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  1. Cuzoff

    Question NO SIGNAL ISSUE PLS HELP

    Hello, I recently built my PC and didnt know about Bios settings and attempted to overclock my cpu. After restarting my PC, the settings applied and ran well until i noticed minimizing issues. After noticing such issues, i decided to put everything back to auto. When my PC reset, it will no...
  2. ineedhelppleaseu

    Question PC suddenly wont turn on. I need it for school..

    Hello, Yesterday after a day of not using it, I turned my pc on but it did not turn on. The cpu fan and other fans only flashed for a second or not even a second. 2 days prior to this it was working fine and i was getting my work done. I do not know what to do anymore. I would like to have some...
  3. X

    [SOLVED] big problem with moving windows from hdd to ssd

    So, I've gotten my new ssd thinking i'd just copy and paste the windows folder from my hdd to the ssd but before doing that i checked yt and it was a whole different thing.. i found out that i have to clone the hdd (1tb) to my ssd(240gb) and my partition containing the windows files is a 475gb...
  4. CatYoda_EU

    [SOLVED] weird RX 570 8GB error

    I bought an second hand RX 570 8GB for very good price, but the guy who sold me that said, that under heavy load the gpu crashes, so i was like easy fix, just underclock it and i am good, BUT the GPU crashes only in games, not in benchmarks, stress tests, or mining. I tried underclock it, or...
  5. S

    [SOLVED] Upgrade worth it ? or bottleneck

    HI, I recently came to know that my Laptop HP-15-n010tx supports 16gb of ram but the other hardware is a little too old. Will the upgrade to 16gb be worth it ? Will I be able to use the full potential or it will be bottlenecked because of the other parts. Here are my specs of the laptop CPU...
  6. F

    [SOLVED] Windows crashes every time i try to install GPU driver

    My laptop (HP Pavilion dv6) started showing problems. The laptop stopped turning on. I tried many fixes but it would only get into windows in safe mode. Every time i tried to run windows normally it would crash at startup. I decided to go with a clean Windows installation, wiped everything and...
  7. P

    Question Crucial Storage Executive problem with Crucial CT1000P1SSD8 (P1)

    I used to have momentum cache and over-provisioning enabled just fine - but now I get this error for momentum cache: Error occurred during the operation. Failed to enable/disable the Momentum cache. Failed to install cache driver. Over-provisioning forgets it's enabled every time I reboot or...
  8. I

    Dark spot on back of cpu

    My P.C. wont post. After taking it apart to reseat the cpu I noticed a darkspot on the bottom of the CPU. I thought is was thermal paste but after wiping it with alcohol nothing happened. What is this. https://imgur.com/a/Szv573t Specs I5 7600k Rx 470 Msi z270i bulldog 16 GB ddr4 adata 2400mhz
  9. M

    Internet is always off everytime i restart/ shutdown desktop

    What causes internet to be off everytime i restart/ shutdown my desktop till i restart router to fix it ?
  10. J

    CPU graphics vs. Independent GPU

    Hi everyone. I am totally new to this forum. I was wondering. I have a Pentium G4400 on an Asus B250i Gaming motherboard. A friend of mine recently asked me if I wanted his EVGA Nvidia GeForce 210 GPU. The GPU is ddr3 while the motherboard has ddr4 in it. Would the build be better with or...
  11. Connor99z

    Help! Equalify Virus?

    I downloaded something on my Desktop for Spotify called Equalify, it downloaded but i didn't realize you had to pay for it to be able to log in and use it..., when i downloaded it a virus notification poped up, and when i open up spotify now a menu appears in the screen saying "Log into...
  12. L

    need help clearing files from ssd

    so i had an ssd with some files and windows 7 on it buy ive just bought a new ssd and downloaded windows 10 on to it and now i want to remove all the files from the old ssd with windows 7 on it because i want to use it still, the problem is i keep getting a message saying i dont have permission...
  13. JustOneAndDone

    What Part/Parts Should I Upgrade?

    I am fairly new to PC Gaming and i'm still trying to get a REALLY GOOD Gaming PC. I would like to know, what parts I should upgrade next? My current PC Specs: -Intel Core i5-4460 Processor -Stock Intel CPU Cooler -MSI H81M-E35 V2 (MS-7817) -4,096 MB G.Skill DDR3 @ 1,598 MHz (2 Ram Stick) (8GB...
  14. S

    Is a GTX970 Compatible with the Intel Desktop Board DP67BG?

    I am selling my pc to a friend which has a Intel Desktop Board DP67BG inside and he hopes to upgrade to a 970 in the future, are they compatible?