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  1. Rafael Mestdag

    Should I trade an FX 6300 for an i5 3570K? Which is best? Why?

    I have a friend who can get me an i5 3570K and says it's a lot faster in general than my FX 6300 especially in games. Is that true? Should I make the change?
  2. L

    BSOD driver power state failure - ASUS GL553VE

    Hello, after W10 Fall Update I started to experience this BSOD while loading a demanding game (TW: Warhammer campaign). ASUS GL553VE CPU - i7 7700HQ GPU - nVidia gtx 1050ti RAM - 8GB Minidump https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8yawSLKWRPNZG9xTFRtMHJVLVk/view?usp=sharing Thanks in advance :)
  3. A

    New i5-7600k overheating

    Hi, I just purchased this new custom build : Corsair Carbide spec-01 Asus Z270-A i5-7600k be quiet! PURE ROCK SLIM CPU Cooler - 120W TDP EVGA GTX 1070 Corsair CX650 G.Skill 2x8Gb PC2400 I have had this computer for more than a month and I just noticed yesterday a warning from Heroes of the...
  4. M

    PC crash while playing gane, reboot and no more gpu!

    Hello guys, I have a big problem: I was playing Ultimate Battle Simulator (but I suppose it's not the cause of the problem) and pc rebooted and then no longer detected gpu, no display from the card (I needed to plug the HDMI in the mobo), I couldn't open AMD Crimson because "no hardware...
  5. M

    Unable run or install app due to Windows Defender

    Hi guys, I'm so desperate. When I re-install windows 10, I accidentally chose Windows 10 S. After this(I re-install Windows to Home edition), I'm not able to install or run apps(not even cmd :( ) due to Windows Defender. Do you have any idea, how to disable this f* security? I tried everything...
  6. R

    will changing processor affect my pc??

    I have been using amd a4 radeon 6320 hd graphics processor along with 4gb ram and nvidia geforce 210 1gb graphics. now i want to buy amd a8 7600. now as the ipu of amd a8 7600 is more powerful than the geforce 210 so while installing it, will it will it be necessary to remove my graphics card...
  7. S

    H110M-Pro D no sound

    Hey I recently got this motherboard and I've been trying to fix the no sound issue but I've tried everything I could find , I checked the disable jack detection in audio manager , I've made sure the volume is on , I've made sure to install the correct drivers properly and I've made sure my...
  8. F

    When will M.2 SSDs get "sexy"

    I heard m.2 SSDs make a lot of heat. When do you think well start seeing more sexy heat sinks on these m.2s? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820249084&cm_re=plextor-_-20-249-084-_-Product sexiest one i can find. yes, sexy is a concern when gaming. otherwise blue and...
  9. M

    Upgrade help Needed

    Ok, I bought a working Gateway GT5692. irt was running windows vista. I upgraded to 7. I have memory and wifi under control. I need graphics board help. It has an ATI raedon HD3200 in it. I would like to upgrade well enough to make use of the HD monitor I picked up with it. So far $42.12...
  10. Z

    Maximus viii hero troubleshooting help

    I bought a new motherboard a while back and I finally got all the pieces together and I put it together two days ago and ever since I got all the pieces in it's been showing it's been going through all the q codes and then it stops on B2 and then goes to 99 anyone could suggest things to do I...
  11. M

    Memory compatibility AM4

    Hi Guys, Im looking a RAM for AM4 Strix B350 + Ryzen 5 1600 Can i use all memory listed on the Mobo's QVL regardless what CPU i use ...
  12. R

    Help me make sense of PCIe

    I'm considering buying a 1600X processor, GTX 1070, and an M.2 SSD. My understanding from https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/6gy6yx/how_many_pcie_lanes_does_ryzen_have/ is that the 1600x has 24 usable PCIe lanes: 16 go to the GPU, 4 go to the NVME drive, 4 go to the chipset on the mobo. PCIe...
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    Asus Prime B350 Plus vs MSI B350 PC Mate

