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I want to upgrade my ram from 2X4gb to 4X4gb. I can buy 2x4gb 1866mhz ram for alot cheaper than 2x4gb 1600mhz ram..will it work if i put the 1866 with 1600 when i oc the 1600 to 1866 without any issues

So I recently just bought a new wireless keyboard and mouse combo on eBay from Best Buy (Strangely can't find it on eBay again). When I got it I got all happy since it was the first time I actually owned my own wireless keyboard and mouse, but that all ended when I used it for the first 20...

Looking for a pc build my budget is $500-$600

I'm going to install GTA V.So should I disable my antivirus programme before installing the game?is there a risk of losing files from game DVDs?Thank you very much!!

I have hp pavilion 15 core i5 the problem is when im browsing my cpu temp is 65-70 degrees celsius and when i play high games my cpu temp it give me 75-85 degrees celsius and my gpu nvidia gforce 820m the temp is around 80-95 degree celsius those temps is safe or normal for my laptop????????

Greetings Tom's, After being a mac user for years, I've just put together my first pc build. Everything went will with the assembly, but I'm stumped on installing Windows 10 from a USB to the Asus x99 A2(II) BIOS. As I only have a mac, I used the mac terminal utility method to mount the disk...

Hey guys, this maybe a little weird but my computer cuts off from time to time, what i mean by this is that its still running, but the screen freezes on the last image, and the USB devices, keyboard,mouse headset lose power (the lights go off and they dont work). The fans in the PC still run and...

Hi, So I just recieved an gt 730 gpu from a friend, but before setting it up on my pc, I'd like to know if it won't bottleneck with the cpu I have, and how smoothly will it run games like GTA V, The Witcher 3 and the latest Far Cry ones. I also have 8gb on ram. Ty.

Hi, i have a desktop with this motherboard: Asus crosshair III formula and a 600w power supply. My current Gpu is this: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series. I know almost nothing about pc components and i'm looking for some upgrade suggestions for the gpu. Since i dont know which parameters i need to...

I have an M17x R3 and about 2 years ago, I accidentally put the gpu in with the power cable still attached. After a spark or two, it would no longer detect my gpu (but still booted with igfx) and I saw a very small burn mark on the gpu's connector. I tried another gpu from ebay and when that...

Hi, I have a little bit dumb question. Wanna ask is good to buy ssd now? Maybe comes something newer, better, cheaper, this, or next year? Better wait, or grab something now?

Hi having a slight prob with my wifi in windows 10 upgrade my WiFi was fine but recently in has not been connecting when I boot up my laptop , I have to restart it and then its fine again. Its a Samsung i3 laptop and the only thing I changed recently was that I uninstalled spy bot search and...

I have a new computer. Specs, for those curious: -850w power supply -ASUS B150 Pro Gaming Aura motherboard -MSi GeForce GSX 970 graphics card (4G DDR5) -i7-6700 quad core processor -8 GB G-Skill DDR4 RAM It worked great for awhile, but then it slowed to a crawl and eventually stopped working...

I have to use a wireless card. I want to play games, but ethernet and powerline are out of the question for a few reasons. I've narrowed it down to a few cards. They seem fairly equal, but I just want to make sure. Here are the cards I was considering: 1...

Hello. I participated in the G2A giftcard giveaway. I don't know when it ended, but I received a message from someone named Joshua Simenhoff who is supossedly from Tom's, and he wrote me <email address removed by moderator> to respond to that message to confirm my mail adress....he said I won a...

I have never built a computer before, I have only installed a graphics card and a power supply once. That said I was leaning to buy something that is pre-built. I have been looking around and came across this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883230119 I'm just curious...

So I am trying to overclock my pentium g3420 just to get some more boost out of it (I have a Asus H81m-e Motherboard) anyway when I try to change the core ratio to multiply it it constantly sets it back to the default of 3.2Ghz. Does anybody know how I can fix this? Thanks!

I have 2x ddrII 2gb stix 1066mhz since i cant find 2 more can i put 4x 2gb but at 800mhz?Is it so big difference?

hello everyone. i have accidentally deleted my graphics card on my PC its NVIDIA geforce 8600 and thiers this game i want to please help me it will save me more money having to buy another pc.

