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I am currently looking to get a completely new system and am extremely inexperienced when it comes to computer building. I have picked out all of my parts except for my case. I've been confused as to if I need a specific case to fit the sizes of my parts, or if a certain type of case is...

Alrighty, so Newegg is having their sale, and I just so happened to get a bonus from work haha. The EVGA Geforce GTX 970 ACX is $290, and the MSI 4G gaming LE is $340. I know the MSI has the better specs, but is it really going to be worth the extra $50? I would like to run BF4 on ultra, as...

My GTX 970 is acting weird the card is sposed to speed up the fans as temps go up however the temp gets up to 71c and the fans still dont spin. nothing wrong with the fans because when i force them to spin via msi afterburner the fans spin fine someone help

Can't say I'm new but I don't know much about PCs and PC repair. I built a PC (well, linux rig). worked wonderfully for a few years, I bought 2 western digital 1TB HDDs, I think I paid ~$50. I plug them in, start the computer, in linux, everything seemed fine. I could see them mounted in /dev...

So I wondering just how much it would cost me to set up a custom loop. Current set up is a i5-4690k, GTX 660, MSI Z97-g45 gaming all wrapped up in a Thermaltake commander G42 1. I would want it to be able to cool graphics/CPU/chipset all in one (even though i'll only start with cpu) 2. I...

I asked this question in the overclocking forum but didn't get much of a response, hoping i can get some answers here, thanks for reading. So I have my fx6300 OC'd to 4.4ghz with a 212 evo, it is very stable and rarely gets above 60c under load, so no problems there. My question though is, if I...

Hi! I wanna know if my motherboard which is GigaByte GA-H87-D3H will be compatible with Nvidia GTX 950 2GB card which Nvidia released this month? These are my PC's main specs - Motherboard: GigaByte GA-H87-D3H Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz RAM: Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHz PSU: Corsair VS550

Hi guys, I've read a lot of posts on this forum but did not find another with the exact same problem. So, I got a Passport Ultra that is fairly new and undamaged (as far as I know). Problem is that when I try to connect it to my PC (Win 7), it comes up as a Device but I cant access files or see...

Hello, Could any one please tell me if the Cooler Master 500 watts(Thunder) be enough for the R9 280? I don't intend to overclock anything. The rest of the rig looks like this: Amd FX 6300 2*4 gb Corsair Vengeance 500gb hdd Asus M5A 78L-M USB 3 Thank you :)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25129 Is this the full iso for windows xp or is it just the complete set of updates (and can't be used to install XP). I.e. can I use this to install XP onto a blank drive?

Hey Folks. So I have a workstation that I built about two months ago. I was using temporary components (waiting for some new components to be released). Everything was working just fine. I haven't used it much the last month though, but I know it was on because I saw it listed in my TeamViewer...

Hi, my power supply seems to have died. Just woke up and my pc will not turn on. Currently i have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018 this power supply. In my system, i have a EVGA gtx 970, 1 tb hard drive, an intel ssd, a 2600k and this motherboard...

I want to know out of both brands which GTX 980 Ti is more powerful EVGA or Gigabyte?

Hi. Here are the parts I'm considering for a "Video & image editing - NO games!" PC: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6jM7P Any problems between any of these parts? Will there be enough room for the Noctua cooler? Thanks for any constructive advice and recommendations. Regards, CrVMo

upgraded from win 8.1 Pro to win 10 Pro I started to test my apps all was looking great until I launched Netflix the video fps sucked, and my second monitor was not working I found the display settings was using Microsoft display drivers. I went to NVidia website and used auto-detect to...

Which is better?

Ideally, we would pick up a new ROG with Windows 7 instead of 8. That doesn't seem possible. Do we adopt a wait-and-see approach with regards to Windows 10, or are there vendors selling good Windows 7 laptops?

The power supply of my pc is 450 watt. But the problem is it isn't from a renowned brand. The name of the brand is 'vision'. Websites say r7 250 needs 400 watt. But I heard that non branded psu like mine supplies less than they write on their product. My question is will I be able to use r7 250...

Plz help me. I don't have a clue which build I should so. I would prefer it to be one of these build as I can't go much other however I am open to suggestions. [PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/tYG3RB) / [Price breakdown by...

Am unable to install applications because my phones Microsoft account is locked

I have a weird issue going on. Most of the time when I turn my PC on in the morning it will not post (beep). It sits at the ASUS screen. If I force it to turn off (by holding in the power button) it always boots fine on that 2nd try. Any ideas what might be causing this? I just bought a new EVO...

