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    Question Can you let me know if my fan setup is right?

    I have and Aorus x570 Elite (layout). It has 4 fan headers: SYSFAN1, CPUOPT, CPUFAN, SYSFAN2 I have a front-mounted Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 rev.2 (2 FANS) plus 3 FANS that come on the front of case plus 4 FANS that I'm adding inside the case. (9 total fans) The three fans on the front (3 pin)...
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    [SOLVED] Is ASUS Optimal safe?

    I just recently built my first pc (it’s budget i’m broke lol) and i’m just wondering if in bios, the asus optimal setting is safe, ive heard it’s too high voltage and i have no clue how to manually overclock, and what performance gains could i expect? i5-3570 hyper 212 black cooler msi gtx 960...
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    [SOLVED] Front mounted radiator or top?

    Just wondering what is ideal for a 360mm AIO. Currently looking at using the Coolermaster MasterLiquid ML360R unless someone recommends anything else. If I mounted top I would have the fans exhausting and if front they would be intake obviously. Also, would be mounted in a Phanteks P500A FYI...
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    Rx580 Ryzen System unable to play BF1

    (Sorry For Double Posting but did not know how to change category) Recently whenever I try to load into a multiplayer match of BF1 on my system, Rx580 Ryzen 5 2600 Asrock pro4 b450m It crashes i can load into a squad and play for a minute then a crash to desktop. Ive reinstalled drivers used DDU...
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    GHZ vs. Thread Count

    I'm looking at two CPUs and right now I'm thinking of either the 85 8600k (overclocked) or i7 8700. I'm mostly doing gaming and I may be doing some editing in the future. Which is more important, higher GHZ in the i5 or higher threads in the i7? Also can someone explain what threads are...
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    Need help connecting my graphics card to my monitor

    I have just bought a GTX 1070. My monitor only has one input of VGA (yes i know its bad, dont have the money for a better one right now). The graphics card only outputs, hdmi/displayport/DL-DVI-D. Is there a way i can connect them without losing quality or getting input lag.
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    Computer won't get to desktop after Win 7 Pro install

    I have the Win 7 Pro disk with genuine product Key and after installing it on my computer, it keeps looping and refuses to get to desktop normally. I can get to it via safe mode but when I restart it then has two options. Startup repair(recommended) or Start Windows normally. Tried normally a...
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    Can someone take a glance at this laptop for me?

    I've been looking for a laptop for my grandmother for Christmas. It really just needs to be able browse the internet and run Microsoft Office like excel and word at a decent speed. I saw this on sale at Newegg and seems to be on a crazy sale. Am I missing something or why is it on such a steep...
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    There is a scroll bar on my desktop now?!

    As the title says. I went to the kitchen, and when I came back my cats were on my keyboard (i usually lock my pc if i am going for more than 5 minutes) and I have absolutely no idea what they did but there is a scroll bar on my desktop now. it scrolls my desktop icons up and down a little bit, i...
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    what PSU should I get?

    My budget is around £50. I need a good reliable psu that has 600w or more if there is one for a bit more money with more than 600w that's fine. The more watts and the less it is the better. Please make any suggestions. Here's my build:- CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor Motherboard...