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My daughter would like a pc built for her to play Sims4 with all the expansions and Civ6. Our budget is small but we could add/upgrade later. Under $500.

A little while ago I bought a gaming pc and I have been thinking of upgrading to a gtx 1060 although I would like to know if leaving the other graphics card in my computer will give me more performance even if a monitor is not connected to it.

Hi all, I'm currently using a pair of Mackie CR5-bt monitors with a KRK 10S2 Active subwoofer. They are hooked up to my pc. This is where I want to know whether I setup my sound system in the best way possible. Currently I have the green audio line out on the PC connected to the subwoofer's...

I tried looking for people with the same problem as me. but i cant really find any posts about this only on other motherboards. I have a Asus Strix Z370F Motherboard and i just bought two used m.2 ssd's they are the same Samsung PM871 128GB (mznln128hcgr-00000) Non nvme if that helps. But the...

I am running Windows 10. I suspected that there may be some malware on my computer and I wanted to go into safe mode. I opened the system configuration menu and chose the option to boot in safe mode. When I restarted, the monitor would not turn on. I tried a hard reset, but it just does the same...

i have both seasonic M12II EVO 620 and m12II 850 bronze so i need this cable only 8 pin to dual 6+2 pin need 3 of them at least so after search i find this company sell them what the best of them...

Hello i was wondering what hdmi the asus vg245he is supporting (1.4 or 2.0)

I turned on my computer and I heard a faint buzzing sound that I haven't heard before. I turned off my power supply and the noise went away. I'm not sure if this is something I should be worried about or not. It could also be that my ears never picked up on the noise until now...

In this thread: Show off your stuff and or ask for recommendations. Let's keep it civil and realize not everyone has the same budget. Entry level setups are welcome! Everyone has to start somewhere. Please do not: Ask how to connect equipment. Start a new thread for that. I'm not an...

What tv has rca imput so I can use PlayStation 2

is it a good unit to use for long term use and good overclocks of GPu? Is this one https://www.cclonline.com/product/201657/17-182-372/Power-Supplies/Rosewill-Capstone-G650-650W-80-Gold-Modular-ATX-Power-Supply/PSU0990/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiILDxK3D1gIVSrXtCh2iDARbEAkYASABEgJgLPD_BwE made by...

So basically, my new PC was working fine all of a sudden and then I see the screen go white and then turn black. I didn't know what to do, so I turned off my computer 5 minutes later and the screen has remained black ever since. I don't know what has caused this and if you want my specs you...

Hello together. I hope anybody of you can help me here. Did my first watercooled pc build and now after a few weeks of work I thought I would be finished. Filled up the Reservoir plugged in the pump and let it run. The pump is not pulling enough the water. I tilled the system several times and...

i have i3 6th gen and 8gb ram and amd radon m330 can i play don bradman 17

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Good evening folks. I tried searching the forum but I could not find my answer. Does anyone know where I can get 1x16 ddr3 non ecc desktop ram? A few months ago I bought a gigabyte 970-gaming-sli motherboard as part of a cpu/mobo combo. I picked that board because it goes up to 64gb, perfect...

I can't believe gpus can actually be this cheap... http://www.microcenter.com/product/467775/Radeon_NITRO_RX_460_Overclocked_4GB_GDDR5_Video_Card

I am getting 50 - 61 Celsius at my i3 6100 and 49 Celsius at my GPU and 50 - 54 Celsius to my HDD it is during gaming session is it normal guys ? i don't have any fans on my casing but i am planning to buy some if its not normal temps.

Hello everyone! Someone can help me identify this cpu it kind of old and I want to know if it's worth something.

My friend is offering me one of these motherboards that he took out of a server towers that has two CPUs and I wanted to known if anyone could tell if they would bottleneck my gtx 1080? the motherboard is an Asus kcma-08 and the CPUs are AMD opteron(tm) processor 4234

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/corsair-mp500-nvme-ssd-phison,33165.html the 480gb one or http://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-960-evo-m-2-500gb-mz-v6e500bw/ the 500gb one?

I did a cinebench test and here are my [results](http://prnt.sc/dru14n) . Apparently I am supposed to be getting over 150fps on this test? Anyone know what could be the problem or should I just send it back?

