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Hey there, Today I was playing a game I play pretty often (Planetside 2) and noticed that my frames were unusually low. Whereas I usually get 70-80fps, I was getting around 30-40fps. I started up CoreTemp, and saw that all my cores were at around 90 degrees celsius. I closed the game and the...

Im very sad that I could not get the 6gb version(especially because its cheaper than the 3gb version in my country)but because I live in Europe I would get taxed at customs if I buy from Amazon so I really need to know like how much does it bottleneck it like 5 fps or 10?Im also using 8gb and...

Ok peoples first I am not buying till the prices drop again BUT want to get all my ducks in line now info wise. So am I correct in thinking the only difference between the Asus Dual GTX 1070 8GB & Asus Strix GTX 1070 8GB is the cooling setup? Are they otherwise the same? Which would use choose...

when playing witcher 3 im getting 68 celcius but today i played dead space 3 and it reached up to 73 degrees without vsync ambient temp is 31 are those temps worrying? 7850 1gb

Im looking at both GPU's and they have different memory clock speeds Gigabyte GTX 1070 with 1771 Mhz and Zotac GTX 1070 with 8000 Mhz but $30 more than Gigabyte is. Just wondering does it affect game performance at all and if it's worth spending $30 extra.

It does show up in computer management but all options are grayed out except for "delete volume" and "help". I use it for media storage and usually keep it plugged into my Xbox One for watching movies. Haven't used it in a couple months. It's also not showing up when plugged into the Xbox or my...

We recently spent time with BQ’s Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet, a device bringing the concept of Continuum to life, but our experience was not ideal. However, Canonical recently released OTA 11, fixing many of the issues we had initially reported. Canonical Fixes Convergence Issues With OTA 11...

Hi I have Asus z97-k motherboard. It has pci express 3.0 slot and crossfireX ready slots. I am already using quadro k620 graphic card in pci slot I have another graphic card gtx 520 2gb Can i use in crossfireX ready slot Both at a time? Will the graphic memory get increased? Like RAM

Dear all, I was working in a notepad file that I downloaded from my Hotmail account. I followed these steps: clicked file | download | open When I was done for the day, I wasn't thinking clearly and only pressed 'save' and closed the file. I know IE should store files like these in a content.IE...

Please help, ok this is really stupid of me but I went to go clean my thermal paste and put a new layer on, I plugged my computer but I forgot to plug in my cpu fan, now whenever I go to turn on my computer it starts beeping and shuts off what do I do?

Booting up an old dell inspiron 530 the machine posts, gets to post screen, begins loading(won't let me f2 for set-up or f12 so I can run dell diagnostic) finishes loading then freezes. All the while it sounds like the HDD is clicking/grinding. Might try docking it to migrate the data to an...

Hey there My son's iPad 3 (the older generation- not Air) froze- screen became unresponsive and we don't know how to restart it. If we press and hold power button, it asks to "Slide to power down". Well- we can not slide, obviously, so it goes back to the last screen. I was hoping to drain the...

Hi, I want a managed and un-managed gigabit switches with min 8 Ethernet ports which can be mounted on mounting strip. I tried to find it on net but I am getting switches which can be mounted on rack. Could you please suggest me few good managed and un-managed gigabit switches which can be...

GOG is preparing its catalog of current and classic games to work with Windows 10. So far, the process has been easy, with only a few hiccups by way of bugs and a few incompatibility issues. Maintaining The Library: How GOG Is Preparing For Windows 10 : Read more

I have just did a clean reinstall of Windows 7. Upon installation, I took all Window's updates, and applied as many current drivers as I could muster up for installed hardware. I have an ASUS P8Z77-V motherboard, and downloaded from their site all the current drivers I felt were appropriate...

Hi . I Build Computer . specification is motherboard asus z8na-d6 cpu 2* xeon x5570 graphic card nividea gt 730 i have problem and i wish someone help me when i turn computer on its always go to sleep mode (green light blinks) so to make it work i have to press restart button after 30...

