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I have a dell e6500. My charger is giving power to laptop and working. But it stop charging my battery. I have mint linux 17 install it. Thanks

i have two builds i'm thinking about but i can't decide pls tell me your opinions on withc one is the best http://pcpartpicker.com/user/MrTugaSlayer/saved/ or http://pcpartpicker.com/user/MrTugaSlayer/saved/#view=fZhZxr thanks in advance

I'm building a new comp and I have a problem somewhere between the PSU, MOBO, or CPU and I don't know what it is. This is just a basic breadbox test with no other components connected besides what's listed below Components: MSI Gaming 5 Z97 Mobo, Corsair 860i PSU, I7-4790k CP, 1 8G stick G...

Hi, i am thinking about buying a hyperx 120gb ssd, as i currently have my os on a 1tb hdd. I am currently occupying around 300gb on my hdd so i cant just copy it to the ssd. Do i just pop in my windows 7 install disk and reinstall onto my ssd. Will i need a new key for this? Then how would I...

Hi! I'm thinking of replacing the stock cooler of my AMD FX-8350. I see everyone recommend the Hyper 212 EVO, but it seems it doesn't fit my case (Sentey GS-6000 Optimus II). The cooler is 159mm and Sentey website says the maximum is 150mm. Can you recommend another cooler for my CPU? Thanks!

so i need a computer with these specific specs for my elgato gaming capture card i am a gamer so i might be doing some pc gaming but light pc gaming not like all those games like gta or battlefield but anyways can someone please help me build a computer with these specs thanks guys...

I just put in a new cpu fan and two other fans. All the fans turn on and all the lights on the gpu but the mouse and keyboard don't light up and the monitor says no signal

Hi, my broters pc is not that good. So i am looking for graphics cards for his computer. I have seen like Nvidia Geforce GT 610 and gt 210. But all of them needs 300 watt on the psu. And my brother just have 220 watt. So can i run the gt 610 or gt 210 anyway. Or is there other graphics cards...

Hey forum members, So my friend's computer recently wouldn't post and we're not sure what's wrong. I have checked the psu is working by using the paperclip method with the 24pin connector and sure enough the fan started to spin. As for the motherboard I have pulled out all of the cables and...

Need help, please! I am upgrading my GPU and I have a problem choosing between these two. Main concern is performance/cost, because in my country the R9 costs around 253.26 € and the GTX around 380.71 €. So, my question - is the GTX that much better than the R9 in performance or should I say...

I have an i5 4690k OCd to 4,2 GHz, its stable and the Vcore voltage is set to 1,115. Im wondering how much am I allowed to lower this voltage ? Is it bad if I put it too low, or should I go ahead and and find the lowest stable voltage ?

gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 vs asus h81m-k or asus H81M-CS which is better

Hello, recently (since switching cases) i have noticed to my irritation that about 30 seconds to a minute after logging on my wired mouse, X360 controller, sound card and usb keyboard stops working, (not my wired one though). I have rolled back drivers, uninstalled them, reinstalled them...

Hey all. I'm attempting to install Windows 7 on a new computer. The machine is set up fine (gives single POST beep) and allows me full access to the bios menus (which demonstrates the processor, mobo, video card, etc. are working). However, when I try to run my Windows 7 install disk (burnt to a...

I am in the market for a new monitor after ~8 years using a Planar PX2320MW, which still works well. I am seeking something a bit bigger and higher resolution because I recently upgraded my video cards to 2 x GTX 780 in SLI. My Planar is 1920 x 1200, and I almost feel like dual 780s are...

Hey guys im having trouble with getting sli to work. When i open the nvidia control panel i click the sli/physx tab on the left then i see that sli is disabled and i cant click on the maximise 3d performance icon. Nvidia control panel detects both the cards and so does device manager. Both the...

I'm currently helping my friend design her first desktop build. She's a die-hard MMO tank / melee and loves being at the front of big raids, world-boss zergs, etc. with a bajillion characters and spell effects assaulting the screen. She wants a build that will let her get consistent high FPS in...

