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Hello, I need some help of those who have experience with older systems. I got a desktop PC from a guy who was selling it for 5€, I didn’t know what I’d find in there but I got it anyways, and to my surprise, it had a lot of components and some are over 20€. But there is an issue: I want to flip...

Hey everyone, First post here so let me know if this is not the right thread. I'm trying to install a GPU in a plasma cutting table PC, to help with rendering when they draw designs. The GPU works fine when installed, the problem is after I installed it the LPT3 device stopped working. This...

Hey guys i need a good Gaming monitor. I know the Budget is not to high. If you have something like 230 i can buy it too, but i want something good for this price. I will prefer a curved one. If not exist for this price i will like a normal one. I don't want to be a small monitor. Idk the...

I think it happened after the recent update 19 avast background processes that is insane. is this supposed to be normal, or a bug?

Basically I have 32gb ram plus I have a 16gb from a parted build can I stick the 16 in there and use that as a flash storage drive or something since it's not identical

Hello everyone. Yesterday I received my new graphics card, a Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 550. I installed the card and the associated drivers, which I found on the AMD website using their auto-detect system first and then manually locating the correct driver second. Now I am having multiple issues...

Hello, I need help fixing a BSOD it started this week. I did a fresh install but I still get a blue screen, also worth mentioning is that sometimes the minidump file isnt created. What I have tried: Switching rams ( I have 3 pins), tried with 1 , 2, 3 and all eventually resulted in a BSOD...

I was thinking about eventually running two gtx 1080s in SLI and I don't know if my motherboard supports that or not. Even if it does should I upgrade my motherboard for one or two 1080s? The motherboard I was thinking about is the Asus Z170-A.

So I've bought some new bits for my PC I have everything but my gpu can I still go ahead an oc without it and still get the same results then just put my gpu in when it comes

I am building a computer for the first time and want to check for compatibility (Or if I'm missing or should change anything) Computer : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Gg3khM

Hello everybody. I'm not sure if this is the right place in Toms hardware to post my question/history. If not I am very sorry. Let me start from the beginning... Before Christmas I have bought new MSI Gtx 960 2gb. This is when problems started. My PC at the time was built like this: I5...

I already bought some parts for my upgrade. I bought a 5820K 32 GB DDR4 RAM Asus X99-A Samsung 950 Pro M.2 I have a Titan X I was going to use in it. My question is, will my Titan X suffer a performance hit because I went with the 5820K instead of the 5930K? Would it be better to just buy...

Hello im looking to capture my hdmi channel/picture from my tv using my laptop.. currently i have my gaming computer hooked up to my tv on HDMI 1. but am unsure how to use my laptop to capture HDMI 1. I only have a HDMI output on my laptop so using a HDMI splitter wont work because when I hook...

Had a perfectly good working HD7970, upgraded to a new pc, put said graphics card into new pc and now I cannot get a signal from the card. Now I'm usually fairly careful to avoid static etc but this to me seems the only logical explanation. I have another graphics card in the new pc and it's...

Hi, I am interested in buying an ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard with an AMD FX 6300. As the title says, after I put the components together, when I start the computer up for the first time will the motherboard need a BIOS update to accommodate the FX CPU? I am confused because where I am...

So i thought I got a really good deal on a evga gtx 970 cx1 for 200 brand new but Ive been reading online that there is a defect with the Acx1 models cooling idk how true this is or if it would only be something that would effect me if i overclocked my card am I better off keeping this card or...

Okay so my graphics card requires 550w and I have i5 4660 Cpu and my Ram is 16gb hyper savage x what power supply would I be looking for to cover it

Hi, I have had a problem with my Sony Vaio VPC-Z1 for about a month where the screen is completely blank while the laptop boots. It seemed to have been a graphics card failure after troubleshooting different components. I ended up replacing the motherboard last week and it still behaves the...

Okay, I am about to get a sapphire r9 285, and I was wondering whether I should buy 2 more 21 inch 1080p monitors, get a single 1440p to replace my current monitor or save for a while and get a single 24 inch 1440p and then have a 1080p on either side. Also, if you could recommend INEXPENSIVE...

I recently built a pc but it doesn't seem to connect to my monitor. Im starting to think that something is wrong with the pc that I just built. Can someone please help me fix this problem!!!!!!!!!

Me the stupid one with yet another question -_- Can frames per second and general performance be affected in games if i am downloading a game on steam at the same time ???

