Swiftech

Hi! My computer build is finished, and it's my first build. Using many online wattage calculators, I've gotten estimates of wattage I will use that range from 350-700. I have a 550w bronze XFX Cooler Master PSU now. I have a few questions about this. 1.Can the current PSU work with my build...

My brand new system build, (AMD FX-8320, EVGA GTX 1070 FTW, 16 GB HyperX Ram) isn't running near as well as I have seen some of the reference cards run on particularly GTA V, im getting 30-60 FPS which seems really low compared to some of the reference card benchmarks i have seen. Im using...

On my desktop PC it says I have internet access, but no webpages will load at all and I get a popup error saying the following pages are unresponsive. I can connect on any other device. I've already cleared cookies/cache and restarted the computer. I really don't know what do and all the other...

Hi guys, if someone could help me figure out the problem that im having i will really appreciate it. Ok, a week ago my computer started making a screeching beep, like chipmunk screech beep...dont know how to describe it, never heard it before and havent found a video that made the same...

Building my Custom Business PC that can 3-D Animate/ render, 2-D Animation,Video editing, Music Creation and Gaming; I also want to do liquid cooling because this is basically my Fantasy Build for a career working computer. Need help asap been wanting to build this pc for some time now.

I recently purchased a Rosewill RGB80 Keyboard. The keyboard itself works great, but I'd like to add custom colours or patterns and whatnot. The only real way to achieve this is through the software provided either on the installation disc or on the websites driver/software downloads. The...

Hello, I have a GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 (rev. 1.0) with AMD Phenom II X4 965. When I update the BIOS to overclock, it saves but when Windows 7 loads up and I check CPU-Z, it states that the Multiplier that I've updates is still at 17. The only thing that will remain update is the Bus Speed...

I just experience a power outage My PC is just fine, but I am afraid it did damage to my PC Do i have to do anything? Scan my Hard Drive for example My PSU is FSP Hexa+ 500W by the way

I was wondering what was a good motherbard to upgrade to after using the Z87 sabertooth, i was thinking of the MSI x99 and using aa 1080, might also need a new power supply as well, pretty sure this is the one i have now so might need suggestions as well so it's compatible with GTX1080

My computer's FPS has been dipping occasionally while playing video games which I attributed to either the CPU and GPU overheating. The problem seemed to go away when I cleaned out my CPU and GPU fans and left the side of the PC case off to allow more airflow. But today it was dropping...

USAGE A. 24x7 Torrenting (Legal & Non-Pirated) B. Casual Gaming (New & Latest Games) C. Storing a lot of Video Files (<4GB each) D. Heavy Video Playback QUESTIONS 1. Durability difference? (Expected Life Span) 2. Reliability difference? (Expected MTBF) 3. Game Load Time difference? (Loading...

I have hyper 212 evo and planning to upgrade to aio water cooling. I am sure CM's Nepton 280L won't fit my case http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/haf-912-combat-windowed-version/. Does anyone know if Nepton 240M can fit my case?

My pc now is like , as i turn it on is , shows acer like in normal start up , then stays for few secs half blue screen , and then again , all along , it won't stop , i can press only f2

Hello all! I just bought a brand new gaming rig and I was wondering if I could get a little more life out of my old computer while I wait for the new GPUs to be released and use the old one as a spare. I'm currently running a B55 (955) X4 overclocked to 3.5 paired with a powercolor 6970. I...

Everytime i play csgo online my ping shoots up and crashes my game. It started happening a week or so after someone on the game was threatening me with dos attacks and he also doxxed me. I did several anti virus scans in safemode and found some malware but this didn't resolve my problem. Any...

Hey everyone... first time poster here. Have trusted the posts on this forum for a long time so I thought I'd post my problem here... I'm having a power and reset button issue. This is what i exactly do to start the system: Turn it off from the power supply, press the power or reset button on...

So I was wondering why my FX-4350 which has previously gotten a score over 500 is now getting 292 cb?

HI everyone- I tried posting this in the Components forum but I got no joy so I thought I might try here.... Basically my situation is, I have a pretty sweet desktop setup I bought and built last August (with absolutely complete and total help from this community, Toms Hardware forums basically...

Hello everybody! I just got a laptop a week or so ago and I was excited thinking I could play games on it like H1Z1. Boy, was I wrong. My laptop isn't to good considering it has an AMD A8 something. Anyways, I decided I should make my own desktop computer. I have done a little research, but...

