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  1. L

    Question Upgrading computer hardware help

    Hello, I have a custom-built desktop with hardware that is over 10 years old. It has started to become slow and recommends I upgrade my processor and then it also recommends that I upgrade my graphics card. My current processor is an AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor 4.01 GHz, and my current...
  2. X

    Question Is it worth upgrading my system to a 13th gen Intel CPU or should I wait until 14th gen comes out ?

    Hi! I am thinking about upgrading my current system to a 13th gen CPU (And with that, my graphics card) but I realized that the 13th gen will be the last gen supporting the socket LGA1700, making me doubt in buying a whole new motherboard with no ability to upgrade later down the line without...
  3. J

    Question Internet SIM Card

    Hi, guys, I would like to ask whether it is possible to somehow compromise a SIM card inside a dongle plugged into PC for internet connection. Thanks!
  4. W

    Question Does anyone have drivers for a SCSI Cable Adapter Card ?

    Hi Everyone, I'm not too tech savvy so please bear with me. I am looking for the drivers for the SCSI Cable Adapter Card described below. Does anyone have these drivers, and if so, how much would you ask for them? If not, do you know who might have these drivers or where I might find them...
  5. P

    Question RTX 4060 OC 8 GB Massive fps drop

    Hello! My problem would be that, for example, in csgo everything is low and in 1024x768 there is a maximum of 400 fps and sometimes ledropol sometimes goes to 280, why is this? Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600g 6 Core 12 Threads RAMS: 2x8gb(KIT) Kingston FURY Beast 16GB DDR4 3200MHz KF432C16BBK2/16...
  6. G

    Question My graphics card is acting weird with Screen artifacts

    So a couple of days ago, I started having an issue with my computer's graphics card and for some reason, it's now displaying artifacts all over my screen and I have no idea what is happening. When I type, there are sometimes more of these artifacts. It's not just that but when I play games like...
  7. P

    Question Rzyen 5 5600G iGPU gives smoother gaming than the GTX 1660 Super ?

    Hello! I tried it out and for some reason the Ryzen 5 5600G iGPU gives a smoother game and less input lag, for some reason it is better than the Gigabyte GTX 1660 Super 6 GB. Why is that? Thank you.
  8. hovl

    Question Why does my laptop working worse with my dedicated graphics card than the integrated?

    I have a Acer Nitro 5 laptop with an Intel UHD Graphics 620 and with a MX-150. I have the newest driver from Nvidia Geforce Experience and when i set the MX-150 at the Controll Panel the games acting weird and the overall performance is weaker. I really dont know how but it cause a lot longer...
  9. U

    Question New Graphic Card Recomendation

    Hello eveyone, I have the opportunity to update my old graphic card but for various reasons I need to choose one soon and I won't have the time to read every document out there. I'm pretty lost about modern cards, can you please recommend me one? My pc's usage: Internet, Amazon Prime, Adobe...
  10. Superfly935

    Question Help: GTX 470 Fans spinning but saying "there is no signal coming from your computer. press any key or move your mouse to wake it up."

    I was recently trying to put a gtx 470 into a 2012 computer I found at a thrift store. When I use integrated graphics, it works fine with 3 different monitors but when using the 470 I get the error message show in the title. I've tried using a dvi to vga and dvi to dvi cable, along with making...
  11. WakeUpDeadPCs

    Question GPU black screens when opening games or other intense tasks

    I got two of the same gpus, one works fine under pressure, video encoding, CUDA, 3D ,Graphics_1 all at 100% for extended time not a single black screen or anything weird, the other works fine for browsing pc/web and plays 4k60 video fine, but 10 seconds into opening a game or trying similar...
  12. W

    [SOLVED] Looking for a sata pcie cars bootable riad

    Hello guys .. I have a problem with my sata ports on motherboard after getting short circuit of my power supply .. the problem now those ports not providing stable speed .. I have 2 of ssd evo 860 and got speed below 100MB !!! After I decided to buy new ssd .. and still the same problem with low...
  13. SamHamilton117

    [SOLVED] Help my boss

    Hi guys, my boss currently has a 1060 6gb (I think) he’s looking to upgrade to a 1070. I told to him to go for a 1080. Will a 1080 play at solid frames in 1440p compared to the 1070 or is there not much difference, I just want him to get the beds bang for his buck and also how much better will...
  14. W

    [SOLVED] Best budget card for 4K video playback

    HI. I'm building a new PC with a Ryzen 5 3600, 16gb RAM(About AR$ 60.000 - U$D 629,40) but I need a Graphics Card for this . I was wondering witch option shoud I buy considering it will be mostly used for desktop usage (Web, Coding, VMs) with an 1080p monitor and rarely for 4k video playback...
  15. N

    Question Green lines but not in bios?

