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I recently purchased a used macbook SSD to use as a Windows OS Boot drive. I cloned the old drive using easUS and it wouldn't boot. I disabled and enabled a bunch things in Bios, but disabled 32-bit tranfers in the drive settings and the drive boots. I returned everything back to the default...

When I play GTA V on my laptop, it works fine and smooth on low graphics for 20 minutes. Then it suddenly crashes with the error- GTA V has stopped working. Sometimes if I'm lucky enough, then it goes on for 1 or 2 hours, but again, it crashes. Also, please note that I'm experiencing overheating...

I'm on a Samsung laptop that came with Windows 8, I downloaded Windows 10 ISO and wanted to install fresh from the USB, then this happened: 1. The USB drive won't show up on the boot menu if I don't disable FastBoot in the BIOS. 2. The USB won't boot if I don't disable secure boot in the BIOS...

Windows 10 has been out for almost a month, and its Xbox app is getting an upgrade to allow high quality game streaming from the console to the PC. Xbox One Can Now Stream At 1080p, 60fps On Windows 10 : Read more

Hi Everyone. My rig has been giving me problems so I have been using my backup machine. Both run 7 x64 with very similar hardware so I could use one to troubleshoot the other. Q8800, Gigabyte GA-p43-ES3G, 8gb@2.1v, HD7950. I'm attempting to install a WD Red 3tb drive that is known good and...

I've been dealing with this bsod for more than a year i think, and i've had enough of it. I tried a lot of things, like updating my drivers, chkdsk, malware and virus scans, but the bsod still appears. Most of the time it appears randomly, when i play games, when i'm on Youtube, anytime really...

I am looking for a quite config for my PC but it am now wondering what would be better? more fans at lower RPM's or less fans at higher RPM's? (to keep the system cool too)

hello everyone so i currently have a MSI R7 260x 2gb and i think its kinda time to upgrade this baby but well im kinda a noob too what comes to buy new stuff to my pc so a graphics card around 200€-300€ thanks

I've had a lot of issues with Windows 10 so far especially because I can't connect to the internet therein I cannot download any of the drivers for Windows 10 that will allow a large majority of my hardware to function. Here's my problem. I have an ASRock Z97 Extreme MOBO but all the drivers...

So i have a GTX 750ti SC with Intel core I3, and i cant even play Just Cause 2, It should be able to play any game in at least medium settings with 50+ framerate but its not going as fast as it should idk why. I got all the drivers installed, maybe it could be because my Power Suplly is a bit...

Hello everyone I've recently stumbled across many of my ps2 games and have recently gotten into skyrim on the xbox. I've heard that you can make isos of your old ps2 games and that you can have a lot of mods on skyrim for PC. What I'm wondering is how powerful of a PC do I need if I plan on...

I have upgraded 3 laptops and one old gaming pc with windows 10 without one single problem. please somebody talk me out of upgrading my RIG IN SIG.. I am getting lazy here and I am wondering if I really need to do a clean install and go through all the work involved to do that or if the upgrade...

So last night I decided to finally install my cooler master seidon 120v liquid cooler to see if I could get any higher on my overclock with better temps. I'm running an amd fx4350 and Asus crosshair formula mobo. Prior to the new cooler install I was running a cm hyper 212 and stabily...

Avira, Bitdefender and Kaspersky Lab achieved perfect scores on AV-TEST's latest evaluation, while Microsoft came in dead last. Avira, Bitdefender, Kaspersky Top Antivirus Test Results : Read more

I am looking for a so called "console killer" PC. It needs to include WiFi as i am not able to use internet, but do not worry about a Operating system as i already own a copy of windows 7. i am willing to spend 50-80 bucks extra if needed (also note it is Australian dollars please make sure you...

Hi everyone, need help choosing the right components to get the best value for my money. Looking to build my first computer this week. My budget is £800 (All components except monitors) I will be using it for general use and Gaming (preferable high quality graphics). Would also like to have...

Hi guys, So I have just finished my first PC build that I have been saving up for over the last few months to put together and want to go triple monitor for gaming and general use, only problem im facing is what monitors I should be going for and that aren't overly expensive, around £200 or less...

Hey there, first thread! :bounce: So I've been using a HP dv6-2171nr as my mobile pc for the better part of 5 years now. I'm building a new desktop already so i'm not interested in buying a new laptop. Also I haven't been able to find a single person online that even has the same laptop...

do i get windows 7 or 8 my budget is 100. what is the best for gaming or does it not matter?

Hello everyone! I recently bought myself a 256GB SM951. After testing it, i felt quite disappointed by the CrystalDiskMark4 results. Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD: 4 times with 2GiB run Seq Q32T1: Read: 716.4 Megabytes / second Write: 810.1 Megabytes / second 4K Q32T1: Read: 170.4 Megabytes /...

