performance

I have an MSI GE72VR 7RF Apache Pro laptop. The CPU is an Intel Core i7 7700HQ. CPU idles at 3-10% (fluctuates) and when I try playing Monster Hunter World with low graphic settings, it spikes to 100%. Even though the game itself is churning out 80% in Task Manager, and background processes...

Hello guys, I eagerly waited for B550 boards in spite of people telling me to get a x570 board instead and after all this time the B550 boards gets released with jacked up prices and features which most of the users doesn't really care about. I really wanted the B550 boards to be having some...

Hi, I just bought a new high end notebook with the following details and usage and need some advice for the best way to set the machine up for maximum performance. CONFIGURATION: Model: XMG Apex 15 Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X RAM: 2x 32GB DDR4-2666 Samsung Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX...

Hi! I'm really curious about my computer's settings. If I were to set the performance slider to "Best Energy Savings" then set the additional power option setting to "High Performance", will my computer use both settings or prioritize the "Additional Power options" settings?

Hi all I just need some advice on upgrading my setup. currently I have: asus maximus VIII hero intel i7 6700K @ 4.5Ghz MSI Gaming X GTX1080 8Gb 32Gb of Corsair 3000Mhz Ram now that sounds all well but I’m running an ultra wide acer monitor with resolution of 3440x1440 I find that the monitor...

Hi, I am curently changing some stuff around with my PC and I have the choice of keeping 1 of these 2 CPU's to use and the other to sell. i7-2600k vs i5-6500. I mainly play Warzone and that would by far be the most "PC-demanding" game I would play for a while I think. Also to be noted, with the...

Hi all, I just want another 1Gb switch (hub) for my home network; but I began wondering how much processing the switch does, and whether more expensive switches give better performance? I've never found any performance test results / reviews. I understand there is build quality differences...

My toshiba satellite is now 6 yrs after january. Since this lockdown force me to use laptop and play games. But i'm scared that is now 6 yrs and near to hard drive failure. But my laptop is still running smootly without suddenly bsod also haven't detected any symptoms such as click of death...

I dont know what is going on. bought a new ibuypower amd 3700x, asrock b450m-ibw i think its custom with custom firmware 1.50, 16 g of adata 2666, dont know what the power suppy is but i know it works. gtx 1660 ti g card. cant run ANY game above 30-50 fps, mouse jumps all over the screen at...

Hello Everyone! A couple of months ago i got a new rig. Sincerely i was expecting to run things smooth and all. Actually, while it fares way worst than i expected during gaming, it kinda of gets the job done. But i feel its having a hard time running some games, and not exactly new games to...

Hi there guys I have a problem with my laptop performance. I have it for around 2 years and it allways worked slower then it should. And now I have huge lag spikes playing games like GTA V even on medium settings. I have latest drivers installed and did reinstal windows like 4 months ago. And...

Hello, i'm new in the forum and i'm not very experienced; I would like to ask for some information about the increase of my pc's performance and external ssd; specifically I would like to ask if it is possible to use an EXTERNAL ssd to increase the performance of my notebook instead of...

My laptop works fine when using adobe premiere or emulating ps2 games but whenever I try to play gta v it just turns itself off when the cutscene starts... I thought at first it was the fan so I put an ice pack over it to test that theory and despite the laptop being ice cold it shutdown.. I...

Hi all, Former console player here. With the help of a PC enthusiast friend I built a new gaming PC with a 2060S, 3600X, 1TB SSD and 16gb of RAM last week. Have been greatly enjoying it overall, but decided to run Userbenchmark to make sure that all of my hardware is running well. Here is my...

Today it was my first time experiencing power outage while my PC was running. I have a UPS and bought it just for this case but sadly it didn't run as expected. I thought power will come back shortly within 1-2 mins but it took almost 15 mins and I was playing Destiny 2 Crucible so I let my PC...

Hi Guys, I have been IT guy for many years and relatively recently I started gaming again after ~15y brake. Wow, there is a difference, no words :) But after half year of gaming, and after build new PC for myself (first I built for my son), I’m little confused about stuttering in games, so I...

yo tengo [I have]: CPU = i7-6700 3.40 GHz (no K) MBD = GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU GPU = Asus GTX 960 4GB OC SSD = 111GB ADATA SP550 HDD = 931GB SEAGATE ST1000DM003-1SB10C POTENCIA = Tacens Mars Gaming Zeus 750W 80 Plus Silver Modular ¿Qué opinas de esto? este gráfico no alcanza los fps en los...

Hello, so as I said I have an i5-7600k cpu.. i also have a rx480 GPU, I want to sell him and buy the RX5700 XT. that GPU is much stronger than my current rx 480, but with him being so powerful, how much will my CPU hold me back? The AMD Radeon software app already tells me in some games his...

Hello guys hope you are having a wonderful evening. Soooo heere it goes I have a i7-6700 CPU, GTX 1060 3gb, and they work fine. My problem is i am in single channel with 16gb DDR4 2400mhz. I want to go dual channel to get more performance and fps in games so do i go: buy 2x8 but higher speed...

Which is the better router for my buck? I'm mostly interested in its performance, wi-fi range, and typical router features like usb drive file sharing locally and remotely. I bought the R6400 router just a few days ago at Bestbuy for $100. I discovered today that the R6700 router is actually...