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Hello I have mentioned this error before in my threads and yet haven't solved it yet cause I m losing my patience and cant find a solution. Yesterday i bought a new HDD and it still doesn't work. So i will give a summary of what i have done and what happened. At the start of the year i...

So basically on my motherboard for the cpu there is a 4 pin connector that delivers the power from the power supply, recently I invested in a Corsair VS550W PSU. On that PSU it has an 8 pin connector to power the cpu, but on my motherboard there is a 4 pin connector. I can not find any...

I need to get more RAM for my computer, I have two 4gb 2400mhz DDR4 corsair sticks and I want to buy two more so I have 16gb total. Will anything happen if I install them? I'm also getting a 4k monitor and I was looking through HDMI cables on amazon and came across this...

A few days ago I downloaded a movie torrent and it seems like I got something unwanted with it. First time I've had a problem with torrents so it's a big let down. Ever since then my computer sometimes types by itself but it also switches windows and pressed all kinds of buttons. When it starts...

As the title says, my FPS is being capped for the games that I play (League of Legends ~60FPS, OW~90FPS). I know that these numbers are more than sufficient, but these are well below what I normally get. Here are my specs: OS: Windows 10 - 64 bit CPU: i5-6600K ~3.5GHz RAM: 16GB GPU: NVIDIA...

Hey there. I am planning to build a PC with older parts. I already do own a prebuild DELL T3500 with a xenon W3680, 12 GB 6x2 ddr3 memory and a quadro 5000/1050 ti (will sell the excessive gpu). I also have a used 650W PSU (XFX XXX 650 Watt), however I might swap it out for a new psu. I do...

Decided to upgrade my rig today and build it myself Using the ASUS B350-PLUS with a ryzen 5 1600x with vengeance ddr4 ram, I have connected it all up boots but no signal no boot loop or anything Any ideas it's driving me insane

So I just ordered brand new computer components that I'm planing to put together when they arrive in a week or two. The config/motherboard doesn't have wifi/bluetooth at the moment, which I want. I wanna solve this as cheap and fun as possible. the motherboard I ordered is the MSI Z370 SLI...

Hi,i am going to buy some new parts for my pc:motherboard,cpu,gpu and ram.I am on a tight budget which ia around 500€ i live in greece and here some parts are more expensive than other countries.I have find 2 builds but i sont know whixk one is better for me.The first one has for...

Hello, My keyboard has been fidgety for a while now. The 'e', '3', and 'spacebar' works on some days and not others. I've replaced my keyboard before when the spacebar stopped working. If I use an external keyboard, everything is functional. I've already checked for updated drivers. I'm just...

So, my final part arrived for my PC today, being my RAM! I set everything back up, and plugged everything in, and to no surprise, it didn't work. I thought a little troubleshooting is all that was needed, but I honestly can't find anything. For some reason, it fails to boot into windows, and...

Hello! I'm planning to get GTX 1050 graphics card and I have an old motherboard Hewlett-Packard 304bh and I'm wondering if it's going to work? Thanks!

So just built this new pc with Intel core i5 could 8gb ram and some other specs. The motherboard is gigabyte h110-d3a. I tried starting it but after 5 seconds have passed the system stops. It doesn't boot on the monitor the fans just start running but then stop.

I have an optical cable for my headset but there's no optical port on my pc. Is there a way I can still connect the optical cable to my pc maybe with an adapter?

Hi, so I'm restoring an old custom build system and am having some problem determining what RAID volumes were used when the system was originally set up. This particular system was built around 2006 (specs below) and partly due to it sitting in storage for almost a decade the CMOS battery has...

I've been experiencing major issues with my PC for the last month or so, and BSOD errors were frequent. One of the more common errors went by MEMORY_MANAGEMENT. I've run multiple memtests, and no issues were found. I recently ran an SFC, and to my surprise, there was a corrupted file that the...

Hello TH, Just bought a new PC. But whenever i use it, it sometimes randomly turns the screen black, and then the CPU fan goes crazy, and after a few seconds the pc restarts. The components are not overheated or overclocked. All drivers etc. are installed. Why is this happening? - Also my...

Hi All! I'm looking to put together a very small (smaller than ITX?) HTPC. You do not need to include a disk drive nor OS in the cost estimate. It needs to be capable enough to run Windows 10 and stream 1080p without a hitch. WiFi should be included. Thanks! -MKDLMR

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Greetings, forum users, I have a question, I'm about to "revive" my old PC, since I had enough gaming on a laptop that sports an incompetent 940M GPU. This old computer bears a rather powerful setup for it's past time. Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30 GHz CPU (Did not oc) GT 730 2 GB GDDR 5 GPU 8 GB...

