Optimus

I just bought myself a Zephyrus M16 with a 11800H and 3070 (100W). Great laptop so far. I knew it didn't have a MUX switch but I use an external screen most of the time so it isn't really an issue. Having said that, I was still surprised to see some results while using the built-in display and...

I'm planning on buying the ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15 or the Scar 15 or something along those lines with the 5000 AMD cpu and 3000 Nvidia graphics. From what I understand these use Optimus and there is no manual switch to override the Integrated Graphics. I'm going to use it for AutoCAD and 3Ds Max...

I just bought this model: Gigabyte Aero 15-X9-7FR4410P, and I can't set the refresh rate on the Generic PnP Monitor, nor can I make Windows understand that I don't want the laptop screen to use the Intel graphics card. The only rate I can define is 60. Is it due to the way Optimus works? Am I...

I recently purchased an ROG Scar II laptop with a GTX 2070 (not max-q version) and am having issues with an intermittent flicker that appears every once in a while for 1 single frame. The flicker isn't just a black screen, it looks like a thick gray bar going across the middle of the screen. I...

I saw a “Derp Achievement Unlocked” icon appear on my desktop Windows 7 while i was messing with my background, then dissapeared once i put my mouse over it. Never seen or heard of this before. Was i hacked?

is this acer aspire upgradable to window 10 64 bit my board died as well as the hard drive got a board and a new hard drive install win 10 on it but can't get the ethernet port to work tried the acer website for driver they only have vista home premium drivers tried those and nothing any suggestion

Ok. I have this extremely weird issue where my PC "skips" for lack of a better term. Basically, what happens is when ever I'm doing multiple things at once I get brief instances of slow down. Everything slows at once, audio cuts in and out making it sound like static, if I'm watching a movie it...

Lately i have been trying to install windows 10 on my computer. First time it seemed to work good , i was doing my drivers and then i got the first bluescreen . I got several more until Windows couldn't run anymore. I reinstalled it a second time ans then i got the message : Windows installation...

Hello guys; Which motherboard is better for a Pro-Gaming system? Consider a 3-way SLI (Titan XP) & a Samsung SSD 960 Pro M.2 List: 1- ASUS PRIME X299 DELUXE 2- ROG STRIX X299-XE GAMING 3- ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 4- ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING 5- ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME 6-MSI XPOWER GAMING AC Thank...

Well, it happened again. Blew my beloved old Sony speakers, and I just had them repaired last summer. I guess I must concede that it's time for new speakers. But what? I'd rather not get rid of my 27 year old Sony receiver. Would wireless speakers work with it? I'm really sensitive to...

I am low on budget. I am thinking of getting a 144hz monitor or a i5 8600k. what should I do. Should I go with a 144hz monitor and a i5 7600k or a 75hz monitor and i5 8600k

I have finished making a PC, and everything turns on. The fans spin, leds light up, but USB ports don't work, and nothing comes up on my monitor so I can't enter the bios either. I have already checked the case headers, the power connectors, tried 1 stick of ram, but nothing is working. Help...

TL;DR Reset cmos after bios flash, and received the title message.. Why? Yesterday I reset my windows 10 pc. I got it up and running (basic windows updates-- nothing else, haven't even accessed internet yet). I then flashed my bios (using fat32 drive, and from back of mobo, as it failed the...

Is my psu enough to hold these components for the future? i5 4690 8gb ram 2hdds/1ssd Had a 7850/New pgu is 1050ti msi b85m g43 coolermaster b500 ver2 85+ 500w 38amps on 12v PIC=http://imgur.com/a/MqNKr

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CS:GO is one of the few games I will be playing as well as a bit of GTA 4 (not ram dependent either), BFBC2, Sleeping Dogs and GTA V (the only game that actually needs more than 4gb to get the most out of it). I'll upgrade relatively soon, but should I stick w/ 4gb? Specs: B250 mobo w/ 4 ram...

EBAY LISTING I am going to get a 6700k soon, so is this simply too good to be true? Thanks!

Hello everyone, I have a Dell Precision T3500 CPU and suddenly it stopped working. The problem is with PSU which has failed permanently. The CPU is fitted with a Dell HIPOT 525Watts PSU with following details: Input voltage 100-240V/8.5A/50-60Hz Output power: 525Watts +12VA-18A +12VB-18A...

I have nearly around 200 hyper-links in my excel sheet and casually all the hyper-links were automatically stopped from working and the exact path has changed, can you please provide me with a solution? thanks in advance,

I swapped my previous PSU since it had failed. I've been having this issue since then. I boot up the computer, start watching a video, after a few minutes the audio goes off completely and I start hearing that whizzing noise, though it's very quiet.   I've tried reinstalling the audio driver...

I bought the following ram Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252526262264 My mobo is an Intel dq67sw I installed the ram in slot 2 and 4, nothing shows on screen. I installed 1 in 2 and it works (both tried alone in slot 2). If I switch back to 2x2gb in slot 2 and 4 it's all...

