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Hi! I'm looking forward to upgrade my PC from a GTX650Ti Boost to a GTX960, and need some help. As I'm going to sell my 650Ti Boost today, I'll be getting 960 in 3 to 4 days after it as I'm ordering it from Amazon. To fill up this period of 3 to 4 days before my new GPU arrives, I was thinking...

Hey Guys. Really hope you can help me out here. While i play CS:GO I got some pretty random FPS drop going from 250 to 1-2 FPS, in this takes 30 second to 1 minute then im back to normal. I tried to use HwMonitor, Speccy, ran Prime95 no dangerous tempatures. My setup is: AsRock 980DE3/U3S3...

Apart from the color choices, I can find no difference in the specifications for these two memory kits: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/gskill-memory-f42400c15d16grr%2Cgskill-memory-f42400c15d16gvr/ That is G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (part F4-2400C15D-16GRR) vs G.Skill Ripjaws V...

Let's say I am playing a game with my GTX 960 and i5-3570k @4.5 GHz. There are other things going on in the background like rendering a video, streaming, etc, any cpu tasks. Will a 970 helps increase my fps in this situation?

Hi my monitor was working fine until one day it turned off and then I tried turning it on but it only stays on for a few seconds if I try turning it back on, I had another older lcd monitor that I tried and then the same thing happened with that one, the monitor worked for 5 minutes for some...

My motherboard ASUS H81M-K Going to buy VGA ASUS GTX750TI OC 2GD5

I was using my Asus X550C laptop today when there was a huge steak of pink 3/4 across the screen all of a sudden. It was all fuzzy as if I'm seeing double. Angling the screen up or down doesn't seem to affect it. I tried connecting my laptop to an external screen and it appeared to be perfectly...

Including windows? what does it actually delete?

I am hoping to upgrade my graphics card to a MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr. I am wondering will it be compatible with my AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor and ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard?

My SATA hard disk stops getting detected after booting. Sometimes it is getting detected and most of the times not. When I turn off the PC next time then it detects for some time and then again vanishes after 5-10 minutes.A technician worked on it and said that in his shop, it is working fine. I...

Hello, Trying to put a EVGA 970 into my rig, but when I boot with it it it stops at the gigabyte screen and you cant access BIOS. I think I need to update the BIOS. My last one update (F9) was from 5/2012 and the newest one (F18) is from 10/2012. Put the BIOS file on a USB and booted, did the...

Hey guys, I'm about to make my first high end built but I'm having doubts if the parts I have will fit in my case.. If you guys would like to see if it will all fit or not, it will be really appreciated! (Case) Fractal Design Define R5 Black Pearl (Power Supply) Corsair HX 850i (Motherboard)...

I want to build a pro audio PC around this processor...any suggestions on motherboards...maybe Gigabyte or Asus? Any advice on any PC components that would make my build more efficient and quiet would be great! Thank you,

hello i just did my first boot up (havent installed operating system yet) and i was wondering why wont my winforce graphics card light up the little windforce logo that is ment to light up? is it because it doesnt really need the graphics card at the moment? or doesnt it work?

Hello, Is there a way for me to retrieve some kind of a coding crash log that someone can diagnose...? The system in question is built from hardware that is almost brand new. The builder in question (me) has built similar gaming PCs before that functioned flawlessly. Interestingly enough, my...

Hi, I am trying figure out whether to build a cheap family pc for my sister and parents or buy a prebuild one from asus or dell or lenovo etc. I can really use some input whether to build the system or buy a prebuild one . The pc will be used mainly for school work and surfing the net These...

Ok so after like a month, I've composed all the parts i think would go great for my gaming rig. I want to play games like BF4, Witcher 3 and The Crew on 1080p ultra (or around ultra). I fell good about everything i have so far except the PSU and the MOBO so if i could get any comments on those...

This is what I currently put together for my upcoming upgrade any advice or critics would be greatly appreciated. CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Upgrade $339.99)...

I am currently building a computer with a gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 970, intel i7 4790k, asus z97-a and a nzxt s340 case and im wondering what power supply i should get!

I bought a gaming PC with these specs: i5 4460 3.4ghz, palit jetstream gtx 970 oc, Asus z97-P atx motherboard, 2x8gb Kingston 1600mhz ram, Seagate barracuda 1tb HDD, 600w corsair CX 80plus, Cosair carbide spec-03, windows 8.1. Is this good i paid £730 for it with a 3 year warranty returns parts...

