Power Consumption

Hi I recently got a new laptop and I wanted to undervolt the cpu to spare my pc from unnecessary heat. I used Intel extreme tuning utility to undervolt the cpu and prime95 version v29.4 build 8 to stress test the cpu. Now my question is, are my results fine, did I undervolt it too much? For...

So as the title says is the i5 7500 and the rx 580 8gb a good combo for the latest games?

I want to record and review my CS:GO gameplay by recording it with OBS. However everytime I hit "Start Recording" My FPS in game gets cut in half and there seems to be slight video lag. I tried several things including enabling and disabling "Limit Frame Capture" in the properties. Halp plz

Hi guys, I have a problem with my computer, and I've got a hard time trying to solve it. In most cases, while trying to boot up the system, it freezes. It's not the system itself, I already tried to reinstall it but it didn't help. I thought it was because of the CPU overclock, I tried bringing...

It says that my computer is not compatible, but im pretty sure it should be. my cpu is an i7 5820k

I have a CPU i7 6850k Mobo asrock x99 taichi GPU1 rx Vega 64 GPU2 rx Vega 64 GPU3 gtx 1080 Psu1 Corsair hx1200i Psu2 Corsair hx1200 Psu3 Evga supernova 650 watt gold Cooler one of the cryorig ones I think it's the a40 or a40 ultimate My first config was a gpu3 and psu 3 Results: perfect post...

I’m 17 and I built a gaming pc about a year ago, I am wanting to sell it but I don’t know how much it would be worth to sell. If anyone could help out that would be great! My parts: MSI GTX1060 6gb AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 8gb RAM ( Ballistix Sport 8gb DDR4) 1Tb Storage EVGA 650 Watts G2 B350M...

I'm building a $300 computer for a friend, and I don't want him to experience the pain that I did with AMD, so it's gonna be an Intel CPU build. The CPU that is being used is the Pentium G4560. I just need a motherboard that suites this CPU that is around $100. Nothing smaller than ATX, please!

As the title says, my CPU is getting pretty hot. When starting up first thing in the morning: 45 C When idling during daylight hours: 60-65 C When playing a game: 93-100 C This is consistently the case. Now naturally my first instinct was to grab some Thermal Compound, took my CPU cooler(intel...

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I built my pc using a website a few years ago and its finally starting to fall behind everyone else. I'm trying to run Read dead redemption 2 when it comes out and i don't think it'll survive it right now (Ark: survival evolved crashes intermittently and I can't get ARMA 3 to run above 20fps.)...

Or almost fine. It updates the image, but it is very white, with distortion more resembling an analog tv than a computer screen. See the video: https://youtu.be/KyA7-C6gYgM Somewhat strange problem. The laptop works just fine for a week when I keep it at home. I adjust the screen to whatever...

New and used computer hdd got static getting a new gaming WD black 1tb 7200rpm 65mb write speed do I need to buy a new windows10 or download the software bc I read that the license key is in the BIOS and whem I start install it will read the key and download or do I need to input a key?

I have an issue where if I unpause media content, the system volume jumps to 100 without it actually "being" 100. The solution to this problem is usually to uninstall the sound drivers and then restart to force them to reinstall. When I do this, it causes my headphone jack not to work at all...

Hi there. I have a Yamaha sound bar yas 101 that I connected to my sharp 60" TV through the audio digital cable. It doesn't work I'm really frustrated, the TV doesn't have a manual setting for audio output so I'm a bit confused.

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Here are the specs on my pc: Strix 370e mobo i5 8600k oc’d to 4.5 Asus 1060 turbo 6g oc’d Samsung 970 pro 512 nvme m.2 (boot drive) Samsung 960 pro 512 nvme m.2 Seasonic 650w 80+ platinum 16gb corsair vengeance 3000 On overwatch im getting 60 fps, is that normal.

can anyone give me a good estimate or speculation on how good this cpu can do in minecraft, any info is appreciated, thanks the cpu is AMD A4 9120

I currently use a Foxconn H61MXE Motherboard with i3 2120 3.3 Ghz with a 9500GT and I bought a Gtx 1050ti for upgrading my gpu and my motherboard doesnt support the gpu. So now I need a latest 1155 Socket Mobo that can support my gpu and my processor at the same time. Please suggest me good and...

I have just finished upgrading my PC, and these are my current specs: Ryzen 5 1600 Asus Prime B350 PLUS 1x8gb DDR4 2133 (samsung M393A1G40DB0) Generic tower cooler Radeon HD7850 sandisk 120gb SSD (not currently connected) Corsair CX500 power supply When I try to power it on, all I get is all...

