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The wifi button is gone , i was wondering how it happen .. plss help me

Hey Guys, i want your suggestion that which psu should be purchased and why? Which is better from either of these two... Both are semi modular gold certified psu and tier 2 power supplies.. Your help will be appreciated. Thanks.

Hey guys, I am having system with following configuration Intel pentium G3220 8gb ram Gigabyte h81 board Nvidia gtx 1050 2gb Now my question is to you guys that Is it worth upgrading pentium to i5 or i7 or should I build a new system if new then r5 2600 or i5 8400? Please suggest me the best...

I just got this GIGABYTE X299 AORUS GAMING 7 PRO motherboard that I'm trying to install. I've never used a PCIe M.2 SSD drives. So when installing it, when I undid the heatsink for it, and the inner surface of the heatsink had this blue tape covering a sticky pad underneath. Here's the picture...

Processor Intel - Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series Motherboard ASRock - H77 Pro4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard RAMCorsair - Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Storage Seagate - Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Case NZXT...

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I have a PC with Win 7 and a memory stick with several folders in which the filenames are corrupt (they are not made up with 'normal' characters): moreover some are massive (e.g., 10 gigs) even though they were originally tiny graphics. I cannot delete them by usual means, nor by the DOS del...

No matter what I do, I cannot seem to access my NAS device from both my 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless networks. I have given the NAS a Static IP and I have tried it with a dynamic IP where I called the device using the device name. In both instances I was able to access the NAS from my 2.4 GHz...

So I just moved to a new home not so far from my old home. I went on my phone to search for high speed internet in my area and the fastest I could find was 12mbps download speed. As the only plan in my area basically, I got it and regret it. This internet can't even handle 720p video streaming...

Hi, I'm running a 250GB SAMSUNG 860 on a ASUS Z370 tuf pro gaming motherboard, i7 8700k , 8GB ddr4 3000 RAM. With AsSSD and ATTO, my read speeds are as expected (normal i guess), with 510-530MB/s, but my write speeds cap at about 300-310Mb/s. AsSSD result : https://prnt.sc/krwwgk Firmware...

The last thing I can recall before I started getting this specific error was updating the Nvdia GPU Drivers. Prior to that I was getting BSOD errors left and right for different things and also was having trouble with windows update which for 2 months would not update at all. After a bunch of...

Is there anything I need to do before I factory reset an LG G3 that has been rooted? I deleted some bloatware off the device and it has the stock rom.

CS:GO recently launched a new UI named "Panorama". Ever since this update, my computer crashes quite often* (only while playing CSGO). I can't go a into a single competitive match without having my computer crash* at least twice during the match. When there was still an option to use the old UI...

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How can I tell if my satelite L755 laptop has a touchscreen?

Hello, Recently I have thought of upgrading my computer by installing a SSD but there is a problem. I'm not sure how to install windows onto the SSD. Do I have to use window's install media to do this? Alsoi, what will happen if I do install windows onto a SSD when I already have windows on my...

Hi Friends, I was planning to upgrade my motherboard for quite a long time to upgrade to DDR4 support, but it seems to go dead now. My processor is AMD 6100 FX, which I think is on 32nm. What all motherboards would you recommend for support of atleast 32GB DDR4 RAM, if anyone is using 64GB...

I am trying to build a dual open loop system, I bought two pumps(Thermaltake Pacific DIY LCS PR22-D5 300ml) and a ASUS PRIME Z370-A. Can I connect both pumps to this motherboard or do I need a different motherboard, I can't seem to find a straight answer online.

Hi everyone My pc is really hot when im trying to play a game, i didn't have any case fans before so i just got 3 case fans to fix it. Problem is i don't have any experience/knowledge about them so if you guys could help i'd be really glad; my case is cooler master k380 depends on the game gpu...

So, long story short, I have the following config since 2013 apr: CPU: G2020 with cooler GPU: GT 610 MSI 2GB LOW-PROFILE RAM: 2 + 4 GB DDR3 STICKS MOBO: S2PV H61M GIGABYTE LGA 1155 And got a 290$ Budget to upgrade the thing so decided to go with the following: APU: R3 2200G RAM: Adata 1×8 GB...

