First, I am about a 5 on the 10 scale of computer savvy, so please take that into consideration when answering and thanks to all that take the time to answer this question. Not sure what I did, was trying to change my computer name and switched from a "Microsoft Account" to a "Local Account"...
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Recentley ive been looking into going from an atx setup to micro-atx, to save space and increase portability.
Dimension wise, my cm hypere212 evo would be the only thing that would need replacing (other than the case and mobo ofc).
I have two options:
- go for sealed loop liquid cooling...
Hi i was stuck in the automatic repair loop or whatever and now im forced to reinstall windows. Since i already have windows 10 and if i install through a usb will i lose my files or anything?
Keep in mind my computer is not in a bootable state to windows. I have tried everything and safe mode...
I recently acquired an HP Officejet Pro 8610, and I'm eagerly using it to begin to convert my collection of books into PDF's for convenience. However, I'm having an annoying time doing so. The HP allows me to scan and convert directly to PDF, however it treats the scan like an image, meaning I...
I have an older machine (HP compaq dx2450 microtower) that I was able to get up to relatively modern specs (new graphics card, more ram, wireless adapter, new OS) and I put a new (to me HDD in it - 500 GB seagate) and didn't know what to do with the old 150 gb hdd so I installed ubuntu on it and...
I just installed a new r9 390 card into my gaming build. Everything is perfectly fine and running smoothly except there is a slightly annoying problem with my gpu fan speed resetting itself from auto speed to 70% fan speed after restarting my pc or upon starting it up from being completely shut...
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I've got a problem with my windows 10 start menu. I've tried many fixes and none seem to work. These fixes include playing around with powershell.
This is the problem - My start menu is empty with tiles scattered around everywhere. I move them but upon reopening start they go back to these...
According to expert's opinion which set of hardwares perform well in 900p and 1080p games ?
PC one ( mine )
intel core i5 4590 3.3 ghz
CM hyper 103 cpu cooler
2x4 gb ddr3 1333 mhz twinmos ram
Sapphire Dual X R9 270 OC 1050/1500 mhz
Transcend TS 128gb SSD 370S + 2 tb HDD
Thermaltake smart SE 530M...
Hi I'm building a gaming computer and wanted some advice. I will be making YouTube videos , possibly streaming and using two monitors. I'm looking for any advice on whether or not this would be a good build and if I should change any parts or not. I'm trying to keep it at around $1000. I have a...
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So Im in the market for a new GPU, currently have a R9 270X which just isn't cutting the mustard. Kinda want to stay AMD, but Im open to suggestions.
Reason Im asking here is that I've been trawling the net for weeks and just cant make up my damned mind! People on the net love...
I uploaded a short clip of me killing a tie fighter with a grenade in the battlefront beta(see link below). For the first few days I was getting about 5 views per day. I come back a day later and have almost 300, which was strange. It's not the best clip out there but with only 300 views I had...
Asus ROG expanded out onto the network with the introduction of its RT-AC88U, a Wireless AC router designed with gamers in mind.
Asus Reveals Eight Ethernet Port RT-AC88U Gaming Router At ROG Unleashed : Read more
I am thinking of getting one of the old call of duty's so anything before ghosts and am seriously considering modern warfare 2 as I used to spend hours on the game on ps3 and would really like to waste some more of my life on it! what do you guys think? and is there anyone that plays modern...
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i'm planning to buy a 2x Radeon 7950 and run it in CrossFire, or Single 7970 for my core 2 quad (Q9550)
I have 8Go ram and 2,8 Ghz And i want to play on games at 1920x1080 resolution
Will there be a bottleneck and how much? which would be better 2x Radeon 7950 or Single...
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i have my Nan's android tablet. We forgot the dot to dot password and i would like to bypass this so i can put some apps on it and give it back to her.
it is running Jelly Bean. It is a Aldi home brand called Bauhn.
Any help is appropriated.
Thank you
Just wondering which GPU to choose out of these two and also which one will be better for gaming.
Asus NVIDIA GTX 960 STRIX 2GB, 7200 GDDR5MHz, GPU 1253MHz and has a boost to 1317.
PRICE £165
Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 380 4GB 5800MHz GDDR5, 985MHz GPU
PRICE £170
Now i know that the gtx 960 has...
Just bought a Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD intending to only copy over the operating system and related files from my 640gb used HDD. When I began the cloning process it concerned me as Unless I misunderstood it advises that any files you select to be ignored from the cloning process will be...
