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So I've got a new PC, and I installed Win 8.1 on it. When I look at the screen on my old Windows 7 PC it looks much sharper. How do I fix this? Please, give me very detailed instructions because everything I've read so far didn't work, I'm starting to think I have some sort of brain damage or...

my laptop screen turn off when i play games about 10-20 minutes.. thus my idle temperature is around 40-50C for both CPU and GPU.. and when gaming the temp reach around 65-75C around 15 minutes. also i have replace thermal paste and do it correctly... then what is the laptop problem??.. (sry for...

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So I bought a new desktop + monitor recently and the problem I'm having now is that I can only connect the VGA to my desktop. Whenever I try to use HDMI it doesn't detect it. My motherboard is B85-Pro Gamer and my video card is Nvidia 970. Can anyone help me? If not I'll try manually updating my...

I have found two that look good. My current mobo is an Asrock, but the Gigabyte looks nice as well. Which should I get if i am going to overclock, but will not crossfire. Asrock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157520 Gigabyte...

Processor: Intel Pentium Processor G3258 3.20 GHz Motherboard: ASUS H81M-D RAM: Kingston HyperX (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz Graphics Card: PowerColor R7 265 2GB GDDR5 TurboDuo Hard Disk Drive: WesternDigital 500GB SATA HDD 7200RPM PSU: Cougar SL 600 (600W) CPU Casing: A Shoe Box (Mid-Tower ATX)...

So yesterday my PC told me an new Windows 8 Update was available and i did it , but now my PC tell's me i have internet connection but Steam and Mozilla and Chrome tell me i don't have acces to the internet , I'm kind of sure it's because of the update because i did a System recovery before the...

Some letters on my keyboard is not working. I have a ASUS Notebook N53SV series. Do I have to reinstall my keyboard or is there anything I am able to do about it?

One build is mine, and one was recommended to me. Which would you guys go with and why? Also 1 980 or SLI 970s?? Build oneProcessor 1 x Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/8MB L3 Cache) Processor Cooling 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H55 Liquid CPU Cooling System (Copper plate for best...

Hey guys I'm building a gaming pc and I'm looking for a good card I want a AMD I like AMD cards I'm thinking about an AMD r9 280x or a r9 280 I know that the 280x is $100 more then the 280 and don't know if it would be worth it for me the games I play are Star Wars the old republic, guild wars...

I have been trying to overclock my gtx 780 to squeeze every last drop of performance out of it, but as i push the Gpu clock offset over 100 mhz i start to see worse and worse performance in both games and benchmarks. I am not experiencing any artifacts so far. The temperatures are ok as well...

Trying to make the right choice with a new graphics card into a 7 years old system.

i want to build a PC with the i5 4690 but I cant decide which motherboard to choose. GIGABYTE GA-B85N PHOENIX http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4911#ov or the ASROCK H97 ANNIVERSARY http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/H97%20Anniversary/index.asp?cat=

My friend is looking to upgrade the rig he currently has ( FX 4300 & R9 280x ) and he doesnt want to buy the FX 8350 because it costs almost 190 euros here. There is also an FX 8300 for 130 euros and I am wondering how well the fx 8300 overclocks compared to a fx 8320 / 8350. The system has a...

I want to install Linux alongside Windows 8.1 on this machine: CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 MB: Asrock P4Twins 1600 RAM: 4GB GPU: Radeon HD 7770. Help me to choose between linux distros. I want decent, fast performing system. Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu or other system? And why?

I built my PC heres a parts list and for some reason it is extremely slow on you tube videos and video games nothing else just thse. And it would boot up in seconds. heres a parts list AsRock Z97 Pro4 Ballistix sport 8gb ram intel i5 4690k gigabyte gtx 970 Evga 500 b psu

Would the 4790k fit on my msi z97 gaming 3?

I got my new gaming pc about a month ago, when I first used it and played a couple of games it was fine and was pretty quiet. But now for the past week or so, my CPU is getting awfully loud and its really annoying me and my parents because of how loud it is. Is there something wrong with it...

Does anyone know if there is still a way to download Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007? I have a license key, I just need the software. I've looked on Microsoft.com and it seems they no longer support it or I just cannot find it.

Hi i really need a answer from someone who really knows this brand and maybe this motherboard which is asrock H77M,the mobo hase 8-pin connetor for CPU powering, 2 PCI-E slots i ll add links how she looks and the main link to the manufaturer, 1.First Picture of the mobo...

Hello, so I was looking at getting a new laptop for college needs. I'm doing computer engineering so I would need a decent laptop to run engineering applications plus do my coding. Plus for taking to classes/lounges. I don't perse need a gaming laptop, but I figured that I could use it...

