pc build

So recently I had to get new hardware for my rig. My old motherboard sadly died so new processor, new motherboard. Switched from a AMD Phenom II X6 1055T to a Intel Core i5 4460 and only had an issue due to my motherboard using AHCI and my setup was for IDE but no blue screens after I changed my...

Hello guys. In two words, i boght new computer with and integrated video card. Plan was to make graphics more powerlful therefore ordered new graphic card. Inserted graphics card, installed driver, refreshed WEI (windows experience index), it shows 1.0 in the graphics field + downloaded my...

I don't know how to fix it, I've been having this unknown device around for a long time. Specs: i5 4690k OCed to 4.4ghz good temps GTX 970 8gb gskill ram 520w Seasonic PSU Asuz z97-a dump files:

Hi, suddenly the attached popup pops every time I click on the mouse in IE on any site. I formatted C:\ recently & installed win8 pro with my DVD & upgraded to w8.1pro online. Can you help please ............thanx ........nick PS. sorry for 2 fotos, cannot delete one. Home build, Asus P5K...

Hi, I would like to upgrade my system by shifting the hardware components of the slim tower to an ATX tower.The system is a Dell vostro 260s.I have already bought a corsair VS 450 for the power supply and upgraded RAM to 8gb.What is the best graphics card apt for this power supply and please...

I recently built a new PC and now none of my computers can see each other on the Homegroup. We all have the same Workgroup name and are connected to the same network. The new PC was able to create a Homegroup, but the other ones cannot leave the Homegroup that they were a part of and files still...

Hey, last couple days my PC's been shutting down/restarting without warning. (I uh, can't tell. It hasn't shutdown/restarted *properly* since I put it together a few years ago) Figured it might be memory/PSU failure, so I scheduled a mem-test and cleaned out the guts for good measure, (I dunno...

My question is, will Windows 8.1 64bit install directly on to a new PC? Or will it have to have had a previous version to replace?

Hi i just built my first pc and am having a little trouble connecting to the internet. I already downloaded windows 7 and am connected via ethernet to the internet but my computer still tells me i have no connection and need to install a driver which i need internet for.

Hi there. I just recently moved over my RAM, hard drives, and CD-Drive to a new motherboard and CPU combo. My old build was AMD x86_64 architecture, and my new build is an Intel x86_64 architecture. I've worked out almost all of the driver kinks but it seems like now I'm having a hardware or...

Hello, I have a practically brand new PC, I finished building it in August, and everything was fine until today I got the BSOD twice while trying to watch videos that were saved on my hard drive. Norton 360 and windows both found no issues after either crash and I would like to resolve the...

I'm building a new rig and planning to install Windows 8.1 on an SSD as the boot drive. I'd like to move over my HDD with Windows 7 boot from my old machine to the new PC to use as a storage drive. Do I have to format the HDD in my old machine first or can I just install it to my new rig as is...

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Hello! I'm on my 3rd Windows install on this PC build and want to keep it as clean as possible. Besides, on shutdown I get the “Waiting for Background Program to Close” for a fraction of a second- with nothing listed between the horizontal lines. I figured I would start by fixing the causes...

Ok, so about 2 hours ago I was playing M&B Warband, and listening to some music. My computer then randomly shut down as I tabbed out, black screen, just figured my windows crapped out or whatever. Power still running, fans still going, just black screen. So I shut it down by holding down power...

Last Christmas my dad had the idea of custom making me a PC and ever since the first day I turned it on its had the BSOD. The main error that pops up is "Page Fault In NonPaged Area" but I also get "Memory Management" a fair amount too. We took the PC into a computer shop to get it checked out...

Hey guys. I have recently been having some MAJOR issues with a certain program called Avid Pro Tools 10.3.8. I'm posting this both in the Avid forum (which is down right now) and the Windows forum, because I'm still unsure as to which one is actually causing the problem. Whenever certain Pro...

Hi I have just downloaded the windows 8.1 preview version and burned to DVD to install on a newly built PC. The PC specs are: Intel I5 3570k ivy bridge Gigabyte h61m-s2pv rev 2.0 Gskill ripjaw 8gb 1333mhz I am using the integrated hd4000 graphics. Since I completed the build I have been running...

Ok, so I thought about it for awhile and decided I would build my own PC. I researched for a week and figured out which parts I wanted and got everything ordered. It all got here friday and I installed windows, updated drivers, and anit-virus. Everything was working fine until today.I just...

I am building a new PC, using an AMD FX8350 on a MSI 970A-G46 mobo. I have G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (2 X 4MB). I also have one stick of G.Skill F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL. Which would be better for this build?