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Hi, I have a new system I am building with a be quiet! Dark Base 900 and an Asus Z170-Pro motherboard. The case has a special PCB for the chassis fan control and it plugs in with what looks like an internal SATA connector. The problem is, I can't find a spot on the motherboard to plug that in...

When building my computer I didn't screw in a motherboard standoff because it wasn't fitting and It looked like the case already had one, Do I need one or does my computer already have it preinstalled? Case Corsair 780t MOBO MSI Gaming carbon pro x99

Hello, I was trying to update to insider build 14965 from 14955 with the official ISO file from microsoft to no success as the installer crashes after a few seconds into the "Making sure you're ready to install" part with the message "Modern Setup Host has stopped working". I also searched the...

My custom built PC has been having issues all of a sudden with it not switching on from sleep or shutdown unless the power was switched on and off at the mains for a while. The pc would switch on and fans would start etc however it would not boot and no monitor output. The HDD light would not...

Hello guys, how are you? Hope you are doing fine. I bought recently and I know that it's not the best one, and neither the brand(AOC), but this display it's like a entry set for someone that enjoys gaming(at least is what I have heard from the reviews). Anyway for the price here in Brazil was...

So is there any difference in graphics performance by installing intel graphics driver than not installing it? i formatted my pc, and i directly installed my gpu driver and didn't bother to install the intel graphics driver. And i think there's something off to the performance. Thanks!

I am looking to upgrade my current CPU from a AMD FX-6350 Vishera as I want to make full use of my GTX 1070 graphics card. I however do not want to change the motherboard, so is there any processor that would allow me to fully utilize a 1070 without bottlenecking and without changing my mobo?

I've been working on a computer build for a little while and have come up with this, built this way to have the ability to upgrade easily in the future. I want to be able to order it all from one place, i.e. Newegg. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GTKhm8 Thanks for your help.

Hello, When I am playing Minecraft / Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Ghost, Advanced Warfare and Battlefield 4 in my PC and PS3, I always lag or not able to play the game when someone is using YouTube in their tablet or phone. I am having an average of 1.4 MBps download and 1.1 MBps upload speed...

I want to connect my Xbox One with my Compaq B191 18.5inch display, so which HDMI to VGA adapter should I choose and how to deal with audio?

I'm replacing my HDD for SDDs and I want to have 1TB of storage, which would be better to get two 500GB SSDs or one 1TB SSD, the price difference is $20 AUD so not a drastic difference. Thank you

Hi all, Follow up to my problem in this thread. After those problems, I contacted SanDisk for the SSD which told me to test it on another PC first. Went to a friend to do it and found no problem there, the SSD did pass all tests without any problems. The problems also kind of disappeared...

So 2 questions, 1 does the CM hyper T4 fit the h-97 pc mate motherboard (LGA 1150 socket) and 2 will it fit the NZXT Phantom 240 Mid Tower Case. thx in advance.

Recently i open up my Asus X550DP to do some fan cleaning. Then after assembling it back, i try to turn it on but it cant. It just dead. And whenever i connect the built-in battery to the motherboard, the bottom part of the board gets hot. Like really hot. I think its near the power connector of...

This may sound like a really dumb question but i somehow can't find the answer. I'm using the Samsung 850 Pro SSD with WIn7 on it, in a week or two ill be upgrading my hardware so i will starting with fresh windows installed. I want to securely erase my SSD using the Samsung Magician but i just...

Hello! I have an issue with my lcd monitor. It's a NEC LCD Monitor 1703M (connected with VGA). I know it's old but except that it runs fine! I am using windows 7 ultimate 32 bit and the graphics card is nvidia 8600GT. So, the problem is that when using it it starts to shut off. At first i...

So I'm a graphic designer student, and my laptop just lags too much running adobe programs, Photoshop and illustrator mainly. I was going to buy a desktop because I prefer to work on those anyways but a friend donated his gaming desktop to me. It's missing a CPU and GPU as far as I know, but I'm...

I have purchased the GTA V cd, but when I place it on the Disk Drive and go to the Pc and click on DVD RW Drive, it doesnt works. It shows an error message, Insert The CD. Tell me the requirements, so that I can install it and detailed instruction about that//*

Hi i have a windows 10 pc and i recently bought windows 10 pro along with new hardware including an m.2 ssd so i would like to install windows 10 pro on the ssd. The one problem I have right now is how do i delete everything from my current sata ssd and hard drive so i can install a fresh copy...

