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  1. N

    Question Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme Rev. B

    Hello everyone 😊 Does anyone here have a review of Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme Rev. B cooling 2023 CPUs? and is it better that Noctua nh-d15? I message thermalright and they said it will cost me 107 USD. According to thermalright's website it supports am5, but i don't know if it...
  2. farmfowls

    Question PG279QM or a AW3423DW?

    Okay so I'm needing some opinions on what I should do. Currently I have a PG279Q with some slight visual defects and need another monitor as my main. I'll still be using the PG279Q monitor as a secondary for productivity as I work from home 8 hours a day. The new one will be used as my main for...
  3. mranimo

    [SOLVED] Ryzen 7 2700 vs i3-12100

    Which is better for gaming? Which one is more energy efficient? Why would you choose it instead the other? I have an RTX 3050 gpu and 16gb dualkit trident royal 3200mhz rams if it matters.
  4. M

    [SOLVED] i5 9300h + 1660ti vs i5 11400 + 3050

    Hello! I'm looking for a gaming laptop that I can use when I go back home for holidays. I'm torn between 2 options: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/lenovo-legion-y540-15-6-gaming-laptop-black-intel-core-i5-9300hf-512gb-ssd-8gb-ram-gtx-1660ti/15687868 (9300h + 1660ti for 950$)...
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    [SOLVED] 10900k vs 5900x Lifespan

    Will the 5900x last longer before it dies out versus a 10900k because it is more power efficient? Neither being over-clocked.
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    [SOLVED] RTX 2060 SUPER with Corsair VS550

    Here is my current PC specs: Ryzen 5 2600 MSI GTX 1060 3GB 2x8gb 3200MHz DDR4 RAM 1x 1TB 7200RPM HDD 1x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD MSI B450M-A PRO MAX motherboard I'm planning to buy MSI RTX 2060 SUPER GAMING X 8GB (link to gpu). I'm using Corsair VS550 Power Supply. I don't have much money to...
  7. 44toudy44

    [SOLVED] Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC vs. MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus

    Hello friends, I'm upgrading my PC. Going to get Ryzen 7 3700X. I wanted to buy motherboard Gigabyte but I get advice in shop to look also onto MSI. In my country (Slovakia) they cost almost same (5 euros less for MSI) What's your opinion which one will be better? I'm not planning to use more...
  8. N

    [SOLVED] iCUE vs ARGB

    Hi guys, I'm planning to build a desktop, but I want to build a ARGB desktop where with one button, i can control all the rgbs of the fans and the casing. But cases with argb fans are too less. I'm wondering if Corsair iCUE works the same as ARGB.
  9. S

    Question Noctua NH-U14S TR4 or CoolerMaster MasterLiquid ML360 RGB TR4 Edition for Threadripper 3960x?

    Noctua NH-U14S TR4 air cooler or CoolerMaster MasterLiquid ML360 RGB TR4 Edition All In One Liquid CPU Cooler ? Both seem to have full size and rectangular Threadripper Heat spreader plate contact plates But with the threadripper likly to be turboed in rendering and encoding a lot of the...
  10. C

    [SOLVED] Msi radeon rx 580 8gb vs Sapphire radeon rx 580 8gb

    Hello, Can somebody help me choose between these cards? Anyone having any of these can you tell me how noisy they can get? Im afraid that msi is really loud . Which would run overall better? Also they are at the same price.
  11. C

    Question Ryzen 7 1700 Cpu vs amd rx570 Gpu for Rendering | Blender

    Hello. I ve been searching for some time now and cant find whether ryzen 7 1700 will perform better than the rx570 in rendering in most cases the cpu would be overclocked and im not going to buy an overclockable mobo for now...Im asking cuz i might save money buying a smaller gpu(?) cuz i...
  12. R

    [SOLVED] Which is better RX570 or GTX1050ti?

