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ASRock B450M Pro4 is a budget gaming motherboard that many people recommended to me. But I don't know if it's good for gaming, or even if it's reliable. Some say that it is good for a small ATX motherboard, and not much else is said about the bad reviews. But I'm curious. What is your opinion...

Hello everyone, As you can see in the title, I am looking for a way to make the gpu fan spin faster when it reaches a higher degree, which may sound simple ... but I do not have this option in the Global OverDrive. I have the option to put the gpu fan speed to auto BUT when it's on auto the fan...

As the title says. I need help finding a new computer and honestly, I know jack shit about hardware. I was thinking of getting an SDD since it loads games better (I think?) and 32gb of ram, other than that, I don't have any preferences as to what should be inside the computer itself. My...

Hi first time asking a question on this tomshardware i have a problem with micro usb type b cables, i use them to connect my xbox one controller to my pc and the cables seem to be failing frequently not more than 3 months. i even plugged in some batteries for the controller. I was wondering if...

My specs are r9 380 8 gb of ram fx 6300 But when i try to update my AMD Drivers, it doesnt update, and im so confused as to why it isn't updating

Hello, I am hoping someone will have a possible solution to my problem. Basically, within a few moments of starting up, my laptop freeezes up. I am using an Acer Aspire V3-572G, Windows 10. As far as I am aware all drivers are update, I use McAfee antivirus program. All clean etc etc. Only...

hi. i want to have both 32x and 64x Operating Systems. my cpu supports x64 bit. so. there is no problem with hardware. but, there is a problem with software. i currently have a x32 bit OS. so, the 64x windows setup, Doesnt run! It says you need a x64 OS to run a x64 windows setup. so how do i...

ZOTAC ZT-70601-10M GeForce GTX 750 2 GB Graphics Card will work on MSI 970 Gaming AMD AM3

I need some help on this, my dad wants me to build him a computer so he can use for photo editing and video editing. Ive built computers before and those were for gaming but I dont know much for building a computer for what he wants. Can someone please help me because this Im lost on this one.

I updated my drivers for my amd card to the new catalyst software, but now some of the games I run run at low frame rates and are really slow. I think the computer is using my intel graphics card instaed of my amd card. does anyone know how to make it so that I can make it look better or use my...

I have an old workstation with an Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Running at 2.53Ghz, with an HP OAAOh x38 motherboard, i currently have 2gb of ddr2 installed and would like to know the max amount of supported ram. Thanks if you need any other info i can give it to you

OK so here's what happened I was trying to clear some space on my Ssd so I removed the public user folder which only had a game installed on it that I don't play anymore shortly after my computer froze as I was closing some windows so I had to do a manual shut down. And when I try to turn my...

My Rig: intel i74790k quad core asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 motherboard G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16gb DDR3-1600 memory Asus Geforce GTX 970 STRIX Video Card My main monitor is running on displayport and my second monitor is running on a dual link cable. I have a Brand new Asus VG248QE and a older...

I'm still quite confused as to how the OEM and Full retail thing works. No one can seem to give me a 100% clear answer on the question. Which is leading me to second guess my self on which one to buy. I haven't had a stable system since I changed my board and used the old keys I had from...

Im trying to decide between a 970 and a 390x, which one do you think would work better?

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jw518/saved/#view=dFpJ7P Choosing parts for a friend. Advice please. :)

I have a couple of questions: 1) Can you use a apu and gpu on this build? 2) If yes on #1, do i have space on this case? 3) If yes to both #1 and #2, what graphics card should I use ? Pc Specs: APU: AMD AMD A6-7400K FM2+ Motherboard: ASUS Micro ATX DDR3 2400 Motherboard A78M-E Hard Drive: WD...

After I did a little upgrade to my main computer I'm getting problems and I'm leaning either toward my old power supply or video card. Problems: 1. Random freezes in bios settings. 2. I can't install a fresh copy of window 8.1 it get stuck at the logo. 3. Monitor "sometimes" say no signal...

I was thinking of buying an ssd for my PC as I know that it can greatly reduce the boot time. I was planing on buying a 120 GB one just for my OS and a few other programs and I was wondering if I would need to buy another copy of windows 8 or if there is some way of moving just the OS onto an ssd?

Hi guys, Ive recently bought a new pc my specs: amd fx8350 nvidia gtx 960 gaming edition oc 8 gigs coarsair vengence ram msi 970a-g43 motherboard after fixing up the noise of the stock fan is way too loud i have seen other people also complained about this but i'm did not find a solution...

So my mother told me to find her a laptop that fits a $1000 budget. The laptop needs to be able to do basic things such as surfing the web, watching videos, and school work related things such as word, powerpoint, etc, all very quickly. Anyone have some suggestions, I'm thinking atleast 4gb of...

