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Help, I'm suffering and on a time limit! So I am trying to help my little brother upgrade his PC (I'll have the specs below). I got it all put together and this is my 8th time building a PC; for some reason, only he has problems. If I have the GPU plugged in via the VGA cable from the power...

I just started it, it showed me a screen saying something like "your overclocking settings have failed reverting changes to default" and then took me to the bios settings i saved and exited and it took me to the welcome screen which then got froze i shut it down and now whenever i press the...

I’ve been experiencing numerous issues with starting my computer. Initially, when I assembled it, the motherboard LED would light up, but nothing would happen when I pressed the power button or attempted to jump-start it. After multiple checks and troubleshooting, I found that jiggling the...

I need help breaking down what the problem is with my PC. 3/10 times when I shut it down and power it on again I get an error in some form. I've taken so many pictures of each error trying to solve them individually but clearly one BSOD isn't the case with how much this has been happening...

As silly as it sounds it really is that. It took nearly 4 hours for monitor to turn on when I placed it in my garage during winter. At room temperature it takes about 30 minutes to 1 hour to turn on. But when I heat it with hair dryer it takes 2 minutes. What could be the cause of this problem...

I recently bought a TongFang GM7TN7P barebone laptop, and since the first time I've turned it on I've been having issues. Sometimes it turns on on the first try, no problem, but often it takes a few attempts. When I press the power button, the light of the power button turns on, sometimes the...

Hello everyone! Bench Test Video SPECS: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H ( NO DualBios ) CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz ( Integrated Graphics ) RAM: HyperX Fury 2x 8 GB DDR4 RAM Sticks GPU: MSI GTX 960 2 GB PSU: Corsair VS550, 550 Watt, 80 Plus Cert. SSD/HDD: Samsung 860 EVO ( w/ Windows...

Hey everyone, Just built a new computer for my mom, here are the specs: CPU - i7 10700K GPU - RX 6600 XT RAM - 4 x 8 GB Corsair 3200mhz M.2 SSD - Samsung 970 evo pro 250gb MB - Gigabyte Z590 UD AC (rev. 1.0) When I power on the PC everything seems good... though, when I power it off it...

About an hour ago, I was just encoding some videos with Handbrake, and I wanted to play BeamNG Drive a little bit while the encoding completes. I knew that I shouldn't do that. I just wanted to see how high the fps would be, and they were pretty high (100+). I then continued to play and the PC...

My PC used to turn on in less than 10 seconds. Some days ago, it started to take a really long time in BIOS logo screen (around 80 seconds). I didn't change anything in BIOS settings and I only have 3 startup programs, that were able since I got my PC more than a year ago. I'm really worried...

I tried to plug it in but it just doesn't go in fully. I can only get it a little bit inside but the cable always hangs out a bit. I've tried it with force but I don't want to do it too hard or else it might break. What should I do? Do I need to do something else first to get it in?

I recently assembled a PC for my girlfriend and have been having some trouble getting it to turn on. This is the second computer that I've built so I do, to an extent, know what I'm doing. I've ensured that the front panel connectors and properly attached, and in the right locations. My 24 pin...

Hi all! I have a "MSI Z390 gaming plus", the other day I changed the PC case, and surprise, it did not start. I think that the BIOS did not want to start for some reason, since the MOBO was powered, the usb was also drawing tension, and the different fans were spinning. I turned the case back...

Not a single sign of life when I press the power button. I've looked online for quick fixes but nothing has worked so far, does anyone have any idea what could be going wrong? Bought my z97 and i7 used off amazon and newegg so there's a chance they're damaged, but my pc was booting to BIOS...

I was curious and loaded setup defaults in bios, after that my laptop is dead. it's not turning on or give any signs of any way. help please.

Good day, I hope everyone is okay with this pandemic! My pc always goes to BIOS when I turn it on. I changed cmos battery and maked sure the battery is in good condition If i want to continue the boot I need to press discard changes and exit I checked HDD priorities and both my ssd and hdd are...

I just bought the ryzen 7 3800x and mobo aorus x570 pro. Everything's good. I mean it works. But when i turn on the computer , it probably checks cpu vga dram and boot. This mobo has 4 small leds on those , and it goes from the one to the other. After cheking them all, the 2 small leds that my...

So recently my PC doesn't want to turn on after pressing power button, no moving fans absolute silence. I haven't switched any components recently, checked the motherboard and I can't see nor feel any swollen parts. Also checked frontpanel and other basic stuff. After I manage to turn it on it...

