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So, I have a 1700x on the way... I am kinda worried about ram. I want to try out this G.Skill ram item number: F4-3200C14D-16GFX I am a huge fan of MSI motherboards... however for AM4: the ONLY board MSI has with that model ram on its supported list is their 400 dollar enthusiast board...

my old setup Asus P5s MX SE Intel Pentium 2160 Conroe at 1.80 Mhz 1 GB DDR2 Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS PCI-E deepcool ice blade 100 what is a good new setup for mid gaming on a budget

Hi, I will buy a new pc. What is the recommended colling settings (cpu and case fans - brand, model, etc)? my config: i7 7700k Mobo Asus maximus ix hero (z270 chipset) 4x4gb ram crucial ballistix lt sport 2400 gtx1080 rog strix advanced (a8g) case s340 elite ps thermaltake tp grand rgb 750w...

I recently bought a gtx 1050 msi 2gb oc edition. And since my monitor doesn't have any dvi-d or hdmi port i bought a dvi-d to vga adapter. And after plugging it in my monitor shows chech signal cable and after sometimes it shows dvi.please help .this is my...

What is the typical power consumption of let's say 16GB (4 modules) of high performance DDR4 memory?

Hello my Tech-y m8s !! i wish to buy a laptop after selling this very laptop im typing this on and adding some monahh and buy a good all rounder gaming laptop :3 my budget is around the 1000$ spot by doing a PC BUSINESS in UAE ( buy i5 2500k pc for 100$ -------buy gtx 1050ti for 150$ ===>...

I have a real toughie here. So I got a used mobo and cpu ga970a ud3p fx6300. I decided to face my fears and replace my motherboard. Everything went well until I booted windows and saw out out my 8g of ram only 4 was usable.... First thing I tried was msconfig boot options made sure max mem...

Was looking for some good settings to run for a gtx 1080 i see people overclocking their 1080's and getting more fps then when i tried.

Hey people, so I just assembled a new computer and am having a lot of trouble with this. I will try to describe the whole scenario. I bought the following hardware: Case: NZXT S340 Elite MB: Asus Strix Z270E Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62 CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k RAM: 2x G.Skill TridentZ RGB 8gb 3200...

Hi, I have a q9650 intel processor. My pc is a dell optiplex 760. I wanted to overclock the cpu in my but after browsing the web I found out that I couldn't overclock it in this pc. I have tried SetFSB but no luck. I wanted to overclock because I play just cause 3, gta v and the bottleneck...

Will there be any bottleneck? Spec : Dell xps 8900 (prebuild) i7 6700 nonk ddr4 2x4 8gb ram psu 460 new Graphic card PNY Gtx 1060 6gb XLR8 everything else is stock I havent got my GPU yet but i want to make sure my i7 is good enough...

Hello everyone! I've been having a problem where my games don't run using my GPU, they use an Integrated CPU graphics card. First of all, I'm on a desktop, not a laptop. So that thing where I choose "Preferred Graphics Processor" or whatever, doesn't work. I've tried disabling my CPU through...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJYrRG here is my build. i received every parts except for the cpu which is probably coming this thursday. i am wondering if i can just build the rest of the parts first and put the cpu in when it comes

Windows 10 every once in a while says "Found malware" but I run scans and there is no viruses or malware at all on my device. It does it on my 2-in-1 tablet, laptop and gaming PC which I use for just gaming only and is rarely connected to the internet because I mostly play games offline. I think...

I've noticed this small "issue" when trying to change between programs. Basically, when I tab out or click into another window, I notice my CPU Fan kicks the speed up by about 10-15 percent for about 3 seconds. It's a minor issue, but still kind of annoying. If any of you can fix this, it would...

After installing my new HDD, i have found that every time i restart my pc i get given a message informing me of my current boot order and what usb's are occupied. Furthermore there is a light next to my power button that now flashes red when i boot up but will then fade back to blue when i'm on...

Here's my spec (had this for just over a year): - Win 7, 64-bit Home - Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.5 ghz - 8GB DDR3 RAM - Samsung 250 GB SSD - Western Digital 1TB HD - Seasonic M12II-620 PSU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 GPU For the past few days my comp has been louder than usual, even when idle. It's...

I have a yamaha rx-v870 receiver I want to connect to my Panasonic TC-P50C2 digital tv. How do I do this?

I currently own a Logitech H111 (http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/stereo-headset-h111?crid=36) and was working fine yesterday. Today, the sound from the right speaker cuts in and out depending on the way the wire is bent. Now, the right speaker sound is gone completely. Any suggestions?

I'm looking to play multiplayer games with the least amount of input lag possible. I even made sure the TV I recently purchased had an input lag under 20ms. I understand that two video cards in SLI, will take an additional frame to render. Am I to understand that this will add 16ms of lag to my...

