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    Adshir: Using Ray Tracing For Better AR Quality

    A small company called Adshir promises to bring ray tracing to AR, thus significantly increasing the quality of the images we see. Adshir: Using Ray Tracing For Better AR Quality : Read more
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    If you were me, what would you upgrade on this PC if you have $750 dollars to spare?

    Hello community, I put this in the CPU section because I am not sure where else to put, I am going to list to you my PC specs, and I have right now $750 to upgrade/replace parts on my PC because I need it to be faster, I just got into streaming, and my following is mostly on YouTube, and the...
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    Cannot use the storage on my phone

    Hi, Apparently I only have 2 gb of free space on my phone. I was shocked, because I have 32 gb of storage, so I investigated. I have used 20 gb including the OS. So why does it say that I only have 2 gb? I have a huaweii P10 lite 2017. Thanks Update I have that 10 gb are occupied by "other"...
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    Can someone see if these parts are compatible

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CHckkT I know there is no case. I am still looking for one. Pcpartpicker says they are all compatible, but i would like to get it checked out by people who have built computers before i purchase it. Thanks!
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    ASRock > G31M-GS Motherboard

    Hello everyone so I have this motherboard ( ASRock > G31M-GS ) and now I have 4gb of ram ddr2 with 2 slots. And I wanna upgrade to 8gb of ram but I can't find 4gb ddr2 for intel, are they lying about that you can get max 8gb ?
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    I'm having issue with my PC

    So first of all, let's thank this stupid site for blocking me an access to my very own profile and for having to create another one, neat. OK, I'm done with crying, no more whining. So I'm not sure whether this particular question should be put in 'Storage' category, but whatever, I'd say HDD...
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    Case and PSU help !!

    Help me decide between these cases: for best temp, (not buying extra fans) 1.Cooler Master MasterBox 5 2.Zalman z9 neo plus 3.NZXT s340 4.Zalman z11 neo or plus And PSU : Coolermaster MWE Bronze 550 or Fractal Design Integra M 550 tnx
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    Looking for compatible M.2 drive for MSI Z170A SLI PLUS motherboard

    I'm looking for a 240gb drive that will work with my motherboard, but I have no idea how to distinguish which storage devices are compatible. If someone could either explain to me how to tell if a device is incompatible, or point me in the right direction of a sub $200 250gb m.2 drive that'd be...
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    PC wont boot

    I changed my pc cases and my graphics card and now my pc wont boot. I am sure everything is plugged in good. Also since i need an adapter for my new graphics card i had to put back my old one and when pc is turned on gpu fans start and then stop and start and stop and so on
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    Logitech controller Problem

    I have a Logitech F310 controller but when I move the left stick down it goes down then goes up again in the set up a game controller app without me pushing it up it goes back to the middle by itself in the app and in games.
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    Corsair CX600M Capacitor “exploded”

    Hi guys, I have/had a Corsair CX600M PSU and last week one of it’s capacitors exploded. I only noticed it because it has shut the whole electric circuit in that part of the house.(atleast i guess it was the PSU) We tried to restart the circuit bit we couldnt (tried severel times restarted for a...
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    Upgraded memory but no difference

    Hello, My W7 machine had 4GB ram and when i checked memory usage in Task Manager, it was about 50-60% on average. I added additional 4 GB and now it has 8GB in total. But when i check the memory usage now, it is still 50-60% usage and more sometimes. I haven't added any more application. I...
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    Fans not spinning

    I have a 4gb gtx 960 and the fans have stopped working, and it's making a loud noise?
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    Best CPU for fm+2 socket

    Like in title, could you please give me the names of the cpu's you think are worth buying
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    Can my 550w gold psu work with rx580 8gb

    My psu is ssr-550fx and has a 9.8/10 score on johnnyguru.com. Wondering if a gigabyte/powercolor rx 580 8gb will work just fine if I just overclock my ryzen 1600x to 4ghz. Is 550w too little or should I just run my cpu at base clock. I used to pcpartpicker and it showed power consumption to be...
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    I can't get my computer to recognize my Sades SA-903 Headset.

