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    Discord stuttering and lagging with relatively high cpu usage

    So im having this very annoying issue where discord uses 30-40% of my cpu (an i5 8400) and whenever i turn hardware acceleration on i get 20-30% gpu (1060 3gb) usage and games lag and stutter, and discord is almost impossible to navigate without hardware acceleration, could anyone help me with...
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    Solved! How can i remove keyboard keys?

    I recenlty bought an Asus tuf fx504 and my guess is that it got stuck a little piece of crumb and since it is a recent hardware and a little bit expensive I dont have the confidence to remove the key without any advice.
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    Is it force shutdown ruin hardware life time

    Hi, I am using Ubuntu as my Operating system in my laptop, sometimes it just freeze, the only solution is pressing power button to turn off. My question is This is gonna be ruin my hardware like Hard-drive failure Motherboard life time, I don't have worry about data corruption, and data lost...
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    Solved! Hardware reserved memory

    Hi, i have hp-bg001ax notebook which has amd a8-7410 and amd radeon r5 m330 graphics and dual channel 8gb ddr3 ram .it was 4gb before n i upgraded to 8gb.i upgraded thinkin that atleast 6 to 6.5gb would be usable to me...but its really annoying seeing that only 5.1 or sometimes only 4.7gb is...
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    Solved! My lg stylo 2 pro hardware got wet and phone is glitching, how can I fix it

    My phone: lg stylo 2 pro hardware got wet and the phones screen and hardware are glitching badly
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    Solved! What hardware updates I can do for my HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop?

    My HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop has been going slower as the time progresses I am contemplating of upgrading its hardware... RAM: 8GB ROM 1TB HDD and a measly 12GB SSD
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    HWMonitor not updating new pc parts

    I just replaced my mobo and cpu and I opened HWMonitor to check my temps and its showing my old hardware while CPU-Z is showing the right one (Picture showing my system info along side HWMonitor and CPU-Z) I tried to reinstall HWMonitor but its still showing the old hardware...
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    HP 255 G5 nightmare malware help and custum hardware suggestions

    Ok so I bought a used 255 G5 from a yard sale for $15 had a broken screen, broken web cam(sorry NSA) and broken off keys ok key board either way all internal hardware looked great and for some reason Walmart still sells this Windows 7 work/office model for over $400 so i bought it and used allot...
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    Solved! Max Hardware Upgrade

    I have a lenovo legion 2017 y520 with M.2 PCie 256gb, 2tb HDD, 4gb geforce gtx 1050ti, intel i7 770hq 2.8GHz-3.8GHz, 16gb memory. I am trying to find out what is the max capability hardware wise? I want to max it out.
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    Solved! My laptop keeps turning off everytime i move it and i thinks something wrong with the hardware please help

    My laptop fell cause my dog pushed it off the couch and now it wont turn on it will turn on buy everytime i move it it freezes or turns off
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    Laptop Gaming Hardware

    My laptop supports CS:GO,Unreal Tournament and many other games but the games just don't seem to be able to run properly.There is always a lag , making the game unplayable.I have checked on GD using their hardware scanner and it says that CS:GO and Unreal Tournament can run on medium and high...
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    i reset the phone i had from a long time ago and can't remember my email.

    i reset the phone i had from a long time ago it asks me for an email account but it's been so long i don't know my email anymore i tried hardware factory data reset but it doesn't work.
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    Solved! Google Chrome is taking forever to load

    So 3 Days ago I Factory rested my pc and I installed google chrome and it took way longer then usually to load (it took 8mins to load on to the welcome page) So uninstalled it and reinstalled it hoping it would work. Even in Incognito Mode. its still slow During the research I found and...
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    Solved! control tv away from home

    How can I shut off my son's tv from 30 miles away? Willing to buy tv and hardware or software
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    Stop deleting innocent threads!

    This is ridiculous! Why was my thread deleted? I been using Toms hardware for years and deserved more than one badge- this should be worth something- at least a reputation! I asked a question about PUK being locked. This has something to do with Cellular services. I don't ask how to bypass...
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    Solved! Best video editor for my hardware

    It can be any price, as long as it works fine with my hardware. Tried after effects, but it was unusable with my current hw. Camtasia is kinda feature lacking. Intel Core I5-2430m @2.40GHz 2c 4t 8gb ddr3 750gb 5400rpm hdd GeForce GT520MX 1gb Windows 10 64 bit
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    Hp pavillion 15 blink code question

    I have an hp pavillion 15 that has died. I get a blink code from the caps lock of 3 long and 2 short. I checked the hp code chart (https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01732674) and all it says next to it is hardware?! Can anyone help point me in the direction of which bit of hardware it is...
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    How do I connect my receiver to my PC? (what cables should I use, etc.)

    Hello. I recently bought a pair of Klipsch RP-160M speakers and connected them to my Yamaha R-N602 receiver (that I also recently bought). Right now I can only use them for Spotify and stuff through my phone with Bluetooth. The plan before I got them though, was to set them up with my PC to...
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    Solved! Facing error code Error code: 0x8000FFFF running Hardware and devices troubleshooter wizard.

    Hello Toms hardware I face an error code:0x8000FFFF when i run the "hardware and devices" trouble shooting wizard.After enabling the dedicated gpu i.e the ATI HD 7970m in device manager . When i disable it the wizard detects the dedicated gpu as disabled . Any suggestions please or...
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    PC audio advice (dac/Amp vs Soundcard) and 7.1 surround sound

    First I would like to get it out there that I am in no way an audio enthusiast or claim to know all that much about audio. My experience is pretty much all from reviews and research from the last few weeks. (what I am saying is that if you give me some advice like the sound is in a V shape or...