Hey guys, recently I found my old computer and what should I improve? I'm looking for at least 200 fps in Counter Strike: Global Offensive. And I need upgrades that are not so expensive. Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Cpu E2160 1.80 GHz Ram: 4 GB Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GT 630 (Not HDMI...

I recently built a new PC (5280k,Gigabyte 970, HX850). I noticed that only under load, both using Heaven benchmark and in games such as CS:GO, there is a high pitched screeching noise that is emitted. So after remembering that 970s have been known for having coil whine issues I swapped out my...

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate Edition. I recently bought a broadband connection for my PC. The guy gave me a coaxial cable which fits into a modem like device (unbranded). From there, an ethernet cable goes from the device to the PC. Problem is, windows shows the connection as two networks. I...

Which is better for i7 4790k SLI 970? I don't mind paying the extra few pounds if it will last longer and be safer to overclock in the future. Would you also recommend getting a 850 W version instead?

I have 2x asus gtx 680 dcu2 4gb in sli (i play on 3 monitors) and wondering what advantage,disadvantage there is using 3x gtx 680 i don't want to know about heat and power consumption since i know 2 cards can get hot and even 3x gpu's don't use alot of power (850watt would be enough)...

Approximate Purchase Date: within a few weeks Budget Range: <$800 after rebates and shipping and win 8.1 System Usage from Most to Least Important: surfing internet, some gaming (dota2) Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: everything except i have ram, ssd, hdd and peripherals Do...

I'm thinking about building a small form-factor PC for live streaming and I'm looking for the best build options for $500-$600. the smaller the PC is, the better and the price must include a windows OS and a built in capture card that records 1080p 60fps. EDIT: I had to go a bit over budget to...

I was wondering if this a good pc build. It is my first time and want to know if iam doing it right Cpu: intel I5 4690k Devils Canyon Gpu: Msi gtx 970 MotherBoard: Asrock micro atx lga 1150 H97m Pro4 RAM: Gskills Rip Jaws 2 4gb sticks PSU: Evga 600b 80+ bronzw 600w Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo...

i recently migrated to ubuntu from window but couldn't connect to wifi. it seems that the ubuntu couldn't read the wlan card. there are no additional drivers available. my laptop have RaLink RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe adapter. Please i really need ur help very badly.. THANKS in advance...

Ive seen on this site that the i7 4790k is only $320. I also saw the GTX 970 and saw that this was only $330. I was wondering where they got these prices from because when I looked them up they were about $100 more expensive. If anyone could tell me where they found these prices that would be great!

I would like to buy a 4k monitor and use the full resolution (3840 x 2160 @ 60hz) with my Dell XPS 8500. I do not play games, only work related projects. Everything I have on the 8500 is still stock including the GeForce GT 620 and 460W PSU. I'm wondering what I would need to upgrade in order...

Hey guys So I am going to redo a whole building's network cables (the planning at least) and I am just curious is 2m distance enough for a network cable to be able to have no interference? The IT guy will probably tell me yeah but I would like some second opinions as I want a no interference...

Hello, I recently built a new computer. However I am fairly new to overclocking. Just a couple minutes ago, I went ahead and went to my BIOS and raised my multiplier to 45 so I now have my processor running at 4.5 GHz. Is this a reasonable speed? After that, I didn't know how much to raise my...

I don't own a 4k monitor, I have an ASUS 1080p monitor. Just wondering about Nvidias budget monster of a card.

In this, our last enthusiast build of 2014, we put together a more capable system than last quarter for less money. When it comes to overclocking, though, fate had a different plan. System Builder Marathon Q4 2014: Mainstream Enthusiast PC : Read more

Hi. I am getting a AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core (http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX6300-Edition-4-1GHz-Socket/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=pd_bxgy_computers_text_y) and I live in a very warm climate (http://www.cyprus-weather.com/cyprus-average-temperatures.html) so i'm wondering if I need a aftermarket CPU...

Hi, I've been looking all over for a solution to this sudden problem of mine but haven't as of yet reached a solution, hence why I am now reaching out directly to you. About a month ago my old GPU (Asus GTX 560 Ti) gave up after about 4 years of use and forced me to get a new one, an MSI GTX...

i have 2 laptops custom built on xotic pc... trying to figure out which is better overall... or even if they are about the same.. but most importantly... which is the sure better choice companywise... I hope someone can understand what I mean by that first system ASUS G751JT-DH72 OR Sager...

this is my first build and i need help choosing the components without getting bottlenecks just enough to play ac unity with 3 monitors on ultra at 60 fps