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  1. K

    Question 144hz monitor sometimes stuck at 60hz on boot.

    So I have this problem I have been having for quite a while now, it happens from time to time (maybe once a week) where I boot my PC up and I notice my monitor for some reason is at 60hz. I then go to check the Nvidia control panel of course to see if I can change it but the option is simply...
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    New Computer Crashing To Black Screen Have To Turn Off Power Supply To Restart

    So I just built a new computer and it will work for a bit but the the screen will go black and I am unable to turn off the computer with the power button. Everything is new with the exception of the GPU. Ive already replaced the motherboard. At this point im at a loss as to what could be causing...
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    Microphone does not work on laptop.

    Hello, I'm new to this thread so go easy on me. For the life of me I cannot figure this thing out. I have a pair of wire/wireless bluetooth headphones. In order to use the microphone I must use the wire with the on-board mic. The headphones work fine either way when im wired in or using...
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    PC freezes, should i change power supply?

    So my pc, is 4-5 year old now, and i get random pc freezes, i dont know what it is. I had 16gb ram, with 2 sticks, i try both indivualy, and one was having tourble with the diagnostic memory tool in windows, so now i have 8gb ram, with the no problematic module. No freezes for a few days, and...
  5. R

    Graphics card wont output any video fans spinning at 100% wont boot into integrated grapics

    Hey, i recently got a new video card it worked the first time did benchmarks temps normal. Then after i tried to boot again it wouldn't output any video no beeps no nothing, fans spinning on graphics card so i know its getting power. I RMA'd the card new card does the same thing. Tried resetting...
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    Triple with 4th accessory monitor. Game plays on accessory monitor. Need help! GTX 1070

    I am using an MSI GTX 1070 with 3 Asus monitors and a 4th tv monitor for my accessory screen. - 2 of the triple monitors are using displayport to dvi cables. - 1 of the triple monitors is using dvi cable. - TV is using hdmi cable. Triple monitors are set up with Nvidia Surround. When in...
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    Computer will not boot up BIOS, ran perfectly fine the past few months

    Built the Computer back in June. One day the computer just powered off and started back up. Windows found an error and said that it would automatically reboot to fix the issue. It kept restarting... the more it restarted, the shorter the time the computer would stay on. The computer wouldn't...
  8. Jordsk

    Continuous beep coming what seems like motherboard? CPU fried?

    Hey, I don't post here often anymore since I built my pc its been around 2 years trouble free.... but just today I have noticed that it has a continous beep about once a minute coming from somwhere near the motherboard. I have done a bit of browsing and am led to believe it is either GPU, RAM...
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    Which RX 480 to choose?

    Hello everyone, I am looking to upgrade my GPU this Christmas and have a few questions I would love answers to before making a final decision. Background info: CPU (AMD FX 6350), PSU (500W) and monitor (AOC 34PQU77 (21:9 ultrawide at 3440*1440p)) are here to stay for the forseable future...
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    ASRock xtreme3 gen3 HDD shows in F11 boot menu but NOT in boot options/priority UEFI menu.

    I have an ASRock xtreme3 gen3 mobo and went to switch the SATA mode to AHCI from IDE, I switched to AHCI tried to boot and the computer didn't boot (since windows wasn't installed in AHCI mode I assume this is because the drivers were missing, but some others online said it would still boot into...
  11. K

    4x SSD in RAID or 1x M.2 SSD?

    So I was just looking around for storage, considering options for my next PC build. I noticed that I could get a SATA SSD with read speeds of 133.120IOPS for just 40 euros, now if I were to put 4 of these in RAID 0 or 5 of 'em in RAID 1 (redundant thing) it'd only cost me 160/200 euros, if i...
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    Exile Server Stuck at connecting

    Not sure if anyone knows but I thought I'd ask to see. I have just created my Exile server and when I try to join I get stuck at connecting and it will just sit there until it kicks me out. Also somtimes I my game crashes with the error division by zero and a memory location error. On my MySQL...
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    Motherboard doesn't have USB 3.0 And case does will it work?

