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Hey everyone, I unplugged my computer to move it and before I did this EVERYTHING worked fine. when i plugged it back in, skype won't work it just says stopped working as soon as i open it. CSGO crashes when i join a game, some exe files wont work, my turn windows features on and off is blank...

I am looking to build a gaming computer with a budget of around $1700-2000 and the capability to upgrade later. I will mainly be playing FPS probably while blasting music and downloading from utorrent so multitasking is a must. I will also be using the pc for movies, music, downloading...

Hi, I am hoping to get some advice on this build. I am new to building Desktops. I have chosen the pentium processor as I have heard it can be good overclocked and a possible upgrade is the i5-4690K, however, I have never overclocked before and I wouldnt ideally if it wouldnt compromise...

I will be playing a high-ish/high demanding game, when my computer will BSOD and restart. My specs are: Processor AMD A6-6400K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics Video Card Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 Memory 8.2 GB Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601)...

I saw this next to my Motherboard were you plug in the 24 pin cables.

Hello there. To speed the process of relaunching some .exes across a network, I tried to create batch files. Here's what I did : psexec \\192.168.0.161 -u ********** -p ********** c:\mxreboot\rebootnode.bat It's the local .bat using PsExec, and is supposed to launch rebootnode.bat on a remote...

Okay my friend is having a problem with his freshly built pc. I am having low FPS in all games. The fps is going around 20-60 all the time. I did memtest, no problem, reseted CMOS, checked temps while playing they seemed fine. All settings on nvidia control panel and windows for full performance...

My laptop have been working properly for the last 3 years and I took it on a 4WD trip to watch movies and when we got back it basically unusable the only thing it runs (not very well) is Skype. If I try to open anything else like the internet it just sits there with the loading symbol next to...

Okay so recently I was forced to use the reset button cause my PC got freezed while I was playing nba 2k15. Since I pressed the button it keeps restarting the PC every second. I figured out that reset button was stuck inside the case but even tho I unplugged its pin on f panel and tried to run...

This is what I got http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8R6P99 I'm ordering this all from Newegg by the way

Computer is a LenovoT420 with Win 7, 64bit I made a huge mistake. In the future I think I'll avoid scanning for rootkits till I learn how to do this properly, but here's how my troubles started. So I was in safemode removing malware from the computer with MalwareBytes and I included rootkit...

Ok, but sorry I NEED A 1440 BUILD for ONLY 3500 DOLLARS and I so for, but, was, told that is not is possible because but GPU costs 7000 Dollars!!! HOW Can GPU cost that are for so much money? I is in SHAME because the trustiness of my GIRLFRIEND are in SAMBLES!!! SAMBLES?!?!?!!! i...

Should I Install Windows 8 If I Want A Gaming PC?? I Have Not Used 8 But I Have Tried 8.1 For More Than A Month And I Got Some Problems With 30% Games So Please Tell ME Whether I Should Or I Should Not,Currently I Am Using 7 Ultimate x64????

So I did some benchmarks when I was overclocking my HD 7730 but on the results page on 3D Mark Firestrike it showed up as a HD 8730...Then I googled the HD 8730 and the specs are exactly the same...So my question is is the HD 7730 the same as the HD 8730...?

When I shut off my computer It would continue to run after the screens had powered down and I could still open the disc drive, thinking this was a problem I dismantled my computer and put it back together. Now when I press the power button it lights up, then it shut off after a second. I'm sure...

So yeah guys, am trying to figure out which of these 3 is the best option. I have 2 GTX 970 on the way so sli is a most and my price range is around $150. If anyone has a better option I would appreciate it. BTW my case is the Bitfenix Phenom M. MSI Z97M...

Hello, could someone suggest a keyboard which has a palm pad, backlight and audio buttons? Nothing complicated, simple keyboard under ~70eur. Something similar to Microsoft SideWinder X4.

I've decided on building my own computer. I have an budget of $300-$400. I'm looking for good parts but affordable.

Seems to be a problem with dell media direct. Instead of booting up normally, It goes to dell media direct and then BSODs. Tried to restore from the BIOS but it just brings me to "windows xp embedded" even though I have windows vista, and BSODs again. It's a dell inspiron 1525 laptop. BSOD info...

Hey guys, do you think GTX 980 EVGA superoverclocked is good? if not, i'll probs go SLI GIGABYTE G1 970.

