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I just got a boxed AMD FX-4350 that comes with a stock heatsink and fan. The strange thing about it is that thermal pad (paste) that came on the heatsink is about a half inch square smaller than the size of the actual cpu. Is this normal? I assume that since it came packaged together this way...

I am considering a new purchase, the AsRock z170 pro4 motherboard alongside a Skylake 6400. Apparently these are supposed to be overclockable by adjusting the BLCK multiplier. I was just hoping to read some confirmation of this strategy from someone else using any of AsRock's latest z170...

So I recently upgraded from an R7 260X to an R9 390 NITRO, expecting it to improve the performance in games such as ARMA 3 and GTA 5. However I haven't noticed any difference, with the 260X I got 20-35 frames on Standard-High settings on ARMA 3, now with the 390, I still get the same fps. Do...

Okay. I have just bought and installed a new GPU for my brother and after many attempts of trying to fix it, I have come up empty handed every time. Here is the problem: I have just bought and installed a EVGA GTX 960 SSC ACX 2.0 for my brother for his computer and since I did that, no 3.5mm...

Hello I built my own PC about 2 years ago. Specs Had windows 7 upgraded to 10 120GB Kingston SSD for Operating System 2TB Harddrive for games/movies Nvidia GTX 780 Intel I-7 3.4 GHZ 16GB of Ram Computer was running fine the whole time until about 2 months ago. I got a virus in my...

MSI GTX770 with I5 3570 on Z77-D3H Win10 (very mildly overclocked @ 3.8) Trying to track down a possible hardware issue. When I first boot up, my screen just flashes on and off with a random garbled pattern, like when you select an unsupported refresh rate type. Flashes about once per second...

I have been playing on consoles my whole life, and recently I want to get into computer gaming. One of the biggest reasons I haven't is because every time someone who plays on pc hears im on consoles They make fun of me, such as console peasant then yelling pc master race. And I don't want to...

Hey guys (btw first time post), I've had a refurbished Dell T5500 for about 6 months with the following specifications: 2 Intel Zeon x5650 12 GB memory Nvidia FX580 1 TB hard drive windows 7 professional Along with this desktop, I have also bought a monitor on sale at costco: LG Ultrawide 25"...

I just got Live Gamer Extreme. I connected with HDMI. When i click the listen to this device, i get echo of sound. Its harsh. What should i do?

please give me your thoughts and advice. I want a build specially to create indie games unity and blender to make mainly 3d action games, I also play games in 1080p 60 fps minimum, please tell me if Intel i5 - 3330 and Nvidia GTX 760 sc would be fine for my needs? heres my full specs...

Ever since I got this card, it's worked fine except at random times, it would lose its hdmi signal for a few hours/day then randomly start working. So today I tried to fix it by doing a clean install of it, deleting all of its drivers and such. Now, I just realized AMD doesn't have drivers for...

After reading all those articles about Intel using inferior TIM on Haswell. I don’t know what to do to be on the safe side, to use my CPU in a way that won’t shorten its lifespan, to make sure it does not overheat. I don’t want to delid , I don’t play games I don’t OC. but I do a lot of...

Currently, I have a i5 4570 and a GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0. If I were to upgrade my CPU to the i7 would I see any major performance jump, or should I just put that money into a nicer monitor or RAM (I have 8gb right now).

Approximate Purchase Date: this week Budget Range: ~$1000 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, Internet Are you buying a monitor: Yes, not part of budget Parts to Upgrade: Do you need to buy OS: Yes Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference, but familiar with...

Hey everybody I recently gave my PC a fresh install of W8.1 because it would not connect to the internet and I figured this could maybe fix it. The problem is still there though. I've spent the last 5 hours googling and trying to find any possible solutions but haven't been able to find...

Hello people i need help cause i was doing some gaming today (playing CS:GO) and for the first time in the life of this computer i had repetative surges everytime i restarted and joined CS again after like 30 sec it would shut down and i would get a message about a surge being detected. Now i've...