I have a problem. I installed a GTX 1070 from Zotac today. In the GPU-z I see 8GB ram, but in dxdiag, speccy and screen resolution advanced settings, it only shows me 4GB ram. Do you know the cause and how can I solve it? Thank you

I apologize if this isn't the best place to ask this sort of question, but i don't use social media sites, so I'm gonna ask it here. To make a long story short, my 96 year old Great Grandmother has never used a computer in her life and relies on a typewriter for communication. Well, her...

Greetings. I recently acquired a Windows 10 pro license and I wish to install in in an ssd. However in the same pc, I have pre-installed Windows 7 (oem) in hdd which I wish to keep for the foreseeable future . I have several questions about the procedure. 1) Will it affect my hdd in any way...

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Hello, I own a hp pavillion 15gbr104tx,i5 8th generation,8gb ram,gpu amd r5 m330 hp in box charger is 19.5v 3.33a 65w can i use a 19v 4.76a 90w charger for my laptop? thank you.

Introduction: Hello, first of all I am no expert! Well, since roughly the start of June I've been noticing a certain "change" in my rig... You see, I am an avid gamer and I've noticed noticed that, for example: when playing Overwatch, during 6v6 teamfights with lots of effects and whatnot, my...

The title says it all. Experiencing a really high non-paged pool issue! My non-paged pool is currently sitting at 14.5GB and pushing my computer to use 98% (15.9GB) of my memory. I've tried using poolmon to locate the problem but I'm not familiar with how to use it or what im actually looking...

My computer is a little more than 6 years old and I was thinking about doing some upgrades. Most of my games run fairly well with a few exceptions, (the biggest one being the Everest that is Crysis) but even then I get some big frame dips when tons of stuff starts happening. I'm looking to get...

Hello, I have been experiencing a couple of issues with my PC lately and I cannot figure out the cause or what triggers these problems. Sometimes, my screen stays stuck at the black screen with the blue Windows logo.. Whenever this happens, I just press the restart button on my tower and it...

Asus Cerberus gtx1050ti 4gb fsp hyper m 600w power supply Was about to purchase both but noticed that in the product information for the PSU it says "PCI-Express 6+2 Pin Connectors for VGA Card". The graphics card doesn't have a VGA slot so will these items not work together?

My website and email hosting company (TSO Host) have recently upgraded to only use TLS 1.2 (see below) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Due to the latest security requirements, all of our shared servers (including cPanel, Cloud Hosting, ex-Daily customers) will...

While playing games, ATM only Sea of Thieves and Rust, the games will randomly close without warning. Sometimes Rust will freeze then give me the spinning cursor and do the whole send error to Microsoft thing. I can see the errors in my event log I'll post them here. Also, This computer was...

Last night my laptop worked well but now the screen wont turn on. I've tested it with an external monitor and it displays there but not on the laptop screen. I'm thinking I damaged the LCD cable or something similar during my car ride home this afternoon. I was hoping someone would have some way...

Hello... I'm looking for a 4k gaming pc. My technical understanding is limited but as I've never spent very much on a pc before, I'm doing lots of research and would like some advice. On various sites I've found prebuilt pc's and create your own variants around £2k. I will be using the pc only...

I bought 2TB USB online and when I plug in on our TV, it's not working. Can anyone help me to troubleshoot my issue?

Hello to everyone , I'm not an expert in the matter. I would like to know if my motherboard is compatible with a gpu i would like to buy, My PC : Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz 16 GB RAM DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX950 HDD 2TB Motherboard : ASUSTeK M32CD_A_F_K20CD_K31CD I would like to buy a GTX 1060 6GB...

I just bought a 144hz monitor since i here they were good for gaming. I have a 1060 3gb, ryzen 1500, 8 gb ram. Unfortunately my display isn’t good and I get a lot of dips and drops in fps in Fortnite for example. It looks really choppy with screen tearing and all even though it shows that it is...

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working on an HP pavilion p6654y, plan is to upgrade from an x4 630 to an x4 955. once new CPU was installed i got an incompatible CPU error. Put old CPU back in and went through the process of updating BIOS and put the x4-955 back in and still got an incompatible cpu error. I put the x4-630...

I have a headset that also has a microphone, but it only has one jack. My PC does not have a Dual Headphone/Microphone jack, so I understand that I need to buy a Female Dual 3.5mm to 2 Male 3.5mm Adapter. Do I need to specifically look for one advertised as turning a dual 3.5mm jack into two...