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    Considering used cards

    U am considering buying a used gtx 970 or 780 ti. What is ur guys advice. I saw this on ebay. Is it legit. http://m.ebay.ca/itm/ASUS-Graphics-Card-GTX970-DCMOC-4GD5-4GB-Nvidia-GeForce-Mini-GTX-970-NEW-NIB-/201582718682?nav=SEARCH
  2. Ransome

    NVIDIA GTX 1080 or wait? New full build or upgrade?

    My specs: X2 Gigabyte G1 Gaming Geforce GTX 980 SLI Core i5-3570K (running @ 4.2 Ghz auto voltage OC) Asus Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard 16 GB of G.Skill Ripjaw-X DDR3 1600Mhz (x.m.p profile) SSD 256GB Crucial M4 HD Western Digital Black 2TB CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 Case: Corsair CC600T Graphite...
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    Win7 Pro activation

    I haven't done any of this recently, hence this post. An elderly friend's Lenovo laptop went bonkers. He took it to a shop and they trashed the partition table. Lenovo no longer supports the machine at all. So I've gone through the install nightmare with a Windows 7 Pro OEM CD just to see if we...
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    Gaming computer build

    PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/9jv6cf Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/9jv6cf/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($275.00 @ Umart) Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)...
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    M.2 SSD is not detected in the BIOS or by Windows 10

    I recently put together a system with an ASUS Z170-A motherboard and an ADATA SP900 m.2 Solid State Drive (Windows 10). The SSD drive is not detected by the windows installer, or the BIOS. I have updated the BIOS to the current version, I have tried removing and putting back in the SSD, I...
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    Will ivy bridge box cooler work with skylake?

    I have i3 3220 and box cooler that comes with and and ive recently bought 6500 Tray with gammaxx 300 but it was out-of-stock. Will box cooler from 3220 work fine with 6500? And do intel BOX coolers differ from each other at all? Thank you for response?
  7. FuturamaPhill

    i7-4790k vs i7-5820k - Which build to buy

    Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my current setup and I'm looking at team Intel for the CPU (previously had AMD). I play a wide range of games, dabble a little bit in video editing and recording. I am basically spending the money on the machine now so I don't have to upgrade/spend for a long time...
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    About laptops voltage - why not 5V ?

    Hi all, I see most laptops running with about 9v - 12v, while every phone needs a 5v charger. So i was just wondering if it's a matter of old habits and noone cares about making PCs that need 5v (in order to reduce the amount of chargers), or if the overall components can't make it below 9v...
  9. djreedj

    cpu usage during

    I just noticed while playing Witcher 3 my cpu hit a max of 99 but was around 80ish give or take most of the time. Is this normal for Witcher 3? I have following specs: i-7 4790k 4.0 ghz gtx 980ti sc+ 16gb ddr3 ram 1600mhz coolermaster hyper 212 evo 850w psu evga supernova And while I have...
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    Computer decides to slow down

    Hey guys so I built this computer about 4 months ago and all of a sudden it decides to slow down by A LOT. Explorer.exe would crash whenever I right click in it and Google Chrome takes 20 minutes to star (legit no joke.) I have scanned for viruses and checked msconfig for startup programs. My...
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    upgrading my gpu

    Hey guys I bought a lenovo h50 and it has an apu. My frames in arma 3 are Lower than I would like for the server I'm playing on. How much fps bump would it give me to buy a r7 370 or maybe 360. Right now I'm running 20s. Hoping for 40s if possible. Thanks!
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    Am I bottlenecking?

