Device Driver

Forum discussion tagged with Device Driver.
  1. techflame700

    [SOLVED] Should I Update My GPU Driver?

    I have a GTX 1060 running 399.24 but the latest version is 419.17. Should I update to 419.17? Does it improve performance or fix bugs? Is it worth the hassle? Thanks!
  2. R

    Question Good pc build

    Im looking for a good pc build that is great for streaming games and maybe editing too. My budget is around €1300. The best would be if all the parts could be shipped to The Netherlands. Any body got some ideas? (I would prefer ryzen cpu but intel is also fine) Thanks in advance!
  3. C

    Question Something is OCing my Gpu.

    MY gpu decreases and increases in clock speed, but I would just like it to stay at the normal speed. My old build never did this, so I'm assuming it's the motherboard. I was just wondering how would I disable it? View: https://imgur.com/a/SvU88BH Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 Gaming Plus Cpu...
  4. abryant

    GPU Performance Hierarchy 2024: Video Cards Ranked

    Is RX Vega 56 quicker than GTX 1070? How about GTX 1050 vs RX 550? We've tested all the current chips from Nvidia and AMD so you can see how each stacks up. Read more here. CHRIS ANGELINI @cangelini Chris Angelini is an Editor Emeritus at Tom's Hardware US. He edits hardware reviews and...
  5. R

    Rx-580 will it work on my pc?

    Hello, i recently bought a pc with amd ryzen 7 1700 with GA-AX370-Gaming (rev. 1.x) motherboard and 650 watts corsair power supply and 8gb ram. I now want to buy rx580 graphics card but im not sure it will run properly or run at all on my pc. So please help me will it work or not? If it's gonna...
  6. armonkazemi1

    Best NVIDIA Low Profile Graphics Card In Early 2019?

    I was looking for low profile cards for my Insipron 660s and was almost sold on the GDDR5 GT 1030 until I saw a video from Linus Tech Tips and saw that MSI makes an GTX 1050 Ti low profile card? I have found this website...
  7. aafusc2988

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 often not turning display off after specified time

    The only difference between this newly built PC and my old Windows 7 PC in terms of programs are now I have Norton Antivirus. I usually always leave Battle.net and Steam open, as well as AFK in my friend's Mumble server. I believe the culprit to be Norton Live Update as when I manually run a...
  8. levi74

    [SOLVED] PC Under perfoming ?

    My pc has been really under performing as of late I don't know why I have not touched anything settings wise,
  9. X

    corsair 100r fans

    I've bought the 100R case and looking to maximise airflow, i've got 6 fans I can install but can't find a slot to fit one on the bottom of the case, is this a design flaw or should i mount 3 on the front, two on top and one at the rear?
  10. M

    [SOLVED] compac laptop with win7

    it powers up begins to load, but restarts over andover will not boot, i am at a loss on what to do, i have tried other os but same results, i am open for thoughts and ideals.
  11. thomas4204

    motherboard and cpu and specs

    so i have a M4A785-M and i was wondering how many fans i can fit in this motherboard? i am getting a corsair carbide air 240 and i have 3 120 mm fans and i think a 80-85 mm corsair fan if possible i would like all of them to go into the case. and will a wind force gtx 760 clear the case? and...
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    i5 7400 benchmark low score

    Hello. I played some battlefield 5 recently and saw that my cpu have 90%-100% all the time. I thought that I should check performance of my i5 7400 in some benchmark. I used cinbench r15, stared my windows 10 with safe boot with networking and did test. I got 508 points. My google research...
  13. G

    [SOLVED] PC randomly crashes when gaming????? Help me please

    I have a new gaming PC which is only around 8 months old and haven't had any issues with it till now when gaming my PC randomly freezes, which makes me have to manually shut down or the game simply crashes, I do sometimes get the blue screen. the crashing can happen 20 minutes into the game or 2...
  14. A

