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Once you buy a game from Steam you cannot get a refund for it after X amount of time. Only in the rarest occasions can that happen and it's only if the game was so bad that enough consumers complained. The most recent example of that was Batman Arkham Knight. My advice to you is to do your...

1) Please edit your language before a moderator gets involved. Cussing is not allowed here. 2) I assume you have tried all USB ports to no avail. 3) Your laptop manufacturer should have a page for USB drivers, but that is rare in need as Windows normally installs them automatically. 4)...

If multiple people report an issue with the on-board keyboard with this laptop, I'd strongly suspect it was a quality or design issue with it vs. users just having dirty keyboards. I'd get with ASUS's tech support and see what the options are on getting another keyboard out of warranty or what...

There is no converter that will convert analog 2-channel output source to a digital 5.1 surround sound input if that's what you are trying to accomplish as a home theater system. You'll need a new HDMI/TOSLink capable receiver (even the most basic ones are now). I learned this about ten years...

Pictures would help a lot in this situation. Please take some and either post them here directly or link to a photo upload site.

They all pretty much use the same core internal components, so buy based on price and warranty with similar speced out laptops. That said, their keyboards can be different in feel. This is why I recommend checking out various models on display in a retail store before buying. Also watch for...

Any USB cable will work fine. And I have no idea what Apple's USB-C reference means because according to reviews, that cable only goes up to USB 2.0 speeds for data transfer.

No a laptop battery requires a much higher voltage and amps to charge from the AC power adapter (that info is always listed on the power brick). It's not like trying to trickle charge an iPhone with a USB charger. Apple bends you over for everything, especially accessories. You might check eBay...

Too bad laptops don't allow GPU upgrades and many don't allow CPU upgrades as both are soldered onto the motherboard (some allow CPU upgrades however based on the socket - I upgraded my HP Pavilion G7 from an Ivy Bridge i3 to an i7). I have not seen a GPU that wasn't soldered onto the...

To add to the above, 32-bit Windows versions only use a maximum of 3.5GB of system memory, so if that new laptop has say 8GB of RAM, it won't be utilized when you have multiple apps open or running in the background like anti-virus/malware programs. An SSD with a wipe of crapware the laptop...

At least six months for laptop 11xx series Nvidia GPUs. We are looking at two months at least before we even see AIB partner video cards (ASUS, EVGA, MSI, etc.) being released after Nvidia's Founder's Edition intro to them for the desktop. I'd say Q1 2019 based on history of previous new...

Tom's has a smart phone forum, so I'm sure a moderator will move it. Anyway, a lot depends on the nation you live in, as well as the region within said nation. For example, in the US, the cellular carriers and smart phone options variate depending on where you live. Also regarding rootability...

Generally in my experience, a buzzing in the background means resistance in either the headphone jack or audio port (or both) which means a cleaning is needed with household rubbing alcohol. Try that first. Just use 92% or higher isopropyl which means minimum water. Dip the headphone jack in it...

No your current ROG is better speced between the CPU and GPU. So that means you have something else choking it down, possibly deeply embedded in the Windows root directory. I would try a complete hard drive/SSD reformat (whichever you are using as the OS drive if you have two drives) and...

First of all, don't pay attention to FPS. Pay attention to your score. Set Heaven to TechPowerup's resolution quality settings where you can compare your system specs to those of others and their scores: 1.) 1920x1080, Fullscreen, 8x Anti-Aliasing 2.) Ultra Quality 3.) Extreme Tessellation...