Recent content by xRayne

Hi all. Just noticed today that the red CPU light is illuminated on the top-right side of my board (as positioned inside the case). I started looking it up, noticed the standard CPU failures it could be reporting. It seems to cycle on/off, however. It's not staying on for more than a minute or...

The original C drive is the drive the backup is currently on. I don't have the original windows install anymore. There is no active install, old or new, at the moment. That's my issue. Sorry, I should've been clearer. Right now the only existing picture of what my Windows was like, alongside My...

To what extent do you mean? To get the system going right now will require another windows reinstall. The computer is running, yes. Just without an OS right now. Hardware has no issues. Ancillary drives are unplugged. Basically right now the computer has a SSD plugged in, and the smaller SSD...

The original install ended up gone when trying to put the backup onto a smaller volume drive, in belief it may have been causing the error. Some of what I'd managed to look up suggested that the volume of the drive, instead of the volume of the backup, may have been causing issues. I now clearly...

Hello Tom's folks. I made a mistake and trusted Windows. I wanted to migrate my installation to a new drive. The most common suggestion was to use the Windows backup capability, then with an installation media restore the backup onto the new drive. Unfortunately, I'm getting a persistent...

Update: Managed to get older DCH drivers. Issue persisted. Unless otherwise suggested here, going to RMA. Crashed to restart, no BSOD, twice during attempts to run Unigine Superposition benchmark. No frame issues, no temp issues. Just blacked out and restarted on its own. Second time, artifacts...

I missed that. That's weird, but it is functioning with 11GB per games that monitor video memory in options. Not exactly sure what's happening there. It's a direct purchase from EVGA off their site.

Hey Tom's crowd. How you all doing? I'm looking for some assistance with an issue regarding a newly installed GPU. It's a B-Stock 2080 Ti from EVGA (and because of that I pay shipping both ways for an RMA so I'm doing my best to avoid sending it in), and while it's an absolute powerhouse, it...

Hiyo, Tom's Hardware folks. Been a long time. I'm looking for some assistance after having installed a new MOBO (Asus TUF Z390-PRO) and CPU (i9-9900k) onto a system. After rummaging with the system as it was for a day, I decided to make the decision to do a fresh Windows install (while buying...

I apologize. I suppose then I'd been misled. The distinction came from a Maximum PC article. "However, there isn’t much variety in microATX cases. Most are designed for a full-ATX motherboard, which happens to take microATX boards as a side effect." -...

Basically, I'm seeking a Micro case that fits ATX boards, or a box-style that might be easier transported than a regular tower. The transition to ITX was because I'd already purchased a Mini ITX tower, however I cannot find a board that will play nice; as such I'll be returning the tower. I'm...

I appreciate your reply. Unfortunately I haven't been able to make the shift. Had everything come together properly, I likely would've gone with the Alienware.

Hey all. I'm currently looking to downgrade on the space my tower is taking up. Right now the guts are made up of an Asus Maximus VII HERO, an EVGA Titan X, a modular EVGA 1000W PSU, two sticks of Corsair Vengeance. There's also two SDDs and a single HDD, as well as a disc drive (however that's...

Hi all! I'm trying to make a decision on a laptop and so far I've only found two brands that offer me a necessity I would intend to get after the fact; an external graphics enclosure. So basically, I'm trying to find a laptop that would be a desktop-rivalling gaming rig when I'm at home, while...

Hi all. I've come across a strange issue, one I can't seem to find issues on; be it because I can't word it correctly enough for Google or it's just not that common. Whatever it may be, I need some help. For the past little while, maybe a couple weeks, I've noticed all my games upon fresh...