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Hello, I've got a failing 80% fragmented Seagate Barracuda ST31000528AS 1TB SATA HDD that I need to replace. I posted a thread with the details and asked for help: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/1tb-hdd-80-fragmented-windows-10-optimise-drives-program-doesnt-help.3842613/...

I'm tired of playing games with this laptop I got - I can only get ~75 fps max, with lag spikes... It can be deconstructed for modyfying thankfully. Recommend me things to replace! I was told increasing the RAM would help; IT'S ONLY GOT 8GB, so by how much would it help? I could also buy a PC...

Rather simple question; might be a more complicated answer. Basically i have greatly enjoyed the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse , it's perfect for my use, in terms of size and weight, my last one lived for 3 years before the scroll wheel started dying; my current one lasted a mere 4 months...

Hi guys, the day has come I can no longer confidently play late release games at 1440p maxed out and would like to update my GPU and hopefully avoid needing to upgrade every other component. My PC has run flawlessly for the last 5 years+ for casual gaming and is only starting to show signs up...

Hey, so, I've had my pc for well over 4 years now, it runs on Intel 8500, DDR4 8x2 3200mhz and an AMD RX 590, I've decided that it is time to upgrade, I've build my PC, my sisters' and two for my friends, problem is, the one I am building soon is high budget at least for me and I don't want to...

Hi, I would appreciate any recommendations for a new PC build! Budget (including currency): 1700 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 1440p gaming at 165hz, Apex Legends, Hunt: Showdown, Minecraft w/ Ray Tracing, code compilation in VS Code, multi-tasking with...

Good day my fellow nerds! I am looking for recommendations on Motherboards for a NAS server at home. The OS I will be using is UNRAID OS. Server itself will be used for File Storage, VMs, Game Server Hosting, & Media Streaming. Right now I am struggling to find a motherboard that I like so I...

Currently looking for a headphone that is very comfortable to wear regardless of how long you put it on your ears and have exceptional sound quality (audiophile here). I prefer wired ones. Please don't recommend "gaming headsets", headsets that are called "gaming headsets" tend to be the worse...

Hello there. I'm looking for a nice speaker system for almost exclusively listening to music. Hoping to find one that is under the price point of $500 but a bit over wouldn't be a problem. Edit: Are there any specific companies to avoid or one's that would be good to try?

Hello, Could someone please recommend the best router for £100-150? (Is that enough for a decent one?) Virgin media modem is downstairs and the new router is to be positioned upstairs, connected via cat6 cable. I live in a 3 bed house set over 2 floors. It's not a huge house by any means...

Hey, as a person who's never built a PC before, I'm wondering if any of you have some advice, recommendations, tips, or things I should keep in mind for this build location: USA Budget: around $900 before tax (for the pc) Goal: great ventilation and cooling with no concerns of overheating...

I'm looking for a projector for artistic purposes rather than traditional home theatre use. Do you have any recommendations for a good projector that works well in a bright room that's under £500?

So these are the specifications of my current PC: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-Core, 8-Thread @3.70GHz with Radeon RX Graphics Processor AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Graphics Card OLOy DDR4 RAM - 16GB(2x8GB) - 3000MHz (When I enable XMP, I only get to 2667MHz, not 3000MHz as advertized...) ASRock ATX...

So I'm planning to get a new pc around early 2021, and I don't have much pc knowledge, but based on what I have googled, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DjxGqp - is this good? I'm planning to go for a higher end 3080 build if that makes sense. I'm planning to both overclock both my CPU and GPU so...

I built a PC from scratch a while ago and bought my current PSU as a placeholder since I was out of money at the time and I'm looking for some recommendations I don't have a particular idea for a price range at the moment PC Setup -CPU: Ryzen 2600x -GPU: RTX 2060 6GB -RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw V...

Hello I always come to this site for help the community is great for helping novice builders like myself. I brought my own question with me to ask today and it's essentially that my PC is a bit dated now and doesn't meet the minimum requirements for my newer games, specifically Horizon zero...

Hey guys so I got a build I did 2 years ago and im thinkin of upgrading something but dont know what exactly to upgrade i'll leave my specs to see what you can recommend Thanks MOBO : Asus B150 Pro Gaming/AURA PSU : Corsair Cx550m CPU: Intel i5 6500 3.2 GHz Ram : 8gb Kingston Fury X Ram...

Anyone with any comments or recommendations on my gaming pc build? I’m pretty new to building and wanna get it right. Look to stay around the 900-1100$ price range. Thanks PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jpns4n CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor ($334.89 @...

Looking to restore/upgrade a pc from 2009ish, originally was a business PC that got put in the back room somewhere... Never done this before so I am looking for some advice on what parts are solid and what needs replaced/upgraded. Turned it on and got it running, but OS is severely outdated so...

I'm looking for a new monitor. I want to color grade 1080p Blu-ray quality video on it, so I want one with accurate colors, brightness, and contrast. I'm doing it as a hobby, so I don't need a super-expensive professional-level one, but I do want it to be as accurate as possible as I can get...

Hey folx! I'm a programmer and I use my computer for software development, and also for daily use, movies internet etc. I'm not a gamer, but I like quality movies, and need to read a lot of small fonts and text. Anyway, I can't seem to find any website that allows you to filter monitors by...

