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Hi, could someone help me troubleshoot this problem please. When I go to my Sound Settings and open the Recording tab it freezes. I'm ready to provide whatever information is needed. Recently I installed a Behrigner mixer but it's been working fine for at least a day or two (I can't quite...

Hi, I've been trying to follow guides on disabling windows defender but things look different for me. First I tried this guide, I can find the "virus & threat protection" thing to click but can't continue to follow the instructions from that point. Here is what I see on my PC: I also tried to...

Hi, could someone help me solve this annoying issue with my clock please? Whenever I start my computer the clock is one hour behind, so I have to go into the clock settings and disable "set time automatically" then re-enable it and it sets itself to the right time, which is always one exact hour...

Hi, could someone tell me what is a good but as cheap as possible board to go well with a Ryzen 3 1200 and GTX 750, no overclocking is necessary. Thanks Edit: How about the ASUS MB Prime A320M-K?

Hi, so a power cut blew out my dad's PSU, the computer won't power on now, whenever computers don't power on my thought is always that the PSU has died since that's always been the problem when I've encountered this lack of powering on. Unfortunately though, after buying a new PSU that issue...

Hi, when I bought my Predator X34 I threw away the screws to mount it to the stand and put it on a swing arm which came with it's own screws. Now that I'm selling the Predator X34 I want to attach it back to it's stand but I need to buy more screws. Does anyone know where I can get the right...

Hi, I'd like to get an android phone for no more then £100/$130, my main priority is battery life. Anything worthwhile in that price range? Thanks

The cheapest GPU's i've seen from nvidia are the 1gb 1030's and it seems to me like that would be cheapest thing to get but I'd like to make sure first, I'd prefer something cheaper though. Right now I'm using the integrated GPU on my 4770, it does the job very well but I don't like how...

Hi, is it possible to have a 1440p game running on one monitor and mirror it to a second 1080p monitor and have it downscaled to fit the screen? I'm on windows 10. Thanks Edit: Basically I want to play a game and mirror it on two different resolution monitors. I know I could just play the game...

Hi, every time I boot Windows my clock is one hour behind and I have to manually set it each time. I've tried disabling the auto set time, i've tried EVERYTHING, and it always goes back one hour when rebooted, it's very annoying. Does anyone know why this might be happening and how to fix it?

What is an appropriate price for a second hand Toshiba Sattelite L875? The reason I ask is because I have one on ebay and it doesn't look like it's going to sell as a ten day auction which I started at £100 (because a broken one sold for £100, so I should get more). If this doesn't sell (and...

Hello, I'm looking for a new (but cheapish) keyboard. I currently have a HyperX Alloy FPS with blue switches. It is a brilliant keyboard in every way, but these blue switches are too loud when I'm recording, so as awesome as it is it has to go. I have found these three options: DREVO Gramr...

Will an i7 3770 stock cooler fit on a 4770K? The H100 pump on my 4770K just died so I'm wondering if a 3770 stock cooler will fit on it.

Hi, I turned on my PC todaay (I dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10), and booted into Windows and everything was going really slow until after a few mins the PC blue screened and turned off. After turning it back on everything was going slow even at the post screen, it would take a while to...

Does anyone have any experience using one in Ubuntu. The fact that it is external and only needs sound to be sent to it might make it simple to install? Any help appreciated. Thanks

Hi, I have my Windows and phone both linked to my ms account yet I can't find any way to open the phone in explorer to put files on it even when I connect it via usb cable. What am I doing wrong?

Hi, I'm gonna get some of these Edifier R1800TIII's. They say a "speaker connecting cable" is included, but what is that? Is it this? I'm gonna need to buy more so I need to know what it is. Thanks

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HyperX-Alloy-FPS-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/202252602875?hash=item2f1731cdfb:g:~ooAAOSwfqFaoEgN HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard If someone asks for the HX and BOM number, should I give it them? I don't know what they are.

Hi, I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop that runs Windows 8. I gave the thing a complete recovery with the discs and got it back to factory defaults. I then updated windows 8 fully, then updated it to 8.1 and now no updates will install at all beyond this point. The updates download, but...

I've been watching lots of reviews for Sound Blaster products and one thing I noticed was everyone says that Scout Mode sucks, however, everyone who reviews the SBX7 says that Scout Mode is great. Could someone shed some light on this discrepancy? Is the SBX7 just better then the others if...

I currently have a Soundblaster Zx and a pair of DT770 Pro's. It's a nice setup (as long as I use SBX's FPS preset or things can get a bit bassy and over power the mids). What I want to is buy some 7.1 surround sound headphones and eaither a 7.1 soundcard or 7.1 external DAC, just so I can test...

