Video Encoding

I’m trying to figure out if I’m approaching this correctly because I believe this will create a bottleneck in my system. Presently I have a Ryzen 5 1600 paired with a 1060 3GB. I’m looking at a Ryzen 7 5700G because I found a certain price point for one. Though I was going to get a Ryzen 9...

Hello, I've started a new project and would like to get some advices to avoid doing mistakes. The main and final goal is to build a dedicated video encoding machine: I want to mass re-encode all my videos (1080p => 720p) using Handbrake, in order to free up some space on my NAS. The most...

There are many 1080p 144hz monitors out there, and I am in the process of choosing which one to get. There are the "better" ones like the BenQ Zowie XL2411p at $245 and the "budget" ones like the Acer GN246HL. I am just wondering what the difference between these monitors are, any special...

Hi, I have just build this setup: MOBO: Aorus Master z390 (with last version of bios) CPU: i9 9900K Ram: G.Skill trident (F4-4133C19D-16GTZR ), 2X 8GB The issues is when I activate the XMP for the ram, the system is unstable and does not pass the stress tests (done with aida64 or OCCT) I...

I'm using Acer x34p as my monitor and I noticed that the Control panel doesn't have the G-Sync tab anymore and also there is no option to select G-Sync in 3D Settings so I'm wondering how do I turn on the G-Sync? or is there something wrong with my Monitor/connection? View...

While installing a game, I pressed the power button on accident and the system turned off. Now when I start it, the computer turns on (system fans, cpu cooler, psu, gpu fans, keyboard lights), but the monitor doesn't receive a signal (No Signal message). CPU is i7-4790k, mobo is GA-Z97-HD3...

I have no idea how to go about this, but I really need it done since I noticed I should be getting better performance as my friends has literally the same setup and a lot better fps and less stutters. rx 480 i5 4690k 1x4 and 1x8 GB ddr3 1600 mhz So the branding and size of my ram is...

Hi! I've bought 2x 2TB Drives I want to use as RAID1 data storage. I have a 1TB "D: drive" now with a few programs installed on. It's not a OS-drive, but I still want to keep the software working without re-installing them on the new RAID1 with the 2TB Drives. How can I move the 1TB Data...

I have aorus radeon rx580 8gb for few months now. The problem is that during gameplay (most frequently) but also during internert browsing or pc exploring, my screen goes black for 1-2sec. The computer doesnt freeze (system, sound etc in the background are ok). It happens randomly, sometimes it...

I just got a new GPU and SSD. I am switching from an HDD. I have not done a switch like this before so I was planning to do the SSD first and then the GPU after. Should I just install both the GPU and SSD at the same time? If I did what kind of issues could arise? Thanks!

Specs : i7 3770, 2x4gb DDR3 ram, 1 TB HDD, tr2 challenger 500w psu (3yrs old), and getting a GTX 1080 Hey, my old gtx 970 (3yrs old) died a week ago so im currently getting a gtx 1080 and now have a 1440p display. I was wondering whether its worth upgrading my PSU to one thats better quality...

anyone knows how to fix the video flicker issue with skylake CPU?

MY PC is having an issue, so here is the problem when I use speaker all of a sudden my audio stops working and after 2-3 seconds it goes back to normal and then goes back to the problem again. I also play dota 2 it works fine at first 10-15min then it lags all of a sudden and afterwards it...

I have HP 15Q BY002AX LAPTOP with 4GB DDR4 HYNIX 1833MHZ RAM WILL KINGSTON 8GB DDR4 2133MHZ RAM BE GOOD COMBINATION?? I'm using the laptop to Video editing, & at times the screen runs slow, will upgrading the Ram help?? & will the combination of 4gb & 8GB solve my problem?? I use Premier Pro...

Hey guys. Long time reader, first time writer here :) Asking this kind of problem. I recently bought Samsung Galaxy A3 phone and according to specs it should have option to use 5ghz frequency and also 2,4ghz. Now the problem is that I cannot switch to 5ghz. I can only see 2,4ghz option. I am...

Hi, i recently bought a new computer with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, while gaming it easily reaches 70-80 degress C should i be afraid? (keep in mind i have a duel monitor setup) i've read that upping the fan speed might help but in that case how much ? its usually at 68 % by defaullt...

Hey everybody so throughout the past 5ish months I have gone through an upgrading craze. I had an ip-35 with a core 2 duo and an hd5770 and it sucked needless to say haha. Then moved on to a core 2 quad which was a huge performance boost to me! Then I found an asrock z77 extreme4 motherboard for...

Win 10 caused me to lose all my Toshiba software.. Everything was going well then poof, my win8- 10 crossbreed tangled itself up and crashed. So I went with "refresh".. sounded sweet but what a non-real adjective it was.. because when it got done refreshing itself, I was left with an empty box...

