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    Sata Power Cable

    Newbie Dave here putting together my 1st system. I have a EVGA PS that is totally modular. The Sata cables provided all have 1 end plug that goes into the PS and 3 end plugs that I assume you can connect 3 items to this. Do you guys know of any place that sells just a single cable without the...
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    Y50 70 Screen Replacement

    Hi everyone, i got a question about replacing my laptop screen. My Y50 lcd broke down, both lcd and touch panel. I want to ask if i can replace the monitor with non touch panel and lcd because it cost me less than the touch version. If it possible what should i do. Thank you. My laptop specs I7...
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    CPU Overheating or bad gpu?

    Lately on csgo I've been experiencing some serious FPS drops while playin in 16-man deathmatch servers. I have a amd 7870 video card and fx-6300 cpu. I do weekly dust removal to avoid heating problems but im still not sure why my fps is dropping? The card gets me 180-190'ish fps which i find odd...
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    Locking up, occasional blue screen and conflicts? Please help! :/

    Hey guys, Here are my specs Windows 7 64 bit intel core 2 quad q6600 @2.4GHz MSI G41M-P23 Mobo 8.0gb of RAM 780 GTX SC Intel 240gb SSD 2 internal HDD for storage. aoc i2757fh monitor I have been having this problem for a few months now and I am at my wits end. my computer will freeze...
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    FX4100 OC to 4500MHz throttling

    Hey, I have this cpu for a while now, and after getting this Hyper 212 cooler I tried overclocking it up. I succeeded but after some problems, the bios configurations went to default, and after setting up again, its throttling when under load. It happened before but unfortunately I cannot...
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    Internet issues. No IPv6. Super slow on pc. But alright on phone and tablet

    So my internet on my pc is slow. And I mean super slow. Steam and skype cant even connect enough to sync. My phone and tablet are both fine as far as speed, so I know its an issue with my pc. I am very frustrated at this point. Unusuable internet is almost worse than no internet at all. So, I...
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    GPU Usage spikes please help me. :(

    I don't understand why, but my GPU usage keeps spiking from 0 to 100 real quick, and I know this isn't normal, System build: R9 390, i5 4590, and an ultra x4 750w power supply. I have the latest driver and I have two power connectors coming from my power supply to my system compared to before...
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    Speakers won't work

    So I just installed a gtx 970 and installed the drivers for that and now my speakers won't work. When I plug my headphones into my speakers, I can hear an extremely faint buzz but that's it. the speakers are Logitech z200's. Thanks in advance.
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    Computer won't boot with two ram cards inserted

    I received a m5a97 le r2.0 for Christmas along with an amd fx6300 and 8gb(2x4gb) compatible g.skill ram. I struggled to get the machine to post for a while it got to bios once or twice but crashed on attempted boot. So I started testing the ram cards I removed one stick and the machine booted...
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    Hard Drive Failing?

    Have no info on hard drives but i read about running a S.M.A.R.T The health status is: Caution Temp: 43C Everything seems to be good besides this C5 Current Pending Sector Count Current: 100 Worst: 100 Threshold: 0 Raw Vaule: 000000000056. Just yesterday the raw value...
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    Setup Raid 0 (not on boot drive) and now Windows 10 gives error 0xc000000f

    Hello everyone! I would really appreciate any help solving this issue. I've recently purchased 4 500gb Samsung 850 EVO's and hooked them up into my case. I logged in and windows recognizes all four of them as Unallocated drives. Then I entered my MSI X99A Gaming 7 mobo's BIOS and switched from...
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    8320 & 390 or i5 4690 & 290

    I have a fx 8320 and a sapphire r9 290 currently but i could upgrade at christmas but only really the cpu and mobo or the gpu. What upgrade would be best for me for gaming.:)
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    Hard bricked Xiaomi 1S HELP!

