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Upgrading Ryzen 7 3700X to Ryzen 7 5800X3D (remains AM4), or upgrade to AMD Ryzen 7000 series (w new motherboard - AM5)?

As you may know, Microsoft punishes PC builders by expecting them to pay $120+ for a retail copy of Windows. For your last Windows PC build (assuming you built), how did you obtain a copy of Windows?

Which better Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0 or the Gigabyte B365M DS3H? B365M DS3H https://www.gigabyte.com/ca/Motherboard/B365M-DS3H-rev-10#kf PRIME H310M-E R2.0 https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/PRIME-H310M-E-R2-0/specifications/ To be Considered when voting: Example CPUs to be used...

Please vote on the poll! All votes are helpful and much appreciated 😁 Just curious about your opinions on panel choice (mainly VA vs IPS) for multimedia consumption, namely watching movies/TV shows. If super accurate colours are not an issue because no editing or content creation will be done...

So, currently i have a 2x8gb 2666mhz cl15 RAM kit and a i7 8700 (non-K) paired with a H370. Going straight to the point, i have some money, enough to buy some faster 2x16 kit RAM but not enough to buy a Ryzen 3700x + Mobo for example, atm i'm only gaming but i'm planing to get back at editing...

So, I own a Astro A50 Gen3 for while now. And, slowly I started hating the headset. Or, it’s station... It’s a wonderful headset, good sounding and not too heavy. However, it s basestation... Everyday the rage to successfully plant the headset ON the station, so it can charge... Every night...

Hello! So i almost have all my parts (except gpu) for my very first pc which i will list below to give the reader an idea for my monitor. Originally i started acquiring parts about a year ago. I went all out so it took a bit to get everything as it is an expensive build to me anyways. My issue...

Hello, I am looking to buy the best graphics card for me but I am kind of hard pressed deciding which of these is the best decision. I am coming from an AMD Radeon R9 295x2 GPU. My current setup is as follows. Key System Specs CPU 9900K Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Motherboard 32GB (16GBx2)...

What’s your personal preference? I have some conditions: I want ROG build and they have $140 price difference. Strix OC 2080 vs. Zotac AMP 2080 Ti. And what’s your reason?

Hi, I have an HP laptop and have recently decided to connect ethernet cable. But the problem is that whenever I connect my cable to my laptop,a yellow exclamation mark comes on the network.It shows no internet access. My Wifi works great and I have updated drivers.However,I donot see a "Local...

My budget is around $1200 USD; I live in Mexico so that should be around $20,000 MXN. My idea is to have a computer where I can run some games (i.e.: Second Life, yes it still exists lol) but I'll mostly use it for 3D Modelling, maybe some animation, sculpting, designing (I'll start using...

This is an Acer laptop, a few years old, running Win 8.1 64 bit, 4GB memory. The wifi chip is an Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000, which supports 802.11 b g and n. Everything works perfectly. The driver for the wifi is the latest. The problem is when the laptop is taken to a conference centre...

Hello Folks, I just received in a new 20th anniv. Asus gtx980 card. the nice wiring they included 2X 8pin connectors won't plug into the Corsair HX850i PSU. Any Ideas on how to properly power it. also a 4 pin Aux power connector on the card side. not sure which plug goes in here. yes, I am an...

I've recently committed myself to going 100% PC for gaming and made some upgrades to my build just before Christmas, which included a GTX 970 GPU. My CPU at the time wasn't great so I upgraded to the FX6300 which was the highest my mobo was compatible with. I've just installed GTA 5 which I can...

A few years ago I bought a HP ENVY h8-1534 Desktop and I am finally getting around to upgrading the GPU. Its Current specs are Motherboard - M3970AM-HP (Angelica2) Processor - AMD FX-6200 Memory 10GB DDR3-1600 GPU - Eyefinity Radeon HD 7570 Hard Drive - 1.5 TB Power Supply - Internal 460W...

http://www.xcase.co.uk/…/x-case-mini-micro-black-silver-no-… is that a good case for ASUS Intel H61(B3) Micro ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1155 (P8H61-M LX) Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz 3 MB Cache 1333MHz 4 Gig DIMM-DRAM PNY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 2DVI/Mini-HDMI PCI-Express Video Card?

Hey, I'm a little new to pc's and I bought a new graphics card a Nvidia Geforce GT 730 to upgrade from my AMD Radeon HD 7540D intergrated graphics. I plug it in to the slot and booted my pc up. I tried to download the drivers for the new card but failed due to not being able to identify the...

my build ASUS MOTHER BoaRD MAXIMUS VII HERO Corsair Carbide 400R CPU Cabinet Kingston Hyperx Ddr3 [4x2]8 Gb Pc Ram 1866mhz Cooler master Hyper 212X CPU Cooler Seagate 1TB Desktop Internal Sata Drive (ST1000DM003) Asus NVIDIA Strix GTX 980 Graphics Card CORSAIR CX 600 Watts PSU Asus...

So i just got my new Razer Blackwidow ultimate with their own green clicky switches. I noticed that about 2 keys (A and 2) Do not make a clicky sound when the are pressed. they also feel a bit looser and easier to push. Would this affect gameplay much and do you know why this is caused and if...

Hello, This is my first time posting here. Recently i decided to build my very first PC, I honestly didnt know anything about PCs, so i learned what i could online and somehow i was able to pull it off. Everything runs great on my PC except one thing. Every time i play a game, the image gets...

I bought a two new Corsiar Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz 1.50V 9-9-9-24 and installed in my motherboard MSI h55M-E23(MS-7636). When I open my pc, It just freeze on boot screen and it won't go. My RAM had just two slots. My old ram is just 2GB. Thanks.

I recently got Corei5 4440 3.1 ghz processor & I've GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard for it in mind , the price of this mobo is 60dollars, If yall have a better mobo in mind for the same price suggest it to me I plan on using the parts (hardware) that I used with my Core2Quad Q8400 , My casing...

Hi, I just updated Windows 8.1. Now when I right click an app in Start nothing happens it only puts a check mark. It was working fine before the update. Any ideas? I saw some posts about missing folders but none of my folders are missing.

Hi I am wanting to build a 600 gaming computer and when I come to the cpu I hit a brick wall. I want to stay with AMD and I've been eyeing the fx 6300 or a similar 110 dollar cpu on the fm2+ layout. I just would like to know which one you think would be better and would last a longer. If you are...

what exactly happens if i disable adapter settings in network and sharing center? Does doing so give me a false sense of security; that is, can someone still see my computer?

So I created my PC around 5 months ago and in during the 4th month problems throughout the machine were becoming apparent. When my AMD fx 8320 is under load from gaming, the temperature of it would usually average 65 - 70C, and while continuing to play, the temp would instantly fluctuate the...

I am looking to replace the stock fan I am using with an AMD FX 8350. I am slightly restricted on size, my case is a Lian PC-V350B MATX. Previously I have been using a Ninja Mini CPU Cooler, this cooler is just about the maximum size I can go to. I would still use this if I hadn't missed...