Okay so here are my specs. One thing to note is that it does the same thing with 2 other mics and it was doing this in Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit before I upgraded to Windows 8.1 64-bit. It doesn't do it when I have the mic hooked up to the front panel audio or on-board audio. It just does it...

I was wondering about the core i5 4440 performance in rendering with sony vegas adobe etc. I see it handles gaming pretty well. I am thinking of picking one up because it lowers the its much cheaper than the core i7 cpu i was planning on getting so any info on it would help a lot

Just looking for opinions before ordering my first PC. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Sverkeriat/saved/BTFYcf I have already made sure what i want for my desktop PC and witch parts i sould pick. So tell me what you think! :)

The right ear speaker turns on and off. If i put pressure on it, the sound returns but fades away once i dont press on it. Help?

Yeah, trying to play Far Cry 3 on my new 4k monitor and it's not being nice. I get into the menu for the game, go to new single player game, pick my difficulty, it pauses as if it's loading (staying on the difficulty selection screen) and then I get a 0x0124 BSOD. Specs: EVGA SR-2 Motherboard...

Hi, i ordered some components this morning and am now realising i ordered the wrong PSU, wondering if i should call and swap it, will it still run my other components? wanted seasonic m12 620w and ordered seasonic s12-ii 620w other parts: 4690k msi z97 gaming 5 msi gtx 970 Many thanks

My IBM notebook is broken , dead ... How can i accesses my hard drive and view it on my phone

I bought a new pc in the UK just before we were transferred back home to the US. It is possible to change the voltage to 110V by replacing the power supply? Thanks

I have 2 PC 1st has i3 3210 w/ h71 motherboard and 4GB @1333mhz ram 9-9-9-24 On nova bench it gives 6200MBps I/O speed 2nd has Fx8320 w/ m5 a97 R2.0 motherboard and 4GB corsair vengeance @1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 On nova bench it scores maximum 5000MBps I/O speed Any specific reason on why it is so...

Recently my Asus Zenbok UX31A suffered a minor drop when the charger was plugged into it's socket. The result was that the laptop stopped charging unless I applied pressure to the head of the charger, I noted that the head seemed slightly bent. I have made a temporary fix using some gorilla tape...

What kind of speeds can I expect to reach with the Hyper T4 and what temperatures? Highest I would be going anyway would be 4.4ghz.

Hello all, So I had an Asus crosshair v mobo with the fx8350 and have now jumped ship to the new x99 series Intel builds. I got the Asus rampage v with the i7 5820k problem is my operating system! I have windows 8.1 with all the old drives onboard but no disk to do a fresh install, I bought the...

Hey everyone, I'm building my first computer with a budget of $1150 and am looking for help with the parts I picked. I don't know much about the newest hardware, etc but I've tried my best to research what would be best. It'll be used mostly for schoolwork and video games (Assassin's Creed...

I plan to game on one monitor and browse/video edit on the other. I'm planning to...probably...purchase a R9 280x with 3GB of VRAM sometime in the near future. What's the maximum expected resolution I could push for on both monitors as well? I only plan to do 1080p, but would like to know...

Hello, Intel Core i5 4690K Corsair CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 Vengeance Pro Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1866Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Black 9-10-9-27 Asus Z97-K Gigabyte GF GTX770 OC, 2GB GDDR5(At first i wanted r9 280x but when i read reviews of every other card being faulty and...

I know absolutely nothing on the topic and i cannot seem to find tutorials for my specific problem. I want to run dual graphics. (Amd APU with a graphics card) My problem is everyone who showed how to do it has a different BIOS. How can i properly set this up?

I am only intending to games on this laptop not new high end titles like battlefield as i have my xbox one for that just average pc games, ive been looking at the lenovo ideapad g505s and asus x550cc both £500 but i cant decide which one is better any advice?

Hello my laptop has alot of files on desktop and they are on a specific order, when i booted it the next day the icons are rearranged? why is that? is it because i was using an external monitor that has a lower resolution rate? then brought it back to laptop screen? so it got messed up? also...

I have tried every solution that is offered online and I still can not get it to restore , I need real help.