So I overclocked my CPU through Bios, it's now 4.7Ghz. Through HWmonitor my idle temps would be 40-45C With a Max of 100C on full load using Prime95 with small FFT's. So I reapplied some arctic silver.
YES, my idle temps are now way better going fron 29°C to 30°C but on full load its still...
So I was wondering if I should buy ATI Radeon SAPPHIRE HD 7770 GHz Edition OC 1GB GDDR5 for my Asrock A55M-HVS. And will it be able to run smoothly without any issues with my other components: AMD Athlon II X4 631, 4GB RAM. My old video card is GT 430 2GB.
I'm no PC expert (yet :p) and this is the first time I will be building my own PC. This PC will mainly be used for gaming. I went from a £400 budget with a R9 270 and an I3 to a £1k build with the newest 980Ti and a I5. I've been planning this for ages (at least Summer 2014) and I really don't...
I'm running a custom build PC, with an Asus m5a97 r2 motherboard. Whenever I turn my PC on, the screen flashes with a bunch of 0's scattered around it, and when I try to boot windows the screen flashes blue a couple times then goes black, but the computer stays on. Safe mode boots with no issue...
I have an HD 7770 that I bought second-hand and it will not display on my brother's computer. Fan spins up but no display. His computer is a stock hp a6300f besides a 500w psu, windows 8.1 and the 7770. Motherboard is a MCP73M01H1(napa). GPU is being connected to the computer by a single molex...
My pc recently died on me and ive been thinking about piecing together a new build. My question is motherboards. I wanna build a i5 or a i7 system. Now people ive asked are saying MSI and others have said screw MSI get a Asrock Fatal1ty X99 board since I do love to game and im a huge gamer on...
Hey guys I got my new laptop, its an HP Pavilion 15 Laptop
Specs if needed:
4GB RAM(3.45 usable)
CPU: AMD A4-6210 Quad Core
OS: Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
GPU: AMD Radeon R3 Graphics 1.8 GHz
anyways sometimes when I watch YouTube videos my HP laptop for some reason glitches the audio and proceeds to...
So I have the PC case as an image below and my problem is that I can't put my second HDD in the case. So with case it came only one pair of "rails" to put HDD inside, because the space is too big and now because I don't have rails left is no way for me to put HDD in. So is there some universal...
Looking at updating a new to me ASUS laptop which has no rj45 on it to one that does. It has several differently shaped plugs including 2 usb. Need a dependable rj45 for daily use. using Ubuntu not windows.
How many watts do I need for my powersupply ?
My specs are :
MOTHERBOARD : ASUS M5A97 R2.0
CPU : AMD FX-8320
SSD: KINGSTON SSDNow V300 120gb
HDD: WD DESKTOP BLACK/BLUE (what should i take?)
DVD WRITER: ASUS DVD DRW-24F1ST
GPU: SAPPHIRE R9 285
RAM: CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 8GB SPORT
CASE: CM 690 III...
Hi so I am a noob building my own computer. I have got my computer working wit the on board graphics of my mb to my monitor and tv. Windows is installed along with updates to it and the bios.
The problem: when I install my geforce 970 graphics card and attach my hdmi cable to my tv I cannot...
I can't get my Dell monitor to boot up. I got this computer and monitor from my grandparents, they had it set up just fine at their house, just got a new one. The monitor and HP computer are connected via VGA cable, but when I start the computer, the monitor just says "Entering power saving...
HI all,
Below link is my PC Config, I wanted to know if am getting all the parts right meaning are they compatible with each other and can fit together in cabinet without any problems. Is there anywhere where i can reduce anything meaning the mobo or cpu ,etc.. Please suggest. Thanks. http://
Hello!
I currently have this rig:
i5-750 (Planning to overclock after my hyper 212 evo arrives ^_^)
Sapphire vapor-x 5870 1gb
4gb ram
GA-P55-USB3
OCZ 700w
I want to make a short term gpu purchase that won't be bottlenecked by my cpu a lot. Since I don't have the money to buy new mobo and cpu...
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I am looking for advice and recommendations on parts for a new PC I am planning on building next month. I have a decent budget and I am less concerned with cutting corners and more concerned about getting the best performance out of my system. That being said, I would like to avoid...
Hi guys, I have a new build that I would like to buy but I could use some pointers first.
The rigg is supposed to be for gaming and I think that later on I might add one MSI gtx970 and go for the SLI method (instead of going for the 980 right away). My budget is around 1.1k Euro (ca 10 000...