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    Question Is that budget PC build good for the price?

    Hello, hope you’re all doing well. I'm about to build a budget PC that will be mainly used for software development, browsing and gaming(World of Warcraft, League of Legends) and some other low spec games, so I was wondering if that spec build is good for the price? I'm open to suggestion for...
  2. FIT2

    Question Msi A520M Pro VH or Asrock A520M Hdv for ryzen 5 4650g . Which is better ?

    I want to know which is better ? Asrock motherboard support m.2 to work with cpu or it's only a normal m.2 without cpu control ?
  3. gsark

    Build Advice New Build For Programmer (Web DEvelopment)

    Hello, I am planning to upgrade my i5-3550 system. I am programmer majority works is for web development in nature but still want decent performance for app development, AI, ML related things. I am also casual gamer who occasionally play games. I dont expect to play latest games on UHD. Decent...
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    [SOLVED] New Workstation Advice

    Hi, I'm quite new to motion design (and to the forum) and want to upgrade my 5-year-old laptop to a new workstation that can handle a good performance with after effects and at least a basic/good performance on 3d software like Cinema 4d or Blender. I got specs advice from a friend based on my...
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    [SOLVED] Comparing, need help with comparing two computer with different SPECS

    i am looking at these two computers for my son, he has autism and since getting an xbox a couple years ago has changed his lif,e he is very good at games, for xmas i have brought him a pro mic an external memory thing for x box and table chair a good monitor etc because he wants to start a...
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    Question I'm getting mini freezes. Please help!

    Hi guys! I've recently bought a few components for my desktop PC (new motherboard, CPU and RAM sticks) but I've experiencing some issues. Since I installed them I get mini freezes, generally while mid/high PC usage, I've tested a few things. I still can't find out which part is the problem. I'm...
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    [SOLVED] Video editing PC spec - your opinion?

    PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6Lncf9 CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($559.00 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($174.99 @...
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    Discussion Rate This Build Please!

    AMD RYZEN 5 1600 6-Core 3.2 GHz (3.6 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR 4G OC Corsair Builder Series VS550 80PLUS V2 550W Ballistix Sport LT 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) WD HDD 1B
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    Question HDR requirement

    Hey guys, I wanted to ask some question regarding to the HDR, What exactly this is and what spec do i need for me to actually experience HDR. for example, if i have NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Graphic cards with I5 intel core. will it be enough for HDR? Or, what more do i need to require? Thanks...
  10. Some Somehead

    Question Gt 630 Prototype specs

    Was just wandering whats the gt 630 prototype spec is? Since i used gpuz with mine and it said fake , wanted to match it. Pls answer asap if u can
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    [SOLVED] Games freezing for 1 - 6 second randomly

    #1 Hello, When i play games like half life, Counter strike or any other; the game freezes for a few seconds randomly and then continues like nothing happened, and then does it again. This happens mostly in situations where explosions happen or even the slightest of effects. Normally my pc...
  12. King4bood

    Question can the Toshiba qosmio x500-123 play fortnite?

    Hey i was wondering if the Toshiba Qosmio x500-123 can play fortnite and apex and if yes then what settings?
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    Best headsets to use for gaming

    People say online hyper x cloud alpha is top notch for budget headset. Some people say a cheap headset with surround software will work almost the same. I am debating between the alpha with the 7.1 dongle from Revolver or free razor surround software and a 20.00 pair of headphones from amazon...
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    cloning windows to my new ssd which should I choose MBR or GPT?

    I just bought ssd 250gb yesterday and decided to make the ssd for my windows 10. I watch some of video on the internet on how to cloning windows from my current hdd to ssd. When I open up disk management, it said that I has to Initialize disk to MBR or GPT in order logical disk manager can...
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    Corsair Rolls Out DDR4 4,600MHz Memory Modules

    Corsair has joined the growing list of memory manufacturers producing DDR4 4,600MHz memory kits. Billed as the company’s “fastest ever production DDR4 kit,” these two new memory kits come in 4,500MHz and 4,600MHz kits. Corsair Rolls Out DDR4 4,600MHz Memory Modules : Read more
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    I believe my i5 4670k took a dump. Help me confirm

    To start off, here is my reddit thread on /r/techsupport if you would rather read that. https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/6fqx8c/started_with_whea_uncorrectable_error_now_pc/ Now, for my post here. About a week ago I started getting BSOD whea_uncorrectable_error. I had read that...
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    My budget PC build. Thoughts?

