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Hello. I am building a new computer as my old one finally decided enough is enough and broke down. I am re-using my old motherboard, an ASUS Z97-A. I also decided to buy a samsung EVO 970 as my windows boot SSD, but upon launching BIOS for the first time my BIOS will not detect the drive...

So for the holidays I ordered myself some new parts for my gaming PC and this was the three main parts I swapped. Original system had the following: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 LGA 1151 EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Swapped to the following: ASRock X299 EXTREME4 LGA 2066...

Today as I was using my pc like I normally do, everything just froze. I restarted, and windows prompted me with a repair screen, saying that an important boot device isn't connected (I have windows 10 installed on the SSD). In BIOS it shows as a "SATA PM" and no longer says the brand of the SSD...

Hello! I woke up a day and my pc suddenly won’t turn on for some reason so I went online and tried to find a solution with no help:(. My gpu lights up when I plug the power supply in, and whenever I take the “atx power cable” in and out of the motherboard the fans starts running for a split...

can i upgrade my cpu amd a4 6300 apu radeon hd graphics 3.7ghz w.o changing motherboard?

I have asus k56cb i7 8gb ram 1000tb hdd graphics 740m sometimes it not working until I wrote system again. I think it must be temperature foult. I 57-60 when it start and 60-65 when it working I had clined and take termopasts. I but it hapen again. What I have to do?

Hi ! I'm waiting for an I 5 9600 K and one A S U S Prime H 310 M-K MB. I have a quick question: I will have to do a bios update to these 2 pieces works together? Thanks!

Right now there’s a pretty good deal on Thermaltake Pure Plus RGB 12 fans but before buying them I’d like to ask for reviews from anyone who’s had them. Strangely I can’t find ANY comparisons online between them and other rgb fans. I’m mostly concerned on the quality of the lighting in...

Hello there. I currently have an old Intel Pentium 4 520J in my possession which is on the socket LGA 775 and I plan to fit it into a retro system. While I do have a core 2 quad q8200, I don't know if it still works and the chip has only been tested once but I will get it tested soon. My...

so i got a gaming laptop with an i7 7700 and a GTX 1050 . Its been all good but suddenly my gpu is at 60 % and cpu is 99%. Prob a bottleneck cuz the cpu is too good but i dont know what to do. Now i lose a TON of fps in every single game. help

So, I don't know how else to say it. My CPU just scores lower than other people with the same GPU/CPU combo. I guess it could be other things at play, but it just seems like it's a weak CPU. Everything is running at stock clocks. It irks me because my GPU scores really well. I'll link the...

I found a computer with an i5 4570 paired with a 1050 ti ssc and 16gb ddr3. I was wondering if it would be possible to stream at 720p 60fps with titles like league of legends, hearthstone, cs go, and fortnite.

I have a Magnavox smart TV of course, I have a 300 watt LG surround sound system. My TV doesn't have an optical spot but it has HDMI ports. I had to buy a converter in order to hear my Firestick through my surround sound, but I still can't hear my TV through it. I have tried switching the cables...

I currently have a 480 8GB, 4690k overclock 4.4, 8GB ram, 2 SSD's 2 HDD's 144htz Freesync monitor (so want and have to stick to AMD), 750 PSU, and dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.10 for now. I am rebuilding it in March 2019. 2600X, 16GB ram, 850 PSU, (was thinking vega 56 or Navi) same drive...

Hello, I've recently bought this motherboard together with the other components (everything is new) ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600 KINGSTON A400 480GB SSD Samsung 970 EVO 250GB HyperX 16GB KIT 3200MHz DDR4 CL16 Predator RGB MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ARMOR 8G EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G+...

I wish to install SSD in ASus R558U DM701d . It is possible if yes, can you please let me know which SSD will it support .

For the past 2 years, I have been having consistent problems connecting to things on my MacBook Pro. I've listed a few things that refuse to load. Although Steam will open and load, games won't update Games like Minecraft will refuse to log in saying it can't reach authentification servers...

Hello, since black friday is very close I decided that it would be nice if I got myself a gtx 1060 6gb. I made my research and found out my motherboard is compatible, but I'm still not sure about my PSU. If anyone can help, I got a delux ATX-450W P4 PSU - 230V/50Hz 4A. Here's a picture i took...

I am unable to copy and paste in any app or windows explorer. After copying something (either via right-click and copy or control+c), I paste the following...

Hello everyone, I'm in the process of building a [gaming] PC for the first time. Info is required, please see below for my parts list and advise in regards to compatibility issues, part swap outs, general concerns, and ect.. Note- This is an open air design. Do I still need an exhaust fan? I...

So I'm putting together a super expensive hypothetical computer that would use a Asus ROG Zenith Extreme motherboard, a ThreadRipper 2990WX, four RTX 2080 Ti, and then for storage it would have two M.2 SSDs with 6 2.5" SSD's. Instead of using HDD's, I thought it would be cool to use 8 M.2 SSD's...

