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Dave tests three Threadripper Pro 7995WX configurations from HP, Dell, and a homebrew system that pulls more than 1000W, or one mechanical horsepower.

It feels like everyday I wake up in the morning, the computer is wide awake, I check the settings and it's set to never sleep, I set them to sleep in 20 minutes, got about my day, though when I wake up the next morning I do it all over again.

Hello everyone, I'm considering the idea of overclocking an Link Removed processor and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with this. My main question is whether it's actually worth it in terms of performance gains versus potential risks like increased heat, power consumption, or...

Hello! I've been having a problem with my laptop. The model is ASUS N56VZ , and it's an old computer but good enough for me to check my email and do some work stuff. I haven't been using it lately, so I assumed that the removable battery was getting old. Then just used the cord to plug into the...

I was told once that my computer uses more energy to turn off and on than to just keep it on all the time. What say you? Can I just leave it running for a long time or will this damage my pc? What are the risks, if any?

My battery level indicator suddenly disappeared from the system tray. I hadn't been tinkering or done anything I'm aware of to make it go away. It's just gone and I had to wait for the low battery message from Windows. But how do I know when it's fully charged to avoid killing battery life...

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Hi, I have an issue where sound stop whenever my monitor goes to sleep or back. For example, I'm listening to some stone cold heavy metal on Spotify, screen goes to sleep, sound stops for 2-3 seconds, then comes back. When I move my mouse or press a key on my keyboard to wake up the monitor...

This is all I get when I press the power button.

With today’s exploding growth of virtual classes and hybrid learning models, it’s more vital than ever to equip your student with a laptop that has the power, adaptability and longevity for the “new normal.” The Windows Home and Family Resources Blog has a Link Removed recommending a Windows 10...

So my laptop is 2 years old, it worked fine while i was gaming, now when i play my fps drops from 60 to 15 and stays in between 20, 15 and even lower than that, but when i disconnected my laptops charger my games started to run 50 to 40 and 30 fps and it stayed like that for a really long until...

When I press the power button, my computer display light lits up and nothing appears on the screen. Even the bios set up doesnot appear when I press the function key. Please help.

- My laptop just shutdown and leds stay off and dont recognize anything when I put it to sleep by close lid or use hotkey. Only if I hold the power button for few second and everything work again. Beside of this, everything else is fine. Help me guys !!

Dell’s family of XPS laptops If you’re in the market for a new PC, take note: Dell has announced new devices that deliver larger screens, long battery life and enough power to stream your favorite shows, edit photos for Instagram, render 4K videos for YouTube or create original sounds and...

I press the power button, the first screen appears and then it goes al black :(

So I bought a cheap $600 PC from a guy about 1 year ago. I had to replace the sound and graphics cards with parts from a friend cause they broke about 8 months ago but it has been working like a charm ever since. Now, he’s given me 2 RAM sticks because he’s upgrading. My existing RAM was...

around 2 days ago i saw a file on my desktop (debug.log). i didnt know anything about it so i did a little research and found out that it is most likely made by google chrome due to some error. i tried to delete it but failed. i didnt notice any problems so i ignored it. today 2 times i got a...

Is it ok to plug a laptop in while it is running. I find myself doing that and thought maybe I should check it out on the forum. Thanks.