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I received and email purported to be from Tom's Hardware entitled, "Question - Updated areas for the Amazon AWS SAA-C03 exam are listed below - New thread in watched forum" It was mostly gibberish technobabble, which made it suspect. So I did not click any of its links, but searched for it in...

I currently own an old 3570k and although it still provides me good fps and doesn't hold back my 1080 ti for the most part I get quite a bit of stutter in game which can get real annoying. For example my CPU and GPU during hellblade give a solid 120+ fps at all times but i get this stutter which...

Hey guys i have a zotac gtx 1050ti and a amd fx 6100. My motherboard is asus m5a97 le r2.0 I have 12 gb ram ddr3. My psu is seasonic 620 watt bronze. My computer will not run splinter cell blacklist or mafia 2 on high settings I have framerates below 30 at times. What shall i do?

Hi, all, Other discussions state it is unwise to use on board Raid 1, that one should use an add-on raid card....but, so far as I can recall, no one explains why! So, if I am going to use Raid 1 (a separate discussion, please!), why is it better to use an add-on card? TIA, Larry

So I have an A10 6800k and the CPU VID (which I'm assuming is vCore) is at 1.2750. Well, in my motherboard, I can increase the vCore of the CPU (not NB). The highest I can go is +0.300. Now, does that work additionally? So if I were to add 1.2750 + 0.300, it would equal 1.5750? Or would it act...

Hi guys, I have an amd r9 290x and an Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz. I have the latest drivers for my graphics card installed since today. But I did notice an annoying hiccup in games for more than a year now. It happens every two seconds, you can really count the seconds and see the minor...

Hi im new to posting on this site but have used it to solve issues before, i have noticed that i get an application called Name Not Available in my Volume mixer. I have tried to look for fixes online but it seems like for most people it plays the radio or ads but for me its totally silent. It...

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Before this Christmas. I would like to purchase today if possible (given that it is Cyber Monday). I have been quite busy which is why I am asking last minute on Cyber Monday. The price range of GeForce GTX 1070 stretches over budget, but might be worth the extra cost...

My current gtx 660 is in need to an upgrade and I was wondering what is the best card I should go for. I am looking for a card that will run games at 1080p 144hz on my Acer GN246HL. My current setup has an i5 6600k and 16 gb of ddr4 ram. So far looking around the 1060 is the best bang for my...

I was looking to buy a used laptop with an Intel Core i5-2520m, 8GB Memory, 250GB 7200rpm HDD for college. I will be running about 4 virtual machines simultaneously-Windows 10, Kali Linux, Security Onion and Metasploitable. All on a host operating system (Windows 10) Please let me know if this...

Hi Guys! I was upgrading my GPU, and I had a certain budget. So, I have to choose b/w the Two mainstream-ish GPUs: Zotac GTX 960 4GB AMP! or Sapphire R9 380 2GB The 380 was a larger Memory bus, but I get more VRAM on the 960. Which one will be better?? Any help at all will be appreciated! Also...

Hi, I'm building a new PC, I've pretty much gathered all of the parts necessary, I'm about a month away from affording the CPU, Storage and RAM. Here is my Setup, I've got everything except the CPU/Cooler/RAM/Storage. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mX4QjX Price breakdown by...

i have a problem with the power supply of my pc, i have a cyberpower 1500va ups battery back up, but when there is a power failure the UPS keeps my pc on for a few minutes with battery backup and I have found that when it enters the UPS battery backup, the power supply makes a strange noise, as...

Lastly, my 2 months old computer started doing a water noise. It's not normal water flowing noise, it's a quite low noise which appears every 2 seconds. I know it's water flowing, but I think it may be air inside or something like that. Is it a big problem? Will I have to change my cooler?

I'm having trouble deciding on a CPU/RAM combo. I am building a new PC, and I've already decided on getting a GTX 970. I will be using this PC for gaming (on high/ultra settings). For this, I am aware that an i5 is usually enough. However, I also will be doing a lot of livestreaming, and...

I'm building a gaming pc. All the parts came today but the windows 8.1 key and cd won't be here until Monday and I would like to use the pc this weekend. Is there a way to install a trial version then input the cd key when I get it?

I was updating my laptop this morning, (windows 8.1 just the usual forced monthly update) and when the computer went to restart it self, it turned off and now it won't turn back on. I thought maybe it had just died but I've been charging it for two hours now and it won't even try to startup...

