Signal-To-Noise Ratio

Forum discussion tagged with Signal-To-Noise Ratio.
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    Can someone tell me what battery would fit Asus x555u model?

    part numbers for laptop batteries
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    Have you ever heard of this PSU? Probox 430W

    Could you please tell me the quality? is it reliable ? I am asking this because my pc keeps shutting down(not rebooting) it powers off and then gets back on and this happens most of the time while playing games and sometimes when not, i have checked my CPU / GPU temps and they look fine, my CPU...
  3. D

    Black screen on pc

    Hi. My computer is stuck and won't restart when I hold the power button in. When I diconnect power from wall and pc it turns off but when I restart it's still frozen and get black screen.
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    HP Pavilion Notebook - 17-g151na - HDD problem

    Hi. I have an issue with my laptop. On start, I get this errors: "Boot devide not found" "Hard disk - (3F0)" Ok, I tried another hdd (a new one), I got the same error. I tested the old hdd on another computer, it's working, booting to windows, I also verified the health status and it's good...
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    My ASUS laptop screen flickers

    My asus laptop's screen flickers when the battery level reaches close to 60%. But there is no problem when used on power supply.
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    Can I connect one monitor through HDMI and other through VGA

    Can I connect one monitor through vga and other through hdmi
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    Help for a new build

    Hello everyone! I have tried to do some research but it hasn't been enough for me so asking help from here. I'm currently planning on building a new system. I mostly play games but in addition I like to maybe keep a stream open or doing something else for example simcrafting for WoW. In the...
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    CPU red light, Dram red light.

    Hey guys, was wondering if anyone can help me out. I built a computer a few years ago and the other day it randomly stopped working. What would happen is it would start to boot up then immediately shut down and start up again and just goes in a circle. Nothing appears on screen, when I did...
  9. N

    About adding an HDD (need some hard advice)

    Hey everyone, So I bought an Acer Nitro 5 for work as well as for gaming. The thing is, it only has a 256GB SSD. And as all you guys know, SSDs are not for gaming (just GTA 5 and the Witcher 3 took almost all of it). So i opened up one of the back "doors", and I noticed a free HDD slot. The...
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    Hows the ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F motherboard for oc and ram compatibility ?

    Hi, i am looking for a new board and dunno if asus rog's vrm will be able to hold the oc r7 1700 and gskill trident z rgb 3200mhz i was gonna go for msi mortar b4 anyone knows hows asus's bios and updates???? thank you
  11. Sloppy Joe

    CPU upgrade,possible PSU problem

    I want to upgrade my i5-650 to i7-860.Given the respective wattage for each is 73(i5) and 95(i7) and since my PSU is 320W and unable to be upgraded(HP Elite 8100),will there be any adverse affects to the 22 watt increase caused by the i7?Also have n EVGA GTX-750ti W/O 6 pin as my GPU.Thanks.
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    Question about size

    I have a ms-7641 version 5.1 Motherboard Will the amd 8350 4.0 ghz cpu chip fit?
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    CPU bottleneck GTX 1080 ??

    Will the i7-6700k @ 4.8 bottleneck my ASUS Strix GTX 1080 ?
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    GTX 1060 and adapters

    I recently bought a EVGA GTX 1060 3GB unaware that it wouldnt support VGA monitors, however mine has a DVI D *dual* link port. I was wondering if I used a HDMI cable with a DVI adapter corresponding to my monitor would work or if I'm out of luck. EDIT 3: sorry for the incompetence after looking...
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    Will a faulty temp sensor affect the performace of a PC?

    Hi all, So a while back I suspected there was something wrong with my PC - when the PC was first started, the BIOS gave temperatures of 99C straight away. Got it checked out this week and the "specialist" came to the conclusion that it was a faulty temperature sensor. The reason I say...
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    A way to automatically segregate files when dropped/saved on desktop by format to different folders in a different drive?

    Eugh. That's the most specific topic title I have ever written. But anyway, I was wondering if there's such a program. I work on audio quite alot and I spend hours upon hours just organizing everything into their respective folders. I thought it quite obstructive in my workflow. I would just...
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    Looking For Mother Board

    Hi.every 1 i am planing to buy a dual Intel Xeon Processor E5-2650 v4 i am loooking for best mother board and liquid cooler can any 1 suggest me the best..
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    Freezing lagging with new upgrades

    I just bought new ram cpu and mobo, I am experiencing freezing lagging and random hang ups I have switched out RAM with my roommate to see if it's ram related does not appear to be my build is as follows Asus m5a97 2.0 mobo Amd fx 83000 2 8gb go kill rip jaw 4 ram sticks Nvidia 970 gtx 4gb 750...
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    i5 4690k or i5 6600k?

    I want to build a new gaming pc soon aslo to be used for video streaming and school work. I am not looking to run anything crazy just games like gta v, league of legends, TF2 etc... My budget is between 500 and 650 not including a graphics card which I am going to buy at a later date and use...
  20. K

    Computer won't boot with two ram cards inserted

    I received a m5a97 le r2.0 for Christmas along with an amd fx6300 and 8gb(2x4gb) compatible g.skill ram. I struggled to get the machine to post for a while it got to bios once or twice but crashed on attempted boot. So I started testing the ram cards I removed one stick and the machine booted...
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    PSU for an r9 380 + Fx-8320

    My friend is building a new system, he needs a power supply for an r9 380 and and fx 8320. He doesn't plan to oveclock at all. His budget is only £30, so I was wondering if he could get a decent enough power supply for that amount. If not, how much extra would he be looking at? Thank you in...
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    Noctua NF-F12 PWM vs Corsair SP 120 High Performance

    Hi, Which one would the best for cooling radiators or heatsinks: Noctua NF-F12 PWM or Corsair SP 120 High Performance? I am leaning towards the Noctuas as it has high static pressure (bit lower than the Corsairs) and the noise level is much lower. I have checked the temp results and it shows...
  23. 0nard00

    GTX 960 good enough for video editing?

