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What is member pricing and why doesnt it seem to work?
I was looking to get a new Meta Quest 3 and I happened to notice this new Microcenter Membership that they seem to be rolling out. As you can see it seems to be on discount but when I head to checkout I get a message that it does not qualify. Does anyone know how it works? thanks!
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I am looking for info as to witch case I need to get
I have an elitedesk 800 g4. I want to pull the board and swap into a case with more room. the available space for a psu is too small to be able to upgrade my graphics card . does anybody know of a case I can fit the board, 1000 watt psu, and msi 2060. thank you!
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Looking for chair replacement part
Hello I have got this gaming chair a while ago and it makes a really loud vibration then I sit down. This was after I wd40 the chair for some squeaks and it got a lot worse. I know that the brand is inland and it was bought from here, Not sure of the model. I think I need a new piston for the chair when I sit down. Any…
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Unusual Behavior from GPU
Hi all, I recently reinstalled my 3060 GPU, RAM, and M.2 while switching out my SSD (it was difficult to install without moving things around) and made sure to ground my PC while doing so However, before reinstalling these parts my pc at idle with only chrome and wallpaper engine ran at an expected <10% load, but after…
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Freezing on new PC build Windows 11 HSP Firmware Issue
I'm getting a maddening issue with my brand new build. Freezing that happens sometimes after 10 minutes and sometimes after up to 5+ hours. The first error in Event Viewer describes this issue: "Windows boot environment failed load the HSP firmware. StatusCode: {File Not Found} The file %hs does not exist., Reason: Failed…
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how do I burn a music cd from windows 10 media player that will play on a cd player?
I have tried to burn the cd-r and it runs on my computer but will not play on a regular cd player what settings do I need to set it on for this to work? I have tried mp3 and windows audio and neither work.
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Can’t connect ton internet. Just picked up a new dell today which was supposed to have all migration
Cant connect to internet, purchased new dell today
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New PC build worked for one week, now can't play games
I did a new PC build about 2 weeks ago now, and the building/setup process went perfectly smooth and I didn't have any issues. Updated BIOS, installed all the latest drivers, and games were running great. Fast forward to a few days ago, I boot up my computer like normal, except now half of my games are unplayable.…
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What graphic cards can I install on my computer Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF?
Yesterday I went to the Microcenter store to have them install a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB graphics card on my computer that I bought right there, this graphics card was recommended to me in the Microcenter forum but in the store the customer service technician told me that it doesn't fit in the computer case and then…
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Heat Question
So I bought a 2012 Mac Book Pro. It came with a 500 GB hard drive and 8 GB of ram. I then swapped it for a 1 TB SSD and put in 16GB of ram. After I did that I noticed it got noticeably hot. Any ideas on why that would be?
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first meeting with MC
I have an appointment on the 11th of December at 10. I see where I am allotted 20 minutes. Do you know if I'm being charged for that or not? I want to discuss having them build a computer. What is the next step in the procedure?
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Can't boot into Windows
[WHOOPS! Wrong Section!] Ripped out most of the old tech. Currently has one of the most recent bundles (can't post links yet sorry) i7-13700K ASUS Prime Z790-P Wifi GSkill Ripjaws 2x16gb DDR5 1tb 980 Pro NVMe Boot settings are: Advanced: Advanced/System Agent (SA) Configuration VMD setup menu Enable VMD controller:…
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Help W Powerspec G235 setup
Hi. Bought my son this computer today. Hooked it up. Started it up. Ask me about my language and said it was making sure I had the latest update. Now the monitor has been blank for awhile. Any ideas on what I should do? Thanks
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Black screen when I turn on pc
I got this issue when I turn on my pc it’s just goes to a black screen I’ve tried the windows+cntrl+shift+b method and it won’t work I’ve tried everything how do I fix
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Refurbished Phone, Wasn't what it was supposed to be.
Lemme preface that I drive for a living and I don’t live anywhere close to any of your locations. I was in Dallas for work and had purchased a refurbished iPhone 12 on December 4th. All hunky dory right? It was until I got home anyway. (7hours away) Upon opening the package the refurb was in, to my dismay there was an old…
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PC Build record.
