Recent content by tgorfid

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    Workstation PC recommendations build or buy

    I am looking for recommendations for building/buying a PC that’s only purpose is connecting to a work server, it is strictly a business computer and will be in an office so the case doesn’t have to be cool or anything. This would be a function build only. I am asking because the IT team simply...
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    GIGABYTE - GeForce GTX 770 4 GB in Alienware Aurora R3

    It will work. I am running the MSI GeForce GTX760 right now. You can replace your motherboard and your copy of Windows will still work. Make sure you have the recovery CD with your copy of windows because you will have to re-install it to make sure that everything runs smoothly. If you dont do...
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    Is my gpu dying?

    A new GeForce GTX 760 solved my issue!
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    GIGABYTE - GeForce GTX 770 4 GB in Alienware Aurora R3

    I have the GeForce GTX 760 and it works flawlessly. Unfortunately I purchased the R9 270x only to find the R9 series is not compatible with the stock 046MHW motherboard. The issue is the bios version and according to Dell they are no longer supporting that motherboard so there will be no bios...
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    is my cpu going bad? windows hanging and freezing.

    It was my GPU. I was running 2 HD 6870 and ran each of them separately but still had issues, however I did not use my secondary card alone after installing a new PSU. Internet explorer was a black screen so I had to switch to software rendering from GPU rendering in internet options and then...
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    Is my gpu dying?

    R6870 HD Hawk is the card and i am still using Catalyst 13.12. I have been having some issues which i did not associate with the GPU as the issues were hanging and freezing in some software programs. After multiple re-installs of both the program and windows i have just been working around the...
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    Is my gpu dying?

    I had to switch internet explorer to software rendering from gpu rendering as today internet explorer started going black and i could not see anything but a black screen....does this mean my gpu card is dying?
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    is my cpu going bad? windows hanging and freezing.

    I think I've pretty much included everything I can think of. One weird thing was when I swapped the new power supply and put back my second GPU it seemed worse. I took the 2nd card to lighten the load on the PSU. But I can't think of any other details but my original thoughts were the hard...
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    is my cpu going bad? windows hanging and freezing.

    That was the first thing I thought of however I ran corsair ssd toolbox as it is a corsair force series 3. The drive check utility came back healthy and the read/write speeds were 6 & 5. I also had a tech run test at tigerdirect and he received the same 6 w & 5 r. He did say that testing a ssd...
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    is my cpu going bad? windows hanging and freezing.

    What's up to all. I need some help and suggestions if anyone has any. A couple weeks ago I started getting a weird glitch while useing my work program. The Windows thinking/saving circle is constantly flashing while I am typing and then when I click out of an addendum the program is freezing. It...