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Weird situation had to sacrifice some of my components. I managed to save the core. Until i can get back on track (5 weeks when i can afford to rebuild) i want something that will play Diablo 3 at FHD on High so i can pass the time. The HD4600 i barely have 20 fps on low at fhd. i7 4790k +...

Hi, I have two laptops Acer travelmate 5760zg-b954g50mnsk (pentium B960) and HP Pavilion dv6-6b90ec (I7 2670qm). I would like to upgrade Acer cpu by I7 from HP, both laptops have G2 socket, but when I removed both cpu i saw little bit socket difference, as you can see on he photos. Acer has...

Hello all! I was wondering if anyone has used this processor and how well it is for streaming in 60 FPS? I will be streaming in 720p60fps and 1080p60fps on most of the games that are out today including the games to come in late 2016and 2017 (Cod's, Tom Clancy Division,Rust, Rainbow 6...

Hi, I am just wondering if a corsair hx 650 gold psu could run two gigabyte HD 7970's in crossfire? Thanks.

I have an Acer E1-571 that was stuck in an Automatic Repair Loop so on my PC, I created a Windows 8.1 DVD using Windows Media Creation Tool and then burned using WinISO. On the Acer, I changed the boot order on the to read from the DVD, and ended up with a black screen after the Acer logo. I...

I play a video game guild wars 2 and the exe is 24gigs I don't have the memory to store it in memory I do have a Samsung evo drive but want to be able to load maps faster exspecialy since sometimes I switch between the same 4maps what can I do short of buying another or second ssd

So im building a pc for a friend and Im looking at the gigabyte z170--hd3 motherboard and the specs Im looking at here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-z170-hd3-lga-1151-intel-motherboard,4279.html say there is no digital audio in. Does that mean my friend can't use a mic unless we...

PC Specs Motherboard: Asus z170-k RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16gb CPU: Intel I5 6600k GPU: EVGA 970 axc 2.0 PSU: Evga 750b I been using this PC to game for a few months now and all I ever used was a USB headset (plantronics gamecom 780). My headset broke so I had to use some headphones. I plugged...

I built my computer back in early january, everything seemed to be working fine and the temperatures were fine. However, about two weeks ago i was playing CSGO, tabbed out and saw that my CPU temperature was at 100°C. So a few days later i refitted my stock cooler and gave the computer a general...

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So have a question. I'm currently building a computer and wondering if I can use my old case. Its the case for a HP p6523w and it has a micro atx board. I looked for the actual case model number but I couldn't find it. http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02158336#AbT0 I'm trying to see find...

I search many website, and I can't seem to figure out what is causing my system to turn back on. When I click 'Sleep' or wait for it to go into sleep mode, I watch my whole internal parts power down after few seconds of sleep it then turns back on and takes me back to login screen. Oh and my pc...

when ever I try to install have updates or flash updates the install stops responding, this is on an alianware 18 laptop runni

Hello i have a acer aspire 5560 that when i boot up it loads then boots immediately to windows which it then freezes as windows tries to boot, i have tried to access the bios via pressing f2 f12 f11 etc.. and to plug in a live usb neither have brought any change, i really need some advice on how...

So awhile back I got a laptop as a gift from someone and I so far have taken it up to 8GB of RAM and also put an SSD in it. This is all fine and dandy but I would also like to do a CPU upgrade, I know my way around in this laptop as I have taken it apart a few time, once for a charging jack...

I have a problem with the sound on my new custom build PC. Everything works just fine apart from that so its a rather annoying problem. The problem is that the sound from my front panel jack is only barely hearable when i crank the volume all the way up, and I get no sound what so ever from the...

I find this video( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_aGAGnWod8 ) to be miss-leading, it shows CS:GO and other games to have around the 150-200 fps mark with a GTX 970 and i5-4690k, when I'm sitting here with barely 60, and sometimes it dips really hard. Any feedback to fix this or upgrades to...

Hi, first of all, sorry if this is posted in the one section on the forum. I turned my pc on as usual this morning, and everything seemed fine until after i'd logged on and noticed the computer started typing 0/0/0/0/ all the time. I checked the keyboard to make sure no keys were stuck, and...

Hello tomshardware, i currently have a hp 8200n with a burnt mobo. Im looking to get an intel based mobo, but.. i dont know what type of case i have, atx, etcetc. Would you techies be so kind to assist me????

Hi There, I have a brand new PC which keeps crashing (BSOD). I have a couple of .dmp files. Can someome have a look at them for me and advise as Im at a loss as to what to do? I can send on the files if needed. Does this look familiar to anyone? Problem signature: Problem Event Name...