I was willing to increase my gaming liberary of I will like u all to suggest me a no. Of games that has good graphics,best gamplay and most importantly not boring.there not a fixed genre of games I play because I play all type of games.

Hello guys, i’m about to go upgrade my PC which have got some years and is beginning to run quit slow. What I’m looking for is a PC which are running smooth in game with high fps on at minimum high settings/graphics. I’m playing games like WOW and Steam games. When I’m in Wow it’s lagging when...

so recently i have taken apart my pre-built computer and am left with the following parts and need to find a compatible motherboard to build a pc with (also a case and power supply recommendation would be greatly appreciated): Core i7 3770 2 x 4gb ram ddr3 (brand not specified) 1tb western...

I have a desktop system with the following configuration. Am planning to use this as a dedicated computing or number crunching resource for my SETI@Home, Einstein@Home, the Pogs... projects with their OpenCL-optimized binaries which will utilize GPU/CPU for number crunching and am planning for...

I am using MSI Afterburner to monitor my GPU Clock Speed, Memory Clock, and GPU Usage %. The first two are running at max (550/550MHz and 800/800MHz respectivley), but the Usage % remains at 0%. Is this normal or should I be worried? Edit: It seems to drop down to 0 when I close Chrome and then...

Hi I am upgrading a old 16 port 10Mbps hub to a unmanaged 16 port 1000Mbps switch. All connection work except the cable that connects to a different network where the server is. On the hub I get a signal no problem however on the switch it isn't getting a signal.. Any ideas on what the problem...

CPU: AMD (Piledriver) FX-4350 4.20GHz (4.30GHz Turbo) Quad-Core Unlocked Processor Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 270 Gaming 2048MB Graphics Card RAM: 8GB PC3-12800C9 1600MHz DDR3 Memory (32GB Supported) Motherboard: GIGABYTE AMD 760G Chipset Motherboard Cooler: AMD Socket AM3+ CPU Cooler Audio...

Hello I just began my semester on a high school where everyone get a laptop for work purposes. Me and the rest of my class got a "Lenovo thinkpad x240", but whenever we close the lid, the laptop shuts down, and by the looks of it, we can change power plan but not what happens when we close the...

Hi, I have the GIGABYTE EP43-UD3L Motherboard with 8GB of DDR2 RAM at 800MHz but my Motherboard says it can be overclocked to 1,200MHz but I don't know if my type of RAM can do that. I have 4 sticks. 2 sticks of OCZ Reaper 2GB PC2 6400 and 2 sticks of Kingston HyperX 4GB PC2 8500. My Processor...

Will a FM2 processor work in an FM2+ socket?

I'm putting this under videogames because of the circumstances of this problem I am receiving. First up: My specs. Asus N61JQ-X2 ATI Mobility Radeon 5730, currently using available driver from AMD Catalyst. 8 GB RAM. 500GB Seagate SSD/HDD Hybrid drive. Now, this is a problem that I have been...

I have a samsung sa350 syncmaster 24' monitor LED. Got it from the store used. All it does when I plug it into my windows vista is flash HDMI, then analog, then shut off by itself. Itll immediately trun off if I press the change button. I installed the driver and firmware...same issue. Maybe...

Hello, I've currently got this issue which is killing me slowly. Last week my computer started randomly shutting off (BSOD), I initially saw it as a driver issue so I restored my computer to factory new. It was working for a couple of days and the issue occurred again, I thought Windows Update...

I'm going to raid x2 force 3 ssd drives in raid 0 but would like to know if trim will work on my amd Fatal1ty 990FX Professional corsair have a program that does firmware updates also trim and provisioning but would this work when in raid sorry new to this many thanks

Hello Tom's hardware, and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU! :) I need help on making a decent build under $420. My present pc specs are the ff: PDC E2180 2.00ghz @ 2.5ghz Asus p5gc-mx/1333 4gb DDR2 Gtx 650 oc edition(palit) 600w PSU WD 320gb hdd. I only need to upgrade my proce,ram,and mobo to...