    Planning to use this with a gtx 1080 and ryzen 1600, with 3200MHz 2x8GB RAM (is compatible with both of the cards). I myself don't see any important reason to choose either of these cards over the other - the only real differences i found are: Two more USB 2.0 on ASUS Two more USB 3.0 (gen1)...
  14. R

    I'm new to pcs and was wondering which would be the best budget option for me

    I can't afford a ryzen build yet so I have an amd fx 4300 cpu on a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 and a asus strix 1050 ti oc. I was wondering if the 8350 would be a better upgrade for gaming and rendering than the 6300
  15. C

    Windows won't boot after adding more RAM

    So I recently got a new PC and realised the RAM off my old PC was the same MHz so I tried adding my old ram onto my new pc. After putting my old ram in the pc wouldn't boot so I took it out. I boot the pc up and it wouldn't boot up windows ( I have windows 7 pro). It said, windows failed to...
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    what 1151 cpu cooler?

    I have I5-7600K, MSI H270 CARBON GAMING motherboard, gtx 970, NZXT S340 ELITE, my rig is all red/black so LED would be a bonus. budget would be under 100 eur but im open to all options.
  17. LightningsalesUK

    GPU causing system to freeze?

    I have a R9 280X in my system however after about 15 minutes of the system being on it will freeze, audio and screen will freeze. On the system the card is identified as "R9 200 Series card" I put a GT710 in the system and had no issues at all. What could be wrong with the card that is causing...
  18. C

    Looking for help with an error screen popping up constantly.

    An error screen keeps popping up saying "this driver can't release to failure!!" I ran the trouble shooter checked every hardware installed for problems and everything work good. What is wrong here. I build this pc with all new parts. Motherboard is a Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H, NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX...
  19. G

    BEST Psu UNDER 60$ BUDGET

    Hi guys! I need a suggestion for my cpu. My budget is only 60$. Msi H110m pro vh plus Intel g4560 8gb ram 2400mhz 500gb Note: I have 3 led 120mm fan and a led mech keyboard. Thanks in advance
  20. K

    i3 7100 and msi 1050ti 4g mini temperature

    When I play Tomb Raider (2013), the cpu temperature is from 60 to 78 celsius, sometime it reaches higher than 80. Is that ok?
  21. N

    Battlefield 1 Sharp FPS Drops

    I have a GTX 1060 6GB, Intel Core i5 4590, 16 GBs of DDR3 RAM, and my game is loaded onto a Samsung 850 EVO SSD. I know my processor does not meet the recommend specifications for my processor. When I play I get a locked 60 FPS but I get severe FPS drops in TDM and conquest alike. When I run MSI...
  22. S

    Bose soundock portable to samsung tv

    Hi Guys - new to this and looking for a bit of help. I have a Bose soundock portable (series 2 i think 2007-14) which I've had for a few years and I didnt even realise I could potentially hook it up to my TV to act as a surround sound type set up? I tried this the other day after reading a few...
  23. S

    Why does hibernate take longer than a shut down?

    I like to hibernate my pc so that i can get to exactly where i left it at.. however it takes quite long to get to my work from hibernate condition. Nearly 20 seconds after the computer is turned on. Is this normal?? PC Configuration: Core i5-2310 - 2.9 GHz, 6 GB DDR3 Ram - 1333 MHz, 1 TB...
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    GTX1070 - Differences in displaying total memory size - HELP!

    I have just upgraded my PC with GTX 1070, however, when I checked the Dxdiag, it shows only 4gb. But when I checked with other software (GPU-Z, CPU-Z), it shows 8gb. photo upload 1) Are there any problems with my PC? 2) What is "Dedicated Video Memory"? And should I try to increase it? My...
  25. A

    I spilled milk on my keyboard

    I spilled milk on my keyboard while i was playing competitive and i was too lazy to remove it with water.So i just brought tissue and wiped it (after 5 mins).The next day,i saw the part where the milk was had blue-white ink-ish mark(rust or something).how do i remove it? this is my keyboard...
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    SLI - Top card typically 10c higher temp

