Power Fan

Im not really sure how to phrase this but the PSU that I have now is an HBA008-ZA1GT 350 and it has a fan on the rear facing side of it. All of the PSUs that I am looking at (500W) have fans on the top of the psu. I do not have a ventilation hole on the top of the case and Im not looking into...

I have had my 970 since Christmas and have been experiencing very bad fps even after following every guide... I have wiped my pc 2x and have always installed the latest drivers. I can not wrap my head around the problem. Every game I play I get strange performance... In h1z1 just survive I...

So I briefly heard about 10 soft clicks from my computer; it sounded like the HDD. Not sure how I would check to see if it's my HDD or which one of them it would be as I have two. I'm already planning on changing a few things on my computer; I have a new motherboard and CPU. I also have an...

I've had this problem for some time now, but haven't been able to find a solution on my own. My monitor (an auria eq267w) won't display anything when hooked up to my graphics card through its dvi port. I know that it recognizes it because it doesn't turn off on its own while connected. It...

Hi, I have two important doubts here with my laptop, they're easy and simple to answer, but I couldn't find any information about them so, here I go: First of all, my laptop is an Asus Rog GL752VW 17,3" 1920 x 1080p IPS display, it features an Intel Core i7 Skylake 6700HQ 14nm 2.6 GHz up to 3.5...

In short i'm trying to change my hard drive drive letter to anything other than C so that my new SSD can be that one. I tried to remove the letter but it came up with this. any help appreciated, I'm depserate now, please. Thanks in advance!

From a number of threads, I understand I cannot move programs from my old Win 7 HDD, installed as a second HDD in a new computer running Win10. To reinstall in Win 10, the licencers tell me I have to uninstall in Win 7 before reinstalling in Win 10. Original Win 7 motherboard is fried...

I just purchased and set up "Ideaworks USb powdered Long Range Antenna." From the reading I have done I know this piece of hardware contains both an adapter and an antenna. It uses Ralink RT2870 drivers. The network I connect to does not have password securit. it requires each computer's MAC...

What is the best free antivirus software i can install on my computer or what is the most trusted free antivirus software to install?

Hey all, Just bought Fallout 4 and I'm experiencing some weird sub optimal performance on my side. Game is running on Ultra settings at a somewhat steady 60fps, however when I enter an area with a high amount of buildings my FPS drops massively, even reaching 25fps on Lexington! I'm trying to...

I've got 4GB or RAM(2 2GB sticks) and I've always wondered about this and on the internet I haven't found a conclusive answer on this subject: which is best, to let the RAM expand naturally as you use it or to control it using a software like 'MemoryCleaner'? I've seen articles defending both...

Decided to put together a new build recently and have been slowly acquiring parts. Msi krait motherboard I ordered finally showed up today but upon inspection it is missing a single pin. I'd like to know if there's anything I can do to bypass the notoriously awful tiger direct rma and make it...

So I have a 6700k and CoolerMaster Hyper 612 v2 for my heat sink. I'm idling in the mid 20s and general use gets to around high 20s-low 30s. I Went into RealBench and went to do a benchmark on it because I wanted to start overclocking it and wanted to see how it handled things at base. So it...

Currently I have a PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card. I'm trying to update my drivers & Catalyst software, however the links on the powercolor apparently have no bandwith because it is showing a 15hour dl time for like 275mb file. Is there anywhere else I can download drivers from?

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Hi, I am in need of assistance and some guidance on what I should do about my poor and unpredictable wireless signals. We have comcast by the way and SpeedTest.net has our speeds clocked in at about 22-27 mbps. So to start here is the hardware I have: Modem - about 3 years old - uBee DDM3513...

Hi, I would like to buy a new gaming laptop. My budget is £1400. I play mainly strategy games, like minecraft, dota etc but I also enjoy to play left 4 dead 2, payday 2, battlefield and so on. I need a gaming laptop that could run these type if games well and smoothly. I understand a gaming pc...

In one pc, my gpu gets no signal. In another pc, it works. It the first pc, another gpu works. Why is my gpu not working on the one pc?

I'm trying to turn my desktop into a sort of gaming PC. Not being very well educated on the subject, I need help finding out compatible graphics cards for my computer. I need something that can play games at a decent resolution and frame rate. I don't need ultra settings, just not very low(what...

