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Went to a local pawn shop in Jacksonville, Florida They had an MSI gaming laptop for $300 Apache pro 5th gen i7 16 GB RAM 970m graphics Awesome find originally posted at over $1200 Always wanted. One but wasn't going to pay that much for it. Long story short pawn shops have great bargains...

Good day all, After 7 years, my old PC is slow and suppose it is only matter of time before something in it dies. As a matter of fact, power supply already burned out, so I have new PSU which to be used for the build, XFX XXX 650 W, modular. I intend to buy all parts within next 30-60 days...

Earlier today I spotted an ad on my local classifieds which was an i7 5820k processor for $250. According to the seller, it's only been used for 3 months. He's willing to throw in a mobo (Asus X99) + 16gb (PNY Anarchy) ram for a grand total of $450. I made a list of parts on PCPartPicker with...

Build a new system few days back, GPU and PSU are old though. Now the problem, GPU and on board hdmi both keep disconnecting and connecting display signals, much like when we would change channels on tv there would be a momentary black screen, except it keeps happening continuously in very quick...

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Hey everyone, I'd just like to ask if anybody would be able to tell me if I am able to run Skyrim on my pc with good fps (50-60 in most areas). Keep in mind this is in collaboration with about 30 mods PC SPECS: Nvidia Geforce GTX 980 4gb GDDR5 = 16GB of RAM GDDR3= Intel Core i7-4770 - 3.40GH...

there was a show that i recorded using my TV PVR and i got the files onto my PC but they where stored in .BIN files. i used VLC media player as suggested with no avail as well as a few video converting programs and nothing is yet to work, i have alst tried changing the extension but that failed...

So this question that I have, I don't have the most information, but I'll try to give as much as I can. Someone I know is trying to play a cd on their computer, but every time that they put it in, they can hear that the disk reader is spinning, but they never have a media player open. They...

ive searched and found nothing on this subject, so im here to ask about it. i know of dual and quad channel kits, but what about mixing things up, does it matter? 128GB kit vs 2x 64GB kits 64GB kits vs 2x 32GB kits 32GB kits vs 2x 16GB kits 16GB kits vs 2x 8GB kits 8GB kits vs 2x 4GB kits...

Here are my spes. https://gyazo.com/e3ce1b40c1bce991223342ab6dc4f3a4. When i play anygame, ranging from league of legends to GTA V to Osu, I always have these small lags when im doing something. For example, when i am playing Osu, the screen would freeze really quick out of no where and go away...

Not sure if perfect application or better compound is the winner, or maybe both, factory on the cooler with a pea of gelid on the cpu? Wadda yous guys think?

I recently upgraded my graphics card at the advice of another member here from a GTX 660 to a GTX 970, while it has vastly improved my performance, my CPU fan now will run louder and faster than ever before if I open up any games, even if they're on the same low settings that the 660 could run...

Can the intel 530 integrated graphics run oblivion?

I am going to be building a sub ambient cooling system. Its mostly just for fun, as in, I realize the money may be better spent on other components. The thing I need to know is, if anyone recommends a better way, or certain product for keeping moisture off of the PCB. I feel like a moisture...

Hi all, I have a Sony SACD player that I have to listen to through a set of Speedlink Medusa 5.1 headphones. These headphones use separate 3.5mm jacks that I have to connect through an RCA adapter to listen to. This works fine, I get full 5.1 and it sounds great. The problem is that it's way too...

gtx 760 3gb 192bit i5 4460 8gb ram ddr3 Any suggestion on improvement ? I play CS Go mainly

Would those 120mm fans fit above the cpu cooler? if yes, should I have 2? and which one is better? and why? Case: carbide 500r cooler on cpu: noctua NH D15 fan(2) for the top of the case: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Case Fan 1500RPM or Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Case Fan 1300RPM. For some reason, the...

Hi all, I'm curious about the shelf life of new-in-the-box computer gear. I know that used components can eventually fail due to blown capacitors and such, and I assume that even brand-new components that are stowed away for long enough would develop problems at some point. But daily wear and...

Hi I am looking for a monitor to pair with my gaming monitor. It will be primary used to watch videos, surf and do non-gaming things. I want it to be: 1440p 27" Hopefully below $400-500. Appreciate any help.

Hello all, I am looking to build a new gaming PC which I would use for video and photo editing as well. I use after effects and photoshop quite a bit along with a few games (not high level) I am on a budget here so anyway I can make this work? So any suggestion on motherboard or ram I should be...

