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Hi Is it normal to receive used/refurbished SSD under replacement with following S.M.A.R.T data? I got my SSD 850 Pro256 GB replaced under warranty due to I/O errors and following S.M.A.R.T data Health : 99% Relocated Sector Count : 5 Power-On Hours : 8000 Power-On Count : 1600 Wear Levelling...

Greetings! I just got a new PC Case and moved all my hardware. Turned it on and got "Inaccessible Boot Device" error. Changed the boot device to my HDD, which showed up on the Bios. Reset, and got only a blinking cursor on the top left of my black screen. After reading solutions on the forum...

Hello! I have been having various problems with my PC recently such as random error messages, a few failed boots, and most annoyingly, stutters in Rocket League. I Googled and tried a fix to Rocket League, didn't work so I wiped my drives and reinstalled Windows and the error messages went away...

I opened up an old laptop and I was trying to find the CPU and I am confused on what the CPU actually is. Here is the Picture

Hey guys! i'm going to do a format/reinstall Windows and need help with setting up my storage properly. I built my own PC about a year ago and it's been good. Ever since the last Win 10 update it's been sketchy so I'm just going to do a format/clean reinstall of Windows 10. This is my first...

Hello, I am having a problem with my laptop for a couple of months now. Whenever i play games my fps tends to drop by like 50% and stays there for 5 sec and goes back up again. I have no idea how and why this keeps happening. Laptop: hp pavilion 17-ab000nd I made a screenshot from a...

I'm looking to build a positive pressure case, but I was wondering something. Do I take into account the exhaust cfm from the cpu cooler, in this case being the Noctua NH-D15, when adding the exhaust cfm together? I was originally thinking of going with an AiO cooler, but I want to stay away...

Hi, I uninstalled and reinstalled my graphic driver and now windows won't boot at all... Good job AMD. Booting in Safe Mode also doesn't work My system restore options of cause decide not to work... Windows Start-up repair says it can't fix the problem Rebuilding the MBR doesn't resolve the...

Currently I have the msi z97 pc mate. When I got it I was on a tight budget and I pretty much just wanted a working motherboard. My main complaints are purely the esthetics, because I found out it has a brownish tone, while the images showed it as black. I have some money to spare now and I was...

Hi, one of my backup PC's has a rosewill 500 W power supply in it. I am running a Core Quad Q8400 @ 3.4, and a Radeon HD 6850. The psu is just "rosewill" no other branding. Is this a decent PSU or no?

Every time i restart my computer my main monitor switches to the secondary monitor and have to revert it everytime I start my pc. Please help

New Asus ROG G752VY-DH72 Windows 10 keyboard is silent most the time, but when playing a game or when a game is running but typing outside of game each keystroke makes a noise. Looked at all the typical settings for the keyboard and didn't find anything that would help. Any suggestions to get...

can i run mgs phantom pain on gt520m ?gt610 can run it and i watched it on u tube.game debate tells that gt520m is better tahn 610m?how about it

How do I remove password login windows 10.Thanks

I am woundering if I would be able to overclock 8320 to 5.0 with the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 with the DeepCool Captain 240 Liquid CPU Cooler.

What is going on guys kjust got 200mm FN-200RB fan and .....it's too small. I mean not little bit it's like good 10mm or more. I am missing something ? Thank you !

I've upgrading my build (just brought the gpu and the case and psu are on the way) just wondering if what i was going to upgrade to would be the best value for what they are, gpu - 970 gigabyte itx psu - cooler master v650s case - nzxt 410 ram (4x4gb) Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00CEU mobo -...

Hi friends. I am going to build a new gaming pc this month after completing my exams. My specs are I5 4690k Asus Gtx 970 Seasonic 650 80+ bronze psu G.skill 2*4gb ram Wd 1tb hard disk LG optical drive 32 inch full HD led TV Corsair spec 03 Regarding mobo I am quite confused which one to get Msi...

I have a m17x r4 and my curren t gpu which was the 675m just died so i am looking for the cheapest gpu avalible just to get the computer working as it is the 120hz model and it will not boot without a gpu which is sad because i would have been happy with just the intergrated graphics but thats...

I had an external hard drive in a case, but I lost the power cord for it. When I realized that the company no longer made that power cord connection, I bought a new case. This is an old hard drive, and has gone through a couple moves. I haven't used it in probably 3 years now... I have a 500GB...

My granddad is running windows 8 on an HP pavilion and can't browse the internet. He had norton internet security and thought that was all he needed but i just added Avast and malwarebytes and did like 6 hours of scanning to get his desktop finally clean from viruses and malware. I thought that...

Yesterday, I run BIOS and changed a setting (warning sound when CPU ovrheats).After I rebooted, windows tried to fix a problem but it couldn't.I have tried every option, I even tried to reinstall Windows 8.1 with my CD but I can't, both with upgrade and with custom install (cannot do the disk...

Hey! I came across a new AOC monitor (the model is 24" G2460FQ, it's coming in a day or so (when I'm writing this) to storages in Finland.), which has 144hz and 1ms response time, but I looked up It's specifications a little bit closer and saw this: "1920x1080@60Hz D-Sub/HDMI; 1920x1080@144Hz...

I'm planning to upgrade my GPU to a better one Currently using the GTX 660 So if i want to sell it, what must I do? Do i just unplug it from the motherboard?

Hello everyone, I'm trying to boot a HP ProBook 6475b to a ghostcast boot disc, which runs a version of PC DOS. The disk works fine on other models of computers with the same Realtek GBE NIC but on this specific laptop (and I have multiples of them) it brings up the CD to boot but then the...

I just ordered the parts for a new machine, and was wondering if it would be wise to replace all the fans this time around. In the past, i've just used the stock fans that came with it, but this new build is a lot powerful than the one i had in the past. 4770k i7 Intel Processor motherboard...

Well first-off, this is my first computer build and I need some insight on what restriction or bottlenecks I will have. Secondly, I'm torn between which GPU I should get. Here is what I have so far. Processor: AMD Quad-Core A8-Series APU A8-6600K Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB Single...