I'm not able to boot into Windows 7, Not into safe mode, not in repairing and it was working fine this morning. It's always stuck at "Starting up" or if I'm trying to boot into repair mode or boot it loads all the drivers and freezes on "Please wait." My theory is that my driver that boots got...

My computer is on its last legs... I'm trying to figure out ways to make sure that everything on my hard drive stays safe and secure even after my computer completely fails. I've been thinking of moving the files of this computer to another one by using a system recovery image, instead of just a...

Hi all I will be upgrading my system soon as my CPU which is currently i5 3570k is bottlenecking my new GPU, and to boot, I have a really slow DDR3 ram. I will be going with an intel i5 6600k and DDR4, though I havent completely settled on which mobo just yet. I seriously like Gigabyte boards...

I have an alienware aurora r4 with i7 3820 overclocked from 3.6 to 4.2 water cooled. I installed a radeon r9 290 card and want to over clock but i am new to overclocking. any advice or tips would be much appreciated

i know it is a watercooler but can i just install it without water or anything and it just work like a good aircooler?

I cannot maintain constant 60 on most games feeling so stuttery and not fluent, My specs gtx 1070 armor thing i7 6700K DDR4 16gb z170a motherboard 750w psu. win7 pro. Why... Can i not run games at 60 atleast?!

I'm looking into buying a GPU and the GT 730 fits what I need; problem is, I don't know if it will fit in my PC. Does anybody know if it will fit?

hey, my mom moved into an apartment in the same building i live in. Its on the same side but one floor above and a couple apartments down the hallway. I have 250 mbit fiber internet and it feels unnecessary to pay for another if theres a way to extend my wifi to her apartment. I cant drill holes...

Another month, another Pascal-based GPU. This one is bigger and badder than GeForce GTX 1080's GP104, but based on the same DNA. No doubt, a $1200 price tag will limit its adoption to only the wealthiest enthusiasts. Nvidia Titan X Pascal 12GB Review : Read more

Recently, i had a presentation for networking. I search for internet but i still don understand. My topic is " Compare benefit and limitations of the different networking media in term size and scalability. What is size and scalability ? what is benefit and limitation ?

This is my first pc build ever. I would like this mainly for pc gaming, vr, media consumtion and writing papers as i will be going to college this winter. My budget is $2000 not including peripherals which i've decided will be a 1440p ultra wide monitor along with rgb keyboard and mouse. I have...

My internet is being rendered unusable whenever my sister decides to watch youtube/browse instagram photos etc. and I really don't understand why. I get from 30 to 40 mbps download speeds which should be fine. Even when her videos aren't HD they cause issues. For example when she was browsing...

Long time reader.. first time I've left my pride at the door and asked for specific help :-) Thank in advance for your help, and apologies for my lack of knowledge. I work for a small 4 person company and we're moving into a new Shared Office/Coworking space next week. The office has ONE...

ECS has one important innovation that other mini-STX OEMs do not: the option of interchangeable cases. First Interchangeable Mini-STX Cases With ECS Motherboard : Read more

Hello , I am going to buy this mobo and a I am trying to find out a Corsair Vengeance Stick of 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz> , can I use any corsair stick with no problems or not?

Hello! I am looking to get a good replacement for my current GPU. It's mostly okay but I've saved enough now to get a reasonable upgrade. My current card is fine apart from once or twice a month the driver will crash (the screen will freeze/flash pink with artifacts) and it will either recover...

i want to get an i7 4790k my motherboard has a LGA 1150 socket type the processor i am currently using is an i5 4460 which is a locked processor. i am also wondering if my motherboard will support an K processor. according to speccy my speccy my motherboardis an LGA 1150 socket type so im...

Hello. I have been experiencing very, very annoying problems with my new computer's internet connection and it seems to be increasingly worse. At first, it started with browsing and streaming only. This meant having to refresh the page constantly to get things going again. However, I now not...

My case will be the corsair 400c my motherboard will be an ATX ASrock z97 anniversary socket 1150 My GPU will be gtx 760 ti It will have 16GB RAM CPU will be intel i7 4790 3.6GHZ 64 bit os Windows 10 And an EVGA 600W 80+ PSU. All of this is from my old case and im moving it into my new corsair...

I have a Gateway NE56R41u. My friend brought it to me and when I turned it on, it went to the screen where it was loading windows then froze. I rebooted it and now the only thing I can get it to do is this: It turns on, you can hear the processor fan and hard drive spool up, and the blue LED...

I am just curious if not then I will upgrade to something up to $50. Also I don't want it to bottleneck my system so if it will then just tell me.