I can move the mouse point (Link...

Hello folks, A few months back I asked for some advice regarding a new monitor (Here) and I was told that I would be better off upgrading my computer rather than buying a new monitor. I took that on board but didn't have the money at the time to consider doing that. Now I'm interested in...

I have a Core i5 4590 and I read about undervolting the CPU in order to reduce temperatures without sacrificing performance, so I put it to the test and it works pretty good. I managed to lower the voltage to 0.096 and my system is still 100% stable. Now, I found info about locking the...

My pc: i7-5820k x99s msi plus 16g ram 2400mhz crucial ballistix sport psu 1000w corsair ssd 840 evo gtx 1080 ti My cpu's stock speed is 3.30ghz with Voltage 1.080v in auto mode. I have noticed that if i overclock at 4.0 without changing the Voltage manually the voltage automatically is...

Finished building a new machine with: RAM = G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-16GTZR Mobo = ASUS ROG STRIX B250F GAMING LGA 1151 Intel B250 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel After only...

Hello, I have the following hardware Asus P8P67 EVO, motherboard. EVGA GeForce GTX 960, video card, Intel Core I7 2600K, cpu. Also, I have 16GB of ram. I plan on upgrading in the near future, so I am willing to take a few risks. I heard that you can damage your computer if overclocking is not...

Will they make cheaper z370 motherboard anytime soon? I heard that they will. Is it true?

Hello anyone and everyone! I'd like to preface this with acknowledging that I am quite inexperienced when it comes to building a PC. I am experiencing troubles with my current build and would appreciate some help from some of you veteran PC guys. My Build: Processor: AMD FX-6300 Graphics Card...

i just built my pc like a month ago and its been happening everyday since i had it. I dont know if i installed my driver correctly or not. I just wanted to know if it was my driver or my hardware. amd ryzen 1600 msi motherboard tomahawk gtx 1050ti

I have recently discovered that the second hand I7 I had planned to use for my Gaming PC is broken and I need a new CPU. My motherboard is a Gigabyte H110-M and has a LGA1151 socket. I'm looking for a four core CPU that runs at 30.ghz as that is what is required for most games. My selection...

I had a friend build me a computer about 8 years ago with the following hardware: Processor: AD Athlon(tm) II X2 240 Motherboard: M3A76-CM, DDR2, 1066, 4×240pin Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS RAM: Kingston Value Ram KVR800D2N6K2/4G 4GB DDR2-800 CL6 SDRAM Harddrive...