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I'm looking for a 650w power supply (possibly 80+ gold and modular). I caught sight of the Sharkoon SilentStorm Cool Zero 650W and the itek GF750 EVO. They are about the same price, and both are 80+ gold, only itek's is 750w (and so I think it's a more sensible purchase because with more watts...

My case fan doesn't spin properly. Other fans work just fine, but one of them will wiggle once and then just not move at all. The LED's work and the fan is not noisy and spins smoothly when manually spinning it (it was just delivered). I believe this is not a software issue or something similar...

Hello guys A few months ago I build my gaming PC Of course I had to throw a few RGB fans and beeing a cheap guy, I didn't want to spend that much. Lucky me, the case (Sharkoon) came with 4 PWM 5v RGB fans and a controller (up to 10 fans). The controller is just for the light, the fan speed is...

Hello people. So yesterday my friend bought a used PC. It's i3 4160, 8GB of ram and 2 x 500 GB hdd. He was hoping that he could install a used r9 270 so he ordered it. Then we realized that psu (BlueBerry PSB560, pictures below) in system probably wouldn't run those specs very well since it has...

Hi, i have Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X OC 3GB GDDR5 384-Bit GPU, but it have 8+8 Pin power connectors(i've tried to run 8+6 leds and fans are fine but no display in the result of my search that card can only run with 8+8 Pin.) to run but i have only 8+6 Pin. Now, i'm looking for a Molex To 8-Pin...

Greetings, I've decided to build my first computer part to part but im stuck in which pc case should i use.Im in a budget so i cant spend a lot in a pc case. First of all i need a midi ATX pc case. I was thinking about 1)Sharkoon VG5-V 2)CoolerMaster CMP 500 3)Aerocool aero-500 and last but...

hey so i'm currently using a 5 year old HP laptop for my gaming, watching movies, and research and i am now needing to get a new pc that will actually be able to handle what i run... thing is if i buy from a store the pc would most likely cost over 1k for what i need (in my area{USA Illinois})...

Hi So I'm building a PC for a use in a restaurant mainly as a cash register. What I was going for is a mITX build like the following: Option 1: CPU: AMD Athlon 200GE MBO: ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac RAM: G.SKILL Aegis F4-3000C16S-8GISB Option 2: CPU: Intel G4900 MBO: ASRock...

I need advice with regards to a sound card for my PC that has Win10. I got a 5.1 surround system that I use via S/PDIF. On my Win7 PC I use a Sound Blaster Z, but I have read that it is not compatible with Win10. I am only going to use the card for movies, TV-series and music. So how well this...

does 2nd gen ryzen 5 work in b350-f board?

Hi all. I've recently just upgraded to a I5-8600k from a I7-4790k(Which I had overclocked to 4.8ghz). I planned to overclock the cpu to 4.8ghz to start with but i've been having problems with performance/stability as the voltage does not stay constant(1.3 in bios but 1.21 under load). I have...

Does a gigabyte mainboard still work if you solder away the main bios chip?

I want to build a linux PC. I'm gonna use it for learn more about linux, office works, and some graphic design works. I want to save money on this build so I'll go for used components. I've narrowed down my choices: Processor + motherboard 1. A10 7800 + Gigabyte F2A68HM-? (Iforgot the model)...

I am trying to set up two subnets with two routers while making sure neither can access each other and anything connected to them. I swear I had this working properly a few weeks ago but needed to restore the settings on the second (inner) router and now I can't seem to set this up properly. I...

I saw here and there Microsoft boasting that Windows 10 can upgrade drivers automatically. Is that true? I am considering upgrading the driver of my motherboard -- ASUS Prime Z270 Plus. Is the newest driver already installed by Microsoft, or still in Asus's website awaiting me to download? Thanks.

To begin This is my current setup: Ryzen 3 1200 oc 3.7 8gb ddr4 2667 ram 1060 6gb amp edition 120gb SSD 1tb HDD Msi b350 mortar motherboard I recently built this PC two months ago and successfully overclocked my CPU with a stable clock of 3.7 However all the games which I have been playing...

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I've had this PC for over a year and i left it in the same place without touching it for 1 month and 1 week as i went in vacation. when i came back the PC was turning white like once in a while and i wasn't concerned about it as i rebooted it and it was working but now it is being repeatedly and...

But what's the name of the wire that let's you mount your card sideways towards the window where everyone can see it?

Hello there! I have bought 2 new 4k Smart T.V. from an unknown brand, which has Android 4.4.2 on it. On one of the T.V.s, I could access the Play Store - simply logging in with an existing account with no problem. On the other, second t.v. - I keep getting this error message when trying to...

