old computer

Hello, I am running an older system and decided after many years to try to get a new CPU. I ordered it but now am concerned about installing it as I cannot find any good information on whether or not I need a BIOS update in order for it to work. My current CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz...

So I have this old computer from like 1990 and I want to power it on but I don't have any power cables for it. On the back of the big monitor there is this socket: View: https://i.imgur.com/3GXQ082.png Surprisingly it looks just like the socket I have on my modern computer. Does that mean any...

So like the title says, I built a new PC a few weeks ago, and fortunately, everything runs great. But I'm not quite sure how to deal with the old one. I don't have the need or the space for it. It's a prebuilt Asus from 2015 that I added an SSD and a GTX 970. I'm planning to wipe the entire...

Im trying to build a gaming computer for my kids. They are currently using an old HP Pavillion which was a decent computer at the time. ITs slow and lags and I'm trying to set them up with something better on a budget. Problem: Provide a better computer for gaming; I have an old computer and...

I've had an old IBM Thinkpad 560E for a number of years and it has always worked fine for the most part. A couple days ago I turned it on and nothing showed up on the LCD, no flickers, no faint picture nothing. I plugged it in to two known working monitors and no picture showed there either...

First answering the laptop buying question... 1. $750. 2. Less than 17” 3. Would prefer 1920x1080 4. Portable 5. Reasonable Battery. Does not need to last 10+ hours. 6. I will be gaming, but for the most part low demanding/older games on the go. I have a 1070 Desktop and an Xbox. Not looking to...

So this is also based off my issue here, I decided to check on my cpu and see if anything was wrong with it. I checked the cpu, it was fine. The socket, however, looked like the pins bent gently towards one side in a circular motion. I'm pretty sure this happened due to time and not suddenly as...

Which OS will perform better Windows 7 or Windows 10 My Specs: 4GB DDR2 800Mhz Intel core 2 duo 3.16Ghz Radeon HD 7650 160GB Intel SSD

I am building a new pc for my friend which is on a budget The parts I have selected are FX 8350 Asus m5a97 8gb of ram gtx 555 120gb ssd 1tb hdd I was planing to use a Gigabyte Odin Pro 550w to power it http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2495#kf While I am certain 550...

Hi there...4 years ago with the help of this board I built my own PC as follows: -Asus P67 Extreme4 -i7 2600k -Hyper 212+ -Antec Earthwatts 380 -8gb ripjaws The computer has run beautifully for 4 years. I had a 24/7 modest overclock to 42x multiplier and it was always very stable So I get...

i would like to know what is the safe limit for overclocing for my card i have a palit gtx 750 ti storm x dual with core speed 1202 mhz and memory 6008 mhz. I know because this gpu does not have a direct connection to the PSU and gets electricity only from the pci my overclocing is a little bit...

I just ordered this LEPA N Series N500-SA 500W ATX12V Power supply and am now wondering if it would support a GTX 760