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I got a i7 8700 with a msi z370 sli plus mobo, an intel optane and 2x 8gb ram sticks. after a couple hours of installing and using the new setup i have been getting this weird clicking noise in repetitions every few hours. I made a recording of this noise using my cellphone. Its low quality and...

Running Ryzen 7 1800x w/ Kraken x62 idle sits at 27c,I've played a lot of games and nothing was over 50c. I've never had temps like this before and it leads me to believe that i am paranoid, Hw and ryzen master both confirm the temps are accurate.Are cpu volts suppose to jump around i've never...

Hello, I have D945GCNL intel motherboard. Using AIDA64 Stability test for 5-6 minute. I found E6600 is taking max temperature 72 and E6700 temperature taking max temperature 80 Attached the images. Please check and suggset... is it fine to take more temperature for E6700 or processor is...

I have a lenovo ThinkPad eduseries And I want to manually upgrade from Intel celeron 2940 to celeron3060 or any better

Hi, I am living in a building with many other people and we all use the wifi. The signal in my room is always excellent (5 bars) however the speeds I am getting are always slow and often the connection will drop. I was recently getting double the speeds I am now, until new routers/extenders...

Really quick question. What cable is this, and where do I connect it? Case: Nzxt rog 450 Mobo: strix 370h Bonus question: What does it do? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/250959197955555328/416702492399763456/IMG_20180223_220617.jpg

Hey guys. So I recently got a new processor for my PC (an intel core 2 quad) I ran it on my PC. For the first few tries, the PC would turn on but there would be no signal to the monitor. Then I got it to boot ONCE into Windows and after it got past the log-on screen, the computer just shut...

I am looking to purchase an Alienware 17 R4 with the following specs: 7820HK GTX1070 16 GBs of 2667 1440p QHD 120Hz Gsync display I have been researching the machine and have concerns about overheating the CPU and GPU. Is this still an issue with this model? Any information would be greatly...

Soo I built a new PC and something odd just happened that never did before, My mouse and Keyboard were working fine then I decided to do the update on the USB ports so i can use USB 3.0 on my motherboard then suddenly they stopped working, all usb ports stopped working, it works fine in the BIOS...

I just overclocked my Ryzen 1700 to 3.8Ghz My vcore stays at 1.35-1.36 while idle until I run an OCCT CPU stress test then it reachs 1.4Vcore. My temps stay between 65-70º while doing the stress test, while idle the temps are around 30-35. My pc parts are: Ryzen 1700 OC 3.8Ghz Asus Prime B350...

Whenever I go to start up my computer it says "your pc/device needs to be repaired" file:/windows/system32/download.efi Error code: 0xc000000f I've tried many things from the internet and none if them seem to work, for example trying to make it go to factory settings it says something is wrong...

Hi just got my case and have done a quick install, i am wondering if i should place a fan blowing across the MB ? i have used a corsair H100i gtx for the cpu and the gfx card is cooled by its own fans but thats it. I am now saving up for fully cooled water loop, but for now this will have to do...

I'm a university student,building out a budget 1080p gaming setup, starting from a Dell Optiplex 990 i7-2600 (Tower case) 12Gb DualChannel DDR 1333Mhz (could be 16Gb for cheap), Lite-on Ssd as primary drive along the stock Hdd. I'm waiting for the delivery of a Gainward GS GTX 1060 6Gb, and in...

I have recently borrowed and reset a laptop which is running windows 7. I connected to the WiFi in my house and it is able to add windows updates but internet explorer will not connect. Is this because I have an outdated system? If so how can I upgrade to windows 10 when I can’t access the...

I'm looking to get a high end router for gaming, streaming, 10+ devices. PC's will be hardwired and I'll be getting 250mb cable internet. I play a lot of internet heavy games, Overwatch, pubg, cod. I've been looking at the Netgear nighthawk x10, asus rt88, tp link talon or something else that is...

Hey folks. Like the title says, my PC freezes most of the time when waking up form sleep. I hit the restart button but nothing happens, so I have to hold down the power button and do a hard shutdown. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

the usb 3.0 cable that is used at the front panel is stuck in my motherboard how do i pull it out. https://imgur.com/a/2yPzA

I just put together a new PC with three storage devices - one 500GB SSD and two 1TB HDDs, all of which are new. When I first started it up, the only options I had in the BIOS as boot drives were the SSD and a DVD drive I used to install Windows 10. During the Windows install process, however, I...

Here is the situation: My current gaming rig is this: AMD FX 8350 + MSI 970 Gaming Motherboard 212 Hyper Evo 8 GB of DDR3 Ram 480 GB SSD ASUS GTX 1060 6gb Corsair CMX 600 Watt I hate my cpu! It basically doubles as a room heater. When I play something like Warhammer Total War, the back of...