Hello friends, I'm in the process of upgrading my computer a bit. I have a HAF-912 case, a msi Z97 gaming 3 MB, and a noctua NH-U12P SE2 CPU cooler. It's a LGA1150 system. The thing is after mounting the brackets for the CPU cooler on to the MB, and mounting the MB to the case I saw that...

my download speed goes down every time i download a torrent. i have a dosis 3.0 modem and this used to not happen before.what do i do

My Sony Vaio vgn-nw265f won't boot. As soon as I turn it on I see a very faint (light) image of the VAIO logo and then it goes black. The power light stays green but no display. I've tried removing/reinserting the ram, removing/reinserting the hard drive, a new hard drive, opened the bottom of...

My Windows 8 Laptop used to connect to the Internet, then all of a sudden yesterday it won't. It indicates that it is connected but will not all any of the three browsers to utilize the internet. I have tried both wireless and hard-lined...neither work. Please help. I am about to totally...

Hi, I am new to this site so am not sure if im posting in the correct place. I have just bought a new monitor from Dell but the games are coming out very light. The monitor has been calibrated and looks perfect on the home screen and documents, web pages all look contrasty and fine. As soon as I...

I was wondering what's the difference between these two, I know that the R9 280x Toxic is stronger but is it actually worth buying? or the Dual-x has the same performances? Thanks

Hello, I have a dell inspiron 1100 I put windows 7 on it and vedeo card will not fit screen It is & inches by 6 inches on screen 3 inch of black boarder, is there a card that will work or do I need to go back to windows XP

I have added a second 500 GB HDD to my system. The old 500 GB HDD has two partitions C,D the C partition has Windows XP SP 3 installed. My intention is to copy the data on D to the new HDD and then delete to empty D partition. Will the windows partition on C just expand to fill the space taken...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I am about to buy a new pc and would like to know what monitor size to go for. My choices are 15" & 17" TFT. Apart from the extra 2 inches would there be any other advantages in choosing the 17" over the 15". I mostly use...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) When i click the HDD(C: ,D:) icon, it opens the search window instead of explorer. When i right click on the HDD, Search... appears as the default action. How can i change i change it back to Open... Regards Terence

I am upgrading to 64 bit and bought the m4a78t-e board and a quad core cpu. I see that I need to replace the mounting bracket and assembly beneath the MB but everything appears to fit into place. I just don't know much about the Quads or if this cool looking monster fan will be...

Hello, I am a professional poker player from Seattle, WA and pokerstars.com just recently banned all players from real money who are from the state or WA. I am trying to find a VPN that will allow me to play poker at pokerstars.com. I have used StrongVPN but that product does not work for...

Hello, what is a monitor IC

Hi all, My comp has been unstable, and I suspected memory problems. Relevant spec: Motherboard: Asus-a7v8x-x CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Memory: 1 gb corsair pc3200; 256 corsair pc2100 ; 512 legacy electronics pc 2100 I ran memtest and received a whopping 71 errors in 3 passes(confidence value...

On Sunday I did a clean install of Windows XP64. Sunday night, I flashed my bios from 0901 to 1002. This allowed me to OC to a 400x4 FSB. After working on the stability for a while and making some progress, I decided to celebrate and play a little FEAR. After a couple of crashes, I set the...

Hello, I have bought a dual shock 2 pc controller..its working fine..but there is a button in it which says 'analog'. I have read somewhere that it increases ACCURACY/RESPONSE stuff....so please tell me more about it....and...m confused about the names of the buttons nd axis..whenever i try to...

This "simple" fix has turned into the project from hell. Our PC at this office would run for about 5 minutes before locking up over and over, requiring pressing the power button for a few seconds to turn it off. Our "expert" said that it was the motherboard that had gone bad. I've built a few...

Hello. I'm hoping you guys can help me out with this. I just bought everything to build a new computer. 2x4Gb 1866Mhz G.Skill Sniper X RAM ASRock AA970 Motherboard AMD FX 4170 Zambezi 4.2 GHz Processor 128GB OCZ SSD 300Gb Western Digital Caviar Blue HDD Gigabyte GTX 660 Sea Sonic 650W PSU I...

Hello, I was just about to buy this board's rev 1.0 and finally finish my new rig when I discovered an even better version exists. So has anyone have any idea if the rev 2.0 is already available from retailers or if not how long do I have to wait to get my hands on it? What I like about it is...