Hello, would you give me any suggestions about this problem ? when am playing games sometimes screen goes green and crashes my game, mostly when playing games who has high requirment to play.

I'm currently running my PC through an ethernet connection to my router, but I've noticed that on startup it takes extra time to connect to the internet. I'm running win 10 on a SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB so it loads up nice and quickly, however I have to sit and wait for a short while to be able...

Hi....now i have a problem, my cpu is a i7-920 first gen in a msi platinum board, and in the bios and in the manual i have its says that the multiplier should only go to 21x i think it is, now i have the bclk at 166 which takes the speed of the cpu up to about 3.6ghz, the base clock is 2.66ghz i...

I just have finished building my new gaming pc with an msg b350 motherboard, ryzen 5 1600x, Gskill ddr4 series 3200 MHz ram, Smith Radeon armour 8gb graphics card. The first time i set it up everything was ok and it showed my cpu and ram. But now it onl shows the message “Devices changed ( cpu...

Hi I'm building a 2007-ish computer and just bought this board. I want to apply fresh thermal paste to the north- and southbridge, but I can't remove the heatsink on the southbridge. I have loosened the two plastic screws so that's not the problem. Am I supposed to remove this? Is it because...

Hey everybody i have i7 4770k and z87a mobo but after years its broken i have to buy a new mobo what is suitable in 2018 if you guys can help it will he really good. By the way i have ddr3 rams.

I have acer aspire A5151-51g 7th gen i5 processor 7200U 8gb ram 2gb mx130 and it's not running FIFA 18..plz give me a solution?

I have a invidia gtx 970 sc connected to my monitor by the hdmi port on the back of the graphics card. Next to the hdmi port there is a display port that ive tried connecting to my tv. Is it even possible to have the hdmi and display port used at the same time or possible to switch between them...

Hi, I have a PC 8 gigs of DD4 Ram RX 570 4 GB Ryzen 1400 OC to 3.5 stock cooler I don't know what to upgrade next to improve my build. Whenever i popped up task manager i noticed Black ops 4 utilizing like 80% of my ram and sometimes my game stutters. I guess recommended ram for the game is...

I have a GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard and yesterday i bought i7-3770 CPU and it's compatible with the motherboard but after i installed it my pc got stuck on bootloop So i though the problem is bios update so I've put my old cpu and updated the bios then i put the i7 but still no luck I'm stuck...

I once had the plan (and still am planning) to wirelessly connect my PS4 controller with bluetooth, but then I found out that my computer doesn't support bluetooth. Better said... my pc has NO BLUETOOTH!!! I did some googling on the world wide web, and while I was searching,I found some "wifi +...

Hey there, my question is, I'm upgrading from Phenom II X4 965 to either a Ryzen 5 2600x or to a Ryzen 7 2700, changing out motherboard, getting 16 GB of 3200MHz RAM, and I currently have a Kolink Core 850W (KL-C850) PSU. My budget is around $1000 atm, and the PSU I was looking at is the Cooler...

Hi, I need to know if can I replase an i5 430m with I5 3360m? I have a Samsung R580: socket 989 rPGA, compatible with G2 988B (wikipedia) Chipset HM55, compatible with 3360m (Game Debate) They both have the same power consumption has shown here but I dont know if the BIOS is compatible or if...

I have a tp-link ac1200 that has been doing great for a while now, but lately the wifi in the house is so slow it's hard to use. I keep getting dropped in games on my phone etc. Too slow to stream multiple streams. Thinking I maybe need to try a new router, though honestly, I'm not real sure...

Hello, Does anyone know which SLI bridge I should be purchasing to fit my 2nd 1080 into this board? Im not sure which size I should be getting nor can I find any reference to it on anything. I dont want to purchase the wrong one. Would appreciate any help...

Hello everyone, first of all I apologize if my English is not perfect but I write from Italy. I would especially like to ask the owners of the ps4 pro with B CHASSIS if you also hear a strange noise coming from the console. Let me explain better, on some games i can hear a noise (like a CD...

so I'm thinking of getting the new 9900k and I'm thinking which cooler to get should I get the nhd15s or should I get the h150ipro?

So I have access to multiple Hotspots that come an go from my residence. They are the only source of internet, but there is always at least 1 Hotspot there. I currently have a Cradlepoint MBR95 that selects the Hotspot to use based on availability and priority. I want to add a Netgear R6400...

Hi. Can anyone help me diagnose this problem. Have an Asus laptop, great spec but 7 years old. Works fine still in all respects, but on start up certain keys do not work (s, 5, 6 and just a few more). After a while, and after booting up appears to have fully finished, they come back on line and...