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What is better for multitasking, dual or quad core? I don't play games, no movies, don't care about high definition and if the screen is pretty. What I do care about: - Opening multiple tabs in browsers - Running simultaneously Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office, and tons of programs at the...

Can I run Assassin's Creed 3 in PC RAM 2gb ddr3 Processor Pentium (R) G620 2.60Ghz Graphics card no Hard disk 500gb

I went on holiday for 2 weeks and turned off all electronics from the mains. Upon my return, I tried turning the computer (desktop) on and nothing happens. It worked perfectly before and I am unsure of what to do. Any suggestions appreciated.

I have an ASUS GTX 1060 which has been fine until recently, but lately it's been turning the fan to (presumably) max speed without me being able to control it while at idle temps. I've been using Afterburner to try to stop it but even with a custom fan curve setting the fan speed to 25% at all...

Hey guys, I am building a ryzen work machine for 3d applications and a mix of cpu/gpu rendering. as the title states I am planning on starting off with 32gb of ram and upgrading to 64gb down the road. I have read about the issues with ram on ryzen builds. I have checked the QVL for the...

Is there a pluggable (probably USB) network adapter that is designed in such a way that it doesn't have limitations in MAC address spoofing?

I just formatted my PC and all my files are gone but my disc disk space on the C drive is the same as it was before formatting. Help??

Hello, I was just wondering if someone more knowledgeable than me could tell me if theres a bottleneck with my CPU and graphics card. CPU: AMD A10-5700 (3.4 Ghz Quad Core) GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti OC 4gb GDDR 5 Thanks in advance.

I've been using my seagate external hard drive for a while and it's been working fine. It usually appears as "Seagate Expansion" on windows explorer but now it only appears as "Local Disk H:" and when I try to click on it (left/right) it will make windows not responding, I also cannot open disk...

Im building a computer for my sister and was wondering if this was good for photoshop. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RfsT7h Thanks

Hi, I'm thinking of buying the delid die 2 and delid my i7 4790K, it been overclocked at 4.7 GHz for more than 2 years, and its warranty is only a month from ending. Its starting to fall to 84 degrees when encoding HEVC 10 bit 2-Pass encoding and reaching 80 with H.264 as of gaming it gets up to...

My build is going to be, i7 7700k (May Overclock later) GTX 1060 6GB 16GB RAM(8*2) @2666MHZ ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F MOTHERBOARD 1TB @7200RPM 120GB SSD COOLER MASTER HYPER 212X 3 MORE CABINET FANS 120MM Will this 650w PSU be good or should i upgrade or downgrade ? And also is this CPU cooler...

My fax machine is broken. I could buy one, but I have an old Windows XP Pro computer, and I thought I might be able to use it as a fax machine. I have a printer hooked up to it. If I buy an internal modem card, can I use that to send fax? Thank you.

I have an : i5-3350p 16gb ddr3 2133 corsair tactical ram samsung evo 500GB SSD Asus GTX 1060 Corsair TX750 Will this system bottleneck the cpu?

To resolve a BSOD issue, I have recently updated my drivers for my chipset, usb, audio and graphics card. I am no longer having the BSOD issue but now my I am having issues with usb devices plugged into my computer. The biggest issue is the keyboard and mouse will work fine for about 1 minute...

Pretty much every game I play will randomly freeze on me for usually 2-10 seconds every 5 or 10 minutes, I have tried games like counter strike, gta v, civ v, borderlands 2, seems like they all freeze at the same frequency. This issue started happening after I got a blue screen crash, and have...

I hava a HP Elitebook 820 G1 Serial Number USH527LOZV and ProductID: F1R80AWR#ABA. There is Windows 8.1 running perfectly. Recently the laptop started failing to boot when I press power button. Now when I open the Lid, the laptop starts booting but the POWER CUTS off as if there is no battery...

so i have a corsair h80i and i have brought the fans bring air in from the back of cpu into the radiator as push and pull. there is a fan on the top blowing air out, now i dnt have fans on the front, now i was wondering can i use this as exhaust to keep air flowing? so it will be like this...

I want to know if a formated sd card which was formated in a galaxy E tablet with movies on it will work in a galaxy s7 edge. Will I be able to watch those movies on the smartphone with it being formated from the galaxy tablet

Preface: My PC has a MSI Z97 PC Mate Motherboard, Intel i5 Processor, a 120GB SSD (which has Windows 10 Pro installed and currently has 42.1GB free), a 1TB HDD (676GB free), a 1TB external HDD (that really is never used), an NVIDIA GTX 970 graphics card, 8GB RAM, and a CX 600 PSU. It is a...

