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Hello everyone I am planning get some hard drives to use them a long-term back-up storage medium, and I was wondering which type of drives is the best for the job. I may keep some files in the drives and store them for a few years to come, while others may be used a back-up media, with...

hi everyone I first off would be very greatfull if someone could tell me how to solve this issue that's been going on for a few weeks now. I have just purchased the msi r9 380 and I already have a 800w psu but when I play ARK survival evolved if works for 2min approx. then shuts off completely...

So one of my clients computers seems to be cycling on and off when you power it on at their house. It won't even post. They live out in the boonies and they have had some type of electrical issues in the house before. Telephone company was just out fooling with their stuff as well. I get the...

Hello, I just bought this: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Single DDR3 1600 MT/s PC3-12800 CL9 1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory (BLS8G3D1609DS1S00). It was off of Amazon. Anyways, Intel extreme utility says I have 4 GB of memory after I installed 1 stick of 8 GB. Any idea why? It's seated in correctly...

Hey Everyone I have an ARRIS SURFboard SB6183 with an ASUS RT-N66U router. I use to be able to get 300Mbps download from Speedtest.net (PC is connected directly to router by cable), but now it's only getting under 200Mbps. I tried connecting the PC directly to the modem and it did get...

Hi all first post here I'm looking to boost my ageing pc with a new cpu so I'm looking for the fastest quad cpu to work with my stryker extreme mobo with 8gb of dominator gt ram along with a ssd Your input is greatly received

Need help putting together an HTPC and I want to keep it at no more than $400, lower if possible. I want to be able to view 4K content but it will mostly be for streaming 1080p content like netflix or playing torrented movies. I would like the ability to do some light-medium gaming (minecraft...

So im already planning a 2nd build, just decided today that I would investigate a little what my 2nd pc will be like. Will the 1151 socket have any upcoming 6core or 8 core processors? I read about Kaby Lake, however they will be dual and quad core. Reason I am asking is I am thinking of...

So I made this pretty fast for my friend and it may contain some uncompatibility - please fix me on anything. Here's the build: https://www.1a.lt/order/shopping_cart?content=LcjJEQAgCATBlGCRYzX%2FvFT0NV2jpGPqKjDiVMXc2SAiLyBD8ZD5D9HwKNjBBg%3D%3D And if you would like to change some part please...

I am thinking about moving to windows 10 so as a triple monitor setup user i am worried it will give me problems, i did some research and all i ve found are topics from around july 2015 saying that nvidia surround is broken, Does anyone here is a nvidia surround user and could give me any...

A friend of mine gave me a laptop to reinstall. MSI vr630 Now it says it has gt 9100m G graphics card, for which i have 341.92 nvidia driver. But in device manager it says "coprocessor driver not found" and i searched but couldn't find it anywhere. The installation disk is obsolete and nothing...

Need help with sd card formatting in kodak easyshare z612. PLEASE!!!!

When I turn on or restart my computer, I notice on the bottom of the page where it shows you that it detects the drivers, it says that there is a cpu fan speed error. Then the page goes away. I opened my case while it was on and the cpu fan appears to be working. What could this mean. My fan is...

So, yesterday while I was playing Heroes of the storm, my monitor went black, but I could still hear sound, control my character, etc. but nothing would bring my monitor back online. So, I rebooted. Get in another game, and the computer shuts down completely. This happens 2-3 more times. The...

I need to replace a 32GB SSD on the Dell XPS 8900 Desktop with a a Samsung EVO 1 TB SSD. I'm a newbie with this material, and I'd appreciate a detailed recommendation about such installation. Thanks

There have to be pros and cons for each but I'm a NEW PC GAMER and I don't know every single detail and I also am lost with the high settings or ultra settings terms when people write about them. I have: i5 4690K Z97 G45 Gaming Motherboard 550 W Gold Rated Power Supply Spec-01 Case 8 GB Corsair...

I have a 3 year old SATA Samsung 1 TB drive. This is a secondary storage drive and works perfectly in my existing PC. I have taken this drive and placed it as a secondary drive in a new PC. If I attempt to boot with the drive's power cable connected I will hear it click 4-5 times and it will not...

Hi everyone. I just joined and would like to ask everyones thoughts on upgrading to this card from my current power color r9 270. Also i would like to liquid cool this card in the future. What do you guys think of it for this price? and is liquid cooling a possibility? Thanks...

Got a brand new beast for high end gaming and was especially impressed by the ASRock X99 Extreme3's purity sound 2, but... My problem is that the headset amp is connected to the front panel and the sound is amazing, but the microphone is extremely weak. Likewise, the rear main panel has the...

