Recent content by Justin of Smeg

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    [SOLVED] Updgrading my GPU from GeForce 950 2GB to GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB or comparable

    Thanks I will give that a go, sounds like a good thing to try.
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    [SOLVED] Updgrading my GPU from GeForce 950 2GB to GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB or comparable

    Thanks for the info, I was kind of thinking the CPU would be my downfall, I may buy second hand card or borrow one and see what happens. Maybe I won't quite go as high as the 1660. The CPU has done me really well for the price but I didn't know my stuff at the time and didn't realise the CPU...
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    [SOLVED] Updgrading my GPU from GeForce 950 2GB to GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB or comparable

    My System: ASUS A88x USB3.1 plus motherboard | AMD Athlon X4 860K CPU | NVIDIA GeForce 950 2GB Video Card | SSD/HDD Hi All, Built my own system a few years ago which was intended to be a mid range desktop PC which could handle the odd game. Games I play are AOE2, PUBG and Post Scriptum. PUBG...
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    [SOLVED] Disk Windows Is Installed on Is Read Only

    Second install I didn't use any account info to sign in and then just skipped all the account stuff, I've installed windows a few time and never been asked to make an account if I didn't want one (I don't think?). SSD is only 120GB which is just enough for a couple of bits of software that I...
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    [SOLVED] Disk Windows Is Installed on Is Read Only

    Hi colif, thanks for the reply. When I first re-installed windows I just did the reset method, this forced me to make a windows account even though I didn't wish to so I had to make one just to get past that screen and load up the PC. After that when my PC loaded up it didn't feel like the...
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    [SOLVED] Disk Windows Is Installed on Is Read Only

    Hi Everyone, Had some issues with my PC so I did a fresh install of windows10 from my boot up USB. Formatted my SSD and then had to clear the SSD partition before installing using the diskpart>clear disk command for some reason unknown to me. Windows10 installed onto said SSD drive...
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    [SOLVED] Some beginner questions on overclocking and advice.

    Hello the internet hive mind. KIT: AMD Athlon X4 860K | ASUS A88x-plus/usb 3.1 | some Cooler Master Evo thing | NVIDA GeForce GTX950 | 4x Kingston 4GB RAM 1660 (I think) | SSD | HDD I built my first ever PC a few years ago now and loved the experience and learning that came with it. I have...