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Tried running a cpu benchmark and went to the task manager and set its priority to Realtime... Result: Instant, system-wide freeze. Requiring a forced restart of the machine. Actually it didn't crash per se... the OS just stopped responding.

Hello, as I said in the title, I recently bought a Windforce RTX 2070 from gigabyte and I'm realising that the temperatures reamain at 74ºC-ish and 64% fan speed while gaming which obviously makes it really noisy. Does anyone has this problem with this graphics card aswell? Thanks! **Update: I...

So I'm looking forward for a new pc and this is what my wish list is i5 8400 RX 580 8GB MSI Z370-A Pro I would like to overclock RX 580 8GB but can EVGA BQ 500W handle it or do I have to step up the PSU? This PSU has just the perfect price for me so can my PSU atleast handle these components...

i'm a photographer so i use my hp for editing photos in lightroom and so, its a a8 5500b cpu and hd 7560d apu, 8gb 1600 ram only 5.5gb readable so the 2.5 is for the apu im not happy with the gpu performance i dont know why its so weak with lightroom and not as good in gaming so im planing to...

I am adding an additional access point to a gateway-to-gateway vpn and need to change the IP address on the router I am adding, but can not access the router login. I know the ip address of the router is currently set to 192.168.1.5. I need to change it to 192.168.10.5. The router, if it...

I've been using a Toshiba 1TB HDD for a year and a half now and only used up to about 400 GB. Now, Windows 10 takes forever to load which in this case is 6 minutes. And noises were heard even if I am 3 meters away. I heard that SSDs are much quicker and make no sound at all so I might get a 480...

I'm trying to run a triple monitor setup on an AMD r9 280. The port on the back are one dvi, one hdmi and two mini displayports. For monitors, I have three Asus VX228h. These have two hdmi ports and one vga port. I connected them all. One with a dvi to hdmi, one with a hdmi cord, and one with a...

Hi Guys, I have a tower equipped with: 4GB GTX 970 16 GB RAM i7 - 4790K processor running windows 10. My computer has had no problems running extremely demanding games like Witcher 3 at Ultra settings. However, with GTA V I can never cross the 11.9 FPS mark right from the opening of the...

Alright so, In short; My 4G connection just feels unoptimized for gaming at all (Even tho I've read many places on the internet that it's ideal). I tested a public WIFI at non-peak times and it performed better than my 21mbps 4G connection even tho my average ping was higher on the WIFI. And I...

I want to buy a new graphics card for my dell laptop and this is the cheapest its, but it's hp so I wanted to know if it is compatible because I saw some like it by dell but more expensive it is a HP Nvidia Quadro 1000M 2GB Laptop Video Card 677908-001 665077-002 703483-001

Currently looking at two monitors one is 5ms IPS 60hz and other one is 1ms TN 60hz. Is there going to be a difference when playing team fortress 2 ?? Both monitors are 1920x1080 resoloution.

At work we have a Synology DS1511+ NAS. It has made a bit of noise intermittently, but when I got in today it sounded like someone was munching on ball bearings. So far it does not appear that performance has been affected, and all users are still able to access their data. What is the...

A friend of mine is on a very tight budget and i was wondering what is the best PC you can build for £450 (£ not $). He will be gaming on it and not much else.

Hey guys, I'm wanting to do a custom liquid cooling setup in the near future and was wondering if anyone knows of some sites in the UK that sell parts at a reasonable price? I'm looking at doing a simple liquid cooling loop for my CPU, but may expand it to my GPU later on if I feel the need to...

hey, I am not sure which components to pick for my custom build desktop. The desktop will be used for Programming, gaming (DOTA2). The format has to be Micro ATX, and the case should to be minimalist design preferably. I wont be needing a HDD,OS,optical drive. I was thinking of getting these...

This is my specs what I want for my pc and guys i would like some feedback for any changes or if this pc is fine thanks. PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£133.00 @ Amazon...

Wow, I can't believe I'm posting on Tom's Hardware. For nearly TEN years, this has been the go-to site for me to resolve my own issues. Reading the forums here has always got me through...until now. What I've got: Intel Core2 Duo (E8400) 3.0GHz EVGA 790i SLI FTW 4 GB Crucial (2x 2 GB in...

