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Hi! My current desktop has a Core i5 2400, while the laptop I'm looking at has an i5 6300HQ. For video/photo editing, which is better? Thanks!

Hi there, So I bought a Hyper 212 (I don't know if it was 212+ or 212evo or just 212) back in 2009 i think for my i7 2600k. Mid last year I made a new build using an i7 4790k and kept the stock heatsink on there, today this heat sink is running loud for the last time I need to change it. I was...

Hi, I don't do any gaming on my PC but I do like to do a fair bit of Astrophotography which is fairly CPU intensive when processing files. I also like to have a reasonably fast machine for quick application loading etc. Heres what I was thinking about for the build: Intel - Core i7-8700K...

Hello there so i build a brand new pc for a costumer that was working fine for 2 months even with a soft overclock, after that he decided to update the bios of the motherboard and then the problems came out. The pc is not able to install load windows install when booting from a usb since it...

Hello, So I’ve recently built my own gaming computer and now I’m trying to install windows 10 from a flash drive to no avail. I’ve already set it up in the bios to boot into the drive and then it goes through the windows installation process. Now the problem comes when I select the only drive I...

Hi and Happy New Year everybody! I kinda need your help guys. I own an ASUS Z270F Motherboard paired with an Intel I7 7700K (which provides only 16 PCIE lanes). According to user manual, the motherboard got the 3 following PCIE slots: 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16...

A friend of mine is selling a EVGA 960 4g supersc for $100. I trust him that it works well and he has had it for 9 months. No mining. He replaced it with a 10 series card. Should I snag it. I’m putting together a build and this could save me on buying a newer GPU at the current prices. This will...

So I have been having these massive screen tearing, and glitchy graphics since I started playing the game today I will show an example of the problem in the video but now I had been trying all options but none are working and I have DirectX12 on so I am probably gonna see if turning it off is...

Hi, Recently built a new gaming rig. The CPU is a Ryzen 5 1600. For the first day or two everything seemed fine. Then at some point, Windows has started massively underclocking my CPU, severely affecting my performance in games. My temperatures are completely fine. 30 degrees idle, doesn't...

Hi! So I have this old pre build gaming pc from asus called the rog g30, and I've decided to upgrade the gpu to a 1080ti and move everything into a new case for further future upgrades. Would I run into any compatibility issues? any suggestions for cases? can i still use the 980 somehow or...

i like to play Games on 1080p / 60fps so will the gtx 1070 be good for 3-4 years or should i buy the gtx 1080

My computer only has its dedicated video ram set to 32MB which when I searched for things that could run it, ROBLOX couldnt even run it on the minimum which was hilarious. I would like to know how I could change that and if I can. SPECS Processor: Inter(R) Core(TM) i7-3537U CPU @ 2.00GHz RAM...

Hi, I want a motherboard that will fit well with my CPU (i7 8700K) and that has a the best features. I will be using 3000Mhz Lat15 DDR4 Ram Stick and a ASUS Rog Strix GTX 1070. M.2-2280 MX300 Crucial 525Gb for a drive. This PC will be for Video Editing/3D animation/Gaming Planninh on...

I havent kept up to date with the pc community in a while and I know lots of new good cards came out. Im trying to upgrade from a r7 240 and my friends tryna go from a gtx 730, idk, some really out of date card. I was wondering if the 1050 ti will do us any good. Its cheap which is what scares...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ (will be my first build) I feel as if now looking and researching it looks bad. All I want is to be able to play Garry's mod with at least 20 but would prefer 50 (I get 0 now, with .5gb of vram, 4gb ram, intel dual processor). Another game is Team Fortress 2 I get...

I have had this 2TB internal Seagate HDD for ~5 years. It's for storage only, the OS is on another drive. Last night while qbittorent was writing something on it, the HDD started to make a repetitive, jarring sound. I was on my headphones so the sound could've been going on for a few minutes...

So first things first i will give you all my Specs: Intel I7 870 P55-CD 53 Motherboard Hyper 212 LED 500 W 80 plus certified PSU 8 Gb of corsair XMS3 ram Windforce 1050 ti 4gb Graphics card So today i was scrolling through facebook and i saw that there was a listing for a 8350 Black Edition a...

Intel Core 8th Gen Coffee Lake CPUs listed for back order INTEL BOXED 8TH GEN INTEL I7-8700K PROCESSOR [BX80684I78700K]: $484.44 -> 382 USD ◾INTEL BOXED 8TH GEN INTEL I7-8700 PROCESSOR [BX80684I78700]: $407.73 -> 321 USD ◾INTEL BOXED 8TH GEN INTEL I5-8600K PROCESSOR [BX80684I58600K]: $338.00 ->...

I want to try get a good Gaming PC That is able to play Games such as Black ops, GTA, Racing games etc whilst being able to record the gameplay footage at a steady FPS. I want to try have a GTX 1060 or 1070 as the GPU But i just need help with the rest. Thanks!

Hi guys. Windows 10 was upgraded on my pc from 7 at work. Now my ssd which is used for storage (not o/s) is no longer working. Not shown in bios. Tried different sata ports, cables and other pcs. Any ideas? Seems a coincidence as it was working fine before upgrade.