    My friend's Xaiomi Redmi 1S got Hard Bricked. It doesn't power on nor responds to vol dwn + power btn for fastboot mode. Plz help to get this phone unbricked! service center isnt trustworthy in my area/
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    Build my own portable desktop! HOW?

    Hey! I am looking to build my own laptop, if it`s possible. I have a stationary PC and now I need a more portable one. I want to build a new PC that works for gaming and game recording, and also streaming, in addition to general use. Laptop is a great solution, but I would rather prefer a very...
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    Temperatures i5 3570K (IVY)

    Greetings. So, there's a little thing i would like to get enlighten on, about my IVY. To specify I'm cooling it with the Noctua NH D14, on a board outa MSI (Z77-GD65). So i was running the OC Genie mode which was included with my motherboard but i checked on the "V's" which OC Genie provided...
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    FX6300 always at idle clock speed

    Hey guys, so I got a new FX 6300 (had one previously but got bent pins beyond repair) and I've been running into some problems. No matter I do whether it's a torture test, gaming or both at the same time the clock speed remains the same as idle. It does not go above 1.37ghz yet all the temps...
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    r9 280x for 500w psu

    i5 4460 1x8Gb DDR3 B85M-D3V-a and this psu : https://www.komplett.se/img/p/800/9e5f3715-ff78-4c99-ab4a-ffa1f57190b6.jpg will i be able to use r9 280x
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    Looking for GTA V game knowledge

    Hi ..i got GTA V downloaded files from my friend it was around 30 GB. I installed and have to put my laptop date back to april 2015 to play it. As iam new into all this gaming stuff and dont know much about it can you please tell me that 1. can i know from where my friend has downloaded the game...
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    laptop 4700mq compatability

    Hi, I'm looking for the cheapest laptop compatible with the Intel i7 4700mq. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot.
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    samsung 950 pro ssd m.2 issue

    Hey, so I've put my new 950 pro in my laptop and it has turned my perfectly working msi gt72s pro into a laptop that doesn't turn on. Any ideas on how to figure this out?
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    Can someone take a glance at this laptop for me?

    I've been looking for a laptop for my grandmother for Christmas. It really just needs to be able browse the internet and run Microsoft Office like excel and word at a decent speed. I saw this on sale at Newegg and seems to be on a crazy sale. Am I missing something or why is it on such a steep...
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    Win7 update failure! help!!!

    Hello. I am having problems with updating Win 7 32-bit. Windows update doesn't do anything just keeps checking for updates but does nothing at the end. I've searched in various of forums for the solution, and I've tried everything I could find. By doing scf /scannow, restarting BITS, clearing...
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    i7 5820k idel temperature around 55 degree

    Hi Guys I got my rig around the beginning of the year. And I just noticed that my cpu idel temperature is around 55 to 58 all the time recently. I am not sure if it is the hot weather (It is summer is Australia). But recently, I started to look into the overclocking of GPU. I currently mount 2...
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    Any good ?

    Asus Z97-AR any good ?
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    Can I use an old graphics card from a shorted out motherboard?

    I don't remember exactly how I did it, but a few years ago I shorted out a motherboard after I put everything together. Rather than checking all of the parts, I just replaced everything right away. Today, I was looking through some stuff and found that I still had the graphics card laying...
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    i5 4460 vs other i5 haswell refresh non K

    Hi to all. Im sorry if this question seems to be kind of redundant as I have read other questions here that are the same but I would like to ask you all, is the i5 4460 any different from the 4590 and 4690 other than their clockspeed? Is there any fps hit on the 4460? My original plan was to...
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    Slim HTPC Desktop Case

    Hi Community, I'm searching for a slim HTPC desktop case with a maximum height of 11cm (heigth restriction by my living room shelf). My major complain about my current case (Silverstone ML-03b) is the restriction to use low-profile expansion cards. Recently I want my HTPC to completely...
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    Looking for help on my son's build

    I am building a budget gaming PC for my son and wanted to ask the experts. I know the RAM is slow but it was a great deal to get his foot in the door. Not positive yet in the GPU as im looking for Black Friday sales to grab that, but what do you think of this to get him going...
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    Are these components compatible?