Currently in the process of building my 2nd rig, and didnt run into this problem on my first. So i hope i get a quick response, im gonna just keep refreshing this page lol. All of my internal case fans need a 3-pin on the MB, this ASUS MB i have only has 4 pin ones, the wire fits fine, just...

Help! I deleted Windows 10. I installed windows 7, but now I can't find drivers. Do not read any USB devices, only reads dvd

Hi i just recently built a computer and i can't figure out why my cpu is running as hot as it is. I have a liquid cooled system and on boot up i hit temps from 75-85c. Once my OS loads and im on desktop or browsing web it drops to around 51c but i also believe my motherboard is automatically...

Hello - I'm hoping some people have advice for this issue. My rig: Mobo: ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS CPU: AMD FX8350 Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 Ram: 32GB G.Skill DDR3 1866 memory (8gb 4x) PSU: OEM...

Hello, I am looking to build my father a new desktop, he is currently running an 11 year old system with vista. Most of the $500 builds I see on sites like best buy seem very lackluster for the price, considering most are limited to upgrades due to the OEM parts He does a lot of office stuff...

I have an G30 from asus and i want to install a i7 6700k i have as mainboard : says CpuZ : g30AB so can i install this cpu ?

I've moved my pc into a new case and suddenly I've run into problems with my WD Blue HDD. It's started to make this rhythmic noise whenever it's idle. It doesn't sound like the typical churning sound like when a HDD is crapping itself on it's deathbed, but still very noticeable. Sounds like one...

Hello. I have the ASUS ROG G751JY gaming laptop and I recently found out the "Create custom resolution" option in the NVIDIA control panel. When I clicked it, it gave me a warning and what it said in a nutshell was: "If you use this setting, since you go above what the manufacturer had planned...

The ssd is a sandisk "Ultra Plus". I swapped out my 2x 280x for an evga 1070, after i booted up my computer i noticed that one of my ssd's disappeared (the other ssd and hard drives were fine). I checked to make sure that it was dead by swapping a good ssd in its slot. Any clue as to how i...

I am planning to install gtx 680 into core i3 processor. Does the processor will bottleneck to the gpu?

My CSGO FPS has dropped dramatically, I recently (about a month ago) got a new PC it ran fine and fps was over 130 consistent.. All of a sudden it has dropped to under 60 and I don't know what has happened!??! It is really annoying please help :D Specs: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600 Gpu...

Looking to upgrade my cpu to a AMD FX 8370. Will my motherboard, a gigabyte 970a-DS3P, be compatible with it? Some say it will be fine, some say I will need to update my bios. Would like come info about whether I should purchase it or not. Thanks for the help. :)

Just today i decided to OC my GPU ( first time ever ) and i noticed something abnormal, my idle temps hover at 62C. Isn't this a bit too hot ? Below i have a link to a screenshot of my current OC and my status while idling. And if i am correct and nothing has changed, my temps under load are...

I apologize in advance, I posted this elsewhere but giving my uncertainty in the cause, here might have been better? I don't know if i'm putting this in the right section, i've often visited this site to read about people with similar problems and see how they resolved them. First time posting...

Summary of the situation I had a FX6300 with an according mobo and a R9 380, thermaltake 500w, everything working perfectly. I decided to upgrade to a i5 6600/8gb DDR4 with a GA-H170-Gaming 3(gigabyte) Started to play wither 3 and modded skyrim, amazing performance increase, loving it. Now 1...

Hello, I used have Sapphire 7850HD 1GB GPU, but unfortunately it stopped working so they refunded the money. So now I need to choose a GPU for my rig. Here's my specifications: AMD FX 6300 GSKILL 4GB RAM x 2 M5A97 R2.0 LE Motherboard COSAIR VS 550W PSU SEAGATE 1TB HHD SAMSUNG 120GB SSD...

My monitor: S22C150 My GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX960 4GB Any comments, suggestions and thoughts will be appriciated.

Hi, My brother's desktop has been shutting down randomly while working since a couple of months.What could be the reason? The specs are- Core i3 2125, 6 gb RAM,GTX 750,Antec 450 watts PSU,Win 10 Pro X64.

I have a brand new build i7 5820k 16gb vengeance ram gtx980 850psu and all I really do is play games I am coming from a ps4 and already the graphics are way better I have a Asus 144 hz 1920x1080 moniter but I just don't know if I'm only playing games if I should Hassel with over clocking or...

My computer won't boot up after virus I couldn't reinstall windows 7 because it wouldn't boot the disk so I formatted the drive with windows on it with a cable to my dads laptop and I plugged it back in and I can't get any screen past a black screen with A3 at the bottom right screen I tried...