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Hi all, I am building a new PC and the following issue came up. When adding the CPU (i7 8700k) to the motherboard (MSI Z390 A PRO) the raw build won't boot. First I did build everything together and noticed this so started to go back piece by piece until it was only the motherboard and the CPU...

Hello i build my new pc in november and everything was working perfectly but this week my games started freezing after 5-10 minutes with no error message and i have to close them with task manager . First i thought its problem with drivers so i tryed using older drivers but it didnt work ...

Hello, my graphic card dont get display, although the fans turn on. Other strange fact is that the onboard video card worcks, even with the offboard conected. I tested de graphic cards after formatting the PC (windows 10), and also tried verified if the graphic card works after bios update...

I've replaced my old laptop with a new one due to how slow it had been running and found it was time for an upgrade. Now I'm looking at the old laptop and don't really find it worth selling so I thought it might be worth it to try installing Linux on it instead of Windows. I have some experience...

asus laptop 3 months old battery light green but not switching on

Every once in a while, my custom desktop computer insists that it must make updates. It is very demanding. It asks if it can do it right away, wait an hour or it sometimes offers me to schedule a time. I have managed to make some screen shots and the next time it goes through this process, I...

I want to put use my SSD as my boot drive, but I recently got another one and I'd like to set them up as a raid. Would I have to set them up as a raid before the OS installation or install Windows on one of them and then make the raid?

Windows keep saying me to back up my data in Disk 1 is this critical..? I don’t see any abnormal behaviors in Disk 1. Active time also 0% most of the time because I using another Disk for the OS. Paging also disable for the Disk 1. No idea why I keep getting that kind of massage whenever I start...

Hey, I bought an intel i5 7500 CPU one year ago, and I want to know if it is a bad cpu. Is it worth to upgrade? Thanks.

I recently upgraded from a gtx 1050ti and i5 7600 to an 8600k and 1080. I mostly play Rainbow Six Siege and I was hoping I could get a constant 144+fps on low @ 1080p but to my surprise I often dip below into the 120-30's. I've tried reinstalling drivers, windows and tweaking nvidia settings but...

Hello, Whenever i start my pc can't load steam , discord , any sites , etc but when i go in sleep mode and put it back on it connects. It's not a problem with my router . i have this problem a couple of months rn and i already changed routers. The weird thing is some sites like youtube and...

Hi all! a little background info: I'm looking to upgrade my case as I've grown bored with my old one and have decided on the Inwin 101c. Problem is I don't have an rgb enabled motherboard for the front panel rgb. What I was wondering is could I use the nzxt hue + to control this front RGB...

Hi. So I've been having an issue with my internet. I can surf the web using Google Chrome (and other programs), watch video, send messages via Skype and Discord, but I cannot connect to any game servers, and make calls using Discord. I can make Skype calls but when I try on Discord, I get a No...

hi guys, first of all i'm sorry for my poor english, i'm french >< So, i actualy have a computer that i mount myself with: Ryzen 1500x Motherboard 350PC mate 2X8gb 3200 Lpx vengeance samsung 950 evo 250gb 2x BArracuda 2tb PSU Zalman 500tx Case Zalman z11+ But, i just came to buy a...

I am planning to buy a gtx 1060 6gb and I have a ASRock H81M-VG4 motherboard. I want to know if they are compatible. Thanks!

I have used this current system without changes for about a year with rare issues, overall its been a solid build. I have had 3 monitors since the start however always had one plugged into the mb because the graphics card didn't agree with 3. Recently reinstalled windows and everything was...

specs: Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow MicroATX and Mini-ITX PC Case Intel Core i5-7600K Cryorig C7 CR-C7A Top Flow CPU Heatsink 47mm SFF Mini ITX ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal Compound Paste WD Blue 1TB Samsung 960 EVO Series - 250GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD ASUS ROG Strix Z270I Gaming...

My PC is an ASUS with: -AMD A4-6300 APU with Radeon HD graphics, 3.7GHz -DDR3 6GB -AMD Radeon HD 8350 1GB -HDD 1TB -Windows 8(when i bought it,now is Windows 10) I was wondering if my mobo and apu will be compatible with any graphics cards that can be used for gaming.Shall i be able to put a...

I would like to know whether gigabyte b85m-d3h is compatible with gtx 950. And also what is the favourable psu to be use or the range of the W?

Hello guys, I made this build like 2 years ago, but sometimes when a friend ask me about my VGA and I tell them it's gtx 970, they says " omg why didn't you wait for the newest Nvidia1000 series" and tbh I basically did not have the money or patience "because it was going to get released soon"...

hi guys:- CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Deepcool - Maelstrom 120T 83.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($120.28 @...

So im thinking about just getting a gtx 1080 now and upgrading my fx 8350 and 8gb of ram later, but will the bottleneck be that severe that there will be no reason to upgrade and can i still push 1440p 60fps max settings with fx 8350 and 1080? And right now i have an r9 290 and can swap to gtx...

