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Hey guys i currently have a Sapphire R9 280x and it is showing my gpu is not good enough to play fallout 4 which is kind of strange was wondering if it was more feasible to upgrade crossfire the existing r9 280x or upgrade and as per the hireachy chart the upgrade would be R9 furyX. Was...

Hi, i recently bought an EVGA G2 650W PSU, My chassi is a Cooler Master Elite 430. The problem is, when I put the PSU with the fan down, the PSU fan is 140mm, but the PSU went on the bottom is only 120mm. I wonder if this is a problem, can I have the fan like that? If you have it with the fan...

I use 8gb right now and it works fine but when I try the 16gb it just doesnt post. I know for a fact that the 16 works because i've tested it in another computer. Here's the ram...

Hye Tomshardware .. :D i got this problem while gaming (Crash/Freeze/sound loop/).. im using Window 7 but not genuine n im using removewat and my HDD is 300gb ... can can removewat make my game crash ?and can my HDD make game crash ? btw i already check my HDD using crystal disk and my hdd in...

Hello, My question is mostly regarding the heat/temperatures/airflow of this case, most reviews I've seen use Watercooling system in the build. I do want to have a rig in the future that will be capable of overclocking a 4770k to like 4.5 ghz. But I wonder if I will be able to achieve that...

So every now and again, Windows 10 installs Radeon 9800 Drivers for my R7 265... This can become a problem cause some games become abit laggy, because of the driver issue. Does anyone know of a way to stop it? Annoying keep reinstalling the right driver. Thanks!

Is GTX 750Ti enough for 1280x1024 resolution gaming with a core 2 quad q9650 and 6gb ram? (Only have 350wat psu and think 750 is my only chance)

Hello guys :) I'm Building a PC on pcpartpicker site and now I'm stuck on motherboards, I just wan't to get cheapest one that can run 2way sli on 3.0 pcie. And cheapest one is ASrock extreme 3 for $95. for $96 I can get Gigabyte z97x gaming 5 so its only 1 dollar difference... z97x gaming 3 is...

Hi, I am in the process of picking parts for a gaming pc and am looking for a case that is compatible with the Hyper 212 Evo from Cooler Master. Pcpartpicker.com seems to have a problem to justify whether a case can house the fan. I am also looking at a case that can house the AMD FX-6350 CPU &...

Hello, My computer seems to be crashing because of a software related issue and I do not know what to do other than re install it--for all I know that will not even fix the problem. I do not believe that the system is crashing because of a hardware issue. All hardware used with Windows is...

Hello everyone! :D I'm having trouble running the SLI bridge on my two 8800 GTS video cards. The computer will freeze while gaming (War Thunder) and I end up having to do a hard reset. I disabled SLI, and checked my video cards. One was running at 104F the other at 149F, all fans are at maxed...

So currently , I just finished building my first PC. I've managed the wires, I've messed around with some BIOS settings to my likings and even put a bit of lights in the case. Now all I've got to do is connect to the internet, obviously so that I can play some games. However, I'm trying to...

please help me build a cpu that is good for the money and that can last for the next 5 years

Hello, Any issues/bottlenecks in this specs for gaming ? Gigabyte 990FXA-D3 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Geforce 9500GT 512 DDR3 ZALMAN 2x2 gb Kingston DDR3 commercial brand Psu And thanks P.s: i haven't tried to OC any of the cpu/gpu, i don't know how/where it would go with the OC .

Hello folks. I recently put together a PC: i5-4690K XFX R9 290 16gb DDR3 memory GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 ATX OCZ arc 100 240gb hd Antec 650W PSU. Win7 64bit I've been getting a lot of high memory usage. I currently have 5 Internet Explorer tabs open and the smallest tab is using 120MB of...

I have an Alienware Aurora R4, and my hard drives just slide into place, with the connections being attached to the boards, so I don't have to use cables to connect the drives. I would like to upgrade to an SSD, but all the mounts that I have found put the drive in the middle, so the...

Ok, so here is my situation. I need a GPU upgrade from my PNY GTX 750. That is a non-Ti. And I have selected 2 GPUs that fit all of my basic needs. But I cant decide. Here they are: 1:) XFX R9-270X-CDBC ($210) 2:) XFX Double D R9-280A-TDFD ($215) The only difference I can see between the...

Any cheap and good quality cherryMX blue switch with backlit keyboard? I only found CMSTORM Quickfire Ultimate any else ?

I am using windows 8.1 and when I see C drive in my computer it will show only 3 GB free out of 102 GB but when I go into C drive and calculate size of files it's only 49 GB consumed by my files.And also I checked Malware using Malwarebytes but nothing found .what could be the problem?

I saw where a gentleman stated that the external hard drive should be only used as needed and unplugged. I wanted to use the 1tb drive to record data video/pictures from a security camera so it doesn't bog down the PC. Guess that is not an option?? Help confirm that please?

is Corsair CX500w enough power for this system? i7 3770 GTX 980 ASRock H77 Pro4-M Vengeance 8GB RAM (2x4GB) 1TB HDD 128GB SSD Samsung 840 Pro I'm mainly concerned that would there be enough power for the GPU as its a high end GPU, I currently have this system, my GPU is Sapphire 7870, but...

