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I want to upgrade to a 4K TV for PC/Console gaming purposes I am wondering which TV size is right for me... I play with a Keyboard/Mouse and sometimes a controller..When I play with the KB/M my distance from the TV is about 34-55 centimeters...When I play with the controller the distance is...

So is it worth it to buy 7850 for 65$. Brand is PowerColor and how long will it last if i buy it ?Will i be able to play games like BF4 and GTA V(considering CPU isnt bottleneck)?

[color=blue]Hey everyone. I wanted to put my money on a 2 TB hard drive since I am running low on my 500 GB, wanted to know if refurbished HDDs are safe to buy? I can find them relatively cheap so.. Thanks.

I have a Lenovo IdeaPad 110-15AST laptop with AMD A6-9200 7th generation, 4 GB ddr4 ram, and windows 10 pro and integrated Radeon r4 graphics. In the details it shows 5 Cores 2C+3G The problem is it has only 80mb video memory. As much I know it must have already 512mb of video memory. Pls help me

Hey guys so I built a new PC and I was wondering if my CPU temps are ok. So I currently have an i7-7700k paired with a Corsair H60 running @ 4.8ghz using MSI Game Boost for now (still new to the OC scene) until I get my hands on a H115i during the summer. Idle temps are between 39-42C and...

My cpu is in desperate need of an upgrade, which also means new mobo. I have seen a few posts on how to link windows to your microsoft account to get it to activate. http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change...

Hi!, I have a problem with my old acer aspire 4745G laptop, the battery wont charge with the charger it has and I tested the charger with another laptop that has same jack and it wont charge too, so I tried to use my sister charger that has lower ampere, the laptop is charging, but when I...

Hi All , i am planning for Asus strix gtx 1060 OC edition on this week . i just want to know do i need a "k" series CPU in order to overclock the GPU , as i have a non OC CPU . I am confused between Asus gtx 1060 dual OC edition and Asus Strix 1060 OC edition . Pleas e suggest.... my current...

Hello, I got i5 6600 non k and Gigabyte H110M S2H for motherboard I saw that when I am using CPU-Z and pressing the Bench thing my cpu goes to 3.600 ~ and not to 3.900 (which intel says that it can boost) , after that I select "Clocks" from CPU-Z and all the 4 cores are still 3.600...I launch...

Hey I am also facing the same problem.....I just dropped my WD My Passport Ultra. Then the drive stopped working. But it works for sometime and also it restarts in its own. Kindly give me any solution if possible.

I only backup my data to an external HDD, which I then physically turn off. In a new system build I'm thinking of installing the backup HDD in the case and leaving it "offline" via Windows' disk management. Is that safe enough? Can viruses and the like still get past that and corrupt my backup...

I know this is late in the year but I finally saved enough to build my first PC capable of gaming. . I decided to test its temps just to see how to stock cooler performed. First I downloaded HWMonitor and tested it during skyrim special edition (played for abut 20 minutes) got about 45 degrees...

I'm planning to buy a new desktop PC but the CPUs being sell right now are 6th gen processors and I've read that intel is going to release their 7th gen processors in 2017. I don't want to regret or waste my money. So is it still worth it to buy a 6th gen processor or should I wait for their 7th...

Hi all A friend who works for a charity asked if they can get help printing to one printer and share a drive. At the moment they have about five PC's one printer and an netgear 8 port switch (GS108 model). Right now if they want to print, they email one guy who does the printing. What are the...

I've seen customloop buids photos and they're dazzling, I also notice that some are pure aesthetic not overclocking oriented. My reason for choosing watercooling is to get faster task completion by dissipating components heat faster so CPU or GPU perform above their TDPs. I know because one hour...

Hey guys recently my 2TB WD Black HDD has been taking longer to load up games like Fallout 4, Witcher3, and Siege(really long on siege). Using samsung magician software the Seq. Read and Write is 39/40 MB/s and Random Read and Write is 148/236 IOPS. When I check S.M.A.R.T. everything checks ok...

I'm going to build my desktop that mainly will be used for Autocad 2-3D/photo editing. How can I drop of the price without loosing too much performance? It is a bit pricy :( CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz GPU: Quadro M2000 4GB Leadtek Mainboard: Asus Z170-K ATX LGA1151 SSD1: Samsung 850...

Hi guys I have a new pc with win 7. I know but it was free i'll upgrade later lol. Anyway I adjust the dpi and resolution and have my Pc just the way I want except for the log in screen. Where I log in the picture and log in form is so small I can barely see it. Is there anyway to fix that ...

I'm thinking about upgrading my PC and I currently only have enough money to buy either a GPU upgrade or a CPU upgrade. Current CPU: Pentium G3258 OCed 4.4 GHz Possible Upgrade: i5 4590, i5 4460, or similar Current GPU: GTX 750Ti Possible Upgrade: GTX 960, 1060, or similar I don't have a good...

I m afraid to waste money so i will ask you guys what i should do.. To be clear at the moment my configuration is: I7 3770K , with Asus MB, 16 gb 1600 ddr3 and a GTX 1070. My monitor is an AOC I2481FXH (ips and FULL HD so 1k) I really like the IPS quality but i can't afford a 2k IPS with 4/5 ms...

