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What a blithering idiot I am. So this started off with me wanting to go safe mode to delete a file, so I did what I remembered to go into safe mode, opened msconfig went to the “Boot” section and enabled safe mode. I expected to get right into safe mode, but It sent me to the sign in screen, and...

Hey, changed some parts in my PC and it won’t boot with 2 RAMs in it. Tried all 4 slots on the motherboard. Corsair 16gb Rams, other specs are Asus z390 I7 9700k 1060 3GB Samsung ssd evo 970 550w be quiet Im all out of ideas. Anyone got a clue? New parts are i7, Z390 and ssd.

I'm helping my son upgrade his gaming PC. I know computers, but not graphics cards. I'm looking at a GTX 980 4GB (not TI) for $130 on offerup here in PDX, as well as a couple of RX 580 8GB units for about the same price. I looked at some benchmark sites and the GTX 980 seems a bit beefier but...

Hello! I just got this motherboard and tried to overclock my Phenom II x4 955 with it, but it seems to give me an error message that there was a problem with the bios configuration every time i change the clock speeds or voltages and reverts it back to default settings. I tried changing just...

I've seen many people saying some active adapters work and other saying they don't. Everyone seems to be saying different things so it's hard to find a clear answer. Will I need an 'active' adapter or a normal one? And if so where should I get one from? thanks

I checked my Ethernet status and it said Speed: 1.0 gbps Sent: 2 billion + Received: 11 billion + My question is that Sent and Received numbers important or not? Higher numbers means good result? Please help me out. Thank you!

So I got an older HP Z210 workstation tower from the property disposition and it has a xeon 3.30 or 3.40ghz processor (not sure) 8gigs of ram and a nvidia quadro 600. well I got it home and realized I dont have a monitor with DVI so I bought a DVI to HDMI adapter online and tried to use it. I...

I am looking to get a budget PC under $800. I want to be able to play games such as Fortnite or Skyrim, with some decent fps. Any recommendations?

Hello guys, I was wondering if it was a good idea to overclock my CPU & GPU to increase the performance of my PC when playing games. After wanting to buy & play Tom Clancy's The Division 2 i read you need a 11GB GPU to play at 60 FPS on 4K. Now i was looking to buy another GPU but the prices...

Hi, I recently purchased a Kingston UV500 120gb SATA 6B/s which advertises speeds of up too 520mb/s read and 500mb/s write and I’m only getting 280mb/s read and 200mb/s read I’m wondering if SATA 3GB/S is half the speed and I’m also wondering if my mother board (ASUS A58M-E) only supports SATA...

I’m a graphic designer/artist and looking to upgrade from my old ASUS laptop. It bricked after too much use. I use Adobe CC for nearly everything and do a lot of film rendering as well. I also game in my free time. I’m looking for a laptop because it’s lightweight and portable. Someone...

Hello fellow PC people. I have around 1000 euros to spare and I was wondering what you people would suggest for me to upgrade my current PC with. Current specs: CPU: AMD FX 8150 Cooling: Stock* Moederbord: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 RAM: 2x Corsair Vengeance (4GB) GPU: Nvidea GTX 770...

Hi everyone ! I would like to make a triple screen setup. I will use it mostly for gaming(simulation: ets, assetto.. ) and programming. What I found right now, I will go on 27'', 144hz and 1ms. Just, I have no idea what can I choose between curved screens or tn flat screens. I don't want any...

I have a TP Link TL-WR940N and there is a webserver behind it. We have a fixed IP and I want to port forward 80 0n the server to port 80 in the outside world. It does not seem to want to let me do this as 80 is the port it uses for the admin interface. Having a different port for the web...

Hello, I recently find that my GPU is having problems, when I try to run a game it appears a massive stuttering every second, and apparently the GPU load does not rise of 0%, something seems to be wrong with power load voltage and the core clock they are unstable, i dont know what is causing...

When my CPU is removed from socket? If the CPU is in then the board does not power up. When I remove the CPU from motherboard. The motherboard will power on

Rethinking (possibly) the choice I made regarding CPU for a new system. The goal of the system is for Adobe Lightroom, and some occasional gaming. Near the point where I start pulling out what little hair I have left.....lol. I have been bouncing around between the above CPUs trying to decide...

Hello I have a a problem with some RAM Sticks. If I install Sticks into Slot 1 and Slot 2 system doesn't boot up. Also it doesn't if I install 1 Module in same Slots. EZ Debug Ram LED is on But if I install into Slot 3 and Slot 4 System boots up. EZ Debug LED is off And here comes for me the...

I have a problem with My PC and specifically the Graphics Card Specs Mobo: MSI 2AEO GPU: HIS Radeon AMD R9 290X CPU: AMD 6700-APU RAM: DDR3 2X2GB(4GB) PSU: 800W HP POWER SUPPLY HDD: 500B Seagate The problem is my screen turn black and makes a noise when am running am running programs on...

i cant figure out how to update my bios on the gigabyte b450 pro wifi it says i have version f4 but there is a version f5 avalible can anyone show me how to update it

Hi there, I recently build my first full pc but it seems to be quite underperforming. My specs are: Gigabyte rtx 2700 Windforce 8gb Ryzen 5 2600 MSI tomohawk b450 2x8 gb corsair vengeance 3000mhz ram My gpu goes to full load in games on 1080p while my cpu sits at about 30 to 40% usage,im...

