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Hello! The question is that now I have 3 sticks of RAM installed in the following configuration - 2*4Gb + 8Gb. They all have the same timings and frequency. 4Gb sticks are installed in dual-channel slots. Is there any sense to replace 2*4Gb sticks with one 8Gb stick to gain "pure" dual-channel mode?

Hi, I have 1050 Ti G1 GPU and i want to ask what is best solution CPU for this GPU. Thanks.

how much does it cost to run a computer?

my mobo is dx58m01... which has a PCix16 slot 2.0.

I tried to put a graphics card into my computer and after doing it the speakers/headphones have a static noise coming out of them even when sound is off. I have tried changing audio jacks and reinstalling audio drivers but the noise is still there.

I only get about 350kb/s at best download speed, but I have a 4mb line speed. I'm using a TP link powerline adapter to connect through wall sockets from my router. Should I not have a much faster speed? My friend who lives in the same area as me has a 10mb line speed and gets about 8mb/s which...

Hello, I recently updated to the new Windows 10 Update and at first everything seemed fine. I continued to use Google Chrome but whenever I would search for things or open links, bookmarks .etc, the page would either take a ridiculous amount of time to load or I would be greeted with a...

I've just built a new machine based on an MSI X99A Sli Plus board. Other components: i7 5820K Processor GeForce GTX 1070 Graphics Card 4x4GB HyperX Fury RAM Samsung SM950 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD 750w Corsair PSU NZXT Kraken x61 Cooling The machine is running fine and temps look good under load etc. I...

CPU: AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1GHz (stock) MOBO: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 I have all of the power saving settings turned off, i.e. Cool n Quite, Turbo Core. I tried overclocking at first and got to 4.0GHz without any crashing however I noticed that my core voltage and clock speeds would drop to 0.9v and...

According to this there is a slot: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/RAMPAGE_V_EXTREME/specifications/ 1 x TPM header There is very little on the web about adding TPM chips to motherboards. I have no idea where to start. What chips are compatible and fit that slot? Thank you very much. The...

My resource monitor is displaying about 3GB of RAM being used all the time and 1.7GB cached currently, this number (1.9GB after typing that) keeps rising from startup. System also displays hundreds of hard faults/second which I disabled but didn't sort out the problem of high memory usage. I've...

Hi guys, I'm fairly new to this so sorry if the question has been asked/answered elsewhere. This is my first build from scratch and my components are: Mobo - MSI Z97 Gaming 5 GPU - MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X CPU - Intel Core i7 4770 PSU - Corsair RM850x 850W ATX 80 PLUS Basically the motherboard...

Will i5 4460 bottleneck gtx 1070?And what will be the power requirement if i have that cpu and graphics card?Currently i have i3 4130 and Corsair cx 500W PSU. I'm thinking of upgrading to i5 4460 and i can't afford i7 right now.

So I recently got a new PC and it was going good for about a week and a half. Then earlier today I was doing some video editing and accidentally grabbed a file that no longer existed. My computer froze and crashed and when I booted up I couldn't find my raid 10 stay that I made for my videos. So...

Just a curiosity, right know i have a gtx asus 970 4gb, and i would plan to upgrade it every 2 maybe 3 years with another xx70 gtx (hopefully not too expensive). with the other components i would add 2 more years, since i usually use my pc for gaming (and editing, but for a small part).

Hello guys after some time I finally built up my new system based on Zalman R1 Case. This case has a crossbar from bottom to the top of the mid of case to stand your GPU. Its screwed on two cross bolts who they are a little bit destroyed from my tries to remove it because it is screwed very...

In what instances to the manufacturers differ from each other? Lets say for gaming and overall display.

One morning i turned on my computer and my internet wasn't working. It was working for my roommate who was connected to the same modem. I tried everything and it didn' help. Then i connect my cable into a routher that was connected to a modem and my internet suddenly started working again. Same...

Hey guys i was wondering if a 120hz monitor would look smoother than a 60hz monitor even running at 60fps ?

I went into msconfig on a Windows 10 asus laptop and selected the option to go into safe mode with networking. Sadly, now the email password that worked before to get into the laptop no longer works as the computer despite booting with networking, will not connect to a network. The password I...

Is this flat out telling me that my Processor is defective? I installed a brand new processor (AMD 8350 8core), GTX 950 2GB graphics card, and 4X4 RAM jigsaw x and I've dealt with issue after issue. Most recent being BSOD (Corrupted_Expool) and random restarts. So I tried this test to see if...