I have been using my computer for almost 3 years now, and just recently it shuts down after 2 hours of watching in youtube, sometimes a light tap in the desktop would also trigger the shutdown. After thr shutdoen, it would take some time to boot up. The component which is the hottest is the psu...

Hello I am building my first PC, and due to mobility and compactness I would prefer a small console size Mini ITX. For example: Geek A10 Mini ATX NFC S4 Mini Case Logic Supply MC600 Slim Mini-ITX *I am open to all case suggestions NEEDS: -Power 3 widescreen 24"monitors / or a 48" tv...

Was playing skyrim and as i loaded a new area PC Crashes and GPU fans spin up to 100%, rebooted and it does the same on startup now. Reseated GPU/checked cables and reinstalled drivers but problem persists. Put card into friend's system and it works just fine. Card was not overclocked when it...

It has all the essential features which any monitor for gaming should have except the response time. Is it ok?? Dell s2216h

Hello. I bought a second hand desktop PC, builded in December 2015 according the documents I obtained from the seller who is a well known person for me. He sold it to me for about 200$. It is: OS: windows 10 x64 CPU: AMD FX-8350 Motherboard: ASRock 880GM-LE FX with incorporated GPU Radeon HD...

I have tried to hook up both my iphone and an Echo Dot to my 20-year-old Technics receiver (at different times of course). My experience has been that I have to turn the volume up a lot (on the device and the receiver) and the sound quality is not as good as listening to the radio or a CD hooked...

Hi, I have a mini pc with i7 6600U cpu. So it's essentially a laptop with a desktop case (minus all the laptop specific keys, such wifi on/off, fn keys, etc) I got an Intel AC 7260 wifi/bluetooth card. Initially, both wifi and bluetooth are not detected. Meaning nothing shows up in device...

Hello, I am finishing up my first PC build and I need to choose my OS. I chose Windows 10; but I have absolutely no clue where to buy it. :??: If anybody could give me a link to where to buy it, [Preferably from Amazon] that would be nice. Also, is USB or disc better for installing the OS...

I guess I'll start with... here's my setup Cooler Master HAF 932, Asrock Z87 OC Formula/ac, 4770K@4.4GHz, Corsair H80i CPU Cooler, 32GB Gskill RipjawsX 2133MHz, EVGA Supernova P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Fully Modular PSU, 2x Gigabyte 7870 OC GPU, 4x27" BenQ LED How can i add an...

I've been pondering with this question for years. I never asked before online to a crowd. I just joined to open up a whole different question and just thought about my problems with AA. Well, not "problems" but I do find AA a big nuisance. First of all, I must admit that initially I couldn't...

My pc keeps restarting whenever i turn it on. I am able to enter the bios, without it restarting. On normal boot just before it gets to loading windows it restarts. The big problem is that i'm not able to reach the windows troubleshoot menu to help me reinstall windows, because that would fix...

I want to buy a new PSU for my new MSI GTX 960 because my current PSU is terrible. I was thinking about this one, because it was recommended on this forum...

My pc is a CybertronPc Borg-Q GM4213C. System: AMD FX-4130 3.80GHz Quad-Core | AMD 760G Chipset | 8GB DDR3 | 1TB HDD | Genuine Windows 8.1 64-bit Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT610 1GB Video Card | 24X DVD±RW Dual-Layer Drive | Audio: 7.1 Channel | Gigabit LAN | Keyboard and Mouse Expansion...

Hi there Im just wondering, is the XFX TS 650 80 + gold on the tier 2 list? Also which one will be louder if in the same system would the 650 be better fora quieter psu as well as headroom and is the 650 a tier 2 psu? Any information you can share regarding this and my i 5 6600 build would...

This seems really strange or uncommon to me, but the issue I'm having is.. My pc restarts due to system updates and then shows select a boot device black screen.. After that I pushed ctrl alt del, and took me to the bios. I was curious what was up, so I saw my hard drive wasn't even located in...

I'm an avid photographer and often process large quantities of large RAW files. I have an aging i7 that muddles through the heavy lifting OK, I expect to replace it soon but I also have a 2nd PC that needs replacement. The 2nd PC gets less frequent editing duties and as such it has been...

Hello, I built my PC back in 2010 and have been running it steady since. I have an I7 950 CPU that I never really overclocked and the stock heatsink which I know sucks. I am getting ready to upgrade my PC and overclock this CPU. I plan to put a Cooler Master 212 Evo on it to replace the stock...

Hello everyone,I want to upgrade my pc in order to play games smoother@1920X1080 and 60 fps in highest settings which I am not able to do in current games like Just Cause 3,The division,etc.Any advice on what hardware to replace is appreciated.My current build is:- 8gb ram AMD Radeon R9 290...