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Hi all, I bought Harbinger (2003) on the website gamerstate. I've been able to install it, the game launches and doesn't crash which is a good start. The thing is, there is an issue with the pre-rendered objects that makes the game unplayable. I thought at first that the issue was only...

when I try to open a game it shows direct3D device was removed, so how do I fix this??

Hi everyone! I've been having this weird issue with my graphics driver, and I can't tell what the issue could actually be. Whenever I boot any game, it either doesn't open or it throws some generic Direct3D error. Booting COD5, I get "DirectX has encountered an unrecoverable error" View...

I have a laptop Dell Inspiron 15-3552, which I would like to upgrade by using the available optical drive. Does my DIY plan to upgrade seem plausible? 1. Clean up and back-up my system. 2. Attach SSD to USB-to-SATA cable. 3. Clone entirety of HDD to SSD. So what I've read is that the SSD...

Hi, I'd like to OC my ryzen 5 2400g both on cpu and gpu sides. I've read I can do small oc with the stock cooler but what bothers me is my cheap psu (Energon eps-550W), will it blow up if i try to oc? if not, whats the best way to do it?

Hi everybody, Is it possible and or safe to use both surround sound speakers and the TV speakers at the same time? Thanks

Would an RX 560 be able to run games like Rainbow Six Siege at 2k 60hz at low-medium settings or should I upgrade to an RX 570 or 580? Thanks

The laptop can't be turned on because it was overcharged for 1 week

Laptop Details: Asus ROG-G751JY Intel® Core™ i7 4710HQ 2.5 GHz ~ 3.5 GHz Processor 24GB RAM - 1TB HDD 8Cells 6000 mAh battery. Windows 10 The Problem The laptops's original battery was facing several problems a while ago, turning off while full on charge and other dead battery symptoms. I...

Hey guys, First time building a PC and i know roughly what i want for an average gaming PC. I wouldn't say I'm a tech genius, but i had a friend help me with this once before. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/BvXQHN I know this says its all compatible, but is there any issue with any of the...

Hello community, im here for some suggestion or advices regarding my cpu and the overclock that i have done. My PC specs are: CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 Mobo: Asus Strix Rog B350-F Gaming DDR4: Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4gb 2400mhz 15-15-15-35 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 600watt Plus 80+ Case: Therlmatake...

Hi, I am using two Zotac gtx1080 ti fe cards for my to-be setup. I am getting 3 4K 60hz monitors and I ma wondering if it can run smoothly on 4K over 30fps. Here is my list for more information https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

Ever since I first built my computer, it has emitted this dial-up sound which after changing my hard drive and SSD, I have narrowed down to either the motherboard or PSU. The only time the noise stops is when I am loading something, say I go back a page in Chrome, the noise will temporarily stop...

Hi everyone, I just built a PC and soon after i've put old HDDs in it, it started turning off. I also installed Asus drivers in the meantime. It's doing it constantly now, 4 5 6 minutes after i turn it on. Errors that have been appearing are: Whea uncorrectable error, Clock watchdog timeout...

So I have a 840 EVO and 850 PRO SSD discs I want to make good use of after I got myself a M.2 disc. I got windows installed and got into disc management in Windows, and wanted to create a stripe disc. So I picked the two discs (one has recovery partition and the EFI partition, dont know why)...

Hi, everyone I'm wanting to upgrade my PSU and my computer case I currently have the Ace Black 650W ATX Power Supply and the Vantage X11 Advanced X-Station case I'm just wondering what PSU and case I should go for my PC specs are below. Thank You. CPU: AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Processor. CPU...

Hello dears, I used to have a Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 gaming that I returned before, that card boosted to 1932-1974mhz on full load out the box (nothing oc'ed). When I had it I used NVidia 368.69 driver and 3DMark Firestrike and I had graphic score of 19338 image upload no size limit Now I bough...

I want to buy a ssd but I don't know how many GB I need? I am a editor that mainly uses external hardrives for linking footage and the project is usually on my Hard Drive, so I can access it faster. I want change to SSD to speed up OS and my programs.

My external drive is Seagate Expansion 4TB, Model: SRD00F2 What happened: Started two days ago... the drive kept disconnecting, moving the usb cable could reconnect the drive, but earlier today it kept reconnecting itself and later on it stopped working. Drive doesn't light up and doesn't...

Greetings So I have been researching about my graphics card that I should have supposed to have in my pc but I dont, the graphics card that im supposed to have is a VGA Gigabyte GTX 960 4Gb DDR5. Im going to get this GPU. Apart from that i was looking for a the drivers and i was getting...

