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Hello Today my computer which I have more or less since 2015 or 2016 when I turned it on, then after 3 seconds it shut down immediately. I waited a minute or two, turned it on and it works fine But I am afraid that it happens again. Does this means maybe the power supply is dying? I think I...

So I was trying to find a safe place to put my glass panel and I ended up putting it on the carpet, This goes to the back of my case So I was wondering whether or not this could fry my components because it might have some static on it from being on the carpet since I dragged it a little bit...

Just like the title, my PC seems to cut off my internet connection at home. Now I have read a few similar threads about this but mine seems to be a different case. Similar threads like mine mention about being disconnected from the internet with the LAN cable plugged in. My case is...

Hi all According to Wikipedia, the M.2 slot connects to PCIe 3.0. My question is: is this always true, or is it possible for an M.2 slot to be connected to another PCIe generation? Thanks in advance for any insight.

Seemingly out of random and for no known reason my fps in every game just dropped. It will hover around 30 to 40 fps no matter what the quality is. I also did use a benchmark to confirm that no matter the quality settings the fps remained the same. I did check task manager to see if anything was...

Hey guys I'm buying closed-loop liquid for 2700x and his name is Antec Mercury 360 RGB and I'm planning to do some push-pull configuration with it. but I saw that his lifespan is 40000 hours = 4.5 years what happens after that? the cooler just die or something like that? my main use is gaming...

When will be the prices of intel 8th gen CPU'S drop in india I think they are already decreased in USA

Hello, mates! I've got this CPU and it works fine on 1.064 voltage but now I wanna to get it a bit lower, just like a sporting sense) Its temperatures in games are quite decent: up to 62 ( it has not been scalped ) So, what do you think, if the CPU will work fine on 1.000 volt?

No picture when connecting a Humax to Yamaha surround sound. Sound but no picture

What can I do with my phone and computer now that they are paired over Bluetooth? Moto G5 Plus Android 8.1 Windows 10 Desktop

Hi I have a i5 7400 with a gtx 1050 ti. Recently I have been playing a lot of rainbow six siege and was my cpu usage in game is like 95 to 100 percent is this ok for long hours of gaming with temps of 60 c

Computer won't turn on after installing a new CPU. I upgraded from an i5-6500 to an i7-8700K. All CPU pins are intact, the power supply can handle it, everything is plugged in properly, and resetting the CMOS by removing the motherboard battery had no effect. The computer turns on for a split...

What is the graphics card on an acer aspire 6 (that is not the acer aspire e15 or e5!!)

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Hello! Could you recommend me an AM4 Cooler (preferably black) that compared to the stock AMD stealth cooler will make a big difference in temperatures?I dont care about noise levels ,just raw performance! Case: Fractal Design Meshify C mini Thanks!

i have been thinking about buying a new GPU (Asus ROG Strix 570 4GB) and i dont know if my PSU have a 1 x 8 pin for my GPU. please help!

My laptop description says: Intel Core i3-8130U 2.2Ghz with Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz Intel UHD graphics 1000 GB HDD 20GB Memory: 16GB Intel Optane Memory+ 4GB DDR4 Memory Thank you! :D

Hi, I just got the Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB and for the first few days it was working well . My score on 3D Mark Time Spy was just shy of 4000. Now, my system isn't making it past 1700. I'm also noticing frame rate drops in all games that used to perform well. After first starting the system I...

I am currently running an AMD FX6300 and an RX 560 2GB with 16gb of DDR3 ram, i want to upgrade my GPU to something with atleast 4gb of vram. I was looking at an RX 560 8gb and i'm wondering if it will bottleneck my CPU, would it be better to get an rx 570 4gb instead? I can't really afford to...

In my alienware 15 r3 laptop I tried installing an m.2 sad but the screw that was in there already the corners of the plus inside have smoothed out on both the full sized ssd slots I can now not get the screw off. I can put it in and it's relatively secure, I just want to know is it safe and is...

So: Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Asus 990FX R1.0 6x WD Red 4tb HDD 5600 rpm 1x 240 GB SSD OS 1x 120 GB SSD Games The 6 WD drives are run in RAID 5 config directly from the 990FX mobo, configured through a 2 part pre-BIOS/BIOS configuration. -You set the sata port config through the bios but...

Hey guys, although SSDs have come down in price, it seems that hard disks have gone up. I'm waiting for Black Friday and hoping the £100 mark-up will be taken back off again..! Anyway, a couple of years ago, I put a 2TB drive in the system and the Windows 10 installation on the small SSD no...

