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Almost every time I turn on my PC my ethernet connection does not allow me to actually use the internet, I have tried re installing my ethernet driver multiple times, using a different port on my router, but the only thing that makes it work is if I unplug the ethernet cable from the pc for...

I've seen many people saying some active adapters work and other saying they don't. Everyone seems to be saying different things so it's hard to find a clear answer. Will I need an 'active' adapter or a normal one? And if so where should I get one from? thanks

Help me please!!! Today I was cleaning a used asus b350plus to build my new pc with ryzen 5 1600. The cpu installed fine before cleaning, bug afer cleaning it made a cracking noise when closing and lifting the lever. Lifting was a bigger crack. I then noticed when I put the lever down the...

When I turn on my PC, after 5-10 mins my mouse starts lagging, the PC freezes and the screen goes black, mouse and keyboard become unresponsive and the sound start to stutter after approx. 30 secs and then completely cuts off. This only happens when the PC is booted in normal mode, but in safe...

I am buying a new 1440p monitor tomorrow and am wondering if I will be able to watch 4k files (and if they will look good) or should I just stick to 1080p movies.

hello i'm new here and I'm in need of help. Recently my laptop died. when it was alive, had 2 drives, c: and d:. I opened it up and i was able to salvage the harddrive (which works), but there was only 1 drive. I'm guessing the drive was partitioned into c: and d:.. I had a lot of important...

Greetings. I am looking for a bluetooth keyboard for my tablet. But I hate chiclet keyboards. Is there a full sized standard keyboard that uses bluetooth? I've thought about a micro usb to usb adapter and try to use a standard keyboard but all I see on Amazon is OTC cables, what ever that is...

I haven't had a mouse pad for many years. I was on a smooth drafting table and didn't need one. I have recently switched venues and am in need of one. Kind of thinking of trying one of these xl versions that has room for my mouse and keyboard. I see some have stitched edges and others do...

Hello, has the title says my cat urinated in my Desktop. Most of it went into the GPU, now the PC doesnt turn on while the Gpu is plugged on the mobo (Even without PSU cables into gpu it doesnt turn on) now im wondering which component to replace. My gtx 1060 doesnt have backplate

Hi, I want to know if the Gtx 1060/ti is a quiet card.if there are could you give me the names. I'm not looking for single fan ones, due to dual and triple look better in my opinion. Thanks

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Hello, first post here because I cannot find this question answered anywhere else and I'm a bit confused about something. I'm currently just doing a little "Spring cleaning" of my PC (updating drivers, getting rid of stuff, checking for viruses and etc) and I came across something that confuses...

I find myself going into control panel to get to 'Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall' quite often, and I think it'd save me some time to just create a shortcut on my desktop that I can just double click to instantly get to that window. I've tried manually creating a...

Need some simple answers, and maybe a link to buy. I currently have gtx 1050ti with 1hdmi 1dp and 1dvi, HDMI is used for my main and looking to setup a second, but my second monitor doesn't have dp, could I get a hdmi to dp and would it allow me to use my second montior?

bought new ram today and installed it in my Asus Strix b350f motherboard, keep getting blue screens with error code: Memory management and other memory-related codes. I installed my old ram and I am having no problems. I first changed the frequency in the bios to 3000mhz and changed the default...

Here's the thing...i barely play any game on my pc...game keep crashing(dota2,League Of Legends,Dragon nest,PUBG) even with lowest setting..I thought my OS corrupt and my HDD failing . SO i decide to bought a new SSD and fresh install new OS but the problem still persist..i barey open any...

Ok so I've just built a new PC. When I installed Driver Booster, I updated all the drivers. But next to my gpu it says "faulty" and I have no idea what that means. Everything works nice, but I'm just concerned about that faulty thing...

Want to know if the ryzen 3- 2200G can bottleneck the gtx 1060 or a gtx 1660 6GB versions .

So I just bought a thermaltake view 37 mid tower case and I put everything in, I tuned it on and the I had to change boot priority, after that it turned on great, I ran a benchmark and noticed it went up from 27 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees Celsius, then I ran squad to see it it would heat up...

So i need some help. i built a gaming pc here da specs. Cooler master silencio 652. 8gb g skill ram dual channel gigabyte gtx 760 windforce amd phenom ii x4 and a asus mobo for am3 i got a free dell vostro 270 and it has a i3 3220 i think at 3.30 ghz Is the i3 better than amd phenom? if so...

I am running 2 MSI GTX 970 4G SLI on a Asus Crosshair V Formula Z with AMD FX9590 at 4.8 Ghz,32GB RAM. I only play Overwatch,which is not SLI compatible Blizzard games told me. I run the game in 1080P. If I bought a Asus Strix RTX 2070 would the FPS and graphics quality be better than the 2...

