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I have built a quiet and cool rig, with Z97, Core i7-4790, and I'd like to OC it, and get the max out of the system. I don't do too much gaming, BUT the system is sluggish compared to new devices I test, and I don't know what's the weak spot in my system, as most components are more than enough...

I'm not good with PSU's and stuff so I was wondering if anyone could confirm if my PSU had enoguh power connectors for my system. I have a $250 AUD budget so if anybody could make improvements I'd appreciate it: Going to buy CPU: Quad Core Xeon X3460 ($56.88) CPU Cooler: Intel LGA1156 Cooler...

Hey, I want to overclock my rig, but I'm not sure whether my computer is up to it. Specs: AMD FX-8320 @ 3.5ghz [looking to bump it up to 4.0ghz.] AMD RX 470 4GB 16GB DDR3 My PSU is an EVGA 500w 80+ certified unit. My motherboard is a Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 R5 [rev. 1] Any help or tips are...

Hi, I'm pretty much lost and I really have no idea what to try more so I need your help! Problem started about 2 weeks ago,Not sure how and what we changed that may have started it.. Our connection is like that.. 2 PC (Mine and my brother) connected wired directly to the router. Just for...

so I've pretty much redone my entire build and refunded everything I ordered prior to doing the proper research that I shouldve done before spending this amount of money. below is my finalised build. criticize it as much as you can. list any bottlenecks if there are any and give any...

1. What is your budget? -$1700 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? -13" 3. What screen resolution do you want? -Preferably QHD but I can settle at FHD if the laptop is really good. 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? -Portable 5. How much...

I am currently running an i7-2600k with a modest OC to 4.2ghz on an MSI P67A-GD65 with 16 gb of ram. I received as a birthday present a 1080 ti! I have two choices of upgrades right now: -Upgrade CPU/mobo/ram -Or upgrade from my 1080p 60hz monitor to something like 1440p 144hz Which to...

I have 16gb ram (2x8 sticks), when I start up my computer the percentage goes up to 95%, when I click on Performance in Task Manager, it says that i am using 15.8 GB (232 MB) compressed and 14 GB Non-paged pool. This is bad because I can no longer launch my games, and everything in Chrome is...

I have had my pc for almost a year now with no problems at all until now. After gaming for 10-30 minutes my pc will restart. It shows the typical ASUS anti-surge message: "power supply surges detected during the previous power on asus anti-surge was triggered". I have no idea why. My Specs...

Hi I have a gtx 1060 3gb zotac When I am playing games (mostly PubG atm) I have msi afterburner up and the thermals are pinned at 83 degrees. Is this normal? I would think yes due to turbo boost but it stays at that temp and throttles then cools enough to boost back but never hits like a stable...

Here's my current build: Scythe Ashura MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G Intel Core i5 6600K Corsair Vengeance, DDR4, 3000MHz be quiet! Straight Power 10 CM (600W) ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming My plan: Replace GTX 970 with ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme Replace Scythe Ashura with Corsair H100i v2 Overclock...

I bought Bloons TD 5 on Steam and right away as soon as I installed and started playing it my mouse started doing this weird thing where if I single clicked on something it would often act as if I double clicked. If I wanted to click on a tower within the game I often have to click it a few...

i have a really old pc which has 4 gb of ram, 250 watts power supply and chipest intel GMA 3000. Can anyone give me a free old graphics card

Hi, I've been doing some research, and I wanted to build a 400-500$ish PC, here's what i currently am planning to buy. Processor Intel Pentium G4400 Skylake Processor Socket 1151 3.3Ghz 3m Motherboard Asus H110M-A D3 Motherboard Socket 1151 Pcie Ddr3 RAM Kingston HyperX Fury Memory 1x8gb...

Hello, I bought my MSI X2-253 today. It was prebuild and it has 16 gb ram, 1080, i7 6700k, 2x256 ssd and 1 tb hdd. When I got it I pressed the power button (with all things plugged in) and the fans started spinning at the computer light up. The weird thing was that none of my equipment turned...

Hello, I recently finished by build for my computer and I used an SSD for my OS but I'm planing on using a hard drive for other stuffs. But, when I plugged my hard drive into my motherboard and went to the bios to look if it was detected there was nothing. Being worried, I tried plugging in an...

I just built my computer 3 weeks ago. Was running fine for 3 weeks & I was playing H1Z1 today and my computer turned off. It wouldn't turn back on. If it's the power supply, can I try using a different one from a different computer?

Hello everyone, longtime lurker with a problem strange enough to make my own thread (I've looked through the past ones, didn't see anything quite right). I'm trying to connect my TV to my computer so that I can use it for movies and such. HDMI hookup picks up video just fine. However, the...

Hello, I need to upgrade memory on my HP ProLiant ML150 G6 server but I read it supports maximal 4GB in one bay. So here's question. I want to buy for example 3x HP 4GB Part number: 500658-B21 and add it to 3x Micron 2G Part number: MT18JSF25672AZ-1G4G1 which will be 18GB. Will it work...

