Recent content by trugamer500

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    Cards Price Drops?

    Hello, I was looking at picking up a 1080 or 1080 TI, but I was looking for opinions on the price dropping any time soon. They are currently overpriced by about $100 at the moment (in my opinion), but due to bitcoin entering the stock market on January 6th, I could see the price dropping...
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    What 1080 to get for 4K?

    Hello, I am looking to purchase a gtx 1080 so I can play games at 4K. I currently have a gtx 960 STRIX and needless to say it obviously can't do the job. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I currently have an I5- 7600K and 8gb of ram. Thank you for all of your help...
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    Need Laptop for College

    Hello! I am looking for a laptop with good specs for the price, so not a surface or mac, and preferably something under 4 pounds. My mom has an Asus Q325U and I was generally impressed with it. I love the size and portability of it. The only thing I'd like to add, if it's even realistic, is some...
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    Need help troubleshooting my wife's PC. Out of options!

    It sounds like one of the cores on the cpu may have given out. I have the same problem with my i5-4690K. Try downloading and running the intel diagnostic tool and processor identifier. If that doesn't give you any errors, I'm not sure where to go from there.
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    PC Not booting. Need Help soon!

    I have a pc that won't boot and all that happens when I hit the power button is the fans turn on, and a solid red light turns on- see attached pic. The last time my pc was on I turned on Intel Rapid Storage tech. in BIOS. That probably has something to do with it. Anyone have any ideas? My...
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    PC Not Turning on

    Yes everything is good. It just won't fully turn on. All the cords are plugged in as well.
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    PC Not Turning on

    I tried reseating my CPU and ever since it will not turn on. There's a red light on my case that has been on constantly since this incident. I have an i5-4690K and a Z97 PC Mate motherboard. My case is a Thermal take Versa H22. The power button won't light up either, but all the fans run very...
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    Gtx 1080 underperforming GTX 960

    I just got a gtx 1080 (upgraded from a 960) and it runs games at the same settings with less fps. My current specs are an i5-4690k, 8gb ram, 500 gb crucial ssd, and an evga gtx 1080.