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Case: Dell Precision T1600 Mobo: HP Workstation XW9400 DDR2 SDRAM 6 Core System Board 408544-005 571889-001 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=2RC-001A-000N1 Processors: TWO(2) AMD Opteron 2220 SE 2.8GHz Socket F 1207 Dual-Core CPU OSY2220GAA6CQ...

I'm looking to build a desktop primarily for modern gaming. I've got a budget of $1400 CDN. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($225.25 @ shopRBC) Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($155.50 @ Vuugo)...

I recently got a new monitor for christmas and all of a sudden my fps is lower and the game looks slightly pixelated. on my old monitor, i used to get about 100 fps on Rainbow six:siege and now with my new monitor, my fps seems to be limited to 30 fps max. I have not changed any settings in-game...

Hi, In still trying to find the perfect balance on my GTX 1080 so I get a good score in both Superposition and no Crashes in Crysis 3, can anyone please explain when benching their own rig, what the look for specifically, that indicates the current loop is seemingly going to produce a better...

hey guys .......... i needed to ask that are these parts compatible with each other or not parts - fx 8370 ; rx 480 8gb 2x8 gb ram 1866 mhz ( any company) gigabyte 78lmt usb 3 750 w psu ..... i am basically corncerned for the mobo and cpu ...

Before you start flaming me for asking such an obvious question please read this first.For some reason I can not download anything from Microsoft on my PC,Laptop,Or my mother's laptop.I think it may be some sort of weird issue with me using PDAnet as my internet connection,because the...

comp specs NZXT Phantom 820 Tower Asus ROG MAXIMUS VIII Hero Alpha LGA 1151 Intel i7-6700k 32GB G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 Crucial MX300 M.2 275gb ISSD Seagate Firecuda Gaming SSHD 1TB Corsair H100i V2 240mm Liquid CPU cooler Corsair RM850X 850W 80 Gold Plus Zotac 1080 Amp Extreme Windows 10 x64...

I have a PC connected to a router via LAN. I want other devices to access my files on the PC. It need not be streaming. even if I can download files like ftp.

Hello, My sister asked me as I am more experienced with computers but I still cannot decide what to get for her as a laptop. I want something that will have: 1. anti glare screen (she will use it outside as well) 2. fast processor 3. fast ram 4. storage hdd (more than 500gb and she will use...

Good Day, I just bought an mini-itx motherboard wich is only have a 1xPWM CPU_FAN socket and 1xPWM SYS_FAN socket. My chassis have 1x 20cm 3pin PWM fan and 2x 8cm 4pin PWM fan, I can't find IDE/SATA pin convert to 4pin PWM here in my place, the only can buy is the 4pin splitter to 3x 4pin PWM...

So i have been having alot of issues with win10, so i decided to fresh install win7 back on but as the title states i cant get the updates i tried using this method...

My FX 8320 sits relatively comfortably at around 35-40C. My R9 380 4gb meanwhile sits at about 41-45C. These temperature is just while idle/browsing the web, though. Under load, My CPU hits up to 79-80C and My GPU goes up to 64C. It's THESE temperatures i'm not exactly comfortable with. So, in...

I have no idea where to start with this problem. This is my only computer and I have no money to go out to get it fixed. What can I do to pin point the problem and solve it?

Hello wonderful people of Tom's Hardware, I built my first rig a year ago. It was a bit of a budget build, and have not been the happiest with my AMD card. Use my rig mainly for a heavily modded skyrim and a few major titles (Witcher, Fallout 4, overwatch, division, etc...). I want to...

CPU : Intel Xeon W3550 GPU : Zotac gtx 950 amp or oc Ram : 10GB will the xeon proccesor effect on gtx 950 gpu good or bad ?

Hi, I have windows 10 and I'm wondering in my router settings which I use as a wired connection (Ethernet) I have just the one computer. I'm only using the router for a hardware firewall. I have a netgear router I'm wondering for ipv6 should I use the setting use dhcp server which is what my...

I am thinking of making a new build. I already have the RAM which is 8GB. These are the specs: CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£258.94 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£119.36 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX...

so i recently switched from a gtx 750 ti to the r9 390 it performs better on most games but skyrim (favorite game) has weird frame rate dips usually when I'm inside only. when i play forest the frame rate is good but the textures in grass especially look terrible almost black? this isn't what i...

I ran my 4790k at stock on auto voltage and get 26 idle, and when I run prime 95 torture test on 100% load I get an average of 60 degrees, Is this good? Can I overclock my CPU in the future? I have a h100i GTX water cooler by the way!

First time building a PC so looking for advice on any changes that would be recommended. Primary use will be Modelling and Rendering in 3DsMax and V-ray, with some photography editing in Photoshop. Budget is £800-£900 but can got to around £1k if it's going to be really worth it. PCPartPicker...

