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I am installing Windows 8.1 Pro x64. In what particular moment during the installation do I need to remove my booatable USB stick from my PC (so that I don`t get stuck in an installation loop) ? Thanks!

I have been using my self-built computer for about a year and suddenly the monitor is showing "there is no signal coming from the computer". Below are the specs: -Intel i5-4460 -ASUS H97-Plus -2x4gb Crucial Baliistix -EVGA GTX 750Ti SC -Samsung 840 Evo 250gb -WD Blue drive 300gb -Win 7 Home...

I just bought some new ram,I installed it and now my monitor will now come on.i have a pic of my new and old sticks buy not sure how to post it to see if it's compatible.

Hi :) I bought a few years ago a desktop with the G840, now I have bought an Intel Core i5-2310 and I was wondering if I can keep the cooler, would it be enough? Thanks in advance ;)

I have an I5 3470 that runs at 3.2ghz and I am wondering if I should upgrade my GPU. Also I currently have an HD 7870 that only runs at 40% usage while gaming even though I have seen multiple threads saying that it wont bottleneck can I fix this or do I just throw all my money at a 960 My spec...

Hi, i have recently built a gaming computer, and it works wonderful. I have also received a devastator keyboard and mouse combo by coolermaster for Christmas. The mouses model is ms2k. The keyboard worked totally fine so no need to explain it. So when i plug my mouse into a USB port(i tried...

I have 2 hard drives and use my win7 one to boot. I took my old xp one from my other pc and hooked it up but it doesn't get detected most of the time. When it does get detected, windows runs chkdsk but i cancel it, resulting in the drive being undiscoverable again. Is it possible to salvage my data?

I'm have trouble finding an inexpensive motherboard for the 4690k I would like the price to be between $50-$80 I don't plan on overclocking but I need at least 6 usb ports and a red and black color scheme or just black, I am upgrading a PC so I have all the other parts except a GPU and the 4690k.

i have 4 case fans in total, i have one in front bottom as intake and one in the back for exhaust. now i have two left that i can put on the side pannel. should the be intake or exhaust. p.s i have a cooler master hyper tx3 (push&pull). the amd stock fan is on my vrms to cool them. and i have a...

Just wanted to know if my CPU will bottle neck said GPU. By my calculations the 500 PSU should handle them both with around 50 if not more watts available. Is this true?

What I do is mainly some gaming and I may be using some CAD or programs like that. The main purpose of my monitor should be not to wear out my eyes because I also play poker for many hours online. The dimension can go from 19" to 24". I prefer a non-glare version because my room has many...

hello everyone, I have downloaded the drivers for my r9 390 probably 10 times now and they're still not working properly. When I try to run a game I'm prompted with the message: "failed to initialize display adapter. please ensure your video card is compatible and the drivers for it are...

Hey guys so i currently have Time Warner Cable i get really crappy speeds all of a sudden when i got a new motherboard with no Built in WiFi so i bought the Netgear A6210 WiFi USB 3.0 Adapter & literally get the worst possible internet ever as well as the adapter itself seems like it disconnects...

Hi I have an old IDE HDD docked and connected to a new dell computer. I'm trying to migrate the User Files of the old computer to the new computer's data folder on the C drive. Anyone know the path to User Files on an old dell IDE hdd. Would be windows XP if that helps at all

Hello! I'm sorry if I'm creating more threads but, many of them quite frankly, didn't help. Once again, hello and let me introduce myself. I'm a guy that was just minding his own business, getting some pictures from a party from my friends pc to mine. The USB contained some free games that...

Hi guys, I am building a new computer soon. I am using a ASUS M5A78L M USB 3.0 motherboard. I am also using a PCI-E TP Link Wifi card. Are both PCI slots on the motherboard x16? I'm worried I may not be able to fit both cards on. Not sure what card I a m getting yet, most likely an EVGA GTX 960...

If I have three rog swifts in Nvidia surround, would I still get the 144 hz, and 1 ms response time,

I am building a PC, and have got a £500 budget for the PC alone (not the peripherals). Could you please tell me if this build will work, and if not which parts? Could you also recommend some changes I could make, as long as it stays under the £500 mark. Here's the link for my build...

Guys from the last few weeks my computer keeps shutting down and restarts automatically i cleaned the processor and heat sink but still the problem occured today i went to my computer guy he said that the heat sink is a little lose and i will apply thermal paste on the processor and before that...

I recently upgraded to Windows 10. My mouse is just fine until it gets to the main screen. Once, I have typed in my password and logged in, my cursor freezes. I have tried restarting the comp and fn + F7. All the fixes say to click on something, which I can't do because my cursor doesn't move...

I'm searching for a good monitor for like €300. I would like to go for 27 inch if it's possible. I will use it for video edting, mulititasking, I think it should have a good coloring, so it would be a IPS monitor. Also aside of that gaming, doesn't have to be a gaming monitor Any ideas?

