power bank

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  1. M

    Question Would a UPS power two 3W light bulbs?

    This isn't a PC question, but given the expert help I was given when buying a UPS for my PC, I'm hoping to get some help here on a similar question. A friend of mine has a cupboard that includes two 3W light bulbs (the kind that are meant to look like flickering flames in case it makes any...
  2. Bernard57

    [SOLVED] Laptop battery substitute

    I call this battery substitute. I'd like to hear some ideas about a battery problem. This is the 2nd battery I am buying and it isn't charging. The charger works fine without a battery connected. This is an HP Elitebook 8570p. The utility reported for the 1st battery and the 2nd that the first...
  3. N

    Discussion Is it worth buying an Emergency power bank?

    My phone runs out of battery pretty quick ( old model), so I'm looking for a power bank and came across this terminology. The emergency power bank is more portable, you can put in your pocket or on your keychain. They are all under 3000 mAh so does not much of charge. But the price is...
  4. A

    Question UPS-like device for GoPro

    Hi! I use a GoPro for recording long trips and I plan to operate it without a battery, connected to a charger powered by my car's lighter socket. The problem is that without a battery loss of power would mean that the recording would stop. I'm thinking of using a pass-through power bank as a...
  5. A

    Motherboard PSU Question

    Hellow I have a pc with no GPU and im looking forward to buing one and with that i have to buy a new PSU, i looked in my motherboard there is a pci-e slot, everything ok. Then i look to the conector from my PSU to the motherboard i found that there is one conector and a nother on right next to...
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    GTX 970 GPU Usage Dropping Along with FPS ~20 minutes after restart

    This issue arose around 4-5 days ago and I haven't found a solution since. Basically, when I have just freshly started my computer after having it turned off for a while, I will be able to enjoy high fps (~300-400 fps in CSGO) in my games. However, after playing for around 20 minutes, my FPS...
  7. A

    Stereo Speakers were working before but inversed themselves (right become left etc...)

    Hello Tom's Hardware ! So I had a perfect speakers setup that was fully working, and I decided to do a bit of cable management behind my desk. I grabbed the cables and all, arranged them and gave them a clean look ! But now when I plug my Jack for my speakers into my computer (it doesn't change...
  8. S

    Samsung SSDs - Seagate

    Curious on your thoughts about Samsungs dirves are affected by Seagate. if their performance and reliability went out the window? Have you seen any difference?
  9. K

    MSI GT70 Dominator-895 - will start but no POST

    I was just watching a video yesterday when it suddenly hang up. After waiting for about 5 minutes, I just held the power button for a force shut down. Now it will start for about 3-10 seconds (varies), I can hear the dvd player tick, fan starts up, no display and just shuts down and restarts...
  10. F

    Having a problem with flickering in just about every game

    I just started noticing this a couple weeks ago, I thought at first I was maybe being hypersensitive but after trying to ignore the issue I jus't cant anymore. It seems like my graphics have suddenly taken on a flickery/shimmery quality, it is most noticeable on distant objects, textures, and...