    Radeon Software Version - 16.1.1 Radeon Software Edition - Crimson Windows Version - Windows 10 System Memory - 16 GB CPU Type - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz ______ I am playing games like league of legends and counter strike and they are using minimum of 60% CPU and sometimes when...
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    What driver is Irp pooltag? (Windows 10)

    Does anyone know what the Irp pool tag's driver? It's using about 13G of memory and wondering which driver it is so I can update it. This is what the poltag list says:Irp - <unknown> - Io, IRP packets
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    Mother board help

    Hi I'm upgrading my CPU to an Intel i5 4460 but I need a new mother board aswell but I don't know what to get? Can you people give me the best option I have £60 no more to spend on it cheers
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    3 BSODs in the past 4 days, each for different reasons

    In the past 4 days I've had 3 different BSODs. According to WhoCrashed the first was a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION caused by ks.sys, the second was a DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error caused by ntkrnlmp.exe, and the third was another SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION caused this time by win32kbase. All...
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    32" G-syn NOT curved monitor

    I really want a G-Gync monitor but don't really care if it has 3860x2180 UHD or not as not many games are made natively for UHD and above and look like they upscaled it to 4k instead So as i am not willing to compmise on screen size and i want a non-curved HDMI or Displayport G-Sync monitor i...
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    Please any laptop shop in the USA that Ships directly to Ghana?

    Looking for a low budget laptop with shipping to Ghana
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    Wondering if I should replace my PSU after a major problem

    Hello, Last night I left my room for about ten minutes. Came back in and it smelled very strongly of electrical burning. My computer had turned off. I took the covers off and could not see anything visually wrong but still smelled the smell. It would not power on anymore, so I decided to start...
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    First time build just spent around $2700

    Hello everyone, I am new to this community and have a couple of questions regarding a new computer I just built. It was my first time ordering parts separately and building a computer. Here are my specs: CPU--Intel I7 6700K 4.0 ghz Power Supply--850 W Thermaltake Smart M Case--Cooler Master...
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    PSU died - Replaced and now the computer is frying all drives.

    After my CX750M Corsair power supply died, I replaced it with an EVGA Supernova 750w G2 fully modular psu. My rig is now frying drives when I try to install a new one. I assume it's my motherboard, and have submitted an RMA for them to check out the situation, as well as submitting RMAs for the...
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    EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked 2Gb PCI-E Graphics Card vs Asus GTX 750 Ti OC 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics card

    Which one is better? Asus GTX 750 Ti OC 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics card or EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked 2Gb PCI-E Graphics Card The ASUS version has the 6pin power connector, EVGA does not. Is there an advantage to either besides the power consumption? Overclocking...
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    Desktop using 80-98% memory on startup.

    Hello, my desktop computer that I built has been running into issues lately. I start up the computer and most of the time its okay, but lately its been using almost all of the 16 GB of ram that it has, doing nothing. The highest process I see when in task manager is only using maybe 250 MB and...
  23. PCGUY2015

    XFX R9 280X vs EVGA GTX 960

    Hello people I'm about to buy an new GPU for a new build which of these 2 is the best? I'll be doing video editing and gaming XFX AMD Radeon R9 280X Double Dissipation Edition 3GB GDDR5...
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    Crackling audio- Specific question.

    Hi. My system audio has been suffering from pops, clicks and crackles during streaming media playback and whilst playing games. I have two sound cards and an independent USB headset. All suffer the same regardless of enhancements, enabled status or installation order Having done a lot of...
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    How do I connect a 30“ Apple Cinema HD Display, Modell A1083 with my acer laptop?

    How do I connect a 30“ Apple Cinema HD Display, Modell A1083 with my acer laptop? I only have 4 x sub, 1 x hdmi and 15pin vga outputs on my laptop.
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    GTX 660 Compatibility

    Hi guys, will a GTX 660 (Non Ti) work on my P35 NEO ? And if yes , will it work for at least 20 minutes without the power connector for a little test until i will afford an adaptor for the molex too. The thing is I am buying it from the balck market so it will not come with the adaptor , I...
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    Newbie making his first pc

    Hello everyone. I'm really interested in building my first pc(most probably going to be used for gaming).I'm seeking general info of what parts i need to buy to achieve the best performance for the price im paying. i'm trying not to pay above $1200 range (though willing to pay a bit more if its...
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    Is 850w enough?

