Recent content by Symthic

My Logitech G933 headset is capable of playing 7.1 surround sound, but in looking at some of the games I'd like to use it with (Half-Life 2, Fallout: New Vegas, etc.), it appears that they require the use of RealTek Soundback in order to restore their 7.0/7.1 surround sound capabilities. So I...

It's been happening for a while, regardless of driver updates. I always update to the latest driver and do a clean install most of the time. I did a memory test for two passes last night when I was troubleshooting, and no issues were detected. I'll try again for 6-8 passes. I also did a scan...

My driver is updated, but I don't know how to track my hardware temperature when in a game. In the Event Viewer, I found one item of interest pertaining to one of the crashes when I played Spec Ops: The Line. Here's what it says: "Faulting application name: SpecOpsTheLine.exe, version...

Lately I've had weird issues with games crashing and I'm at a loss for what could be the problem. My drivers are all updated, but for some reason, prolonged game sessions almost assuredly have at least one crash with varying degrees of oddness. I had a long post typed up explaining things in...

I recently noticed a weird sound my PC makes when things on screen move. It can be as large as scrolling down a webpage or as subtle as moving a mouse cursor. Videos and games also cause this. The larger the change in image the louder the noise is. As I type this it makes some periodical noises...

Ooh, an SSD would definitely be nice. I know that they're much faster than a HDD, but in what ways?

Hello all. I'm planning on getting a gaming PC this August, September at the latest. I have an above-average knowledge of PC power and components, but there are still some things that elude me. Particularly things like slight differences in GHz, or differences in brands (Intel vs AMD for...