I'm trying to troubleshoot a problem at my parents house with their internet speeds. If I hook the cable modem directly to the pc, they get 100Mbps down and 6 or 11 up (I can't remember honestly). If I introduce a router into the mix, their speeds drop to 30Mbps down and 6 up. This is using...
In the past 7 days, my pc has randomly crashed twice. Both times I was just watching a stream on twitch, the pc froze, audio gave a loud bzzzzzzzzzz and the screen went black. The first time, the screen stayed black, no audio from speakers, mouse and k/b lights dead, but motherboard showed...
I finally got my new pc put together and decided to stress test it. PC is i7-8086k Asus Maximus x hero, gskill trident z 3200
When running the "optimized defaults" in bios, I can stress w/ prime95 and it runs just fine, 4.3ghz all core, temps below 70, etc. But if I enable XMP in bios, I go...
building my first pc, or trying to anyway. My motherboard has a rather large gap between itself and the standoffs in one corner, video below. I have tried to re seat it many times, but its the same problem each time. Video below.
It would seem to me that either the case or mobo is bent...
Will be putting together a new build soon, need help choosing a psu.
Looking at a 80+ gold at either 750 or 850 watts. Right now I can get the 850 for like a couple bucks more than the 750 (evga is the brand btw)
The build FOR NOW will be
8086k not Overclocked
Gtx 1070 not Overclocked
16gb...
Got my father up and running w/ a new Dell pc and monitor. The monitor is connected to pc via HDMI. He had audio for about a month, and now it is gone.
All the basic/easy stuff is right, it is set as the default device on playback devices, volume is at 100%.
Connecting his pc to a HDTV...
Trying to upgrade the ram in my current pc, but running into trouble. Specs are:
Motherboard: Gigabyte z68a-d3-b3 (F11 BIOS)
CPU: core i5-2500k
Ram: Current 4x2gb adata ddr3 (according to cpuz 665mhz, 9-9-9-24 2T)
Ram: New 2x8gb Kingston HyperX fury 1866 ddr3
Installing the new ram in any...
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Hi everyone, Attempting my first overclock ever on my current pc with the i5-2500k processor. Just looking for some guidance/reassurance that I'm doing it right here. I have been trying to read as many guides as possible on...