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Hello All, Just bought a new motherboard - Asus Z170 Maximus Hero 8. Taking it out of the box and inspecting it physically, the board seems fine, the box has some external damage as you would expect. Looking at the serial number I notice that the boards maunfacture date is July 2015 - 21 months...

Out of the blue my (almost) 2 year old PC won't display to my monitor. I know the monitor works because I hooked another pc up to it so that is not the issue. Also tried a different gpu and psu (same problem) and have tried switching around the ram. I have reseated the entire pic twice now and...

hello, everyone i have this problem going on since i got a new gpu and started playing high end games... whenever i play high end games, my pc restarts (suprisingly, NOT while playing mortal kombat x)..... and the psu would have overheated......i looked in the bios, which showed the cpu temp as...

Hi! Thank you very much for taking the time to read (and hopefully respond) to my thread. I am looking for opinions on my next upgrade. This is my current system: AMD Fx 8320 (the 125w version) @ 3.8Ghz Gigabyte GA - 970A - UD3P Rev 2 G.Skill Sniper 2x8Gb 1866Mhz Sapphire Ati Radeon 280x...

My Acer Apsire has a black and white screen. Black on the top and white on the bottom. The screen is cut completely n half. It's just under a year old but they will not cover it. Anyone know how to fix this?

What exactly is description for the different colors Black Purple Gold etc??

Hey guys, my name is Dan and. Well id like some help. I installed windows 10 becouse i wanted to play Halo 5 forge. But after some time, my games started acting up (not starting and fps issues) I wanted my old OS back (Win 8.1) and me being an idiot and not researching how to properly...

Based on the Clevo P650HP-G and packing an Nvidia GTX 1060, the Sager NP8165 is priced at $1,600, but does it outshine other GTX 1060-based gaming laptops? Sager NP8156 Gaming Laptop Review : Read more

Hello! Last night, my computer suddenly could not open any program. The start menu would not work, apps like discord and steam would not run, and I could not open the settings menu. I am running windows 10, and hours before this happened I was using it just fine. Please help!

Why when im playing Gta5 the disk usage goes to 100% and the game starts freezing, how do I I fix that? I have WIN 10

Hi, I've forgotten my password to my netbook running in windows 7 starter. I've tried using PC Login Now on both a usb flashdrive and a usb disc drive (no internal disc drive in this thing). I've also tried reinstalling windows using both methods. I reset the boot order in BIOS to boot from each...

Nvidia isn't waiting around to see what AMD's Vega can do. Instead, it's taking the wraps off of GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, based on the same GP102 processor as the $1,200 Titan X. Nvidia Announces GeForce GTX 1080 Ti; $700, Coming Next Week : Read more

When power goes down my computer is running fine backed by my ups, but on the resuming of the mains power the monitor goes blank and cpu makes a sound (and probably cpu is not running properly) and nothing can be rsumed. All you have to do is to turn it down and restart.

Hi. So, i encountered some problems with my pc. I transported it in a rolling suitcase, through trains etc, yes it hurt, but i just broke up with my girlfriend, whom i lived in another country with, and it had to go fast, and there was.no way i was leaving it there.. So, i arrived yesterday...

I've had this problem before but it wasn't much of an issue up until this point. My USB port is being given a constant power to all my USB ports and I did not really mind it up until I got an LED strip for the inside of my computer which is powered by being plugged in via USB If the issue was...

Hey guys I have seen videos or articles in the past that a person would buy most if not all of their cheap/budget build from ebay. They mainly will be using them to watch netflix, hulu, youtube, etc. Is buying something in bulk a good idea, like just sell the extras of whatever I get since...

Before I even get into my problem I would like to first of all state my computer's specs: Motherboard: ASRock z87 Extreme4 CPU: I7 4790 4th gen Haswell @ 3.6ghz GPU: ASUS STRIX R9 390 Overclocked edition Ram: 2x DDR3 8GBs 2133mhz Corsair Vengeance Power Supply: 850W Rosewell Power Supply Over...

I've just updated my computer by putting in a i-7 6700k processor, MSI Z170A Mother board, 16 ddr4 ram, Nvidia gtx 960. My problem is when ever i play any of my games, my standing Frame rate is roughly 190, yet when I get into any sort of conflict, or graphics heavy requirement, it bottoms out...

Well I have a 32" tv that I used in my old pc for a monitor, but not with my new rig and my 1070, it doesn't automatically find it. I have an older monitor I've been using so I am able to get into my computer and use it but I'd like my big screen :peur: if anyone knows how I can go into my pc on...