Hey Guys Intro So as you know Black Friday and Cyber Monday is on the way ! My question is what do i get first ? I tend to game a bit not EXTREME but quite a bit and i also render quite a bit too ! What do I get ? A new CPU or a new GPU (Graphics card)- (look below to view my specs) The...

Ok so my HD3870 (yes its old but my new pc doesn't get built util December) is clocked at 855mhz on the AMD catalyst and MSI afterburner but when increasing this and clicking apply the core clock just sits at about 297mhz and is causing some real bad frame rate issues for me. I used to be able...

I am stuck in battlelog on battlefield 4 and 3 for some odd reason. It says loading game but it really is not. I did not do anything that would make it do this.

My VZ Samsung Galaxy s4 will not root!! I have tried everything...And towel root wont work either. I have tried odin but it always says failure. It recently worked some how then it kept restarting and wouldn't connect to wifi so I reset it and it is working better but keeps saying "unauthorized...

So I recently bought a new PSU and a New GPU to put in SLI with the other one. The GPU is a EVGA 760 and the PSU is a EVGA Super Nova 750W. When I was installing everything I noticed the PSU only has enough connectors to run one card. This is what the pins look like for the card. Do I have to...

Hi there guys/gals, 1st time posting here so i'll try to keep it as brief as possible with as much info as possible. System windows 8 amd fx 6200 cpu 16 gb ram msi 990fx gd55 MOBO 750w akasa venom psu HD 7850 2gb ddr5 256 ssd crucial I was in the process of replacing my old gpu for a new one...

The gtx 660 can only use up to 1.5gb even tho its listed as 2gb on the sites. Is this the same case for the gtx 980/970?. I want to buy a gtx 980 but i want to make sure it can actually use the full 4gb instead of just 3.5gb. Thanks!

Alright so I got a new msi r9 280x I feel like it's running fine, but when I run benchtest (3dmark) and in games like dayz and cs go I get this whine coming from my card, is this normal should I rma? My frame rates are not going over 80 and I am not overclocking anything yet as I am still new to...

Hi. I just built my first pc. I'm using an internal network adapter, but it is way too slow for gaming (or even web browsing). Should I get a power line network adapter? Will it be faster? Is there anything I need to know about it before I buy one. Does anyone have any suggestions on any? Thanks...

hello guys, i am thinking to upgrade my old pc with a better vga. atm i have a geforce 9600gt and i am thinking to buy a Sapphire R7 250 1GB GD5 Boost. i have an old(4 years) and i think bad quality psu the HEC-385wa-ptz 385watt +12v1/10A +12v2/15a. the rest of my pc comps are dual core E8500...

Hey i just wanted to ask if this pc will be able to play games like LoL, BF4, CoD, and other games on my list. http://www.pccorner.com.ph/downloads/pcbuilder/104200/pcbuilder_quote_104283.pdf I have a budget of just Php 80,000 and the remaining money will be for the accesories like gaming...

Hey guys, So, this is my old PC so I was thinking of connecting my GPU and my on board graphics and run them simultaneously, I don't know whether it'll work. Here are the specs: Intel i3 2100@ 3.1 GHz Mainboard: Intel DH61WW GPU: HD 4350 GDDR2 1 GB. If you guys need more info, let me know. Thanks.

So, it's pretty straightforward. I want 2x4gb sticks of ram but everywhere on amazon they're all at the £60 price range. Has anyone found any quick, reliable but maybe £10 cheaper ram anywhere?

I know you guys get these questions all the time, but I would greatly appreciate some feedback :). I am mainly wondering about the power supply, is the 750 overkill? I might want to do some expanding in the future, so weigh that in also. Here is the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wN1T

So I have a new build and an old one. The copy of windows 8 will be downloaded as all I have is a product key. So, would this be a viable course of action: Put new HDD on old rig. Install Win8 on new HDD. Input code. Hook up new HDD to new rig. Then boot into fresh OS?

Hello to day I am looking to buy a new laptop to use for some gaming such as minecraft, world of warcraft and the occasional simcity and Sims 3. I will also be using it to do some word processing and video streaming. Also occasionally I might do some video editing. I am torn between the stylish...

I recently made my first home-build, put everything together correctly etc, followed the manuals, made sure everything was compatible etc. Basically, it didn't work. The computer turns on, but then it hits a state of constant reboot (no post, no display) Gigabyte- GA787x Intel Core i7 4770K...

Hey, my friends pc is having virus issues. Anybody know any good FREE programs to remove them and make his pc more secure???

I had this issue just yesterday. I already did, defragmentation, cleaning the registry used up some maintenance utility program. Still it persists, what does this mean? I even used chkdsk on both partition with both the options checked and it says everything is fine no bad sectors or anything...