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Hello all, After more than a decade playing on consoles I decided to build my own gaming PC. I bought and assembled it in mid-July, yet have consistently been underwhelmed by the performance. My specs are: - I5-12600KF (haven’t OC’ed it) - G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16...

Hello, I built a new rig a month or so ago. But it's slow - in gaming or in general use. I can't seem to figure out what's wrong. I've run MemTest already. I've used Intel's CPU diagnostic software, I've updated all drivers and even firmware (including UEFI firmware), and I've even checked the...

So I'm having a very frustrating time in the PC world. On my old rig with a GTX 1070 I played games like Fortnite, CS:GO, lots of shooters no problem. Ran them around 120 frames on 1920x1080 on my Gsync 144Hz monitor. All of a sudden, out of the blue my games started running terribly with...

Here's what I've built guys and I just want to ask some of you for opinion, is it gonna be compatible and what do you think I should possible change. This is my maximum $. CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: RX 5700 8GB GDDR6 Sapphire RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 - 3200MHz 2x8GB SSD: 500GB Kingstone A2000 NVMe...

Hello! This is my first time posting here, sorry in advance if I posted in the wrong section or something. Basically, iv just upgraded my PC and now my fans are much noisier than before. This new setup is noisier while idling than my old was under pressure, i'm not even sure if it was noisy. I...

Been wanting to build my own gaming pc for quite some time now, never built one before, can ya'll help me out? i am an average gamer, nothing intense play games like far cry 5, wildlands, metal gear solid etc i dont really play multiplayer games, mostly single player budget is 750$ don't care...

Hey guys, I have updated my rig to something new and I still have my old Coolermaster PSU RS600 B2 (600W), specs below Old Spec: Asus Crosshair Forumal IV 1050TI Strix 1090T phenom x6 II 8GB hyper X ram 1600 BIOSTAR ssd 250GB Toshiba 1TB HDD New Specs: B450 Aorus Pro 1080TI Aorus 2600x Ryzen...

So heres the short story. A few weeks ago my pc suffered a power surge. I bought a new power supply but it stil didn't work. I took it to a repair shop to get the problem diagnosed and the components tested. The diagnosis was as follows: CPU - Untested (he didn't have a suitable motherboard)...

I am doing my first build and i know this question has been asked a thousand times but each different thread i read has a different answer from the previous thread. I have an ASUS z370-A motherboard with an m240LR coolermaster AIO Pump; The AIO pump is a three pin connector. Can i plug the AIO...

Forgotten password to log into Dell laptop. Recently run system recovery so nothing to lose. Just want to log on!

I built a new PC the other day, everything went flawless and I have been browsing and playing games. Today, a game wasn't working right with my HTC Vive and a solution was to delete the files in safe mode. I did shift+restart but all I got was the regular lock screen. I click space to bring up...

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My laptop has an AMD Quad-Core A10-8700P processor and this game I am thinking about downloading says the recommended processor requirement is an i7. Should this game work on my laptop?

Hi, My PC is over clocked from 3.5GHz to 4.4 GHz, however my intel turbo boost monitor never says 4.4GHz it only stays on energy saver. CPU-Z shows that my PC is at 4.4GHz and all my games run as if my PC was at 4.4GHz so im pretty confident its currently overclocked. Any ideas on why my...

Help building first pc (it's a mini-itx)

i have asus ranger vii adn have bought samsung 512gb m.2 ssd the model number is NTE5120 i have put the bios setttings to m.2 but still not seen by computer mangment bios or any third party program i have no clue what to do to fix this any help would be greatly appreciate

I'm looking for an acceptable mic for gaming and skype. I have a budget of about $20. I don't plan on doing youtube, commentaries etc etc, I just need a good mic for communicating with friends and teammates. Thanks!

Hi guys, I've got this really old alienware that I picked up super cheap. It power supply needed replacing so I did that. It works just fine for the most part, except i am getting blue screens while stress testing on heaven after awhile. (not immediately and somewhat random, im able to...