Hello, So i just assembled my pc : i7 3770k stock @ 1.068v 8gb ddr3 1600 ecs z77h2 a2x deluxe v2.0 cm nepton 240m Once i go in the bios , about a minute later my pc will crash and can only be rebooted if i completly cut power to it ( turning of my psu for about 20 seconds ). I was wondering...

Everyone i ask about their home phone says its plugged straight into their ont but mine is iin my router. this is limiting my choice of purchasing a dual band router. and reason that slingshot would have done this?

I upgraded to windows 10 on my desktop pc on july 29th and haven't had any problems since. I know that upgrade/updates are forced to happen so when random issues occurred today I feel that maybe there was an update sent out? My ethernet no longer works, only to connect outside my LAN, but I can...

Writing the community here in desperate hope that you can provide, at the least, and avenue of investigation I can pursue. Problem is as follows: About three weeks back, I began having crippling network issues while playing Halo on my Xbox One. During most larger games, I would experience...

Hello, video card and cpu: Radeon HD 7870 GHz X-Fire Haswell i-5 4670k 3.4 GHz (let me know if more info is needed) I recently bought a second video card to crossfire with the one I've already got. I thought it would double graphical performance and increase overall fps, but I've been...

This is going to be my pc setup. I dont think I will ever do SLI but maybe Overclocking CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX...

my Ethernet keeps saying limited and i have tried all of the fixes i can find on the internet. the Ethernet will be working fine then say "limited" and in about 3 mins later it will connect again. this happens about 4 times a hour in random patterns.

I built my pc today, but i have some issue with connecting to my wifi. I have network icon with red X sign. http://www.functionx.com/networking/images/network1.gif

I have a gaming computer in my room using ethernet. My house also has 2 iPhones and 1 laptop for my sister. Using speedtest.net on my gaming computer I get 27Mbps download speeds. After the wireless is on for an hour or so the speeds on every device in the house will change to 2Mbps download and...

So I am almost ready to order the parts for my second build (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z6CkK8), but I have a few questions. First, I would like to know if the fx 6300 (not overclocked) would bottleneck the r9 380. The second question I have is if 600 watts is enough to power an overclocked gpu...

I have the abovementioned motherboard and am trying to put a GTX 980Ti into it. I keep getting a startup message saying I need to connect the PCI-e power supply...which I did. However there are 2 slots and one is an 8-pin (on the graphics card) and both the PCI-e's are 6 pins...is this the...

Hi, I recently bought a new GeForce GT 730, and removed my old GeForce 8400 GS drivers. Before, the 8400 was working just fine. After I removed the old card and plugged in the new one, I got no signal. However, when I took out the card, the onboard started working. ( as I am posting this...

I am going to be buying parts for a gaming tower (not including monitor and OS) and I would like to know which card is better for the price; The XFX R9 280x for $190 or the PCS+ Powercolor R9 290 for $240? I would be fine spending the extra %$50 on the PCS+ if it's really worth it, but i just...

hp pavilion computer starts showing the hp logo and the computer tries to start but an error message comes up saying "trying to start" but screen goes blank. Worked fine earlier today. The screen is lit up but with nothing on it. HP tech said he could tell me what to do to fix this but it would...

I bought my pc a couple of years ago with 500GB HDD, with windows installed on it. Ive later got another 1TB HDD (D:), and a 120GB SSD (E:). Windows have been running abit late lately, so I was wondering if it was possible to transfer the windows OS to the SSD (E:)? If it is, does anyone have...

so i just completed my pc build a few days ago and it was not to loud, now ive just gotten a new gpu and theres way more noise. Everything works fine its just the noise, The temps is around 35-50f . Im using amd fx8350 with the stock cooler

I'm currently checking out Linux Mint 11 and I want to install it, but I don't have any disks laying around, and my only FLASH drive isn't large enough to be used as the bootable usb. I checked online and I had found that you can modify the Western Digital 500GB My Passport Essential Portable...

I'm using PREMIERTEK PowerLink Hermes IEEE 802.11b/g/n : Wi Fi Adapter (PL18N) running XP Pro and noticed a new May 6th, 2015 Mediatek driver update for the Ralink chipset rt3072 (my current driver issued 8/20/2012). However, it says "Hardware Requirements : You must have an MediaTek Wireless...

Greetings. I'v just wanted to ask few questions about my new build,or to be more precise just an upgrade. Starting off,here is my current build. CPU : Intel i3-4130 Motherboard : H81M-E33 GPU : GTX 650Ti 2GB (OC Edition) Case : Codegen QoRi Q3353-A2 PSU : CORSAIR BUILDER CX430M ATX2.3 80+ 430W...