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Hi Guys, I have a VAIO VPCSE2C5E, the fan is makes noises when I tilt my laptop without care, looks like the actual fan (rotating part) is just loosened. I opened it a few times and kept all dust out. So, please advice: 1. Shall I get a new fan unit? (with heatsink or without) ? 2. Shall I apply...

I can buy a 7800x for £300 or a 8700k for £387 Is 0.1 more Ghz really worth £87? Am i missing something here because the 7800x seems way better value for money?

I just built an entry level pc for a friend's kid out of couple used parts I had laying around my workstation and a ryzen 5 1600 and a sapphire 7870. Clearly the gpu is going to be an insane bottleneck but I also figured that if I made a ryzen system and the kid ended up liking pc gaming, the...

I’m looking for help about how I should upgrade my budget gaming build. I don’t know if I should stick with my H81M-A board and upgrade to i5 4690 + GTX 1060 6GB, or upgrade more other parts so that my parts are new. I bought this computer in 2015. I want my budget to be under $400-$600...

Hi, I've bought a per-build system about 2 month ago for a really good deal. But the problem is that the system didn't come with a windows key, it only came with a 3 month trail. And now, two month has passed and I think it's the time to start to look for a windows key. I personally hate...

Hello guys, Yesterday i opened up my pc case and cleaned my cpu fan with (ear brushers?). I did not use a vacuum. After i put everything back in its place. I tried starting the computed fans started spnning like before but after like 1-2 secs of opening the pc came a strange beeping noise...

Can I play all the AAA games with GT 1030 at 768p monitor?

Was working on my laptop an ASUS X551 and it just shut off on its own out of no where. I can see the battery light is green and if I push the power button that will go green as well but I hear no sound of it starting up or running. If it is the battery shouldnt it run when the plug is in? And...

I’m might be getting a xfx r7 360 for Christmas and for a cpu an amd FX 8300 I was wondering how would I install the drivers if I can’t get to windows please help me

hi guys i have 2 questions. first of all, there are different types of m.2 ( type 2242, 2260, 2280) what is the difference? also i have noticed that there is a much higher read speed in the m.2. so should i take a small small m.2 to boot windows from there? please explain in easy english haha...

Hello I am looking for a upgrade I currently have I5 7400 Cpu 3.0ghz GTX1060 3GB asus 8gb DDR4 2133mhz 240 Gb kingston uv400 1tb wd and cx600 corsair power supply so..I need a upgrade because I am starting a new Channel And I can barley record with my cpu and gpu with getting frames at 40...

Currently I live in my grandmother's house and the router and modem is downstairs. I'm currently using a powerline kit but that's not using or getting the most out of my internet. My internet speed is 5MBps but I only get 1MBps upstairs using the powerline kit. And when I download stuff on my...

Ran into an odd issue with a GTX 970 MSI Gaming 4g setup I have had almost 2 years now, and figured I'd share it in the off chance it helps others. Over time, I noticed temps getting a touch higher, which usually means about every 3-6 months, yanking the 970 out of the case, carefully removing...

I am looking to replace my 1060 with a 980ti due to how cheap I can get one. I want to know if my system is capable of using a 980ti specs: 4670k OC @4.3ghz 16gb ram ddr3 @ 1866 500gb ssd 2x 1tb hdds gigabyte z97x seasonic focus plus 650w gold

I would like to upgrade my PC with a SSD drive. My PC is pretty old 5+ years and I have a 320gb 7200rpm HD in it right now and I dont know which ssd drive would work with my motherboard MOBO is Asus P6T SE https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P6T_SE/ I found this one and its in my price range...

I noticed something in my task manager that was taking up a lot memory, so I decided to dig deeper. The process is "Windows Process Manager," and there's multiples of them, when I open the file location I get "\app data\Local\wdshetv is not accessible - access denied" I googled the folder name...