    My Motherboard is MSI B150M Bazooka and has 3.1 and 2.0 USB and my Case is Corsair Carbide 200R has 3.0 USB Are they compatible? And Will they work Together?
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    Build a battery backup

    I want my gaming tower on a battery backup I picked up a 1000va thinking it would work found that those are pretty week so I was thinking of making a realy nice one and maybe even get 5hours maybe more on a full PC load
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    KVM on All-In-One

    I have a question: do you guys thing that a Rosewill 2-Port USB KVM Switch (RKV-2UC) or a Syba SY-KVM20051 can be used with two Compaq All-In-One computers, avoiding the usage of the VGA cables on the device (components)?
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    Iam a noob

    I got a msi z97 gaming 5 motherboard with a i7 4790 16gig ram vengeance Corsair vs550 feeding. Is that suitable with a msi 970 gtx 4 gig graphics card Since i saw that the graphics card runs with directx 12 And the motherboard had directx 11
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    AMD FX-6300 overheating, think a new case may help but need advice

    I had to upgrade my motherboard about 12 months ago and due to budget restrictions I went for a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 with AMD FX-6300 processor pre-fitted as I didn't feel confident messing around with thermal paste myself. The rest of the systems consists of a Antec 700w Power supply, ATI...
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    What Color Lights?

    I'm either doing a black white build or a black gray. Wanting to do black gray but I don't know what light color would match he scheme. White perhaps? But if I go white lighting I'll stick to a black white build as im sure that would bring out the white of the components. Secondly if I go with...
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    First Build, $1500 Gaming Rig

    Here is the list of parts I have so far and would greatly appreciate anyone coming to critique it and hopefully answer a few questions. CPU I want to overclock the i5, I heard that using a 240mm radiator would be better than a 120mm? Is this correct and is this the best bang for my buck when it...
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    I want to game in 1440p with 60 frames per second. my budget is 1000 can anyone help me?

    I seriously can't find any build an only gaming build I will not be editing videos or anything just simply game in 1440p with good frames, of you can help me with the specs I'll appreciate it.
  21. mesmerrow

    PC games lag and Graphic's card not seen by PC.

    I been having a serious problem with my pc for the last 2-3 weeks. I played a video game with a friend on my windows 7 pc, went to bed and the next day it just could not run that game anymore, i shortly after found out that most of my game could in fact not run properly anymore, we are talking...
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    im making a gaming pc...

    Im looking to make a gaming pc and found this sexy case thate also realy cheap http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CiT-Spectre-White-Full-Tower-Gaming-Case-USB-3-0-/381260958365?hash=item58c4ec8a9d:g:8EUAAOSwl8NVVdO3 and was wondering what is the best cheap motherboard for it ?
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    Need for Speed Rivals - SLI usage?

    Hello! I have in SLI 2xGTX 970 reference design and i noticed something odd while playing Need for Speed Rivals. I have tweeked the game to run at 60fps instead at 30 (which is locked by default) and one of my cards run at about 78 degrees and the other a lot cooler, around 45-50. Is this a...
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    Looking for a Good Full sized LGA 1155 ATX motherboard.

    Hi. I want to use my old Intel i7 3770 Ivy-bridge CPU for my new computer build. It is really hard to find a current motherboard with a LGA 1155 socket and I want it to be a full sized ATX since i want to use SLI GTX 970s. I want to buy the Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 motherboard but I dont really...
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    Error cloning failing hard drive.

    I've been trying to use Macrium Reflect to clone my failing storage drive to a new one I just bought, but whenever I try to clone it, it gives me the error "Clone failed - Read failed - 2 - Broken pipe." My guess would be bad sectors, but I have it set to ignore them. I've also tried Seagate...
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    Low Profile Graphics Card help

    I have bought a nvidia geforce gt 610 2gb lp GPU and it has no low profile bracket bundeled. My pc is dell optiplex sff pc. so, if there's any way to install this GPU to my pc without low profile brackets?
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    Trying to run ethernet cable up to my room...

