Performance Power

Forum discussion tagged with Performance Power.
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    [SOLVED] HELP, building a family PC

    Hi everybody, our family pc died, and my parents asked me to buy a new decent pc for them. since i m interested in ever building my own PC, i think this is the ideal occasion to learn. i therefore tought it would be cool to build them a very own pc. can somebody here help my decide on some...
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    confirming that my windows install is complete.

    Hey, I want to ask for some help. When I download windows 10 on USB flash drive via windows 10 setup from microsoft site. Sometimes, the installer says that windows 10 installation is complete, and I just put it to download windows on my pc. In middle of downloading it says that some files are...
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    [SOLVED] MotherBoard for PC

    Hey my pc specs are Asus TURBO-GTX1080TI-11G Corsair CX750M 80 PLUS Bronze Intel Core i7-8700K Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB NZXT Kraken X62 Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB Mirror Black Tempered Glass Samsung 860 EVO SATA III M.2 SSD 500GB, and my motherboard is the help that I need to decide...
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    [SOLVED] 5820k Vs 9600k

    Hello ! I am building a new pc and i am not sure which cpu+mobo to pick.... Currently i have two options Option 1 : I5 9600k Z390 aourus pro 16 gb ddr4 3000mhz 850w psu m2 240gb ssd total cost : 625 euros (all parts come new with warranty from a store) Option 2 : I7 5820k Asus rampage v...
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    RX 560 ASRock

    I want to buy a graphics card and I want to know if the ASRock RX 560 4gb is at the same level with other more known companies like Gigabyte, MSI, Palit..etc. In france the Gigabyte RX 560 4gb costs 155euro and the ASRock one costs 115euro.
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    Dual-band router: is it faster to run 2 devices on 5GHZ band or to put one on 2.4 GHZ and the other on 5 GHZ?

    I have a Linksys dual-band EA4500 router. I have one SSID running the 2.4 GHZ band and a second running on the 5GHZ band. My question is: I currently exclusively use the 5 GHZ SSID for obvious reasons. But now I am adding a second device I expect to also use considerable (simultaneous)...
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    Coupe VS Sedan insurance price

    Hi everyone, I know this is a tech forum, but there's a category for cars so here I go. Would you guys have any idea if there would be a difference between the insurance price of say, a coupe chevy cobalt with a spoiler compared, to say a cobalt sedan. Some other factors you might want I'm 17...
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    Can I force my video settings to high/ultra and go beyond 2GB on GTX 960 without damaging my PC?

    Hi there, this is probably going to be a dumb question, but I am not good with video cards and stuff and that is why just wondering... Here is the computer I have with all the specifications in that link https://support.hp.com/ca-en/document/c04799759 Couple questions: Im trying to make Far...
  9. Yarkoo

    Will my ram fit with my case&cooler?

    Hey everyone, I'd like to ask if my stuff will fit before I actually upgrade my pc. I've linked more ram in the link below however the size (dementions) of the sticks does not change and I wanted to tell ya guys that 4 slots of my ram will be taken. I haven't bought the other 2 sticks of RAM...
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    unable to open Lenovo laptop G50

    I am unable to start my laptop Lenovo G50.
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    Intel i7-8750H clock speed setting

    Hi guys, on the frequency clock speed of intel i7-8750H is 2.2Ghz and up to 3.9Ghz or 4.2Ghz, how and where to set in the laptop for getting up to that 4.2Ghz ? Is it set automatically by the system in each running program or need to set it up manually ? Would you please help to advice me ?
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    Motherboard Display issue

    Have a g41 intel motherboard with core 2 duo prosesser getting starts every day at the beginning but after 5 minutes it's display goes flashing with green blue lines sometimes flashing black also the audio goes stop but computer still running after that no display no reboot
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    Putting sff pc components into normal size tower

    So I have this Dell Optiplex 790 sff lying around and I was wondering if it would work to put the parts in a bigger tower so I would have room for a bigger psu and graphics card. Is that possible or should I get a new motherboard with the right slots and ports?
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    Cannot boot into PC

    Just cleaned the internals of my desktop, air duster, nothing unusual, but after I put everything back together and boot up the PC, I get a screen that reads: EFI Shell version 2.31 [4.655] Current running mode 1.1.2 map: Cannot find required map name Shell> _ I have no idea what to make of...
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    CPU Temps too high and crashed!

    I have a i7 8700k overclocked to 5ghz with the 5ghz profile setting, and with kraken x62 Asus rog strix z370e motherboard I stress tested my cpu with prime95, ran well for 5 mins with 75° average and then suddenly my temps soared to 93° and system crashed. What could be the problem? Is my aio...
  16. Zombie21

    Designare Z270X BIOS Update failure

    So in light of the recent spectre issue I attempted to update my BIOS using Q-Flash. I downloaded the BIOS update file F5d opened the archive and put the file on a freshly formatted USB plugged directly into the Motherboard. Upon opening Q-Flash and selecting the file, It is recognised and...
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    Ryzen 5 2600 build boot issue

    I just finished my new build: Ryzen 5 2600 w wraith fan Gtx 1060 Corsair vengeance 3000 8gb x 2 B350 tomahawk brand new Now i put everything together and started her up. Everything in the pc turns on but nothing on display it does not enter bios, screen says no signal, no error lights on...
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    Intel or Ryzen for gaming

    Hi All, Need advice to choose between Intel i3 7th gen Processor and AMD Ryzen 3 1200. Which one is better for gaming. I am adding ASUS GTX 1050 TI 4GB Graphic Card. Santhosh.
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    ps4 disc drive question

