Recent content by dark_phoenix

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    Buy or Pass?

    Thanks folks... I can't afford a high quality gaming PC at the moment and am feigning for game play but sounds like I will pass on this and save up or find something temporarily suitable.
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    Buy or Pass?

    Diablotek 500 watt psu, for clarification. I haven't checked on the legitimacy of Windows 7. He's asking $275 OBO. I've asked a few questions but no response as of yet....though it seems the consensus is to pass. Much help, appreciated!
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    Buy or Pass?

    Hi all. My laptop recently took a hit and I'm looking for a decent gaming computer. I found one with the following specs: Asrock Fm2a55m-dgs motherboard AMD A6-5400K cpu 8gb ram HD 5870 gpu 160gb hard drive with Windows 7 Ultimate 500watt psu CD/DVD drive USB WiFi card In your professional...
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    Dropped HP Pavilion dv6, Now Won't Run Games

    I never thought about reinstalling the games. As of today, I was able to play for 10 minutes on one game but it black-screen-shutdown again during about the 8th minute of gameplay in another. I probably should've tried this as the easiest solution first! Will do. I'm iffy about an OS...
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    Dropped HP Pavilion dv6, Now Won't Run Games

    Update: Not wanting to take apart my own laptop out of fear that I'd be responsible for its ruin, I took it to a shop. They disassembled it and determined that the cooling system is not to blame but that I'm pretty much lucky the games ran even thus far considering the specs of my laptop. They...
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    Dropped HP Pavilion dv6, Now Won't Run Games

    Sporadic percentage changes? I'm a layperson--it's the only number that drastically changes from casual browsing to gaming. I've been told it's most likely my motherboard but don't want to accept that as the problem because cost-wise, I'd have to just can the laptop. I do realize laptops like...
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    Dropped HP Pavilion dv6, Now Won't Run Games

    Update: My temps are seemingly normal but my GPU is out of whack. I'm not quite sure what this means other than that I biffed my graphics card.
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    Dropped HP Pavilion dv6, Now Won't Run Games

    That's a good idea--much appreciated!
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    Dropped HP Pavilion dv6, Now Won't Run Games

    Fortunately, it wasn't running. I booted it up about 10 minutes later when I arrived to class and it seemed to be running fine. It wasn't until I attempted to game later on that it shut down. I did remove the back piece to readjust, as it had come askew, but being a layperson wouldn't know...
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    Dropped HP Pavilion dv6, Now Won't Run Games

    I'm an avid gamer and recently dropped my laptop. Prior to this incident, I could run games fine. Now, within approx. 2 minutes, my entire system shuts off. There's no warning of overheating but I don't hear the normal sounds the cooling fan makes when playing games. It may sound...