Hi, recently I am facing a problem. Everything on my monitor appears unclear, pixelated ; especially YouTube videos. Texts are too sharp and edgy. Specs: Core i5 2500k Monitor: Asus vx229h 21.5 inch IPS GPU: Sapphire r7 260x OC. 2 GB

i am building a new gaming pc and plan to get the nzxt phantom 410. i am planning to get the asrock 970 extreme 3 motherboard and i want to know the maximum amount of fans i can use. i heard something about the fan controller on the phantom 410 being able to power at least one of the fans and...

I have a PC connected to the internet via Ethernet cable. My friend has a Laptop and is trying to connect to my LAN party wirelessly but the LAN is not there. Internet connection is not a problem , Do we both need to be wired or wireless? Thx.

Hello commies I just got the sapphire r9 280x vapor x edition for a crazy 200 bucks on newegg on a sweet sale And I'm in the market for a good cpu I've decided to move away from AMD as they are a little outdated and it seems everyone is recommending me to go over to Intels side and I have...

I am about to order a brand new pc from ibuypower and i'm just about finished with choosing everything I want. I just need help on deciding what kind of water cooling I want. The site offers about 6 different kinds of cooling and I don't want to get something that is overkill but I don't want...

Hello everybody, This is my first post, I could see some people had a similar issue and found great help here, so here I am ! So on Saturday morning when I turned on the computer I had the infamous "Unidentified Network" instead of my good old Local Network connection, though when I turned it...

Hello, i am looking to invest in a good audio setup for my pc. I currently have superlux hd681 evos with a modmic 4.0 muteless. I am planning to get the asus xonar dsx (for positional audio) and line out it to a fiio 11k. I have heard that the asus xonar dgx improves mic quality but it only has...

Hey everyone. I have a small little problem regarding an Intel i5 stock fan running on a H61M-DS2 DVI i5 quad chipset. Sadly my local PC store outlet couldnt help because they had no replacement fans in stock, so i'm throwing this out to you guys on here. The noise level is a little bit of...

Hello, I am currently looking into servers for a network that I am creating. I need these servers to power some small Minecraft servers. And I may use these servers for hosting. The part list that I have come up so far http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/r9vMK8 (Some of the prices I found on newegg...

Hello dear community one of my friends asked me if i could build the best Gaming PC he can get, He want connect 3 monitors i think ideal 4K res. And he waht it shiny blue. So i made this build: CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K MB: ASUS X99-WS/IPMI - Intel X99 CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 complete water...

I have an older build now, and I'm going to replace it with a smaller pc. I always wanted a smaller pc, so I want to build an ITX-build or so. I'm quite experienced with building pc's so building it won't be a problem. I set up this quite powerful build but i don't know if it's any good...

So I own a basic ASUS laptop. The specs are as follows: CPU: Intel core i5 3337u 1.8GHz dual core 4 threads turbo boost up to 2.7GHz RAM: 8GB DDR3 (800MHz) HDD: 750GB GRAPHICS: Intel hd 4000 So in my bios, I am able to change the amount of memory that my graphics uses up to 512MB. So what I'm...

Our household has a large family, with 2 desktops, 2 laptops, 3 smartphones and 1 tablet. Of these 1 desktop is connected to the router via Ethernet cable. The other devices all connect to the router via wireless. However as of the last half a month or so, one laptop (Toshiba Satellite) has been...

What can be causing my network to run at such slow data transfer speeds? Could it be the Cisco RV042 Router? Router: Cisco RV042 Switch: Netgear XS712T 10GB 12-Port; Server: Two (2) Intel Xeon E5620 @2.4GHz CPUs w/24GB RAM running on Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit, Intel SSD 480GB, SATA2...

Whats the best you could do on that budget and what you you expect it to play

I have a brand new Acer E11 and I I just bought a new gold HDMI however I get no signal on my TV. Any help

Hi guys I want to buy new graphic card for gaming and also use it for high computing? would you mind advice me that Which graphics card is best between Nvidia Geforce GTX 770 OC or ATI R9280x for Computing and also gaming? like High Math or Bitcoin or other reason....

I was interested in getting the k70 rgb, but it's sold out everywhere! Is there anywhere to get it Thanks :)

Hi everyone! So I am planning to buy a new gaming pc including a monitor for around 1500 Canadian dollars, and I can go over budget about 100. Can someone please give a part picker list or help me update my current one with better deals/ better parts for the money? Thank you!

I'm in the market to purchase a SSD for my new build. I'm looking for one that is at least 240 GB and has the best reliability. Price isn't a major factor, so feel free to suggest anything you would recommend.

Hi, im wondering what ssd is the best to get here?: Either the Samsung 840 Evo 250gb or the Sandisk Extreme 2 240gb They are around the same price, with the sandisk ebign a little bit cheaper.