    I'm having trouble installing the drivers for the Sades SA-903 Headset. The website only lists drivers for SA-908 and I can't get it to recognize my headset, even though I have it plugged in to the back of the motherboards USB port. I can't find the drivers for SA-903 headset because it gives a...
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    How fast should a reservoir go down on working 24/7?

    Roughly how fast should a liquid reservoir go down due to evaporation and such? Not sure if I have a tiny leak or not. This is both work and home pc and is on for very long times due to rendering and such. Btw I have two radiators, one 360 and one 280 iirc.
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    Impact of fewer PCIe lanes on GPU

    My rig + GTX 1070 AMP! Edition Right now my 1080 Ti is in the PCIEX16 slot and the 1070 is in the PCIEX4_1 slot. When gaming my monitor is plugged into the 1080 Ti so I gave it the slot with more PCIe lanes. The 1070 is still in my rig for mining and the 1080 Ti mines when I'm not using it...
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    Is a major budget upgrade worthwhile?

    MY current setup; Ga 990XA UD3 rev 1 Phenom II Quadcore 955 BE w ANTEC 920 Kuhler Radeon HD 6870 4GB Corsair vengeance Creative X-Fi[ pci card?] Ubuntu 16.04lts on 120Gb SSD Windows 10 on 350 Gb Seagare barracuda Antec 750 earth watts Ubuntu has been my goto OS for the last 5 yrs hence why its...
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    Need help buying parts for pc

    Hello everyone I’m looking to build a pc. I have a budget of 800 dollars. I’m looking to game at 1080p. I do not need a case. Anything would help thank you my case is a Corsair 700d
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    Asus K540U Mainboard Bios not working after downgraded by mistake.

    Hello Brothers i have a laptop it's ASUS K540U ( on mainboard it say K540UP ) i've flashed the bios by mistake because i choose the wrong files. did anybody know how could i recover it ? Thank Best Regards
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    Aspire one pro 10.1" system recovery

    Hi! My mini laptop is locked and i get the message - Bootmgr is compressed press ctrl+alt+delete to restart. When i try Alt+f10 to factory reset it, i need a password and i don't know it because i got the computor second hand as a gift. Xp is installed. Don't understand what password the...
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    Should I "upgrade" my PC?

    I currently have a i7 4770 CPU with 16GB of RAM, would it be worth it to go for a Ryzen 1600 with DDR4 memory? I use my PC mostly for gaming and some light editing but I want to keep it future proof and selling my current components I'll get enough to buy the new parts (CPU+Motherboard+RAM).
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    Computer not downloading at normal speed

    I just did a fresh reinstall of windows 10 home because it got corrupted last time. But before that my computer use to download at least a 1 MBPS but know it is only getting up to 500 KBPS thats on anything downloading,copying files, and torrents. note: on speedtest.com it says i should get...
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    Thinking of upgrading motherboard

    I am currently using an 1150 lga processor intel core i7-4790k and nvidia titan x video card (which I intend to get a liquid cooling system for). I would like to replace my motherboard when I transplant my rig for better cooling and could use some advice in picking one since I don't have any...
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    Next intel gens?

    Well, I come from a intel core duo 2 and it's obvious anything it will be fine for me now but i want the top profit. I guess coffe lake it comes on october and it will be 6/12 maybe on 14nm++, the question is, they will bring something new at the start of 2018? And Do you think will be a great...
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    Z270 Pro Gaming Carbon - HDMI audio in - stopped working

    Hello, just 5 hours ago I turned off my computer and everything was working fine. That is, my vizio sound bar was plugged in using 'HDMI in' to my Z270's hdmi port. It worked fine for 2 weeks prior to this as well. Now i've booted up the computer and it will not detect the sound bar anymore...
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    Can I Use Dual Channel Ram On This Motherboard?

