Recent content by shoe59

I would say if this is a 7-year old PC then any thermal paste will probably be fine. Just make sure it is applied properly, you don't want too much or when you press down the heatsink it will spread out over the edges of CPU into the socket. What country are you in? A tube of thermal paste...

A failing pump would not cause your CPU to fry, there are protections in place to shut your PC down upon overheating. An air cooler may actually be quieter than an AIO (not sure on this, have read it quite a bit though) My H100i has been working just dandy for a few years now, would use an AIO...

you may be able to pick up thermal paste at a store near you, otherwise you will need to order online. I recommend using the following method: 1. remove heatsink 2. use coffee filter and rubbing alcohol to clean old paste off CPU and heatsink (coffee filters leave no unwanted fibers stuck...

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once you remove the heatsink it breaks the bond it has with thermal paste. Anytime you take it off you need to reapply, this is an absolute must. You can look up a video on youtube for how to do it. ArcticSilver is a brand i would recommend, you can order it online for pretty cheap

you need to do that. your CPU is probably overheating, and then shutting your PC down automatically

did you clean the old thermal paste off CPU and re-apply a new layer?

I have no clear answer for you, but if you want to fiddle around a bit. 1. go into nvidia control panel > manage 3d settings > Program settings tab > Farcry Primal > Restore (to default). could fiddle with the settings otherwise, i.e. power: prefer maximum performance 2. Run DDU and...

download and run latest version of DDU to get rid of AMD drivers http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html I would download the latest nvidia driver from www.geforce.com/drivers ahead of time so you're ready to reinstall right away cheers

edit: looks like you found your solution :) you should also seriously think about cleaning the dust out of your case, including the CPU cooler and fans. buy a can of compressed air, or use a low power leaf blower outside

So you got your monitor 'working again'. when did it stop working? tried swapping out your GPU to see if that is the problem? Unfortunately that's what it sounds like to me - when you start hearing 'Artifacts' and black screens... At the very least it's worth a shot to rule it out as the issue.

I highly doubt it's the driver, but if you want to give it a shot you could download and run DDU: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html download latest nvidia driver beforehand so you're ready to clean reinstall it right away

sounds like GPU issue to me. do you have another you can try with the monitor? sorry i haven't been much help yet, trying to get this solved for ya

"My monitor has been acting up recently" so it was working at 144hz at some point? When did this problem begin? Can you pinpoint any software/hardware/system changes that would have caused it? Overclocking CPU or GPU?

why would you plug both cables in at once? Note: must be 'dual-link' DVI cable for 144hz I assume when you say "set it at 144hz" you mean in Windows, not in-game? right-click desktop > display settings > scroll down > advanced display settings > scroll down > Display Adapter Properties >...