Hey everyone, I've used this website for years googling any issues I have, and usually I've been able to find a solution...this time, however, I've done everything I can, and am resorting to posting myself for the first time in 15 years of PC building. Here goes nothing :) My Motherboard says...

So i browse my internet with my ethernet cable connected directly to my pc, but when i connected ethernet cable to my wifi router (d-link) nothing happens, the wifi symbol dosen't appear, how do i coonect it to my wifi plz help

I'm not having problems, but I had a technical question which I couldn't articulate with the proper syntax to get any results on the internet. I was wondering if anybody knew exactly why there's inconstant real time clock speeds with processors, and whether this comes down to architecture...

I have a Dell Precision 7510 with Quadro M2000M. It is connected to a Dell U2718Q 4K monitor via a docking station. The resolution defaults to 1920x1080, which seems to work fine. However, I can't run at 3840x2160 which is the monitor's native resolution. When I change the resolution, the...

Hello there, Recently, after adding a second GPU so i can connect my second monitor, the drivers stopped working. When I uninstall the GTX 1070 driver, it works fine. But when i reinstall it, the second monitor doesnt work + the other GPU.

Hello, After recently dealing with some blue screens and freezing last week I removed one of 8gb ram sticks as a Hail Mary and that seemed too stabilize everything and I was not getting anymore blue screens for two weeks after that. I thought the stick was defective or broken so I bought...

Hey guys, I am getting a gaming laptop for school. The laptop has a GTX 1070 (because my dad wants it so I never have to buy another laptop) which is a very power consuming GPU and I need it to last 7 hours which it won't. This means that I was wondering if I you guys could tell me if I could...

So, I mainly play Ark: Survival Evolved, and im having some trouble playing it, and i think its time to upgrade some parts, i play on medium settings at 45 or so fps, and am wanting to get to high/epic at 60fps, Thanks! Specs: CPU: I5-4690k @3.5GHZ CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo GPU...

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Hey! Actually i want to know how can i use a pc hard drive instead of a laptop hard drive to run my laptop actually it was a old laptop with broken lcd so i somehow figured it and everything is running cool but i don't have a laptop hard drive so plzzz help me!

1. G4400 DDR3 4GB 1600FBS gpu- nvidia gt 730 2. G440/ DDR4 4GB 2400FBS gpu- nvidia gt 710 2gb Which one is stronger pc???? Can i play fifa 16/17 on the 2nd pc??? please answer both questions... thanks

Hello, I have bought an ssd (Samsung 860 evo) and I have installed Windows on it but every time I try to boot from it I get the reboot and select proper boot device message. My motherboard: Gigabyte 970a ud3 Things I have tried: - made sure sata config is AHCI - tried to set boot option to...

I want to upgrade my trusty old i7 4790k and was wondering if I could simply reuse my Noctua NHD15. Will the brackets/holes still line up with z370 mobo? Will it be as simple as taking the beastly cooler off one mobo and slapping it on the other?

Need to clear some storage from my SSD and possibly my HDD. I am wondering if I should download CCleaner or get an alternative. If I should get an alternative, what alternative disk cleaner would you recommend?

I am putting all of the parts together to build my first gaming pc. This is what I currently have: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bqJrGG Should I switch the GTX 1060 6GB SSC GPU for an RX 580 GPU? The reason i'm asking is because the monitor I selected is not too expensive, and it supports free...

Just got an MSI B350, Ryzen 5 1600, and some G skill DDR 4. I figured I have to do a clean install of WIN7 after putting the new components in. Windows blue screens before the logo finishes its animation. I thought it was the drivers on the HDD that didn’t work with the new components...

Hello there, Will my motherboard be compatible with the ryzen 7 1700? Its is the MSI B350M vdh-pro. I'm kinda new to this and I don't wanna make any mistakes. Thanks:)

Hi I have Socket 941,AM3 board that has a Phenom II (HDT90ZFBK6DGR) in it,i have recently been given this machine and I can see it has been messed with it looks like someone bent some pins and straightened them, I have managed to get them all straight and it does insert but it does not boot and...

My NZXT Phantom 410 Case and AsRock H97 Pro4 motherboard have never worked well together. Ever since I built this PC I've had problems with the case mounting screws casuing the motherboard to short, and not be able to draw power when pressing the power button the case. I am able to draw power...