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Hi, I bought about 2 months ago an Alienware laptop equipped with a GTX 1070 and a G-Sync screen. Because of that G-Sync screen I can't use nvidia optimus technology so my dedicated 1070 card is handling everything and I can't use or switch to my integrated graphics from Intel. This is really...

Hi I currently have 2 8gb DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 Mhz Ram. I want to have 32 Gb now, so I don't know if I should buy another set of 2x 8 Gb (32 gb in total using the 4 slots) or I sell those and get 2x 16 Gb of the same brand...

Hi I am having Asrock N68-GS3 UCC with CPU Phenom II X6 95W AM3 and I when i upgrade to Windows 10 there are errors popping up like IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL I need help

I was just wondering but does anyone remember what the original gpu prices for a GTX 1060, 1070, 1070Ti, 1080, and 1080Ti were before the gpu price rise. I was just curious as to how much the prices have risen. I was looking into the EVGA's site for their graphics card...

I've already tried removing the battery and purchased a new power cord. Thanks. Found an older similar post from another person but all my previous posts seem to be gone.

Network was running fine up until 3 days ago when power surged. Now when one particular computer is on and signed in it slows the network from 300Mb/s to 8Mb/s. If this computer is off or on without being signed in the network speed is fine but as soon as I log onto this computer it slows the...

I have an Asus Rog Strix Z270I mobo, which has 1 12V, 2 Amp RGB header. I want to use it for lighting, specifically with an RGB four-way splitter with individual RBG strips attached to each splitter. I'm seriously confused as to how many this can handle. If a strip is 12V, and you're attaching...

I just bought a ASUS model VA325H 31.5 inch Monitor and I want to wall mount it but I only see two holes where a VESA mount would go. Has anyone come up with a way to wall mount this model?

Hi,I'm trying to update my 32 bit windows 10 to a 64 bit,so I try to the disk from the BIOS but my keyboard is not working, and whenever I try to use the external keyboard the the BIOS won't load,it will only show a blank screen unless i restart it without the external,so i try to load the BIOS...

I've a computer with specs displayed below, and would like to upgrade my graphics card to a better one. What graphics card would suit my system? I'd preferably want something i could run games with decently. I'm fully aware that i would probably require to upgrade my PC before getting a new...

Hello. I decided to buy a new pc basicly for gaming and streaming. Budget is 2000€. Can someone please make a good build on pcpartpicker that I could use? I am going to play on 1080p and sometimes maybe on 1440p. I also need a monitor that needs to be added in build for that price. 144hz...

I was wondering if the msi gtx 1050ti oc 4gb has any connectors needed to connect any component in the computer thanks.

I'm attaching this serial and parallel port bracket https://www.amazon.com/VONOTO-Motherboard-Parallel-Printer-bracket/dp/B00RB264TQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525902572&sr=8-2&keywords=serial+port+and+parallel+port+bracket to my motherboard which is the Msi B85M-E45 how do I determine which way...

I am wondering if have 1 fan over 2 fans really matter.(BTW the case has 3 fans of it's own.)

I recently created a new file (microsoft word 2016), named it "summer_projects" and pressed ENTER. For less than a second, a window popped out which I only remember to talk about renaming files and then disappeared. And I saw half of the files, shortcuts and folders of my Desktop renamed...

The Ryzen 5 2400G's RX Vega 11 appears to be comparable to a GTX 750 Ti. I hope that one day, within the next 18 months, there will be an AMD APU with performance comparable to a GTX 1050 Ti. Any chance?

My cousin recently sent me an old Android Nextbook 8 Premium which she'd never even turned on. It's horrendously slow and the screen is out of touch calibration. It was a struggle just to get FireFox on it. Is this thing worth bothering with? My only intended use for it is to interface with...

Looking for a solid laptop for college, I need something able to comfortably run word, spreadsheet, etc, as well as AutoCAD, and the occasional game. I would prefer something with an all metal chassis, as my current plastic body machine has slowly disintegrated over the 2 years I've had it...

i returned from a 10 day travel and when i returned my pc was completely messed up for no reason. everything was lagging. nvidia drivers were restarting again and again and the system crashed multiple times. i can only run safe mode. what should i do? pc specs: "powerful" desktop pc intel...

