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Hey guys, I'm about to order parts for a new computer build and have been going back and forth between the new ryzen 2600x and the 8600k cpu's. With the ryzen build I currently am looking at a gtx 1070 gpu with an asus prime x470 board. With the 8600k I'm looking at a gtx 1060 6gb along with a...

My graphics card is up to date on drivers so I have no clue whats going on. I used MSI after burner to track CPU and GPU usage while playing battlefield 1. I'm getting higher CPU usage(around 80) and lower GPU usage( around 50-60). I've noticed that I am not able to play with the same settings...

Crap PC. Automatically restarts occasionally due to (BSOD). Updating my BIOS could be a potential solution. Should i do it or too risky?

I just used Macrium Reflect to clone a 960GB SSD to a 2TB SSD. It cloned successfully, but my 2TB drive is now listed as the same capacity as my old drive. It only says 893GB. This is my first time cloning, so I have no idea what I did wrong. Any ideas what i can do to get the 2TB's full...

I am about to start my upgrade process and have some final questions and issues. To start, I purchased an iBuyPower desktop less than a week ago and want to upgrade specifically the RAM and the Hard Drive. The computer came with an ASUS B360M-A PRIME Motherboard. MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB Graphics...

I want to upgrade my device's ram to 16 GB and I am searching for RAMs. I've found this ram on web : - Samsung 8 GB DDR3-1600 Mhz PC3L 12800 1,35v CL-11 Notebook Ram For now, I will buy 1 piece of this and later buy another. But there is an option for to choose like this : - 8GB 2R x 8...

Hi guys, After a while looking for recommendations at tom's hardware for my next workstation rig, I finally decided to go with a Dual Xeon based build. Here is the list of components: - Chassis: Thermaltake 91 RGB Tempered Glass - Motherboard: SuperMicro MBD-X11DAI-N-O - Processors: 2x Intel...

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I am helping a family friend who needs a new PC primary for SolidWorks 2013. I have little knowledge about a workstation/CAD type PC as the only thing I can help with is the building process and I'm more acknowledged about gaming orientated/spec type builds. Short story, they were using an old...

Hello I have a problem with my asus laptop and i've trying to fix it since last week... my laptop wont boot to windows 10 it gives a blue screen that says that there is some corrupted or mossing files... So i tried to reinstall windows using a dvd and a bootable flash drive... but the problem is...

I've been struggling recently with a system that shouldn't really be struggling. Out of the blue I'm getting dropped frames in everything - I actually first noticed in GR Wildlands, and just thought my system was overtaxed, then it popped up in beam.ng, then in freaking Chrome watching...

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Hi..I just bought a new earphone including mic. I couldn't hear the previous mic properly.The wire broke too so I had to buy a new one.When I record from this mic the sound is very low that I can barely hear it.Boost is full,Recording volume is full but the sound is still low.Works properly in...

My monitor is 7 years old and the AC adapter is dead. I have a spare adapter that is the power supply of a modem. Dead AC Adapter Specs: INPUT: 200-240VAC-1.0A 50-60Hz OUTPUT: 12v=2.6A MAX Modem Ac Adapter Specs: INPUT: 100-270v-0.45a 50-60hz OUTPUT: 12v=1.25A Is it safe to use the modem...

I have headphones with a microphone that require a splitter to work. This morning I installed the Windows 10 1803 update and a GPU driver update. Then when I tried to call my friend on discord I noticed the microphone doesn't work. Yesterday it worked just fine. I tried installing drivers from...

Hello, I have a computer which i have built myself. I bought the parts separately and it's a gaming computer. The first game i downloaded (Tera) and tried playing, made my computer restart. Now i have had this issue before with my pc before this one. That one would shut down as soon as i...

I need to sell a gaming pc bought in June 2017. The specs are as follows: Case: Thermaltake Core V31 Intel Processor i7-7700K 4.20GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Kaby Lake) GPU: GeForce(R) GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X (Pascal)[VR Ready] 5 Fans - 3X Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition...

