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Hi. I have an Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with three PCIe 2.0 x16 slots. They can either work in x16/x8/x8 mode or x16/x16/x1 mode. The 1st PCIe slot is taken by the graphics card. Would a PCIe SSD x16 card that uses only 4 lanes (x4 mode) work on the 2nd/3rd slots?

So I have a asus z270-e MB with 2 samsung evo m.2s installed. One of the drives has my OS and the other is storage. Whenever I change the bios setting for the boot drive to x4 (from x2) the PC will not boot. Changing this disables sata 5&6 however I have disabled these manually so this is not...

I have an AMD X4 840 Quad core processor, i installed speecy to check some of my parts for sale, but then i saw on speccy it's 100 degrees cpu temperature, i didnt really believe it so i downloaded Core Temp and it shows max 65 degrees on like 40% load, it really varies the load goes from 20%...

With the prices of drives plummeting and new generations of NVME drives just around the corner I noticed I could double my storage for the same price I paid a year ago. However I am confused on the speed cap I should expect from my available PCIE slot. My board (GA-AB350M-Gaming 3) has a single...

I'm curious how others feel about the current gen of games and whether it is still worth spending thousands of dollars on the latest GPUs and CPUs? I was up to date until the GTX600 generation. Back then I ran an I7 3930k with 3 GTX680's in SLI on 3 1080p monitors. It was a high-end set-up for...

Current specs : http://prntscr.com/kjetyp So i want to upgrade my pc but i don t really know what parts i should chose. I don t want to get a part that incompatible whit the rest. I need help in recommending me what Motherboard should i get so i can upgrade my Cpu to i7 or if it s currently...

Ethernet Controller not working.. Can't get drivers installed. HELP ! Windows 7 32-bit,3 Gb RAM, 500 Gb Hard Drive

I have a few questions about the Corsair Commander pro: Does the commander pro control the RGB or the overall fan speed and other fan controls through the 6 fan connectors on the commander pro? How do I connect the Commander pro to my motherboard? How many connections are needed? Where do I...

Will the 1080 get bottlenecked by the Ryzen? I am going to play at 1080p 144hz. I want the CPU to push as many frames as possible to the GPU. Or is a i5 7600k or even a 7700k better if I want to play mainly games? I want my build to last as long as possible on 1080p Thanks :)

I am building a new computer from scratch. I currently have an ASUS Led 24' 1080p 75hz monitor. I have the chance to upgrade to BenQ Zowie 24" 144Hz, 16:9 Aspect Ratio e-Sports Monitor. If I get the monitor, I am buying a GTX 1060 3gb. If I keep my current monitor, I can get a GTX 1070. I...

Hi guys, Opinions on this build and would all these parts fit in the case? this build will also be my first time building a computer myself wish me luck haha https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/sfNxWX

the problem is after i plug the vga to motherboard my monitor is blank and there is beep sound...

The title says it all. Any one know if they will work together? I own both.

Hi. I want to buy a 600w psu but i have 2 choices. Termaltake tr2 600w and evga 600b. Can i trust termaltake? Whitch is better?

My Build: CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Power Supply: RAIDMAX...

Im planning on upgrading my pc, right now I can play some games and im about to upgrade some parts, can these specs run GTA V at 20-30FPS and average games Current specs: EVGA 430w Power supply MSI AM1I Mobo (planning to upgrade to ASUS H81M-A) EVGA Geforce gt 610 (planning to upgrade to EVGA...

Hey guys, I got mine GTX 970 today and I'm pretty stoked with it's performance so far. I was told more than once and it was labeled on the box that the fans will not kick in until the temperature rises around 60+ C. Which I guess I'm okay with but also worried because while IDLE my card sits...

Hello The question up there is a techy could solve but I was a bit of confused because my HDD is able to boot up my PC (really slow like need read a 4-5 lines of something to get time in booting ) period now when PC starts up it is normal except the start button bug :-P and the everything is...

Hi, I have an I5 4440 and a Gtx 970(installed today),working with 16 gb DDR3 @1600 mhz, today I was trying to play gta 5 in very high/ultra preset keeping the 3.5 gb buffer in mind and I was just fine enough having 45-50 fps. I lowered the settings a little more(very high) to get a stable 60 fps...