I have no idea where to start! I am starting college and going for information technology. I basically just need a laptop for school, and if possible play some good games on it (Diablo 3) I would like the biggest screen I could get because i hate when the keyboard is scrunched too tight. I...

Hello everybody, I'm planning on building my first pc soon, and I still can't decide (after 3 months) which cpu I should pick. I have a list I like, it is a bit over 600 euros (it's 603 atm) and that is my budget, I can spend 610, tops. Here is the list: (sorry for the site being dutch, but the...

So i decided to install a custom Glass Theme for my Windows 7, with that said i began browsing for a theme and found a "Glass Theme Pack", i installed it hoping it was good but in the end it ended up looking ugly and not working properly so i uninstalled the pack but when i restarted the...

If price wasn't an issue and you had, say, 2 GTX 980's in SLI, which of these set-ups would you choose/recommend and why? 1st: One LG 34UC97-S 60Hz 34.0" Monitor (1440p): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-34uc97s 2nd: One ASUS PB287Q 28-Inch Screen LED-Lit 4K Monitor or an Acer XB280HK...

I'm starting to not be able to run games on even high anymore so I figure it's time to replace some hardware. CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40 GHz (8 CPUs), ~ 3.4GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Which one of these is bottle-necking the other? Do you have any suggestions on what I should...

So I was looking to get a different GPU. I currently have a GeForce GTX 760, but I was looking at some AMD graphics cards and was looking at my motherboard, and saw that it supports dual graphics for AMD cards. (my motherboard: http://us.msi.com/product/mb/FM2A55ME35.html#hero-overview) So I was...

hello i was wandering if i could put the processor from my dell optiplex 745 sff no upgrades into my dell optiplex gx620 mini-tower. need help

I just got the Linksys 1900ac router with external esata connection. It has a pretty nice administrative interface for sharing out an external hard drive. Currently, I use Windows Media Center with a Goflex NAS right now to store and play my movie library. I would like to up the storage...

I know the new FX-9590 is stupid fast, however the question is in the cooling. I am currently looking at doing a nice red/black theme to my desktop. I was looking H440 with a red/black theme, I know it doesn't have any cd/dvd drives, and has 3 fans in the front, which is great (Windows can be...

Looking for a great value ATX Mid Tower "black" Case for about $50 Canadian. I like something basic and sleek, that has good air flow and could fit a GTX 770 video card. I also prefer usb, power, reset, etc to be right on the front for easy access.

Hi all, I recently purchased a new case, the Zalman Z11, and knew it had 2 USB front ports. What I also knew is that my motherboard does not have USB 3 headers and that the USB 3 cable in the case is a "passthrough". I read that to be able to use the front ports you have to buy an adapter that...

Hi, Tonight, I decided to build a new rig. All went well, except for two thing...I touched the thermal paste on the CPU fan. Wiped my hand on a cloth, but noticed that there was a bit more paste on my one finger still, after picking up the mother board. Now, there was finger marks on the bottom...

i5-4670k (4.5GHz) EVGA's 760 GTX SC Edition (Oc'd +145/+550). Recently upgraded my rig to play games that are out right now. However, I recently discovered Star Citizen and made my pledge and have walked in the hanger. It handles the hanger very well on highest settings but I still feel...

Hey guys, I know this one is tough. But my cousin asked me to build her a photo editing machine. Wont be used for gaming. I told her I couldn't or it wouldn't be worth it. $400 budget, and needs windows, so $300 usable budget. What are your build recommendations.

Hi, I recently kept my wifi router with 2x3dbi antenna at the best possible place and it covers almost my entire house except for one room where my tv is (The TV is on the first floor, the router on the second). Now I manage to browse the web on my laptop there but my tv isn't able to use the...

When ever i turn on my computer it gets to the windows logo (the animated swirly one) just as it starts to play a blue screen flashes that is too fast to read and the computer says use the repair tool. I did and it came out saying it couldn't repair it automatically. I have tried last know...