Performance Power

So i picked up this gtx 960 a coule months back a (EVGA GeForce GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0+ Graphics Card ‑ 2 GB edition) and I was just wondering from the wonderful community of t.h.w. if getting this card and it working amazing the way it does worth 100$ because thats all i paid for it... ;)

Hey I'm wondering if I buy a 3.5 hard drive to install into my desktop computer do I also need to buy a bracket with it? Or will the 3.5 hard drive already fit in the hard drive bay and I can screw it in without a hard drive bracket? I'm just a little confused. I bought my computer prebuilt...

Hello everyone, I just saw that morning that the new CPU's are released, which is amazing. I was waiting long time for this and I am excited. I would like to share my future build with you and please tell me your opinion. CPU: I9 7900x with water cooling, probably Corsair. GPU: 3x EVGA...

I bought a pack of Corsair's CMK16GX4M4B3200C16 that I had in mind to use in my Z270 build (Asus Strix E) have I done something really stupid since they are listed as X99 ram? regards C

would this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-GN246HLBbid-Gaming-Monitor-EcoDisplay/dp/B00IG0Z0HY 1080p 144hz monitor be a better option than this https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Monitors/AOC-inch-Response-Time-Monitor-Display-Q2778VQE/B00U2ZZX5A 1440p monitor? This is for a system with an i5 7600k and a...

My headset crapped out. The right earcup doesn't work at all, and the left one is hanging by a thread (literally, the wire is the only thing holding it on). I think it's about time for a new one. However, with all the options I have, I can't decide what to choose. Here's what I'm looking for...

Does low density ram work with any motherboard as long as the specs are the same?

Hi guys, Making my second build and looking for any advice you may have on the chosed products, specifically the watercooling as this will be my first loop. I want the build to look great due to the case being full glass. I will be going for a black/white/purple theme and really just looking...

Please help me how can I uninstall a game which is install in d or e drive [OS = Windows 7]

How do I find if my HDMI port is 1.4 or 2.0? HP ENVY 17t-j100 Quad Edition CTO Notebook PC is the name of my device that I need to know because I want to get a 144hz monitor.

Toshiba satellite C-55 B5350 battery indicator says "consider replacing battery" when I replace the battery, battery light blinks, will not turn on even when plugged in, with old battery reinstalled it turns on. I've tried 2 battery's and confirmed part # is correct replacement battery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIW0Y1QhikM So when i shut down the computer the fan starts to tick and make noise, i have to start computer again and shut down to stop the noise. It happens often. I had to put lot of time and effort to go out of the town to the warranty with it, trying to...

what is the difference between coolermaster V650S and V650 power supply

I own a GTX 1070 G1 with a I7 3770k CPU. I currently have a 60Hz Monitor thats probably 10+ years old (No jokes here, it does not even have a HDMI port because it was not released back in the day) I play most, if not all my games on Max settings all around on the 1080p monitor I currently...

Hello, ever since I built my Pc back in summer of 2016 The wirless speeds on this pc are really low. I have att Uverse, I get about 20-25 mbps on other Devices, I performed a speed test from the exact location where my pc is with my phone and I get about 15mbps, occationally the connection...

I have had this issue for a while now, everytime I reboot my Laptop and after couple minutes it prompts two RunDLL Dialogue box saying "There was a problem starting C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\System\SysMenu.dll. The specified module could not be found. after click ok it just goes away. I tried couple...

hello. so here's my situation, i have Denon AVR-2112cl receiver connected to my tv working fine, and i have my pc connected to my monitor and to the receiver working fine (video only). monitor is connected to my GTX 750 Ti (through HDMI), and Receiver is connected to the hdmi port on my...

My Acer C720 is running slow, sometimes freezing sometimes crashing. The time I can use it before this happens is decreasing rapidly, now down to 15 minutes. I have cleared the cache to no avail. What else can I try?

Hi, so i got a used pair of PSB The Amazing Alpha's bookshelf speakers and i have noticed that in some songs i hear a certain instrument only from one speaker. For instance, in "J Cole - Apparently" the piano only comes from the right speaker and having only used computer speakers, i don't know...

Hi I was wondering if any one could give me some advice on my first gaming pc I'm gamer and have been all my life but usually always on console I thought now we be a good time to switch to pc but I need to some advice if I should by a prebulit rig or build my own I have a budget of $900 AU...

I upgraded my Dell Studio 1555 laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Unfortunately, the Win logo key, Pageup, and Pagedown keys have ceased to work at all after the upgrade. Searching MS's site and the internet has not yet turned up a solution that works. How do I make Windows 10 recognize the keys?

does pc lcd or led monitors performance in any way degrades over time..if yes, how ?