    Hi guys! I'm having trouble which card should I buy. I watched some videos on youtube and I notice that RX570 4GB is much better than 1050ti. Will it have difference if I choose different brand? It's between Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 Gaming 4G and Palit GeForce 1050 Ti StormX.
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    Since Blackout, CPU Performance Is Down And Performance Issues In General

    So earlier today there was a tiny little one second blackout during a thunderstorm (we frequently have blackouts here at this time of year during storms), no big deal. So I rebooted my pc and all was well for like half an hour. While watching youtube my computer suddenly could not handle...
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    does my nzxt need it both fans

    hey I have a nzxt s340 elite with a corsair h110i do I really need the back or the top fan because all it is doing now is making more noise because I can not connect to some other port than the CPU opt
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    file transfer between iOS 2018 ipad and ubuntu 18.04 pc

    How to transer files (note-taking apps that sync with lecture audio, Notability, Whink, etc) from 2018 ipad and ubuntu 18.04 pc. Does anybody know of such an app that works across both platforms?
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    Dose this motherboard have wifi

    can this motherboard connect to the internet wirelessly https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H310M-S2H-rev-10#sp
  17. L

    my hp envy x360 15m-bq121dx won't turn on and has no led lights on

    I have a fairly new, perfect condition, hp envy x360 convertible. Bought 4 months ago. Opened it up 2 days ago and it wouldn't turn on. I have tried to hard restart it. It has an enclosed battery so I can't pull that out to reset.
  18. EyyMunchian

    CPU cooler Assistance.

    Hello guys! I have recently finished building my Custom PC and I am very content with it. I have only a stock cooler cooling my CPU. I was thinking I should get a better cooler so my CPU doesn't throttle under intense load. My MOBO: Intel DQ67OW LGA 1155 Dual DDR3 RAM Micro ATX Desktop...
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    Caused a big mess

    While removing things off my computer I was going to give to a friend.Decided I wanted to change admin name and password. I used netplwiz to do this. Restart computer, login name was still mine. Yet this time my password didn't work, tried the new password didn't work also. Upon google searches...
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    F P S drop

    Guys, I recently bought gtx 1060 6gb and a LG 144hz monitor. At first I got 200 fps in 1080p also. Now I hardly get 80 fps in 1280x960. I changed to old drivers, used DDU etc. but nothing improved. CPU specs: AMD A10 7850K 16gb ddr3 ram Gtx 1060 6gb Asus A88XM-A DDR3 motherboard. Plis help
  21. mustcan

    Is 550Watt Psu Of corsair is enough?

    Hi, i was plan to buy PSU Corsair vs550watt because my old psu 700watt wass broken. My pc parts: intel i3 6100 (with stock cooler) , biostar h110mh pro d4 , GTX 1050Zotac Mini 2Gb Ddr5, 2 x 4GB DDR4 Corsair 2133Mhz. Gaming Mouse. Wireless Keyboard . 1 Galeforce fan with led. And im planning to...
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    Installing Linux on a Windows Laptop

    Hi, I have an Asus X551M Laptop that came preinstalled with Windows 8.1. Since then, I have uninstalled Windows and am now trying to install Kali Linux onto it. However, I think the partitions are locked, as there are four partitions named "System", "MSR Reserved" and two Primary" partitions...
  23. L

    Lenovo ideapad 100

    My Lenovo ideapad 100 won't boot past the Lenovo logo screen when turned on please help me!!
  24. K

    Newer card, same type not working

    So, I have a XPS 8300. I got a newer AMD radeon 5450 2Gb card. Currently, I have a AMD Radeon 5450 1Gb card. The 1Gb works fine. The 2Gb won't display any video. Either from it or from the mobo display. The 1 Gb and 2Gb card works in an older machine I have, and so I know everything on their own...
  25. D

    Flashing bios problem

    I have an asus p8h61-i lx r2.0/rm/si motherboard with an i5 2500 and 8gb ram. It will not let me boot into windows because the bios is out of date. I formatted my usb stick to fat 32 and downloaded the most recent bios update for windows 10 64 bit. Then i extracted the folder and cut and paste...
  26. R

    scanning and repairing window 10

    Every time i start my window i get this scanning and repairing drive. Could it be that i have too many partition?
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    Is 430w enough for my system (gtx 960, i5 4690k)

    Ok so I have the CPU and GPU listed above in the title, and basically I currently have a CX750M that has been running for about 2 years now. But I have an XFX 430W TS psu, which is of quite a bit better quality. I will eventually buy a white super flower psu to match my case colour (white...
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    Will this Water cooler fit in my case.

