Recent content by ScottyOldPc

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    Question PCIe lanes dilemma

    Have I overloaded my PC with hardware? could this cause my computer to freeze/crash? (PCIe lanes etc) Please find specifications below.... Mother board: Asrock z390 extreme4 CPU: Intel Core i5 9600K s1151 Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8GB WINDFORCE Memory: Corsair Vengeance...
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    Question EVENT ID: 10016 PC video and sound stutters temporarily....

    Windows 10 Pro version 1809 i5 9600k Asrock Z390 Extreme 4 Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) DDR4 3000MHz C15 XMP Gigabyte RTX2070 Samasung 970 Pro NVMe M.2 + three ssd's I have just built my second PC with the above specs. I keep getting a recurring error. This only happens when watching online...
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    Upgrade from vista to windows 10

    Hi guys, any advice would be appreciated, Here is my plan to avoid a clean install of Windows 10 from Vista. I have a PC running on Windows Vista and have just purchased a product key of Windows 10. I have found out I cannot upgrade to windows 10 directly, so here is my plan. Upgrade to...
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    Sapphire RX 480 white screen crashing when playing GTA 5

    Turn your graphics settings down until the issue stops, I had the same problem, auto settings are not trustworthy....
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    Asus Z97-A base clock issues

    If some one could advise me it would be appreciated, I am not into over clocking but I have noticed an irregular base clock. I have a i5 4690K which runs at 3.40 GHz and drops to 0.80GHz when at idle. Now it is running at base freq 3.40GHz and normal 3.80GHz, I have tried restoring defaults in...
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    Issues with reboot!!!!

    Please assist. I have a Asus Z97-A motherboard, Intel i5-4670K, Asus R9 280X GPU and ram recommended by Asus. Quite often when doing updates or un-installing software when attempting a reboot the system switches off, restarts and beeps four times, the PC sounds like it is running but does not...
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    Upgrading R9 280X

    I have a i5 4670K cpu on a Asus Z97-A mobo, I am upgrading my graphics card (ASUS AMD Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII) to a more modern GTX 970 or GTX 980. Will this particular chip restrict what graphics card I can get or will I have to get an i7 cpu???? If you could advice me it would be...
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    Help Please with 280X Card

    http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_8.html Have a good old read of the above link, it is a ATI tweaking guide, it also runs you through issues of uninstalling previous drivers which can cause conflicts, I cannot see any reason why the r9 280x cannot run at such a rate. Enjoy getting stuck...
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    ASUS R9280X-DC2T-3GD5 lose fan.

    GPU DUDES!!!!!!!! If somebody could give me some advice it would really help me out. I have had a ASUS R9280X-DC2T-3GD5 Graphics card for around two years, recently at low/near idle RPM's on the dual fans, one of them seems to have developed a slight rattle and appears to have come slightly...
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    Time/Clock issue in Windows 7

    Can somebody help me please. I have a problem with the clock on Windows 7 not staying synchronized. When I turn off my computer the clock resets but the date does not. I have tried many methods but am totally confused om how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Scott
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    Finally I'm ready for a FPS fight!!!!

    Thanks y'all, I don't like the idea of paying out for something that has glitches....STILL... That is a piss take if they still have..... I think I'll explore other avenues.... Cheers Guys....
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    Finally I'm ready for a FPS fight!!!!

    At last I have finished my new build, it's mid level, Asus R9 280X etc and ready for action. I cannot decide weather to buy Call Of Duty Ghosts or Battlefield 4, I have completed both of them on campaign and finally decided to buy one to play online. I keep seeing people complaining about...