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Hi guys, Some years ago I built my pc and it has the B150M Bazooka motherboard. This mobo supports only 2 RAM slots, I believe, but it has 4 slots (2 black, 2 grey). I currently have 2x4gb RAM and I'm looking to upgrade to 16gb. But if it can only support two slots, why does it have 4? And what...

Is this now becoming a thing? That is, memory slots with an moveable tab on only one end? Completed my very first build today using the MSI B550 Tomahawk. Spent 20 minutes trying to get a couple modules in. An insane experience when only one end opens up. I still have no idea how I managed to...

So my motherboard ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO just arrived and I am planning to install a Samsung 970 PRO 512GB M.2 SSD, with my windows on it. I see there are three ports and I heard that some ports might be better to use than others? Also, a rumor about the closest one to the CPU is the...

if a am4 motherboard has two display ports for example : https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B550M%20Steel%20Legend/index.asp#Specification and cpu without integrated graphics for example ryzen 3900x or 5900x, would those ports add to my dedicated gpu maximum display count ? usually all geforce...

Hello all, I have a Z390 gaming sli rev 1 mobo and was wondering if I could put a m.2 wifi card, if so where do I plug in the cords that connect to it? Thanks

Hi! So, if you can look pleae at he image here: Slots My new computer came installed with the ssd and gpu on the circled slot areas, but there is another slot for gpu and another for ssd (both pointed in the image). The ssd contains the OS. So, my question is, should I change any of them into...

Hello i have a b250m ds3h gigabyte mobo which have 4 slot for rams but supports only dual channel .I currently have 2x4 gb ram and j want to put another 2x4 so as to have 16gb.Will the 4 sticks work good or will i lose performance and what channel will work with 4 sticks.

Hey, I just got a Asus Tuf B360M-pluss motherboard. I bought a m2 disk with it. After a while i was in need for more space, and i found another m2 disk in my room, so i decided to put it in and because i knew it had Two m2 slots. But it wont show in bios or Windows. Its like the 2nd slot is for...

Hi all, amazing community here. I have search around but haven't found anything that solved my problem so I decided to participate and ask here for a solution. So, I have an ASUS z170 Sabertooth Mark 1 motherboard, I had 2x8GB of ram installed from GSkill Raw (G.Skill Ripjaws V Red DDR4 2400...

Ive recently built a PC, my first build ever, ive got the gigabyte gaming x x570 mobo with Corsair Vengeance Ram DDR4- 8GBx2 Sticks @ 3200Mhz Now when i put them in the recommended slots ( A2 &B2) The system would boot but not get anything come up on screen, so swapped them to the other 2...

I need to connect mouse to pc but my usb ports are broken , so can i connect my mouse to micro SD slot? I know its crazy but...

Hi there, I am thinking of upgrading my RAM. I am running a single channel (1x8gb) stick at the moment and i want to upgrade to a (2x8gb) config. The only problem is that one of my RAM slots on my motherboard doesn't seem to be working (RAM slot number 2). In the motherboard Manual, it says...

Case: Nzxt h400i Cpu: Ryzen 1600 Ram: 16gb ddr4 (2400mhz) Mb: Gigabyte Ab350m-Ds3h Psu: 500 watt evga bq Harddrives: 1tb, 250gb ssd (boot drive) Gpu: Gtx 1060 6gb Reccently today I had my soup on the edge of my desk like a dumbass, and some of it spilled at the top of my cases front io, and...

So I recently built a computer. When I first play CSGO on it. It ran at 280fps plus it was fine. Then a few days later it runs at <100fps with the fans going so fast. Like I would never hear the fans go that fast in anything. For some more context my computer can run a very new game RE2...

specs: cpu; Intel i5 8400 gpu: gtx 1060 6gb ram: Ripjaws 8gb

I have been getting several BSODs on my newly built PC. The error codes are IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. Parts list here. WhoCrashed says its a software bug but this is my 8th clean install of Windows 10. I have downgraded to Windows 1703 and it stopped the crashes...

Hello everyone, I'm looking out to buy the Gainward GTX 1050 for 100€, so, my question is, because of it's smaller PCB board size, does it have less perfomance, compared to "bigger sized" cards, such as the Asus one... The only thing that messes me, is it's size.. Thanks in advance...

I have bought a second hand laptop with an ssd and a hard drive and I would like to test if they both have a HPA (host protected area) but by somehow in windows 10/command prompt as I cant access my boot disk "hirens boot cd" for some reason to do with a virtual memory problem when hirens loads...

Corsair 400c (bought already) Samsung 850 evo 250 gb SSD (bought already) EVGA SuperNova 650W g2 (bought already) Seagate 7200 RPM 2TB HDD (bought already) Monitor ASUS VG248QE 144 HZ 1MS (bought already) GTX 1080 Gigabyte Gaming 1G (Because its the cheapest) ASUS Z270F ATX Motherboard G Skill...

For the past week or so, I've been having a problem where the context menu seems to be stuck open. This happens mainly when I go to the url bar in Google Chrome, when I search for files using Cortana (Windows 10 Pro N), or right clicking an open program in the task bar. The menu isn't just...

first time tinkering with any computer. Power button gives me no lights...green or whatever else there is. Where should I look first? Thanks. Making progress. Took everything out for cleaning. Got new 512 RAM, Pent 3, new to me MOBO, and keyboard/mouse. WinXP Pro is ok and I'll stick with that...

Hi community i got a phantek enthoo evol itx case with z170 progaming and i need a new cpu cooler because the stock 6700k cooler sucks and is ugly :D i was wondering if this case really support 280mm radiators and what corsair support lga 1151 i was looking at h110 i gt hydro and h110i gtx all...

My system is Intel pentium dual core E5200@2.50ghz processor 4Gb ddr2 ram intel DG41TY MOTHERBOARD Corsair VS 450 W Psu Can Zotac nvidia geforce GTX 750ti 2gb ddr5 graphic card support my system specs?

Acer G257HU smidpx 25" 4ms HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS ( 2k ) MSI R9 390 i5 4670k I need a ok-good mobo. I need a good psu as well but not overkill. Thank you so much!!!!

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Hi, I have Intel Core I7 4770K. It is not overclocked and i am cooling it with SilentiumPC Grandis XE1236. I have temps around 60 °C when gaming. When stress testing in Prime95 for around 7mins 30 secs it is around °C, but after that time period CPU temps get realy quickly at around 99 °C and...

I have a Dell Pavilion DV6 with strange acting keys. Specifically the "zxcvm,./ and space bar" become "stuck" (unworking) and then will become unstuck if I press one of the keys for a period of time (using constant slight pressure - trying to eliminate any mechanical differences. It...

Basically I am looking for the Charts section of Tom'sHardware, but for 120mm case fans. Is there anywhere I can look at a side by side line up of DBA vs CFM vs SP vs RPM vs Bearing Method of all currently available 120mm fans? I have spent most of my day finding site after site recommending...