Pls check out these components I've used in my rig...and reply for any changes. .. 1)intel i5 4690k quad core unlocked lga 1150 2)msi z97 gaming 5 motherboard 3)corsair vengeance ddr3 16gb ram 2×8gb 3)seasonic s12 series 620 watt psu with 80+ Bronze certification. . 4)corsair carbide spec...

Yep. I want to build a PC that is out of date. Here's the deal. My kids and I have started playing Borderlands together, and we are having an absolute blast. The problem is that I'm on my gaming PC, my youngest is on my secondary PC (which runs it fine), and my eldest is on the TV/media PC -...

I have: i5-4690 EVGA GTX 970 8gb ram Windows 10 boots from a 250gb SSD, and the drive I store my games on is 2TB. Since I built this PC last June it's always been very fast, the SSD has made everyday tasks extremely quick and I've yet to find a game I can't max out while getting at least 60fps...

From newegg: Open box PowerColor TurboDuo Radeon R9 285: www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131595R for 150$ Refurbished Sapphire Radeon 7950: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202169&cm_re=7950-_-14-202-169-_-Product for 140$ The 285 is a slightly better...

My laptop's internal hard drive has crashed. Can I turn my external "WD My Passport" portable hdd into my laptops main hard drive as a replacement? If so, what are the steps necessary to make this happen? So far I've figured out I need to download 'Rufus' and 'Windows ISO'. But I don't know...

I have an i7- 4790k and a Hyper 212 Evo cpu cooler and Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste and I was wondering how much thermal paste do I apply do the cpu I've seen people do a small line down the cpu and I have also seen people do pea sized dots I am unsure about how much to apply.

Hi All , I tried extend my C: drive memory with some unallocated memory from D: drive in my Lenovo laptop, after that my windows 7 is not booting and displaying black screen with cursor. I tried reinstalling windows 7 again and its not loading. could someone guide me how to make complete format...

When i turn my laptop on i get this grey horizontal lines with a black square in the right hand corner of the screen. But when i 'm on the internet the screen turns white. This only happens on the laptop screen, not when it's hooked up to a tv.

I've never used this site, so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong area. Here my old PC specs : CPU : core I5 3350P 3.10GHz RAM : 8 GB Mainboard : GIGABYTE B75-D3V Case : CM –RC K380 with 3 120mm fans 3 HDD & 2 monitors PSU: SEASONIC S12II 520 - 520W 80PLUS BRONZE – ACTIVE PFC My friend gave...

So I came home today and my computer suddenly won't power up. I figured out through trial and error that whenever I plug the video card in the computer shuts down. The computer runs fine when the video card is not plugged in but when you connect the cord from the power supply the computer shuts...

My main system doubles as a HTPC right now. One monitor on desk and a long HDMI cable to a HDTV, the displays are set to duplicate (mirror) Thinking of adding a second monitor on my desk for dual display when working, probably in extend desktop mode. Does Windows have an easy mechanism to...

My work just had to get new firewalls because their previous firewall's "SonicWALL" reach end of life. My question is do they still provide some kind of protection when they don't have security on them? Because they reached end of reach by SonicWALL, you can no longer buy the security suite for...

Hello, i have a GTX 690 and some weirds aspects in Afterburner. All my fps are low. Lastest drivers, already clean installed 10x with different drivers. Here's a pic http://prntscr.com/8zy739 When i alt+tab in a game, sometimes i have blackscreen for 1-2 sec and then next a message saying that...

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106251&_ga=1.256892876.639840124.1444445422 I want to buy this but I want to know if I can switch out the long annoying attenna and attach normal Black Attennas SMA what ones would I need

I have MSI GTX 760... I don't know about the pins I have to connect to the power supply and what power supply should I buy ? Help me pls

So my grandmothers computer blew up not to long ago and she wants me to build her one... Ive only ever really built extremely expensive gaming rigs before and need some help making one for some one like herself... lots of facebook some less graphic intensive game... but it needs to feel snappy...

My specs are : CPU: AMD FX-9370 GPU:Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB Motherboard:MSI 970GAMING Cooler:CM Hyper 212 Evo HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB How many watts for these specs 600W, 700W or 800W

I was wondering if this was a good option for a custom water cooling loop. I was looking at this kit and am seriously considering it. http://www.performance-pcs.com/complete-kits/xspc-rayst... Is Photon reservoir better or worse (they are both the same price) I really don't have the time or...

This is what I got recommended as a gaming and video editing pc. What do you think? CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£196.93 @ Scan.co.uk) Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.33 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600...