I am debating between these two mother boards: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4%2Casrock-motherboard-h97pro4/ I have components picked for the micro ATX mobo, and i was considering an ATX mobo now, would all the components be compatible with both mobos? Should I...

I have a system image file saved on my pc from a fresh factory reset when I had installed all my programs and I was sure I had no infections. If I get infected in the future, could it be possible for the virus to infect my system image file? I do not have it on an external harddrive. Basically...

So I recently built a PC, and the Seagate 1TB Barracuda HDD that I put in it isn't recognized by windows or any programs I have installed on my machine. According to the operating system, the hard drive does not exist. BIOS says that it's there, and I cant seem to find out how to make it so that...

Hello! I heard that flicker free monitors are a good choice if you are a lot of hours in front of the PC. No flickering ---> less tiring for the eyes. I hope experts of the forum will confirm that. I 'd like to buy a relatively cheap flicker free HDMI monitor, range 22'' to 27'' witch one do...

D-sub not displayed properly on my monitor. Using a Asus Radeon HD 7850 with an LG 22EN33S monitor. Vga lead in the back of the monitor with a vga to dvi adapter into the graphics card. The display is there but the colours and text just aren't right, the gamma is way way off. I've tried...

Hello, when I was instaling windows 8 on my computer i didin't pay attention on the hard drive options ( i thought it automaticly splits it into C and D ) and i ended up with only C: and D: being my optical drive. People have been telling me that i should do something about it ( they said...

I have just replaced my 2 old HDDs (500GB each) with a new WD 2TB drive. The old drives were in RAID and Windows was therefore preinstalled (by the manufacturer) in RAID mode. I simply cloned the data onto the new drive but have suffered severe performance losses and after going through several...

Hi, tom's hardware As for the title, I wanna ask how much the power do i need for my rig. The specs are: Intel i5 2500k OC to 4.0ghz (with vcore 1.5) Msi z77ma-G45 2x 4gb DDR3 Patriot Viper extreme Evga GTX 560ti (oc from 850 to 900) HDD Seagate 160gb @2pcs Seasonic 650watt (Forget which...

Alright, Well normally I don't leave my computer on of a night although lately I have been (even while I'm asleep) and there hasn't been any problems. Anyhow today I woke up and everything that was connected to adapters not power-points were out, like no power at all, so I went out to the...

Just happily fitted my new MSI R9 280x Gaming (with the twin frozr cooling). I know these are hot cards in general but mines idling around 40-45, and I done a quick furmark 1080p test and it just soared to 75 at which point I called it quits. Ambient is about 21. It's on a mATX board so it is...

I'm looking for an ultrabook that can handle photoshop, InDesign, and some light video editing. The new HP Zbook 14 workstation looks promising, but I'm hesitant to go with HP after reading all the bad experiences Anyone know if their support for business is better than consumer?

I am building a new computer which i the Radeon r9 290x. And my motherboard requires a 4th gen processors. I want to be able to make sure that i can use the full power of my graphics cards. And make sure that its at the best possible speed for gaming. Motherboard...

i bought a second hand laptop recently but i have one problem when i play 1080p and 720p movies it does not play well the sound is all boggii and stuff the same ff and the video is the same my resolution is 1366x768 HD what can i do to solve this problem thanks in advance

Firstly, Good Day to you guys here!. I was just wondering, will my Powerlogic ATX-600W be able to handle a GTX650 Ti? Or is there something else I need? Thanks in advance!

I am going to be building a gaming PC this December and i am not sure if my current build is well balanced or not. This is the first build that i put together. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27pS1 I have no idea what PSU i am going to need for it, it would be helpful one could be suggested for...

Choosing components used to be a lot easier when there weren't so many choices and features! ;) I'm rebuilding an old machine and need to decide on the CPU and motherboard. This will be used for office productivity much of the time but also for heavy statistical computing and occasional photo...

As the title says, I am looking for the best 240mm Closed Loop Liquid Cooler for an FX 8350 under $150. Currently I am looking at the Corsair H100i, but I have heard that it is very loud, so I am unsure as to whether it is the right choice because of this. All suggestions will be appreciated...

Hello I have a Nvidia GTX 650 made by Sparkle. This is it: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187201 How do i over clock it? I want more FPS in games. Thanks guys!

Hi! I have upgraded from XP to Windows 7 Ultimate and have inherited a bulky " Windows.old.000 " folder containing all the old XP settings and access protected System files. This folder is huge ( approx 12 GB. It is useless and I'd like to get rid of it. I tried using the TAKEOWN and ICACL...