So i was playing some trackmania, and then this happened: https://gyazo.com/06939b54452ac982dc69a23d32613626 it rebooted my pc, and now it seems to be working fine. Do i have to be worried for something? my specs are: nvidia evga gtx 670 i7 3770k 16gb ddr3 ram new corsair rm750i psu

Hello Tom's Hardware community I'm sorry I keep posting various questions about this and I am extremely great full and hopefully this will be the last one. I have an Enermax Ets T50 cooler on my i7-6700k Previously I had problems with my idle temp where it was idling around 50C-60C. Now...

Following build. i have gone back and forth between overclocking cpu or not. and i settled on doing it. is the cpu cooler sufficient for maybe a 4ghz overclock. is everything else ok. i would have wanted to get a evo 212 but my case doesnt suffice. anything else i can improve? thanks...

Hi Everyone, I recently just purchased a GTX1080 and this is the very first time I've went all out on buying a computer with such high end specs. Realizing that I would not be able to get the full potential out of my graphics card without getting a monitor best suited for it. I've been reading...

Hello there. I'm in need of serious help right now. I accidentally turned off the power from the outlet during the laptop(Asus N55s) were shutting down. Now it won't start. If I push the power button, the laptop power led will flash for a second, when the led stay lighted, the laptop won't...

WD 2 TB external HDD is not getting detected - It's visible in Disk Management and only Delete volume and help options are enabled when I right click on the partition. More over Active@ Disk Editor shows the volume is damaged (under the status)... Can you please give any tips to recover the...

i currently have : Enermax ENG650AGT 650W reason for changing is because some of the games i play i am losing connection to, my computer would freeze for a short time. when it comes back looking at task manager it boosts up to 100% then settles back down over time. i would disconnect from some...

I just purchased an NZXT from Amazon (I assume new version or I will be sending it back) anyways, if I am not mistaken the included fan hub is for PWM correct? I have never utilized PWM on my builds (its been years now) and would like to take advantage of it but it can be a bit overwhelming for...

core M is 5W CPU while i3-6100U is 15W. Core M is broadwell while i3 is skylake. But core M is as fast as i3, sometimes faster than i3. Not only its faster , it doesnt need a fan. Now My question is Does it mean that Intel can make a better CPU with 5W TDP , but choose to make 15W CPU...

hello :D first of all i want to thank you guys in advance because i know you will help me :) i have a western digital caviar 500gb (no warranty). in my country its really expensive right now to get a hard drive. today i got Smart status bad: backup and replace. i used hd sentinel to scan it...

Hi everyone I really hope you can help me in fixing what I see as a problem of high CPU usage in games. My specs are as follows: OS: Windows 10 Pro CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme 4 Memory: G.SKILL Ares Series DDR3 16GB (2 x 8GB) @2133 Hard Drive(s): Samsung 840 EVO...

Okay so i have 12gb s of ram installed on my desktop. And i dedicated 2GBS to video ram would it make any difference in gaming? my cpu is a AMD A4-6300 APU with radeon HD 8370D i have no gpu installed, just apu. will it make any difference or would it slow down my pc? I HAVE A DESKTOP.

Hey I'm looking to purchase a monitor for my build and I noticed the Acer Predator G-Sync IPS 144Hz gaming monitor. I thought it was a nice monitor but am wondering if the 5ms response time is noticeable compared to a 1ms or 2ms response time? I am mainly wanting to play FPS game and my PC...

Hey guys, I own an acer laptop that I game quite frequently on (mostly LOL and CS:GO apart from the occasional graphics-focused game) and this laptop came with a default intel HD graphics card and I was hoping to find out a little more about this graphics card. I heard intel HD graphics cards...

Hello, So I need a PCI-e riser cable for 980Ti, and I'm interested in only black or white. Is this one (link here) alright or I can get a cheaper one? Please UK stores only. Cheers.

Hi this is my first time building a gaming pc and I am having trouble finding a case for my asus z170 deluxe motherboard. I really like the cooler master haf x but I am not sure that it is compatible with my motherboard and even if it is compatible is there a better case that you could...

I have a ativ book 8 and is there i can physically see if silent mode is on. I always keep my laptop on high performance mode. I am not sure all the Fn keys are working the volume works but the brightness does not. I have updated all the drivers.

Okay guys these are my specs , intel(R)core i7 2600 cpu @3.40GHz -3.70GHz , ram is 8.00 gb,system type= windows 7 ultimate 64bit operating system(6.1 build 7600) , internal hard disk =1 .0 tb western digital , cooler master fan, chip type ati display adapter , graphics card= ati radeon hd 5400...