I have done my research to find the best cheapest parts for my build and was wondering if these parts will work together and what things do i need to buy also like thermal paste and/or extra fans if needed. List of Parts: 1. $464.99 GPU - MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 980 Graphic...

Ive got THREE AMD A8-3800 series and ONE A6-3500 which needs a socket fm1 motherboard. i visited all the PC shops here and said that socket fm1 boards are phased out. i dont want these processors to go to waste so..... question 1: Are socket fm1 boards really phased out? question 2: Are...

Steam will not download any game or update , for some reason however it will download the workshop files and updates The downloads will be in que and steam will attempt to download them, but it won't do anything, it'll stay like this for a short amount of time (longest one was about a minute...

Hello i have just built a new PC with an i5 6600k and fitted a Cooler Master Seidon 120v for cooling. Everything seemed to go fine and computer is working well however i checked temps using speedfan and got what i thought were very strange readings that must be wrong. The i5 is currently set at...

I am building a HTPC and i have decided on all the parts. I seem to be in a dilemma when it comes to choosing the cooler type I want on my Graphic Card(GTX 970). I like the GTX 970 Twin Frozer form MSI but as my case ( Silverstone RVZ02) dosen't have any case fans it kinda makes me go for the...

So I'm building a PC and have a Windows disc but didn't order a cd drive. I have a external usb drive and I was wondering if I could boot of of it? I also have an 8gb flash drive as well.

My setup is: AMD 9790 4.7 ghz EVGA 970 4gb AsRock x99 killer 700w power supply 16 gb or ram When I'm playing any high end game, it'll run fine for about 10 minutes and then the fps drops from 60 to 30 constantly. I have realized that my gpu power drops at the same time... And ideas?

As the title says, which ones can you recommend? Under 80$ please :)

Going to need a cheap option for a while. I have a hefty PSU so power isn't a problem. Thoughts?

Hello, I'm wanting to buy the 960gb Ultra II SSD. I've looked around and haven't seen anything solid on their reliability. Can anyone tell me if these SSDs are reliable? Should I buy one expecting it to die on me in the near future or are they alright? Thank you

So I just got a new pc with a pre-installed windows 10 for gaming ( i know how bad that is) Out of the box it has issues already relating to windows start up ... it eventually led me to go into safe mode and disable my graphics card GTX 970 in order to properly log in. Any attempt either via...

New at an ecommerce company and need to find accurate details for some of the products we distribute. I used to visit a site that did exactly that but it was mobile centric. I need something that covers all electronics but specifically laptops, tablets, pcs.

Hello guys, I just bought a MSI GE62 Apache Pro. I have to install windows on FreeDos. When I look into BIOS menu, boot mode is shown as Legacy. In legacy mode, i can open the 'select boot device' menu but installation could not be done. So as the user manual suggest, I selected the mode...

Hello all, I just upgraded my mobo, memory and processor, and now my computer stutters every 2-3 seconds, regardless of what I'm doing. I haven't been able to correlate it to cpu/memory spikes or process usage. I've tried the other fixes I've found on other threads and forums. I switched the...

hey, im using hp ml150 gen 6 server and i installed windows server 2008 r2. There is only 1 lan adapter. How i can use both the lan adapter? I tried to reinstall network drivers but it does not help. thanks in advance.

hi i got a GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A Motherboard and my case i the corsair carbide series 88r microatx mid tower case can i put 2 fans on this pc and if i can plz link me a place that i can buy it at

So after i got home from shooting my new olympus omd em 10 mark ii i uploaded the files to my macbook pro 2010, but when i went to see the images one by one they all showed a triangle and an exclamation mark. i checked that Citi is not the format because there are some jpegs and some raw and...

Hi, I'm trying to span my task bar and background across multiple monitors but I don't know how. (Windows 7) Thanks, - Harry

So I just got a new PC, with a Fractal design Kelvin S36 liquid cooler for the CPU. It was difficult getting the system out of the box so it ended up being pulled out sideways, on a slight downwards angle, onto the bed (in a slightly rough manner). I noticed after doing this there were a few...

Hi, I am in a rather unique circumstance.Three years ago, I built my first custom pc into an old case. Two years ago, I built a custom case out of acrylic sheets and rods. It looks great, still works and is incredibly impractical. Essentially, I have an idea for a new case that would look...

I'm trying to figure out if my fan setup is messing with my overall cooling effectiveness. This isn't an updated picture; as now my fans are inside of the front panel for the h100i GTX radiator, in intake position. My question is, should I reverse my top fan to be an intake instead of exhaust...