Turtle Beach has new gaming headsets set to release later this year for nearly every price range and virtually every need. These, and a brand new directed-sound speaker technology, will be showcased at E3 next week. Turtle Beach To Show Gaming Headsets, New Speaker Tech At E3 : Read more

I have a new DELL Inspiron 15R 5537. I got it in November 2014. I have noticed that it dosen't do the usual fast boot. Instead it does a cold boot every time. Please help me. I have tried defragmenting, checking disk for errors, etc.. I don't want to do a factory reset because I have lot of...

I have a budget of 600-800 dollars. I will need a keyboard and possibly a monitor to be part of the budget as well. I was just wondering what would be the better choice to buy a prebuilt, or build my own build. Also what would be some good choices. The main uses for the desktop will be doing...

What fps will I get with this build (DayZ,Battlefield 3,Battlefield 4 & ARMA 3) http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Ducksomething/saved/pCf2FT

This Cyber Monday I'm looking to build a new PC. My current configuration just isn't enough to play today's games. Here is the build I'm going for. CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 Haswell 3.5GHz (3.9GHz turbo) Quad-Core 6000K CPU FAN: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler MOBO...

Enermax' Thormax GT case is big. Enermax Intros Spacious Thormax GT PC Enclosure : Read more

Hi there. I have a problem on my laptop. I am trying to open it but a message appear "windows error recovery" with to options. Launch start up repair and start windows normally. If I hit the first one it coming back to the same message. If I hit the second one my laptop restart and I have tha...

I have a tp link range extender installed so I can get internet to my co in the office, the problem is when it's on my devices that are connected to the main bt router get slower and slower until they stop functioning all together. Does anyone know any solutions to this?

Updated more specific thread : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2018915/installing-ubuntu-windows.html

Why is Side Winder Precision 2 Joystick not working with Combat Flight Simulator and Windows 7. Other flight simulators are working OK

Hey guys i recently went from XP to Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, anyways i shrunk my C: partition then turned the remaining space into another partition then installed XP on it. When it was finished installing i rebooting the comp, and it wasnt giving me a usual boot menu i saw in the passed, it...

Hello, what motherboard recommended for I5 2400 processor? Maybe a motherboard with chipset Z77, asrock, asus, gigabyte? I buyed a graphic card R9 270X. Is only for single channel, i dont use SLI/Crossfire

Hello there! I am going to buy a new cooler for my i5-3570k, as I have a stock cooler right now. I just can't choose that what kind of cooler should I buy? I'll tell my PC specs here -MOBO: ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 -CPU: I5-3570K -RAM: 4x4GB (16GB) Kingston Beast -CASE: Fractal Design Define R4 -GPU...

Is this psu good for a gtx 780 ? http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Fatal1ty-Modular-Gaming-compatible/dp/B003JZCF2O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384484783&sr=8-2&keywords=red+psu Thnx

which order of sata connection to use

Archived from groups: comp.sys.hp.hardware (More info?) Hopefully this is the correct newsgroup - but does anyone know how to disable the ' low ink level ' indicator on a HP5550 series printer ? Manythanks in advance

As I've found, these are extremely common problems. AMD Catalyst Control Center only shows four options, none of which having anything to do with the GPU. Just the CPU options, of which there is one. I believe the cause of this to be Windows not recognizing the GPU, as in Device Manager, it...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?) Here's the link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&e=1&u=/pcworld/20040628/tc_pcworld/116572 HH

I have 350 gb hard drive and on the partition page it only says I have 127 gb how do I re claim my other gigs I've payed for so I have got full use of my ntfs partition

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) By Robert X. Cringely® April 30, 2004 Hotter than Dell: Readers interested in sizzling Texas barbecue could do worse than to buy a Dell OptiPlex SX270. My spies say these tiny towers pack more heat than a habanero pepper. One...

I'm looking into buying a large volume of ethernet cables, but it's not for traditional use- I'm going to be stripping it and using the inner pairs. I've noticed that the inner pairs come in different colours and sometimes different tones- some seem to be paler than others. Is there a reason...

What's the best liquid cooling system that I could get for ~$150? I'm getting the i5-3570k and wanted to do some overclocking. Also, what would be some good tips on fitting it in the Bitfenix Prodigy case? I was wondering if anyone else that's done this ran into any setbacks or problems that I...

Hello, I can't get the mode to go to 5040 x 1024 as I had it in windows 7. I have to use a lower resolution on my 3 monitors that skews the display.