Hi, i build my new pc two weeks ago, and it worked fine, until today my new GeForce GTX 970 arrived and I installed it. The fans spin up, and stop again instantly, no POST. The only thing I changed was building in the Graphics Card. It's an ASUS Strix GTX 970 OC-Edition. I then tried to boot...

did the i5 4460 bottleneck gtx 1060

Hey guys, need some help. I bought an Asus Maximus VII Hero, an i7-4690k, 8GB more RAM, a GTX 980ti and a more powerful PSU to upgrade my rig. I assembled all these parts in my computer, I turned it on and just nothing happens on my display, at all, it doesn't even get to the boot screen, and...

Hi, just curious if I can run my graphics card and integrated graphics at the same time. Here is my build: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/jvXf9W The reason I want to do it is just to see if my graphics can be improved in the future (when I need it of course) without having to buy another...

Hey guys just curious if this pc is compatible,thanks in advance Gpu:Sapphire radeon r9 380 nitro 4gb Motherboard:m5a78l-m lx3 Ram:2x4gb sticks ddr3 240pin Psu:evga 600w 80 plus Case:Bitfenix comrade Cpu:Fx 6300 am3+ socket Also will this support windows 10 if it's compatible

Problem: Asus R9 290X DirectCU2 OC edition is reaching 94°C in game causing it to throttle it's clock down from it's designated 1000Mhz to a value between 400 and 800 Mhz after a few minutes of play (sometimes even on non-intensive games from 2010). This has been happening for some time now and...

I just built a new computer and it would not boot (even into BIOS) with GPU plugged. I unhooked the GPU and it booted fine. I went into BIOS setting and PEG was selected as default. If I switch the boot mode to IGD, the computer will boot fine, even with the GPU plugged in. Booting in PEG with...

Pc randomly quit working after being fine. Had the computer built about 3 years ago, has 8 gigs of ram, a 2 gb nvidia card, i5 processor, gigabyte motherboard, and I just replaced closed loop water cooling and replaced old corsair 750 psu with a brand new rm750i corsair. I've tested everything I...

I am planning on purchasing a laptop Before I do I would like to know if I will have more protection and anonymity if I go with an apple computer vs a linux based OS. Windows 10 doesn't seem like a good option do to monitoring of browsing. I will be using a VPN and a Proxy but would like that...

I currently have this system and I want to do an upgrade so that I can get more FPS in game. I primarily play Paragon lately and I am getting around 30 frames with everything maxed. (Playing on 3440x1440) I would love to get over 60 FPS but I am unsure of my bottleneck currently. Here is...

My lenovo g480 laptop takes too much time to turn on. When i turn it on, the lights (how do you call it? The lights indicating that the laptop is turned on) also turn on, but after some seconds it turns off then on then off agaib. Until it took 45 mins to finally open the laptop. What can be the...

My gpu was working fine for awhile but suddenly while playing WoW the screen display turned off. after looking around I figured the Graphics card wasnt being powered or some other because when I plugged in the display cable to the mobo the display is fine and the fans on the card arent spinning...

Needs - Very fast, able to run auto cad programs like solidworks, MS office, picture programs, video editing, home stuff, 2-4 monitors, not into gaming. Parts considering - Intel Xeon or i7 w/ 4-8 core w/ 8-16 thread, Asus MB w/ chip set z170 or z97. dual Quadro video cards w/ 8+ Gb, 64+ Gb...

I play a video game guild wars 2 and the exe is 24gigs I don't have the memory to store it in memory I do have a Samsung evo drive but want to be able to load maps faster exspecialy since sometimes I switch between the same 4maps what can I do short of buying another or second ssd

Should I download Windows 10 just for directx 12? I love gaming but is it really worth it in the end?

I am trying to get the CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra GUA880 Gaming Desktop - AMD FX-4300 Quad Core 3.8GHz, AMD 760G Chipset. Its got a NVIDIA GeForce GT720 1GB Video Card. But I belive the recommended Gram is 2GB for the game I am trying to play. So I am trying to get EVGA GeForce GT 740 4GB GDDR5...

I recently built my first gaming PC but did not purchase a Windows software key because I was planning on deactivating the Windows 8.1 key on my rarely used laptop. (My laptop came pre-installed with Windows 8.1 and was then upgraded to Windows 10 using the free upgrade). I looked up ways to...

My friend is looking to build a gaming PC and finally join the PC MASTER RACE! I was wanting to get peoples opinions on what parts to get for the PC. His budget is $600... Thanks in advance.

Hey. I currently have a r7 265x 2gb and fx 6300 with 500w fortron power supply. Today i bought this monitor : http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/it/monitor/tv-monitor/LT24D391EW/XU (i previously had a 19'' philips) M question is : is a gtx 960 4 gb good investment? I am thinking of buying one...

Hello, I want to do an upgrade for my PC, (I mostly use it for gaming and REALLY slight editing. What do you think? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8mkhXL (Many parts not included since they are already owned) Thanks in advance!