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So I've been neglecting to upgrade anything in my PC for a while now, but with my cooler finally going out on me I'm being forced to take a look, and since I'm replacing that I figured now is as good a time as any to start looking at other stuff to replace. Pretty much anything would be an...

I'm about to buy a new 200mm fan for my Corsair 600T case , most fans that's compatibile with the case are 3pin ones. Motherboard is Asus Maximus Hero VI. Now AFAIK this motherboard can control the 3pin fans, but I don't know the range. What would be the possible min fan speed for eg. Cooler...

New to the forum, not exactly sure if I am in the right place. I want to build a cheap Gaming PC with Xeon X5460 (overclocking in mind), P43 mobo, 8 GB RAM, GTX 750 /1050 ti. With the research I have done I believe it will do decently with the current games like PUBG, Fortnite, GTA V etc with...

my desktop has an apu (hd 6550d) and i want to be able to play fortnite on medium settings, with an average of at least 60 fps, because right now i only get about 30 fps on low settings and i was thinking about getting a gt 1030, it doesn't break the bank and i'm a casual gamer so it can run...

I had a game glitch on my PC where the game wouldn't load. To fix it, I had to disable my GPU and re-enable it. I did that and now my PC is tremendously worse than before. I have noticed that my CPU usage has raised a noticeable amount and that my GPU usage whilst playing games has lowered. I...

I have recently built a PC and everything work except I can't turn it off via the power button at the front any ideas why

Hello , i need help with a small problem, i can get i l7 6700k and ga-z170x gaming 5 for about 280e. I will use it for 1080p gaming. But i was thinking if i should get new i3 8300k or i5 8600k. What you guys think its best to do?

I have a hp pavilion 15 laptop with intel celeron 2840 processor 2.16GHz can i change my cpu if yes then which is best for me. please reply my question as soon as possible i will be waiting for your answer

Im currently using a GT 1030 due to lack of money to spend on a graohic card, Ive been using the ASUS GT 1030 OC Edition One Now Since March(2 Months) After Using DDU Yeasterday to uninstall my previous graphic drivers I then reinstalled the latest ones for my gt 1030, Howevee now when idke the...

Got two open box laptops, same model to try out. Core i5, 8G, 256 SSD. Both work great, but not sure which one to keep because of some differences. One has a warmer and brighter tint (mildly yellow) that is easy on the eyes for everyday and long viewing, but had a defective SSD that had to be...

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Hello there, as the title says, I am now using 1x8GB 2133MHz ddr4 and I don't want to change it because of enormous RAM prices... Will Ryzen 1600 be "stuttering mess" paired with 1x8GB 2133MHz ddr4 or it will run smoothly? (I consider upgrading my RAM to faster and 2x8GB capacity at the end of...

Hello guy, actually i wanted that how do we mount motherboard to the case? i have watched alot of videos on youtube but i cannot see clearly how standoffs are mounted and this step is carried on. If some would help me with this question i would be very thankful!

Hi, I'm in a big pickle. So one of the first games I installed on my pc was Ori and the Blind forest, and after two months playing the game I've put in quite some dedication in it, but the problem isn't the game, it's that without realising it, I installed it on an EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE! I want to...

I'm locked out of my laptop because of 2 things a password in my non working keyboard help pls I have try to put in all the password i know I try to hit for get password nothing my keyboard don't work all I can use is ease of access it's a HP laptop window 7

Will this GPU fit my current motherboard? Rest of my specs are i7 920, 6gb ram ddr3 (will upgrade to 8 soon), PSU Enermax Pro 525W.

So I'm planning to build a $500 PC (including the monitor) and I have it all planned out except for the gpu. Well unfortunately, GTX 1050s prices also increased where I live and I couldn't fit it in my budget. I couldn't save more money too. So I was thinking maybe the RX 460 is still a good...

Hello good people. I have i5 2400, r7 240 2gb ddr3, 4gb ram ddr3 and i have only 90-150 fps on cs:go 1024x768 all on low. Only playable on 800x600. I feel like i should get more with this configuration? My launch settings are: -threads 4 -nod3d9ex -novid -high . Any ideas or this is max for my pc?

Here is the link to the noise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cGVgOUSX4 It only makes the noise when under load, I am not getting any BSOD's and random shut downs. SYSTEM SPECS: RYZEN 1600 GTX 1060 6GB B350 Tomahawk MotherBoard 8GB DDR4 3000mhz ram (running at the default 2133) 700B 700...

Btw this is Philippine peso. Either this build or going with the i5 8400. https://i.imgur.com/ch9S426.png Mainly for gaming and some casual video editing. Im planning on doing unboxing videos for youtube but i wont be doing 4k videos because philippine internet is shit. EDIT : does ryzen...