    Hello all, I have this one year old prebuilt PC with an RTX 3070. The computer has an issue where when it gets to the windows boot screen (black screen with the rotating dots) some green lines appear all around the screen, then I get a black screen and nothing else. The computer does stay on...
  16. J

    [SOLVED] New build, restarting and displaying "No Signal". CPU and GPU still on??

    Hi I am a bit stuck, I recently built a brand new rig, I started everything from scratch it has been running for just over a month without problems. Unfortunately last week the I was in the process of running a game when the screen went black I could still hear sound for around 20 seconds before...
  17. SteinsMate

    [SOLVED] Upgrade of Wi-Fi card in laptop ASUS TUF 505DU

    Hello everyone, Right now in my ASUS TUF DX505DU there is Realtek 8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC, but sometimes I experience connection loses and additionally the signal of networks is kinda low. So I was thinking about upgrading it, as I will open laptop anyway to change thermal...
  18. StacyMatheron12

    Question Best Graphic card for Dell Laptop Inspiron 3593

    Hi, Currently, I am using Dell Inspiron 3593, But I want to play GTA 5 on but while playing Graphics stuck. Should I change Graphic card? Inshot which Graphic Card is best to play Games Like GTA 5? Regards
  19. A

    [SOLVED] Does the GPU need to sit fully in the PCI e slot?

    UPDATE: I have since removed the USB 3.0 connection to the front panel (there was only one and I never used it) and the GPU is now fully sitting in the slot with the clip in. Hi, So basically I got a new Zotac Amp! Extreme edition GTX 980 ti recently and put it in my case, I have a micro ATX...
  20. XAKEP

    [SOLVED] Looking for a PCIx USB Addon Card or a Quality HUB

    Hello and Happy new year everyone !! I have a quick one here. I am looking for more USB ports. I have a requirement, no molex power cable. I simply can't get one into the card without screwing up a look. I already tried several cards without molex and they're not working too well. I am...
  21. D

    Question old Windows 7 PC and a HDMI video card

    please ignore. The problem was solved. Currently trying to figure out how to delete this
  22. H

    [SOLVED] Should I buy a Pci-e network card or an usb adapter

    I have an old motherboard that has a lan speed of only 100mbps. I want to buy a gigabit network card or an usb adapter. The thing is that my RX 580 takes much space from the lower part of the mobo and it reaches the pci e slot for the network card. You can see here what I am talking about: Video...
  23. ThatTonybo

    [SOLVED] Sound card issues

    I have a Razer Barracuda AC-1 sound card that's playing up. I used it in the past and it was awesome, but recently restated my rig (fresh XP install) and now I can't get sound out of it. I've used old and new copies of the ac-1 drivers, done another fresh install and even tried Vista. The sound...
  24. L

    Question Motherboard (Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3) onboard graphics work, however no graphics cards are recognized and doesn't show display

    My graphics card (NVIDIA GTX 950) has been working with my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 ) for around 2-3 years now. I turned it off one night and the next day it wasn't displaying anything on my monitors which both work fine and have been tested with another computer. My cables also work...
  25. NM-NM

    [SOLVED] Change thermal pad thickness

    My card is sapphire pulse rx 580 8gb. And I need to replace thermal pads I contacted sapphire for thermal pad thickness and it's 1mm and 0.75mm. But, I can't find any 0.75mm thermal pad. Is it possible, to change thermal pad thickness from 1mm to 0.75mm. Or, it will destroy the thermal...
  26. Chrismasterski

    Question Is my GPU dead?