Hi Guys, First of all, this is my new build that I put together this weekend. My Issue: PC ran great for the first few hours, but then as soon as I downloaded the CAM software I restarted the PC and all of a sudden, the PC is really loud. I started to get pop ups from Cam software stating that...

The category might be wrong but I have absolutely no idea what's wrong with my PC First, my motherboard got corrupted and it would bluescreen at starting windows, i updated bios, nothing, and i tried some other things that didn't succed, i changed my PSU to a seasonic 520 and it worked... a...

hi, i bought a 7 gen intel i 7 7700k and asus formula ix before the 8gen, should i sell both and buy the new generation ro wait until a 9gen ?

Now I'm looking to buy a laptop at about the 800 range. I'm primarily looking at 1050 ti or maybe this 1060 or others if someone could suggest one around the same price? The reason for this post is that I'm just wondering if it's worth buying the 1050 ti because it's new, it wouldn't have...

So I'll be running a 1440p monitor which I primarily use for gaming as well as a lot of productivity. Will upgrading my i5 4690k make a huge difference anywhere in the general AAA gaming area. I know games such as GTA V, Watchdogs 2 and other openworld games will be greatly affected but does it...

Hello! So i have Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB kit. It is working great on stock 2133 mhz, but the xmp profile does not want to work on 2(!) different mobos (they just do not post with xmp turned on). Is this case covered by warranty? Can i RMA my ram?

Hey there, So I need a PC for running CAD software such as Catia and so. I do not need the system to do 3D rendering. It may also be used for gaming. I will need an OS and peripherals such as mouse, keyboard and monitor. I would like to keep it under $2500 - $3000. I do not mind the...

Hi there citizens of Tom's! As a last ditch effort I'm turning to you with a problem I've been plagued by for more than a year. Before making this topic I made sure to browse this awsome site for any similar threads, unfortunately I found no solution. I bough my computer from a serious dealer...

I have been needing a new laptop for college and see this as the perfect excuse to also get a new gaming machine. I’ve eyed the Acer Predator Helios 300, but after some further research I am willing to spend extra $$$ for something with a nicer display and battery. Does anyone have thoughts or...

I am looking for a better/compatible graphics card for my PC. First things first, my PC is nothing fancy so this may be a long shot... But here is my model a specs. Acer Aspire ES1-533-P205. Part Number: NX.GFTAA.002 Windows 10 64-bit Processor Manufacturer: Intel® Processor Type: Pentium®...

My Build CPU - Intel I5 4430 3.0 ghz MOBO - Asus z87-A GPU - R9 270x 2gb RAM - Corsair 8gb DDR3 1600 HDD - WD VelociRaptor 500GB PSU - Thermaltake - TR2 700W ATX I bought this PC pre built a couple of months ago and am still learning about PCs. I just found out how to update the drivers for my...

I purchased a new Lenovo C40-05 last year. I have gotten maybe 3 months total use out of it. I have had to have the motherboard replaced twice. The first time it was replaced by my warranty by a professional technician. When I picked it up I forgot my power supply at home so they used theirs and...

I recently bought a i5-7600k and a ASUS B150-PRO D3. I installed them and everything was looking good. When I tried to turn it on it all came on, but nothing displayed on the screen. I noticed that my GPU fans were not on. So I thought that It may not fully be connected. I went back and rebuilt...

I'm planning on getting the Fractal Design Define R5 soon and I want to use the NZXT Hue with it. I'm worried that it might not be compatible.

Building my first build I have few questions 1) My case(cooler master k350) it’s case fan has both male n female molex cable.(it has only one fan in the front) What do i do with the male cable? 2) some of my psu cables have multiple connectors in a single cable Eg: I have only one hard drive...

Hello, I plan to put 1-4 Nvidia 1080Ti in a system to run applications that support CUDA. I plan to use the machine 24x7 sometimes. I read that when the temperature has reached a certain degree, the graphic boards automatically lower the speed. Thus, somebody suggested that it is better to use...

Hello, I bought the G4560 and before I install him I want to ask If I must remove the thermal paste that is on the heat sink and apply my own or the one already on is ok. Thank you for your time.

So I started my computer build with a 2 TB SSD, I was suprised that I was running out of room lately and would like to even out the memory by buying more space, supposidly on an HHD. I've heard that SSD generally is faster than HDD which is why I wanted my OS and my video games to run on it...

I have a dilemma and need some advice. I bought a new ultra-wide display (34”/3440x1440) and a new graphic cards to go with it (GTX1080). Although the difference from my previous system is staggering, I was surprised to see that I was still not able to play some AAA games at Ultra or even very...

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