Hello, Recently I have had problem turning on my PC. When pushing the power button the PC won't turn on, but a buzzing sound would come out from the speakers which are connected to the audio card. Note: My PC configuration is 8 years old, based on i5-2500 and an ASUS P8P67 deluxe MB. Turning...

When i press power button Computer turns on and then off and then on again after that it works fine is it a fault or not. Because after that it just work fine even when i shut down my computer and turn it back on it cannot do on and off and on procedure note: it is shutting down the processor...

I have ryzen 3 2200g cpu with onboard vega 8 vga. It worked fine till yesterday. As usual I turned it on; pc starts, but didn't boot. Today I took it to the shop I bought from because it's under warranty period. But it starts normally without any issues. Then I brought it to home and turned on...

Hey guys, so I have a little problem with my PC. Sometimes, after I turned my PC on, it goes off a few seconds after but then restarts normally. This just happens sometimes, not every time. The first time I had such an issue was after I overclocked my RAM speed in Ryzen Master. First, I made it...

I am looking for a compatable Subwoofer for Samsung HWF450 soundbar. I bought the soundbar and remote at a garage sale and am trying to find a subwoofer to add to it. Other sound bars come with sub #'s PS-WJ450, PS-WM450, PS-WC450 etc; Will they work???? Ty

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GTX 1050 TI Intel Core i3-8100 Prosessor ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. B85M-G (SOCKET 1150) (Motherboard)

Good evening, As the community of tomshardware helped me out a lot before, I wanted to ask about an important issue again. Yesterday everything was working fine, but while using Audacity today, I noticed that it wasn't recording my microphone's audio and then I tested on other programs like...

I want to be able to play new games, pubg, cod wwII ect. on high settings. Current setup: AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R9 280 Gigabyte 78-LMT rev 5.0 CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W Ballistix Sport XT 8GG RAM 100gb SSD and 500 GB HDD Also keep in mind, I have a...

TL;DR: I have the following bits of kit, and am just looking for the input of people more knowledgeable than me for a motherboard that will let everything play nicely with each other: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i7-950 3.06GHz Quad-Core Processor...

After the free year of 1TB on the OneDrive how does a user of the Acer icloud 4:access his/her documents

I just built a computer and I was wondering what drivers I will need for it. I already have drivers for my GPU and my CPU, but I'm not sure which of the motherboard drivers I should download. Which of the drivers should I download from this page? I have an i7-6700k, a GTX 1070, and Windows 10...

i have a geforce GT 730 and getting a new R9 290x Sapphire tri-x card what should i do in terms of pre switching cards out, and post switching card out

Hi, my friend is playing stranded deep, and he said that he's getting around 10 fps is that playable?

Hell there :( I got a pc with the specs as down in the picture. The problem is that when playing games like bf4 and cs go the pc gets too hot and shuts down or freeze if i continue to play. I tried to apply new thermal paste(bought it new from amazon) but that didn't help. Games like LOL and...

Okay so with my stutter problem and other bulls**t I have been experiencing i now figure out that the problem also consist of overall lower fps even on a much better build than my previous, here some other post I made that led me here all of which are mine and yes i still get stutter ever...

As the title says I'm getting consistent drops in internet connection, about every 20-30 seconds which last about 1-3 seconds each. I'm almost certain it has to do with my computer rather than my internet as I don't have this problem on other devices and still have the same problem when I try to...

So basically, I have an old PC with and OS on the SSD and I have a new PC- how can I wipe the SSD on my old computer to put into the new computer so I can re use it? I will be re installing Windows just for the record!

Asus showed off a heap of new goodies at IFA 2015, and among them is a lavish new motherboard and a water-cooled laptop. Asus At IFA: New ROG Hardware Includes Liquid-Cooled ROG Laptop, 4K Curved Monitor, 980Ti GPU : Read more

Is there an internal drive?

I was wondering if anybody knows if I can update from windwos 8.1 to windows 10 on my laptop. I get the icon to upgrade in the bottom but I was wondering if it is a smart idea to do so. Will upgrading cause drivers to not work properly? I looked for drivers and I could not seem to see anything...

Romans, country men, I could really use some opinions here! Really debating between a GTX970 $500 and a GTX980 $670. Yes these are the over inflated prices, but at the moment there is nothing I can do about that ha-ha. I am really debating going to 2160p or atleast 1440p (Rocking a syncmaster...