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Hi, my new motherboard (Adorus Z390 Xtreme) has a built in wifi adapter with the following specifications: Intel® CNVi interface 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band BLUETOOTH 5 Support for 11ac 160 MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73 Gbps data rate It came with two antennas. Is...

i am playing fortnite i am searching for a gaming headset to detect the foot steps especially if someone below or above me i am having a hard time detecting this with my garbage headset i have at the moment so do i really need the headset with 7.1 surround sound . they are really expansive in my...

Hi, I was woundering what is the best broadband to go with and package for high end gaming and streaming. The area is in this post code BN68JY. Cant get fiber optic broadband as there is no cable, so what is the best of best broadband to go with?

Im having issues running Fornite on low settings. (1080, 240hz). Im getting 120-150 FPS most of the time and its going fluctuating from 110-240 and it is casing some noticeable issues in game. PC: CPU: 9700k GPU: GTX 1080 - 8gb MOBO: asus prime z390-a RAM: 2x8gb DDR4 3000mhz Monitor: PG258Q -...

So I have a SSD, a 1TB HD, and a 4TB HD. I went to go install the new 4TB HD today, which I figured as it has been in the past, simply plug and go. Well, I installed and plugged it in, both to the mobo (SATA 1 and 2) and PSU (SATA 1 and 2 or 1 and 3..) to boot up and find that NEITHER HD are...

my laptop (asus gl553ve) just bluescreened for the first time in 1 year and it said windows_tdr_failure is this normal? this has only happened once since i bought this laptop a year ago

Apple has issued a rare apology for a bug in FaceTime that allowed users to hear audio, and, under some circumstances, see video of others before they answered calls. A fix is scheduled to be issued next week. Apple Issues FaceTime Bug Apology, Fix Coming Next Week : Read more

I recently got a new laptop with a SSD and have become more conscious of the problem of the limited write cycle. I'm assuming that applies to smartphones, too. I've been optimizing and cleaning my phone every day. Will this exhaust its memory faster? What is the best way to maintain my phone?

I stream and play fortnite on the same pc and i’m looking to upgrade my cpu its an i5 4690k right now but i want to know what cpu would be worth upgrading to.

I play Fortnite quite alott but every time something intense happens or I’m in a fight my FPS drops to 20-40. My cpu also goes to 100% usage My Specs: Windows 10 Intel i5-6600 k 3.30ghz 8gb ram Gtx 1050ti I play on a 60hz monitor Tell me if you need anything else, thanks for the help!

Hi everyone I'm looking at buying a chromecast device and at the moment my panasonic blu-ray and sony bravia tv are connected to my LG hifi system. I don't want to keep unplugging Audio RAC CABLE from blu-ray and plugging into tv when i want to watch netfliks through Chromecast..?

Hello, this is my first post :) If I'm somehow violating any rules or guidelines please feel free to point it out to me! If I posted this one in the wrong category, please push me to where I belong ':D I'm currently troubleshooting a PC (what a surprise) and I am familiar with PC hardware...

Lately, I have been having problems with my msi armor rx 580 card, the card is freezing permanently until I force reboot my system. It's doing this whenever I put it under any type of higher load. These problems started when I decided to overclock the card multiple times with no success, with...

Why are my apps and games in a stalling mode and aren't working

Memory upgrade information Dual channel memory architecture Two DDR4 UDIMM (288-pin) sockets Supports up to PC4-17000 (DRR4-2133) I already have a 4gb memory of the same architecture as above. I am thinking of upgrading the memory to 8gb, so should i get a 2400 mhz ram or 2133 mhz...

Hey. For the past few months I've been getting ping spikes of over 1000 ping for 1-2 minutes every 10-20 minutes. The main router is a bgw210 700 router with the firmware up to date (1.7.17). My electrician connected a netgear n600 router (wired to the main router) as an extender and I am...

I built my gaming pc 3 weeks ago. Here are the specs 1. Asrock AB350M Micro motherboard 2. AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU 3.1 stick of G.SKILL ripjaw 8GB ddr4 RAM with one more stick on the way to make 16GB 4.EVGA GTX 780 SC Video card 5. 4x case fans 6. Team Group 240GB SSD 7.Kingston 240GB SSD 8...

Hello, recently (2 days ago) I have encountered a problem that has keeped me from gaming on my PC. I posted my issue on the Windows Fourums and continued my search on the internet for solutions. Just moments ago I came across a gentleman who made a post with the same exact error codes and...

Hi, a wifi dongle developer suggested me to install a Wifi Scanner and send a screenshot to him to see why I have slow wifi connection. Usually I don't install unknown software on my computer due to possible virus and other security concern. Is it OK to install the following app? I googled it...

can an msi optixG24C monitor run on dell laptop i3 with an intel graphics 4410?