Hi I've used pc build services back in 2019 and I would like some new copies of the records as I lost them.
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Gift Cards to Micro Center online
Why on earth can you not buy gift cards to micro center online...I called support and they said nope, only in stores...really?! Micro Center your a f*&^%$g tech store...why would you not be willing to take peoples money to buy a gift card online...especially if you don't live nearby a store...dumbest thing I've heard...is…
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Is it possible to use my current iMac 21" Late 2013 as only a monitor for a new Mac Mini?
Hi All ... I am in the market for a new iMac. If there is going to be aa 30" M3 Pro version, I will wait for it. On the other hand, my present unit is 10 years old and ready to start having problems. Could I take a new Mac Mini and somehow use the monitor function of my iMac 21" just to get through until th 30" iMac comes…
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Would you recommend buying one of the Refurbished computers at Microcenter
...It's for my son, he is 11 and this would be his first desktop computer, looking for an i5 processor, and 8 to 16GB in RAM... just looking for your opinion on the refurbished computers...not gonna die on me after 6 months, right? -Morfox
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defective speaker on laptop
I bought a gateway laptop but the speaker is defective. The speaker on this unit makes a loud static noise. I was too busy to bring it back right away but I was able to come around 1pm november 27 and when I came I was told if I can exchange it for the same laptop even though the current price on the display was more than…
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am i getting scammed?
i bought a headset yesterday for cyber monday and it said it was in stock when i bought it. i was charged for it. paid extra for 2 days shipping and now i get an email saying it was cancelled and that i wasnt charged for it. but i was charged minutes after i purchased it. the website still says its in stock and i can add…
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Need to change review
how do I go about changing a review? circumstances changed with this product and I want to correct my review as it now contains misinformation
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Will a 14700k work on a PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 motherboard?
Hello. I'm looking to upgrade from a 12600k to a 14700k and wanted to hold off on getting a new motherboard. Thanks!
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best pre built or build list for under $1,000
im looking for either the best pre built or build list for under $1,000 (before tax is ok). my PC has been having issues and i know nothing about how to fix it so i figured it was time to get a new one and ill eventually get around to fixing mine up for my girlfriend. i wouldnt know how to put it together if it was a build…
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What are you using for video editing / resizing software?
My Canon came with simplified free version of Corel VideoStudio, which frankly I find wretched. What is everyone using to edit video? I don't mind paying one time but I refuse to get sucked into Adobe's subscription nightmare. I mainly just need to trim out excess startup time and maybe trailing time and also the camera…
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How to reinstall Windows 10 on locked drive?
Hello, tl;dr: how can I reinstall Windows 10 when it says the drive is locked? My son built a computer for me years ago when I was playing RPGs, now I want to update it for graphics editing (adobe illustrator, etc). It had an AMD Ryzen 7 1700x processor that wouldn't work with Windows 11, so I got a Ryzen 7 5800X, updated…
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Kernel power error 41 need help
Hi all im having an issue with kernel power what i have done disabled fast boot disable pcie link management turned max processor power to 99% reset windows deleted old drivers and installed new gpu drivers Going to switch in old gpu and see if that fixes it otherwise any help would be awesome
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GPU vs CPU upgrade
So my current specs on my computer are an i9-9900k with a blower model[:(] rtx 2080, and i was thinking about upgrading one or the other, either getting a i5-14600k with a z690 motherboard and drr5 (more expensive route), or i will upgrade to a rtx 3070, or rtx 4060, anyone wanna give me some wise thoughts?
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Does microcenter offer headphone cord repairs/replacement? (Audio/Visual)
My cat chewed up my DT 990 pro cord and I was looking to get it repaired/replaced instead of paying $160 for a brand new pair.
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Powerspec G906 keeps shutting off
Just looking for some help with an issue I’m having. Had my computer freeze on me completely earlier tonight when I closed my browser. Let it sit for about fifteen minutes to see if it would unfreeze, and it did not so I tried powering it off. Pressing the power did nothing so I held it till it finally shut down. Let it…
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