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Hi all, what do you think,which of these two security solutions is better,gives a better protection,and virus removal: Bitdefender Total Security 2017 or Kaspersky Total Security 2017

I emailed Rosewill (makers of the Thor V2 case) & they very quickly emailed an answer back, but it seems to differ from what other's have said. Rosewill support told me this: (Thank you for contacting Rosewill. Thor V2-White requires an onboard USB3.0 20pin motherboard header. It will not be...

while installing AutoCad on his computer, my father restarted it( Mid Install.) now when he tries to turn on his computer, it throws a cannot find OS Disk. I was already planning on upgrading his computer to an SSD for his OS in a couple weeks, but what im wondering is, how can i get the windows...

Hi, i have a surface pro 4 which is stuck on blank screen with cursor after i try to logon. It works on safe mode though. I have tried many attempts to install new windows by usb but it doesn't work. Is there any solution for it?

Hi so I have multiple questions. 1. I play a lot of league of legends and I find that I am getting a click lag if that makes sense... click. ....... then action. I didn't have this problem with my MacBook pro retina and this is a top of the range pc. 2. I'm currently playing through a tv screen...

Thanks. I'm getting an adware (visual and audio) notifier, called Smart System from Norton or Symantec. I use neither. Windows Bit Defender runs automatically on my computer as does Malware-bytes. But I have not done a Dell Backup & Recovery ever on my 3 year old Dell. This notifier is a...

looking for a gaming pc that can run LoL,Csgo and microsoft 365 smoothly for 4-5years.

So i just bought a new CPU, i upgraded from an AMD FX6300 to an AMD FX8350. Now in the past i was looking to upgrade my motherboard because it maxed out ram at 11GB, and when i was looking at one i wanted to buy i saw it was compatible with the FX8350 which is why i got mixed up and thought my...

Okay previously I used a laptop in my college and the wifi working just fine. Since I've been doing a lot of video editing, I brought my desktop. However, I experience slow internet connection using my college wifi. Now, my phone, ipad and previous laptop all don't have this problem. So, I...

I currently only have a 1 tb hdd in my computer and Im looking to upgrade to an ssd for my operating system and some major programs. First can I move my operating system over from the hdd without buying a new windows key. And what harddrive should I upgrade to Im thinking I shouldn't need...

Alright, I've never met a personal computer issue I can't work out, but this one may be it. I've spent a good month working on it to no avail. The issue: USB connectivity drops when using USB 3.0 hub, powered or otherwise. Seems to occur regardless of which port is used, and has some connection...

i was wondering if i put to much thermal compond on my cpu i used http://www.arcticsilver.com method it was was vertical line like they used arcticsilver 5 on the 7th gen i5 7600k with 212x heatsink

Hey! Please help me... i have acer predator gaming laptop with i5-6300HQ and geforce gtx 1060 6gb and 8gb of ram. I play overwatch and cs go mostly but my fps bounces all the time. In cs it goes somewhere 160fps to 30fps. Stutters somewhere between that. I allready checked my power settings and...

Hey guys I am building my first gaming pc (under 800 usd) and I just want to know if i5-6400 wont bottleneck gtx 1060. Anyway I am gonna put here link to pcpartpicker. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.49 @...

I Havn't found much information regarding this laptop. I have found one on sale for $1273AUD down from $1500AUD. I like the laptop, its features and it will most definitely be what i need. I have also been quite interested in the hp spectre x360(13-W011TU), also on sale from $2000AUD down to...

Okay, so I have 2 different 970's in my system, hence the title of the thread. But my question is, should I overclock the lower clocked card, or should I underclock the higher clocked card? If I should underclock the higher clocked card, then how would I go about doing so? I'm not sure how...

Hello everybody, Im an enthusiast gamer and I would like some help! I already have a 750w coolermaster power supply cpu corsair liquid cooling a msi gtx 970 OC 4gb a coolermaster Full tower SSD 250gb samsung 850 evo I also have all the peripherals needed for gaming (Razer lycosa keyboard...

This is my first build and I went to plug it in and nothing happens. The only thing I can think of being wrong was there was not reset switch that I had to plug in where the motherboard showed in the manual. The other thing was a sprinkle of thermal paste got on the motherboard and I just left...

Ok, i have $1500 bucks to work with, Can you build me a machine that will play all of the ps4 pro games at like...1080p, 1440p, 60, 90fps? im looking for something like that? what do i need to do? thanks!!!!

Under My purchases in my play store account I have a list of purchases. If you click on one of the purchases it comes up on the right hand side "View". If you click it it will show an option to open the installed app. I have 2 app's that I bought but I can't re-install them. One being...