Building a small business server. 6 Office PC's. All PC are high speed ethernet connected and files shared. We are building a small server for common files. Is the following configuration viable? I3 processor, windows10Pro, 250 Gig SSD as front end, 2 Terrabyte hard drive for file storage. Would...

i've had the headset for over a year and no problems but in the past week the sound card has stopped working then working again but right now its stopped and its the longest its stopped i've unplugged it changed to every different usb port still no difference it light up and everything ive...

I’ve been working at this pc for awhile and I’ve concluded that my final budget is about $500 and I really can’t go much farther than that I just need a few components like my mother board, power supply, ssd, and the processor is for sure going to be a ryzen 5 2600x and that’s also taking away...

So most current cpus can easily hit 5GHz oc, but do you think that the next gen will have 5GHz base clock? Also does anyone think that 3rd gen ryzen will be able to hit 5GHz as easy as intel?

(Second time doing this... here's hoping it'll go better than before.) About a year ago, I was ill-fortunate to purchase an ASUS FX503VM laptop. SPECS: Intel Core i7-7700HQ Quad-Core 2.8GHz Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 3GB 128GB M.2 SSD 1TB HDD 16GB DDR4 RAM Windows 10 Home...

Hi all I’m installing a 280mm aio in the front of the case,2 fans on top and 1 in the rear. What setup should I use which is optimal. I have the Corsair spec 6. I was thinking of pushing from the aio and pushing from the top and just pulling out air out the rear is that a good setup? Previously...

Hi! Im trying to configure my PC so it boots from the SSD instead of my old drive. Ive cloned my C drive (where my windows is located) to my SSD and I think it worked out. But when I try to boot from the SSD in the boot manager it wont work. Any ideas?

Hi I have a weird problem with my pc audio. As I don't know where the problem might be, I specifiy all the information that could be relevant. I have a new hp omen laptop with OS Windows 10, Realtek sound card and it's driver updated. When I start using it there's no problem but after some...

Hello, I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I recently bought a new 240GB Kingston SSD, and plan to move my windows 10 operating system onto it. I initialized the drive, and it is visible on my computer. I read online that EaseUS backup System clone tool was an easy way to move my OS...

Alright so income tax is rolling around and i'm ready to build a new pc to hold me over for a year or two years. My current pc is a fx 8320 with a r9 280x (My current pc) so its not that well with the games i play. I want to be able to play games at max with 60 fps or low with 144 hz monitors...

So, I broke some usb 3.0 pins, doesnt bother me considering I can get a pcie usb 3.0 adapter for $20. I'm wondering if this will affect anything other than the fact that I cannot use one of my USB 3.0 ports? because I heard some pins are for grounding and I broke 2 of them

Hello everyone! I built a new PC a few days ago, and I ve been having problems. Tried to play some games (What remains of edith finch and Ring of Elysium) and both crashed after some time (even at low quality). After that, I checked Updates, GPU, CPU and MOBO drivers, but the problem remained...

Well i have those 2 hard drives 1 have my windows and data in it and 1 is empty If i connect both of them when i turn the pc on its seem like is trying to access a windows on the empty hard drive. And idk what to do. Btw if i have my pc on and then i connect the empty hard drive works but after...

Okay so its my first time building a PC and from what I've seen and understand I did everything right. (Though, if I did I wouldn't be here... Would I) When I turn it on and press the power button, two read led light flicker back and forth. Then the RGB on the board lights up red before (after a...

I have a 2008 poloroid tv, and we have dish satellite services but with no internet. How can I get a really quick way to get wireless Internet on my Polaroid tv?

Hi, I was thinking about improving my computer. I have a Dell OptiPlex 990, full size (the largest), and I wanted to install a GT 1030, specifically the Gygabyte Gt 1030 2Bg Ddr5. I would like to know if it is possible to install it on my computer. Thank you. (I used a translator in some parts)

Been wanting a new headset and was wondering if anyone could link me one. I was thinking about getting the Corsair Void RGB USB 7.1 Surround (Wired) or the Corsair HS50. Any suggestions

I am planning to make this build as follows: AMD RYZEN 5 2600 ASUS GRAPHICS CARD RX 570 4GB GDDR5 ROG STRIX GAMING OC EDITION WESTERN DIGITAL Green 240GB Internal SSD WESTERN DIGITAL DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 1TB BLUE CORSAIR SPEC-05 (ATX) With VS550 SMPS Mid Tower Cabinet MSI B450 GAMING PLUS...

Ok so im having a problem with my thermaltake fan controller everything is plugged in and i have tried pretty much everything to try and fix it. Anyone done something other than the basics to fix this? All fans connected, molex is connected, internal usb is connected. Things ive tried: -...