So, I was reading this article http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/buying-advice/windows/3466588/windows-7-or-8-which-is-best-for-gaming/ which says "If you’re interested in the technical differences, Windows 7 has only partial support for Direct3D 11.1, which is part of DirectX. Windows 8 has full...

cpu: amd fx8350 moba: giga ga990 cooler: CM hyper 212 vc: evga gtx 660 oc ram: rip jaw 8g storage: seagate barracuda 1 tb case: corsair 500r psu: corsair cx600 any opinions? last chance ordering in bout an hour.

Archived from groups: alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim (More info?) I have some ONJ. Eagles, Chicago and other countless songs I have bought over the years. I have many on vinyl and many cassette tapes and even some 8 track cartridges full of music. Can I download the songs I have already...

i cant decide between the gtx 560 oc ti card or the ati 6950 1 gig card,which one is the better card or are they both as good as each other

:hello: Hello Fellow members... I am a newbie to the forum but not to the site have being using it for quite some time..and found many good answers over that time. I have just upgraded to Win 7 (H.Prem) & from Vista Home-premium!Must admit to feeling a wee bit dissapointed with it..after all...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) When i go to help and support, then click on, Windows XP Newsgroups, i go to Welcome to Support, but there is nothing on the left side were" Ask a friend to help" and "Go to a Windows Web site Forum" should be...

Integrated microphone on laptop not working

Hello ppl, i am having some "delays" using the Microsoft game-pad on the PES2010. I wonder if could be related with the USB hub? Playing with the keyboard i do not notice any delay on the response time of the player after pressing the keys. Any ideas? Many Thanks,

Hello, install printer hp laserjet 1100 win7 32bit

The 660 Ti is $309.99 and the 670 is $409.99. I may be able to stretch the budget out a bit but if it's not worth it, I'd rather save the money for something else. I'll be running both cards with an i5 3570k and 8gb of ram. Is the 670 really worth $100 more than the 660 ti? I plan on playing...

Hi, I'm looking to buy a new laptop and I was wondering if I would be able to take the SSD out of my normal desktop (the ssd is a 128gb samsung 840 ssd) and put it in the new laptop? I'm trying to save as much as i can and if I dont have to spend another $100+ on another ssd that'd be awesome...

I have a brother dcp7020 that is hardwired into a pc with Xp OS I want to print to the dcp 7020 from my laptop that has a Vista OS thru a wireless netgear router

Currently I have a 2600k and I am going to be buying a new motherboard sometime soon. Should I even bother going with a newer Z77 motherboard, when I can get an older Sandy Bridge chipset for cheaper with the same features?

Archived from groups: alt.games.everquest (More info?) Hello all, My question pertains to saving a second chat window. I set up a second chat for tells and group text. I'm hitting the apply button after I make my changes, but every time I log off, it seems to erase my settings. I log...

I got a 'free upgrade to windows 7' when i bought my acer aspire 4810T last year. I ordered the windows 7 upgrade disks a few months ago and tried to upgrade to windows 7 but am now stuck on the last stage of the process, as my cd drive is no longer recognized by my laptop (and i need to insert...

Does anyone know what the underlying differences are between the E6600 and the E6700? OK, so we all know the clock speeds are different. Could it be the same darn chip, but with the E6700 using 266 * 10 settings VS E6600 using 266 * 9 settings? Im a noob, so be nice plz :)

Hello, cant get my v,92 to connect to al they say they don't detect the modem what do i need to do

Hi, I'd like to know if this PSU: High Power 300W HPC-300-102 13A on the +12V ...is enough for an AGP X800XL.

I have a Agfa T200 duoscan and a new computer windows 7 pro are their drivers and scsi to usb cables that will work Robert Walker rwalker820@msn.com

Just thought this was an interesting article, and not biased..... http://news.com.com/IBM+warms+to+AMD+Opteron+servers/2100-1010_3-6066330.html?tag=nefd.top

Archived from groups: alt.games.everquest (More info?) If an aggressive mob's been pulled some distance from their spawn point, do they transfer aggression to whoever's in the area once the lock's broken? Or do they return to their spawn point before becoming aggressive again? I ask because...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (More info?) I recently purchased a new GeForce FX5200 in hopes of getting a game to run. No luck. I meet the minimum requirements for the game (I have a Pentium II, 400, 384 megs ram, small 6 gig HD) , so at the very least the game...

My system aint to bad but comparing with Toms VGAII & III it's a bit poor when gaming...real poor...in fact there must be something wrong!! Specs are - 2.8ghz P4 HT MSI Geforce 5600XT 1gb Ram DDR DX9c Forceware 6.14.10 Okay, according to Toms guides UT2003 running 1024x768 time demo on max...