Hi! I'm here at work and am having some issues with one pc. All of a sudden the computer stopped connecting t the internet, which is wired. The pc presenting the issues will always restart to a base state image, so we can disconsider software related problems I believe. Nevertheless I booted a...

Hi, my pump of my seidon 120v's broken and I'm waiting for its repair so I have to use my stock cooler but tempratures are extremely high, My cpu is not overcloked all the votlage and clock speed is default, 60c at idle and 80c working and my fan's RPM is at maximum speed. Did I apply the...

Hello everyone! Well, to start off this isnt my computer, its a friends computer. He caught a virus and according to him, since he got that virus the CPU temps have raised a lot. We already eliminated the virus but the problem persists. Here are the pc specs (its like 1year old more or less)...

So basically, im installing a new motherbaord and cpu. this means i have to do a clean install of windows 7, but does it also download the drivers for the new hardware i installed?

Hello everyone. I just bought a R9 280 as it is the best card on my country's market for that price. After opening the box like a child is opening its x-mas present, I installed it, then booted my PC up. Below are the steps I've taken; -Uninstall drivers & clean rest in safe mode, remove old...

hey guys I am playing gta 4 from 5 months and then its graphics sucked and everything invisible I ve tried patch 1.0.7.0 but it wont help my spec is: windows 8 32 bit intel hd graphics 4000 mobile i3 3110m 2.4ghz 4gb ddr3 ram (2.62gb) usable dx11

Hello guys, I've stressed a bit my CPU to check the temperatures under heavy load but i noticed on Prime95, that my frequency maximizes at 4.0 Ghz, while Turbo is enabled. Shouldnt be able to run at 4.4? Also, Intel Frequency ID reports 4.2 Ghz expected. Sorry, for silly question but that CPU...

Hey guys, so i have AMD radeon HD 6850, motherboard is ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 and im passionate gamer that needs more horsepower. I did read that it is possible to CrossFire two cards from same series, in my case, i want 6850 and 6870. So if anyone has time, feel free to give me advice about...

Hi, System Specs: AMD FX 8350 Radeon HD 5970 6 GB ram Ripjaw ASUS Crosshair v formula Z XFX 850w Win 7 64 Recently in the last few months little confetti like squares have been showing up in random windows. I tested a game (FFXIV ARR) and it worked fine highest settings so i figured it was...

So I ordered DDR2 Memory PC5300 to replace memory in a Dell Precision 490 Workstation and what I received does not physically fit in the memory slots. Here is a picture of the old memory and the new (New/Wrong Part on Top): Here they are stacked so you can see the problem New on top again...

Some gaming builders say overclock & others not - pros and cons What is crossfire

I'm about to build a wired, more stable network in my home. Some of the family members, including me, love to game online every once in a while. And since I aim for a better quality connection, I wonder if using Cat6 cabling will provide lower ping than its Cat5e counterpart. The maximum length...

Can someone post benchmarks here of how the EVGA SC edition SLI will perform in 4K? Also, I'll be getting additional boost overclocking for GPU, which will probably stack among the clock speed of the SC, so this improves fps.

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Hi. I just bought a new monitor (1440p). However, whenever the background is black there are loads of red dots or lines. How can this be? Worth to note is also that my old monitor works flawlessly without any of these dots. This new monitor is brand new though, so this shouldn't happen. Is it...

As the title says I am wondering which is the better psu the EVGA 650W SuperNOVA Gold or the Corsair RM650 Gold? thank you in advance!

okay so i have a old mid level PC parts are as follows board:MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS GPU:GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/2Mini DisplayPorts PCI-Express Video Card GV-R785OC-1GD Ram: G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x...

Testing my Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb SSD I get the following numbers: Enabled Norton Antivirus Auto Protect : Sequential Read/Write 377/392 MB/s Disabled Norton Antivirus Auto Protect : Sequential Read/Write 559/514 MB/s No affect on Random Read (IOPS) or Random Write (IOPS) All testing done...

My friends build went to this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30KUk He really likes the corsair 500r his planning to use it until it breaks or items cant fit no more. His planning to do just game he will be playing dayz warz minecraft combatarms roblox and probbaly rust and bf4 and lol Will this...

Hello this link should provide you with your timeline: http://www.tomshardware.com/follow/timeline/ But its always says "Your timeline is empty ! Follow tags to build your timeline and see articles and threads corresponding to your interests" Even though I'm following 31 tags! It's been...