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DRAMeXchange reported that DRAM prices in the current quarter dropped nearly 30 percent, which it said is the "sharpest decline in a single season since 2011. Read more here. NATHANIEL MOTT @nathanielmott Nathaniel Mott is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers software and...

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Hi, I'm looking for a monitor and have been struggling to find one that fits the bill. The monitor is to be used as a general purpose display for PC and console gaming as well as watching movies, web browsing etc. Ideally I'd like a 27", 1920x1080, flat, IPS panel, with height adjustable stand...

Hi all, I'm dying for a new PC (currently using a 2011 iMac) and wanting to change back to Windows for gaming. I currently have shared use of a laptop to satisfy my gaming needs but I'd like my own PC to game on. I particularly play Planet Coaster, Cities in Motion, GTA 5, The Sims 4 etc. I have...

Hello,i could like to ask if this PSu : http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cx-series-cx550m-550-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-atx-psu-na can connect with this motherboard : https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-8I915ME-GL-rev-1x#ov And if it can if you can give me some kind of guide.I...

When open up task manager the disk sometimes goes to 100% and then comes back down and repeat. Is this normal? I can still use the laptop and it doesn't freeze when it reaches 100%

I have the Gigabyte Aorus X370 Gaming K7 mobo with an 1800X and SLI GTX 1080Ti's, I am just bench testing everything before water cooling everything but I noticed every time I try to update the OS it asks me to restart after downloading, everything is great. Installs, then goes to restart and...

Guys, Thanks in advance . I need help, i work in Operation theatre as an assistant . We got new microscope in our OT we ordered it with inbuilt camera but when we got it we found that it had HDMI video output to tv only .. please help me with :- 1) How to display it to laptop screen ? 2) If yes...

there is a lot cpu please help me what is the best one ? amd fx - 9590 i5 4670k i7 950 i3 4130 i7 3820 amd black edition fx - 8320 i7 2600k reply please

Hi im on windows 10 .. my son changed the resolution of my monitor to support a game which has now resulted in my screen saying input not supported and i cant get rid of it . I've rebooted about 100+ times and still the same....please help I've got lots of work to do

So I read that my GTX 1060 AMP! has a fanless mode that turns off the fans when below a temperature threshold, (Yes, I know that idle is when not gaming.. I am roughly on 2-5% gpu load) this "feature" rarely never happens. However yesterday I saw that my gpu was actually fanless and had a 0% fan...

Last night I finally finished putting together all the parts on my gaming PC that I'm building, but I'm having almost no response from the computer when I turn it on. Here's what happens everytime I turn on the power: None of the fans spin Power LED on mother board lights up LED on graphics...

I have an Alienware and I can't seem to find the problem with the sound because every time I try to hear music and every time I plug in my headphones I can still hear the music from the laptop speakers as well as my headphones. I have tried everything please help. If you can respond fast that...

Recently I upgraded to an MSI Gaming X 1070. 3DMark shows benchmarks of several CPU combos with the GTX 1070 and it differentiates from my CPU. Any noticeable bottlenecks? Thanks.

I'm getting a new Macbook Pro 13 inch 2015 for £900 ($1190) after student discount. That's £100 ($132) cheaper. I'm also getting a Beats Solo2 Wireless as part of Apple's back to school program. I intend to sell that and get around £150 ($200) for that. So the Pro 2015 will cost me £750 ($990)...

which is better for playing cs go and other high end games? radeon r7 m265 2gb or nvidia 920m 2 gb?

the next 1080gtx cards from asus etc will have a bit better performance or its the same as the FE?

Setting up LCD TV's as a monitor in a Windows 10 environment. Will a LCD TV work? Do you need a HDMI cable? How can I set up my tv to reliably work as a monitor for my PC running Windows 10.

My PC system just have booting problem recently when I upgrade new parts. My system: - Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz - Asus P8H67-M PRO Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard - Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) - Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" SSD - Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler - EVGA GeForce GTX 960...

Hi guys. I've recently upgraded my PC to allow for higher detail gaming and am happy where I'm sitting as far as quality and performance goes. However the downside now is that load times are very long (almost 2 minutes) when loading in to the game. Where the hang up is, is when it's loading in...