Hello all, I am shopping for an ethernet switch for my house. I have 8 Cat6 cable runs to different rooms in my house (for TVs, computers, WAPs etc.), all routing back to the structured wiring panel in an upstairs closet. I will be utilizing Xfinity for my internet and TV signal, so I need a...

Price is probably not a problem as i have $200 and only need a 600-700w power supply, what is the highest quality possible power supply i could get? By quality i mean that it will last and has good safety features.

So I have this problem where ads pop up in Chrome and Steam. I'm using AdBlocker for Chrome which makes it obvious it's a virus. Already ran virus scans and adwcleaner, but the problem persists, as you can see the image of an ad in steam. http://imgur.com/lFiMdDI I've had this problem before but...

I'm trying to build a super-cheap VM box as a home lab, mostly with parts on hand. The VMs would not be under heavy load, EXCEPT that I want to be able to apply Windows updates as quickly and painlessly as possible. I may also be using Linux VMs as routers for various virtual networks. I have...

So i just recently got this gpu and ever since i can not play any games. it causes my pc to reboot after 10 min or less when playing. ive checked my temps and my psu should be able to run it with no problem (corsair cx 750w). also updated my bios and installed latest drivers for the card. i had...

I have about 70-100 dollars to spend. I have about 70-100 dollars to spend. System: AMD FX-4300 3.80GHZ Quad-Core | AMD 760G Chipset | 8GB DDR3 | 1TB HDD | Genuine Windows 10 Home 64-bit Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card | 24X DVD±RW Dual-Layer Drive | Audio: 7.1 Channel | Gigabit LAN...

OTHER than the obvious performance my baby is going to get, when I switch over, what things will I need to do to get it up and running seeing as it's a completely new mobo and completely new processor brand? Sorry, always had amd but finally had money to upgrade to intel and want to know what...

I found some rather inexpensive Windows 8.1 keys on Ebay for about $30, but I have no idea how to tell if they are legitimate or not?

So i own an apple computer im thinking of making a custom pc gaming pc and i was wondering to have windoes 10 do i need to have windows 8 then upgrade to windows 10 or can i just buy windows 10 with out upgrading Thank you and please answer.Also can i just buy a dvd optical drive to run windows...

Hi, several days ago when i turned on my pc my hard drive made this weird noise and loaded up the loading into windows screen incredibly slow like 5 minutes. so i unplugged the sata cable and plugged it back in and it worked fine. Today about 5 hours after using my pc i got a grinding sound...

So i am looking to upgrade my server cpu for the Xeon E3-1220 v3, as i understand it has no iGPU. Is there any MB like this? i am looking to keep power consuption as low as possible. thx

My laptop would appear to be running fairly hard(mildly warm and fan running fast) even without any CPU intensive applications(only google chrome and word). I have cleaned the dust out and it has not made any difference. When I use photoshop or solidworks it does not seem to be running too much...

So I am in the middle of building my system and I can purchase the FX8350 from an online distributor for $199.99 CAD vs the 8320 I bought from local for 189.99, just need thoughts and opinions on this build ? Also what is the best Graphics card for this type of build ? Case: NZXT S340 white...

My pc wont turn on when I press the power up button,but after plugging and unplugging 3 4 times or closing the power supply it opens up.Any suggestions?

My current laptop has a hard drive 5V 550mA, I want to put a different hard drive in it - it fits fine, just is 700mA is it okay?

Greetings! First of all, I am from the Philippines so; Mabuhay to all the Filipinos here and cheers to everyone. For the past few weeks, I have been thinking of building my own budget gaming PC as a gift to myself since Christmas is just around the corner. On top of that, my current rig is a...

Doing a bit of an overhaul of my system, and my power supply is right on the edge of being too little. If I need an upgrade what would you guys recommend for a good price? Thanks.

Hello! I'm sorry if I'm creating more threads but, many of them quite frankly, didn't help. Once again, hello and let me introduce myself. I'm a guy that was just minding his own business, getting some pictures from a party from my friends pc to mine. The USB contained some free games that...

Hello, I have recently acquired a second monitor, currently my main screen is a 32" TV, which is plugged in via a blue VGA Cable to my Nvidia MSI 750Ti GTX, and the other monitor (The one that says no signal) is connected via a VGA to DVI-D connector; my PC detects that both monitors are plugged...

Nvidia Gainward Geforce GT610 on This PC: Motherboard : Gigabyte H55M S2V PCIe : 2.0 Ram : DDR3 2gb 1333Mhz Processor: Intel Core i3 3.07Ghz @ 540 3.06Ghz If Want Anymore Info Then Tell ME!