    Hi all, I have 2 gtx 1070 armors in an sli configuration. I do know the shortcomings of sli but I have been very happy with the performance. I run 2 monitors one is 4k, the other 1080p. Both cards idle around 52-55c, however under full load the top card gets to about 78c, and the bottom card...
  27. R

    Need help identifying old ribbon chord

    I have an old ribbon cord that needs replacement which used to connect our PC to a CNC machine. It's gotten faulty and needs to be replaced but I don't know what it's called.
  28. K

    cod 4 multiplayer hangs when charger is unplugged

    hi, I am using HP 15au620tx when I play cod4 with charger plugged-in everything runs smooth, but when I unplug the charger the game starts to freeze. I also changed the battery profile to high performance but nothing helped. my laptop specs are, 8gb ram. 2.05ghz i5 7th gen processor. 2gb NVidia...
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    Home wifi network drive for mac & pc?

    I do a lot of graphic design work and book layouts.. and I would like to have 1 central networked drive where everything is saved, and I can connect to that with my desktop PC in one room, but also be able to connect and work on the same files with my mac laptop from another room (Both running...
  30. S

    My asus will not even let f9 bring up my boot options to restore my factory settting. Help?

    I need to restore my factory setting to my Asus X550 because I do not remember the password and haven't used this computer in forever. I just want to restore everything. My asus will not even let f9 bring up my boot options to restore my factory settings. Help?
  31. N

    Getting a new hard drive

    I have an old 500gb hard drive and I'm planning on upgrading to a 2tb one bit I don't know how to put windows 10 on it or, how to transfer everything. Can someone please tell me or send a video link or something? Thanks Nathan
  32. 50 Caliber

    Confused about ram compatibility

    Hello everyone. I'm planning on building this PC in October but i have a couple questions regarding the RAM. Here's the parts list: AMD R5 1500x or 1600 MSI B350 PC MATE G.SKILL AEGIS 1X8GB @3000MHz(F4-3000C16S-8GISB) SEAGATE 1TB HDD SANDISK SSDPLUS 120GB SSD CORSAIR CX550M I haven't decided...
  33. R

    Need Motherboard Recommendation Ryzen 5 1600

    I'm making my first computer build. As of right now, my computer list is: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/c/ref=navm_hdr_cart This computer is mostly for gaming. I just need a good motherboard recommendation because I don't know what to look for. I just know that I want it to be black, so it looks...
  34. ANunez

    New to gaming. Opinions on 3 builds to choose from.

    Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and PC gaming. Been a console player all my life. I am upgrading my PC to start gaming, and I have created 3 scenarios of builds for me to choose from. I would like your input on which might be the better choice given my needs. To make things easy I created...
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    Windows 10 Keeps asking for activation (even though its activated)

    I bought a HP desktop which came with Windows 10 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit (activated by HP) i had it for over 6 months now and today its poping up a dialog (you need to activate Windows 10) and when i go to the activation panel its says that my system has been already activated and it doesn't...
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    Will my system handle this upgrade

    Sorry in advance for the long message. I am about to buy the MSI AMD Radeon RX 460 4GB Graphics card as I wish to run a minimum of 2/3 Samsung HD 24" screens for video and music editing. I have an HP i7-7700 16gb that currently has a AMD Radeon R5 435. My question(s), do I simply unscrew the...
  37. C

    PC won't display on monitor

    The last time I was able to use my PC was about a month ago, so I powered it on 3 days ago to use it again. The PC turned on, but nothing displayed on the monitor. The monitor works fine, as I was able to connect my friend's laptop to it no problem. I switched cables and tried a different...
  38. GilaStomper

    100% Disk Usage, at a loss as to what's causing it!

    Over the last 2-3 days my PC has been stuck at 100% disk usage and the baffling thing is I can't find the process responsible for it. Here's a picture of my Task manager displaying I'm using 100% of my HDD (It's Displayed as 50% in the manager as I have a SSD too) and the task manager lists...