    I'm renting an apartment with a couple others guys and I want direct access to the router but I need a way to run the ethernet cable up stairs to my PC in my room. We're not allowed to make any changes to the house (drilling holes etc.) so does anyone have any ideas on ways to how get it to my...
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    Fps in games

    How to increase fps in games like watch dogs i get only 30 fps only and its all locked i use fraps to check out the fps but the fps is oly locked at 30. I just want to know the graphic settings to get the max fps in games because at ultra or at low i get the same 30 fps.Why? My Specs:- CPU...
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    KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (ndis.sys) BSOD Solution

    I have been playing this game(Dragon nest) for quite some time and there has been no problem at all until these past few weeks. It started to give me BSOD every time the patcher is finished. I have researched on this problem and updated my drivers but still no fix. Please help me. This is my...
  30. A

    Wait for ASUS PG27AQ or Get ACER XB280HK now?

    what should I do, wait or get acer now?
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    New Home Networking: What Questions Should I Ask Myself?

    I am building a new home right now and I am near the phase where I need to consider wiring. I want to hardwire the house since wireless networking is not feasible due to home layout and thick 8"+ concrete walls/floors. I know enough about home networking to be dangerous, but not enough to know...
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    Wi-Fi disconnect - Asus RT-N66U

    Hello, Since a month or so I've been having trouble with my Asus Dark Knight router, meaning that it keeps dropping connection and I don't understand why. I've tried google, but haven't found any solved threads. On the PC side I've done all the resets necessary but it's not from there since...
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    4th monitor not working, sapphire dual-x r9 280

    Hi everyone, I am looking for help, as I've been making a basic flight simulator and can do all the making etc but can not get a 4th vga monitor to work, it will detect it but then says you must save previous settings before applying. Its got 2 dvi ports a hdmi and a display port, im using a...
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    First time building PC

    Hi this is my first time building a PC and i want to know if these specs could work looking for a price range of 500-600 could go higher if needed (Using some parts from my old PC, CPU,RAM and will transfer Windows 8) Windows 8 CPU: Intel Core i5 3350P Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB...
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    Can I crossfire my 270x with 260x (PCI x16/x4 970a-UD3P)

    My system specifications: ASUS vs248h 1080p monitor AMD r9 270x Sapphire Toxic FX-8320 4Ghz( h90 cooler) 8GB Gskill 1600mhz RAM **Gigabyte 970a-UD3P motherboard ( http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4717#ov ) **600W 80+ Xigmatek Power Sup. My friend will sell his 6 months old...
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    Screen goes blank during driver installation and doesnt come back, no signal displayed on TV

    Then when I restart the pc the windows logo comes on and it loads to a blank screen again with no signal detected showing on my TV. With my old Gtx 660s this problem occurred when a few months back I updated my driver. My solution then was to re install windows and use the old driver again...
  37. Vinken

    Public Internet line on static lan

    Hello Community! I have the following setup: Ik have several beamers and media-players in a LAN all on static ip. There is one main control computer that tells the media-players what to play. They are all connected over a SP200 cisco switch. all in range 192.168.0. What i want is to access...
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    Games randomly freezing.

    Well title says it all really. specs, temps and drivers. AMD FX8230 @4.2ghz stable overclock with stresstest pass 12 hour on prime95 51c max temp and 44c on package. Also run 50 run high, Interburn stress test. Max temp again 51c and 44c package. GPU R9 270x oc, 6hour stress test max temp 59c...
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    msi vs gigabyte gtx 970

    guys i am totally ignorant about hardware some people tell me to go for msi i was going to buy gigabyte suggestions
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    only 6.97Gb out of 8GB Ram avalable

    Hi Guys! a few days ago it was 7.2GB av and now its 6.97 Out of 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz Duel 4GB sticks of corsair vengeance, running windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit