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Hello, I have noticed quite long ago that on most games such as Overwatch and Rainbow Six Siege, that my fps varies for some reason. For example normally i get around 100 - 130 fps on Overwatch, somtimes dropping so the 90's which is super annoying for I have an 144hz monitor. Yet somedays when...

Windows troubleshooting says '"Ethernet" doesn't have a valid IP configuration'. It's a brand new ethernet cord so I doubt it's that. The LED's on the back of the computer come on and off as it goes through the "identifying - network cabcable unplugged" loop. I already updated my driver, it was...

my wifi has 2 settings 1 normal and 1 is a 5G my laptop doesn't "SEE" the 5g to connct to it

I'm on a budget and I am looking to upgrade my pc and was wondering is it really worth getting the 6gb GTX 1060 or get the cheaper 3gb. As well I didn't know if it was worth getting the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or 2600x and if there is much difference between them. Thanks for any replies.

PC w/ Ryzen and B450 Mobo I have a M.2 NVME drive, a 500gb SSD and a large HDD. I want to try out tiered storage but keep reading on how many people had much better luck just using their OS than StoreMI but I figure if it's only game installs on the HDD and one of the SSDs then I lose nothing...

i Have a MSI Z97-Gaming 3 Motherboard just need to know if i can run a RTX2080 worse case i will buy a 1080 or 1080 TI. Cheers

Basically, I've been looking at some benchmarks on a laptop I was originally going to get. It had a Ryzen 3 2200U, and the Vega 3 IGPU. You can imagine that this didn't run much very well. Now, it hit me that I had builds on PCpartpicker in small form factor cases that could outpreform this for...

i need to replace my msi gtx 1080 duke cooling fans/plastic cover and i would like to replace it with the msi lightning z rgb cooler which i found a cheap one on ebay and like the look of it. do you think this would be possible?

I but in a new motherboard,powersupply,and ram 16gb. Fans come on but it won't boot to the bios. black screen.

About two weeks ago I spilled some water on my laptop. I closed the laptop and removed all of its components, for about a week to let it dry... My problem now is that, my laptop does not turn on if I do not connect it to the charger first and I press the power button ... Once I have done this...

Opinions on this build? :) PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NvQXhy CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 GPU: Geforce RTX 2080 Founders Edition (a lot of people complain about the price on this card but in here in Sweden the...

I understand the i5-6400 is not a oc cpu,so what would the turbo performance setting on the uefi/bios do exactly and how would it affect the cpu? and is there any settings in the uefi i should change to maximize my performance with this chip because its not the greatest.

I have a Linksys dual-band EA4500 router. I have one SSID running the 2.4 GHZ band and a second running on the 5GHZ band. My question is: I currently exclusively use the 5 GHZ SSID for obvious reasons. But now I am adding a second device I expect to also use considerable (simultaneous)...

I need an upgrade from my i5-3570 and I have been looking into a ryzen because they seem to have a better price for performance if im just interested in gaming. Im looking into getting the Ryzen 7 1700x 8 core. Will this CPU last me for a good amount of time before I have to upgrade? Im also...

So i want to build a new desktop pc , a core i7 , so i want your help, what cpu should i get? For gaming and some programing , but for games more , what cpu ?

I am planning on buying a new computer with the new RTX 2080 ti and wasn't sure if it would fit this build? I plan on buying all the parts now and using my current graphics card (GTX 1060) as a place holder until i get the RTX 2080 and idk if that would work. The Build...

Acer aspire 722 upgraded ssd 120 gb . Doesn’t boot .

Hello - I recently built a new gaming PC and was curious about whether or not to get a G-Sync gaming monitor. My computer has a i5-8600k 3.6GHz CPU and a GeForce GTX 1070 Superclocked ACX 3.0 graphics card. The website I built it on bench marked it to run around 140-147 FPS on majority of...

My Specs: OS: Windows 10 Home Graphics: Cuda GTX 1060 MOBO: ASUS z170-E PSU: Seasonic G-550 Gold (550W) HDD: (literally only for storing games): WD caviar blue 1tb SSD: (this is my OS): WD blue 250 (WDS250G1B0A) RAM: 2x8Gb corsair vengeance LPX CPU: intel i5 6600K...

i want to try to overclock for the first time and i want to know if i can overclock this cpu Intel Pentium G3258 and this motherboard Asus H81MR-R. Thanks if you answered have great day:)

My pc specs are INTEL CORE I5 4670K 1150 QUAD CORE 3.40GHZ CPU CORSAIR 16GB DDR3 1600 D/K LP VENGEANCE 2TB HARD DRIVE SATA SAMSUNG SSD HARD DRIVE 120GB 840 EVO GIGABYTE 1150 G1.SNIPER Z97 MOTHERBOARD VTX3D 3GB RADEON R9 280X UEFI GRAPHICS CARD ASUS DVD±RW 24X DRW ZALMAN CASE MID Z9 BLACK CORSAIR...