Periodically I will get fps drops from anywhere from 60-80 to like, 20. Specifically in open world games, I've replaced the RAM cards in my pc(and added more), aswell as upgraded from a 560 to a 760. (Yes I have the latest drivers) Here are my current specs: GPU: Nvidia GTX 760 CPU: AMD-8320...

I accidentally made a guys post the best answer. Can a mod deselect it or is there a way I can? Here is the thread. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2887114/samsung-850-evo-ssd-failure.html#17075102 <Done - Ex>

Plugged everything up how it's supposed to be, turned my pc on, there was a snap and smokedstarted coming out of what looked to be the atx power area, then it turned off. I unplugged the psu and plugged it back in and turned it on with the same results. I tried another power supply suspecting my...

I am looking at a lower powered HTPC as it will be on 24x7 and wanted to check my thinking. I am looking at something like an i5 6600 / 6600T but with the power saving modes modern CPU's have is there really any difference between them in terms of consumption at idle / light work loads. Is the...

Hi there, So just a quick question of this mobo is any good for gaming (No overclocking) : Gigabyte B85M-HD3 (rev 2.0) Or should I go with the asrock h97 ann = more expensive, so cheaper would be great. If it's not a good one, can you please tell me which one I should pick.

People of tom's hardware :D I have returned with a new BSOD error. This time this happened after I was closing Metal Gear Solid V and I think it is a Direct X issue. Please advise on the best course of action, should I lower the graphics setting on the game? I say that because I sort of went...

Found this in my grandmother's basement, but I am trying to figure out if it is the geforce 2 pro or ti/ ultra edition. It is an AGP card. Does anyone know what it is? Visontek was useless even though they made it.

Hello guys! So, i was wondering i have an old notebook that i don't use anymore, and i was asking if i could use it as a second monitor, the notebook only as a VGA adapter, and my computer has only DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, and Display Port, but i have a DVI-I to VGA cable, so i was wondering if i...

After my computer starts up and arrives at the initial screen with all the icons (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Recycle Bin, etc.) a pop-up box immediately appears that reads -- Windows Script Host - Loading script "D:\bin.doc" failed (The device is not ready). I have to X out of the box in order to...

Hey guys i have a problem with my external hard drive ... 2 days ago I've bought a new laptop and when i plugged my hard drive into it to install some games i found that it doesn't contain anything except 2 files also there is 900 GB of used space and this means that my old files are still there...

Hey all, i've been into PC gaming for a few years and my pc is struggling to keep up with the new games available. I have made 2 builds for my budget of £650 and im unsure whether they are good as this is my first build. So please take a look at them and tell me if either will run games like GTA...

I have fibre optic and my download speed on steam won't go past 700 k/bs download speed. I have windows 8.1 could this restrict it I have checked my steam restrictions and I found nothing wrong there and I have no idea what is wrong with my download speed and everywhere (eg Origin)else I am only...

Please feel free to tell me how well will this game run on my pc

My pc don't want to switch on on it work then nothing maybe it is the jumper setting please help me

can I switch the 110 volts to 220 volts for my toshiba satellite c55 b5299, I got from my uncle from US and I want to use it on a 220 volts, do I need to have AVR on it

Good day Folks , I have an issue with booting of my new system which had 56 gb of ram.I added additional 8 gb of ram and two ssd's and I started getting the the error code BD on boot. However , memory ok reset button resolves the issue for that one instance but if you restart the computer again...

Hello guys.. a friend of mine have a problem with his i3-2348M.. he is playing CS:GO and hes getting arround 90-120 fps.. and after awhile it drops arround 15-50. I believe its cuz of cpu throttling, can he make something to prevent this ? :P And yes he is using some kinda cooling table :P Can...

Just built my first pc , for gaming. Am not sure how to download java for windows 8.1 64 bit, am tad bit clueless about things like this sorry. Can anyone help please?

I have a corrupted SD Card and I am looking for any software that is able to salvage the contents. As I understand it, the card was removed from a PC (Linux OS) during the formatting stage. The card was accidentally formatted instead of an external hard drive. The card, at this point, cannot...

I just bought the ATH M50x's from Audio Technica. Hate them. My ears are just really sensitive, and I have to take them off every 3 minutes to breathe, or else my ears are sweaty and feel like crap. So now all I want are a pair of affordable headphones, that I can leave on for a couple of...