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I have a 2013 msi gc16 laptop with a 4700mq and a gtx 765m. I am yearning for some more performance out of this thing so i can talk myself out of a new laptop. Already re-pasted to drop 30 degrees celsius on the gpu and 20 degrees on the cpu. She already has an ssd so i figured it was time to...

Making new build put all parts together and even booted windows 10 pro onto it and it worked fine. Also I have tried using a different key and trying to boot it from the 2tb hard drive and same thing happens again. However i have a i5-6600k and asus z170-e motherboard so that i can overclock...

So I’m having the issue of no display detected on my new pc build I’m using an Msi rc 580 armor (8gb) Ryzen 5 2600 Asus prime b450m-a Evga 600 bq PSU Ballistix sport (8x2) ram Viewsonic VX2276-SM-HD I’m having trouble identifying the issue specifically, however when I plug into the HDMI on the...

I built this computer like a month ago and i just can't use it anymore, everytime i open something like for example task manager or folder it freezes and my mouse becomes that reloading circle and it says that app not responding. This even happens in desktop, i try to click on something and...

Alright, so I built my PC the beginning of December of 2018. I started a game, and around 5-10 minutes in, my computer would freeze and the last sound would loop/stutter. I’ve been searching for months for answers, but have come to no solution. These days, my computer freezes for no reason...

It doesn't work in any application. I've tried setting the external ip to 0.0.0.0 and 192.168.0.0. Everything's allowed though windows firewall. Didn't have issues before switching isp and getting this router.

I got a nee Gpu (1050ti) for my pre built desktop Hp elite the biggest model. But when install I have no signal on my vga monitor. I have my vga cable still connected to my monitor. I havent got a hdmi monitor yet. Whats the solution? Did I do something wrong?

So I have had my built system for around 6 months, it only had 16gb of RAM so I bought another 16gb stick recently. I put the stick in and the PC wouldnt boot. 5 Beeps and resets iteslf, no post nor boot. nothing. Took the RAM back out, still the same. 5 beeps. took the other dimm out, still the...

Hi! I've run into a bit of a problem here. I've no clue how to connect my card reader to my motherboard. I'm fairly certain it's an ancient reader, but should work nonetheless I hope. I have one open USB thing on my motherboard, but connecting it randomly there probably isn't the best idea. It...

Hi guys! I had a dilemma with my new PC, I can not decide which CPU to buy since more than a month now. I considered many options, 9700k, 8700 non-K, 9600k and also Ryzen 2700x. And now the 3rd gen Ryzens are coming and maybe I should wait for the Ryzen 3800x, 3700x benchmark. My priority is...

Hello everyone. I have the corsair h100iv2 water cooler, and the Silverstone rl06gp pc case. With the watercooler i got 2×120mm fans with those specs: Maximum Fan Speed: 2435 rpm Noise Level: 37.7 dBA Maximum Airflow: 70.69 CFM Static pressure: 4.65 mm-H2O On the rl06 case i got 4×120mm fans...

Hi, I builded my pc 7 years ago and I think its time to buy something new :) My idea is to buy: -ASUS LGA 1151 PRIME Z270-A Intel ATX Motherboard -Intel Core i7 6700K Processor (4 GHz, 4 Core, 8 Threads, 8 MB cache, LGA1151 Socket Box) -Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB)...

Hi, this G.Skill Trident Z RAM is currently on sale and i'm interested in buying it, however i'm just checking that it should work on my Motherboard since it's "AMD Ryzen Edition". Does this mean it still will work with XMP on Intel? Specs below, thanks in advance. - ASRock Z170 Gaming K6+ -...

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Ok guys so earlier in the week I was cleaning my cpu. I didn’t put thermal paste on and my pc monitor said no signal and my keyboard and mice was unresponsive. But I got thermal paste today and I put it on my cpu. My monitor was then connected to my pc but the screen said this- PCI devices...

This might not be the best place to ask but I am desperate and hoping someone here might shed some light on this issue. Nvidia Shadowplay's recording may have actually given me a clue. I don't get sound through my Corsair Void headset ONLY when playing Far Cry 5 - I get sound in all other...

Which would you get? The price difference between a build with 8700K and a 8600K is R$414.31($127.48), 8700K and 8400 is R$812.24($249.92) and 8700K to 1600 is R$1104.99($339.99). The Ryzen one seems to offer a lot for its price, but, considereing that a game lasts about 2/3 years to develop, we...

So, I've been trying to find a stable overclock for my i7-7700k and am getting pretty disheartened. I'm currently running 4.7ghz at 1.235v without issue. (any lower and it can't even complete a run with cinebench or realbench. Won't boot at 1.2v.) My temps stay at around 75 or so in realbench...