I already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse, ill have the money in around 6 months and i dont know if some new graphic cards will come out in the time, but as of right now what would be a good build to play almost anything at 60 fps 1080p. (ultra)

Hey everyone, I have a Lenovo W530 series laptop. It used to have Windows 7 but I finally upgraded to Windows 10 this past year. Now, I am having a problem that I never used to have. My laptop will transfer video perfectly through HDMI (I use a HDMI to MiniDP converter) but the audio will not...

Hi, I went away for 2 weeks and my computer was working fine,came back switched it on and no display,tried a few things,swapped monitors etc and eventually took my hdmi cable out of the xfx r9 270s card and plugged it back into the integrated graphics and got my display back,looked in device...

OS: Win10 I have an Asus vg248qe and I wanted to use a color profile in order to get the best image out of it. I managed to set up the color profile through Color Management but it doesn't actually load the profile. Instead, I have to click ''Reload current calibrations'' for the profile to...

i need bin file for Asus X553MA. i have no any indication what is the chipset in order to choose appropriate Intel Flash Image tools can someone help!!! Thks

Hello all, I am rebuilding my PC a bit, adding more memory and a fresh ssd for Windows. At the same time, I'm planning to move from my illegal version of Win7 to a genuine version of Win10. My problem is as follows: my PC does not have a CD-ROM, so I need to install from USB. I've downloaded...

Hey guys I recently formatted and done a clean install of Windows 8 32-Bit on my very old system (10 years old) the system I actually bought in 2006 April. Originally it had Windows XP SP2 installed later I upgraded it to SP3 now to Windows 8. I bought the copy of Windows 8 from a retail store...

So, I have a Gateway MC78 64-Bit Vista system. For years I had Windows 7 running on it and with the new Windows 10 coming out I decided to upgrade. After the upgrade a few of my programs decided to stop working, I am no longer able to download programs because it says something along the lines...

So I'm trying to decide whether I should get a R9 380, and an AMD phenom II x4 945. Or a R7 360 and a FX-4350.

So whenever I play games for like 20 mins it has this sound stutter or lopp like DENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. All the while the pc is completely frozen forcing me to use the reset/reboot button on my case which then i log back into my game reconnect play for 5 mins then does the same...

So I made this build to play csgo, league of legends and other similar games. I also hoped for it to be upgradable for the future and i just wanna get your guys opinion on it by the way. I live in Australia and I cannot go over my 880$ budget. Build...

Hi, I'm looking to get a new graphics card along with my new system and I want to be playing high-ultra for some time into the future as I would rather spend then money for a different component down the road. As a known thing, I know that the i3 will not be enough in the future, but my friend...

please help me build a laptop that is great for gaming and is all under $550. i was suggested an i5 processor and a nvidia graphics card. i just need the games to run smoothly but not on the highest settings.if u guys could help me and maybe show me where to buy it that would be great thanks

I plan to water cool my cpu and im wondering how to position the fans. There will be 4 fans in total, 2 on the top of the rad and 2 on the bottom of the rad. Which should be intake and/or exhaust?

So I have an and fx 6300 BE with verisha core and I currently run it at 4.1ghz with turbo button and installed an aftermarket CPU cooler I.E cooler master hyper 212x and has an Asus m5a78/l usb3 motherboard. So how can I over clock it further,I just don know much about oc,thanks in advancefor...

can this rig run games on ultra with playable FPS? My price budget is $1200 so is you have a better rig setup let me know. CPU - AMD FX-9590 Vishera 4.7GHz Socket AM3+ 220W 8-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition FD9590FHHKWOX with Liquid Cooling Kit...

I am planning to upgrade my GPU and was undecided on whether I should get a GTX 980 Ti because it looks reasonably futureproof with 6gb ram etc. However, recently I have been reading about the AMD 300 series and the Nvidia Pascal series of GPUs which will be coming out and are expected to be...

I have installed Windows xp home edition on my Acer T180 desktop but it is not wireless and cannot find ethernet connection,seem to have lost drivers. Can anyone help? it is Acer Aspire T180.AMD Sempron320+

Guys, I live in Turkey. So I cant buy stuff from newegg/amazon... As the title says I need a SLI capable z97 mobo. http://www.vatanbilgisayar.com/intel-uyumlu/?opf=p1125189,p1125191&srt=UP This page is in different language but I think you can work out what is what. All mobos in that link are...

Hi, I am in need of an optical drive (amazing I know...) but my optical drive just would not run. It was an IHAS which was getting an error (Code 19) in device manager: Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged...

Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU AMD FX-4100 42 °C Zambezi 32nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M68MT-S2 (Socket M2) 51 °C Graphics LCD TV (1360x768@60Hz) 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6670 (ATI AIB) 42 °C...