Recent content by ChristopherG2001

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    Watch Dogs 2 crashing

    Hi everyone. I just bought watch dogs 2 and have played it for a few hours at a stretch. Recently, whenever I'm playing the game - say 10-15 minutes in - the game randomly crashes, especially when I'm driving. I have tinkered around with the settings a bit. With low settings 1366X768 with 0.95...
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    A good gaming rig ???

    To be honest, AMD for your parts may be a better choice if you have a low budget - however as you probably already know, they are not as performance-based as Intel and Nvidia parts. Personally, I always prefer Intel and Nvidia since they are generally superior in quality. FOr starters, I would...
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    Upgrading Dell Inspiron 1525

    If you do not really plan on doing much with this computer, an upgrade may not be necessary. Seeing as how you already have a gaming PC, any changes made to your laptop here may be wasted. However, I'm not here to tell you what to use your computer for. First of all, your current t5550 is...
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    Install older direct x

    Hello everyone, I just bought GTA V and was about to install the game when the setup for the game asked if I wanted to install additional software: direct x and microsoft visual c++. Since my laptop is fairly new, I have direct x 12 and my microsoft visual is probably one of the more up-to-date...
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    Nvidia GeForce GT 820m

    Hello everyone, this is just a general inquiry. I'm not quite sure whether the 820m 1gb graphics card is better or the 820m 2gb. Game Debate says the 1gb one is better, though some people say the 2gb version is better for performance. I'm aware that neither GPU is great, but which one is...
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    Windows explorer not responding

    Hello, I've recently had a problem with my laptop. Every now and then, I am unable to open windows explorer from my taskbar. However, I can get it to open by accessing a folder inside of it from my start menu. This has happened at least 3 times now. After opening windows explorer, I attempt to...
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    CPU clock speed stays at same speed always

    My processor intel core i5-4210u has a turbo boost frequency of 2.7ghz. Now, by putting my battery settings to max, I can go up to 2.5-2.6 ghz. However, lately I discovered that my speed is stuck on 2.3ghz. There's also been a marginal decline in my performance. Is there some way of changing it...