    Just ran eXtreme power supply calculator and wanted to see if you guys concurred with the results. Calculator says 716 load wattage, 766 recommended psu wattage. My rig: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 AMD FX-9590 (WC w/ EK Supremacy EVO) 16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 (2x8) EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC (WC...
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    No BOOT device found and windows horror

    My computer experienced all kinds of failures after accidentally turning it off during an update. Someone in a previous thread suggested replacing the HDD but it continuously failed at installing Windows 10 with the error message "Windows could not update boot configuration." I tried all...
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    Unplugged dvd-drive, now nothing (besides folders) will load beyond the desktop.

    Update:Turning off everything under the "boot" tab in msconfig fixed the problem, turned it back on and now, for whatever reason, it's working as good as before. Had to borrow an old sata cable from an old xp pc I have lying around, I never use the dvd-drive so I took that cable. Turned it on...
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    [Help] New Year build, Canadian $1500 budget build

    Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (Hopefully, to get deals on black friday) Budget Range: $1500 Canadian After shipping System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Game Dev Are you buying a monitor: No, I currently own BENQ GL2460 Parts to Upgrade: All computer components. Do...
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    Can i fix a GTX 750Ti in a dell optiplex 3020 (big cabinet one)?

    My dad is getting a dell Optiplex 3020 with the big cabinet/chasis with the following specs,Core i3 4160 (3.60 GHz) 4 GB DDR3 500 GB HDD Intel HD graphics... FIrstly I want to know whether i can buy a GTX 750 Ti and fit it in the PC to play games??? Secondly I am mostly playing DOTA2 on a old...
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    AKAI GX-220D playback head does not play high frequencies

    Although I've tried to adjust the azimuth, the playback head does not respond frequencies above 6 khz. I have already demagnetized it but it still the same way. Has anyone a clue? Must i change the palayback head?
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    HDD not recognised by BIOS

    One year ago I bought the 1TB Seagate 1000DX001 SSHD and had no problems since yesterday. While I was watching a movie, which was on the drive I mentioned it suddenly stopped and there was also no responsiveness from windows, so I had to restart the computer. I thought that might do it, but...
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    New build, having problems with POST

    I'm building a new PC as a Christmas present for a family member. I got started early because I decided to paint the case. I started assembling the computer today. I got everything assembled, and powered up for the first time today. Before installing the motherboard, I double checked the...
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    How do I start my computer if it won't go in safe mode by pressing F8 is there another way to fix it from bios?

    My computer crashed after I installed Java update now computer won't restart at all and when i press F8 it says boot failure insert system disk and press enter but cd rom won't work so I need another way to start safe mode to fix it
  37. William Norberg

    Pc parts compatibility check

    http://www.prisjakt.nu/list.php?l=2934887&view=c Yes, i do want 32 gb of slightly overpriced ram for a gaming rig. The scheme is white/black
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    CPU for Virtualization Purpose

    Hello People I am planning to buy a Laptop for virtualization purpose. I was thinking on whether buying a laptop which is a quad core i7 or a dual core i7. Which do you think will have better performance the older Quad Core (2nd or 3rd Gen) ones or the latest 4th Gen Dual Core i7? Currently I...
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    Computer keeps freezing

    For a while now my computer will start to slow down, like it's no longer receiving information from the hard-drive. videos will get pixelated for a second, or a game will slow down. Then sometimes it comes back just fine, or it'll get slower until it stops and my computers frozen. I was...
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    laptop for gaming

    i need to choose between those 2 laptops 1 dell insiron 15 5547 750$ i7 4510u 2.0 Ghz ~3.1 Ghz 8 GB RAM 1 TB HDD R7 265M 2 GB DDR3 2 dell inpiron 15 5548 650$ i5 5200u 2.2 Ghz ~ 2.7 Ghz 4 GB DDR3 RAM 500 GB HDD + 8 GB SSD R7 270M 4 GB DDR3 note ( those are local prices )