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My gaming PC specs: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor Asus - Prime B360-Plus ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Corsair CX Series CX750M 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Modular Power Supply G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 GeForce GTX 1080 Founder Edition Samsung EVO 870...

so I'm thinking of buying a new CPU but I thought it could be better to buy more RAM I am a gamer and I want to start streaming My specs CPU: AMD FX 8350 GPU: GTX 970 RAM: 8GB PSU: Corsair VS550 MOBO: ASROCK 970 Pro3 at idle, my PC uses 4GB of RAM I want to upgrade to an AMD RYZEN 5 1600x...

So I didnt know where to put this so i chose motherboard. Anyway, Im trying to set up my computer so when the power goes out and the computer turns off, itll automatically restart when the power comes back. I did it on one computer by entering its bios and under power, looked for the power...

Hi My HP 280 G2 MT does not recognise my SSD since a BIOS update a year ago. The BIOS version was A O.27. It won't even boot with the SSD attached. Now even with the latest A 0.48 BIOS things are same. The OS is in the HDD now . The SSD is a Samsung evo 850. The SSD works fine in another Dell...

I have an asus g751jl whose motherboard needs replacing, i searched and found my only option on Ali express. I also found that g751jy had the same motherboard just with a different graphics card i.e nvidia gtx 980M , can i use that motherboard in my laptop? it includes processor and graphics...

I'm going to buy a rx580 but my psu does not have a 8pin connector. Can a 4 pines Molex a 8 pines adapter solve my problem?

Hi, I never really trust PSU calculators so thought maybe you fine folks can help me narrow down a PSU. My computer is built and working fine with these Aorus Master z390 8700K OC to 5 GHz @ 1.32 v 1080 ti 750 Seasonic Titanium 64 gigs of RAM I need to add one more 1080 ti and although I've...

Hello all. Serious issue here which has left me with no working computer. I was playing Metro game and I got a freeze - no BSOD, no crash, no blackscreen, the image just froze - and since I couldn't alt f4 my way into the task manager I hit the power button on the case. All good thus far. But...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9qxmcY how much would it change if i didnt water cool and does this build even make sense?

I'm planning to upgrade my system, but keeping my FT02 case. I opened it today to check it out a bit (I did not build this pc myself, but chose components), to prepare for building my new system. I saw some connectors and I don't really understand why they are there or what they do. Here's a...

Hi guys, I am new to this forum but have heard good things about it from friends. I hope you can be good for me too. I am in need of upgrading my current PC that I built about 5 years ago, but I don't want to replace absolutely everything. My current setup consists of a Sandy Bridge i5 2500k...

So basically, here’s my story. I didn’t do enough research on parts and made this pc 4 weeks ago: Amd Ryzen 5 2400g with Vega 11 graphics Msi B450 pro m2 1x8gb team tforce Vulcan 2400mhz Corsair cx450 power supply Western digital 500gb hard drive form 2010 I installed my drivers, and still got...

This is somewhat of a special application and question. Windows 10 Enterprise, industrial environment which requires a dot matrix printer attached to LPT1. Printer is critical hardware as it prints a legal record of generated alarms. I need a way to monitor that the printer is Online or Ready...

I see one that is i7 8700k 6 core and i7 8700k hexacore 6 core. What is the difference

Parts: MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon Ryzen 1700X 8 Core 3.4 Ghz Corsair DDR4 16GB 2x8gb MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X Crucial 1TB SSD Apevia 650W Beast Power Thermaltake WATER 3.0 Dual Riing RGB High Static Pressure Fans 240 AIO Water Cooling System CPU Cooler Left computer running Chrome and...

I am planning to buy a gt 1030 for my current build which has a MSI H55M-E21 mobo and a first gen i3-540 with 4 gigs of RAM.(Pretty crap PC ik but its about 8 yrs old or even more). So coming to the main question : I have read on some thread that gt 1030 needs a mobo with uefi bios while on...

Hello friends I from India and I have Indian local power supply foxin FPS 800. I have problem with my power suppy. Everytime when I apply some load like blender rendering power supply fails after 15 to 20 minutes. but normal work is ok. Now I am planing to replace with Vs450 or Vs 550 is it ok?

Experiencing extremely high temperatures on i3-530 Temps are Idle-60°-62°C Load-70°-75°C Using stock intel cooler

I have a TV that faces my bed, where I watch movies. I also have a desk, where my Monitor sits and I play games and study. Before, I would constantly be switching the HDMI cables in and out of my graphics card, but I finally got a Display-port to HDMI adapter, so now both my displays are plugged...

Hello, i installed my cpu cooler but found that the direction may be incorrect, because the cooler blocks the first ram slot. I'm not using that slot, only the second and fourth because dual channel. I'm using the Asus Prime B450 Plus. Will there be a problem?

I5 6600k Msi gtx 1080 8gb Cosair 650w psu Z170-p motherboard 2x4gb Cosair vengeance lpx 2400mghz --> 2x18gb Cosair vengeance lpx 2400mghz 250gb samsung evo ssd(os installed) 1tb seagate hard drive Windows 10 Kraken x31 cooler Nzxt white case Hi guys im hoping someone can help figure this out...