Intel Pentium Anniversary Edition vs AMD Athlon 860K Firstly I will not be doing ANY gaming or overclocking with either of these processors. I will, however, be using the system for light productivity (MS Word/Powerpoint etc.). So... Yeah... Which one?

I will be building my first PC soon. I live in Canada, and my budget is $1000. This is my current Idea: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.50 @ shopRBC) Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard...

I have a pair of 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1600MHz RAM sticks for a total of 16GB and I want to know what overclocking wil benefit and if it is easy to do so for a beginner. Are there any guides for this and should a beginner do this? Can I damage the RAM if I do something wrong?

Hallo guys, Im experiencing a very weird problem in the last 3-4 days. Everything started when I bought a second-hand Sapphire R9 280x Toxic and wanted to have little fun with some new games. I started with Far Cry 4 and I played like 3 hours, when suddenly as I pressed the button for the map my...

Hi all, I have a Sony VAIO VGN-AR71ZU which needed a new battery. I brought one here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battery-5-200-mAh-black-PCG-8111M/dp/B008B22ZHU/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1428571414&sr=1-1&keywords=Battery+5.200+mAh+-+black+-+for+Sony+Model+PCG-8111M On receiving the...

I am using MSI Afterburner and GPUobserver win7 gadget to monitor my GPU load, fan speed and temp. MSI After burner & along with Toms Hardware review of the GPU says that its top speed on the card reaches 2100rpms but through my custom profiles on MSI Afterburner I can apparently bump that...

Hi, I've had this computer i've built myself for a year now and today I noticed that my temps were higher than normal. I opened the case and saw that my gpu's fan blades aren't spinning which never happened before. MSI Afterburner recognises the card, but fan speed settings do nothing. When I...

Hello, I need to reformat 2 500GB HDDs that I'm going to give away to a friend but I only have a laptop to my disposal at the moment. Can I reformat my HDDs with my sata to USB 3.0 adapter or will it corrupt the reformatting and damage the drives? Or is it totally safe?

I am looking into buying a PCI wireless network card as my USB ports are unreliable and my USB adapter is pretty much failing. Problem is, the slot next to my graphics card is a bit close to the fans. What I want to know is will having the card there affect the temperature in any drastic ways?

AMD FX 8370E vs intel i3-4370 in gaming

Hi, I am wanting to get a new monitor for my pc I recently got and I don't know which brand to get I know I want isp and at leaste 1080 (would like 1440 if u can find one for my price range) but I would use it for gaming and only want to spend 150-200 dollars I also was wandering would me...

I'll update my rig for this one : Case - NZXT H440 White / Black Mobo - Asus Z97-A CPU - Intel Core i7 4790K GPU - MSI GeForce GTX970 TWINFROZR V Gaming 4G OC 4GB Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Ram - 8 GB Corsair Blue Vengeance Fan for the case - Corsair Quiet Edition AF140 Power Supply...

Here's the build. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Nt3Qxr My questions are... -Is that PSU good for this build's needs? -Is that motherboard any good? -NZXT Phantom 410 or NZXT S340? -If NZXT S340, can I get windows (legally) without a disk drive? -Does the CPU need an aftermarket cooler? -Is the...

I have been researching about needing a SSD for a gaming computer or not, and my feelings were a bit mixed so I was just wondering. Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Justinquast/saved/ZPhdnQ My hard drive has 64mb of Cache if that helps at all.

I am trying to upgrade from XP to Windows Vista from an upgrade disk but the computer wont recognize the 32 or 64 bit disks and i dont know what to do. The boot sequence has the dvd drive first but it doesnt say "Press any key to boot from CD" or whatever. it just has a black screen then it...

Hello, I'm going to get this motherboard: http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-z97x-gaming-3-s1150-intel-z97-4xddr3-6xusb3-0-8xusb2-0-atx-9FWK.html Could somebody please help me with getting a power supply for it. I notices this in the description: Power Connectors24-pin main power...

I cannot delete file from my micro sd card via pc or even file explorer of my phone. Just now i try format my sd card inside the phone, after it erase, pop, all file still there. need help ~

Hi I am building a pc and as the description says i need to know which one to get this is what the other parts will be EVGA GTX 750ti SC 8gb 1600 mhz corsair vengence RAM (4x2) FSP Aurum S 500W 80+ Gold I will be using this for gaming and i can't afford any cpu's that cost more than that i...

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