    Hi, I'm trying to build a desktop that I'll use mainly for watching movies and running some applications like Photoshop and Dreamweaver etc, however I'm not so expert in hardware. So these are the components I've come up with MSI 970 GAMING Socket AM3+ 7.1-Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard...
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    What do I upgrade on my PC?

    Hi, I would like to upgrade my pc since I would like to play games with more fps. Budget: 250$ My specs: GPU: AMD Radeon HD 8240 CPU: AMD E1-2500 APU with Radeon(TM) HD Graphics RAM: 3.6 GB I just want to play LoL/CS:GO with decent fps & decent settings. By decent I mean that 60fps is...
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    Power Bank/External Battery for MSI laptop

    Hey so I just bought a laptop, MSI pe70 2qe, and the battery on this thing doesn't last a very long time. I'm thinking about buying a power bank so I can power my laptop off that if I start running out of juice on the laptop battery. I've been looking at a few power banks that say they can power...
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    ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ and Kingston HyperX Savage

    Hello everybody, I bought a mobo ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ and a single 8GB bank of memory DDR3 Kingston HyperX Savage 2133 MHz (HX321C11SR/8), but at the first boot the mobo doesn't recognise the RAM (just the fans on and no beep from the internal speaker, if I remove the ram the mobo gives me...
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    How could this happen?

    One day I updated my Steam application and turn off my 2 year old Dell Inspiron 5521 Laptop. Just a few hours something like 2 - 3 hours then turning it on again. My MASTER PASSWORD is not working anymore. tried reseting the CMOS battery and RAM .. nothing works.. most laptop now adays are...
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    Is my motherboard big enough?

    Hello. I recently bought a new PC and would like to know if my motherboard is big enough for everything and if it will work. I am asking about the airflow, if everything fits, etc. My build is: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core...
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    cpu clock speed keeps fluctuating when it shouldnt help

    hi im having an issue that i discovered when i went to play gta 5 the other day i noticed that while when i started it up and for the first few minutes it would run at a butter smooth rate of 70 fps while part of the problem did get solved [vram memory leakage] it did lead to finding another...
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    V CORE seems high

    on hw monitor it reads my v core at 1.7 volts.Is this right? from what ive read thats ridiculously high.Could it be a bad reading?Also i ddint manually overclock,i have it set to optimal in the bios so it runs between 4.4 and 4.6...the chip is a 4790k.Pic link below thanks in advance...
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    Unusable PCIe slots?

    I ran into something that seems funny to me so I’ll ask here if this seems normal. I have a Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H mobo. It has a PCIex16, then two x1’s and finally a x4 slot. No onboard video as I did not buy an APU as I intended to run a separate video card from the start and didn’t know that I...
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    GTX 980 Ti Not performing as well as I'd hoped

    Hi; So I got a Zotac amp! GTX 980 ti graphics card recently and it's performing well, but not aswell as how I've seen it perform for other people. For example, in this video https://youtu.be/qCekvSIl76s?t=214 the GTX 980 TI had an average framerate in GTA V of 86 on Very High Settings, 2x MSAA...
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    'Hitman' Delayed To March 2016, Citing Lack Of Content Available At Launch

    The reboot to the popular "Hitman" franchise is delayed to March 2016. IO Interactive said that it will add more content that will be available for fans at launch. 'Hitman' Delayed To March 2016, Citing Lack Of Content Available At Launch : Read more
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    Psu exploded (literally) after pluging in headset

    Hi everyone, I'm still quite new here but i find this forum very helpfull, so i'm posting another problem. I recently finished my new build : Intel I7 4790K Asus Gtx 970 Strix 4gb Mobo Asus Maximus VII Ranger Rog Crucial ballistix elite cl9 16gb ram wc corsair h110i GT PS Corsair CX 750W...