Hello guys, I just installed my ryzen 5 1500x with it's heatsink on my asus prime b350m-a motherboard, but I'm worried that I tightened the heatsink too much. Also the pre-applied cooling paste on the heatsink came out slightly from the edges. Now I'm worried that I broke my CPU or something...

Which is better. I'm scared of going used because of reasons such as bios update, broken parts, etc etc. Which is better 5350 or core 2 quad. Going to be playing low end games such as minecraft,fallout new vegas,and old console emulators such as dolphin wii emulator.

Hey Guys, I am not very good with computers and need some help. I was using my computer until it suddenly crashed and it won't turn on ever since. Power is detected as I opened the case and the light on the motherboard that shows if there is power is on. When I try to turn the computer on...

I'm wondering if my performance is normal for the card i have. Only game i play is overwatch. Recently i upgraded from a 7870 to RX 480 8gb and i feel like the gain is minimal. In game i i play with low preset and everything on low or off at 1680x1050. 100% render and I play uncapped 300...

WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200rpm 64MB 3.5 Inch HDD Samsung 960 EVO Series - 250GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 SSD Antec NeoEco II Series NEO-ECO2-550 80Plus Bronze 550W PSU MSI GeForce® GTX 1070 GAMING X 8GB GDDR5 Corsair VENGEANCE® LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000MHz C15 - White LED AMD RYZEN R7 1700 3.7GHz 16M L3...

So i tried part picker but im bad with parts so i dont really know what stuff i have :P AMD Radeon HD 7570 AMD II X4 960T 8 GB Ram Windows 10, 64bit 760GM -E51 (MS-7596) Arctic Alpine 64 PLUS - 100 Watt QUIET ARTIC BLUE 750W i think thats it.. :D

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Deneb 45nm Technology RAM 8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. GA-MA770T-UD3 (Socket M2) Graphics 2369M (1920x1080@60Hz) 500watt power supply and a gigabyte case (i forgot) edit: its done now

Having a bit of an issue with using my Draytek Vigor 130 with a VPN client, and was wondering if any of you guys can help me out. My current setup consists of a Vigor 130, which is connected to an Asus DSL-N66U that is in router only mode and which handles all the PPPoE stuff of my ISP. I then...

Hello, I am going to build my first pc mostly for working. I'm still using pc in my office but I need one at home for my freelance job (graphic design, animation, 3d modelling,...) This is the first time I build a pc and I don't really know if it'll have problems (compatibility, bottleneck,...)...

I recently reinstalled Windows 7 due to a large amount of inherent lag on my machine that I thought was brought upon by a clogged 2 TB hard drive. Now that I've reinstalled and wiped the hard drive, it's slower than ever before. It's hitting nearly 16 MB/sec on the disk I/O, when it normally...

This only happen once when the computer is on and does not happen after anymore. However, I still find it somewhat annoying that it happens every day when I turn on my computer. Basically what happens is as followed: At any point explorer.exe (I guess it is this process) freezes, meaning I...

All conditions indicate I am connected to the internet, yet I'm unable to connect to google or IE. When I try, I get a dialog that says, "a problem caused the program to stop working correctly". "Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available" I haven't installed any...

Hi all Its been a good few years since I did a PC build from scratch and I'm a bit unfamiliar with some of the newer tech that's available now. My son sorted out the build list which included 16GB ram, i7 6700 processor and a Asus Dual OC RX480 GPU . We are using a Corsair CMPSU-650HX PSU...

My Geforce GTX 1050 Ti has started having some troubles with games recently. With Counter Strike Global Offensive the screen resolution changes then when closing the game it changes back to normal. Or with Fallout 4 the screen will sometimes go black for around 3 seconds then it will go back to...

The update allows for mod support, adds new maps, and introduces a plethora of balance changes. 'Ashes Of The Singularity: Escalation' Gets Version 2.2 Update : Read more

I just got my new AW17r4 (7700HQ+1060+16G ram) yesterday and used it to play Overwatch. I was shocked to see 120fps on low settings. I also tried epic settings and ironically I got 120~130fps. Then I used gpu-z to monitor the usage and found out 50% gpu load when playing on low. The number is...

i reset my tablet which runs a windows 10 software but does not work...this message pops up any time i power up...the computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. to install windows click OK to restart and then restart the installation....which i have done but still the...

I just replaced video card and pc keeps rebooting or shutting down entirely why? Also, sort of intimidated by updating the bios... I have the support dvd for my M5A78L-M/USB3 But the Auto updater can't seem to connect to the ftp.asus.com.tw... Flashing the BIOS rather intimidates me.. battery...

In terms of time invested, what game has absorbed you the most? Have you ever pulled a 20hr over 2 days weekend marathon? What game could you not wait to get home to play more of?

I have an HP255 G1 Notebook running Ubuntu 14.04. It had been running over night but when I opened it, the screen was black. Its booting up fine and displaying to a second monitor. The led backlight looks to be working fine as it is responding to keypress or F4 display changes but it is not...