    Hi there guys, so just bought a ps4 slim and love it! Such a cool little system. I just am interested about one thing though. When i put in an old scratched dvd to test the disc drive, it made a fairly loud clicking noises etc while playing it. However, i then put in a brand new dvd and it was...
  20. jacobweaver800

    Allocate more RAM to APU but Crappy BIOS

    So I have an A8 5500 APU from AMD, every game I play I run into VRam limitations, from what I have seen this APU is fairly fast all things considered, but my BIOS on my motherboard is so bad there isn't any option to allocate more Ram to it, its stuck at 512mb's, I have 8gb's and I want to...
  21. Marwan Abd El-Ghany

    Can you check this build compatibility

    Hi. Im planning to buy ryzen 1600 with Asus prime b350 motherboard i already have r9 380 4gb and 8gb ram and psu 500w bronze is this setup good or should i get less powerful cpu? Because when i checked the bottleneck ckecker site it says that my GPU is too weak for this CPU and have 33% bottleneck
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    toshiba equium m40x-148 after working for some time wll write hardware ware malfunction with blue screen , please do any anyb

    i have a laptop, hp nc 600 , each time i try to turn it on it will only blink and wont turn on, pls doesany one have a soluton to this
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    New ram and old ram doesnt work

    Hello everyone. First of all i want to apologize if my english are not that good So i got a new 4gb(2x2)ram double channel (Mushkin Essentials 4GB DDR3-1333MHz ) because my pc had only 2gb of ram and they were not enough for me. I placed them carefully on the motherboard then when i started my...
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    How low can the frame buffer on a gtx 1080 ti go?

    Lowest ram on a gtx 1080ti?
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    on my Asus laptop's keyboard soe keys (M, V, C, Q) work only at strong and long pressing. What to do?

    on my Asus laptop's keyboard some keys (M, V, C, Q) work only at strong and long pressure. What to do? Rom
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    Is there a cmos pins cable??

    I would like to know if anything is meant to be plugged into thr cmos pins. My motherboard is the asus strix b350f
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    Help with several components for a build.

    I'm going to make a build in a couple of months and I need help with some parts. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NzmQV6 This is the parts I've picked and I need help with the CPU, Motherboard, Fans, and a case. The CPU I would do either Intel Core i7 8700K or somewhere close to that. For the...
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    laptop boots to black screen

    Hi, when I press the power button on my MSI CX61 laptop the fan spins and the power button is backlit however there is a blank display. Some fixes I have tried from some searching, with no change in result: Removing the battery + unplugging the power cable then holding the power button down...
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    Average working temperature for a 2nd gen i5 processor?

    I have Intel Core i5-2310 processor. I generally don't look at the temp but today i observed that even when i was just transferring photos to an external device, the temps went all the way up to 67ºC on all 4 cores. I transferred about 7 GB photos. Normally the temp won't go over 40ºC but when i...
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    potential HDD issue?

    I am wondering if my HDD is failing. Lately when I go to turn on the computer. It will not boot to windows and say "Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key." After a restart or two it boots up like normal. Also, just this morning I am...
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    Upgrade advice for my PC

    I am looking to improve my gaming experience. Specs: Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.6 Ghz 16 gb RAM GTX 1060 6gb 60hz 1080p monitor I am thinking about upgrading either my processor to a Ryzen 5 1600 (will oc) since the Ryzen 3 is a more budget-oriented chip, or my monitor to a 144hz 1080p monitor, so i can...
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    Nvidia gtx 1060 Not installing driver

    I recently replaced my amd Radeon with a Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1060 3gb. I spaced and forgot to uninstall the and drivers. I went through ddu, after putting the new gpu in, and did the clean shutdown and clean restart. My gtx will not install the drivers. I'm not sure what else to do. I have...
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    No post and beep codes

    After building a new pc i get no post. I already reset the cmos and tried one stick of ram. I went to breadboard the pc and with only the mb, cpu, cpu fan, and power supply installed i get 1 long beep and then 1 long and 2 short beeps. When I install the ram all the beeps go away. If i have just...
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    Gta V without Graphic Card

    Can I run Gta V in my laptop without graphic card? It has Amd A6 processor with 4gb ram.
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    PC Gamepads: How to find a decent one?

    I like playing emulated games sometimes, but also a lot of modern PC games are being released on steam that are designed for a gamepad. Especially new 1v1 fighter games like injustice and FighterZ, are pretty much impossible to play with a keyboard. I'm in the market for a new gamepad. My...
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    when i type n, a hn appears instead of n. same goes for m, it appears mb

    this problem occurs on my wired pc keyboard, valore ac08 i also did not spill any sort of liquid on it, i checked for dust or crumbs, there wasn't any. there isn't any other device i can test the keyboard on.
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    Intel Ethernet Drivers Disappearing

    Hello, after I install the new Intel driver update version 22.9 (1219-V). while using my pc or returning from sleep mode the driver just disappears out of nowhere. Thus having to reinstall it every so often. should I roll back to a previous version until a fix arrives or is there something I can...
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    Is my BIOS new enough for i7-3770

    I have a Intel DQ77MK. I think its BIOS version is 0071. Can i use the i7-3770. Thanks
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    Is this a problem?

    So while playing GTA V on normal-high i'm getting 30-55 fps (cannot even hit 60 fps) With so many stuttering and game basically looks disgusting like nothing from shadows or trees loads unless im close to it. So when i went to task manager it says that memory used is 7.5/8gb ram (85%-100%)...
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    Blue Screen after installing RAM

    Hello everyone , I bought a dell 7577 with 8 gb ram(2x4 memory). Yesterday I wanted to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb therefore I bought 2 memory RAM of 8 gb each one. After installing the new memories, everything seem okay, but 10 minutes after turning de laptop, It appeared a blue screen, then after...