    http:// I'm looking to upgrade to 16gb of ddr3 1600mhz ram and I'm not sure if I can use dual channel ram. The motherboard is the acer-tc605 motherboard.
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    Project PH03N1X: Need assistance on RGB stuff

    Hey guys, it's good to be back on Tom's Hardware after 4 years of absence. Now I'm back on my project, titled Project PH03N1X, which will be my biggest overkill custom build yet. List (subject to change) is here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mNTRWX RGB-enabled components: Motherboard: ASUS ROG...
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    TN vs IPS (1ms vs 5ms)

    I'm currently using a 27" 2k IPS 5ms 60hz monitor and looking to upgrade. I have a 1080ti water cooled with a 7700k water cooled and looking at getting a asus 27" 2k IPS 5ms 165hz or a asus 27" 2k TN 1ms 165hz. I love the color of my current IPS and never had a TN before, is the 1ms a big...
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    would this be a good full PC BUILD?

    This PC Will mainly be used for gaming at high end and streaming. http://imgur.com/a/Ohz82 http://imgur.com/a/yCrkq There these links should show you my build
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    Adding An Extra / Another DOCSIS 3.0 Modem at Home

    Hi all. Is having another DOCSIS 3.0 Modem advisable with this inquiry? I have a Motorola SBG6782-AC already up and running upstairs, wifi is alright, but I feel like I need to extend the range downstairs. I have a live coaxial port downstairs where my hypothetical modem would be and i would...
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    AMD Radeon RX Vega 64: Bundles, Specs, And Aug. 14 Availability

    AMD is announcing the availability of Radeon RX Vega starting August 14, along with a handful of bundles and some specifications you've never seen before. AMD Radeon RX Vega 64: Bundles, Specs, And Aug. 14 Availability : Read more
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    PC shut off unexpectedly, won't turn back on now. Not sure if it's a PSU issue or not.

    Hey everyone, thanks in advance for any assistance that can be given. This evening I was playing a game and my PC abruptly restarted on it's own. It had done this a few times a couple of weeks ago after I installed the windows creators update, and I thought I had fixed the issue (guess not). As...
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    Potential PC upgrades

    Everyone, I am currently running an I5 4690K with a GTX 1070 and 32gigs of ram. I am noticing that I am having to make compromises to get more frames in games such as GTA V and other recent games. I was wondering what the next logical step would be with an upgrade and i obviously know it will...
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    GTX 780ti Black screen when doing specific things

    Hey, I know the title is weird, but hear me out. I have a asus GTX 780ti with some random case fans (temp doesn't go over 75). When I run furmark for 20 mins, it stresses my GPU, but nothing bad happens. When I run Userbenchmark, and get to the GPU benchmark, the screen goes black and graphics...
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    Boot Config files missing

    hello, I have a Tosh U920 running W10. After an upgrade last week I have BSOD stating PC repair - BCD some files missing 000034. Tried windows install media with USB but error message - device not functioning correctly(when I know it is) Tried BCD scanos etc. rebuild etc to no avail. Its been...
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    How can I record audio from an AUX?

    I'm trying to capture audio from my 3DS by using a male to male AUX, connecting the 3DS to my PC. I initially tried with my MacBook air, only to find that only the MacBook pro allows the 3.5mm port to be used as a line in. Do I need to buy some kind of sound card to allow me to do this? A...
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    Graphics card for too old pc

    Hey..... Can anyone suggest a good graphic card for my low end old PC.... My specs are..... 2x1gb Ddr2 ram.. Intel E5500 @2.80Ghz dual core processor ... Asus IBM41 motherboard... Supporting Pcie x16 and pci PSU is 350w cooler master... Pls suggest any graphic card for gaming...no limit for budget
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    Windows 10 Installation Error

    I am currently attempting to download Windows 10 on my new computer (using the USB media creation tool) , but after I enter the serial number, select "Custom Install", select my drive (I have only one) and hit next, the screen just loads for a bit and a message pops on the bottom saying "We...