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I have 6 Corsair SP120 RGB fans and a single RGB controller. Given that the SP120 RGB controller only allows 6 fans i'm maxed out. But my new build will be with 7 fans and I don't want 1 oddball fan. I was wondering if anyone has tried splicing in an extra SP120 RGB onto anothers fans RGB wire...

I have the corsair crystal 570X case for a new up coming build. I would like to know if setting all fans as intake would be better for airflow/dust, Since there is gaps between the glass of the case. Any insight would be welcome. New Build Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor NZXT -...

Hi, I want to share my friends gigabit internet connection 2km away, as he is in the only subdivision in town with fibre. I understand I should use 5ghz parabolic antennas for the speeds I want at this distance. Iv'e been looking at this website but I have no idea what gains are necessary? Do...

I was thinking of moving my pc's component's to another chassis, but was wondering if it was safe to do so. I would imagine that it would be generally fine as long as everything was put back the same way, I'm just worried if something might go wrong like with my hardrive and my SSD. I was also...

I have a new laptop with Windows 10. It's really difficult to learn this version (fresh brain Injury) and wonder if there is any way that Windows 7 can be loaded instead. Thank you.

Will the inbuilt fan controller work with the corsair sp120 rgb because that would be really awsome the inbuilt fan speed control and color control is really handy

Planning on gaming and some video editing with Sony Vegas. Originally, my choice was an Intel build but following the GPU price increase, I decided to save money by going with an AMD build (CPU, Motherboard) and using the spare money to buy a GTX 1080. Now that the GTX 1070 is much more...

So I was looking to upgrade my system and throw in a second GTX 960 SSC ACX 2.0+ in my system to run SLI. But when I was being a good boy and actually reading up before just buying another card, I looked at my motherboards specifications. While it says the board is SLI compatible I'm not quite...

My apologies if this is not the right section. It's past the allotted time that Tom's allows for questions with answer but without a best solution chosen. Can the OP select a different answer?

Hi there, I have a few flash drives branded 'kingston' and 'sandisk'. My question, what software would you suggest to encrypt all files? Would you suggest paid or free version software? Regards Modify message

Hello, my core I7 is idly about 60C, which from my knowledge is pretty high for idle; not to mention I have a kraken x61 water cooler for the system with insignia heat grease. I went through all the solutions online I could find, lowering the processing max to 30%, and dropping the voltage...

I have an Asus BW-16D1HT drive in my computer. I am using it to convert DVD's using Handbrake - so I can put old TV shows on my mother's iPad. The issue I'm having is that I have to insert and remove the DVD multiple times before it is recognized. These are purchased DVD's - the 20 season pack...

I am upgrading my parents old 2008 HP Pavilion PC and replacing the GPU, CPU, Power Supply, and adding ram. Will the CPU be able to handle games like Rocket League, CS-GO and Overwatch at 60fps on med/high settings? Should i expect there to be a serious bottleneck? I do not plan on overclocking...

Hi i have a PC build and i was wondering if i could ever get a constant 60 fps with current games like Heroes of the storm and Fallout 4. my current build is 1. Amd fx 6300 (slightly overclocked to 3.9 ghz) 2. COUGAR Pioneer-X Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 3. Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3...

I am looking to upgrade my current gtx, in the price range of 200 to 250 at most. current setup fx8320 octacore 16gb ram 750 thermaltake psu I like my 960 but it is in need of an upgrade.

So i was looking through the toms guide to bottlenecking and i noticed my CPU is said to bottleneck my GPU in extreme situations. For me this extreme situation is GTAV. How high should i go to fix the bottlenecking? 4.3-4.5Ghz? i5-4690k 1070 G1 Gaming 2133Mhz DDR3 16 Gb

Can i replace all cables from my corsair vs 650 psu, because it has ugly power cables with psu?

This case comes with 3 200mm fans hooked to a fan controller. 2 on the front, and one on the rear-top. However, the one on the rear-top isnt spinning. Anyone know if its a fixable problem? Or is the fan dead? (I hope I just forgot to plug something in) UPDATE: I found the problem. The wire from...

I just fixed my PC 2 days ago, I bought a new GPU and PSU since those we're my only problems, but when I went to the washroom and come back, I heard this wierd undescribable sound coming from my Corsair VS650, this sound happens even if I'm not gaming. I'll try to find a way to let you hear the...

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Dear Community, Since I'm planning to upgrade my PC to a 1060 [which I already have, still not in the PC yet.] I would like to know if my Power Supply Unit has an PSI-E 8 Pin Plug for my MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X. My PSU has a 6 pin plug, which isn't good enough, obviously. I would like some...

Okay I just ordered a Acer Predator Z35 35-inch Curved Full HD PC Build: MSI M5 Gaming MB I7-6700k - oc 4.4 Corsair H110i GT CPU Cooler 16 GB RAM EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC EVGA Platinum 850 PSU I am tight on money right now and wonder should I get another 980 Ti Sc or try to sell my 980 Ti and try to...

