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Hey, I have had a lot of problems with my internet being too slow lately. Unfortunately, I am stuck on wireless, and am a floor up from the router. Whenever I try and play a game i get many periods where i freeze. The router and wireless card I have are these...

Hi I was playing Ethan Carter and Witcher 2 recently and I have noticed that fps drops from stable 60 to 10-20 fps with no reason. I have checked a lot of different forums and so far I have done: - checked my temps. CPU stays always below 50 C and GPU goes max to 74 C. - disabled AMD cool...

This is my first time doing this so you can be as critical. I will use this to do play long sessions of games like Cs:go, Battlefield Hardline, CoD Advanced Warefare and Destiny. I will also do 3D rendering, video editing and coding. Also I don't need a CD drive that's why I left it out...

My computer specs are: CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 4460 Processor Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 Motherboard Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB Memory: Kingston Hyper X Fury HX318C10FWK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) White Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 Power Supply: Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 500W...

Okay so I am now getting into more computer gaming, but I just don't have the power I need in my pre-built vostro 230 Windows 7 32-bit desktop. I recently upgraded my RAM from 2gbs to 4gbs and I have noticed a difference, but I need more power. Right now I have a Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU...

What exactly are the more Cores instead of GHz for? More Threads have the more Cores, but what usage exactly are they better at?

Hello community, My question today is: ¿Can i priorize my computer's internet speed over any other device connected to the wi-fi? I mean, me and my wife pay the internet monthly and i have no problem sharing some connection with one of my neighbors, but when i'm downloading something, playing...

I'm looking for THICK aftermarket air coolers for my Radeon 7970. I've seen how the Asus Matrix and the Direct CU II look like, and DAMN do I want that kind of look in my rig. Is there anything on the market thats even remotely close so that kind of size at all? Specifically, is there anything...

Hi guys, so I had posted earlier asking about the AMD A-10 7850k processor for my budget gaming PC.. I decided to go ahead and buy the A-10 processor, and found this bundle deal: A10 7850K Black Edition Boxed Processor + Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Socket FM2 A55 mATX motherboard for $139.00. My...

Hey guys! So I am on the market for new ram, and I was wondering if speeds make much of a difference. I know timing help much more generally from my past experience. Currently I'm using 6 GB OCZ3G1600LV2G Looking to upgrade. There have been people telling me that if I have a Quad Channel...

I am using an MSI R9 280x along with an FX-8350 @ 4.0Ghz and 8gb ram. Whenever I play games such as Battlefield 4 or Battlefield 3, my GPU usage usually sticks around 40 - 60%. But every minute or so, the usage drops to around 10% and so does my framerate. I have no idea why this is happening...

Hi, I am building a gaming PC for approximately £500 and need help finding the right parts and ensuring correct compatibility as I am fairly new on this stuff. This is a parts list I have compiled together: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3tnew Notes to consider: This is for high-end gaming and...

This is just going to be a few random questions about computer issues I have been having, if anyone could solve any of them it would be greatly appreciated. First off I have recently started having a strange problem with a few of my desktop apps. (Google Chrome and Wacom Tablet Properties) Just...

Should I upgrade my graphics card or replace the computer? I want to play minecraft and SIMCITY

I am unable to find my icons, I have been trying to get into Safe mode, Comodo Dragon won't let me fix ANYTHINGand I want to uninstall it to get everything BACK.

I am looking to build a PC for the purpose of audio recording with the latest version of Pro Tool 10. I have a keyboard, mouse, monitor, Xion computer case (I will need to purchase everything else and want to run Windows as the operating system). I have an M-Audio NRV-10 audio interface which...

I have recently been forced to build a new computer, as a few components from the old rig have gone to the grave. I'd like to carry over my SSD into the new build, but with all new components(motherboard and CPU included) I am forced to reinstall Win 7. The problem is that I have no way to clear...

Hey guys I'm really confused as to whether I can install the retail version of windows 7 as well as the oem version. I always thought that oem would only work. Thanks if you can help.

I use an audio cable from laptop to tv its not much of a problem but its not very loud. I have to turn the tv volume to 100. Only sometimes though. Could it be just a bad film download or is it my tv or dodgy cable.

I'm currently in the middle of a new system build. Im an American, however, I live in South Korea. Many PC parts are way over priced in S.Korea compared to US prices (even when taking import taxes and shipping costs into account). So I've ordered most components minus peripherals, SSD, case...

