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How to change your PC’s power supply

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You try to turn on the computer and nothing happens. You scratch your head, check that all of the cables are connected and that the power button on the power strip is lit, but nothing. It’s highly likely that the power supply is dead. We will show you how to replace it.

Time:

  • 30 minutes

Materials:

  • Screwdrivers and pliers.
  • New power supply
  • A clip
  • Multimeter
  • Flanges and/or plasticized wire

1: The computer doesn’t turn on. What’s wrong?

In my experience, the components that fail the most in a computer – with normal use – are the hard drive, the power supply, the motherboard and the graphics card, in that order. The ones that fail the least are the optical drives, RAM and the processor. So, if your computer seems to turn on and even produces some sort of beeping sound, you will need to check the error code in the motherboard’s manual. At first, it doesn’t seem to be a power issue. However, if nothing happens when you press the power button it’s likely that there is something wrong with the power supply.

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ASUS relies again on the DirectCU II heatsink for the new GTX 1060 STRIX

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This new ASUS graphics card custom model is based on the versatile GTX 1060 chip, a GPU capable of seamlessly running all titles at 1080p resolution. The ASUS GTX 1060 Strix recycles the legendary Direct CU II heatsink with direct contact heatpipes. While it is true that ASUS already has the third generation of DirectCU …

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Intel will integrate Wifi and USB 3.1 into its upcoming chipsets

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Surely these technologies will come integrated in the 300 series of Intel that will arrive for desktop and portable systems later in 2017. This will allow an even greater integration in this type of systems, but will also be a blow to the makers of added chip with both technologies. The news, for the users, …

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Trend Micro Internet Security 2017 Review

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Trend Micro is certainly not the most popular antivirus producer of all. However, it has found a place among some of the leading companies such as Kaspersky, Norton and even ESET in proposing accessible security solutions. The producer also plays an active role on the web and carries out frequent publishes of detailed reports in areas of security. The most recent was moreover related with the French Dark net. This year, Trend Micro stands ready to introduce its newest wave with its flagship solution: Internet Security. We have closely studied it here for you.

Installing the Trend Micro Internet Security

Like most antiviruses available in the market, Trend Micro facilitates its users with a downloading tool allowing to download the most recently updated version of the software. The full installer of the 2017 version carries only 112 Mb. Once the download is successful, the tool then proceeds to data decompression.

First your computer is checked for compatibility before initiating the actual installation procedure which, as usual, is carried out by entering the serial number followed by agreeing to the license agreement. The installation will then run smoothly for less than 5 minutes.

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Kaspersky Internet Security 2017 Review

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Kaspersky is the first security solution publisher to present its new line of software this year. Three products allowing to secure computers and especially the privacy of the users. They are: Kaspersky Antivirus 2017, Kaspersky Internet Security 2017 and Kaspersky Total Security 2017. Thanks to its significant performance and intuitive tools, Kaspersky had managed to place second in our 2016 antivirus comparison. But what about 2017? Will Kaspersky rank among the best suites of security on the market once again? The answer is here, in this Kaspersky Internet Security 2017 test.

While Kaspersky Internet Security 2016 was installed without a hitch last year on our test PC, the 2017 edition is another story. Indeed, the download step was completed with ease, however, we encountered an error during the installation step which forced us to restart the computer to start over again. A small hiccup at the start that fortunately did not occur again later.

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Antivirus Test: Bitdefender Internet Security 2017

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Last year, Bitdefender Internet Security 2016 exited us. So what can we expect this year? With the punctuality of a Swiss Watch, the antivirus editor is offering us again a new version of its popular security suite. A version which will help Bitdefender prove that it is still way ahead of its time. Nowadays, the so-called ‘classic’ viruses are no longer the only threat that lurks on the internet. So, is Bitdefender Internet Security 2017 keeping up with the changing times? Does it offer a sufficient protection on a daily basis? That’s what we’re going to check in our test.

Installation of Bitdefender Internet Security 2017

It’s a fact that sometimes our antivirus tests go wrong as early as the installation step, however, this was never the case for Bitdefender and it isn’t this year either. The installer, which you can get on our website, launches without a hitch. Promptly, the software asks the user to identify himself with a Bitdefender Central account. This system which was integrated last year has met nothing but positive reception. It allows to centralize installations of antiviruses on different devices and see the full list from a single web page. It is actually possible to install the antivirus directly from this web page by clicking on “my devices” then on “install Bitdefender”.

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Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050Ti Review

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Introduction Nvidia has presented without much ostentation their new low range chips made with Pascal architecture which also gives life to their new mid and high range lines. An architecture that has boosted the efficiency and performance that Nvidia has been already boosting for the last several generations. This is their most affordable option and …

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Samsung CFG70, a gaming monitor with quantum dot technology

All major brands are doing big presentations of high-end monitors for gamers, and although it was LG which recently it introduced its new ultra-wide models of monitors, it is now Samsung’s turn with a new model, the CFG70.

This gaming monitor from Samsung has the distinctive feature of using Quantum Dot technology, present in high-end TVs of the brand, like the KS9000, and that allows us to have superior contrast and color quality to that we are accustomed to, even higher than IPS panels.

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Guide: Building a perfect PC under 300 dollars for office use and multimedia

During the past weeks we’ve been publishing a series of guides focusing on building computers for gaming, but today we wanted to change things a bit, and therefore we are going to do something different and we’re going to focus on building a perfect PC for office use and multimedia.

The computer that we are going to show you was the request of a group of brave women who decided to abandon the rule of an oppressive male chauvinist boss and start a small business on their own, so I was able to fully set the equipment and I also had the opportunity to collect their opinions after a few days of use.

All these things will be discussed at the end of the article in summary, as it will help us better understand the real potential of this computer which, I remind you, does not seek the cheapest setup, but the best quality price ratio.

So without further ado let’s begin, and as always, I invite you to leave any questions you have in the comments.

Platform

This decision was fairly easy because we wanted to create a powerful, cheap and efficient computer, that also gets us a minimum noise level and allow future expansions in case they become necessary.

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