    Hi there, I've been looking to buy my first PC for a while now, and I would like some help choosing the components. Since I'm on a budget I want to skip the graphics card for now, and buy it later when I have some money again. For the processor I was going for the i3 6100, but since kaby lake...
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    Motherboard CPU Fan not spinning, but makes a squealing noise

    Hey, today evening in my one of my old systems, which has an Intel DG965WH motherboard, CPU fan suddenly stopped working and started to make an acute squealing noise from the fan's rotor. This happened because I tried to upgrade this system's processor with an E8400, which is incompatible with...
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    i can't complete my Toshiba recovery. although i have 5 DVDs

    i already have 5 DVD created by Toshiba recovery media creator. and now that my computer is completely wiped out and want to recover my computer using 5 DVDs it shows a problem during the process : when i insert 1st dvd and it asks for 2nd dvd then for 3rd DVD but after that it shows an Error...
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    Hyperx fury not booting

    Hi. I have a hm61 mb and just got 16gb (2 x 8gb) ram hyperx fury and the fans spin then it restarts and just sits there. The curgent ram runs on 1.5v will I need to up the voltage even though it's set to auto? UPDATE: I have GA-H61M-D2-B3 MB with r10 bios
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    amd athlon 5350 or e8400

    amd athlon 5350 or e8400 , which is stronger? for gaming .
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    I ordered more ram to run in dual channel. XMP Questions,Ram speeds ect

    I ordered aa Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR3 1866 8GB stick to go along with my other 8gb stick of the same kind. I went into my bios before and changed my 1 8gb stick speed to 1333(default speed that mobo sets it to) because I thought the other stick would run at a different speed and I didn't...
  23. Vilinskis6

    Upgrading a gpu. Need help deciding!

    Hi, so I'll be selling my bicycle tomorrow and I will be getting 150 euros. I want to upgrade my gpu. My current one is AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series 1gb. As far as I know the best gpu's for this amount of money are R7 260x and GeForce GTX 750 Ti. Now, 750 Ti as far as I can see is not compatible...
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    Dfi ut x58 t3eh8

    good or bad motherboard ? it mine got a corrupt bios chip but i ordered one already but is it a good board?
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    Hello! new here, just wanted to ask some questions.

    Hey! So about to build my second computer, but stuck on one thing, optical drives. Whats the difference between them? I know the basics, like support for blueray and such, but im stuck on which i should buy, i want to watch blueray movies on my computer, but still want to be able to read from...
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    GTX 970 or GTX 670 x2?

    Just a quick question - I am contemplating upgrading my GTX 670, but I'm not sure if it'd be more beneficial to pick up another 670 and SLI the two {I have no experience w/ SLI} or to pick up a 970 and just replace the 670. So, GTX 670 SLI or GTX 970? Or would you suggest a different GPU...
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    Audionic Headphone Bluetooh B-777 Driver is not installing in windows 7 64bit

    Dear all i recently purchased b-777 bluetooth headphone today, its is working perfectly w/o any trouble with my nokia and htc devices with bluetooth, but im unable to install in windows 7, i have purchased 2 different bluetooth usb devices for the new headphone, but still i found an error and...
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    New 4TB HDD causes indefinite boot loop

    Greetings! I recently acquired a 4TB internal HDD and just now plugged it in to my computer. When plugged in it causes a very short boot loop (doesn't even get to the mobo/bios screen) that doesn't seem to change no matter how many times I restart my computer. This keeps on happening even if...
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    Too hot 8350?

    I recently set OC settings in BIOS but I didn't overclock it because I'm gonna see if it's stable and then I will overclock and try to get up to 4.5 or 4.4. Is this too hot or could I go higher? (I haven't done a P95 test yet, gonna do it now) http://gyazo.com/f1845d28bbc344084a904a6b9ca0a8cb...
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    power color hd7970 and hd7990 and R7 apu

    i have a gigabite hd7990 6gb and also a powercolor hd7970 3gb also a r7 chip apu . would it be st to build two pcs or one out this ,i have two mainboards and also a athlon quad core ,as two pcs but seen people triple crossfire .would i need a 1000watt psu possible ?
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    Friend wants to upgrade but not sure which parts

    Hi, so my friend has a terrible computer right now but wants to start upgrading it to play games. His current choice is either a GPU upgrade or Motherboard + CPU upgrade. His GPU is a GeForce 8600 gt and his CPU is a Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 (2.2GHz) He needs to buy another motherboard as well...
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    BSOD Memory management

    Okay I have been getting these for quite some time. like almost 6 months now. I have totally redone windows. ran memtest86 for 5 passes. I regularly run advance system care and smart defrag 3. I saw on another forum to run sfc /scannow on cmd to fix files. I did this and got back "Windos...
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    Building a new pc

    Guys I am building a new pc. Also it's my first build.I will be doing moderate gaming, moderate work on solidworks and light video editing. I am not going to overclock. Here is my component list. Please suggest me any component which may be useful to me. Cpu intel core i7 4790 MB asus H97 plus...
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    How many watts do I need?

    Hello everyone I'm buying a new PSU cause my old one died and I want a PSU that will run all of my hardware but I don't wanna get a PSU that is overkill. Money is not an issue, I'm looking for the right PSU for my build. Motherboard: MSI P67A-C43 B3 CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k GPU: AMD HD 7770...
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    Want to copy photos and videos from one hard drive to another

    I have a laptop drive and I want to take all the videos and pics from that drive and put them onto my primary drive. I tried booting into the laptop drive and then dragging photos onto my main drive, but that only works for about a minute until my PC blue screens. I looked at some cloning...
  36. PlymouthJoseph

    Looking for new monitors. Any help?

    Hi guys, I'm looking for some new monitors to go with my gaming build, and I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions. What I am looking for is a monitor which is a 1080p, 24-27inch, 120Hz and 1-5ms response time. I'm planning on a 3 monitor set up and don't worry. I've got 2x EVGA...