System Specs Motherboard: ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS Ram: 8x Samsung M393B2G70BH0-YK0 (16GB DDR3 1600 RDIMM REGISTERED ECC) Processor: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2680 (v1 Sandy Bridge EP) 130w TDP Video Card: 4x ASUS GTX 780 Ti 3GB DC2 PSU: 2x Seasonic Prime 1300w Gold Rated Surge Protector: Tripp Lite LC1800...

I am going travelling this year and will be away from home (and my PC) for months at a time. During this time I will be shooting hours of 4k video on my GoPro and DJI Mavic, and 1000s of photos on my DSLR. I have about 160GB' worth of Micro-SD cards across these 3 devices, which won't be enough...

My motherboard isnt detecting my graphics card after I removed it and placed it back. When I turned on the power the display wasnt getting any signals but I saw the cpu is running and even the gpu had led and fans on. So I changed the hdmi input to onboard graphics and it was working. And when I...

Hello! I am very proud to say that I built my first gaming PC just yesterday! Currently, I am running an AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8GB of ddr4 2400 ram, and a gtx 750 ti I got for free from a friend. For a display, I am currently rocking a Samsung TV from 2009. Clearly, I am in need of a new display...

these stuff i got whats a good case for for like 40 to dollars https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MqDnsJ

Hi guys. I'm hoping I can rescue this situation. My PC was in the middle of the creators update installation and had rebooted itself ,its now stuck at the mobo splash screen. (Asus P8Z77-V LK) and wont boot into windows at all. I cant get past the logo splashscreen or into bios unless I unplug...

I'm getting a new 1TB SSD and wanna make it my new clean main OS drive and my HDD secondary storage but keeping my old data in my HDD

Hello! Here is the Mini-ITX configuration I am planning to do! Tell me what do you think about it, I'm waiting for some approval before buying. MOBO: ASRock FATAL1TY Mini-ITX AB350 Gaming K4 Looks like a good ITX MOBO to me. I am not a fan of Gigabyte so I tried to avoid the GA. CPU: AMD Ryzen...

Built this computer a few weeks ago, bought this motherboard off some dude on Reddit who claimed it to be new. Weirdly, a few weeks in the bottom most usb 3.0 port wouldn't let my keyboard work. So I swapped my keyboard and amp/dac. The dac would use the 3.0 and my keyboard the 3.1. Finally...

Im looking to buy a cpu and my friend is offering me his i5 6500 that he got a year ago for €100. Will his CPUs performance be worse than if i got a brand new one. Will a 6500 bottleneck my 1070 Is a i5 7500 a better choice?

so about 6 months the internet convinced me my problem was a power supply issue so i bought a new one today and everything remains the same. oh and the monitor and cables work properly tested with a laptop any idea guys ?

I found a gtx 970 for around $130 and thought it would be a perfect card for my budget build, "nightmare". However, I am extremely concerned about its size. Before I pick something like this up, I need to know if the founders edition card will fit inside my system. Thank you! -Zalk EDIT: It is...

I have an old IDE Seagate Barracuda, model ST340016A drive I removed from my old desktop pc. I purchased an external drive adapter, which works well with several other drives I have, but this particular drive is not detected. I can hear the drive spin up when powered, but nothing shows up...

Hello everyone, i have big problem with my Zowie BenQ XL2411 monitor, i had this problem almost 6months cuz, i have only this monitor 6months... The thing is , i have Wallpaper 1080p on my desktop , but its looks like its pixeleted or to much sharpness... And this problem occurs on all...

first i wanted to know if the EVGA 750w power supply would fit in an s340 elite case. i also wanted to know if the 750w would be enough to power a z370 motherboard i7 8700k coffee lake and 2 Asus GTX 1070 OC editions.

Sorry for my english. I bought an HP Zbook 15 g2 workstation laptop for work, and it works perfectly. I tried playing games and I was shocked by its low performance. I know its not designed for gaming but lagging on full minimum settings in GTA V seems weird. I updated all the drivers, forced...

Hi, I recently a bought a new computer and I was wondering how easy it would be to put my laptop's SSD into this computer, it has a hard drive already that I am currently booting it from. I was wondering if I would be able (and how) to put the laptop SSD (with the data on it) into my computer...

I know this question has been asked multiple times in the past, but lets just presume this would work. What rating of lithium ion(s) would be needed to run this setup for ~2-3 hours with an inverter? 120 W, high estimate https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Alaris/saved/YtNPsY CPU: Intel - Core...

Hey guys.I currently have 2x2 DDR2 ram making it a total of 4GB.My motherboard has only 2 slots.So what will happen if i remove 1 of those 2gb and put in 4gb in that place.I want to have 6 GB of ram atleast for now.Will it work fine? Also another really important question,can anyone determine if...

Can someone build me the best 4k gaming pc for 1400-1500$? (2017)