    My main worry about building this PC is if the water cooler will fit in this tiny case. I also would love just to make sure all the parts are compatible and will fit in the case. and To make sure i didn't forget a part. This is the link to the PC ...
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    Is MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 a good motherboard to go with Intel Core I7 6700K ?

    Hello, I found a good deal on motherboard on Newegg and was wondering if this is good combination. Motherboard($75): MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 PSU($60) EVGA 750 GQ 210-GQ-0750-V1 80+ GOLD 750W I will also add GTX 1070 later on and intel core I7 6700K. Do you think guys this motherboard...
  30. enkidoe

    Asus H97 plus

    Guys, My H97plus boots only into its bios. The only thing that is changed, was the monitor. Offcourse i changed the monitor back, but no luck. Tried loading the default settings but still no luck. Anyone who can help? Thanks Edit: noticed that, when i manually select the drive to boot from, i...
  31. F

    Building a PC. Need Advise

    My build is here Just wondering what you guys think of it? Does it need anything more to play a game called WarThunder?
  32. S

    Best 1700 USD Gaming Pc

    Hi Im building my first custom PC sometime this month and would definitely like help finding the best components for a gaming PC. Im also gonna be streaming games and making videos for YouTube maybe. Definitely prefer Intel and plan on getting a Gtx 1080 or 1070 aftermarket card. Thanks in advance.
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    Buying another Solid State Drive, Mirror or RAID?

    Hello guys, I am thinking about buying another SSD, specifically the Samsung 850 EVO 500gb. Currently My system operates off of a 840 EVO 256 gb. I don't believe that I can reasonably run a RAID setup with two different capacities, but really I am wondering if it is that difficult to migrate...
  34. B

    Microphone too quiet realtek hd audio manager

    How do i make my microphone louder ? My friends can barely hear me, im using realtek hd audio manager. I've searched through this forum but i cant find the solution. Any ideas ?
  35. K

    Upload Faster Than Download?

    I know most people would be happy to have this problem... It is not really causing an issue, but I am curious to understand why this is happening. I have gigabit fiber service. I am connecting wireless to the gateway. The connection speed listed under network settings is 877mbs (sounds about...
  36. S

    MSI 970 Gaming motherboard too much voltage?

    http://imgur.com/Pny2euW Do I really need this much voltage get a 4.5 overclock? 1.480V I'm running prime 95 and this seems to be the longest it lasted without my computer shutting down on me. Also my cores keep shutting off on me on prime95, why are they doing that?
  37. gokitty199

    no display on pc with either gpu or onboard

    helped a friend build his pc through skype using a msi gtx 970 gaming, i5 4460 and hes using one stick of 8gb ddr3 from his old rig, hes cleared cmos(curious if that would do anything) and im not sure what all to try. his psu is a corsair cx850m(yes i know low quality) its out of his old pc as...
  38. W

    Asus x550z Upgrade GPU?

    Hey guys. My girlfriend and i was looking for a new laptop for her. We found a Asus x550z, and since i know nothing about AMD i asked the salesman, and he assured me it could play stuff like Sims 4 and GTA V. The thing is, It runs Sims 4 just fine, but GTA V? It pukes when we open it lol...
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    New PSU hums and doesn't allow PC to turn on

    Hi, So my friend got a power supply, the 550W APEVIA Chameleon, to replace the one (which worked just fine) that came with the HP Pavilion HPE H8-1234. We plugged the 24-pin and the 4-pin into the mobo and the sata power cable into the hard drive (all of the same cables used with the old psu)...
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    Higher settings, higher fps?

    My specs are i7, GT540M (2GB), 8GB RAM DDR3, with additional 24" monitor HDMI. So when I play CSGO I set the settings to low on everything to get more FPS and I change the resolution into 4:3 with 1024 x 768 then I get 50-80 fps with avg. 62-70fps (Yes the graphic's quality quite bad)...