Someone said that basically every graphics card will fit if I have a PCI-E 3.0 16x slot. Now, is that true? I wouldn't want to mess up buying something that doesn't fit. Oh, and also, where would a GTX 960 graphics card go, in which slot of the motherboard? Would it go to the 3.0 slot or...

Motherboard: ASUS (SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0) ATX AMD 990FX NOTE: Read the solution!

Can I connect a PS3 and pic to the same computer monitor? If yes then how do I switch between the two? How do I get audio output from them speakers? Thank u people...

ok i know these processors are old but just need some information about what is better. Had a look on google but wasn't satisfied. Just want to know people's experience with them. oh yeah and also which one is better for gaming

So I'm currently looking for a better graphic card, or do i even need a better graphic card? I feel like i want more fps, smoother gameplay, etc. Here are my specs. Graphic card: GeForce GTX 760 Memory: 16 gb ram O/S: windows 8.1 CPU: Intel core i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz Motherboard: ASUSTeK...

All your PSU needs in one easy to read spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXfOf-lZ8hgdg0kkVxR9GWLtcwcQYfSDcQHMfVmatKs/pubhtml Note: these are the PSUs that I look for when building a gaming rig. I would/have personally used all of these because they are reliable and produce...

My mom recently bought a laptop and she gave up using it due to adware. Every click opens up a new stupid page. Its pretty annoying. I need a free service so I can remove the virus.

A good part of you have probably heard of or expirenced the windows 8 bug. You start up, bios loads, windows logo loads, and you get a blank screen with a cursor. Well I have that issue except I can't seem to permanently fix it. I disabled windows updates, because right after an update it...

On amazon, I've created a wish list with computer components in which I felt would best fit my 3d rigging, modeling, animating and rendering needs I'll also be doing video production creating short training vids for my work. But since there are obviously many people who know so much more about...

When I try to launch sdhdship.exe, there's a copyright as well as developers screen and then... BAM! It goes into black screen, unresponsive. I am running Windows 7 64-bit processor. I tried finding the solutions relevant to this problem, but all I can see is the fixes for Sleeping Dogs game...

cpu: i5 4690k mb: ITX ASUS H81I-PLUS/CSM ram: kingston hyperx fury 1600 2x4gb gpu: ASUS STRIX-GTX960 psu: Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W ATX hdd: Seagate Hybrid Drives 1TB MLC/8GB 64MB case: Antec ISK600 Black Aluminum / Plastic Mini-ITX edit: cpu:i5 4460 psu: CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W will...

I built a new PC about 3 weeks ago. everything was fine till about a week ago. I came home and tried to wake the pc up but it had shutdown for some reason. I hit the power button and it does its normal thing.. lights and fans come on but it never post's and then shuts down and then restarts...

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\admin>ipconfig Windows IP Configuration Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 3: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS...

Do not know whats causing it, have tried almost everything, would appreciate some help, thanks

I have a Lenovo iomega ix2 (2x1tb, raid1) connected to a TP-LINK W8980 router, using Gigabit ethernet connection (confirmed by the amber and green led on the back of the ix2). However, i experience painfully slow transfer speed (around 2MB/s) and I can't figure it out why it is so slow. The web...

Hi im looking to get a new laptop this christmas that would be able to run games such as simcity 2013 and league of legends at a decent quality. I have found a laptop but would just like to know whether it would be good for what i intend to use it for. Thanks in advance...

Hey. Im having trouble with my pc doing unexpected lags and shutdowns, usually while playing games this occurs. My gpu is a pretty new gtx 770. Rest of pc is like 3-4 years. I also notice when i get the shutdowns, the DRam leds lighting up on the motherboard. Any clues on this?

Trying to respond to the OP's very last thread here. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2383362/time-building-computer-specs.html It appears the OP posted a single line. When I try and quote it, it embeds a response that includes a quote from the previous post. Weirdness...

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I am having a bit of trouble trying to find a way to liquid cool my GPU. Im using a Gigabyte WindforceX3 GTX 780 and my case is the NZXT H440. The problems i am facing is that clearance in the case isn't that great, I don't want to use a pre made cooling system, and I am struggling to find the...

I recently upgraded my GTX 260 for a r9 290 (quite a jump) and everything works fine except the random black screens every so often. It's usually 10-15 mins into my first game of the day. After a restart it doesn't seem to happen again the whole day. I was worried about my power supply not being...