So I'm working on a new build when I got everything together I get no display no beeps and just a solid yellow light from my understanding that is a issue with ram I tried moving I tried hooking up only stick no luck.... My rig is a Nzxt elite case Asus rog strix z270 G.SKILL TridentZ RGB...

I built a new PC not too long ago, and it's not performing as good as benchmarks would have implied that it should. Im running an i5-7600k, gtx1080, 8gb ram. It struggles to keep 60fps in a lot of games at ultra.

I had been reading about how AHCI mode makes the disk drives faster, especially SSD's but after I set Windows 7 to use AHCI and then changed it from IDE to AHCI in BIOS, I noticed immediately that programs like Chrome open a lot faster now, but on the other hand tranfer rates from my 2TB 7200rpm...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hFDdyf PC BUILD I'm getting going to be gaming at 1080p 144hz maybe 1440p in the future

So I have a toshiba satellite c55-a and it’s overheating, but only near the top left corner right above the fan. The fan is perfectly clean and it’s not broken or anything but when I touch it it feels like touching a hot glue gun spout or a very very hot plate. I don’t know what this is and I...

Seems according to benchmarks it's quite a bit faster on multiple core tests: https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/search?dir=desc&q=i5+6400&sort=multicore_score Any reason for this?

Hello! I am working on project for school about IP addresses. And I found a little problem that professor couldn't explain me... There leads one internet cable from ISP which goes to the router CISCO. Router uses DHCP protocol, and it devides net to three other cables who goes to another...

I have a Toshiba Satellite A105-S2717 and I need a new battery. My question is what capacity does it need to be or does that not mater?

I recently bought a ASUS Prime B350-Plus AMD Ryzen AM4 DDR4 HDMI DVI VGA M.2 USB 3.1 ATX B350 Motherboard. Now i need to pick some ram. I am looking at the Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB setups. Ive read somewhere that it officially supports 2666Mhz RAM but with some voltage and bios tweaks you can...

i want to upgrade my machine along with intel G4560 and Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2 Socket LGA 1151 mobo so my question is will my hard disk and DVD writer will work with this motherboard or i have to purchase a new one my current machine is hp P6-2010ix please help me out

Hi, i have a i7-2600k stock fan sitting around and a friend of mine just bought a i7-7700k. we both thought it would come with a stock fan but it turns out that it doesnt. would the 2600k fan fit the lga1151 cpu\motherboard holes\mounts?

Ok, so I shut down my pc and everything, so everything was shut down and idle, so I was moving the whole pc somewhere else then accidentally removed the cord into the power supply, (Everything was shut down though.) So even though everything was deactivated, is it still safe to remove the cord...

I want to buy Windows 10 from USA store (mainly because price differences), but I don't live in USA How do I do this though? Because when I tried to check out, I was asked to fill in address (which I don't have) Can I just use paypal to pay and add any random address when checking out? (or does...

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When I boot up my pc for the first time of the day, it often sounds fine until the fans begin to increase in noise and I check my temperatures to see that my CPU is getting hot, so I shut it off.(before i caught onto the issue, the PC would crash.)Now it normally takes 2 boots before my computer...

I'm looking into buying this already built custom pc from Fresh Tech Solutions, I'm not that good with specs etc. so was just wondering if anyone could tell me if this is a good pc? Price - £782 Specs; Case Built In - Galaxy 3 Gaming Case With Side Window and Blue LED Fans Motherboard -...

Hello everyone, I have built a system like 5 months ago and at the time I games still ran fine but nowadays I just feel like maybe its time to upgrade. I currently have: CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 CPU COOLER: Stock cooler. MOBO: ASRock H97M-itx/ac RAM: Patriot Viper 16GB DDR3 SSD: 240GB SanDisk...

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Hey guys i was sthinking about to buy Modern Warfare Remaster but i dont know if my pc is good enought because i have Black Ops III but it kind of laggy on low settings i mean the graphic is sh#it so what about Modern Warfare Remaster will the game run smoother on my PC than Black Ops III? Some...

Ive been looking at components now for around 3 months, Ive finally got the money in the bank and ive got a week of work! Ive always wanted to get into building websites ect, vlogging. I need a computer capable of running, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, RUNESCAPE, while also running dual monitors and...

I shut down my Acer laptop ES 14 after doing my online work. Upon arriving home, i tried to turn it on but it's not responding. I charged it and the charging light lights up. I charge it until it's full (blue light) and pushed the power button. Power light does not light up. I tried the power...

Hey guys, I just bought a PS4 Slim (which doesn't have an optical SPDIF connection). So I started to look how I could get the sound from my PS4 slim transferred to my Computer to listen to it while still being able to sit in Teamspeak and talk with others without having to listen to it over...