I have a TV (HDMI) and 2 monitors (Vga with a DVI adapter and a DVI) and I can't get all three of them to work at the same time, just two. I have a R9 270 with updated drivers, but the Eyefinity thing also won't let me use more than 2 at the same time for some reason. Thanks in advance!

can the Intel i3 6320 handle Games like Gta V and Witcher 3 alone I mean Without dedicated graphics card? or Amd A10 7890k Is better off handling The games Without dedicated graphics card? I'm asking without a dedicated graphics card for now I'll buy one later buy for now tell me suggestion...

Hello guys im trying to decide which mechanicall keyboard is better for my budget $100 , feel free to suggest me any other options. Big factor for me is build quality, tenkeyless is also good, and rbg is a huge plus. Options right now: Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming...

What to do, I've had this GPU on the 12th April and I've had no issues everything has been perfect until today i have moved my PC around and put it on my desk and i've now noticed a coil whine kind of noise coming from my PC, its only when i play games the noise appears? What should i do to...

I really want to put my windows 10 in my new WD hard drive because I don't want the old hard drive to fail with windows on it just to be safe, how do i do that without uninstalling windows as i upgraded to windows 10 with my windows 7 key and you can't get windows 10 free anymore. (btw both of...

Recently, while gaming, my fps went down from 80 to 60 at random times. While this is happening, the CPU usage goes very high, up to 90%. I'm monitoring the temperature which peaks at 55C while gaming. My CPU is not overclocked, nor is it overheating. The GPU is completely fine aswell. I checked...

The only real benefit I see from mechanical keyboards is moderately more lifespan and a typing sound that I don't personally care about. Why does everyone use mechanical?

Here are two builds Spec one https://pcpartpicker.com/user/secolliyn/saved/#view=fbkG3C Spec Two http://pcpartpicker.com/user/secolliyn/saved/#view=gRCp99 i will say only this to not alter the outcome this computer will be used for gaming and video encoding and light CAD The power supply is...

Which one? Personally I like the looks of Asus better. Panels are the same. Any hints or should I wait for something new? I was thinking about 4k but you need too much of horsepower to run games smooth ( Titan x or 1080 sli) which in my opinion is now overpriced to enjoy 4k. So Asus or Acer?

Hi folks, I have just put together a new build for the first time in about 10 years consisting of the following items: Asus Z170i pro gaming mini itx mobo i5-6500 cpu 16gb G.Skill Tridentz ddr4 3200mhz (2x8gb) 512gb Samsung SM951 M.2 pcie ssd (NVME Version) BeQuiet pure power 9 psu (500w)...

I just finished downloading windows 10 with all the updates (or so I think since I clicked the option to do so) and I'm at the primary login screen where it says "Welcome to Windows 10!" My login profile, I'm not said profile, a little settings tab (narrator, magnify, sticky keys, high contrast...

I upgraded a Vista PC to Win7 with no problem. Next day I powered up and the profile records were corrupted; I booted safe using inbuilt Administrator but could not get into Control Panel - presumably the same corruption. Fortunately I had just taken an image of the Vista disk so I restored...

I have been told that getting the rx 480 will enable me to play the newest AAA titles at a high setting, i just wanted to check it will be compatible with my rig without having to upgrade my other components, these are my specs: -CPU: Intel Core 15-3450 3.10GHz, 4 cores, 4 logical processors...

Yeah, it looks insane, but I want with 350€ upgrade my old war machine. This BUILD is thinking in a Christmas upgrade (r9 290; AMD Zen(???); New case). I'm an AMD fanboy so don't try to teach me Intel xD. Look this idea: AMD A10-7870k Raijintek Aidos 48.6 Black (I read somewhere that...

hello so this is my first time to build a PC. I'm asking if do I need to build an Overclocking PC or not? or any good suggestion for a first timer?

i have two Geforce gtx 570s both in my computer, the control panel doesnt say anything about SLI so not sure if there is something i need to enable in the bios i have Gigabyte ma78g-ds3hp motherboard. any help will be appreciated !

So I'm starting out building my first PC and I made my first major mistake. While installing my H100 GTX I ended up taking the Power cord meant to be plugged into the USB 2.0 Header at the bottom of the Motherboard and plugged it into my CPU_FAN 4 pin connector at the top of the board. While...

Hi all, Just wondering if someone might be able to help me. I'm having troubles with my windows audio service. It seems to be crashing everytime I click on it after I start the service. I have recently done a fresh install of windows so it might be that I'm missing a certain driver or...

I wanted to fiddle around with my BIOS (not going to disclose why) but when i boot my PC and repetedly mash the DEL key it opens the BIOS blue and gray screen for a split second but then restarts my PC and boots into Windows 10, Does anyone have a fix for this or know why?