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I'm at a bit of a crossroad. My old 8320 CPU seems to have given out after running some tests, and I'm not sure if I should simply jump up to the 9590, which would be easier and less costly since my computer's built for AMD, or jump over to Intel to pick up an i7 and new motherboard (and...

i need to know if this build will be able to play black ops 3 at an acceptable frame rate CPU: AMD FX-6300 @ 4.3ghz GPU: saphire nitro radeon r7 370 RAM: 8gb ripjaws x series blue

I recently purchased a new PC from my cousin. I will say he builds killer PC's but it's not what I want or need. For the main 2 components, I currently have an overclocked FX-8350 and a R9 290x. I want to swap to an overclocked 8-core 5960x Intel i7. This because of high resolution recording...

I've upgraded a customer's network some time ago and just now testing the speed. I upgraded to CAT6 cabling and an unmanaged Gigabit switch. There are about 10 workstations on the network, all running Win7 with a 2012 server. Right now, I am testing between two identical workstations. They are...

When ever I have games or videos on fullscreen, the computer goes to the desktop by itself. It does this with anything. Even as I type this, what is interfering is keeping me from typing, it's annoying.

Hello , I did build up a new pc with this specs 3 weeks ago : Processor : core I3 3.6ghz Gfx: evga gtx 950 Ram: 8 giga hyperx PSU : rapter 500w Screen : benq 20" I had this concern about my graphic card , I play aion online which is a 3D game when I play it loads gfx card to 50% or less and...

Recently bought the MSI GTX 970 4GB OC edition. I've been playing BF4 on ultra all settings maxed on 1920x1080 at 60 fps for a few months. All of a sudden I had terrible problems with the game. Suddenly dropping frames to less than 60 jumping down to very low lke 20-30. It's terrible. I...

I have an old Acer tower computer and a newer laptop, could I combine the two? Even if is just adds more CPU or ram that would be great!

So when I thought I was finished installing drivers after a new windows install, I had to restart my pc. When I did it launched and just sat at a black screen with my mouse cursor. I have done some research and found out the error is coming from my new video card drivers I installed. I could get...

Hey all. I'm not sure what's going on. I am connected by Ethernet. On my pc the lan port is green which means its connected. When I first start my cpu the connection icon is normal. Then as if continues the start up the yellow icon appears. Can anyone help?

I tried using a screw driver to connect the two pins that the power button runs do, but nothing happened. The system was fine when I turned it off about a year ago. I took the hard drive out to use as a back up in my new build but when I tried booting my old build (the pc in question) it failed...

Will this GTX 950 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127904&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Skimlinks-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=12087162&PID=3736271&SID=skim83512X1540009Xc83d1fdec8f6040b83a8f31146c06477&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks fit in my case...

My mobo is the MSI z97 gaming 5 and case is NZXT H440 dont want to use the fan hub on back of case and was looking at plugging the fans direct into the mobo but fans are 3 pin and the fan connectors on mobo are 4 pin if i connect the fans to the mobo will it still control the pwm or will they...

Hello! I finally have the money to buy my next gaming PC, and have the outlines nailed down. But I still have some doubts and questions on some components. Budget: ~1200USD... unfortunately here (Romania) my money buys about 15% less than it would in the US. Use case: 1. 1050@60FPS gaming...

Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has mbr partition table. On efi systems, windows can only be installed to gpt disks. I just got a new motherboard, asus crosshair v formula z, and an old ssd and am trying to install windows on it and that message comes up. Any help?

I have a Dell Precision T5500 with dual Xeon 6 core processors that I want to hand down to my son. I need a gaming graphics cards that will be compatible from the Nvidia world. Is there an option and if so not too expensive?

Hey all, had a customer of mine bring his pc in today with an odd issue. He uses the pc for some special software used to map together very large images at high res of massive landscapes taken from a plane and produce a 3d landscape image(or something like that, I'm not 100% sure of the details)...

i understand that Windows 10 downloads automatically in Local disk C? i have a Folder called "$Windows.~BT" where windows 10 is downloading, it was downloading around 4Gb yesterday today i checked it stopped and now its size is 5.96GB. so did it finish downloading or is it suck? is that the Size...

I'm fairly new to building a PC (never done it before but have looked at YouTube videos on how to) so I thought I'd ask you lot who are definitely more knowledgeable than me. I briefly know which components are good and after a week of picking components this is what I have come to: Asus...

Hello.... I had a kinda old PC and I decided to upgrade... I bought a GYGABYTE ga-990fxa-ud3 and AMD FX 8320 processor, bought 2 8gb memory module... I had already in my PC a fairly new graphics card AMD Redeon HD 8xx serie, and 2 HDD of 500gb each... The only thing that I didn't change was the...