    Small Business Server

    Hi guys, Looking some recommendations for a small business server plus firewall with VPN. Have around 3 desktops and two laptops connected to server. Laptops are occasionally used off site and need connectivity to network (VPN mapped network drives and RDP for network apps). Had been looking...
  15. H

    is my system ok or i need to upgrade my ram or cpu first

    cpu: core i3 6100 cpu cooler: thermaltake contact 16 dual fan tower air cooler motherboard: gigabyte ga-h110m-h ram: hyperx black 8gb ddr4 2133ghz gpu: msi rx 480 8gb gddr5 primary hardrive: 120gb kingston a400 ssd storage hardisk: 1000gb toshiba 7200rpm psu : evga 500w true rated 80+ bronze...
  16. T

    upgrading pc components

    Hello, I have atm a gtx 960 4gb a fx 8320 and 16gb of ram (ddr3) what can i best upgrade first for gaming?
  17. A

    New motherboard, old OS

    I just built a PC and it booted my old OS with new Mobo and CPU but the problem is my keyboard and mouse work only in BIOS and they die when windows is up. I tried starting windows in safe mode but i have sam issue.
  18. J

    Power to the motherboard and other parts but nothing on display.

    I upgraded several parts on my pc, that basically make it a brand new build (gpu, cpu, motherboard, ram and psu). And I've built a few PC's before so I followed the instructions correctly. Unfortunately when I boot up nothing happens, I get power to the fans (all of them) and here the hard...
  19. K

    PS4 ip Packet Fragmentation

    i get a error on my ps4 saying "this router in use may not support ip packet fragmentation" i feel like I've tried everything, resetting my internet changing mtu static ip port forwarding DMZ when i get this error i notice my connection speeds on ps4 go very low and the only temp fix i have...
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    Do I Need a Z370 Mobo, or H370 Enough?

    I'm planning to get an i5-8400 to go with a 1070 (hoping to upgrade to 1080ti when 20xx out). Just for gaming/VR. Going for an mITX build. Not planning to use SLI. Is there any reason I need or would want a Z370 board over an H370 (or even B360) board? Is there something else I should be...
  21. pheonixrider501

    HIGH CPU USAGE while gaming. Bottleneck?

    Hey guys, My setup is: CPU: i5-7600k @4.2 GHz (Boost) GPU: GTX 1070 (Base clock) CPU cooler: Cooler Master ML240L 240mm. RAM: 2x 8GB 3200 MHz G skill trident z PSU: Antec HCG 750W 80+ Gold. So I just started playing AC Origins at ultra settings (Shadows HIGH, AA HIGH), I started noticing that...
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    Want to Upgrade My Motherboard Zebronics 945 socket 775 processor

    Hey, I am using an old pc which mother board is zebronics zeb 945 socket 775 whch processor is Intel pentium E2180 socket 775 LGA . I want to upgrade my processor to intels newest processor . Please suggest me a good processor which will support my computer .
  23. A

    Remove linux mint

    I am using single booted linux mint in my laptop but now i want to delete that OS and want to remove linux mint and completely install windows in my laptop. How can i do it because linux doesn't boot up my pendrive which has bootable windows 8.1 ? I'm still helpless to install windows platform.
  24. K

    Can't open ports using Google Fiber.

    For the past few months I've been on and off trying to port forward to my PC. I have a SSH server set up that my end goal is to be able to access while I'm not home. I am trying to port forward on port 22. -I have logged into my Google Fiber account and set the router to forward to my PC on port...
  25. S

    Gtx 1080 with 1080p monitor

    so i am currently building a pc with a gtx 1080 but since i forgot about a monitor i no longer have the money to afford anything other than a 1080p 60hz monitor. How bad of a performance should i expect will i see a lot of tearing or should i be fine for the most part. and also just in case i...
  26. G

    78lmt-usb3 r2 xp 32 install problems

    All the components I bought supports xp. The first problem is when I try to install xp it will blue screen with a 0x0000007b code. Iv tried putting it in ide mode but still crashes. I tried doing the install on a different pc and moving the hdd to it. And it worked but I was having trouble with...
  27. R

    A lot of hard drive activity

    I recently started having my hard drive sound like its reading and writing files constantly even when i'm idling. My rig is only a year old and it never used to do this, maybe on startup it would have a brief minimal amount but now it doesn't stop. I didn't think much of it until my computer...
  28. T

    Virus affecting ram limit for game?

