System Recovery

My dad has this old PC that occasionally boots up with a black screen that does nothing on Windows 7 after the Windows loading screen. I fix this normally by using system restore and everything is fine. This happens once every 1 or 2 months. But it happened again and this time system restore no...

Hey all, This one's got me stumped. I'm not doing anything particularly unusual on my relatively new MSI GS65 Stealth (Windows 10; SSD)—running Chrome, Autodesk Maya, not much else. I'd accidentally turned on grayscale rendering (Ctrl-Win-C, I think) and was trying to resolve it when I got my...

I was trying to Restore system from bit copy, wiped all partitions the same on previous notebook, but when I selected that copy and trying to install it, it says that something went wrong and cannot find and disk that can be used for system restore. How can I fix it? please help

Greetings people, I was using Windows 8.1 for a while and i had some performance issues in games but since my machine is a bit older, i got used to it. My CPU is: AMD Athlon X4 860k, GPU is ASUS R7 250 2GB DDR5, SSD Kingston A300 series and Motherboard is MSI 7721. With that hardware, i had...

Sup guys, Does anyone knows how to fix code "UE4-FORTNITE GAME + APPLICATION HAS BEEN BLOCKED FROM ACCESSING GRAPHICS HARDWARE on Fortnite? When I'm playing Fortnite my game just freezes, and I receive a notification from Windows saying "Application has been blocked from accessing graphics...

Hey Guys, I took some time to clean out my PC yesterday since it had been around 6-8 months since I cleared out the dust. I cleaned out the dust, but I also reseated the CPU and applied new thermal paste, since I noticed the temperatures were higher than normal recently. I booted up the PC, and...

I have a tricky scenario. I have an MSI Nighthawk case with a 200mm x 20mm fan on the side. It makes a little noise during operation I think it's getting old. I'd like to replace it if possible. The only 20mm thick fan I could find was the Aerocool one and the BitFenix one...

looking for psu and gpu advice EVGA 600 W1, 80+ WHITE 600W, Power Supply 100-W1-0600-K3 will this psu come with the pcie to power a gtx 970 if not what will it power in that range thanks in advance

I bought a new HP Pavilion 595-0004nl pc, that have this SSD M.2 from SK Hynix. The exact model is SK Hynix bc501 hfm128gdjtng-8310a, and after I switch on the pc is 49°C, then after some minutes it goes up to 51 and now it is 53°C. It is not going down, I mean that is a safe temp? I saw with...

Hello, i have a msi gaming laptop, & my realtek internal usb card reader , stop working few days a go and not working again any more, my system is windows 10 and never change the system. in the fistr part on video the SD is not inside then i put inside but the reader appears and disappears and...

Hey guys, While I am an avid system builder, I am new to the world of NAS, homespun, purchased or otherwise. Here is my problem: I am a college student, but I am also a professional photographer. I handle sometimes upward of 700 30mb raw files at once, and I can't stand having them in...

hello guys, i want to bypass my isp sped limit i know some information thta i can runa vpn network so i can bypass speed limit and they doesnt know so can anyone explain to me how we do it??

I have gtx 1050ti, I accidentally pushed the core clock to additional 300 on msi afterburner, and since my system is facing random reboots. I have tried uninistalling the after burner and also did a clean windows install, still I am facing random reboots

Hi, im wondering why im only getting 40fps in CSGO as it is more of a cpu bound game. Is the gt1030 bottlenecking thew cpu? System: i5 8500 Gt 1030 2gb Z370 tomahawk 8gb 2666mts ram Much appreciated. \also wanting to know what the best card for a 8500 would be with no spending issues. TOM

Hello, as the title might imply i am looking for some help figuring out what to go for in terms of upgrades. (i live in Norway, so i will be paying way too much for anything anyway, so don't worry too much about prices, feel free to link Amazon or the like, will check if i can get better prices...

My bush sound bar is connected to my b7sh tv but 8 am only getting sound out one speaker and buzzing out the other three

Hello, as the title says what is recommended amount of ram you should have, to make i5 8600k work optimal ?

Hi! I have bought theese parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mGcTV6 The water cooler (H100i v2) didn't fit my old Lexa NZXT case/cabinet. I'm considering buying the BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX (used, 25$) Will my parts fit in the BitFenix case? Thanks for reply!

My Acer Aspire ES1-432 is charging but won't turn on. I already take out the battery and press power button for 30sec an isn't work. Need help please

I bought a jetpack and my laptop recognizes it but tells me can't connect I have the correct password and security key

Currently I have an i5 4690k paired with a GTX 980ti and I am looking to switch to a 1440p monitor for gaming. Question is will my current cpu allow me to do this at high/ultra at a solid 60fps or do I need to upgrade? If so what would be the most cost effective way of upgrading? Thanks

Hello so I bought a new pc specs: Apu: Amd ryzen 2400g Mainboard: Gigabyte B350 DS3H RAM: 8GB Ballistix Sport HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda PSU: 400W Bequiet System Power 9 Case:Sharkoon VS4-V I got Windows 10,installed the dirvers and because my Motherboard doesnt have an onboard wifi card I...