One day I turned on my pc everything was fine then I turned on pubg after one minute my pc screen went black I thought that game crashed after one minute its still black screen so I hit restart button then my monitor shows no signal. When I was in pubg (i am not played I was just in the lobby)...

My laptop has an amd processor (AMD PRO A6-7350B R5) and the socket is FMA4.

This is going to be my first of built by me. Give your opinion. Case: Corsair CC-9011139-WW 500D Obsidian RGB SE Mid Tower Case Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming Motherboard CPU: AMD YD270XBGAFBOX Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism RGB LED Cooler SSD: Samsung MZ-V7E500BW 970...

I have check my pc, which is a hp Omen 880, which has a hp 8437 what does Two PCI Express x16 physical slots (Gen 3.0), each slot with x8 bus lanes mean please i though x16 means 16 Lanes

Hello I bought a new gpu GTX 1050TI about 1.5 year ago +- since then i had HUGE performance problems with my pc i have huge Fps drops and freezing while gaming I talked with the store i bouhgt the GPU from, about my problem and asked for help , they tested the GPU few times and said that...

I'm planning to buy a Ryzen r5 2600/X or i5-8400 and equivalent motherboard plus an RTX 2060. I currently have a Seasonic M12-II 520W PSU, so if ever, is my PSU still enough so that the budget I'd spend on a PSU be spent instead either on an SSD or an additional RAM. I have four 120mm fans in...

So basically guys I removed the ram that came with the laptop to see what is it and put it in the same slot. Surprisingly the laptop didn't boot even tho I'm sure i didn't do anything wrong. The start button light for a second then I hear the fans and the hard disk sound and nothing. So i...

Hey guys! PC SPECS: CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 1500X 4-CORE (3.5GHZ-3.7GHZ) 16MB CACHE CPU COOLER: CPU RAIJINTEK LETO HEATPIPE MOBO: MSI B350M GAMING PRO RAM: G.SKILL KIT 16GB (2 X 8) DDR4 3000 MHz AEGIS POWER SUPPLY: NOX URANO SX 500W (changing, comment bellow which one i should get) HDD: TOSHIBA...

Hello, I live above the city where i catch a weak open WiFi signal 5 GHz in one of my laptop´s really closer at the window and my intention its to some how repeat that signal to inside my house by WiFi. I was wondering if a high gain dual band antenna outdoor or indoor would help and witch...

I have an old great wall psu like this one http://img.danawa.com/prod_img/500000/139/609/img/1609139_1.jpg and i'm gonna get a rx 580 8gb , will it be enough or do i need to buy a new one note that it has only a 6 pin connector and if i'm gonna use it i'll get a converter i just don't want my...

I tend to have a preference for asus, but will consider others. Moderate O.C. and paired with either R5 2600 or 2400G. Looking for other opinions. Thanks.

so i decided to play resident evil 2 remake on my pc my temps for my (cpu i7 950 was around 65c-68c) when gaming and my graphic card Sapphire R9 380 4gb nitro temp where late 60c to early 70c) this was when i was playing resident evil 2 remake do these temps seem good or are they high...

My build Gpu: 2080ti CPU: 2700x Mobo: Asus x470 f gaming Ram: G.skill tridentZ rgb 16gb 3600mhz (at 2933 mhz, timings are 19-20-20-40 PSU: EVGA supernove g3 850W Im seriously tired of this I am actually going to lose my mind, I have numerous bluescreens, I crash every hour in every game...

Any recommendations on another modem to increase the range/ strength. Or any other tips

I normally have a ping of 10 ms in games like rainbow six siege or overwatch. My Internet speed is 400 mbps download and 20 mbps upload. But I still have these lags were I just can't move or look around. I think it's lag because if I look at other people during the lag they just walk on the spot...

my pc specs; windows 10 pro 64bit 8gb ram amd radeon sapphire hd7730 1gb ddr5 my graphic card worked fine untill i updated to 17.x.x.something later on it suddenly stopped working. have tried to install all versions from 17.x to 19.2.3 , but everytime i install any driver it just goes to...

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...

What title says, I’d like to buy thermaltake 360mm premium flow riing and 3 140mm riing trios. Can they synchronize? I know the Corsair wil sychronize but do if it’s becasue they are all light loops

Just looking for some suggestions for my motherboard, similar to the "Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming". A small surge fried the connector to the PSU. For the life of me I cannot find one in the UK, most sites will link me to Amazon or somewhere similar where it's out of stock, always. Unsure if...