I currently have the corsair CX 500. This is the one https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Non-Modular-CP-9020047-US/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518751358&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+cx500 I've heard that it's not the best so I'm gonna replace it in a few months. My system...

Here is the card I’m looking at I’m wondering what you guys think about it http://

Hello, I am an ameture overclocker, i should of said that on my first post. I recently was able to get to 3.95GHz on 1.33750V, i ran cine bench twice, no crashes. I decided to run Prime 95 since every one is saying to stress it for like 10 hours, but before even getting to 5 minutes the...

Proper noob here ;-) My motherboard is a z170x G1 running on a 6700k and it says that its "supports" the 7th gen 7700k, but what i want to know is - can i just install the 7700k without going into the bios at all or will i need to go into the bios first?

Hello ATM, I have i7 2700K/GTX 1070 and I am going to buy Volta XX80 Ti GPU in future. Should I buy i7 8700K or is it going to bottleneck Volta XX80 Ti GPU ? Should I wait for Cannon Lake instead ?

Hey guys i just made my first custom, gaming PC build and i would like to receive some feedback regarding my build since i am very new to PC building and i would really appreciate if you could help me and it would also be very helpful if you guys told me relative parts for my PC which are better...

I have seen this screen a lot lately and I have seen no fix for the current problem I have. It says "Please enter setup to recover BIOS settings". I have tried to do some things in bios, but when I save and restart my computer monitor will not come on and says nothing is being projected onto it...

Hi guys, i have an XFX 5450 1GB and so far have o.c'd to engine: 880mhz, memory 605mhz.. Can i push this any further without damaging the GPU ? Im looking to o'c because i get a bit of lag when playing certain maps on Counterstrike GO. Thanks

I'm really torn on returning my h115i and getting a swiftech. I'm seeing it can provide a decent difference in temp. I'm wondering if it would be better for me running a 7700k. Would it be worth it for me to return the h115 to get a swiftech? When I oc to 5.0 I break the 80c but not by 10c...

I am working on building my computer, but my RAM has yet to be shipped. I want to make sure everything is hooked up properly, but I can boot anything up to check the motherboard codes. Is it possible to get that without my RAM? I am just worried that I might have messed something up and that's...

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Went to a local pawn shop in Jacksonville, Florida They had an MSI gaming laptop for $300 Apache pro 5th gen i7 16 GB RAM 970m graphics Awesome find originally posted at over $1200 Always wanted. One but wasn't going to pay that much for it. Long story short pawn shops have great bargains...

Hi - i recently bought myself a new monitor(samsung LS27E391HS 27"). I thought i could use my new monitor as my main monitor and use my old monitor as my second monitor. But as i connected both monitors my new monitor was the only one who connected. When i tried identifying my monitors windows...

I have a router connected to a phone jack in one room, but there is another phone jack on the opposite side of the house. Can i connect another router to that phone jack to spread the wifi network? If I can, how?

I recently upgraded my PC which was about 3-4 years old, I swapped out the motherboard to a Asus b150 pro gaming aura, Gigabyte 1070 G1 Gaming, 16 Gb Corsair 2400 DDr 4 Ram, and a sumsung 240gb ssd. But I'm still getting lag while playing games, even fifa16 on high. What's wrong with my pc?

I'm trying to defrag my hard drive. The drive was 58% fragmented, I have no clue why because I had just done a reset on my computer. So I've been running the defrag for at least 48 hours and it pretty much stopped moving on pass 5. So I stopped it thinking it was defrag and it was only down 3...

So I was playing Overwatch with some friends, the Halloween event started yesterday. We played for about 4 hours, though between the third n fourth hour a flat plane popped up in the map obstructing my view, and when I walked through it n' tried to look back at it it was gone. One of my buds...

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Okay this one has got me scratching my head a bit... I have an Asus Z170I Pro Gaming board (mini itx). It's never been able to run my memory (2x8GB corsair kit) at XMP speeds (2666) - every time I turned on the XMP profile, the system would boot loop for a bit and then show up saying...

i know it is a watercooler but can i just install it without water or anything and it just work like a good aircooler?

hi guys i have dell optiplex 960 with core 2 quad q9600 ,and i want to know that will i be able to install core i5 in this thing?

Okay this is hopefully the last thread I make about this. I have a Dell Poweredge 2900 I need to install the PERC 5i drivers during windows install of windows server 2008. But my problem is that How do I install these drivers? I have the installer downloaded. I just put them on the bootable USB...