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    What would you upgrade for oculus rift?

    CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 Graphics: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x 8GB) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A I am not an endless pile of money but want to upgrade my son's computer so that he can play Lone Echo. I know that there are much...
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    Can computer fall in love?

    I am confused after listening it from my university lecturer that a computer can fall in love like human beings. Near me, It just doesn't make sense. He further emphasized that a computer can argue on a topic of debate. It seems very astonishing that how is it possible? A mere piece of hardware...
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    Laptop hardware temperatures (Lenovo Legion Y530)

    Hello! :) I was wondering can anyone tell me what are normal working temperatures and maximum working temperatures without load and with load(gaming like Overwatch World of Warcraft and similar games) for my CPU and GPU .CPU is Intel core i5 8300H and Nvidia GTX 1050. Thanks a lot in foward!
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    Computer will only play sound out left side but not right side

    Hello, I have an issue with my computer where sound would only come out for my right side but not my left side of earphones. I use the Sony MDREX15AP as well as a mic splitter. I have tried updating sound drivers but that did not do anything. I do not think my problem is my earphones or...
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    Https Everywhere extention and Toms Hardware Forum Incompatibility?

    So ive started to use Https Everywhere extention on Google Chrome and its been fantastic. Yet i encounter a serious issue when i log in to Toms Hardware Forums. When i log into the forums the page keeps reloading and is as if i havent logged at all (top right corner stills shows “sign...
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    3D Computer Hardware Model legality.

    So i made an android simulation app where you can learn the basics of computer/build a pc/look for real shop. This project is for my thesis and i will not have any financial gain from it. I'm sure big companies will just ignore my app but im kinda worried about our panelist if they ask us if...
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    Transferring Kaspersky with new hardware in my laptop

    I have recently bought a new SSD and SSHD for my laptop and I was wondering before I have to reinstall Windows and other applications. Will I have to buy another copy of Kaspersky total security 2018 or can I just use my current license which has 290 days remaining? If so could anyone help me...
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    Elitebook 8760w GPU change (Quadro 5010m to GTX 770m)

    Recently, I've bought an HP Elitebook 8760W as a desktop replacement notebook for video and image editing. I absolutely love this beast of a rig, especially since it has HP's amazing "Dream Color" display. However, the stock Quadro 5010M GPU seems to be on the weak end of things, struggling with...
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    Hardware Acceleration Issues

    When I turn on hardware acceleration in Google Chrome, my tabs flicker when I try to resize them. However, if I turn it off, my videos are choppy with lag spikes every few seconds. Specs: Processors: Intel Core i7-8750H, GTX 1070 Max-Q Ram: 16GB
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    Upgrading Acer Aspire e5 573g 52g3 Motherboard?

    I do casual gaming (LoL, Fortnite, RB6, etc) and what sprung me to get a couple upgrades was that it randomly slowed down hardcore, Fortnite would barely run (though there wasn't ever any lag on low graphics settings), and league was buggy.. So I did a reset (keeping files) and when I did that...
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    Computer emitting a frequency in the 530 Mhz range

    I work on a sound system that uses four Sennheiser wireless microphones. Two out of three of them pick up a blaring, feedback level, static when the attached mic is off. We did some trouble shooting, and when I turned off the desktop computer, that lives under the desk they are on top of, they...
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    RHEL developer laptop with customized hardware - how to proceed?

    I am a novice when it comes to hardware world. If this is not the appropriate site, I request the moderators to redirect me to the correct one and close this question :). My objectives pertaining to the laptop: Configuration to suit development needs: 16-32 GB RAM 1+TB SSD i7/AMD equivalent...
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    ROBLOX | Mouse Troubles

    Hello! I got a laptop - Dell Inspiron 7577, and I am getting mouse troubles, when i play any game, especially some First Player game, my mouse moving not that smoothly, it ran very smooth on old laptop that has very bad hardware, now I have good hardware, and I am still getting some lags, and...
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    Is this laptop suitable for school?

    I found this computer which is on sale at my local bestbuy and was wondering if its any good for school. It has a 56WH battery which I hope will be enough to last a school day. Also it comes with Windows 10S and only 64GB of eMMC. Is that enough to upgrade to windows 10 home or pro and have...
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    4 Laptops Price Comparison

    Hi I would like to know witch of these laptops is worth the price and may be even rank them from best to worst thx. HP i5-7200U 8gb ddr4 1TB AMD Radeon R7 M440 4GB DDR3 760.52 USD HP i5-8250U 4gb ddr4 500GB Intel® UHD Graphics 620 798.39 USD Asus i5-7200U 8gb 1TB NVIDIA GeForce GT920MX...
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    My laptop touch screen stopped working suddenly.. I have tried all the settings from human user interface and restart. But doe

    Is it hardware or software problem. How can i fix it.
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    These Laptops Worth It?

    Are these legit...
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    Where to find more in-depth explanations of secuirty flaws

    I always find security flaws and malware very interesting, but I struggle to find in-depth explanations on how a system is being exploited by an attacker. For example, Tom's Hardware's article on the new Spectre flaw published today doesn't tell you more than there is some exploit to a...
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    Lookin for a reliable hardware wallet for my crypto?

    I'm currently using CoolwalletS to store my ether but their app keeps freezing on every transaction, i’m considering nano S but i want something that is easy to carry in my wallet, are there any coldwallets like the CoolwalletS but without all the annoying little bugs?
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    Fortnite stutters even though I have the recommended specs and a SSD

    So recently I bought a ssd thinking my stuttering will finally end. So I plugged my T5 ssd, set it to high priority, tested the speed (it was as it should be on usb 3.0), moved Fortnite to my SSD and launched Fortnite. I was mad to see alot of stuttering and sometimes low fps. It is running on...