R9 380x i7 4790 or i5 4690 GTX 970 for Minecraft and GTA V gaming? ( 768p 60hz monitor)

Hey guys i need the best motherboard out there that is under 200 dollars that supports LGA 775 processors (preferably Intel Core 2 quads like Q9650) and has support up to at LEAST 16 GB of ram at 1066 Mhz. Also I need the mobo to have a lot of 3 pins or 4 for system fans. The graphics card can...

My specs: Asus z97 progamer intel i5 4690k Gigabyte GeForce gtx 960 4gb Corsair Builder Series CX750M 80Plus Bronze I want to help me choose ram for gaming and oc about 8gb under 80$

hello i just bought gtx 960 and i saw IT HAS 2 x 6PIN power connectors in complect i got only 1 6pin connector and for second my psu doesnt have thoes 8 pin connectors (showed in picture (those white ones)) so I NEED TO HAVE 2 x 6pin connectors connected for gpu to work? (beside my psu is 430W)

Hello i would like to buy a psu named the lc500h0-12 500W. Will it bee deliverd with the internal cables and is it fine for a Geforce gtx 750 2gb, AMD fx 6300 and a msi 970 gaming?

I don't need a monitor, OS, or Optical Drive. I'm building this for a friend and he gave me quite a small budget. I'd like your input so far. CPU:FX-6300 MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P Case: NZXT 210(I've used this before pretty solid but a slightly wider one would be okay aswell) GPU: R9 270X/280...

MOBO: ASUSTeK M5A78L - MLX PLUS CPU: AMD Athlon II X 260 (Regor) Standard: 3.2GHZ Looking Online, I have found people who have Overclocked there Regor to 4.5-5GHZ?!?! How is this Possible? When I set the HT Reference to 250, I get 4.0 GHZ. When I set the HT Reference any Higher, the system...

Hi, I have 2 MSI GTX 670s in SLI. The top card is running really hot under strain. Around 90-95C. At idle it sits around 35-42C. The bottom card is consistently 15-20C cooler. Any advice on getting this card to cool down to an acceptable tempurature would be greatly appreciated! Hardware...

My external HDD can't be read and says i need to format it before it can be read. What happened was it was urgent that I need to go out and so I shutdown the PC but then it took so long for the Shutting down state to shutdown like almost 10minutes and since i needed to go out i just unplugged...

I recently had to restore my computer because it got the black screen of death. It would just keep restarting. So i installed a fresh copy of windows vista on it and now my computer wont recognize my graphics card. My computer is a Gateway 1.8 GHz with 2 GB of ram. And the graphics card is a...

Hi guys, Just a quick question, is it just the RAM sticks that account towards the max memory for the motherboard, or does the onboard RAM for video cards also account towards the total. Thanks, Steven

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fBTpQ7 This is a PC for massive gaming. In the future I'll add another r9 290. (When I'll buy 4k monitor) What do you think?

I have 0 clue how to install an optical drive for the zalman z9 case, i can't find any info on it anywhere, never mind a tutorial. If anybody could tell me how or refer me to a guide/tutorial i would appreciate it. Thanks.

Bought a monitor on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/BenQ-GL2760H-inch-Wide-Monitor/dp/B00HZF2ME0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404987341&sr=8-1&keywords=gl2760h and accidentally purchased what seems to be a va panel instead of a tn panel which i wanted. The thing is it has the the same specs as...

Any advantage to connecting the H80i radiator fans to the Corsair Cooler Block vs the MOB? Or does it matter?

Hoping I can get a little help here. I just picked up an Asus A55BM-E mobo to use in a budget build. I paired it with an AMD a10 7850k APU, a Corsair 500W PSU, and 2x4GB of 1600 Corsair Vengance ram. Everything went together fine and I can post and enter the bios, however every time I...

2 Years ago I started a build that I never got to finish due to life getting in the way. PC is at my parents place currently so I do not know the exact part specs but I currently own: Case: Mid tower DiabloTek HDD: Seagate 500gb Power: Corsair 500w Video Card: GeForce GTX 550 Ti With just...

hello guys is 550w PSU is enough in my rig? Specs amd fx 4100 sapphire hd 6570 1gb kingston hyperx 2gb x2 asrock 960gc gs fx

I've had really strange issues with my PSU, a Raidmax RX-700AC. It started when, after about three days of use, the power supply would not shut off. I checked issues with the bios, and then discovered that, sometimes, the power supply would shut off with the computer. Other times, the PSU would...

Hello Tom's Hardware community! I've been having PC freeze up issues dating back to about a month now. My PC has fairly new hardware (< 1 yr ago) and only recently has been having freeze ups generally after running an hour. The freeze up requires a restart of the computer and usually goes away...