I am planning on hooking my my case fans to PWM but don't know where I'm supposed to plug it in. Do I plug it into the motherboard or the PSU?

Is there a good SSD with around same characteristics with as a Samsung Evo for example, around 16GB, dedicated to be used only for Windows installations? Or it is better to install Windows on my Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB?

Basically, I'm looking to upgrade my Mobo to something that supports ddr4 Ram and hopefully has onboard audio drivers + wireless connectivity. Naturally, I'd also like to upgrade my CPU as well. My friend has convinced me to pick up either the Ryzen 1600x or wait till Cyber Monday for a cheaper...

Hi guys . I recently bought a gtx 1080 used to have a gtx 960. The problem is . With my 960 i had 60 fps or somewhere around it. Now with the 1080 i have 30 fps doesnt matter if its ultra or medium settings in games. What happened to my pc ?

Hello, recently I have been facing a very annoying problem where my GTX 1060 6GB's usage spikes between 40% and 60% EVEN at idle! And when I play games, my framerates are reduced greatly and I get stutter, and the only temporary solution is disabling and enabling the drivers in Device Manager...

Building a PC for a friend, I could just use some feedback: Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-01 CPU Cooler: Cryorig H5 Ultimate CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX 1TB SSD: Samsung 850 Evo MZ-75E250B 250GB MOBO: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX...

Hello everyone. i have a 22inch aoc cheap monitor with oinly vga dont know the exact name but thats not so important maybe u can still help. its a 16 9 monitor and i cant handle 16 9 for gaming for some reason. So i wanted to make my screen black 1cm left and right and keep the full vertical...

i have a lenovo g50-45 80E3 and when i try to connect my Dell se198wfpv via vga the dell screen flashes and says 1: Auto detect (analog input) entering power saving mode then dell screen turns black and power led turns orange any advice will be accepted, thanks.

So, I'm trying to find literally the best set of tools for building a computer that are out there, an electric screwdriver, bits, a drill, a set of all/any universal screws/thumb-screws, needle-nose pliers, and anything else I'm not thinking of that may be needed. But, there are like 20 million...

My current rig has the following specs as shown below. I am planning to upgrade my 1080 to the TI version and hopefully my PSU is still enough to power it and will probably also upgrade the 6700k to the new Coffee Lake 8800k when available. Am currently using the 32" Acer Predator 4k IPS monitor...

Something like Asus ROG Maximus IX Extreme.

I have the Itunes installed in my computer with the Windows 10 OS. I recently had this problem in which I can't download songs for offline listening in Itunes I even experienced the itunes not connecting to my icloud music library until now. But now the only problem is the downloading of songs...

Hi i have a problem i brought Total Annihilation on steam it dose work it loads up but the problem is the screen.. When i load the game the whole screen shifts over to the right apart from the game that stays still. I have two monitors so Everything Apart from my Icons everything else like OBS...

good afternoon My PC is old (2006) and because I have little financial availability to buy a new one I chose to upgrade the CPU and RAM used. After checking the compatibility I bought the cpu corel 2 duo e6700 and also (2x2 Gb) RAM PC2 5300 667Mhz DDR2 240PINES. RAM memories work fine but the...

Want to Buy best PC for 4K Video Editing and 4K Gaming? Can you please help me what config should I Buy?? Budget : 5500$ or 3,50,000 INR Please Tell me the best config with all details that I should buy with this price.

It's been a 2 years for me with the Lenovo Thinkcentre E73 Mini Tower Model and I've recently been considering upgrading my GPU. My original configuration are of the following specifications: i5-4440S 2.80GHz 6 GB RAM Nvidia Zotac GT 610 Default 180W Lenovo PSU (which came when I bought the...

What's better, 2 different systems: 1) GTX 1060 3gb With 8 GB ddr4 ram 2) GTX 1050Ti 4gb With 16 GB ddr4 ram Which one of the 2 is better for gaming?

Bought this earlier with a student Discount and Warranty Discount, Installed (actually i didn't its sitting at home) a 1tb sshd Firecuda but i need moar RAM! Basically need another 8gb Ram Stick... Any RAM upgrade recommendations? Should i be looking for speed for timings? or clock speeds...

I recently changed hardware and linked my microsoft account to my email and I also have my product key. Both methods didnt work my microsoft account said that there wasnt any accounts linked to it. I then entered my product key which also saidit didnt work gave me (0xc004f050). Is this because I...

I was looking online, for 1080 SLI PSU requirements, and most were saying to get a 700w or higher PSU. When I was watching a video from Linus Tech Tips about PSUs, their test bench, consisting a 6850k and 2 1080s on heavy load only drew 437 watts. So an EVGA G3 650 watt 80+ Gold, should be...

My computer model is ATC-780A-UR11 and I plan on getting a Seasonic M12II power supply, could I fit it inside my case? and if not then what other seasonic psu can I get that would fit?