Hey all, I am currently working on a small home PC and amidst messing around with bios settings, something has gone wrong. I switched to legacy support, usually when I do this it will just say it can't find a boot drive (because the drive is in UEFI) however I was doing this while...

when i was on my mac scissor switch keyboard i got 85-93 wpm when i was at peak performance, but now on my new mechanical mx black [60g weight until key activation] the full stops and slashes are in a slight different position because it's a normal keyboard layout, and also a bulkier keyboard...

Hey guys! Just making sure these parts will do the trick before ordering! http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Skylake-B150-Motherboard-M3/dp/B014YN6732?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00...

My ethernet connection doesn't work unless my wireless card is plugged in. No, I am not connected to wifi either. As soon as I unplug my wireless card my internet drops, and as soon as I plug it back in my internet comes back. Also, when I put my computer to sleep and wake it up my internet...

My neighbor threw out an old socket LGA775 PC, so I claimed it for my own. I cleaned it up, upgraded the CPU and memory with parts that I had lying around, and then I installed Windows 7 Ultimate X64. I am now playing around with the computer, and benchmarking it with some modern games to see...

gtx 970 or R9 390 also are there any different between Asus VG248QE and the BenQ XL2730Z.if not then what gpu is good for 1440p gaming

I am in the process of building a new desktop pc for gaming and game design. I have always liked MSI motherboards but haven't built a desktop in quite a while. The on I am thinking of is MSI Z170A Krait Gaming R6 Seige.. I would probably get the Intel i5 6600k with it and the ddr4 gskill. What...

My laptop (Delll Inspiron 11 3147)s HDD recently bit the dust, and when I opened it to replace the drive with another one that I had lying around, I found that the screws to the HDD inside the laptop were stripped. Anyone know any good ways to get these screws out?? Any and all help would be...

Hi, I was wondering if you guys could help me out im looking to buy a different cooler for my gtx 780 preferably the stock one which i am going to change the color of. I have a windforce model and was wondering if you could tell me what pcb i have whether it is stock or custom ...

I was building my new pc and when i was installing the cpu, i forgot to open the lock and i just let it drop in. Will this in any way damage my CPU unit? If it does, how can i fix it?(its an amd fx6300 and an msi 760 p34

Hello, please take your time to read all of this, i have a y50 uhd with following specifications: 8GB RAM GTX 860M 4GB GDDR5 Intel core i7 4710 HQ quad core 2.5 GHz OS: Windows 10 So about 2-3 weeks or more ago, my laptop froze while i was working on a model in Cinema 4D. i couldn't move...

Recently I tried to update to windows 10 on my Surface Pro 3 and it said I needed to restart to apply the firmware updates. After I restarted, I didn't have windows 10 nor did the update software continue. Is there any way to continue the update without re-downloading windows 10?

Hello, just joined the forum as the audio forum I am part of doesn't really have a strong segment of members that are knowledgeable in the NAS area. My name is Johnny. I just purchased a Synology DS215+ and 2 WD Red 4TB Hard Drives with zero knowledge of what I am doing but I do know what it is...

Hello every one plz help me building a budget gaming pc (440$ max).shuld b able to play games lik gta 5 or project cars at gud frame rates plz.n also could use it for photoshop cs 6. Im most likely to hav 8gigs of ram. Guys plz avoid adding optical disk as i hav one and also dont add os in the...

just in the title says Gigabyte vs ASUS UEFI BIOS. my question is who has a better UEFI BIOS like, better GUI, good functionality, more feature, etc. whos the better?

First wish everybody a happy new year :)) This is my first computer build and like the topic. My case fans, cpu fans are not spinning while my computer screen shows no signal when the cable is connected. My gpu is not spinning but there is a while light. I connected my power supply to the...

I am SLIing 2 980s. I had a curious question on my mind (Yes I am a little new to SLI). As for dedicated physx should I have my 2nd 980 handle physx while being SLI? Would that improve performance in any way in games that have Physx?

im looking to upgrade my computer from a 760k FM2+ board/cpu to a AM3+ build. my question is i had an windows 7 oem version (that i upgraded to 10) can i just switch the hard drive over or do i have to buy a new OS?

I recently bought a EVGA Nvidia gtx 970 from scan.co.uk and when I installed it, it had issues. Like when the graphics card temperature hits 60, one fan spins to 100% and another fan does not spin at all. The fan does not slow down from 100% even if the temperature is down. I read other forums...

what is the maximum RAM to have in this MOBO guys?

We are looking for 2 laptops for AutoCAD Civil 3D we already have 2 24" monitors each. We wanted help picking 2 laptops $2000-3000 ea