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    Which makes more sense - Lenovo y520 or y720?

    Don't have room for a dedicated gaming desktop to build myself at my apartment. However, I would like a decent gaming laptop around the $1000 or less price point, that is decently future-proof for at least 3 years for most games. Looking at a y520 or y720. Already picked up a y520 from costco...
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    Problem Switching from Firefox to Chrome

    Win 7, 64bit Home Edition, Firefox 59.0.2 (64bit), Chrome 66.0.3359.139 (Official Build) (64-bit) I want to completely switch from Firefox to Chrome so I need to import ALL my Firefox data to Chrome including Browsing History, Favorites/Bookmarks, Saved Passwords, Search Engines and Autofill...
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    GT1030 4K lagging

    Recently bought a GT1030 after reading a bit about it, mainly the parts that say the card can handle 4k and HDR just fine. I decided to use it in my old PC that I no longer use and build a HTPC. Just got it last week and so far I haven't been able to use it without some moderate lagging when...
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    build a subwoofer box with 2 subs one front one down firing? bad idea?

    build a subwoofer box with 2 subs one front one down firing for home theater. basically im thinking of building a sub box with 2 subs 8" or 10". divide and port the box the to the front lower corner have one firing down and one firing front. plan to use it with home theater system(hooked to pc)...
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    Build my laptop help - fast $1200-$1500

    I am looking to build a laptop that is windows based and will be used for work. Most important software needing to run fast and not crash frequently are Excel w macros and up to 1,000 rows, and Adobe Creative Cloud used mostly for video and audio editing/rendering. I am returning my HP Omen and...
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    Solved! New VR pc VARJO

    Hi all So im going to build a new VR PC at the moment just wondering if anyone has found any leaked varjo specs yet? would love to buy one of these VR's at the end of the year when they are released but dont want to upgrade the PC again at the end of the year. TIA
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    Building PC for VR, need advice

    I want to build a pc capable of high-level gaming for regular games and VR. As of now thinking Vive plus the strap for 360/room maybe Pimax 8k, depending on reviews. First time building a pc from scratch. Here, I have my Realistic build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/POBAllstars46/saved/wXPCyc...
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    Which software should i use?

    I wanted to build 12× gtx 1080 ti mining rig. But i can't decide wether should i use smos or nicehash. So if you could tell me which one should i use. Or if you have any other mining programme please tell me.
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    Can i do anything about this build without buying a new motherboard?

    Hi, i'm new to this community and thought i'd give it a shot. So about a year ago i got my income tax and went to micro center to build a custom pc, i got a pretty good deal (from what i knew) and got an 'ok' build for around 800 dollars. Problem is i didn't put enough effort into finding the...
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    No sound/poor sound quality (WIN 10, driver problem)

    The issue: No sound/poor sound quality I have the following PC: ================== * OS: Windows 10 Home Edition, Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299 * System Model: Aspire SW3-013 * System Type: X86-based PC * System SKU: Aspire SW3-013_1007_1.02 * Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z3735F @...
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    Solved! Floating Point Friendly Laptop

    Needed some help finding a good laptop or laptop build. I listed some requirements below. Please feel free to add in with specific laptops, components, ideas, and/or flame. lots of floating point operations (computational physics stuff) parallel seems to do better on my machine handle bursts of...
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    Which Laptop to choose from the links below

    Heyho :) Which machine would be the best to buy? Like, build quality/cooling and whatever reasons you'll find to buy it :) I'll list from cheap-to expensive with comments * Cheap, 17", some articles say it gets pretty hot * overall it seems to be okay * or make the jump for.. * but would...
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    Animation + VR + Rendering PC

    Hello all, Thanks for reading the thread and helping out. I am trying to build a decent pc for the office to do renderings (Vray Sketchup) and animation or VR. The purpose is mainly to use VR program called eyecad VR (eyecadvr . com). The program requires, as stated on their site the following...
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    ZTE Axon 7 (Build A2017GV1.2.0B09) with 400GB Sandisk MicroSD Compatability

    Hi all, I'm planning to buy 400 GB Sandisk Ultra microSD UHS-I Card for my ZTE 7 Axon 7 (Build A2017GV1.2.0B09 - latest version available officially by ZTE in my country). But the microSD card is expensive :ouch: Putting aside the theoretical part, is there anyone who can confirm that this...
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    Kodi user issues

    Ok had kodi for a while now it always buffers or doesn't load link after it finds a good source. It seems as if I tried everything from updating Kodi to 17.6, clearing the cache, hq scaling which loads the vid but still buffers and trying add-ons like Covenant. And I tried adding no limits build...
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    After Sager Repairs Laptop Shuts Off.

    My first initial problem started October 18 with the Fall Creator's Update. Ever since the 1709 build, it was a catastrophe. Couldn't run programs, games would lock up, couldn't update/downgrade, 100% disc usage on startup, until finally the LCD screen went 100% black - only the laptop itself...
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    EVGA 650W with a self build

    Hi all, Merry Christmas! Sorry very new to all this. Just want to couple check that this power supply will work with this build ? Reason for change is price difference and also I live 5 minutes away from PC World so easy to get hold of quickly. Power supply...
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    New laptop Build Advice

    I need a laptop to record and edit video. Not professionally, or high volume. Will need to upload to a site when done. Will be teaching and presenting seminars with some video and lots of PowerPoint slides. Also, would like to stream while recording if possible. Could do it with a desktop...
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    Need help on my Build And VR

    I am building a new PC as I am fully in the PCMR ecosystem and have some cash to spend after spending summer saving up. I have an idea of all the components which includes: NZXT S340 Elite, Ryzen 5 1600, GTX 980 SC EVGA, 8GB HyperX Fury DDR4 2400Mhz Ram, MSI B350M Gaming Pro, CoolerMaster Seidon...
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    Wanting to build/upgrade to a VR(Vive) machine

    Firstly, I’m on mobile so I apologize if the formatting isn’t correct. So my last build that I did was back in 2011. This is her right here. It’s held up very well over the years and runs modern games decently for being so old. It’s time for an upgrade, though, and I’d like to get the HTC Vive...