    The power went out while my computer was on but it was plugged into a surge protector so I thought it would be fine. When the power came back on, I tried turning it on again but I kept getting a black screen, everything else on the computer seemed to be working fine, the gpu fans were also...
  27. Redimator

    [SOLVED] Best graphics card recommendation for Thinkcentre A58 7522 SFF

    Can you guys give some graphics card recommendation for thinkcentre A58 7522 SFF, I want to upgrade the pc but i don't know what graphics card is compatible with my pc. Thanks!
  28. harroldeenioofficial

    [SOLVED] New GPU for Birthday

    Guys I need HELP. My birthday is coming up soon, I have asked for a RTX 2070 Super. However it is a lot of money and I was wondering if I was better off waiting for the 3000 series to release to see if prices would drop OR to get a different graphics card? My budget is around £550. I am from...
  29. Synergyl

    Question How can I limit the use of VRAM

    Hello, I have a problem with my graphics (rx 570 4gb) and it is that when I open a game that asks for many resources such as (gta v in fivem) my use of vram is 150% or 6gb and for this reason there are times when that the screen has strange flickers of colors. So I wanted to know how I can limit...
  30. nate10460

    Question PCI-E wifi doesn't work?

    I installed a TP-Link AX3000 PCI-E wifi/bluetooth card into a new build, on a MSI H310M pro motherboard. I did all the instructions, installed the drivers that came with the CD, restarted, and wifi still isn't enabled. Nothing shows up when i try to connect to a network, it just says theres no...
  31. P

    [SOLVED] Will this GPU be compatible with my slow prebuilt Acer Aspire XC-230?

    Hey all, just wondering if this GPU would be compatible with my Acer Aspire XC-230? I just want to play Civ VI, CSGO and Stardew Valley on it, no high end games. Thanks all!
  32. J

    [SOLVED] Virtual Cards Privacy card app

    I'm wondering how these virtual cards work in depth. Privacy Card is one of companies that offer virtual cards that give you randomly numbered debit cards. 1) Are the randomly assigned virtual cards created within the app, and somehow these cards are approved by the bank to make transaction...
  33. D

    [SOLVED] Graphics Card doesn't appear

    I installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my old laptop, at first it was fast but then it got really slow. When I right-click on desktop and choose "Screen resolution", then "Advanced Settings" and then "Adapter" it shows me this: View: https://imgur.com/hdKjVJ3 (I'm sorry that I took the picture with...
  34. F

    [SOLVED] AMD Crossfire different cards

    Hello, I have a RX 580 and a RX Vega 56; is it possible to crossfire these cards? Cheers!
  35. Andy11466

    [SOLVED] Graphics card prices?!

    Can anyone help me out here, I currently have a gtx 1080 FTW edition, I bought it when it first came out, and it was priced around $600 on amazon, my colleague of mine wants to upgrade his PC so I told him I might be able to sell mine to him and upgrade mine to a GTX 2080 super. I currently see...
  36. YouHao

    [SOLVED] Looking for new CPU upgrades

    Hello, My current pc parts are following: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Kingston Blu 8 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB OC...
  37. D

    Question Weird issues with Graphics

    I have been using my graphics card for about a year and I keep have these weird issues with the graphics driver crashing. In some games it would crash and when I check event viewer I always get the error Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. I have tried...
  38. U

    [SOLVED] RX 580 Pixel Stretch Artifact Problem

    Hello everyone, I have a problem with multiple games (World War Z, Modern Warfare). As you can see from this video (not mine but this is what it looks like) there seems to be some pixel stretching happening. I tried underclocking but the problem still persist. I think it's not a problem of...
  39. M

    [SOLVED] Upgrade wifi card in Laptop

    Hello I am looking to upgarde my wifi card for my laptop, i have a Intel centrino advanced-n + wimax 6250 . The max transmission speed on this card is 300mb, I get about half of that laptop runs around 150mb on the wifi. I am looking for a stronger wifi card that can push my transmission speed...
  40. C

    Question How to fix nvidia 1050?

    Hi, I’m unsure if you are able to help me with this but I’m experiencing trouble related to the Nvidia 1050 card in my laptop and would really appreciate help on how to fix it because I’m going mad in isolation! The card reports an error code 43 in device manager, something related to the...