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Purchased RAM upgrade for OptiPlex 780. Im no computer guy, so I called a buddy who is, said to leave old RAM in and just plug in new RAM. Did that and computer started but nothing on screen. For shits and giggles I switched the positioning of the RAM and nothing happened also. He then had me...

I have a Gigabyte x470 Aorus Ultra Gaming motherboard with a ROSEWILL 80+ Gold 850W PSU. Currently do not have case. My problem is: I turn the PSU on, jump start the Mobo, PSU stops spinning, Mobo still lights up. Nothing on screen (using HDMI). All cables intact, PSU is fully modular. Why is...

Hi all, having an issue with my PC. It had been running with no issues whatsoever since replacing the mobo 4 months ago, and upgrading the GPU at Christmas. A couple weeks ago, I went to move my tower to another room. (switched off the PSU before unplugging) When I turned it back on, it hung...

I just upgraded my gtx 760 to a gtx 1060 6gn however when i play gta V i see either no improvement or sometimes even less fps than before. I have tried wiping the old drivers and getting the right drivers for my 1060, i have a i5 6500, with 8gb ddr4 ram. WOuld really appreciate any help thanks :D

We recently closed an office, and took the left-behind LCD monitors back to our main office for storage. They're decent widescreen monitors which we expect to re-use in about 1-2 years time, so we're not keen on selling now and re-buying again later. But we are worried the monitors might...

Okay so first, build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JvqNhy Case, RAM, PSU, and hard drives: 1 year old MOBO, GPU, CPU, and CPU Cooler: within a month old. So everything in existence on this pc has been put together one by one so any blatant DOA issues would have been able to be cherry picked...

The question is in the title. I know that it's pretty obvious but I'm still somewhat of a noob to PC building and would like some help on this since it isn't the thing I know the most about. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, I have i7-4790, gtx 1050ti asus cerberus 4gb oc. I am playing rome 2 total war with custom setting (High-Very High) 1080p. When at battle or campaign map CPU run 75-83 Degrees C with 20-25% usage, GPU 55 Degres with 75%. Is CPU too hot ? CPU with idle is 40-45 Degrees. My country temperature...

I am currently having a problem where my computer won't boot properly. All the fans turn on, the computer's lightning turns on (including corsair RGB cooler on the inside). After a little while the lights of my keyboard also turn on but my mouse does not light up. The display is not getting any...

Hi, I am frankensteining a PC together. I have an Enermax ELT620AWT PSU (this one, looks the same, can't find it on the official site) and I am trying to pair it with a Palit GTX 770 Jetstream. This card has a 6 pin and an 8 pin power connector, as standard, and the PSU only has 2x6 pins outs...

Hello people, I upgraded to a vega 56 and a ryzen 2700, I have 2*8 3000mhz ram and a proper PSU, cooling. I want my pc in 3-4 years to perform 60 fps 1080p on medium as an acceptable aging process for my wallet. Is that too much to ask?

Hello guys! Sorry but I am finally now getting back to this build I started in December. This will be our main house computer for a little bit of everything and probably heavier weekend gaming. Cooling is important and I don't think we will overclock. Want to future proof as much as possible as...

I just put together a PC with: MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB Intel Core i7 6700K 4.00 GHz With everything plugged in, the computer starts, then shuts down maybe 10 seconds later. If I remove the both ram sticks, it will start and stay on, but obviously do nothing after. Is...

So here is the new system. CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i7-9700K 3.60GHZ 12MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 HDD: 512GB Intel(R) 660P SERIES PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD (Included) HDD2: 2TB SEAGATE HDD 3.5" SATAIII 7200RPM 6.0 GB/s 64MB MEMORY: GEIL Super Luce 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3000MHz RGB MEMORY MOTHERBOARD...

Product: hp omen 15-dc0045nr Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) the speakers were working just fine before i reset my laptop. ps: the laptop ins brand new (1 week) reason for reseting the PC: some DLL files for DirectX were not found and i was not able to reinstall or repair...

My computer has been getting rather loud recently. Along with that, there seems to be a high-ish pitch blowing noise accompanied by the loud fans. I’m not the best with computer stuff, and this is kind of concerning me. It may just be me being paranoid, though. My specs are: Intel Core i5-4670k...

Hello, please help me choose one of the two :) They cost about the same at me, not much difference. 1st: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Kingston - FURY 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4...

I have an old Workstation HP xw4400 which I would like to update. Before buying the wrong nessesary parts, I'd like to know from somebody with potentially corresponding experience, if it is possible, to build in et al a newer ATX Motherboard, because housing and Mainboards are known to be very...

Hey guys, Right now I'm looking to pick up a new mobo for an i9 9900k which i got for a really good price used ($400 oem). I have a couple options from local retailers, not many z390 boards around atm. Maximus x hero aorus ultra gaming wifi MSI Gaming M5 weirdly enough all really close in...

Hello, Recently (after a windows update) my computer has started to move things on my second monitor over to the side when I open a full screen game in a resolution that is not the maximum that the monitor supports. I run two monitors, the primary is 1080p, the secondary is 768p. I am running...

