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I just bought a new GTX 1060 and put it in my PC, the lights on the GPU are lit up but my PC won't detect it in GPU-Z, CPU-Z and the NVIDIA driver download won't detect it. Can anyone help?

For some reason when I switched to a new system, my dvd drive wont take power and it prevents my system from powering on at all. I'm thinking it might be the power supply, as that's the only reason I can think of that it wouldn't boot. I run a 650 watt EVGA now but had a 750 antec, with a 970...

I can install 1 rear, 1 bottom, 3 top and 3 front fans. I have 2 stock fans and 2 fans from the Kraken right now but don't know how to install them the best way. It looks like this atm: 1 rear exhaust, 2 top/front exhaust, 1 front/bottom intake. I know I should have more intake but I don't know...

Hi, my one part of my mounting kit of my Noctua NH-U12S broke, it's like the little platform with the 4 screws that you put through the back of the motherboard. One of those 4 screws broke, so we need a new mounting kit. I managed to find one online, it's this one...

Hi I've recently bought a system with gigabyte b250m-d2v motherboard, corsair 450vs PSU, corsair 100r cabinet, I3 7100 processor. Initially when i assembled it, there was no earthing done for the house, and i felt electrical discharge over the metal case. Now even after earthing, there is...

I don't have a webcam and I am trying to connect my laptops webcam to my PC. I tried yawCam but the quality is terrible. Is there a way i can directly connect? Something over IP? both are connected to the same router. I can easily do it with phone to PC but i want to use my laptop as its easier...

I have choosen these 2 monitors so far but I still want some other people to chime in. Should I get this monitor acer xg270hu, acer cz340ck or do you guys have any recommandations. 600 is like the super max. Like super super max. I only choose that one because it is a wide screen with 75hz and...

I have cpu i5 6600 and Asus H170 plus DDR4 , whats my Internal video card i have and where is it in cpu or Motherboard?

My motherboard is :ga-ha65m-d2h-b3 and i want to buy this RAM : Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM but im not sure if i can buy a 1600Mhz RAM to a 1333Mhz Motherboard. Thanks in advance

I'm getting incredibly mixed messages about HDMI running 1080p 144hz, some people are saying that HDMI 1.3 and above can run it and others are saying not? Saying HDMI wont work Saying HDMI will work Saying HDMI will work If it makes any difference my GPU, my monitor. Thanks in advance :D

Hello, today I installed Windows 10 (x64) on my HP EliteBook 8440p. I installed it in UEFI mode. But when I boot up PC, it boots up like in the picture. And then it loads to login screen. How can I solve this and what's the problem? Thanks for help...

Hi All This is probably a daft question but I have been having a problem with my pc booting up. It gets to asus with spinning dots and freezes. I removed my graphics card and plugged my monitor in to the motherboard hdmi out. And the pc booted fine multiple times. I then reinstalled my...

Brand new PC build, I just started playing a game last night and the computer crashes (reset). No video being displayed through my GTX970. I try various things (reset CMOS, reseat card), to no avail. Inside my BIOS I see that the computer doesn't see a graphics card in the slot. I did some...

Hello. I've always chosen the 'pay to have it assembled' option when ever i bought a new pc.I've bought and installed gpu's,ram sticks,psu's and managed to install them without setting the whole house on fire but i never had to buy and install an entire pc from the ground up. I think i got...

I downloaded this *with cd's,not pirated* over a year ago on my dell basic pc and it was failry easy to do....... Had to wipe the pc cause 11 year old filled it with viruses Re-installed the disc's, re-installed the emulator, still not working. gives me msvcr100.dll error I searched google...

I custom built my PC 4 years ago. Within the past couple months it started failing to boot & I'd have to power off and on a couple times to get it to stick. It just got worse from there, it'd take more and more restarts until finally, yesterday, I sat for far too long pressing that damned power...

Hello, I have several questions all over the spectrum of computer components I was hoping you could help with. First, what are the practical applications of an i7 extreme processor? Second, does the lower speed reduce performance in comparison to a 6700k despite the additional cores? Third...

Hello, I have an acer aspire E5 and its screen became faulty so I bought 1 and replaced it, made a factory reset and re-installed windows only to find that the screen works perfectly only when the brightness is set to max... when i try to decrease the brightness the back-light shuts off...

So... I have built myself new desktop PC, but I'm using old HDD that has Windows XP on it (I'll buy a new one but for beginning it should be ok), but I want to install Windows 10. So when I start to install W10 I choose language, and press "Install now". Then It says "A media driver your...

Im new to this m.2 ssd thing and even though i read abt the different keys of it, im still not sure if those 2 would fit together so let me be just straight because i'm planning to go with those 2 in a build, will it fit?