    Hi there have been working through setting up a games server with a mate, finally got his side to work only for it to crash as he tried to enter the game, so I said he needs to change settings for games RAM allowance. If he sets it anymore than 1Gb the game refuses to run and puts up a error...
  29. R

    what usb wire do i need for this hard disk? help

    can you tell me which usb wire is this ? this is old samsung external harddisk and the connecting wire is not working, i researched online to get usb wire but no one fits as this is not normal wire (see it has a small pin inside the connector) can anyone tell me name of this type of usb. a link...
  30. D

    Over clocking 8700k with MSI z370 PC pro

    hello guys, Let just quickly point out im not very good when it comes to over clocking. I know the process to over clock but all the tiny details im lost. I just wanted to know if i would be able to over clock my 8700k to 4.5ghz (base) at 1.35 Volts on my MSI z370 PC pro MoBo. My cooler is the...
  31. H

    Got the TV/DVD/CD hook up. How to hook up auxillary speakers?

    Sorry I'm a 70 year old disabled female. I am clueless by what you mean by "Thread". Don't want to stream anything, just watch my own DVD and listen to my music. Help.
  32. rangafromtonga

    GPU Lifespan from Mining

    There are a couple of GTX 1080's on ebay that'd be a pretty good deal, but he has had them in his mining rig for about 6 months. How much will this affect my gaming performance, I game often.
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    Ram only works sometimes

    My PC components: AsRock N68-GS4 FX 2.0 AMD FX-6300 NVidia GTX 1050ti Thermaltake Smart 600W Corsair Value Select 8GB RAM 1TB WD HDD The problem: So basically everything in this computer is new, except the RAM and the HDD. So after the computer was built (like 2 weeks ago) it ran fine for the...
  34. K

    Epson stylus sx110 rattling sound after power on

    Hello! My Epson stylus sx110 gives a rattling sound for 15-20 secs after power on. It looks like the scanner unit's head is unable to move. At win10 when i try to print i recieve a "General error "message, and advised to check whether something is stucked in the printer mechanics, and manually...
  35. K

    i7 8700K is overheating

    PC Starts at 65 when PC is turned on and slowly goes up to 85C and max 100C, Radiator fans are spinning so they are working. Changed thermal paste but still has the same temp i own a H100i v2
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    msi gt72vr 6rd extra SSD Adapter!

    Hey guys, I own a GT72VR Dominator, and from what I've seen, they have downgraded its M2 slots from 4 to just one. My question is, is it possible to get the "daughter"card that makes it possible? You can see it right here...
  37. B

    Need help with picking a monitor stand? help please!

    OK guys i just got the last part i needed for my new build. A 40 inch 4K Monitor But i need a monitor stand thats vesa and i can push the monitor farther away for when i play first person shooters but also need to pull the monitor closer for when i sit on the couch and want to watch a movie as i...
  38. C

    How important is VRAM for gaming?

    I currently have a GTX 1060 3GB and I'm worried that I won't be able to run future AAA games as efficiently. I plan on gaming at 60 FPS 1080p with one monitor and I also have an i5 7600k CPU and 16GB of RAM.
  39. D

    no power on gaming computer

    my son is building his first gaming computer, he has installed everything when he turns the power on it only stays on for a second then turns off, we have replaced the motherboard, processor and the power supply any suggestions
  40. H

    very slow BIOS time

    HI all I have problem in my asus n550JK , it suddenly take 3-5 minuets to load bios, after bios pass it take 3-5 second only to startup , i notice the fan speed is very high suddenly at startup i reinstall fresh copy of windows 10 but no use the bios version is the last version in asus web...