Hello, I'm having issues with my RAM in my new motherboard (ASrock 990FX Extreme4), with it only running in single-channel, and Windows only detecting half of what's there. First of all, I had a 2 x 4gb 1333mhz G.Skill memory kit (F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR) with a Biostar A870U3 motherboard. It would...

i have a cyber-shot DSC-H55 , 14.1 mega pixes camers. I would like to know the standard form of settings.

Using a Hyper 212 Evo, I had my processor set to 43 and my voltage to 1.270. I ran IBT on standard 40 times and high 20 times and all runs were successful. However, when playing my game, it randomly blue screened. I'm guessing the voltage isn't sufficient for it, so what should I set it to? I...

As the title says, are Aerocool, Thermaltake, HEC, and EVGA good PSU brands? I know there are better brands out there but I wanted to know if any of these brands are good.

If I will have a severe botteleneck, then, which should be my next processor and mobo?

I just bought a samsung evo ssd for my new laptop My laptop can have two hard disks. I cloned my c drive(hdd) to my ssd, but for some reason my computer can't seem to boot up from the ssd. I want a clean install on my ssd so I think I will just install win 8 with a cd 1.How do I delete c...

I just want to ask can I do dual GPUs?? here are my machine's specs: ASUS M4A87TD motherboard AMD Phenom II X4 Black edition 965, 3400 MHz (17x200) processor ATI Radeon 6450 ddr3 1GB OC version 2x2GB RAM DDR3 I want to know if I can run DUAL GPUs with crossfire with this motherboard and video...

Hello everyone, I looking to buy a laptop. The laptop I am going to buy is the HP Probook 4530s. The reason I chose this laptop is because of the low price (300-ish), and the ability to run Mac OS X. But that is besides the fact. What I really want to do is run GTA IV, Minecraft, Battlefield...

I just bought a wireless wifi security camera but do not have a pc or internet. I only want to connect my iphone and ipad to the camera to use it remotely. I do have a wireless modum however so my question is how or if I can use it without paying for internet service which i don't need. Hope...

I have a dell dimensions E520 specs are: Core 2 duo E6600 2.4Ghz, 4MB cache, 1066Mhz FSB 4 GB corsair XMS2 800Mhz FSB. xfx ati hd 6770 1GB GDDR-5 Cooler master PSU 500 watt. 160 GB hardrive seagate I think my PC is good enough to run Call of duty on high settings but it runs slow.. both of...

can someone tell me how to get the mods in skyrim to work

Hello everyone. I'm at my wits end here, so I'm hoping someone here cna help me solve my problem. In just about every single game I play, the audio in my game cutscenes is out of sync. The sound lags behind the video. After the cutscene is over, and as I'm playing in-game, everything is fine...

Hello, I connected my comp. to my 42 inch hdtv will that effect my gaming ability?

I was searching and found that some cards are DDR3 and some are GDDR3 , so whats the difference ? for example out of these which version is better ? Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 1GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/DL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11210-00-20G...

Hello, its an old ship game, you pick either the dutch, english, french or spanish i believe. Explore and attack natives for gold and jewels, then start plantations silver tobacco or a few others start towns, and get bigger boats any help wwould be great

I previously made a thread before about my AMD drivers crashing and having to manually restart my computer to fix it. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1887684/driver-amdkmdap-crash-windows-tdr.html#11962301 I got a new psu like this guy suggested (the old one had melted the power chord...

Hi all Im having trouble sometimes installing from my dvd drive, i have only just re installed my windows 7 and my windows 7 disk worked fine. Tonight i have tried to install f1 2011 and so far i have errors such as these The cabinet file 'Media4.cab' required for this installation is...

Can I play Diablo 3 with this pc? http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?webid=735724&CatIds=65%2C66%2C290&AffixedCode=WW The video card is compatible if I trust the list but it's written ''slow''.

I have problems with my display adapter, It sometimes just doesn't work and the monitor is off. Windows 7 still starts and loads everything. Then I have to wait until it's fully loaded and that takes about 4-5 minutes and only then can I switch the computer off. If I switch off when It's loading...

i have an ECS H61H2-M12 motherboard, and im planning to upgrade my PSU to Corsair VS550w. will the PSU cables fit into each of my current motherboard PSU connectors? My full pc specifications : MB : ECS H61H2-M12 CPU : Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz GPU : GTX 650 Zotac AMP! Edition 2048Mb GDDR5...