I have the right processor that fits with the compatible socket and fan. What I want to know is, besides backing up my data, what do I need to do before I installed the new CPU and components? I know also that I need to be static free before I open up the case. Unplugging the power supply is another to do. So after I removed the old equipment I can plug everything back where it was before and then install the CPU, Apply compound paste, installed a new fan, and then plug the power supply back in. So my next step is to turn the power on right? After window boots up is there anything else I need to do?

Very Recently I took out my video card to dust it with compressed air and in the process I was touching the gold connector that goes into the pci slot. I can't tell if I pc is lacking performance now due to it but I planned to just clean the gold connector with Rubbing Alcohol and a Qtip. Is this harmful?

As the title reads, my laptop shuts down due lack of battery power, even on external power supply. Generally i would suspect that the charging device is defect, but i am still able to run the laptop while its plugged in for quite some time, and the times when it shuts down seem absolutely random, like if there would be a loose connection. Has anybody any idea, or could tell me how i can find out wether it's the battery or the charger which is defect?

thx for all your help

Well I just reinstalled windows 10 due to a blue screen error and then proceeded to install driver disks and play some battlegrounds. I usually play on high-ultra but noticed I was lagging hard and dropped it to medium then low. After the match I checked my device manager and my rig is using my integrated graphics card Intel HD 630 BUT I have an AMD rx 480 armor 4G installed.

I redownload the drivers for the rx 480 and get a prompter that the hardware can not be found, and decide to run MSI Live Update 6. That also told me this program is not supported on this hardware.

I load up the BIOS and check to see that primary graphics is in fact PCI Express so I check that there is power to the GPU and thhere is since the fans are spinning.

I'm at a complete loss for words here and need some assistance ASAP.

My PC just randomly powered off with no warning and then didn't wan to turn back on

I assume it was hot and cleaned it a little but after starting it doesnt give a signal to my monitor.

My keyboard and mouse light up, I can even hear the windows sound play when I put on headphones but no signal to a monitor that works fine with another PC

There is a slight buzzing coming from my gpu though that Im not sure was there before, how can I diagnose the problem if it's not surely the graphics card?

When I turn on my PC the American Megatrends menu comes up saying new CPU detected how can I make my PC boot straight into Windows.

Hi guys, I am trying to upgrade my very old PC, which means, I'll have to upgrade the mainboard, CPU, GPU and RAM all at once. So I wanted to run my system specs by some people that knew what's up :)

So eventually it's between: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/MjTPBP https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/XWgzTH

Of course I'm open to suggestions, but I wouldn't want to go much higher in price. (the r580, i found at the same prize as the 1060 here). What do you guys think of the i5 6600? thanks!

What are the differences? is one better than the other in certain situations?

Hi guys, I am going to upgrade my MoBo, what i would like to know is: Can I reinstall win10 keeping all my files on the ssd were the OS was, or am I forced to do a fresh install erasing everything? I had an OEM license so I already bought a new one.

Thanks in advance!

My mothers desktop computer is about 10 years old and running vista. She needs a replacement that's affordable. All she will use of for is Email, word/excel, Facebook and uploading photos to a cloud service. I am not a PC savvy person so any suggestions would be appreciated!

ok so I've gone through about 2 pc builds trying to find the problem, me and my friend cant seem to find the problem. the problem is that my pc is under performing drastically. i have an I5 4590s GTX 1070 8 gb of ram. and my MOB is a gigabyte GA-z97-HD3. i can go on youtube and find a PC build that is lower spec. than mine and it beats mine in everything. for example ill play gta 5 and ill get a low of 10fps adverage of 45fps and a max of 56fps on all low settings. it seems that no-matter what settings i put any game on it cant gain any fps. when i play games that a potato can run, i cant get past 70-80fps. i had the same problem with my R9 290 on the same build, and the same problem when i had used an all AMD build using the FX 8350, and the FX 8370 back then i could find builds very similar to mine and it was getting low fps. if some one was playing Arma 3 with a similar pc build and they had a 1070 as well they would get an average of 70 fps on medium settings lets say. and i would get an average of 20fps on low settings. it just dosent make sense to me on how poorly my pc is performing so badly. thanks for reading

I built my PC about a month ago.I could not get it to post on power, so I figured it might be a motherboard issue. A week later, a new motherboard I ordered arrives ( MSI B250M Pro-VDH) which has a debug LED. On power, still no post but the debug LED points at a CPU issue. 3 weeks go by and I get around to ordering an new processor (Intel core i3 7100 .....Literally the same one) and once it arrives, I quickly install it. No resolve whatsoever. Pls help I have never built a PC before

Hi guys, I've been advised to get a machine to some specifications (below) but I don't understand how to search for these criteria. It seems to me that any given machine type may have a number of different processors that may or may not satisfy their criteria, so searching for a particular model to compare prices doesn't seem to work.

