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    [SOLVED] z490 motherboard help

    I am buying an intell I7-10700k and i dont know which motherboard to get for it. i know very little about motherboards, any help would be greatly appreciated. It will be primarily for gaming, i will be buying 32gb ddr4 ram, i have an rtx 2080, needs 3-4 usb slots, i use lan, i dont care about...
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    Question How to turbo lock a I7-4790 at 4.0GHz all cores?

    So guys i have 2 motherboards(Asus Z87-K and a Gigabyte Z97-HD3) The Z97 doesnt even allow me to set the 4 core turbo to 40 ratio but the Z87 allows me to do it but doesnt load it into windows any ideas how to get it to work? I have seen alot ov videos that show it can be done with asus boards...
  3. Biggy Cent

    [SOLVED] Help with motherboard and RAM for Ryzen 5 3600x

    So I’m switching from Intel to AMD. And let me say I am very confused with the different combinations of stuff with AMD. I’ve read that you can get B450 motherboards and have to flash the BIOS etc and you can get ram that’s gonna help or hurt the CPU, the correct timing ? and all the info is...
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    [SOLVED] Graphics Card Upgrade

    I recently bought a pre-built PC that has a GTX 1660 however I’ve just got a RTX 2060 Super to replace it. I know that the power goes to the GPU via a 8 pin PCIe cable however the 8 pin seems to going from a connector on the motherboard to the GPU. Is this odd or just another way of connecting...
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    [SOLVED] Integrated Graphics v/s onboard graphics

    I am confused between the terms integrated graphics and onboard graphics. Are these two terms synonymous or are they different? The reason I ask is because as per what I have read, if a CPU has no integrated graphics, the motherboard would need a dedicated graphics card to display anything on...
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    Question Extending RAM on Asus z170 Sabertooth Mark1

    Hi all, amazing community here. I have search around but haven't found anything that solved my problem so I decided to participate and ask here for a solution. So, I have an ASUS z170 Sabertooth Mark 1 motherboard, I had 2x8GB of ram installed from GSkill Raw (G.Skill Ripjaws V Red DDR4 2400...
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    Question Why does my motherboard keep frying

    So this is my third time trying to build my computer, I sold my old one due to money reasons and thought I would pick up the portable VELKA 3 ITX case. How ever every time I close the case I end up frying the motherboard some how. I am currently using the rog strix b450-i board and have replaced...
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    Question Faulty motherboard or PSU ???

    Hi all, My rig is the following atm (an old rig actually with an updated GPU): CPU: i7 920 overclocked @ 3.6 GPU: evga gtx 1060 superclocked Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-Extreme RAM: 12gb DDR3 triple channel Monitor: 1920 x 1200 PSU: 1200W Thermaltake I have some serious issues the last couple...
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    [SOLVED] Reinstalling windows 10

    I am going to need to upgrade my motherboard in the future, which means I'm going to have to reinstall windows 10. I came from Windows 7 and took the upgrade, so it's was digital and updated from an already existing installed version of windows. I don't have a disk with windows 10 on it...
  10. ThatG4L4XYWolf

    [SOLVED] Is the ASROCK Z370m Pro 4 Compatible With Ryzen 5 2600X

    Just wondering if i should spend 300$ on an intel cpu that is basically the same
  11. Koushik Das Sunny

    [SOLVED] Can I Use "GTX 1650 OC" in DH55TC 1st Gen Mother Board ??

    Hi, I have a first gen intel i3-540, DH55TC Mother Board, 8 GB RAM, 450w SNPS, Win 7 64bit Pro Can I Use "GTX 1650 OC" in DH55TC 1st Gen Mother Board ??? Please Help Me
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    [SOLVED] Laptop hard disk giving low performance in desktop Pc

    I recently found bad sector in my 7200 rpm desktop hard disk so I replace it with my 5400 rpm laptop hard disk.After that Desktop is almost unusable.I take so much time to respond to mouse click,everything is laggy.Even it takes 5-10minutes to open file explorer.I know 7200rpm had better...