I'm having trouble finding a computer case that meets the following requirements: Slim tower style - width (when standing up) must be less than 6.5 inches. Uses a "normal" (ATX) power supply. Space for two 3.5" Hard drives and one SSD. Doesn't matter if it has a 5.25" bay. Front USB 3.0...

ok so i swapped out my gtx 740 for a gtx 960 and before my display was all fine and dandy the resolution was 1920x1080(i think thats what the numbers were) but when i got this new graphics card i cant go up that high in numbers for resolution! HELP!

Currently I'm using Kingston fury 1600mhz(4Gb) on my H81 Mobo. If i buy Kingston fury 1866(4gb) ram does it work as dual channel. MB-http://www.gigabyte.in/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5022#ov I'm using I3 4130 processor.

My Windows 10 device manager states the my Renesas USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller is working properly. I have 2 new (1 Seagate and 1 Western Digital), just out of the box USB 3.0 external drives. I have a front and rear USB 3.0 ports. If the device controller is working properly why...

How to remove write protection from USB flash drive????

hello guys i have 1 of this ram http://www.kingston.com/datasheets/KHX1866C9D3_4G.pdf and one http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cmv4gx3m1a1333c9 can i use them together on the same rig or i will have bluescreens?

MY PC :- CPU-i5-2400 mobo-GA H61M D2H PSU-SEASONIC S12G 550 GPU-ASUS GTX 970 RAM-SIMMTRONICS 4GB(CL9-CL11) &KINGSTON HYPERX FURY 4GB WILL ALL THIS FIT IN GAMEMAX 9507 CABINET.. PLZ HELP... THANKS IN ADVANCE......

so whilst asking about budget and cpu recomendations for a mid range build (£800 odd) i had a few comments saying i should wait for Broadwell. A little bit of research later and i find that whilst they will represent a slight performance increase, the fact that launch prices are likely to be...

It's super simple really, if the prices were the same, which would you choose for a new I7-5820K setup? (disregarding installation and mounting too)

This is going to be a semi-detailed description of my problem, so bear with me. It all started out as an average day playing CS:GO, practicing my aim, so on and so forth, on my Samsung 60hz 1680x1050 monitor. Then I went to play in the competitive mode and after 20 minutes i hear a loud buzz in...

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I recently got $70 in credit from a friend who decided to buy some extra junk I had. He said I could spend it on whatever I want and I've decided to use it to upgrade my system. My specs are: AMD A8 5600k APU (Only used as a CPU at the moment) MSI FM2 A75MA E35 6GB of RAM (1600MHz) GTX 660TI...

I am buiding a ver very cheap gaming PC for a friend and trying to keep it under $450. He will be playing at 1600x900 resolution. I have pretty much everything except for the GPU, which I want it to be NVIDIA because gaming will be on linux (amd driver support isnt good on linux). Even something...

OS - Win7 64-bit. My external HD just died. I can either buy a new internal drive and install it in my Rosewell case, or buy a standalone ext. drive. My PC has only USB 2.0 so I don't want to overbuy a drive whose speeds I'll never see. I understand I should buy 2 TB or smaller -- and . This...

Operating System Windows 8 Pro 64-bit . . . . . CPU AMD A8-3820 Cores 4 Threads 4 Name AMD A8-3820 Code Name Llano Package Socket FM1 (905) Technology 32nm Specification AMD A8-3820 APU with Radeon HD Graphics Family F Extended Family 12 Model 1 Extended...

Alright, tried searching the forums but I can't really figure out the go to solution. My apologies if this has been answered before, but I couldn't make out the right solution out of all mentioned solutions. The PC i'm using was build by a company and it has the GPU Radeon HD7800 series - don't...

Is there a way to turn that on for youtube? Cause it is so damn annoying when you close a page and you accidently close youtube too when you are watching a video. Response is appreciated!

Wil this play all new modern games (BF4 etc.) at Ultra 1080p? Any incompatibilities? Any thing I could change? CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Friend has this motherboard, he says its good) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)...