standoff

While trying to remove the preinstalled M.2 SSD heatsink from my motherboard, I ended up stripping the screw as it was ridiculously overtightened. I then tried removing the standoff it was screwed into, assuming it was also screwed into the motherboard. However, the standoff had apparently been...

Hello. Recently I've been trying to reuse some of my old parts to make a system for my young sister. I have an LGA1150 Asus B85M-G motherboard paired with an I3-4160 and 4x2 GB of ram. My issue is, whenever I'd go ahead and push the start button the CPU fan would spin for 1 second and then stop...

So to ask short are the washers for the motherboard standoffs really necessary? I'm going to remove a motherboard with washers ASUS P7P55D-E that I installed years back and replace it with a ASUS - X99-A/USB 3.1. But I'm still not sure if it's more unsafe if the washers are not there. Help?

Hello, I am building a new pc for the first time, and just finished installing everything. So as one does I plug in the power to install windows, but when I do that a short circuit occurs and the power fell out. In the midst of troubleshooting I start plugging out cables from the power supply to...

Hello. As the title states, I am having trouble getting my new PC to boot. I built it in the case first time, and nothing happened. I then built it outside the case on a wooden table, and it worked and brought me to BIOS, and all parts worked. I then built it back into the case, and it once...

1 of the standoff for my case won't fit, Is it ok if I leave only 1 of the standoff for my ATX motherboard case

I replacing my current motherboard but keeping the case. I was looking to replace all screws and standoffs for the occasion and it seems that you can find any pack of case screws from a quality vendor. Everything looks very cheap on ebay/aliexpress/amazon. I don't even believe that the screws...

Guys i just bought brand new case Matrexx 50 From Deepcool And I'm Wondering If there are any pre installed standoffs already?

I'm new to PC building and looking to upgrade my motherboard in my pc. The company that provided my computer didn't send any extra mounting screws, so I only have 6. Is there any problem with only screwing in 6 out of 9 as long as all 9 standoffs are installed?

I restarted my laptop and found out that I was logged out from every account of mine in every app or website I was using. I am using 2015 MacBook Pro. I was logged out of Chrome, Safari, Facebook, icloud, Grammarly and what not? Please help me to know what has happened.

I am on a tight budget and have to use my old monitor till I can afford one. (which is like a long time away) So please tell me if the gtx 1060 3gb is enough for 1366x728p gaming. I will connect the PC with the TV sometimes and game on 1080p so what do you guys say.

So I have a Lenovo X1 Yoga, and recently the touchscreen display completely stopped. The screen works fine, just the touch bit that's broken. I also checked Device Manager, and under HID, I didn't see what looked like any touchscreen drivers. I tried installing the Wacom ones that are supposed...

I'm making a 400$ gaming pc and I want to know how good/bad things are and how I can improve. Graphics card is 90$ don't know why it won't show. Link https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nhvwBP

I have just finished my build a few days ago and it was time to overclock. I first opened precision x , added 100mhz and pressed the apply button....nothing happened. There was no change in the frequency. Next I opened msi afterburner and tried again. Again nothing changed. What is wrong? Is...

My HP ZR30w monitor is gradually dying with vertical stripes and fading issues. The video card is a Quadro 4000 which seems to be working just fine. What might I consider to replace the HP monitor? Built the system in 2012 w / i7, 24G ram & 8TB storage. I am working with Autodesk 3Ds Max and...

I would like to connect my Plantronics M155 to my Dell Laptop (Latitude E6440) running Win7 for use with Google Hangouts, Skype, etc. When I try to discover it as a Device, it never shows up. I know that I'm missing a specific driver but I can't figure out what. What I do have is the...

I have tried ipconfig /release, renew, and flushdns. Winsock and netsh as well. DHCP is connected. IPV4 settings are set to automatic.The external network adapter works. I am able to connect to another wifi, but not the one I want. It says connected, no network access. When I use the...

Ok so I m thinking about a chromebook. Is there one better than another. what would be a good price point? I was looking for one that had a DVD writable CD. or should I get a portable CD/DVD

I'm running WOW (a pretty simple game graphic wise) and I get like drops to 80 fps sometimes in a PvP battleground. I checked the CPU and GPU and both are less than 50% usage. The temps are fine too??? What is going on? Any idea?

hello, is this build good for case aerocool dead silence cube: i7 6700k r9 390x noctua nh d-14 dvd/rw lg seagate da 1 tb 3.5" ssd Samsung 850 evo da 250 gb asus z170I pro gaming corsair 3200 ddr4 16 gb vengeance psu xfx 650w gold

Are there any more pro's to buying a better motherboard other than just having more ports? For example, ASRock Fatal1ty H97 vs MSI Z97 Gaming 5 The price difference is £30. What are you getting for that extra £30?

So i just finished building my new pc and im installing windows 10 on it and i added this old hdd for extra space from my old pc but it has windows 10 preview build on it and the whole filebase from the previous pc. So im asking how to wipe the old OS and all the stuff on it? Do i just format it...

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Whenever I try to play any game that isn't browser-based, I crasher after I play a while. When it crashes, it gives me a BCOD error and the monitor shuts off and the speakers start buzzing really loud. I am not sure about the cause of this error, so can anyone help me and tell me what's going...