Hi, sory about my English. I have some issue with my lenovo laptop, my screen turns off for few seconds, and to keep using the laptop with normal screen and not black I need to press on the Windows key button and everything go straight back to normal, it happens often and occasionaly. When I...

Hi. My dad owns a asus and he stated he was backing out of a tab when it froze, so he turned it off and back on again only for the screen to be completely black. The logo doesnt even appear it's just completely black. The power light does come on indicating it is on but like i said its...

I have speakers with me, 5.1 Channel Speakers 220 W RMS x 2 Front Tower speakers 140 W RMS x 2 Surround Speakers 150 W RMS x 1 Centre Speaker Frequency Response: 58 Hz - 20 KHz I want to know which Amplifer / Receiver i should purchase to match my speakers.

Depending on your preference, you may want to change the default layout of the Windows 10 Start menu. Fortunately, the operating system has a dedicated section that lets you modify the way the menu appears, and the process is quite straightforward. Here’s how the Start menu layout can be...

I'm a console gamer and i was looking to switch to pc gaming, so i decided to buy a gaming laptop which costs around 950$ which has an i7 and a gtx 1050 ti,so i can play games and also use other programs that i would be more comfortable using on a laptop than a desktop pc, however i also want...

Hi just wanted to know if the pc I’m going to mention will be able to run say battlefield 4 at max settings and 60fps and also be able to do vr

Ok today I got my new parts which is an i7 8700k and a new motherboard. So as I got everything set up and powered it on and the fans weren't spinning as well as the cpu fan but the motherboard was lighting up since its rgb. So I was thinking maybe I plug stuff in the wrong way after double...

Hi. Just interesting what cpus is better, - with HT or without HT(hyperthreading)? I somewhere read that hyperthreading produce more heat? Maybe i5 is better and runs cooler, than i7? What cooler need to use, and what temps is optimal for cpu performance and longevity?

Hi,just made a fresh installation of windows 10 and everything works good,much faster than before,and I don't know if I should modify the pagefile,here are my settings(before had like 3-4 minutes of lag after closing a game and high memory usage but now no problem at all,pressing the windows...

I have a dual processor assus mb with amd athlon mp 2000+, 1666 mhz bios a7m66-d revision 1010 as used sse2 how is possibl help Removed

My laptop just recently turned itself into a paperweight, I start it up, Says 'Preparing Automatic Repair' for a minute, then it black screens forever, let it sit for 6 hours to find it still at the same black screen

First after all , sorry for writing this topic in this category . I just did not knew where to post it . I was watching some video in Youtube , and I have found this video . Very strange looking video . youtube 'Stats for nerds'' show that it's one video of 30FPS ; but when I watch it , it's...

Hi, which one do you think it would LAST LONGER? I only need it to be reliable for the long term. Thanks!

I own an alienware 15 R3 with a nvidia 1060 6GB. I have been interested in mining and was curious if i would damage my laptops GPU if I had it mining when I'm not using it. I have a laptop cooling pad that sits angled under it. Using five fans to blow air into it. The cooling pad fans usually...

my c drive copied my1TB external harddrive. now i can't delete the copy without removing files in the external drive. If I unplug the usb on the external HD . The copy in drive c doesn't show. Any ideas please and thank you I was reading another thread I have a drive docking station to read and...

i have a FSP 850w Gold having 1 1060 and 2 1070 in the system. is it ok?

I have 2 internal sata Linux mint hard drives, a 400GB hard drive and a 1TB HD. The 1TB just has a login password and the 400GB has both an encryption password and a login password. I can remember no passwords. I want to access access the files on these hard drives as secondary extended storage...

I have 10mbps download and upload speeds but when i turn on my pc all my other devices become very slow and internet speed test shows 0.12 mbps download speed or something very low but my upload speed still stay at 10mbps . What is the problem with my pc ?

Read somewhere that Windows 10 now supports 12 x AMD GPU’s? How stable would this be?

I want to get into 1440p gaming and I’m on a budget. I don’t care about g-sync or freesync since I think it’s a waste of money. Im planning on using it (or then, most likely will get 2) for gaming for a year or so and then getting like an asus rog swift pg278qr after for a triple monitor setup...

My current build is: -8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Dual/Quad Channel Kit - GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) Micro-ATX Motherboard -AMD (Piledriver) FX-6300 3.50GHz (4.10GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 6-Core Processor -Thermaltake TR2 Challenger 500W 80+...