Hi, i have a pc with AMD A8-6600k CPU and integrated radeon hd 8570d. Im wanting to get the r7 260x and i dont know if itll cause any problems and if possible what are the benchmarks id be getting for those who have the same specs. Current PC Specs CPU: A8 6600K GPU: Radeon Hd 8570D PSU: 500W...

I bought hp envy k214nx laptop. Wierd enough, i found under display in device manager both intel hd 5500 and nvidia gtx 850m dxdiag lists Intel HD 5500 under display tab, steam detects the intel hd 5500 but the nvidia software is intalled and working fine and updates regularly. how's that...

Basically I have an fx8350 on Asus sabertooth r2.0 with a thermal take silver arrow CPU cooler. New to over clocking so as much detail and help can be given will be much appreciated. Target is 4.5ghz stable. Thanks in advance

how come I keep having issues viewing tomshardware pages. I can read one page for 5 min and then click to go to next page and it blocks the page saying make sure cookies and java are enabled. I get this on my pc and on my iphone even with the iphone not connected though wifi. something is ser f...

I just got my new PC up and running and im running into a big issue. If I watch any 4k youtube vid at 4k, the video picture and audio is skipping bad. Its like im constantly pausing and unpausing non stop. I dont have any games installed to test out yet. i7 4790k MSI Gaming 7 Z97a mobo MSI...

I have in my laptop {Compaq Presario C700} a bus speed of PC2-5300s then can u please tell tell me that bus speed of it's lower version ram will work or not.. {i.e. Like pc2-2300.... bla bla don't know any version ;) :bounce:}

Hi, Recently, my pendrive got infected with virus, so I ran Usb-Fix. As I have observed before, it sets UAC to highest setting and turn all accounts into admin. This time something happened. Now when I try to open any windows setting, it dims the background but doesn't show anything. It...

Hello, is this power supply good for my build? This are my pc specs Intel i5 4690K 3.5 GHz Cooler CPU Thermalright Rev B MSI GTX970 Armor OC 4GB Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 2x Kingston 4GB DDR3 1866MHz HyperX Savage 1x HDD Seagate 1TB SATA III 64MB 1x SDD SSD Kingston V300 120GB...

So, I got this beast gaming rig: Specs Are: CPU: Intel core i7 3960X extreme edition CPU cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120XL Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 WS RAM: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 16GB Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (I have 3 of them) Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce...

I need a GPU that runs on 400w PSU, and can play dying light at playable fps no matter what settings. Intel is prob the best bet here and my limit is $130. My build is here ------------>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qLx3Q7

I have a 2.4g & 5g Wifi setup. The 2.4g SSID DHCP is timing out when trying to connect from several devices (tablets, Windows laptops, printers, etc). The 5g seems to be working just fine. There is just one unit serving up DHCP functionality on this LAN. I've checked to see if there are SSID...

Hi, I'm opting in for my first mechanical keyboard. I know the differences between the types of keys though i don't know which i prefer so at the moment your opinion would be nice. I'm gonna go with corsair as i love the aluminum on them. The bit I'm unsure of is which one of thew two to go...

Dear Community Members, I am looking to build a new PC and the only game that I play is WoW : WOD. I have been researching and reading lots of articles on the same and have finally narrowed down my options to the following two builds , appreciate your inputs for the same and your...

Hi Everyone, I know this is a common question but i couldn't find the right post with the answer. I currently have some Crossfire HD 7950s. I have been getting a lot of graphics crashes where the displays go down and then the GPU fans go to 100%. This happens after swapping cards and each card...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and I don't know where to post, so I post this thread under Windows 8, but maybe it should be under Drivers/Motherboard. So I'm getting frustrated with blue screens that are occurring on my computer and it seems I ran out of solutions or maybe I'm not such an expert to...

Is there a way to make like a button so you dont have to rightclick and change view icons everytime?

That Noctua is taking its sweet time to develop its products is no surprise, and therefore there are also no huge surprises at its Computex booth. Even so, that didn't stop Austrian cooling manufacturer from impressing us. Noctua Slowly Advances At Computex 2015 : Read more

Im currently leaning towards either the MXL 990 or the AT2020 (Both XLR) I'm looking for a microphone to record voice overs, while playing games like minecraft and rust, and for just talking on Skype. I have been watching videos on both these mics and I don't know which to get. If there are any...

as i want to buy gtx 960 for my pc with dh55pj motherboard so i want to ask will my board will support it ? i am having 8 gb ram and this board only support 8 gb ram so graphic card work or i have to reduce my ram? and will my i3 540 bottleneck this card?

I'm working on making simple upgrades to my 8-ish year old desktop (Gateway GT5238E), which I have recently given to my partner's son. I purchased an Intel E6700 processor from Ebay last week, in hopes that it would be a compatible upgrade for the machine. Upon installation, it did not yield...