I used to run a wire from the headphone jack of my television to the AUX input of an old 1980s or 1990s SoundDesign cabinet stereo, which I had hooked to some speakers. I have no idea what the wattage of the stereo was, but it sounded great to me while it worked (which was for about a decade...

I'm looking for a computer that I plan to use both as a regular computer for Internet browsing and such, and for 1080p Blu-ray quality video editing and color grading. I'm just a hobbyist, so I don't need something that's professional quality. I always buy refurbished, as I don't have much...

So I have an XFX RX 570 4 GB that I bought used (Probably was used for mining like pretty much all used GPUs on the market) a month ago, it's been working fine so far, I usually use it at 55% fan speed while gaming which is about 2200 RPM, but today I noticed that one of my fans (the front one...

Hello, I'm quite new when it comes to computer hardware so I am hoping someone could help me get started. I've been searching for components online and here's what I came up with so far: Chassis: Fractal Define Mini C Motherboard: MSI b450m pro-vdh max CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x GPU: RX 5500 XT 8GB...

Im looking at upgrading my video card, but I'm very worried about compatibility issues and want to check with everyone here before purchasing anything to make sure the card i buy will cooperate with the rest of my system. Heres what i have right now OS: Windows 10 Home GPU: Amd R9 380...

Hello everyone, I have a little budget for an upgrade for my PC and now I got one of 2 choices... So my PC does not have any SSD but it's running off a 120 MB/s read/write speed HDD, So the 2 choices are: 1- Upgrade RAM from 8 GB to 16 GB 2- Buy a 240 GB SSD Both these upgrades are the same...

Hi, so I'm looking for a laptop with following specs: i7 8550u or i7 8650u or i7 8565u (or am I better off with an i5 9300H? IDK yet) 16GB of Ram mx250 GPU or a GTX 1650 max-q 1080p IPS or TN display 265GB or 512GB NVMe SSD My budget is 850 - 900 USD I'm gonna be using it for web development...

Hello! I am looking for a fast laptop in the £250-£300 mark. I have a PC that I built myself with an i5 8500k cpu, GTX Aero 1050 ti gpu, 2tb hardrive and 250gb ssd. I am looking for a similar laptop, though I know for that price I will lose some speed. Main uses: doing university work without...

Hey there, Relative beginner at assembling PC's. Looking to drop a new GPU into an older rig in hopes of getting a FPS bump in a few of the games I have time to play. Bought the PC in 2012, specs are: Intel Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40HGz, 3400 Mhz, 4 Cores ASRock Z77 Pro 3 AMD Radeon HD 7700...

I currently have a G102 mouse from Logitech and I’ve read some similar issues regarding its double-clicking issue (single left click registers as double click or more, sometimes it doesn’t even register) despite its bad reviews online and one of my friend actually had it and said it double...

Greetings! I've made a similar thread between two PSUs couple of days ago but now i have multiple choices from which i can pick. My setup currently has: Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz (No overlocking intended) Asus AM4 A320M-K 8GB HyperX 2667MHz single module (No overclocking intended) RX 570 4GB...

I do not currently have one and looking to get a new one for work. I have checked out Dell XPS 15 model with almost top specs but that fetches a price tag between 1,900 and 2,200£. Similarly, I want to explore another option of building one. The equivalent specs I'm looking for are: 15.6"...

Context The main drive I use for downloading to is beginning to experience errors, which I'm assuming is a harbinger of failure, so I'm looking for a replacement. Considering high-capacity drives can be expensive, I'm looking for a replacement that is going to be able to handle an intense...

I recently had my car robed with all my camera gear, i previously had a Sony SLT-A58 and a lot of gear for it. but almost all the gear got stolen only have a tripod and little gorilla tripod left so im in-need of a new camera and since all my gear got stolen i can start from scratch so i wanted...

I finally got to build an entry level pc and now I don't have the money to buy any game for it anymore, so looked into some free to play titles and the games that I have collected through give aways. and so far I have really been anjoying planetside 2, because of the huge battles. But it's...

So I built this computer a little over 2 years ago in an attempt to build a good gaming PC with a $1000 dollar range. This resulted in me buying these components: CPU: I7-4790K GPU: GTX 1060 RAM: 16GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 MHz Motherboard: ASRock h97m pro4 PSU: 550 Watt (EVGA I believe) CPU Cooler...

Hello! This is my first time posting here, so please forgive me if this topic has been addressed a bunch of times. I've been reading through the threads, and the most recent similar one I could find was posted in 2017, and I'm looking for up-to-date recommendations. I'm currently an MFA Film...

I currently have this rig CPU- amd fx8350 vishera Ram- 8.00GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 665Mhz Motherboard- ASrock 760GM-HDV GPU- HTC 1050ti EVGA Storage- 931GB Hitachi I saw that this motherboard could support Intel i7 7th core ? I'm not completely sure, I need the most efficient way to upgrade...

Im using a the stock cooler for my AMD A8 5600k. I currently just bought a new hard drive and some new ram and I want to get the temps down on the CPU. So Im looking to buy a 3rd party air cooler thats not hard to install and will give me some better temps. My budget is about 25$ and I need it...