Hi, I'm hoping to get some help troubleshooting this problem. When playing VR (Occulus) the PC will shuts off, and will need to be left for a while before it comes back on. It only happens when playing VR, I'm thinking maybe it has to do with all the USB's and stuff active for VR. I have...

Hi, what would be an upgrade from my SoundBlaster Zx? My main priority is directional sound in games, second priority is sound quality. I use a pair of DT 770 Pro's to game with. What is a worthwhile step up? Thanks Edit: I'm thinking of going for either the Asus Xonar D1 7.1, Asus Xonar D2...

Hi, is there any way to get to the bottom of an obscure error message that pops up once per day. Unfortunately I closed it today before recording the message but I'm quite sure the text itself won't help. It was just some generic error with no specifics on what the proghram was. When I see it...

Does anyone know why 2160p blurays are a bit weird with fullscreen? I use PotPlayer to play them. By default it is set to "Fullscreen (keep aspect ratio)". The videos are the same aspect ratio my monitor (21:9) 3440x1440 (I don't exactly have a 4K monitor). This will play them in a small...

Hi, I HAD a Qwazar Red Shift until it got wet. Now the keyboard sends windows crazy, lowering the volume, opening explorers windows etc, it trips out. Is there any way to repair this? I tried to clean under the keys with some alcohol but nothing seems to help.

Hi, I want to maximize my write speeds on a standard HDD (for recording gameplay video). I have distrix ultimate defrag and I'm wondering what settings would give me the best write speeds for new files. I did email distrix a few days back but they haven't replied yet. Any help appreciated. Thanks

Hi, I'm running Windows 10 x64 on an i7 4770 and a gtx 980. My GPU usage (as shown in Afterburner) is at 100% all the time all of a sudden, I just tried to rest my PC but it had no effect. I used process lasso but it says nothing is using my GPU. It is being used though because I can hear my...

Hi, my Asus router stopped connecting suddenly and I'd like some help figuring out why. It happened when I was on the phone to plusnet and they did a line test (or something). Anyway whatever they did broke my router or their own support for it, I had no net while they sent me one of their...

Hi, after updating windows with the creators update several programs were broke and crashed instantly when run. An uninstall and reinstall fixed them all though except one, PotPlayer. PotPlayer will run and open fine if there is no video loaded, but try and play one and it crashes right away...

Hi, I'm running Win10 x64. More often then not I will get a stutter every five seconds or so, it's noticable in the mouse pointers movement, and if I have a game running, the whole game will stutter every five secs or so. Looking at task manager I do see my CPU is being used like 30% but any...

Hi, could you give me your opinions/experiences regarding SBX Pro on the Soundblaster cards and Dolby on the Asus cards. SBX Pro is all I have ever used so I don't know if Dolby is better. Any info appreciated, thanks.

Hi, I would like to know if a DAC is completely to superior to a soundcard (for gaming/movies/music). I currently have a Soundblaster Z and would like to know what is a good upgrade. Thanks Edit: I may get a Xonar Essense STX II, since it seems to be top dog.

Hi, after deciding on some new speakers to buy, I noticed in the comments someone says a DAC greatly improves the sound quality. I have a Soundblaster Z soundcard so would I also need a DAC or would the SBZ make my sound quality better on it's own?

Hi, I'm thinking of selling my SP2500's to get some Mackie CR4's. Could someone tell me which of the two speakers are better for regular listening (I don't produce music). Should I make the switch basically.

Hi, I'm getting some Mackie CR4 monitors. I have no idea what the difference is between TRS and RCA cables are so I'd like to know which cables to get. I won't be producing audio with these just listening to movies/games/music. Thanks

Hi, I'm running Windows 10, and I'd like to sometimes play a video on both my monitors at the same time WITHOUT cloning the displays. The reason I don't want to clone them is because they are both different resolutions and aspect ratio's and I want to maintain both their native resolutions. Is...

Hi, I know absolutely nothing about monitors. I do love my sp2500's it's just that music sounds terrible on them, and the sub is massive. I'd like to spend £100 on them. I do not make music so they don't need to be absolutely perfect, just good sounding for movies/games/music. Thanks for the...

Hi, I'm looking for a new monitor. I want a 24" 1440p monitor with an IPS panel. I have managed to narrow it down to either a BenQ BL2420PT or an Asus VX24AH. I don't know which of those two monitors is better, the Asus looks better, but the BenQ can use DisplayPort. Could someone tell me...

Hi, does anyone have any recommendations for a budget Windows 10 tablet that is as decent as it can be (the screen is the most important aspect to me as I have external speakers). I think a Linx 1010B or a Linx 820 could be viable (based on the price), I'm gonna go check some reviews on...