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    Question Looking to get a Voltage Stabilizer or UPS for an Xbox Series X

    Hello all, hope this finds you well. I bought an Xbox Series X, and I am using it in Pakistan. Sometimes, the voltage fluctuates and I experienced the on-off effect of my living room light. Question 1 My plan was to invest in a stabilizer to counter these fluctuations. But, I saw in various...
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    Are there any smoke detectors/fire alarms devices to buy that you can plug directly into a power strip? (Using a 3-prong slot)

    Hello all, Are there currently any smoke detectors/fire alarms that you can plug directly into a normal power strip 3-prong slot on the market today to buy(As opposed to the traditional smoke detectors that you have to hardwire into the ceiling)? Links Please.
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    [SOLVED] Toggle off the power strip surge protector switch every night?

    Hi! hope everyone is having a good night/day! My PC is plugged in to a power strip surge protector and I want to toggle off the switch every night, not the master switch but the individual one where my PC is plugged, is it safe to do so ? I believe I should let the PSU switch ON and not touch it...
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    [SOLVED] Wireless power strip

    Hello, Can anyone suggest me a wireless power strip that i can also communicate with from my pc except from the default android app which the company provides? I want to be able to open the sockets from a script that i am about to make and i just want to know if someone else has already tried...
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    [SOLVED] Did my electric fan kill my RX 570?

    Hi, I have one of those unbranded korean RX 570 cards which I got used in a system that I bought earlier this year. Recently, my PC wouldn't turn on so I had it checked and it turned out that my GPU died and the PC worked fine after they removed it. I got in touch with some guy who said he...
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    Do cheap power surge protectors work ?

    My old power strip got fried due to a voltage fluctuation . I'm planning to buy a new one. But my question is ..do we really need these so called 'surge protector' power strips for our PC. Do they really work ? or There's no point of these $10-15 power strips , we need to buy expensive ones in...
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    If I have a whole house surge suppressor on my breaker panel how important is a 300v clamping surge suppresser power strip?

    I have a whole house surge suppressor on my breaker panel and I am looking at surge suppresser power strips for the aquariums. Just wondering if I can go with a strip rated at 400v/500v clamp rating?
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    Black Ops 3 problem

    I just got Black ops 3 and it would open then after the Treyarch intro it would crash. I opened the .DMP file using Windbg X64 but I don't quite understand it. Hopefully one of you guys could help. Here is the report: Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 10.0.15063.137 AMD64 Copyright (c)...
  9. DescentGuy195

    CPU Running Full Speed, 100% CPU Usage in W10

    Greetings, I come to Tom's Hardware to get the advice of you people. I have a Core i7-5820k, running on a MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon, not overclocked, with a 16GB kit of Corsair Vengeance @ 2400MHz. XMP is enabled. Sense yesterday, my CPU's been running hot recently. I thought it had to do...
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    Is the AMD A10-7850k any good for 2017?

    I am thinking of buying these parts for my build in early 2017 : CPU : AMD A10-7850k 3.7GHz Quad-core processor = £90 Motherboard : Asus A68HM-plus micro ATX FM2+ motherboard = £47 RAM: Patriot viper 3 8gb (2x4GB) DDR3-2133 memory = £46 Storage : Seagate barracuda 1tb 3.5" 7200 rpm internal...
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    Should i upgrade?

    Right now i got a i5 4210u however its graphics is only 4400 Will it be worth it to go for new cpu for its gpu?
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    HP 14-b109wm screen no boot problem

    Okay so my problem is I have this HP sleekbook touchscreen its model is 14-b109wm, and the screen is completely broken I can't see anything on it, sobi plugged in my 50" TV via HDMI and tried to boot it up, unfortunately the screen would never come on no matter how many times I tried pressing...