Hello, my TV room doesn't really have the best shape for surround speakers placement. I heard that surround speakers should by on the sides, but i can't put them in there. Should I place them rather on the ceiling or backwards to achieve the best surround effect for watching movies? Thanks

Hi there, I have a question, many people say that a single high end gpu is better then two low end gpu, alright lets not talk about the power comsumption and the temperature, if I spend twice of my money will I get twice as much the performance ?

Hello, I have bought a new PC but i'm stuck during the install of windows 10. I put the windows 10 CD in my CD reader, the PC turn on without any problems however it don't regognize my new SSD samsung 850 evo during the install of windows. It seems that the SSD need the drivers but how install...

Hello everyone. I have a G46VW gaming computer. I just started playing CS GO, and just recently I've noticed a strange keyboard problem that I've been having. I have my caps lock key and my shift key binded to CS GO (since those keys are close to WASD.) Now, since I binded the caps lock key to...

Hello all, Recently I bought a new sshd for some more storage, and performance. Upon receiving it I noticed that it was slightly bigger then my original hard drive. I was able to fit the sshd into the laptop, but I notice that the keyboard is a little raised over the area where the sshd is. Is...

I am upgrading to liquid cooling and was wonder if a h110i gtx will fit in my current build. Build: Corsair 200r case 970 gaming motherboard Basically I want to know if my motherboard won't get in the way of the radiator and fans. I feel as if one of the top heatsinks is going to get in the...

Okay so in this video, at around 4:19 Jay is monitoring his GPU Power Limit through MSI Afterburner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXUo1S55ZUM How can i enable it on mine? It doesn't show on Monitoring options

I can't get rid of this error that stops me from enabling SLI in the nvidia options. to use maximum 3d performance connect the sli-ready graphics cards with an sli connector Here's my stuff http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Insecure/saved/#view=VhVmP6 My other graphics card is this...

From gaming point of view in 1080p. I feel like the newer generations of processors from Intel/AMD do not offer anything more besides better power efficiency, which I give two figs about. My estimate is that this CPU will not be outperformed at least for another 3 years, am I that far off?

I don't care about the noise, cost, or anything else. What 970 performs the best. Just performance. I've heard that the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ GAMING ACX 2.0+ is the best there is, is it? Please and thank you.

I was thinking of getting an HP Spectre x360 15 inch http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-spectre-x360-2-in-1-15-6-4k-ultra-hd-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-natural-silver/4864800.p?id=bb4864800&skuId=4864800 is this a good 2 in 1? I was also looking at...

Ok so with Microsoft giving away something for free (Windows 10)w hich is cause for concern.. being a Gamer i will no doubt be forced to go that route, it would just be a matter of time. Now owning 8.1 Full Retail, if i upgrade to Windows 10 (Of which i'm waiting on) i'll obviously be able to...

how do you remove: configuring windows from my laptop?

so im planning to build a new pc and i cant decide whether i should get an i7 instead of an i5 and keep the gtx960 4GB in the list or i should get the gtx970 2GB but keep the i5.Im not going to choose both the i7 and the 970 because getting both will costs me out of my budget in my currency. so...

Hello i have netbook acer AO725 really oldy one but enought for me but i wanted to reinstall the whole thing because he was slow so i shuted down- run win 7 cd and than i did format(eraser mark). Installation was fine but when i started i couldnt connect to internet so i installed my lan driver...

For everyone reading this, don't tell me to look on Johnny Guru — I have, on multiple occasions. So anyway I bought a capstone, it had a solid 40 good reviews on newegg, and it was a great price, especially for an 80 plus gold efficiency power supply. Anyway, this actually relates to Johnny...

Hello forum members, I have put off water cooling my 900D for years now, finally, I feel like it's time to water cool my PC. Below is a plan of what I want, feel like it's a good start. - Budget would probably be $700-900 AUD. I have seen difference blocks stating Acetal/Nickel or just...

After much deliberation I have decided to build a Gaming PC. The problem is despite reading countless answers for other similarly titled threads I still don't know what kind of hardware I'm looking for! My budget is flexible, but I'm hoping to get something in the range £300 - £500. I'm...

What would you suggest upgrading on my current system? I have Intel Core i7 Extreme 975 ASUS Rampage II Extreme motherboard 12gb ddr 3 Corsair memory 2 Radeon HD 5870 Video Cards in Crossfire and a WD Velociraptor Hard Drive Running Windows 7 Home Premium.

the new pc i have brought is the Amd fx6350 six core cpu and i was wondering how well it ran newer games. the graphics in my system is 660. is the graphics good or would a 760 be better. will the cpu be upgraded?