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I am helping someone build a PC, this is my 5th build so I am fairly confident, however I ran into an issue I have not had before. The PC they are building will not turn on from the power switch, instead they must unplug it from the wall then plug it back in. This turns the PC on for just enough...

For some strange reason my laptop only reaches 30fps when gaming and not on charge. I have checked the v sync settings on the games i play and they are disabled, checked the power options and it is on high performance and i have also checked the graphics card control panel and v sync is also...

Hi, I'm looking for a PCIE card, USB adapter or M.2 card that supports Bluetooth 4.2 in Australia, as I want to be able to use the Samsung Flow app with my S8 when I upgrade from my iPhone 5. (BT 4.2 has been specified as the minimum with Windows 10) The Gigabyte revised 4.2 wireless card...

Hi there. I just bought a series of upgrades from my computer. Here's my current system: **Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 **CPU: Intel i7 7700k GPU: nVidia GTX970 **Memory: 2x8gb DDR4 3000 G.Skill Heatsink: Corsair Hydro Series h100i Power Supply: Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W **New...

Building ws/gaming pc wondering if I should wait for new processor's, or just by Intel i76950x. Case: The Case 900 Thermaltake, Mobo:Godlike Gaming Carbon, 2 Titan XPS, gskill trident Z memory 164mbs, (3)1-2 Tb SSD, and (3) 1-2 Tb HHD, Creative sound BlasterZXR souncard.

Hi everyone, I've been having a problem with my PC performance recently after upgrading my motherboard, i had a problem with my previous motherboard after updating bios, it kept going through restart loops, and then got a physical damage while i was returning it, anyway, i bought a new one Asus...

Ok, I will be upgrading my computer big time around christmas when stuff is on sale. I have around 350 to devote to upgrading the cpu, as well as an upgrade to a ddr4 motherboard and ram. My rig is: http:// I swapped out the stock hdd, put in 2x3 tb toshiba hard drives, a Corsair Coolmaster...

I am thinking of upgrading my current graphics card from a r9 270x 2gb, to either a r9 480 8gb or a gtx 1060 6gb. Which one is best for gaming and streaming videos at the same time? Motherboard-Gigabyte ud3 990fx Graphics card- R9 270x 2gb processor- amd fx 8350 8 core Power supply- Corsair...

So, I've had this card since march (had my last one replaced cause it was not performing well, ran lower clocks than it should etc, got a new one from EVGA) and it's been doing it's job, up until nvidia started doing some shit with their drivers and fucked everything up, ever since then, no...

So, my cable management is utter *. I need to temporarily remove my SSD to access the main problem. Now, if I unplug it, can I simply plug it back in when it's done? Will it just boot up as if nothing ever happened?

i have 2 ddr2 laptops ram and i whant to install to pc... i decidet to bay 2 adapters ..... now i want to no if laptop rams with work in pc with full speed

Hi everyone! Currently I have a GTX 960 4gb and I'm looking at getting a GTX 1060 is it worth it? will I see much better performance? I am rocking a i5 6600k with 8gb of ram (soon to be 16gb) playing at 1080p on a 144hz monitor.

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...

Hi guys. So this just freaked me out. It's about right around 3AM this happened and according to movies that's when the spirits start acting up or so they say. Anyway, my computer was completely shut off when suddenly it started flickering. I could hear the audio jack, like the sound it makes...

Just upgraded my crappy rented modem/router with a Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 model c7000 today hoping to increase wifi speeds but that was not the case. I used to only max out at around 180mbps on ethernet and 70 on wifi on the rented router and after the upgrade I'm at over 300mbps on ethernet...

Hello all, So over the last two days I've had my computer just run off unexpectedly while playing a video game. A friend suggested it was overheating, but upon viewing temps the CPU remained around 50C and the GPU 90C (which is a bit high). However, I decided it to thoroughly dust it out...

I reset my acer desktop and accidentally turned it off while resetting so i turned it back on clicked return to Windows 10 and restarted and showed the acer logo and then it just started to restart over and over showing the acer logo and restarts repeatedly can anyone help?

I have overclocked my cpu (AMD 8320 Black Edition) at 4816MHz with cpu voltage at 1.410V. When I go to see my cpu's temperature at HWMonitor says 79C but in AMD Overdrive says that Thermal Margin is 13.5C . Which of these says the truth? My Specs are: Mobo: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 Ram: 2x HyperX...

I'm looking for a CPU and a Graphics Card to buy. I want to go for intel CPU and nVidia GPU but I don't know what the best combo would be for 1080p 60fps gaming. I've got £400 to spend, maybe £450. I need the CPU and GPU also to be compatible with my MOBO which is a Gigabyte 970A-UD3P Motherboard.