Hello. Intel ARK metions DDR4 2400 MHz on i3-8100's page. Is that a maximum? A minimum? Or maybe just a recommandation? I googled and found people saying that a 2400 MHh RAM is a maximum for the i3 Coffee Lake CPU's. But the H370 motherboard supports 2133 / 2400 / 2666. If I use a 2666 RAM...

I currently have an Intel Pentium G4400 in a Gigabyte H110M-A motherboard, I was looking to upgrade it to an i3 6100 or 7100. I was also looking at the G4560 and the i3 8100, but the 6100 and 7100 were most appealing to me for the fairly budget price tag. Would an 8100 or G4560 be better for the...

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Looking for KVM recommendations that will allow sharing of three monitors between 2 PCs. I bought the one in the link below thinking it would but it looks like it only supports one monitor between 4 PCs. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003AVPV00/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Recently i got a laptop - ASUS X540LA core i3 broadwell cpu 4 gig ram and Intel HD nothing special about it actually. But very recently my keyboard has been acting weird and Typing things itself especially the letter M and sometimes the keyboard will stop working at all. No keys will function. i...

I recently bought 3 Samsung monitor with HDMI ports to connect to my R270X that has 2xmini-dp ports, 1xHDMI port, DVI-D, and DVI-I. I've tried many setups but can't ever get all 3 monitors working together. I can only get 2 on at a time, even though all 3 are recognized by Windows 10. I've...

Title says it all, i’m planning to buy a ryzen 5 1600 and a gtx 1070. Some people told me a ryzen 5 1600 is bad for 144hz, is that true or is it fine?

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Is it worth to go from an i5 4590 to a i5 7500?

I split my SSD into two partitions. After a Windows 10 feature update, a new recovery partition was placed in the middle, between the two. I used a 3rd party partition tool to delete this new recovery partition as well as the partition to the right of it. (I made a system image beforehand) Then...

What router do you guys suggest for a stable (no lag spikes) Right now I am using a TP-Link Wireless N Router WR840N I begin to experience lag spikes when 1 or 2 different devices start streaming youtube at 480p-1080p, or other activities that require a strong internet connection. Other...

I have: GPU : Gtx 660 CPU: i5 3570 @ 3.4GHz (non k) RAM: 8gb ddr3 @ 668MHz MoBo: Asus P8Z77-M Monitor: Samsung 1600x900 20', don't know the exact name. All prices are converted to US$ to easily understand I have about 700-750$ (converted php currency to us$) to use. I'm planning to buy...

Do anyone know the release date for Pathologic 2? Thanks! Ralf

I just bought a new gt1030 and ever since then my computer has started to shut off instantly when downloading files over 100mb and playing high end games. It's not a memory problem. Anyone got solutions? All drivers are up to date. And when switching back to my old 750ti it works fine. My "rig"...

Alright I'm gonna try to be as clear/short as possible, I just built my new PC with the motherboard not having any wi-fi support so I had to buy an external netword card, plugged in, I can get close wi-fi signals very good like 4/5 bars, perfect ping with 0 packet loss and download speed as good...

Hello, I bought new GPU (Asus RX 580) using Asus Z270-P motherboard , since i bought it the system had very high CPU usage 99% or so ! now the windows wont boot when the GPU is connected , but if I connect other GPU same model (RX 580) it boots fine and works normally ! Note: I modded the GPU...

Hello guys, I have a question. Should I install Linux and Windows on 2 separate harddrives? Since I gotta learn Linux for my work I need some general idea is it better on 2 separate hard drives or not. I know I gotta install Windows first then Linux, but my question is with that. Thank you guys...

Hi, my Lenovo pc doesn't respond when I push the starting button, at all. My battery is completely dead, but even when I connect it to the charger it won't start. I have been working with no battery for a while, but now it's seems dead :((( Any solutions?