Hi I've created a build on PCPartPicker and im about to make the order. I would appreciate if anyone could give assessment to confirm that everything is indeed compatible before I order it all. PCPartPicker is giving a note at the end that im not sure how to address...

The title resume it all, i need to know if a corsair h105 will fit on nzxt phantom full tower case in PUSH/PULL configuration, do i have to mod the case, or do you recomend another wc? thanks

I'm not new to to building computers and such but i've never really had to build a computer for speed for anyone but lately i've been trying to speed up my mac to maximum without killing it. I have the Mac mini Mid 2011 added a dual drive kit and put the 500GB drive as the secondary and a 120GB...

Hi guys! So someone recommended a PC to me because I wanted to start a cybercafe here in my small community. So I was wondering if you guys could tell me any pros and cons of this. Processor: AMD A6-7400K GPU: R5 7400 (Integrated GPU) Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A7OU3P RAM: 4GB The games I want...

I enabled MSI's fast boot mode for the Z97 Gaming 5 mb; supposedly, it bypasses some of the driver/hardware initiate steps early on so it can load into Windows faster. An unexpected consequence is that Windows starts loading before the keyboard becomes functional. So as of now, I can't seem to...

Hello Mr and Mrs Technicians! My cousin somehow broke or placed a lot of pressure on the DC jack/port/hole/connector on his laptop, which made it shifted deeper into the hole. It's so deep that I can't apply pressure on it or adjust the charger so it will reach it. I tried shaking it down but...

I have an HP touchsmart running the 64-bit operating system. Windows 7 Home Premium was pre-installed when I bought the computer. There is no Windows 7 OS disc, however I made a recovery disc after the initial setup of the computer. I tried to use this disc to no avail. How do I get rid of...

I want to be able to capture Video and Music from the Web (for example YouTube videos, etc) or another example may just be streaming music or straight audio. Im sure i have lots of options but what is recoomended, maybe three options for price?? thanks!

Recently,a problem created from nowhere...While I'm playing DayZ at normal quality,the game is running without problem,and suddenly it freezes for 1-2 sec,and the graphics are getting horrible,if that make sense..My fps drop to 10,I'm lagging,and if i enter a house,the walls disappears,and i...

I have been having horrid connection issues in my online game lately(Warcraft). I have been trying everything and I came across these in my search for the problem. Does anyone know what this means? Tue Feb 17 12:49:53 2015 Critical (3) Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received...

How would I go around overclocking the 9590, I have adequate cooling for it however when trying to get it to 5ghz (in AMD overdrive) I can't get it stable, even when adjusting the voltage it won't let me adjust the voltage higher than 1.550v which still doesn't run my cpu stable at 5ghz, I tried...

Hi, I ordered a Gigabyte R9 280 a couple weeks ago for $219.99 (after $20 rebate), however it is on backorder with no ETA. Link: http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-radeon-r9-280-oc-0b... There is also a XFX R9 280 that I can get as soon as tomorrow which is the same price at $219.99 (after...

Hi. I have an issue – My dwg file has become damaged I get an error: Drawing file is not valid. Any idea? Maybe there is some way to recover it…

First and foremost, happy holidays! I'm looking to upgrade the GPU installed with my recent desktop purchase from CyberPowerPC (Gamer Ultra 2203), which came with a PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB. The system itself was quite the bargain, although troubles with the GPU and HDMI (and the less...

Is it possible to change the graphics card on a Lenovo c260 and what would be good with it? and how would I go about doing it since its a all in one computer

I know nothing about cases right now. The things I'm looking for in a full tower case is : 1) Space - It must be able to contain all the components I have now, and must be able to contain an additional GPU once I plan to go SLI. 2) Possibly good cable management 3) Good airflow 4) Bonus points...

whats up guys, so i woke up today hit my power button on my thor v2 and it got stuck like imagine the q key getting wedged under the 1 and 2 key. so i used a piece of plastic and wedged it back in place it poped right back out, the problem now is i get no power to my monitor(s) keyboard or...

I am currently trying to save up enough cash for my major 2015 upgrade of my monitor setup and after seeing around, I decided to ditch 2x27s 1080p for UHD@60Hz desktop TV setup at around 40-55 inches, as it will take up the same width of space that my current setup have and will remove bezel...

Hello all, I am getting a Swiftech H220 AIO to cool my 4790k CPU and the NZXT H440 case to be the new home of my power house. I have some questions regarding what the best mounting options and fan orientation as this is my first liquid cooler and build... 1) Should I mount the radiator on...

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