My Intel Revision Munchkin blew the original Q3 build out of the water. Can a properly cooler and overclocked Athlon 860K really match a Core i3? System Builder Marathon Q4 2015: $912 AMD LAN Box PC : Read more

So, I'm currently in need for a completely new computer as for why well I'm off to university soon and I figured a new start also needs a new computer :D So following the thread on the post regarding build advice... Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 1-2 weeks Budget Range: £600 total System...

So i just built my first ever computer and I'm extremely nervous because after assembling all the parts and what not i hooked it up to the monitor and nothing, and bwould get the "no signal" thing. I tried using all the cables on both the gpu and motherboard and got the same thing. I checked the...

I have forgotten my password of my router IP address is 192.168.1.7

I was searching for a good PSU since the one included in my case is a total crap, I found an Aerocool Strike-X 600w PSU 80Plus Bronze for only $38 which is deffo a steal. Im just wondering if it can hold up to one year or more. My rig is: Intel Core i5 4460 Biostar H81mhv3 Mobo HyperX Fury 8GB...

I am looking into building a gaming pc to play games like rust , gmod , mc and other steam games. I was hoping if this build would do well in those games. I will upgrade to and i5 4690 and gtx 970 next year. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ddkqMp

I have just bought a new fan for my pc, however when I plug it into a 3 pin on the motherboard my pc cannot boot, pressing the power button does nothing. However, when I take the fan out the pc automatically boots. Is this a faulty fan?

Hey there. I have been looking to upgrade my computer for a while, and wanted to start by amping up the graphics. Unfortunately, last time I tried, I bought the Radeon R7770 GHz edition, but it ended up bottlenecking my CPU, and giving me a BSOD whenever I tried pushing it. I would love to play...

I forgot to do unmount option on phone and when inserted again in phone didn't detected it neither on PC ! What to do ?

Hello fellow geeks, I apologize if I have repeated myself several times now I just want to get this clear out of my minds. When I run Prime95 with the option "blend" etc after a short while my PC makes a wheezing sound but as soon I stop the Prime95 it instantly became silent. Sometimes when...

HardDrive bays in Aspire E 15 notebook

Like the title says, how do I do this? When I click on the water icon in region mode it states that there is no water to buy, but nothing about selling. I have a neighboring city that needs water so how do I sell it to them?

So I wanted to mount a ISO file to a virtual drive though when I click mount to virtual drive it says, "No virtual CD/DVD found!". I have tried following this guide but when I go to my Virtual Drive tab in configuration the Number of devices thing is grayed out as well all the other tabs except...

Hi, i have a h8-1270ea, but the motherboard it comes with is barely compatible with anything good. So, i decided that i would build a new pc and carry my cpu, gpu, ram and hard-drive over to my new pc. The case i have chosen is the Cooler Master Elite 430 Advance - ATX Mid Tower Computer Case...

Hello, i have 4gb ram ddr3 and amd a10 6700, if i put more ram the cpu will make less heat? Or should i get a watercooler.

Just built a new computer and when I try to boot it it does that

I have an Ultra Plus 120gb ssd and I just did a clean install of windows on it. It created a 40gb partitions that I can't combine with the rest of my storage on the ssd. Is this supposed to happen?

When you move files into the trash bin in your Mac, they are not completely deleted.. However, there are files that you want to permanently delete without them lying in your trash bin. You can do this by using the "Secure Empty Trash" option in Mac OS X. 1. The easiest way to delete your files...

building a new pc for programing and web development purpose. initially thought to get i7 but someone here(tomshardware) suggested to get xeon. since both are same cpu with i7 faster(100mhz) for 30$ more than xeon. i am not going to overclock(since i7 4790(non k) cant be :p ). so i am curious to...

what is a good gpu that is under $150 right now i have the Geforce gt 620 and it's really bad so i want one that i can play games like arma 3, Battlefield 4, Cods here are my specs CPU Intel core i7-3770 processor (8m cache, up to 3.90 ghz) Geforce gt 620 8gb DDR3 ram windows 8 oh yeah...

I was hoping to go with something thats a bit cheaper and lower wattage for a build for my dad. He is just an average pc user and im building him a fast computer for the price any recommendations? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/FatMoo5/saved/LVH8TW