    I'm thinking of purchasing a GTX960 just for 2 weeks of video editing with dual monitor. My 460 is just having too much of a hard time keeping up, heat wise. I was wondering if it was okay to use it for just like that purpose, and I'm for sure returning it as I am holding out on what AMD has...
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    hp envy k004tx

    How is hp envy k004tx . can it play the modern games like battlefield 4 , watchdogs and titanfall at descent settings . spec are i5 , 8 gb ram , gt 840 2 gb ddr3 card , also will it support future games . any current owners of the lappy please say how it is . others too feel free to discuss on...
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    Is this alienware laptop good enough for Watch a Dogs

    CPU: 4th Gen Intel Core i5-4210M processor (3MB Cache, up to 3.2GHz Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB GDDR5 RAM: 6GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz Display: 14.0" WLED HD Anti-Glare Display (1366x768) OS: Windows 8.1 (64Bit) Can this laptop run Watch Dogs? What graphics setting could...
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    Is it okay to always set to OC ram?

    hey there, im currently using a 8 gb (4x2) corsair vengeance @1600mhz (cmz4gx3m1a1600c9) the problem is while my motherboard (MSI P67A-GD65) default setting clock only support @1333 which is i could get a @1600 but i'll have to OC it first. is it okay if i'll do that for a daily use? also i...
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    Old Laptop

    Hi. I have a Five year old Acers Travelmate 2480.When I am on line I am getting messages that the CPU is running at 98% making THe computer run slow.I only want the laptop to run for another Few months then I will replace it. Is there anything I can do to get the % lower . Thanks
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    Compaq presario sr1230uk

    just trying to find out if compaq presario 1230uk model pc is a hyper thread pc 3.0ghz
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    need some help

    My computer recently has been fluctuating in fps while playing games such as css and wow. This has just started happening the past week. I've got a pretty old system, amd64 3500+, 2gigs, 7600GT agp. I've done some cpu overclocked just from the motherboard oc configurations. The problem: When...
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    New rig wont power up hdd and cddrive

    im putting together a system with the msi kt4 ultra and it powers up fine but neither my hdd or cd drive are getting power and thus arent getting detected during the boot up sequence. but when i put them in my older system they work fine. everything else in the new system is getting power btw...
  31. AbdullahG

    First Time OCing a CPU Help?

    I recently bought an AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz Processor. My CPU cooler is a Thermaltake CLP0554 80mm Sleeve CPU Cooler. I plan on doing a small OC to maybe 3.2 or 3.3 GHz because I was told I am bottlenecking my CPU with my Radeon HD 6950. I just don't know how because a 945 has locked...
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    Recommend me a graphics card.

    heres the build so far. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK...
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    Battlefield Bad company 2 server problem?

    I just ordered the $5 bfbc2 on steam today. I got on an empty server but then it kicked me out. Restarted game, now when I do it no server's pop up no matter what I do. My firewalls are off as well. Any suggestions or help? really want this to work?
  34. blacklic0ric3

    How do I reset overclocked memory to default clock?

    I tried to overclock my memory today and failed miserably....Now my pc wont start up, I have tried resetting my bios using both an on board jumper and by removing the battery, but I still get nothing. Plz help
  35. karma211

    Is my videocard damaged?

    Hi guys I recently overclocked my Xpertvision 8500GT Sonic GDDR3 card. After days of carefully monitoring and adjusting clock values i finally found a stable o/c value. Safe temps, no artifacts. Got some great results. Believe it or not got a 15 fps boost in crysis, playing on all high except...
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    Coolermaster V8 or Xigmatek Dark Knight?

    Hey guys i have a arctic freezer pro 7 and lets just say i really want to replace it. My cpu is: E8400 Case: HAF 932 I cant decide to whether to choose the V8 or the Dark knight. I've looked on frostytech and seen that the Dark Knight scored a little higher while the V8 was still holding its...
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    Vista64bit-Raid to Normal Change in Bios

    How to change RAID to Normal in Bios in Vista64 SP1 on one hard drive and XP Pro SP3 on the second hard drive with each with a separate boot choice? When RAID changed to Normal there is a message "Operating System Missing" and black screen. Shall the Vista64 SP1 installation disk be applied at...
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    CPU cooler for i5 3570k

    i finally build a rig based on: - asus p8z77 v lk - i5 3570k - 8gb corsair vengeance 1600 - sapphie HD 6870 (crosfire soon) - corsair hx 850w - hdd 500gb wd caviar blue - cooler master elite 430 every thing works fine, and gonna to buy a cooler for my cpu. my target is to reach 4.5ghz...
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    Games slow down

    I have a problem with my pc. Every game that i play is running slow after a couple minutes. I have done the following: -Removed and cleaned every component from dust -tried with single display adapter(normally i use SLI) -Tried with different hard drives, formatted and re-installed windows...
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    Logitech QuickCam Zoom required .inf not found-WinXP Pro SP2

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I need the name of the .inf file that the hardware wizard needs to install this webcam. The Logitech QuickCam Zoom v.8.4.6 software installs but the hardware wizard says that a required inf file cannot be found. I spoke...