Okay, so now I have a 1TB SSD as a primary and Windows 7 Home Premium is installed. Great. I also have 2 4TB disks that are listed as 'unallocated' through Computer management. I want to set these 2 to mirror, and give me a total of 4GB. However the option to add new mirror (when right...

Core i5 6600 vs 6500 Clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 3.6 GHz Cores Quad core Quad core Is unlocked No No Is turbo clock speed for when the cpu is getting pushed to its max. clock speed and can go slightly over if...

Whenever my pc goes into sleep mode it does not wake up. I have to restart it all over again. I have a core i5 4440 processor on a gigabyte H81M-S motherboard and the PSU is a CM 350 plus. So I searched a bit on the internet and according to my understanding one needs a PSU capable of handling...

i get stuttering when i record on minecraft but on other games i dont and i have no idea why. i see other poeple with similar rig as me and they get smooth gameplay and i get stutters from time to time HELP PLZ i5 4790k gtx 970 8gb ram recording on SSD

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4fzmWZ Describe your problem. List any error messages and symptoms. Be descriptive. RAM problems. Getting "He's dead, Jim" in Chrome and a PAK error in cs:go, both of which are indicative of fked up RAM List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the...

Just installed a GTX 970, on my computer and for whatever reason, when I boot up my computer it displays my motherboards bios splash screen, and stays there for about 1 minute, and then displays a black screen. It also beeps 3 times, about 15 seconds apart during this time. Trying to access the...

Will an Intel core i5 4690k and Nvidia GTX 980 ti last longer in 1080p gaming than an Intel core i7 5820k and Nvidia GTX 970? •Which cpu/gpu combo will be more "future proof" •Is there a noticeable difference in 1080p gaming between them?

So I want to upgrade my gpu to a gtx 960 and i was wondering i I should upgrade my psu or just leave it and this is my build Cpu:Amd fx 8350 Cpu Cooler:Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Ram: 2x 4GB Gpu:Nvidia Gtx 750 ti Motherboard:ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ Hard Drive:1x seagate 2tb sshd...

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This question might seem dumb, but what would be the best way to package a graphics card without any of the original packaging for shipping? I was thinking about using a normal shipping box, and then use a ton of anti-static bubble wrap to keep the card safe from static discharge, and of course...

Hi... I have been experiencing a lot of BSODs since i upgraded my BIOS. I did a lot of research, tried every method, but the BSODs still keep popping up, especially when playing games. My config is- MOBO- Asus M5A97LER2.0 Processor- AMD FX-8350 RAM- GSKILL RIPJAWS 8GBx3=24GB GPU- MSI NVIDIA...

Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I've read through a few build threads and gotten some great information but am looking for a current build recommendation. I plan on purchasing within the next few weeks. I've never built a computer before, and am excited to do it but really need some...

Hi. So today I've bought a new monitor. BENQ GL2460. i tryed to connect it to my pc via HDMI but it didnt work. i can only connect it trough dsub. my pc specs are: GPU: Sapphire R7 260x OC 2GB CPU: AMD APU A10 5800K MBO: ASROCK FM2A75M-HD+ PSU: BLACK POWER 600W RAM: KNGSTONE 2GB DDR3...

Hi guys when i switch my in game resolution to 4k my monitor loses signal. The game is call of duty advanced warfare. I can set my monitor to 4k out of game fine,but if i join the game with my monitor allready set to 4k res it will straight away lose signal,where as if i join the game at 1080...

HI, Good evening, im new to these forums, but not to computers. I have a Intel Celeron Dual-Core N2830 (2.16GHz) Turbo up to 2.41) 4GB DDR3 Memory 500GB 5400RPM HDD Intel HD Graphics 1366 x 768 Windows 8.1 64-Bit Question, Does Windows Ready Boost work? I have 12GB in a...

i am experiencing a weird humming noise in my headphones. the problem persist even when my pc is turned off. when i touch any metal part of the casing the humming stops.i disconnected the power supply cable still there was this humming noise so i disconnect my vga cable aswell and the sound...

Hey guys, I just got off the line with cox communications my provider, I have been attempting to port forward for about a week now. problem is non of my ports will open, every single port I check doesn't seem to work. So I attempted to call them the guy on the phone didn't know what port...

"Advanced adapter experience hardware problem" is the warning it says is detected

my system spec core i 5 2400 6 gb ram corsair v6 650 watt psu gpu r9 270 OC i am new to pc i dont know much can any body tell me that can i crossfire r9 270 OC (company overclocked) with...

According to this graph, my read speed can reach a minimum of 2.3MB/s which I don't think is normal. I play games alot including PlanetSide 2 which is a very resource heavy game. Since the game has large maps, the hard drive probably has to load a lot of things at the same time but recently...