So, first of all and also last of all, I got my new graphics card! It is really good for my gaming needs and such. But sometimes my pc just flatout crashes. Idk if its temperature, or something. I have a 600W powersupply and had the same one for more than 1 1/2 years. the issue was reuccuring...
I recently upgraded my graphics card from a 750ti to and ROG Strix 1060 6Gb and I've since been having problems running games. Playing GTAV, my settings are on very high at 1080p but when i drive around I will encounter frame stutter (sometimes from 70fps down to around 20fps). GTA was only...
Hello, I want to buy MSI 170A TOMAHAWK AC to overclock my i5-6400. I want to ask you is it still possible to do that on old bios ? Ive heard that someone had problem with overclcoking non-K intel cpu, even on older bios, is there anyone who is running or tried non-k oc on that board ?
And i...
Built a pc ground up. Has an Asus z170-ar motherboard with an i5 6600k 3.5ghz 4 core with a coolermaster cooling fan. Has 2 8gb ripjaw ram sticks. Has a nvidia GeForce gtx 1050 to graphics card. Has 1tb hdd. Got it all hooked together loaded windows 7 home 64 bit onto it. Loaded both...
Hello.
I recently upgraded my CPU to Intel i7-7700 from Intel i3-6100
I upgraded the firmware to the latest version ( 2001 ) that introduces support for Kaby Lake CPUs on my MB: Asus H170M-E D3
I have 2 kits of...
Approximate Purchase Date: This week or the next.
Budget Range: $900-950 After shipping and taxes.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies, school work, video editing.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Resolution: I would like a 1920x1080
Do you need to buy OS: No...
I have a Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard with and Intel i7-860 chip. My current video card is a Radeon HD 5870. My memory is 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800). My power supply is a Corsair CMPSU-750HX (750 watt). I am thinking about upgrading the video card to a Radeon R9 280x...
Hello Everyone,
I am Hamza. I have a friend who is offering me a Computer. Its a Dell Optiplex 780. I want to ask that is it good enough for games like Battlefield 3, NFS World, COD MW3....etc at medium settings.
The Specs are as follows,
Processor: 3GHz Core 2 Duo (6MB CACHE)1333 FSB
RAM: 4GB...
I have two RAM sets I can't really decide between. I usually stick to corsair but the gskill set looks pretty good (I don't know much about gskill). Which would you choose and why? I have a i7 950 Bloomfield if that helps with the answer you provide.
Choice 1...
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I am very concerned about the Cpu temperature when I overclocked it. I used the auto overclocking on the motherboard,it successfully clocked up to 3,4 Ghz and the system booted normally . But went I checked out the temperature, the Cpu skyrocketed to 100°Celsius on idle and the probe...
Specs:
CPU: Core i7-4770k
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP
Power Supply: Seasonic 620W
HDD: 1x 1 TB WD Black (will upgrade to RAID 10 with 4 drives)
RAM: 8GB (2 X 4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600
GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X R9-280X
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Whenever I try to play a game in full screen...
Hey guys just picked up a gigabyte 7970 OC and upon installation it appears it's not getting any power. I previously had a 560ti which worked fine, but after installing the 7970 when I turn the computer on nothing happens. The CPU fan runs but the gfx card does nothing. I have the PCI-e 6+2...
Approximate Purchase Date: By New Year.
Budget Range: Rs. 40000 ($1=Rs. 63 so about $635)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Software development, Web surfing, HD Movies,
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, if any monitor with total dimensions of equal or less than 16" x 17" (w x...
I just got a Crucial SSD to put in my 2011 Dell XPS 8300
However having plugged it all in, the new drive isn't seen by either the BIOS or the OS. I've tried SATA ports 0 through 3, i've used different cables, i've tried it on its own , i've upgraded the BIOS (to A06) and even reset the CMOS...
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Hi all!
Very quick question indeed? Has anyone experienced issues with playing DVDs
on
the pavilion dv1154 laptop?
Both WinDVD (which comes bundled with the laptop) and Windows Media Player
fail to play DVD correctly: either they stuck...
I am completely new to this OC field. As the title states, I have an i5-3570K at 4.2GHz @ 1.16v. It passes Prime95 without going over 60c. Is 4.2 too little? (in that case I could raise voltage to compensate) or should I keep trying to lower my vcore until I find a solid OC?
Thanks. All...
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Where can I buy hinges to replace the broken ones on an Inspiron 7000? Local Dell
is too pricey (60 euros).
I want to play a game called ARMA 2 at full settings. What do I need for this? I am looking for the cheapest build. For computer and laptop.
Thank you very much.
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This might be a bit OT but I want to know if anyone knows of some good
free 2 player on-line games
Does the steelseries siberia v2 frost blue have 7.1 surround sound?? If not, could you recommend some headsets that have 7.1 surround sound?? Thanks, and btw this is for pc. Also, does the steelseries siberia v2 frost blue have a good sound quality and you will be able to here footsteps of...
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Hello:
I am having a lot of trouble with a spyware
called web rebates, or top rebates. It has planted itself in my program
files folder. I have tried two different spyware programs, and they cant
remove...
Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)
The hard disc on a friend's 2001 Dell recently failed. I went to have a
look at it earlier, and here's what I found:
- the disc spins up aggressively on power-on, and doesn't stop spinning.
- as long as the HD is plugged into the power...
So my PC randomly shuts down during games and heavy tasks and reboots itself often unsuccessfully. this is the error in windows event viewer.
A fatal hardware error has occurred.
Component: AMD Northbridge
Error Source: Machine Check Exception
Error Type: HyperTransport Watchdog Timeout Error...
hello ,I have a Toshiba laptop , it stopped working because where you put the charger in the laptop that piece got stuck in so i go it fixed . now my laptop doesnt come on , it only comes on when the charger is in . it says that it is plugged in , but is not charging . any ideas?
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I posted a question over a month ago and never got a reply. I also send an
email to HP and got the same reaction (no reply after that auto-response
email). I am at a loss about what to do.
I am a disabled (through a severe back injury)...
I'm searching a new display with IPS panel and 16:10 format (16:9 if the quality/price deserve it). I will use it for work (programming), web, viewing photos and FPS games. After some research I can't decide between these displays:
Dell U2412: 242€ (good price, no HDMI)
HP ZR2440: 335€ (more...
as the title says my razer taipan doesnt respond to movement anymore , the buttons work fine but when i move it nothing happens.. i tried reinstalling synapse , without synapse , other system and different ports on my own pc. so does anyone else have a possible solution to my problem ?
Hi every just got back into the cyber-world. Cutting through the chase, I would like to ask if Windows 8 is worth the purchase?
I would also like to consider the feature of it about XboX 360 interface.
Thanks. :wahoo:
Chasing a dodgy power issue, I swapped out the PSU for a known working unit. I only connected the mainboard power but had left the Gigabyte 7770 plugged in. When I hit the power, a component on the GPU card failed spectacularly. Did I somehow cause this by making the card draw too heavily...
I've currently got a Samsung P2770HD, which I use as my computer's monitor and as a TV for my game consoles (my oldest is a Super Nintendo, but I've also got a PS3, X360, and some others). In a few months, I'm planning to replace it with a Sceptre E320BV-FHDD, which is 31.5 inches diagonal...
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I have been trying to add font colors without success. The
procedure I has been using is as follows:
1. Start/Run/Regedit
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Internet Gaming
Zone/Chat/FontColor
3.In the Value Data Box (with...
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I am trying to run Silent Hunter 2 on my computer.
When I try to run the program as a normal user, the screen goes black
and a box appears.
Silent Hunter II Hardware configuration...