Hello.I boguth a new HDD 7200 RPM , 32MB cache and it copy with 50kb/s to 3MB unreal slow, I copy 7.70 GB for 1H+ its so bad. Any solution for that.

I have 3 monitors, and I was wondering if there was a way to run my console through my PC onto a monitor in windowed mode or if I would need a capture card to run it through. This is my build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/roy35/saved/#view=GXM2FT

So I recently bought parts for my new build, this will be my first self built computer and I've seen this question asked a few times on this forum but still don't quite understand. My build is this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YRkXTW And I get the note saying "RAM Operating voltage Exceeds cpu...

Hello people of the internet, Currently I have a samsung 22" led screen, but the view angle is just awful so I want to sell it and get a new and bigger one. I have 2 options, but I dont know which to choose. One is IPS and one is TN. I will be gaming at 60fps 1080, and will play fps game but...

Hello, I have a HyperX Cloud 2 headset and have had it for a few months now. I have put up with this issue too long and am now trying to figure out a solution. My problem is, anything past 4% volume is too loud. If the headset is at 6%, it is audible from across the room. This leaves me with...

Hey guys i have some problems with boot Mother board: MSI B150A GAMING PRO LGA1151, Intel B150, DDR4, 2xPCI-E, DVI, HDM 680 Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 2x8GB DDR4 2133Mhz CL14 Kit Processor: Intel Core I5 6600 3.3Ghz 6MB Cache s1151 - Tray Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Bronze...

I have a FX 9370 and a GTX 970 and I've been getting fps stutters in games like league of legends and heros of the storm. This is where I purchased my 970; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833 Usage of the card is usually around 30% and temps around 40c. I've assumed...

My old motherboard died, so I had to buy a new one. I got an old HP motherboard and took out the CPU, Graphics Card and the RAM from my old one. But now I have a problem. My CPU always hits 100% when trying to use sites like youtube or facebook.. and it lags a lot. Can I do something to fix this...

I have an i7 4790k on an MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition. I'm using a hyper 212 evo for now. I was wondering how much overclocking I could do on air cooling?

I just bought this monitor but realized it wont let me go to 144hz, i have a XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Core Edition Video Card and was wondering if this could run 144hz, thanks for the help

Looking to buy MSI twin frozen gtx 970 so I can go sli for 250.00 or so.

So i am new to overclocking and not really sure what I should be looking for. I was able to get 4.5 and run Prime 95 for an hour with no errors and only +0.012 turbo voltage. I don't want a crazy overclock as I don't have the best cooling. Are these temps and voltages normal? My setup: i5...

So I'm thinking of changing my case, and I cannot decide which one to choose. Both are around the same price, and both look quite nice. What do you guys think?

Hi guys I am looking at upgrading my current system's motherboad, ram & cpu. I am currently running a Core i3 2100, H61 board coupled with a Radeon R9 270X . An i5 is out of my budget and I've been considering the AMD FX6300 or an i3 4170. Which would be a better buy?

hello, well, it's too late, I've already saved these two .exe files (an anti-virus file and a firewall file) to my hardrive on my computer running windows 7, ultimate, sp1. how do I save them entirely to my USB 3.0 flash drive? can I burn them to the flash drive? I've done this because I want...

Alright guys, prepare for a somewhat lengthy explanation about my problem and what I did before it appeared and why. The Problem: Laptop's power button doesn't wanna work with me. If I shut down the laptop, it takes several presses to turn it on again and most of the time I have to press...

I have started to record some of my gameplay videos to upload to YouTube, mainly so I can watch the back later and show it off to friends, but because I use fraps, all my videos are put into 4GB chunks. And I have a lot because I record at 60FPS. So, I am wondering if there is any easy to use...

I switch between my headset and my speakers a lot, and today when I switched back to my headset, my microphone's recording was very quiet. Before today everything worked fine. I thought it was a minor problem so I just unplugged my headset. But after I unplugged it, it still showed up as plugged...

Hey guys. Since downloading Windows 10 my pc no longer notices my PS4 controller. I am using inputmapper and if I plug the controller into my PC with a wire it works fine but I really prefer using it wirelessly. I put my PS4 Controller in sync mode and then press Add New Device on control...

Hello there! I need your help. Today I was playing Minecraft and it crashed multiple times than ever before, Its bad enough that I only get around 15-25 Fps. I grew tired of not being capable of running most games and refraining from buying what I wanted but today I decided I wanted to upgrade...

Can the i3 4170 and Sapphire R7 370 play games like DA:I or BF4 at 768p on mid to high settings?