Soon we’ll have more options for XR than ever—and that means it’s time to start comparing the platforms. Before you can decide on an HMD, though, you need to know what your system can run. Comparing The PC Reqs For Windows Mixed Reality, Vive, Rift, And OSVR : Read more

I bought Crucial Ballistix Sport LT White 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 UDIMM BLS2C4G4D26BFSC, and I am planning to buy Asrock z370 pro4, but at motherboard memory support list and at crucial's website it says motherboard doesn't support this ram. Why? Because I am pretty sure it is supposed to...

I have a dell Inspiron 580 pc and i need help overclocking my cpu. Specs can be found here. First of all, i want to say that i have a good cpu cooler, it's the Master Hyper 212 EVO. I want to overclock my cpu because xeon x3470 (i7 870) is not that good in single core games like cs go or...

Hey so my 2 monitors go black several times a day randomly this has been happening for a while now any help is much appreciated. Event viewer error from System: Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. Event viewer error from Application: The Desktop Window...

how to open cd drive on Lenovo ideapad 110?

The Deepcool Tesseract SW-RD is the case I'm using for a build and I'd like to know if the only way to take the PCI covers is to break them off, and not only that but what screws to use to slot the graphics card in place since it doesn't say in the case manual.

So a couple of days ago I was smelling a burning scent coming from my pc. It was also making some pretty wierd noises, so I opened up a pc stats program where you can see fan speeds and temperatures and I saw ny GPU fans were not spinning. I checked inside and they really were not. I assumed...

Sorry I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this. So I recently installed a new mobo, the ASUS PRIME Z270-A and did a bios update. my mouse's ability to scroll hasn't been working and none of my chassis USB ports have any functionality. I tried updating my Windows 7 all the way but...

I'm looking to buy a separate Modem and Router devices. Please advise on model of such devices which are considered a high quality, each up to 100 $ USD. What are the brands/companies which are known to have a high quality Modems/Routers ? I'll list some examples (please mark the high-quality...

I have windows 10 but my DirectX is 10 and not 12. Windows says I am all up to date. Manufacturer: TOSHIBA Model: Satellite L455-S5009 Processor: Pentium(R)Dual-Core CPU T4440 @ 2.20GHz 2.20 GHz RAM: 4.00GB(3.84GB Usable) 64-bit Operating system,x64 based processor

lg 5.1 home theatre system all speakers working when connected to bluetooth or dvd, when connected to TV AV only two speakers are working how to solve???

I was trying to find a way to save fps of a game to a file to get minimum max and average fps

A question, I had bought a new gamer computer because the previous (not gamers) was slow and was no longer upgradeable. Now I have everything installed and updated, and see that the CPU FAN runs continuously between 2500RPM - 3000RPM, I use normal fan of intel, PC specs: CPU: intel i5 7600...

Hello everyone, Im planning to upgrade my current setup: ram: Samsung 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz non-ECC Unbuffered CL11 204-Pin SoDimm motherboard: Lenovo 20BUS0QT0U with Intel Broadwell-U PCH L-P chipset what I need is additional 8GB of ram. Its a company computer so Im limited to choose...

I have a Windows 8 laptop from a few years back. I am the only account (administrator). I want to retrieve the data from it, but I forgot the password to it. To remedy, I tried using some types of Windows Password Recovery/Reset software, such as Ophcrack, and Hiren's BootCD. After burning...

Hi All I currently have an i5 6500, 16gb DDR4 RAM and a gtx 1070 installed. I have recently purchased an oculus rift and i'm just wondering if upgrading to a gtx 1080 would increase my VR experience? Or if an increase in RAM or CPU would improve the overall experience? Thanks in advance.

It mostly crashes on dx11 titles and my pc restarts(sometimes shutdown) automatically 1-3 minutes into the game without and error message nor BSOD. It only works if I set the power limit to 28% which means I get 10-20 less frames in return. I think my gpu isnt getting enough power on demanding...

Hi! I am a newbie to building PCs and have recently made my first gaming PC that I plan to purchase by the end of this summer. I have a budget of around $1500, including monitors and operating systems. I would love some input and criticism from a community like this to help guide me in the...