It should be stated I already read this thread's best answer, (http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2475250/share-system-ram-gpu-vram.html) and it was good information, but I already knew that. I'm currently a student getting cisco IT essentials and comptia security plus certifications...

My cpu keeps overheating, I've tried re-seating the heat sink, and in my BIOS it says cpu fan is full blast, but the fan sometimes runs and sometimes doesn't (I have it plugged into my motherboard in cpu_fan 1)

I have a Dell xps 630i I'm looking to upgrade my processor but note sure if I can.i don't know much about the pc but it has a intel duo core 3.0ghz,500gb hard drive and a Nvidia GeForce graphics card.its running windows 7 ultimate 64bit.i want to put a intel i7 quad-core processor in it.am I...

I used userbenchmark.com to get this result: http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/2175202 I noticed immediately my GTX 1060 is under-performing. Any ideas why and how to fix it? Thank you! To note: 1) I have 16 gb of ram but ran this test with 8 gb due to one ending up being faulty (after...

I live in University Halls atm and have a decent computer (i7 4790k, GTX 970, 16GB RAM) but I live far from home. I travel back and forth fairly often and cant bring my PC all the time because its a few hours away. I'm looking into getting a Laptop that I can do work (mostly c++ programming)...

is the ram 1600mhz ram work on cpu gigabyte g41-s2pt ? my cpu written on it 1333mhz (o.c) ????? i have one 2GB 1333mhz and want to add another one 4GB but it's 1600

Hello, I currently own a gtx970 4gb, i7-4790k, 8gb Kingston hyperx savage, And Msi gaming 5 MOBO; all bought in 2015. Would upgrading to a gtx 1070 8gb be worth it or should I save up and invest in a 1080? The 1080 only has about 20% performance over the 1070 to my understanding. Also, I have no...

I've asked this in 2 reddits already, but no one gave me the anwser i want. I have a i5 3350p, and bought a Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming, for a sweet price, where in my country. Im worried that my CPU will hold my 1070 too much. The games that i play/will play are: Overwatch, Battlefield 1...

I found this picture on an online store and from then I'm just a fan of this. https://www.bcdiesel.ca/Content/Images/uploaded/catpics/Ford99-03CatPic-3.jpg I want it big and large and want to put up in my room. So, far I've never had the interest of putting up posters in my room, but after...

Ok last night pc acting kinda weird cuz my wireless mouse wasnt working so i turn of my pc using keyboard. The next day i turn on my pc and isnt powering on. So i thought it was my psu so i tested with the paperclip and the fan does turn on. Any advice to how i check what is broken in my pc? Thanks

My brand new ACER Aspire ES - 15, N16C1 does not detect my built-in webcam. It shows my wifi printer for some reason. I delete the printer and try to reinstall and every time it shows my printer but NO webcam. Frustrated!

I'm not very experienced with computers, I'm just looking for opinions and facts that will help me decide what motherboard I should get. My CPU is the AMD FX-8350. My budget for this is anything under $130. My main purpose will be games but not solely that. I will not be overclocking either. Any...

Hi guys, when i run a game called 4story my cpu goes crazy it goes over 150 C. This only happens with this game ofcourse i turned of the computer as soon as it happend. My cpu is a AMD Athlon x4 860 K 3.7 ghz. It has not been overclocked or anything and as i said it only happens with this game...

Hi all! I changed my computer last november. I had no problems with my PC until, a couple of months ago, every match i tried to do on CS:GO my PC goes BSOD. In the log of "whocrashed" i see that the problems are caused by ntoskrnl.exe and ntkrnlmp.exe. Someone told me to uninstall the antivirus...

I decided to make this guide/tutorial after getting, frankly, very tired of most of the questions I see asked on this forum. I'm not tired cause they're the same/old, same/old. I'm not tired because of the people asking basic questions. I'm not tired because people don't know everything that I...

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Hello I have an intel core i7 3770k turbo clocked to 3.9ghz. recently I was playing Witcher 3 and Battlefield 4. The latter ran fine flawlessly for 2 hours while the former crashed heavily in Novigrad. I monitored my temps using MSI afterburner it seemed to have reached 75 or possibly 80c! I...

Learn how to choose the right components for your first build, where to buy them, and the installation basics necessary to build a PC. How To Build A PC: From Component Selection To Installation : Read more

Hello , what is the best motherboard buget for overclock the fx 6100 ? ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 R2.0 , is this good ?

Hey all, My school is selling a HP 6200 Pro Small Form factor PC and I would like to purchase it and upgrade it for light gaming (mainly League of Legends). The specs are: HP 6200 Pro Small Form Factor (£75) Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (x86) Intel Core i5-2400 CPU @ 3.1 GHz 320 GB Hard...