I am looking to upgrade my GPU after almost 6 years. I have a 1440p monitor and am having trouble running most games. I usually hit around ~30 frames. I tried using a Red Devil RX 580 for 1440p gaming and didn't get much improvement. Any suggestions? I have more than enough overhead in terms of...

Hi, I have had my PC for a while now with an FX-8350 and over time upgraded the power supply, CPU Cooler, Video Card and I have added an SSD as well so all parts are up to date except for the processor. Now I was looking at newer processors (Only Ryzan) and I know that I don't want to have...

I am currently using a Ryzen 7 1800X with 32gb 2400mhz ram and a gtx 1080. It's very underwhelming for the work I do and its basically a toy and less a tool at this point. I do 3D animation, 3D modeling, full stack application development, game development, video editing, 2D animation, and...

Okay, so for the past 4 days or so, I've been experiencing insane packet loss only in the game "Rust". To provide some details, my specs are as follows; GTX 1070 i7-7700 3.6GHz 16GB RAM I've never had any sort of lag (ping/fps) before, so i really doubt it's my computer + it only happens on...

So good I had to share. Been looking for a Dell Ultrasharp QHD 27" monitor for a while hoping to get one ~$300. Found it for $199 yesterday on Newegg. No stand, but not a big deal for many of us. https://www.neweggbusiness.com/product/product.aspx?item=9b15z-0006-001n8 Happy Hunting! ~Matt

Hi, I recently went and bought a genuine windows 10 Pro key, because I'm starting college and I want to start with a fresh install of windows. I learned via CMD that my current windows 10 key isn't genuine. I used the following command: wmic path softwarelicensingservice get...

So frequently my pc has been getting numerous errors and shutdowns and it's like having something flatline on you then come back to life. My ROG STRYX Z370-E Gaming motherboard is probably a little over a year old, While my SSD is close to 4 or something. The original problem was that at...

which would perform better and be more future proof (at 1080p)

Hi,i just build my pc these are the pc specs: [UserBenchmarks: Game 70%, Desk 65%, Work 60%](https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/14291339) ||Model|Bench :----|:----|:----| **CPU**|[AMD Ryzen 5 1600X](https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/AMD-Ryzen-5-1600X/Rating/3920)|84.2% **GPU**|[Nvidia GTX...

So I enjoy white build and especially white sleeves. But I don’t know what type of sleeves to buy. I think the only showing wires would be the GPU, CPU, and Fans right? Idk. But I’ll be getting: Gtx 1070 ti Ryzen 7 2700x Asus Prime X470 PSU supernove g3 650w Hope that’s enough information...

ok so just installed soundblaster creative 5.1 on my pci slot now the question is when it was on board audio i used a single jack but now if i use all 3 slots and buy two new wires will it create sound difference

I currently have $300, and I want to upgrade my PC. I'm not sure whether it would be more beneficial to upgrade my CPU or my GPU, in order to upgrade my CPU, I would also need to upgrade my motherboard and ram. My current specs are: AMD FX 8350 GTX 1050 2GB 16GB DDR3 Ram I was thinking either...

Whats a better fit G4560 + gtx 750 ti Or + rx460 Amd a8 7650k + 750ti Or rx460

First off my PC specs are i7 8700k OC to 4.7 ASUS Z370-P motherboard MSI 1080ti OC edition 16gb DDR4 240gb SSD 1TB HD Noctua NH-U12S Fan/Cooler Themaltake 600watt Smart series power supply. I noticed after OCing my 8700k some strange behavior with my mouse and keyboard. They would...

OK, here goes. I work in a shop and we recently upgraded to a fully integrated system for shop management. Our facility is pretty spread out, so we have 2 NetGear 6400v2 routers that overlap signal and I've successfully made it so that our tablets can (fairly) smoothly switch from one router...

I have tried using ExpressVPN and NordVPN but both services appear to have issues with 2 of my 3 PC setup. Specifically, speedtest conducted on 2 PCs, when connected to VPN, fall short of the speedtests when not connected to the VPN. The test on the 3rd PC Alienware R6) connected to the VPN...

I have a TP-Link AC 1750 connected to cable modem. IP 192.168.1.1 - DHCP range is 100 - 199 My PC is hardwired to this router. All fine. 2nd Router, TP-Link WR1043 is set up downstairs over ethernet from router 1 lan port to router 2 lan port. - IP 192.168.1.2 - DHCP disabled. I can login to...

Hi All, I brought a Nighthawk XR500, to use as a replacement router as my Sky q FIBRE one is shocking, well several attempts to obtain the sky dsl login failed and some research shows sky makes it impossible to use other routers. Anyway, I have settled to use the XR500 as an access point now...

I'm using an ADSL internet connection, which supports only up to 16mb download and 0.80mb upload speed. Now the issue is, this connection is being used by a family of 5, which means there is like 5+ devices are connected to internet already, and lately I've been experiencing massive internet...