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So this has been a problem for about 2 weeks. Every time I leave my PC running idle, no matter what programs are opened or being used, I come back to hear my GPU fans revved up pretty high. I check MSI Afterburner and it shows that about a couple minutes AFTER the time I leave my pc, power...

want to replace power supply. opened up computer and found that the power supply is permanently mounted on the motherboard. so i have no idea how to replace it. we have a pretty old HP pavilion desktop. also the cord that you plug in to give it power looks like a laptop's charger port and not...

I just got my mobo and cpu. I have a Ryzen 5 1600. I'm concerned my motherboard, Gigabyte ab350 am4 Gaming 3 ATX, doesn't have the latest bios version to run my processor. Is there any way to flash the bios and use the processor? Please help. Thanks!

Hello everyone, This is my first post and hope im requesting help in the right place. I have an Asus laptop that recently developed connection issues. The wifi connection will show the little active bars as it should when connected but when i put my mouse over the bars in the task bar it says...

Hello, thanks ahead for everyone in advance. So I bought a new Mechanical keyboard, about a couple of months ago. At the start I didn't have any problems with it but a few days ago I started noticing mostly in-game that the "W" key becomes unresponsive sometimes. I would hold to move forward...

My pc freezes randomly. The screen locks, keyboard and mouse don't work and I have to do a hard reset which may take numerous times until it will restart. There is a split second noise of static or a click through my bluetooth headphones just before it freezes. The system is Asus Maximus...

Im planning on getting RX 480 and i5 4460 and im wondering if my Corsair VS 550W psu will be able to handle them

Hi I am looking for a laptop to do my emails and use excel and Microsoft and sort invoice files. Can anyone one reccomend one that's not slow and suitable for this I have a budget or up to £250/£300? Thanks in advance

Hello, I got my Gaming PC (Self-built, Win 10) 2 weeks ago, and it's working perfectly. The only issue I have is that whenever I'm in skype or Discord, my headset/mic doesn't work. I have the Turtle Beach Ear Force Recon 60P. When I make a call in skype it says theres a problem (When plugged...

Hello everyone, I am planning to do an upgrade from an e5200 @3.6, hd5770, 3 hdds, etc to an G4560, 16 gigs of ram, and transfer the other components. The psu I have is a seasonic 430W which I purchased second hand 9 years ago, so it must be over 10 years old. I looked at the values on the 12v...

hi, guys! I got these two processors and wondering which one would give me better performance paired with gtx 750ti. I know that e5500 got 2 cores less than Q9650 but it's great clocker I think I can push it to 4.5GHZ with a decent cooler while Q9650 would be clocked @3.6Ghz max as I got an old...

I bought a gt 730 4gb and wondering what games I could play at low-medium 1080p It has a 810mhz core clock and 775mhz memory. It has 4gb ddr5 and is 128bit

I unboxed my PC today and it's had absolutely abysmal FPS on games it should be running pretty solidly. Games like Battlefield 1 get around 10 fps on low and less demanding games like Lego Star Wars: TFA (which isn't exactly known for its top teir graphics) needs to be run at 720p on low to get...

Guys, I recently built a system and purchased a 1440p 144Hz monitor but waited out before splashing on a GPU because of the imminent release of the 1080 Ti. I want to make use of the 1440p 144hz (who wouldn't?), but do I need the 1080 Ti to achieve this in the newer AAA titles? The games I'm...

i recently sold my r9 290 and i am looking for a monitor upgrade and of course a new GPU as well so i am going to go with a 4k display but the problem is that no card is capable of true 4k gaming yet i can wait till October 2017 is needed but not more than that so should i wait or just buy the...

I currently have 2 identical 60Hz monitors (Acer K242HLbd) which each the following inputs: 1 x D-Sub 1 x DVI My graphics card (R7 240) has the following outputs: 1 X DVI-D 1 X Native HDMI 1 X Native VGA (Note that the graphics card came with a VGA cable.) I am really unsure as to how to...

I just bought a computer supply unit from a store the model is Astec Model ATX147-3515 I am planning on modifing the unit into a DC 12v power supply. So I removed all the connecters and was left with the bare wires. Next I connected the green wire with the ground wire and then my fan spinned...

Hello, I am having an issue installing windows 10 on my brand new NVMe ssd the 960 evo. I upgraded from a random hdd that still works, but I tried installing windows 10 on a completely new hdd on this desktop I built and it is also getting rhe same error. I then used that new hdd on a laptop...

Atm i have a CM Storm Stryker and planning to buy the MSI Z270 gaming pro carbon motherboard and NZXT Kraken X62, but I'm really unsure if that will fit in the case with that motherboard. some sites say the X62 will fit in the Storm Stryker and others say the case can't even handle 280mm AIO...

Which battery can be attached with 1200 watt ups Plz tell suitable battery with specification s

So my computer wont go to sleep by its self. I can put it to sleep and it will, no problems. Ive tried everything i can think of in power settings and bios but I could be missing something, any ideas?

In early February, Sony released details about the upcoming PS4 system software update and proceeded to roll it out to beta testers. Tomorrow, the wait for the PS4’s new features ends as Sony shifts System Update 4.5 from beta to full release. PS4 System Update 4.5 Drops March 8 With New...

So I've realized, my stock 7700k has super inconsistent voltages and I'm not sure why. The only thing I've done is turn on the XMP profile for my RAM which I'm pretty sure didn't mess with. Sitting at idle on a fresh start up, my VID has hit a minimum of .657 and a maximum of 1.326. Is there...

keyboard of laptop is malfunctioning. sometimes they work sometimes don't. to solve this problem i have bought an USB keyboard. initially it was ok, but recently it has also started giving the same trouble. i could not figure out what's going on. help me out...please..

This is my laptop (https://www.cnet.com/products/lenovo-thinkpad-t520-inte...) and you can see my specs there.. To keep it simple, I cannot use MSI Afterburner or HwInfo apparently since I guess that my GPU (NVS 4200m) doesn't have a fan. In addition, the fan option in MSI and HwInfo is locked...

Hi folks, Currently have an 850 Evo 250GB in my DAW that I have no complaints about, as well as 2x 2TB Barracudas. I'm starting to wonder if I should get a dedicated SSD for certain sample libraries, as they tend to be somewhat demanding. Streaming from an HDD works for some but I currently...

My nsi notebook got water damaged by a leaked air cond, i guess it had received like 6hours of water intake leaked by the air cond which is drip my drip, what should i do?

I purchased a SIM card reader that said it was compatible with MAC OS X but I can't find the software on the site from the package, or anywhere really. Does anyone know about it or use it?