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so now the reality is I've already bought the "not-fully-compatible" motherboard which is not refundable, and I will not invest another tens of bucks for another new board, wasting money and harming environment. what is the best way to do with the not-fully-compatible mobo and CPU so as to...

the CPU is not fully compatible, but I DID NOT know. Now it's working. The motherboard cannot be returned or exchanged. However, I do not usually do any intensive tasks on my computer, CPU usage is often under 50%. Is it fine for the heat? CPU is intel i5 2nd gen, TDP on the spec is 95W. Mobo...

I've done a lot of homework. I knew about CPU socket, I knew about different sizes of motherboards. I knew about number of SATA ports and if USB 3.0 was available. I really did NOT know about TDP. Is there any site that will introduce me ALL the things about hardware that I, at least, have to...

Hi Where is the mosfets? and where to add another fan? Blowing to the mosfet directly?? Go into BIOS and ensure the temperature controls are set accordingly? Can you tell me more details about that? Isn't there already temperature controls by default?? THanks

So now CPU-Z shows the correct CPU I am having, does it mean it's likely that my CPU was not swapped with a less expensive one? What did the shop do to make me feel unsafe? First my computer worked but it gave burning smell. 1. They said my motherboard had some problems which should be...

My motherboard is Asus H61M-K which does NOT officially support my CPU Intel i5 2400 @3.1 (NOT 2400S) However, their socket match, and work now, but I did not know anything about TDP. Now I am not worried about performance because I never do intensive tasks. I am more worried if the CPU would...

The problem of PC started with strong smell coming out from time to time. It went away soon but the smell came again in a few days or weeks that I couldn't bear anymore. After his test, here's what he told me , 1. PSU likely had one leg in the grave. You can see burnt components with naked...

If a motherboard has one tiny defect that makes it little bit less than flawless, will it still work or will it just stop working at all and the whole system will not work? I took my PC to a local shop for test and repair and the man reported to me that the motherboard was imperfect, partially...

I've run CPU-Z now, it displays the correct CPU. What I mean is if this will undoubtedly reflect my actual CPU in the socket, instead of false information? As I said, the computer was sent to a dishonest shop for repair, whom I do not trust them. I don't know if a dishonest shop could replace my...

My new motherboard is Asus H61 chipset which supports only CPU up to 77W, according to Asus' specification. However, my CPU's TDP is 95W, according to intel's specification. Their socket match so they are now working, running windows and functioning. However, I am worried if the CPU would fry...

Could CPU-Z be fooled too? Displaying a wrong CPU from the actual one?

I left my computer for repair at a dishonest computer shop a few weeks ago and they took very long time to fix it. I don't go into details about what they have done but I cannot trust them really now. Without taking away the heatsink and looking at the processor, is there any software that I...

Hi What to backup for a browser? Cookie? Cache? history? Anything else? And how to back them up so that I will be able to restore those data on another computer

I know that they are dishonest only after I paid and got the phone back home Because my friend said I over paid 30% ,which is very unusual here, because they were reputated for low prices, and I then checked, it was YES

once they reflash the factory firmware it's not possible to recover to see if any data was created before I buy the phone? Any apps now that I can use now to try to recover to see if there are anything like pictures, sms etc created before I buy the phone?

Hi all, in addition to checking the package, anything I can do now to check if it's an used device? Are those data recovery apps useful to check if any data was created before I purchased? Yes, I bought from a retailer that is supposed to be honest, however, they are getting to be "dishonest" ...

Any apps ? To recover the data to see if the phone I bought is not new, if it was reset or the data was erased by the retailer?

hello i would like to downgrade from windows 10 to windows 7 but before that, windows reminds me that I will have to enter the windows password later or else I won't be able to loginto windows 7 I am worried that I've forgot the password . In that case, would I be able to rescue my files?

Lenovo Tab3 8 Tablet is $109.99 on Lenovo shop, which is running Android 6 while Lenovo TAB 2 A7-20 Tablet is only $74.99 but it's running Android 4.4. Which one is better? Is Tab 3 8 of better value? Is Android 4.4 an operating system going to be outdated from the markte a little bit? My...

Are those software found in windows 10 app store tested and verified to be safe and virus free by official Microsoft?? or does Microsfot only provide a platform for different software to show up without necessarily having verified the software