I've been having several blue screens with System service exception codes, most appear to be caused by ntoskrn.exe, I really don't know what to do about it. I don't even know how to show the actual dump file, This has been a semi recent problem. I used Blue Screen View to find the cause and open...

First time poster here and this site has been a massive help. I'm a long time Mac user who has switched to PC building my first PC with the help of this site. I've build a new PC based on the ASUS X99 WS 10G motherboard. And I have a DiskStation DS1815+ as a backup & server. My question is...

GR-DX25E Hi. I got this really old camera which is using, Sony Mini Dv cassettes. I really want to transfer the videos to my pc. The camera came with a driver dvd, but it is for Windows Xp. I have Windows 8.1. I did actually try installing the xp drivers on my windows 8.1 pc, and 3 programs...

PSU in question is Corsair 520HX and apart from 1070 it would (now does) power i5 4690k@4.2GHz. Will the power be sufficent for this GPU? Will there be no problems with the connectors? GPU I'm now using has 2x6pin. 1070 I plan to buy (Gigabyte G1) has 1x8pin. My PSU has 2x6+2 and i assume...

I bought a new laptop with two drives in it. I'm not a fan of Windows 10, so I decided to dual boot and install Windows 7 (it's on the drive that Windows 10 is not on) Everything works fine except for the wifi not connecting (I'll save that for another question) and the fact that Windows 7 only...

recently i upgraded my gpu for the gtx 750 ti to RX480 on the gtx 750 ti i can play overwatch on max setting 100% reder scale i got like 50-60 fps solid swap the rx 480 4gb (msi gaming x) run on max setting 100% render scale. No improvement and alot of fps dipping down to 30-40. specs ...

I installed a intel 600p 128gb M.2 SSD to my motherboard and it worked fine until i restarted my PC. it still shows up in Bios and the standard NVM express Controller Driver fails to start and gives this error: This device cannot start. (Code 10) An I/O adapter hardware error has occurred...

Hello Today I updated my BIOS and noticed my cpu temp going through the roof. I restarted and went into bios. Notice my cpu1 and cpu2 fan speed was zero and my system fan 1 was going. I just have the normal stock cpu fan that came with the i5 6500. I notice that the cpu fan is plugged into...

So I built my pic and everything works but my gtx 950 will not display This is a new build, everything is brand new and I have never gotten my screen to display. I'm using an hdmi 2.0 cable but I have tried different cables and different monitors/TVs. The gpu gets power because I see the fan...

Asus m5a99fx r2.0 Amd am3+ fx-8320 Msi R7950 Thermaltake 600w Corsair vengeance 8gb 1600mhz Cooler master sepia 120m water cooler Roswell challenger 2 case Plenty or performance case fans My system has stayed the same for over 2 years and all of a sudden while I was browsing the Web it just...

I will start with 5 ltrs of Ultra Pure H20 and then add PT Nuke. I will use Mayhem Dyes to make it a green color afterwards. Will this be a good fluid mix for my loop? I want it to be an opaque color but if this makes it transparent that's fine too. If someone knows a better way to make it...

So I'm saving up for a PC. I definitely don't want to put anything as luxurious as a PC solely for my entertainment on my parents, so I have to budget for myself. I've never built a PC, so I'm not sure what's good, what's not, what's compatible, what isn't. I tried my best, so here's what I've...

I've noticed that my system might be bottlenecking in a couple of games, these are Mafia 2 (after you've got out of prison) and World of Warcraft (patch 7.0). In certain places on WoW my GPU usage drops to about 50-80% and in Mafia 2 to around 80%, this gives me quite the framerate drop. The...

I am finishing up a computer build right now and trying to install Windows 10. At the install point where I am asked to choose a hard drive my drive is not showing up. The HDD light on the case only lights up when the sata is plugged into sata 7 and 8 although the bios does not recognize these 2...

Hi team, I'm looking to upgrade my system, and am currently deciding which way to go with regards GPU. The goal is to run Octane renderer with smooth live rendering previews (I am also considering Arnold for the same purpose, though i know this runs off CPU instead). I am also wanting to...

Hello guys, I was wondering whether anyone else has experienced this before. I was originally running a 670 2GB, i7 3770k and 8GB DDR3 RAM. Just today, I upgraded to an i7 6700K and 16GB DDR4 RAM. This is prep for a GTX 1080. I am still running my original 670 at the moment. An still running...

First, during startup computer there was no password prompt just with blue screen. Then, i restart and select fix desktop startup and left it overnight, came back with login screen, able to enter into desktop. Computer very laggy, then problem singature appear event name BlueScreen, i tried sfc...

I replaced my sempron CPU with phenom X4 805. I already have this dkm-7D 52A-A1-GP heatsink ( I believe it is capable of cooling 95W CPU, came to know through ebay site). Problem starts here. I replace my sempron with phenom and didn't apply thermal paste at first just to check. With old...