Hello I am thinking about switching between an iphone 5s to an Iphone 6 plus or a samsung galaxy note 4. I have an iphone 5s if that was confusing to understand. I like the simplicity of the iphone that is why I have always stick to the iphone since the 3gs to the 4,4s, and now 5s. I do get a...

Hi Hardware yesterday I brought core i7-4790k, Mother Board, 32 GB RAM from Microcenter. Later on wiki I saw i7-5820k, compared that with 4790K saw it has 2 more cores and runs on DDR4. some sites say DDR4 will be 30% faster than DDR3. Price delta is $300. Usage I am planning to install Esx...

My motherboard has only two RAM slots. It has already 2gb of DDR3 RAM. Then I thought of adding another 2gb of DDR3 RAM to speed up my pc as it slows down sometimes. But when I added two RAM it just shows only one 2gb RAM. I tries both my slots with both the RAM but only one RAM is working...

Hi guys, today I replaced my asrock 990FX killer with CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z, because I have fx 9590, by the way the 990FX killer kinda support it but you feel like 5% lags if you keep the pc running 24/7 anyway here is my config Fx9590 CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z Noctua nh-d15 Gigabyte 7870 32gb...

Since i built my new computer i keep getting a blue screen that gives error code WHEA-UNCORRECTABLE-ERROR and a weird buzzing noise. I notice it personally most when watching movies or playing a game but at other times too but i looked in the logs and it looks like its been happening all the...

Hey guys, As I stated im searching for good motherboard for i5 4670k cpu. I will be overclocking a little bit in near future with a decent cooler. My budget is tight so i will list some of my preferences; GIGABYTE Z97-HD3 MSI Z97-G55 SLI MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO MSI Z97 PC Mate Cheapest one. Which...

Introduction: He guys I was wondering if you guys could help me I've made two build and I was wondering if some people could tell me which one is better in their opinion. What would my gamesettings be if I'd use this build? Cause I'd like to be able to play games like omostly online rpgs, world...

Hello, I recently bought arcticlean 1 and 2 to remove old thermal paste from the cpu/gpu and heatsink of a HP HDX 16 notebook. I got most of the thermal compound off easily, but there is still some that doesn't seem to want to come off with many attempts. I have attached a picture of what this...

confused which to buy since both have the same price but considering asus has better quality components but limited power draw 1*8pin instead of 1*8 and 1*6 pin,hampering extreme oc,whereas the zotac card is reference with factory oc and also has two more year warranty than the asus card but...

Hey guys, i'm a student of architecture. I'm looking at a laptop for run to these programs: 3dsmax,revit,photoshop and autocad. There are two options in my hand. 1.SAMSUNG i7-3635qm-2.40GHz Intel Core Processor 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD RADEON HD 8870M 2GB DDR5 15.6 "(1920*1080) 2.TOSHIBA i7-4700mq...

I've been considering on investing in a gpu. Which is the best gpu for a price range around $200? (the best price to performance ratio)

my case only came with 1 rear fan and i have a 212 evo as my cpu cooler. so would it be a good idea to invest in 2 front fans? how much improvement in temps can i expect from my gpu(sapphire r9 270) and cpu(fx 6300 stock) that are already hovering at around 34°C at idle and 68°C for the gpu and...

Hello guys, Title says it all. I've been experiencing some high ping issues recently (specifically in League of Legends) where my ping has jumped from 75-90 to the high 100's and even 200's sometimes. I live in Ontario, Canada and my cable internet is provided by Acanac. My PC is currently...

I have been thinking of getting a gaming pc for a while now and I want to play games along the lines of Skyrim/BF3 etc. Hence I've been looking at a building a PC capable of playing these but with some future proofing which will cover me for new games over the course of the next 2/3 years if...

Friends building a m-itx, it's a new fm2+ board with a kaveri cpu. The board will not post, everything else fires up, the ram, the cooler. It just isn't producing any display. Motherboard - GA-F2A88XN-WIFI It's gigabyte, and there dual bios makes me think that both can't be corrupted. I am...

Hi, I want to build a new PC over the summer and wanted to know how it is. I want to use it for modern games, such as Titanfall, Skyrim, and ESO with decent graphics and a good fps rate, and also I want to use it for school work. If there is anything that can be better for the same/lower price...

I have a Satellite L350 PSLD8E-0J500QH2 laptop which I want to upgrade with a Samsung 840 evo. I do not know whether these two are compatible, can anyone help?

Is there any 4th gen core i3 cpu that can be overclocked???

Ok so I recently have gotten an ipad.. I hate it, it has already broken so i'm getting my money back and decided I'd like to get a small laptop (More of a notebook) the main things I'll be using it for is youtube, light gaming (Roblox mostly) also I'd like it to be windows 7 since windows 8 has...