Acer ryzen 5 with Vega 8(apu) or Acer ryzen 5 with r 535? I was already confused then there is also RX 560x. WHAT TO CHOOSE? Vega = cheap R535 = somewhat cheap Rx 560x = not really cheap

Hello everyone, I am about to start my first build. I’m using an i5 8400 and a gtx 1060. I’ve decided that I want to use a B360m board, I just don’t know whether to use a Gigabyte or an Asus one. I wouldn’t mind MSI if they’re that much better. in terms of reliability which of these is the best...

Hi, I have been having blue screens on my PC very frequently and need help finding the issue. I know that it is a hardware issue because I have reinstalled Windows and drivers numerous times. Specs: AMD FX 8320 CPU MSI 970 Gaming MOBO XFX R9 280X GPU 8GB APOTOP RAM EVGA 750 B2 PSU WD 1TB HDD...

Hello, I have a new built computer with Ryzen 5 2400g. I noticed that my base CPU BASE speed is 3.6ghz but on average its less than that from 2.5ghz-2.8ghz. Sometimes it would reach its base speed at 3.6 and above but its very inconsistent. If my base speed is 3.6Ghz, why on average is it lower...

I have a simple question, i am upgrading my parts and want to know if i have to upgrade my psu too. Its a 500w power supply and the upgrades are listed below. System: CPU- i7 8700k GPU- EVGA FTW3 GTX 1080ti Ram- 2 x 8 3200Mhz Motherboard- Z370 arous gaming 5 Storage: SSD, M.2, HDD Power supply-...

How do I connect to my Xbox One to my HP Laptop? And if anyone was asking. Yes I have a button on the laptop keyboard. Its on F4. Thank You! Sincerely, Lucas.

I tried to overclock my AMD X4 845 just for the hell of it which ended up being the worst mistake I made. After overclocking from 3.5 to 3.8 my computer wouldn't boot so I read that resetting the bios by using the jumpers would fix it. I held a screw driver on the pins for about 5 seconds but...

Hi guys, I would like to know the price ranges of: gtx 750 ti, gtx 1050 and 1050 ti T.I.A

Hello dears, I installed windows on a M.2 that is really close to the GPU that makes it really hot (about 62ºC). I have the Asus X299 prime deluxe which has got another position for the M.2 just in front of the gpu fans. My question is: If I change the M.2 to the other M.2 slot, will windows...

So I am upgrading my processor and i chose ryzen. I chose the Ryzen 3 1300x and the Ryzen 5 1500x. While i am gaming, at the same time I am talking with my friends on Discord. So if i bought the ryzen 3 1300x and i am playing games that use all of its 4 cores and at the same time talking on...

Hi all, Looking for some help setting up 4k 60hz with my HTPC. Just installed Asus GT 1030 with hdmi 2.0 for this very purpose. But can still only set max 30hz at 4k? TV is Samsung 49KU6470 and pretty sure that supports 4k at 6hz. PC is connected to Yamaha home cinema, but HDMI is pass...

My laptop (an older IBM thinkpad) see's my 5g connection, but won't take the password that lets it connect to the same network on 2.4g. I know it will work with a 5g connection cause i had it on 5g when i was in hawaii. Please help

How does my cable management look for my first build? Sorry for the bad quality, need to clean my side panel. https://gyazo.com/76d81553181b0d3f75e42c60092ee327 https://gyazo.com/712964a1205fc9f14d3dead2650b3774 https://gyazo.com/739c94e680aba9bd655b0ce9b6cbcf32

I recently purchased a GT 1030 for my Dell Precison T3500 and installed it. After playing with it for a while I think that my current CPU is bottlenecking the card so I want to upgrade but I'm new to the CPU world so I don't know what's compatable and what isn't. I have a LGA 1366 socket and an...

Okay so I have AMD APU A10 7850K with Radeon R7 series and MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T OC and I was wondering do these graphic cards work together at the same time?

The other day I was playing arma 3 and my monitor and periferals went dead. I reset and started windows update and Geforce experience but then the computer froze. I reset again but since an update was in progress I corrupted the OS and had to format. I install Windows 10 and download Gforce...

So the other day I wrecked my SSD by mistakenly connecting a SATA power connector directly to the motherboard. (For reference. Doing this same thing to a HDD and DVD drive caused smoke to shoot out, but no smoke came out of SSD) Im going to get rid of it. So does this mean that the SSD is...

Hello, im planning on doing a mining rig for Ethereum, so the question is, will this PSU (corsair hx1200i, platinum certificate) be able to push the gpus in the title? Im considering underclocking (maybe overclock who knows), undervolting, and reducing power consumption over msi afterburner as...