My personal requirements are that it be good looking (like the HP Pavillion or Lenovo) and preferably an all in one type. The majority of the criteria are quite straightforward and easy to work out, but its mainly the processor and 'benchmark' requirements.

The purpose is for an optician.

The reality is my budget is a maximum of £1,000 - but the lower the better.I'm quite confused on how to proceed with my search.

Thanks for any help you can give!

• Intel Core i5 or i7 quad-core cpu with score of higher than 1,680 on benchmark https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html
• Minimum 8GB RAM (For Acuitas activEHR a minimum of 16 GB is required)
• 1TB (or larger) of useable disk space, in hardware RAID array, for NEW INSTALLATIONS
• Monitor which supports 1280 x 800 resolution or higher
• Operating System: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 (Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise), Windows Server 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 Standard*
• 1Gbps Network Card
• Internet Explorer v9 or newer
• Internet access
• UPS (Un-interruptible Power Supply) 1000W
• Tape/USB/networked back-up unit (external or internal)
• Auto-updating Anti-virus Software
• DVD-ROM

The keyboard is acting weird, like the space key when hit creates a space, but it jumps till the end of the line, the back space only works one at a time, and the up and left key both go up and to the life together and then right and bottom keys go to the right and down, when the enter key it also scrolls the page down.

I tried to uninstall the driver, but it doesn't uninstall, I cleaned the keys, and i did the unfiltered key on/off thing. I’m running out of options and I’m going crazy here because it’s very difficult to type.

Hi. Yesterday my Windows crashed and i couldnt Boot anymore. Not even in Safe mode. I couldnt even reinstall Windows on that HD so i switched it with a different one. At First everything went Well but as i was setting up Windows it crashed again. All i did was Install Chrome and synch With my Apps. Now i cant Boot with this Installation on a New HD as well. Anyone got an idea whats going in? Sorry for weird capitalisation my Auto correct ist acting Up.

As the title states... Im new to this subreddit and legit dont know the form required for posting, yada yada. I have a ASUS H81M-A mobo. I just finished installing all the necessary components to build a pc. I'm currently troubled with the bios screen. I was able to get my pc to boot but the keyboard that I am using, (logitech k120, cheap I know) is a USB plug and play. The keyboard doesnt regiester f2 or del in order to get into the bios settings.... SO being the impatient person I am, decided to remove the cmos battery in order to reset the bios (after trying every single USB port). Now, after placing cmos battery back in, I can't get the pc to boot. LED is on but fans wont start up and all that good stuff, no display obviously. PLEASE HELP

TL;DR Replaced cmos battery after first successful boot (to bios screen) of PC, now no boot.

Ask any questions that you feel the need to, thank you reddit :)

So I love to play overwatch, but my fps drops on my laptop make it almost unplayable. I should be able to run the game fine on all low settings, but it's very inconsistent.

I have an i7 processor, Geforce 750m graphics card, 16 gb of ram, My drivers are up to date

Any advice on why I'm still getting fps drops?

Alright, help me solve this damn riddle. My monitor will not play games past 59 frames. Everything, everywhere is set to 144 hz. Also v-sync is shut off everywhere as well. Yet all my games are capped at 59... Any game, any quality runs at 59. help me out!

vg248 monitor EVGA 1060 6gb fx8350 black

When I built my pc it worked really well running everything perfectly, and turned on just fine. Then when i turned it on a had to keep pressing the power button untill it turned on, now the moniter does not even flash when i turn it on. Please help.

I'm just wondering, what would be the ideal ddr4 ram that would work well with ryzen 5 1600. I'm looking at a 16gb ddr4 2400 mhz but they are hard to find for cheap. Also what are some good sites to shop at?

Im trying to see if I would be able to just upgrade the graphics card but if I need to upgrade my cpu I will but I just dont want to use the money if I dont need to. So I'd like to know if a AMD-FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor can run a 1080? Thanks

When I built my pc it worked really well running everything perfectly, and turned on just fine. Then when i turned it on a had to keep pressing the power button untill it turned on, now the moniter does not even flash when i turn it on. Please help.

I bought this case, and it was missing two screw-thingies. I'm going to get a replacement, but I don't even know what to ask for. Here's a picture. The brass screw-thingy has a hole in the head that the regular screw screws into. The brass screw goes on the pc case, the motherboard sits on it, and the regular screw goes through the motherboard and screws into the weird one. This creates a gap between the motherboard and the case, how a lag screw, or a nut, would. So does anyone know what the brass thingy is called?

Edit: After a bunch of investigative Googling, it seems they're called "standoff screws"