Here where I live, these are the laptops that are prevalent (not really Predator, I've only seen one). If there's a thread like this already, I apologize in advance. To me, they all look nice and have really good specs. But my main questions usually include whether or not it's good for its...

So i currently have a phanteks p400,but because I cant place my h115i cpu cooler at the top,and only the front allows it.I absolutely hate it and it affects my temps.So I recently found a second hand corsair air 540[local].Which costs the same as the price when i bought the p400.However there...

My laptop requires electricity drian after every shutdown it is a battery problem or something else messing up. My laptop is dell inspiron15 3000 series

Background Information My rig was running perfectly for about 2 or so years, then out of the blue, Windows 7 started randomly freezing for no apparent reason. I thought maybe the system drive was the problem as I had noticed that the computer was running a lot slower than usual. I started a...

I was wondering if anyone knows if I have to upgrade my entire computer or just the video card. I currently have a FX 8350 with a R9 280x. I exclusively play games and I am pretty happy with what I have for 1080p gaming. Games like World of Tanks and Guild Wars 2 run average 50-60fps on highest...

over the past couple of days i have gotten multiple machine check exceptions and my rule with blue screens is if it happens once ignore it but if continues seek help so thats what im doing. After doing my own research on machine check exceptions (as i have never gotten one before) i have deduced...

I have a HP xw6600 workstation.Everything in it is stock except for the processors and graphics. Today i turned it on and LED flashed 1 time and then no response. Then again I repeated this process for 2 times and LED didn't flash. Monitor Says that The Graphics Cable Is Not Plugged.(Plugged in...

1.My Gtx 550ti gpu died few days ago..Yesterday i just bought a new Asus R7 370 gpu..so, the first thing i did was placing the gpu and turn my computer where vga cable still connected to my integrated gpu..so, i unistall the previous Nvidia display driver using control panel remove programs and...

So recently I was building a workstation and for some reason my SSD refuses to show up in bios Specs: CPU: 2x E5-2670 Mobo: Asrock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16 RAM: 32GB (8x4GB) Hynix 1333Mhz HDD: 480GB Chronos SSD & 1TB WD Green GPU: R9 390X PSU: XFX 1250W Pro Gold I've tried switching which SATA port...

So, I have a Toshiba P855-S5200 About a month back I upgraded my RAM, replaced my HDD with an SSD, and put the HDD in my optical bay drive as a 2nd drive. Everything was working great until last week I started having a problem. At first, I would turn my computer on and the red TOSHIBA logo...

My fans doesnt working. I just build the computer. It is only working when its heating? Or I just connect them wrong. Because I am using my pc for 2 hours and only the CPU cooler is working. Not the others. Help me please.

I need a laptop that runs minecraft mods like decocraft2 and that runs aims 4 would be great my budget is 300

So as I said, I'm trying trying to find a super low budget graphics card that can at least run new games on low at a smooth frame rate and can also play older games at medium or even high at least at 30fps. How low is a super budget you say? Under $50. I encourage you guys to summon up ebay or...

So I was curious to ask: I've been using a Razer DeathStalker 2014 Essential for a year and a half now and was starting to look into mechanical gaming keyboards in order to take a bit of a jump in terms of my gaming experience. But as I began digging around, I noticed all the big name keyboards...

I got a green light to the mother board and Im pretty sure I didnt connect my front panel right I got it to boot up once but I saw smoke and turned it off. Trying again after a while of it just sitting just really want to play I misplaced my pcie connectors and I was wondering if I could run a...

Hi, I'm building a game computer, and I've taken a liking to the MSI Z97A GAMING 7 motherboard, but for some reason i can't find a place to buy it for a reasonable price. Please tell me if you know where they went, also is it a good MB, or should i stay away from it? And if you have any...

I wanna get into pc gaming yet only have $400 budget and no moniter. Really want to play games like arma3 and dayz.

Basically tittle says everything. Max price is 300€. I have GTX 980. LG 29UM57-P -> IPS 21:9 29' ultrawide BenQ XL2411Z-> TN 16:9 24' 144Hz I play all kind of games. Since CS:GO to GTA,RPG,Witchers,Fallout , Racing Simulators,etc... everything basically. Honestly I think only the CS:Go, dota...

Have know windows on 2000 HP notebook laptop can I buy CD to put windows on laptop

So I've been getting FPS drops in all games, Its not my temps because they stay below 50c and idle at 30c and I have also cleaned out and replaced the thermal paste of my CPU chip and heatsink. I used to have a old GPU and got a new one and still having FPS drops. I ordered RAM because I thought...