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Hi, I would like to ask if its alright to change the processor from i3-4170 to core i5 4430? Ill build a new pc and thinking of giving the i5 to my brother which has the i3.

Hello guys, so i'm thinking about upgrading my 5 years old PC now This is the spec: Cpu : i3-3220 3.3GHz Ram : 1x 8GB ddr3 Gpu : Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost Hdd : 500GB WD blue, 160GB Seagate (it was a leftover from my very old PC and still works perfectly lol) PSU : Corsair CX500 Monitor : old...

I have a deepcool tesseract and using a scythe fuma to cool a 1600x. I also use a 390 nitro and a side panel fan to feed air to it since my hard drive bays are populated and the front only has 1 fan. I overclocked it to 3.75ghz at around 1.35v. 3.8 is unstable even at 1.4v and 3.9 just doesn't...

My friend owns an Alienware 17 r3. I believe it has an i7 6700 or something like that, and a Nvidia GTX 970M. He has been playing games at high quality for some time. Lately he hasn't been able to. He did not have Geforce Experience installed so I did that and tried to install the latest driver...

Hello. I'm upgrading my hp compaq dc7900 small form factor. But I have a question. Will it work if I put a Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8400 in there? My power supply is 240 whats I'm upgrading from a Intel core duo 3.00 ghz

I have been working all summer to buy a new gaming pc, because my old pc took a dump. I went ahead and bought the components and built it. The problem I am having is when I install my GPU, nothing appears on the monitor. It turns on to a black screen. I checked multiple times to see if I have...

So, I boot with one monitor, everything is ok. I connect the other one, all is good. It is detected and can be set up in NVIDIA Control Panel. When I reboot while both of the monitors are connected, it stops detecting my GPU (GTX 970). The reason I think that, is my NVIDIA Control Panel...

CPU: Intel I7 4590k GPU: MSI Geforce 970 Motherboard: ASUS Maximus 7 Ranger PSU: XFX 750w Gold RAM: 8gb (2 x 4gb) Corsair Vengeance OS: Windows 10 Home. Cooling: 6 x Dead Silence fans + Corsair H50i Closed loop water cooler. The build is probably about 4 years old. Hey folks: I've been...

Hey guys, I just recently bought an air cooler for my CPU, but I've been noticing that the air coming out from the back of my PC is very hot. Is that normal ? (My CPU temps are fine)

I am building a new Ryzen 1600x gaming rig, also planning to buy a RX 580. I am trying to go for a Complete white-build. I need suggestions on: What motherboard should I buy? What case should I buy thats under 150? What RX 580 should I buy? Preferably white-themed. Also, what liquid...

Anything that I must absolutely do before taking my old MB and CPU out and putting the new stuff in? I will continue googling but I this place always has some great answers so I wanted to ask here My current CPU is AMD 8350 and MB is M5A19. New CPU is I7 and MB is ASUS P8Z77-VLK edit: also is...

I've been getting a lot of BSOD, I finally found where my minidumps we're located but I kinda dpn't understand what they mean. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8TZG15JwbfQbHp3dld3U1loSzA

The blue screen of death happened to me a few days ago, but nothing seemed to be wrong at the time until yesterday. I was playing "Players Unknown" and my screen started to stutter / flicker. A few hours later (non continues play), I loaded up a different game (Dead by daylight). All of a...

So my comp BSOD while I was playing a game earlier today giving me a IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL code. I didn't catch what it said that first time sadly as the small added info for it. But when it restarted it got to login which I did and gave me driver_irql_not_less_or_equal ndis. and restarted and...

What's up guys so I have a bit of a problem and I'm not to sure if its something I can fix without upgrading hardware or if that is something is necessary. I posted this on reddit and wanted to see if I could get some feedback from you guys as well so I'm going to copy and paste the post. "So...

So, I am so frustrated right now because it's so hard for me to find a graphics card that can make a big difference from my current one which is an R9 270, but cost under $250. I was thinking an R9 280x. But how do you guys think? My specs: His R9 270 Ice Q2 Team Elite 1x 8gb and 1x 4gb Intel...

Hello, this will be a bit of a long message, I'm hoping someone can help me with my ongoing pc problem. The issue is blue screen crashes happening fairly often but seemingly at random, most of my searching suggests that the hard drive is the cause, however I have already replaced it twice and...

mp hp xw4600 workstation (go ahead and laugh) is having bios problems. I tried to even put in any input whatsoever and it does not even work. every time I press F1 to reset the bios, it keeps not letting the keyboard make an input. also, it says that I "changed my system since your last boot,"...

Hi i have an R9 270 OC and I've installed the latest drivers for it but when i go select it in screen resolution under the 'Display' drop down box it thinks i'm trying to add an additional screen i think? any suggestions? thanks. https://imgur.com/a/Exajj Specs GA-78lmt-usb3 R9 270 OC powercolor...

My PC right now is really bad (Core 2 Duo e8500 3.16Ghz + GT220). I'm looking for a new one and I want it to be good. I'm looking for 60fps at medium/high settings on 1080p. I looked into what is available in my country and build this PC on pcpartpicker. Can anyone tell me what changes do i need...