As title says, im looking for a surge protector to protect my high end gaming pc (parts in my signature). As you can see its a fairly exepensive rig so id definitely like to keep it safe. Not really sure how good you really need to get to protect a pc. If it makes any difference I don't really...

this it says sandisk but i can't find any information found it on media player

I have an I7 4790. It reaches temps of 100C under load while the fan just hovers around 1800RPM. i have tried setting the minimum cpu fan speed to 87,5% in the bios, but it changes nothing.

I recently got a new HyperX headset and I tried plugging into the audio jack, since there was no USB converter like my other previous headsets. When I plug it in... nothing happens. I look at my playback devices, and nothing pops up. I might hear a quiet buzz, but thats about it. I'm not too...

I'm looking to get a router to work with a specific model of a directional wifi antenna and I don't know what to buy. I live in a country with very limited choices btw. Will this antenna work with this router? The antenna is already bought so I'm looking to get a router that will work with it.

I was thinking of bying the HP Envy x360 laptop with a Ryzen 5 2500U APU. It comes automatically with 256 MB of VRAM. Is there any way to change it?

Hey guys, I'm starting college this fall as a Mechanical Engineering major. My school has recommended that students get 16GB of RAM but they prefer 32GB. I want something with a good graphics card and decent solid state storage. Along with those details I would like the total cost of the desktop...

What do you think about this guy. https://m.ebay.com/itm/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1070-Founders-Edition-FE-8GB-Graphics-Card-NEW-SEALED/192523261409?epid=233753822&hash=item2cd347d5e1:g:zZkAAOSwTyZa071z Is it good to buy from him becouse mostly when you buy from USA you pay for shipping and important...

Check it out. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/MatteusLebs/saved/BLxhqs You got anything you'd like me to change? Let me know!

Hi everybody In the last days I have experimented random blue screen crashes on my gaming PC and I don't know how to do or think. I am using Windows 7 SP1 x64 with all the last updates, even all my hardware drivers are updated and installed correctly. My PC specs are: i7 4790k ( Without OC )...

HI all I have problem in my asus n550JK , it suddenly take 3-5 minuets to load bios, after bios pass it take 3-5 second only to startup , i notice the fan speed is very high suddenly at startup i reinstall fresh copy of windows 10 but no use the bios version is the last version in asus web...

Sorry for "too much information" I try to be as specific as possible, so as to receive any advice that may prevent my premature ruin. Current configuration: SATA III Ports SATA_0: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB (Windows 10) SATA_1: Western Digital Black Performance 6TB (Games) SATA II Ports SATA_2...

Hi I want to buy a 144hz gaming monitor, but I have no idea which to buy and what cables I can actually use, originally I was looking to buy the asus vg248qe but on the specs of the pc I bought it says I only have a hdmi port. The specs of the pc I bought are here...

I want to reset my computer, but I'll lose Windows Movie Maker which I use to make sports highlights. The installer no longer works for installing the program and I'm unable to run the program by moving the program files to a flash drive. Is there any way to save the registry values and import...

Going through my deceased brother stuff was his alienware 18 which it couldn't boot up.He must have had a BIOS password installed on the system.The set up or the partition for recovery cannot be found.The Pop up message for the BIOS menu shows a Unlock Setup?" before continuing.Current OS...

When doing the paper clip test the Powersupplys fan doesnt spin. Is it supposed to? It does power the fans and all but not the computer.

This happed was playing a game the screen went black and the fan starts slowly and increase gradual when I switch on

Hello, I have a Zotac Amp Extreme 1080 Ti with 72 core clock and 316 memory clock applied. I get normal temperatures of 68c on most games (BF1, GTA V, etc..) but I noticed that some game titles like Far Cry Primal and Mad Max cause my gpu to run at 76-77c on maximum conditions and about 73-75...

I'm wondering how to stop this from popping up: https://imgur.com/a/Gfz3Qtt It shows up everytime I start up my pc, and it's really annoying in my mind. SO if you know how to make it stop please reply :)