Hello, I am in the market for building a new skyline PC. My previous build I have used a gigabyte motherboard and I have been loving it. I have seen some reviews on the gigabyte gaming 7; some of them seem positive, but a lot have reported an onboard sound issue that is preventing me from...

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU from a 960 to a 1070- problem is I have a server computer with a Xeon e3 1220 v3 and research suggests I'll get some bottleneck- but I'm not sure how much. Similar questions have been asked but with a slightly better Xeon that supports hyperthreading and the answer...

I'm planning to build a new pc with the following specs i7 6700k corsair 32gb ddr4 gigabyte ga b150-d3h motherboard gtx 970 4gb cooler master hyper 212x i will do little overclocking and use this pc for 50-50 gaming/editing. how much watt psu i need ?? i have these two psu in my mind (corsair...

hello everyone i just need a quick answer out of these gpu's which one should i pick and will they be able to run games in the future for 2 to 3 years? 1: ATI Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128Bit DDR5 Dx11.2 2: ATi Radeon HD 7790 Dual-X Oc Edition 1GB 256Bit DDR5 Dx11.2 3: ATi Radeon HD 6950 Reference...

Current build: Cpu: i5-2500K (non OC, yet but open to the idea) Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 PSU:600W (dont have model# atm) 8GB DDR3 RAM 3 HDD, 1SSD I'm planning on transitioning from console gaming to PC gaming. I also watch quite a bit of HD movies on my pc. My main goal is to...

Hi guys, I cant install java for no reason, when installing finishes, this pops up and it wont install. https://www.upload.ee/image/5924304/java_error.PNG

Within the last 3 days I built a computer and since day 1 when playing games such as battlefield 4 after about 3 minutes the screen crashes to a single color green and the sound freezes. I highly suspect that this is GPU related. I have tested it in game and in FurMark and it consistently...

Building my first HTPC Mac Mini Hackintosh So I have finally decided to get rid of my old 2006 mac mini and build a new HTPC/Mini ITX system. I am leaning towards getting a Gigabyte GA-H110N motherboard running the I3-6100 processor with either 8GB DDR4 Hyperfury X or 8GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance...

So around the time of the 1st of January I ordered the parts for my PC, and built it myself. However due to work, I never have time to use it, and wish to sell it to somebody who would look after it. The parts are extremely new, and are only five months old, all of the original boxes are also...

Please help me on this topic http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3080785/desperate.html#18076385

After moving all my components to a new case (ThermalTake Core V1) the pc doesn't turn on and the front panel buttons don't work. I put the parts back into my old case and now that case doesn't work aswell! I checked the cpu and it's fine. Power supply worked yesterday so that can't be the...

So as the title says I have a crossfireX setup but Fallout just won`t use the power of the second card. I have tried numerous things found on other threads but none got it to work. Msi Afterburner shows me that both cards are under load but my framerate is just all over the place anywhere from...

Hello! I am new to building PC's and I have wanted to build a gaming rig for some time now. I have a budget of up to 1600 (AUD) but an amount like 50 dollar over doesnt bother me. I want to incorporate the ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Strix and i5-6600 (K is optional at the moment). Any list created...

When i'm selecting a drive partition it says on tha bottam "windows can't be installed on drive 0 partition(show details)" when i click the show deatails it says "Windows cannot be installed to this disk.tha selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems,windows can only be...

Hello, I am planning to upgrade my CPU really soon. I am going to upgrade it to a Skylake build. I am going to overclock the CPU for sure. I think i will get the Asrock B150m Combo-G. Shall i get the i5 6400 and overclock it to the same clockspeed as the i5 6600? Will that save me some money...

Please help me Guys, today i just turned on my pc like always everything went fine. i was browsing the internet and noticed that everything loads very slow and then i decided to restart my modem, waited for it to turn on again and everything was fine then google chrome started saying some errors...

Hello! I'm looking to sell my PC here soon and build a new high end one from scratch. Just wondering what my asking price should be? OS: Windows 10 Cpu: I5 4690k 3.5 GPU: EVGA gtx 970 Ram: corsair 16gb Mobo: gigabyte h97m-d3h PS: 600w Storage: 250gb SSD Cpu cooling: cooler master 212 EVO

I hope I can explain this okay... about a month and a half ago my computer started doing this strange thing where I'll be in the middle of opening a file, or typing or switching tabs in firefox. All of the sudden, the folders on the desktop would open non-stop, (only if I click it) even when I...