Hello tech fans , so today I have a build for you . I am planning to buy a cheap pc for my best friend that can handle first of all cs go ( at ~120 fps )but also some other games at decent framerates (open world / racing games) so here are the maincomponents (all used ) : -CPU Intel Core 2...

My cloud II recently broke, and I need a new headset with equal or better sound, but I'm having trouble finding one. I wouldn't really mind getting a new cloud II, but I'd much rather try something new. I bought the steelseries Arctis 5 yesterday, but the sound just isn't good compared to the...

I have an old 250gb hard drive that I use, and I finally decided to get a 3tb 7200 rpm HDD. I have the ability to plug in both because of this long cable with multiple sata power outlets, and I have some cords I bought for the sata to connect to my mobo - Asus P6T7 WS SuperComputer. What I'm...

I planned on buying an MSI Z97 Gaming 5 that was $110 on amazon but the price went up slightly and it is out of my budget. $110 is the max I want to spend on a motherboard, what is another good one that allows overclocking? Edit: Just found an i5 4690K with ASUS Z97-AR LGA 1150 Intel ATX...

Hey guys, for the past few weeks I've been getting BSOD every few days due to ntoskrnl.exe. I've tried solving this issue myself with Google but most solution haven't worked for me. Here's the dump files: On Mon 16/01/2017 8:46:02 AM your computer crashed crash dump file...

Hello, This has been happening ever since I've built this PC; Whenever a Windows update finishes, my PC will restart, like usual, but then my monitor wont display anything. I know for a fact it's not an issue with the monitor because it's happened to me on different displays, whether it be a...

So I'm having a problem choosing my new setup. I'm just.. SOOOOO CUNFUSED. So first of all : Shoud I choose triple monitor setup or An Ultrawide +1 monitor (3440x1440) (Acer Predator X34A) And if I wanted to choose an Ultrawide and 1 monitor, It means that I could game on ultrawide and have...

Hello, I've got a Corsair H60 (or at least something very similar). For the last several days if not weeks I've noticed that my PC was stuttering quite a bit on mundane tasks like web browsing. I had to reboot and my bios halted the boot up saying that the CPU was experiencing a heat event...

Using internet trough wifi on my pc works fine and its good and stable. Then there is my phone which also works fine. And now comes the tablet, it is always connected and has signal, but internet is just broken. I cant open a single page, before it stops midway. It doesnt disconnect, but it just...

I have a Hp 15-D005tu which I bought about 2 years back, the battery does not charge more than 84% I have tried the Hp diagnostics tool and it says my battery is "OK". I tried calibrating by letting the battery drain and recharging but now it stopped charging at 82%. Please help me with this issue.

Hey, This is my build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hRnmcf I am rejiggering things: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LBtTr7 Having some issues with games such as Arma 3 with lag spikes. Things i'm changing: -Extra GPU -60GB SSD -Adding/swapping RAM With the GPU I have an error message...

Recently i bought a new PSU (EVGA Supernova G2). It does a crackling sound like that (not my video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-ZXDNejlI which gets louder as the CPU load goes up (but is barely audible when under low load). Previously i had a new Corsair RM PSU which also made the same...

Please help people. I purchased an intel 600p ssd and as my motherboard (Z97 pc mate) does not have a m 2 slot, I also purchased a m 2 to pcie 3 x 4 adapter. I placed it into the pcie slot and the bios recognized it and so did windows and the intel ssd toolbox. When I try to use the intel...

Hi, does anyone have this PC CASE? Is it good ? Would you recommend it as a good cheap budget case? It has even cable management and good fan options. I am thinking about buying it.

hey all i dowloaded windows 10 for my laptop then it didnt want to charge so now rthe battery is dead and cant get it to charge what i did is foramted it with my dekstop pc (at local dick d and then there i formated it,Is there a way i can reinstal windows on my laptop HDD with my dekstop

Okay, So as the Title Suggested I am at a Crossroad and am a bit Lost. I am Preparing to buy a New GPU(Rx 480) but, after some research I have discovered that My Current CPU(FX-6300) will cause a bottleneck. I am unsure whether to one, Buy a Aftermarket cooler and overclock my Current...

I5 4460 3.40 Ghz Ram 8 gb Nvidia 730 4 gb ddr3 fan-less low profile (that's much as i remember) (Yes! Got all those "other" components assembled but do they really matter?) Been dying to get a gaming pc and I finally did! Now before i head into the store, I'd like to know what kinda fps i'd be...

Hey guys, Since the past or so my computer has been making a loud noise ( probably from one of the fans although I am not 100% sure of the origin of the noise ) and wanted to know what should I check for in order to quiet down my PC. I recently cleaned my PC and got rid of the dust on my CPU...

I mainly intend to upgrade the ram from a single 4gb card but I don't know how much the motherboard can handle or will allow of ddr3. While i'm at it I will upgrade the graphics card to but am unsure of what I should put in it weather there are specific factors I need to look for when upgrading...

Hi Everybody! I am currently waiting for my new parts to arrive Intel Core i5 6500 Asus H110M-A - Socket LGA1151 My doubt is: I am upgrading my Mobo and CPU from AMD's FM2 A8 6600k and i am not quite sure what are the steps to follow (after installing the hardware of course) 1-Should i...