Hey guys, just to start, this is my first build and current hardware setup https://pcpartpicker.com/user/phonedude/saved/v3yhMp I'm living in Michigan now and moving down to Tuscon in a month or so, and recently while playing some games my GPU had been running at 72.C max, and then over the...

My PC start freezing like a week ago first i thought it was that i plugged something wrong(i open it up to clean it) so i check but every thing looks fine. The problem is that some times during boot i get the error "CPU FAN EROOR" And other time s while working or paying it just freezes> iIn the...

Hello, I'm having a serious problem with my Windows 10. It keeps causing BSOD caused by ntoskrnl.exe and bcmwl63a.sys. I tried to fix this for weeks now but it is still there. Here are the following dump files: crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\050217-4578-01.dmp This was probably caused by...

Hey guys looking to upgrade my rig. It's a pryon aquila gaming chassis, everything stock with a gtx1070. Was wondering whether I need extra Collingwood in the rig for the CPU upgrade?

so i am thinking to get this build guys so pentium g4560 for the cpu gtx 1060 galax oc for the gpu 3gb 400 watts of power supply hyperx fury 8 gb ddr4 ram asrock h110m-hds or asrock h110m-dgs now heres the thing guys iam not sure which motherboard to get will they support the kabylake...

This is about something so small that I want to treat it as a laptop. I am trying to make a small (under 15 lb) video editing rig. None is made by Dell or HP for under $1800. HP makes the HP Z2 G3, but fully loaded for my needs with small K620 Quadro is around $1800. They charge for extra...

Whether ZEB G31 Motherboard supports core 2 duo e8400 3.0GHz 1333MHz FSB CPU? It is working, but at a lower speed. (1066MHz FSB and 2.4 GHz)? What could be the reason?

I was a power user of Lotus Notes R5 -- back when the client designer was included -- and still have many databases that I would like to get back into and even start using on a regular basis again. They were all running under Win XP. Since those good old days I basically switched to Linux...

The one that came with Antec Illusion case started failing about 2.5 years after bought, and is now completely dead. Need to replace it. I am putting all new hardware inside the same case and want to install one higher end 140mm as top exhaust and two cheaper 120mm in other slots. I was just...

I have an ASUS GTX 960 blower style card and it is very loud. It's loud in games but also at idle and it bothers me a lot. It will only go down to using 40% fan speed minimum and I can't change it. Is there any easy way to make it quieter? I know there are aftermarket coolers but I don't know...

So in my PC i have an M.2 and an HHD my OS is on the M.2 and I'm adding a HHD and a optical drive from my dads really old PC in storage and my dad wants the HHD wiped and i was wondering how to just wipe that HHD not my M.2 and other HHD i have windows 10 and heres a website that says how but i...

Hello, my brother computer is not booting correctly. The error message says, asmedia 106X SATA Controller Ver. 0.95 IDE Mode Copyright (C) Asmedia Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. S.M.A.R.T Supported Using PCIE Gen 2 SATA Chanel 0 ST3500418AS Then it says no bootable device, and...

So I've been looking around trying to find some kind of headphones that I can use for almost everything (taking it to school, gym and game on the side). I am currently in school so I'm not actually gaming that much but when I do I want to be able to use my regular every day used headphones for...

I think I may have done the most foolish thing. I have a 1 TB hdd .It has only 1 partition which is 90% full. Off late I noticed as the the hard disk began to fill up its performance decreased gradually. The culprit seems to be poorly aligned partition as suggested by this post...

Exactly what the title says, I've tried most things to fix this but the problem still proceeds, PC will turn on for exactly 3 seconds then shut off then repeat, can't break this boot loop, please help, if you have questions about the problem please ask, I don't have the money to be Buying new...

Hello everyone, I am about to build a new pc, and I want to run dual monitors on it. Just some light gaming (csgo, league of legends on one screen and youtube and facebook etc. on the other) The setup im thinking to build so far is: Intel core i3 6100 Evga 500 Watt PSU Sandisk 120 GB SSD...

Hello. I'm having an issue where I cannot access my flash drive. Basically, a while back I was modding some games on my XBOX360. In order to mod on XBOX360, however, you must download the game onto a portable storage device, and the flash drive must be dedicated to XBOX. So I did and the...

I stumbled across a prebuilt PC today on Amazon... $550 + $25 S&H https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01G5JYD2K/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481120884&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=cyberpowerpc&dpPl=1&dpID=51ZONRlA1EL&ref=plSrch The specs are unbelievable for the price... and the reviews are above...

Certain apps/windows close or disappear as soon as I open them. I suspect that the problems arose after the last update. When the latest update happened, I ran into several problems with sound card drivers and audio related programs. I have fixed all these but am now stumped. I have...