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    EVGA SC17 1070 Latop One Out of Two Internal Fans Stopped

    One of my brand new EVGA SC17 1070's internal fans stopped. First I heard clicking noises and then it stopped. The other fan was working just fine, and the system was running normally. The temperatures when not under load also seemed fine (below 60 degrees Celsius) I need help. :( I am also...
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    KVM Switch/Docking Station for Macbook Pro w/ PC (Windows)

    Does anybody have a recommendation on a KVM or Docking station that will allow me to share a keyboard and dual monitors between a gaming PC and a Macbook Pro? I have been trying to read up online, but it hasn't given me very clear direction. As general information, I use the MBP for web...
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    Why don't the connectors on the speaker systems ever match up to the onboard or soundcard out connectors. It seems that I alwa

    PC audio connections And what is up with those PDIF in and out connectors? I never use them but have to pay for them either onboard or on the soundcards. Why?
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    Upgrading Audio Systems For My PC

    Is it worth it to upgrade from my CyberAcoustics 2.1 speaker system (https://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Acoustics-Subwoofer-Delivering-CA-3080/dp/B00005BC0J) to this Logitech Z506 system while it's on sale...
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    Doubling 5.1 Surround

    I have 2 different 5.1 surround sets with the same jacks and was wondering if I could use a splitter on the 3.5mm jacks to double up the systems and get more sound from different places. Also it it possible to use this to increase the sound quality, maybe even to up to 7.1 or 10.2? Here is a...
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    ASUS Windows 10 Laptop fairly new

    Google mode, pc is frozen and a fan sound perhaps loud and fast. Can not turn computer off. Cont.Alt.Delete/ nothing happens. What is this?
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    Comparison of laptops - Need help ASAP for purchase

    Hey guys, I've been looking for laptops for a little while and noticed US has some good deals, though Australia has a crappy market. There is a sale, which kind of brings prices in line. The three laptops I'm comparing are as follows...
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    Onsite Editing Laptop

    Hey Guys. Trying to decide between two different setups from PC specialist for a laptop I can edit from whilst on site. Appears to be a trade off between better GPU and 7th Gen i7. Wondered if anyone had had any experience. There pretty much the same price. Setup 1: 15.6" Optimus VII DDR4 i7...
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    Solved! Iphone 5s screen replacement

    i replaced my iphone 5s screen because it was broken and while i was repalcing the screen i forgot to turn OFF the phone , and i mean the new display works but the touchscreen not , and i can't restart or reset my phone cause my home button is broken... what can i do? , i need to buy a new home...
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    I have a clear tunes TV I need the 4 digit code for a GE remote universal

    I have a 13 inch Clear Tunes TV I need the the remote code for the universal GE remote it's A4 digit code
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    My Dell is about to explod I guess... it overheats like crazy!!!!!

    My Dell Inspiron Laptop overheats and makes a crazy grinding noise!!!! no BIOS update is available... what are my options?
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    Solved! Is this laptop's benchmark OK?

    I am thinking of buying a Clevo gaming laptop off eBay. It looks good, and seems quite capable. The owner of the laptop says it seems to have slowed down recently. He sent me images of the benchmark, and it seems to be performing ok, but I am not sure about some of the results... Can anyone tell...
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    System weak for Adobe After Effects?

    I have an i7 6800k, 16gb of Corsair RAM, GTX 1070, 250GB SSD, and 1TB Hard Drive. When I look at performance, I don't see any of them really maxing out except for possibly RAM. What can I do to speed up my render times? It takes about 35 minutes to render a 4 minute video I made.
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    Audio distorts when moving the trackpad

    Recently bought a Lenovo ideapad 510s (i5-6267u, iris 550) and when I'm watching a video or listening to music the audio will sound distorted sometimes when I move the cursor. Sometimes it lasts a couple of seconds and will result in the driver crashing and my headphones disconnecting (3.5mm)...
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    Laptop wont boot up

    I have an HP Pavillion 15, with specifications of: Intel i5 inside @ 1.60 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 15.6" screen 500 GB Hard-drive Windows 8 (previously Windows 10) It all started one day when I dropped milk on my laptop. I took it to the store right away and they alledgedly cleaned it and...
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    Utorrent is stuck at "finding peers"

    Utorrent won't download any files instead the status bar shows "Finding peers", I unchecked enable DHT, and my firewall has granted access to Utorrent. What should I do?
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    Best Headset Overall? (Gaming, YouTube and Movies)

    Hey Tom's Hardware, I currently have a broken Sennheiser PC 363D and I'm looking to upgrade, I am looking at 3 options: -Sennheiser G4ME ONE -Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum *MAYBE* Kingston HyperX Cloud II or Cloud Revolver or headphones with a separate desk microphone + different soundcard I...
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    Laptop won't load

    My acer laptop won't load any of my accounts on it therefore I cannot log in. The screen loads to the date and time but I cannot do anything else. Please help
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    How to delete a folder from an TrustedInstaller? Win 8.1

    I've been downloading stuff and from one of those things I've gotten a virus. After serching through my whole program files I found a folder which isn't like any other.(called "regid.1991-06.com.microsoft") I tried several methods to delete it but none of them worked. Even trying to delete it...
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    Google cardboard gyroscope

    How do I get a gyroscope o have google cardboard and the games are not working because my android has no gyroscope how do I get one or it ???