I have a 1050ti and just got a 1070 and I’m getting blackscreened. I’ve uninstalled and 1050ti drivers, updated bios, booted in safe mode and it’s still black, I’m using a 6pin to 8pin adapter for my psu but that’s about it. I don’t know what else to do nothings working.

Hi, I'm trying to buy a new laptop, but I'm wary of buying one that doesn't have a legit copy of windows on it, because of a previous bad experience. Can anyone advise me? I've spotted one on Ebay, and it says: OS not installed - Windows 8.1 COA on BIO" - I don't suppose anyone can tell me...

Okay, so a customer from last year around this time that I built an i7-8700K + 32GB DDR4 3200 + GTX 1050 Ti system for who said he needed it for a workstation and to hold his database for his real estate business out in California now says he needs another workstation and a server. GPUs were...

I am looking to upgrade my current build from an i5 6600k/Raden RX 480 to something newer. I can either go for a 9700K/RTX 2060 or a 9600K/ 2070 I'm hesitant buying the 9700k because i don't know if the $300 price increase is worth it, but i also don't want to limit my build in future years...

I'm in need of a new ultrabook Requirements: 15.6 inch 8th gen cpu 256gb ssd and a decent battery life Im looking to spend under $800 and will be buying off of amazon

Hi, I need advice when making upgrades to my current gear. What should i take into account when making changes for example more powerful GPU & CPU. Could you give me suggestions? My current gear: Mother: GA-Z170-GAMING K3-EU, LGA1151, Intel Z170, DDR4, CPU Skylake i5-6600K, LGA1151, 3,5GHz...

Ok so i have a pc issue and i can't really figure it out. It started with some artifacts. like constantly, which after a day caused my pc to crash. When i started the pc up, it would not load past windows start up. It said there was a start up error. I tried everything but nothing worked. So...

So recently, I noticed my pc would close me out of games while I was playing awhile. Only a few games like For Honor, Or League of Legends. On Metro Exodus I would freeze. Rarely, but its subtle and I would have to restart my computer. I assumed since it is a new game. Maybe it would eat up all...

Hi, I have the G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200C14 RGB RAM (16GBx4) and ASUS WS Z390 Pro motherboard. After running my i9-9900K computer at DDR4-3200CL14 for a few days, suddenly I got a Q-Code 53 error when I turned on the machine. Resetting and force rebooting several times did not help. I removed...

I owe an IT company and want to built a budget PC for my developers. I looked up at different variants and liked the following three: i5 3470 3.2GHZ + 16GB DDR3 RAM + Nvidia 710 Graphics with 2GB RAM + 1.0 TB Hard Disk i5 7400 3.0Ghz + 8 GB DDR4 RAM + 120 GB SSD + 1.0 TB Hard Disk i7 3770...

So i plan on Buying A GTX 1060 3gb and i was wondering if it's compatible with my Gigabyte H61M-DS2V? I know the GTX 1050 is compatible with it but i dont know if it also applies to the 1060.

Hello, i am kinda new in all of this PC stuff and i wan't to buy a new motherboard. I finded good deals on Z370 and H370 (or B360) motherboards. I will probably overclock in future but now gaming is on first place. Can somebody help me ?

Build- gateway lx6810 Everything stock but Nvidia GeForce 710 gpu, and 400w evga psu. Computer turns on but will not display anything LEDs turn on all fans turn on, I can hear the hard drive startup but no post beep, and the power button is usually a solid blue now when it turns on it blinks...

Any suggestions how to make one of the power cables longer? In the picture you can see the sleeved cable goes right over the fan. Obviously that is not idea but I see no other way to hide or any other way to lengthen the cable. I had a non modular before that I could tuck around Was a corsair...

I have an Acer Predator Helios 300 : intel core i5 8th gen 8300H 8 Gigs of RAM Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB 128 SSD + 1 TB HDD The issue here is that even on low graphics games like watchdogs (2014) lags a lot when the adapter isn't plugged in and when the adapter is plugged in it doesn't...

Hey, I'm planning to upgrade my GPU from gtx 970 to rtx 2070, and my PSU from 450W to 650W I'm not really sure if my motherboard can take the rtx 2070, and i also have to change my PSU to a bigger one, because what i have now is only 450W. So basically my question is, would the rtx 2070 run on...

So, my motherboard is asus z87-k, I'm thinking about modding the bios, buying an adapter and the samsung 970 evo. However, according to my mb specs: The 1st pcie slot is taken by my gpu, the 2nd one supposedly runs at pcie 2.0 X16 (Idk why there's X4 mode written in the brackets, what does...

I am not a router guru and hoping someone can advise: I would like to set up a router at home which can provide any/all of the functions listed below, but I’m not sure if all of these are theoretically or practically possible to simultaneously achieve from one router: 1) Allow access to...

Hi i just bought a new pc expecting to play games like Rising storm 2, Insurgency Sandstorm etc. but I've been playing a little bit of csgo recently and Im only getting around 120 fps even on low settings was hoping someone could help. Specs: Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor...

Using Samsung Data Migration software, I cloned my almost full V-NAND SSD 256gb M2 Samsung drive to a Samsung ssd 500gb as a temporary home before installing a new 1tb drive and cloning the temporary SSD to it. Unfortunately, although the cloning procedure went smoothly enough, the temporary...