Upgrading an old Dell Latitude E5540 Core i3 4010U (https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-latitude-e5540-15-6-core-i3-4010u-4-gb-ram-500-gb-hdd/) that has 2 slots, 1 with 4GB of Ram. Is it worth filling the other with an 8GB stick, or smarter to run 2x4GB sticks? If its better to go with 2x4, im...

I have a gym 1060 3gb and a intell penteleum I am holding for this computer to last me for college like get a new cpu this year and in a few more year new gpu but should I wait for gen 3 or buy 2600x

I’m a first time builder and, after replacing my mobo and cpu for my pc, windows continues to fail to startup. When I try startup repair it tells me, “Windows cannot repair this computer automatically.” I’ve inserted the windows 7 installation disk into the disk drive but it doesn’t give me any...

Dear fellows, I've bought a Thinkpad L580 for my nephew. Ordering the L580 with an SSD was way much pricier (+270€) so I decided to configure it with a 500 GB HDD instead. When I receive the laptop I pretend to change its HDD for either a Crucial MX500 or a Samsung 860 Evo, before first boot...

Hello, (GPU, AND POSSIBLY CPU/MOTHERBOARD REQUESTED) - * websites to purchase do not matter * time is not important * rebates or coupons are just fine with me (BACKSTORY) I assembled my first PC back in 2014 but now I find the graphics are a little underwhelming... So, I've been out of the...

I’m setting up a newly built computer. When installing windows onto the nvme ssd I’m getting a error saying that I need to switch to a proper boot drive. I know for a fact installed windows correctly but it won’t let me boot from the drive. Idk what could be the problem. I have my boot...

Can someone show me what software to use and how long I should run tests when I overclock. My gpu is a 1070 Asus Turbo and I just want to have the performance increase a bit.

I've done a build with the added help from others from this site and I was wondering if it will run also my budget doesn't necessarily matter as I have a while to save for my build. I also know that there has been issues with the 2080's/ti's but I have been told to not worry about it as they...

Hi I've been browsing this site for a long time but for once i'm finally stumped and it doesn't seem like all my research is paying off. recently I recovered my bosses wife's laptop. its a dell inspiron windows 8 laptop. its basically junk. its beat, super slow and doesn't have many options...

Hello, I just had a quick question concerning the CPU Cooler I just bought. The problem is that the four screws that are supposed to line up with the standoffs are too high to reach all four of them. https://gyazo.com/b4870f0fa4ebd3d38e313ab8ba8e6b1a I managed to get two screws into the...

So, I've read tons of forums and posts and I have not found someone going thru something similar and if i did i tried it and failed lol. So here I am asking for help, I'll open a game and start playing then 1 monitor sometimes both gets orange squiggles ( best word i can think of ) ~~~~ across...

Hi I fitted a new graphics card to my sons PC - unfortunately after working for 30 minutes it died completely, nothing when I tried to reboot, no lights no fans etc. I couldn't smell anything burning so I swapped the PSU and stripped everything off the motherboard, now intermittently I can get...

Hello everyone, I recently upgraded my CPU/MB/RAM and was building my friend a PC with my old hardware, which is: ASUS Z77 Sabertooth MB i5-3570k Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 (1600mhz) Never had any issues with the setup preupgrade. RAM was in dual channel in slots A2 and B2 (The...

I’ve built a system using a ASRock Z390 Pro MB inside a Phantek ProM case. Everything seems to work fine but I cannot figure out how to make the fan LEDs work. The MB doc has no mention of RGB support (if that’s the correct term). I see the 4-wire LED cable (has 2 4-pin connectors) in the case...

I have just assembled a new computer on completion it wouldn't boot not even to bios and no beeps. The mother board has several leds the one for dram turns is yellow from the start no others light up. Before purchasing I checked both processor and ram on the qvl losts for the board. I've removed...

Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H with Toshiba 500gb HDD and Samsung 860 Evo 500gb SSD, BIOS version F25. Did a fresh install of Windows 10 Home on the SSD because I couldn't clone it from the HDD (different sector sizes). Used MS Media Creation Tool to do that. With both drives connected and BIOS settings...

I unplugged everything from my motherboard, I took the motherboard out from my case and onto an anti-static bag, then I took the cooler off, took the old thermal paste off with isopropyl, then the same with my cpu (kept in socket). Then applied new thermal paste to the cpu (pea size), put the...

I currently have a MSI b350 gaming plus motherboard with a Ryzen 7 1800x (a recent upgrade from my original Ryzen 5 1600). It has always been my intention to upgrade my board to take full advantage of the 1800x but I don't know if I even bother or if I did, should I go x370 or x470. At...

I'm building a pc and I think i messed up my motherboard by trying to install a heatsink. the instructions kind of sucked and i didn't have a screw mount in. i was touching the back of the mobo a lot trying to get everything set up. I wore an anti-static wristband, but it's very static-y in my...

Hello everybody, I recently built my PC last week. After using the Ryzen Master software to overclock my processor, it said that I needed to restart my system in order for the changes to take affect. I did so, and my system just turned off without rebooting. I turned it back on, and the case...