Carbon Studios announced a new virtual reality (VR) project called "The Wizards." As you can surmise from the title, it has the potential to be quite the magical experience. Carbon Studio’s ‘The Wizards’ Makes You A Powerful Spellcaster In VR : Read more

Hello guys. It is my first time building my very own PC from scratch and i wanted to get some advice from you. First of all i haven't bought anything yet except for the case mentioned in the title. My rig is (gonna be) as follows: CPU Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler...

Hey guys! Recently I've been building a new PC (Atx form factor). Thing is, someone ordered some parts for me, and I had set my GTX 1060 from a parametric filter. When he bought it, the GPU was the Zotac 1060 6GB Mini, which is meant for smaller PCs. Now, my question is the following: is it...

When playing Overwatch, my i5 6400 runs at 90-100%. Task manager shows that Overwatch is using 90-99% of the usage, so nothing is open that is wasting power. It's irritating because I just bought a GTX 1070, but it's working at a low usage because of the CPU. Is this the defnition of a CPU...

Hi, whats the difference between the C24F390 and the S24E510C? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-S24E510C-24-inch-LED-Curved-Monitor-Full-HD-1080p-4ms-Response-HDMI-/381548260542?hash=item58d60c6cbe:g:zSEAAOSwKfVXEKft...

I want to preface this by saying I'm really desperate at this point and I work from home so this is a pretty pressing matter and I will be infinitely grateful to whoever can help me. So basically about 2 months ago my computer froze on shutdown and after manually shutting it down it wouldn't...

So I set up my pc yesterday and the system specifications are: Cpu: i3 6100 Mobo: asus hm110m-k Ram: hyper fury X 8gb Psu: corsair vs550w Hdd: WD blue 1TB Case: Zalman t4 mini tower As you see I don't have a gpu and I use my igpu from intel(hd 530). When I checked the system properties I saw...

Hi guys and girls. I'm trying to build a custom computer but i am new and don't know my way around them very well so i came here to get some help. I am trying to build a computer specifically for programming and playing some games on the side. (e.g. rainbow six siege, fallout (series), witcher 3...

Hey, I'm fairly new to MacBooks and lowkey kind of hated them but now I am investing in a MacBook Air for school (Probably not the MacBook Pro or a Windows Laptop even though I'm a fan of Windows more). If I get the MacBook Air, is 4GB of RAM enough? I will probably only be doing...

Please can someone give me a list of chipset (intel) that supports overclocking?

I currently am looking for an upgrade on my CPU. I game a lot and I am always seeing a problem with the way my CPU is running the game. I am a very large ARMA 3 and 2 player (Both VERY demanding on CPU) and I'm using a AMD CPU. This is my current CPU...

Hey all, so I'm trying to put the last piece of my build in, the cpu cooler and I can't fit the screws in. I've followed the exact directions, assuming I needed to set up the screws as such for an LGA1151 CPU. For those asking, my ram is hyperx fury 16 gb black and mobo Asus z-170a so clearance...

The GBP pound sign and email 'at sign no longer work on my Lenovo Z50, when typing 'shift & 3 key' or 'shift & ' key'. Changing the language to English United States doesn't work. Any suggestions...?

I recently built my first computer and I'm having issues getting my EVGA GTX 970 to work. I think it may be related to my PSU, even though it says the card requires 500W and I have a decent brand PSU with good reviews. My only worries is it came with two 6 pins, but not a 6 + 2 and a 6, and my...

This is my first build, and I just finished it. However, I feel uncomfortable with my build, I started to have a question weather I have a bent pin or not. so I remove a CPU and found this in the socket.. https://postimg.org/image/d8wncwr7h/ The pin on bottom left is the one I am worrying...

Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows of a small hard drive enclosure that would work with this type of hard drive? Something that can be powered by just USB, no extra power adapters. As far as I can find out, this hard drive is 15mm thick and is designated for enterprise hardware, but I am...

Hi all, I got the gigabyte ga-ex58-ud3r. I've been told it has super high electricity consumption. Does it true?

Long story short, getting a new rig. I've been told that the $800 one will cover what I need for the games that I want to play, but at the same time, I was wondering if I should just throw in the extra $400 for the second rig in case I want to play some more demanding games or just a rig that...

Hi, i cleaned my computer and i broke of all stands/feet under the computer , the psu is facing down should i turn it the other way til i find replacement? anybody know if there is any replacement rubber feet that attach to the bottom of computer. thanks

I watch a lot of high-def 1080p Rugby Union and NFL MP4 videos usually around 5GB in size and about 2 hours in length. I've experienced problems over the years lately watching sports on a crappy Compaq laptop with only 2GB of memory. It's time for me to buy a new desktop PC and would greatly...