Hello, I was thinking of building a gaming pc but have no idea on what i m doin... So i figured out posting this would help... so would this work??.. Msi gaming z170A gaming m5 15-6500 Ballistix sport 8gb Cooler master hyper Seagate 1tb hdd Corsair 550w Msi gtx 750ti

on installing ubuntu 15.10 64 bit in a machine with win 8.1 in eufi mode, it says "executing grub install/dev/sda failed" and stops install. HDD is SDA. Secure boot disabled. created bootable USB using Rufus in EUFI.

Hello, How do I find the boot section to detect my HDD or reset the BIOS to factory settings in Gigabyte BIOS UEFI? I have a GA-X79-UP4. Thanks, R1C3B0WL

Can i overclock my intel Q9550 by using Lenovo M58 thinkcenter Q45 notherboard using cooler master evo 212 as my main cooler. currently my CPU is at 2.83GHZ but i want to get it at around 3.5GHZ...

After installing "Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (KB976932)" regardless of update setting, as soon as you open the windows update window, it triggers the "search for updates!" The OS starts checking for updates and won't stop! It can't find the server? or anymore updates...

I recently bought Age of Empires III from steam. When I installed it, my windows 7 theme reverted to classic and my Aero themes were disables. Everything was set to classic and it is really bothering me. When I used the Microsoft Fixit software, it explained that my updated GTX 770 SC did not...

Hi guys, and thanks for the help. This build is going to be for gaming and some light school work, but I am an enthusiast and want to learn the tricks of the trade, so I am going to overclock this pc (hence the z170 motherboard). For the moment I can only afford an i3, so I will get an i5 6600k...

I'm adding a second server to a small home LAN that is mainly used for a distributed audio application (Vienna Symphonic Library). The software requires a direct gigabit ethernet between each server and the main workstation. Is it possible to get a switch for under $100 that reliably maintains...

I'm not too good at picking out PC parts, but I found some that I liked, but I'm not sure whether or not they'll all function with each other, or fit and things like that. I'll e using this computer for both school and for games, with things like video editing and Photoshop as well. Here's the...

Hello, i have just moved into my student flat with my friend and i have a pc and a phone and she has a laptop and a phone. i have done speedtests on them all and on everything apart from my pc they get like 30-40mbps but my pc only gets like 5-15mbps. even though i have the TP-Link AC1900 :/...

GPU which I believe is the graphics card, MSI N740 - 4GB DDR3 PC I Express 3.0x16 (Is this good enough? After researching people said to look into the GTX 970, is that the best?)

I have already bought an R9 290 and was wondering whether my CX 600 will handle it. I won't do any overclocking and I have already lowered my CPU voltage to 1.035v instead of stock voltage to lower power consumption. My PC Specs: Intel Core i5 4690K 8GB 1600 MHZ Ram EVGA GTX 760 ACX/SC...

I recently bought a Corsair CX430w. When I bought it it had a $20 mail-in rebate. I received my the power supply today. One of the requirements was to have the "Original UPC". What is that. Could some one please tell me where I can find it. Is it the sticker on the back of the PSU case? Can some...

Hello there everyone, I have a problem with my old laptop. I have windows 7 installed. It has a Intel duo 2 cpu and a nvidia 9600gt graphics card. It says Total available graphics memory: 2302 MB but Dedicated memory is 503 MB. How can I add more dedicated memory ? Sorry for my English :p

I was eagerly looking forward to upgrading my Windows 7 PC to Windows 10, so I started the upgrade process and everything went smoothly. I got past the "use express settings" prompt to the "Setting Things Up - 99%" screen, when, on accident, I kicked the off switch on the power strip my computer...

Looking to buy an SSD to make my OS and startup much better. My current specs are Fx 8350 Asus m5a97 R 2.0 Gskill 16GB Ddr3 1TB Western Digital HDD r9 295x2 Corsair GS800 Anyway so I have win 8.1 and all my data on my current 1TB. I would like to buy a 256GB or less SSD with a good reputation...

i have a new Moto g2 ,and a moto e my wifi connects to the moto e but not the moto g2 i have tried everything from resetting my router to static ip. Please help.

Which brand graphics card is cheap and best Nvidia Geforce GT-740 - 2GDR5......? Like Ganiward, Zotac,.......

I would like a motherboard that is in the $60 - $80 range.

Hey guys, so i just built my computer (my first build) and i think its ready for its first launch. Only thing holding me back is there are two cords that arent plugged into anything and i cant seem to find where they go (manual doesnt show). Here are some pictures of it so far, can you guys tell...