Is there another way to wipe my PC? Factory reset/fresh start don't work. Ran into issues with both. Tried 3 fixes and none worked. I just want a fresh start. Hoping it will boost performance. I downloaded ccleaner (which I'm not sure is safe anymore) and it seems I can only clean my...

currently i am using Asus H97-Pro Gamer motherboard. Can someone advise me which SSD to get? want to get one with around 500gb storage. Can my motherboard support NVME ssd? It has M.2 slot Planning to get either 1 SSD below: 1) Samsung 860 Evo 2) Kingston A1000 m.2 NVME 3) Crucial mx500 Can i...

Hi so Ive had an issue with my PC recently and the problem is that it keeps shutting down and rebooting when I'm playing games. The screen goes black, the PC switches off completely and the system reboots. There are no error messages. I've installed new drivers on everything that i could to...

I got a Gtx 1050 Ti, but I don't know if it can be powered by PCI-E slot. Is it safe to use that converter or it will destroy the pc? I can't buy the proper PSU One more question I have an asrock super alloy n68-gs4 fx r2.0 motherboard. Can my PCI-e 16x power the gtx 1050 ti?

Hi everyone, So it's time for me to get a new pc (the last one died and was a 2011 laptop). I decided I wanted to be able to play some recent games, and don't have an immense budget so I settle for a custom config I will assemble myself. I never did before but I'm patient and looking forward to...

Hold on because this is about to be a ride.Starting off, System specs: Ryzen7 1700x Mobo: X370GTN RAM:GSK F4-3200C14D (x2) GPU:Radeon R9 295X2 Power: Supernova 1000 G2 Liquid cooled New build, Samsung SSD 840 had Windows 7 on it (hand me down but still working). Problem 1: boot up in windows...

Hello everyone, This will be my 1st build, and I am in need of expert opinions to conclude, and finally buy it! I've spent many hours doing researches and learning about technical aspects, which I found very amusing, but today, I need the last advice. PSU. Based on the following component...

I resently recived a new gpu for my birth day, im into pc gaming and i was changing gpu's for msi GTX 1050 to ASUS GTX 1060 6gb but i installed the drivers and i cant even get 13fps on PUBG my specs are: CPU: AMD A10 7800K GPU: ASUS GTX 1060 6gb Storage: 1500gb on hardrives RAM: 8gb PSU:VS550...

I am planning to get an intel i5 9600k soon, and I currently have a i5 8600k with a cryorig h5 ultimate cooler. Will that be enough to cool the 9600k? My current numbers are: Idle: 25-35c Under load: 45-70c (depending on the game)

Greetings, I've just put together a new computer: Asus Z370-I, Core i5-8600K, Noctua NH-C14S cooler, Seasonic Prime Ultra Gold 550W PSU, 16 GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3200, Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB SSD, in a Fractal Design Define Nano S case. I got everything assembled, plugged it in, turned on the...

It looks like theres 3-5 small LED RGB lights behind the top right corner of the board. I thought you had to download aura sync to control them but when I open it I only see an option to control my RAM. Any ideas? I also have NZXT lights and a kraken x62 that use RGB LEDS as well as a GPU...

My motherboard is Asus h110m-k. I installed all my drivers from a disk, since I had problems with the drivers from the website, anyway, I tought that lan and audio drivers is outdated and I need to install them since it is easy for these two. When I ran AsusSetup for the audio there's a cmd that...

The ASRock website says it can: https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/B360M-ITXac/index.asp While every other website says 8th gen only. Which one is it? And would I need to update my Bios if It is able to use a 9th gen CPU?

Hello, I have had my PC for about 2 weeks now where it ran significantly well (With no crashes) before i made the unfortunate mistake of attempting to update my Mobo BIOS through a software mentioned in it's manual (MSI Live-Updater 6); the update reached about 40% then blue-screened (I did not...

Hello guys , i have got a working mobo DX58OG intel , socket 1366 , and i wanted to buy a cpu , but i'm not sure if its going to work . The cpu i want is an xeon x5650

I figure i'd better ask someone about this before I throw the whole thing in the trash! Short Version: Core #1 is 95*-99* in AIDA64, rest are 60*-70* range with Corsair H60 cooler. Long Version: Began overclocking this computer about 4 months ago using standard gigabyte bios settings...

Ive had this cpu for a long time, decided to start overclocking it, got it stable (in terms of crashing) but for the life of me i cant figure out why or where its throttling itself, im running prime95 blend stress test it sits at 5ghz for a bit 1-2mins then starts to slowly throttle itself all...

so i just recently upgraded my cpu cooler from h80i gt to egva clc 2080 The reason i upgraded it is because i was getting BSOD Clock watchdog so i was thinking may be my computer was over heating. Since sometimes while playing game it would just stop. (Freeze) and i cant do anything but reset...