Failing

Forum discussion tagged with Failing.
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    Question Is my GPU dying?

    Hello, I got my MSI 4070Ti Ventus 3x in January and everything was perfect. But in June I had my first system lock - PC was idle on desktop (I wasn't around), screen went black without any reason and fans started to spin at max. Restarted my system and everything was fine for month and then it...
  2. Mr Helix

    [SOLVED] Hdd issues

    Hello! I only have Seagate 1TB HDD, so lately I cleaned my pc inside out from dust and it all started after that i guess, So after cleaning and plugging everything back in and my pc first started giving me bluescreens, '' innacessible boot drive'' errors, well after that i went to connect...
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    Question ctrl and /?° keys stopped working in ideapad s145-15iwl

    I know a new keyboard for this laptop is cheap and I'm pretending to buy a new one, but before I'm looking for understanding what happened and if there isn't any quick fix for it. The ctrl (there's only one) and the /?° key stopped working intermittently (always together), and it seemed like...
  4. mmzf

    Question Is my workstation gpu failing? M6400

    Hope you all doing well, i have a Dell Precision M6400 mobile workstation, with a Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M dedicated card. I am running this on a non-genuine but branded charger of around 110W which is enough for normal use without battery. The issue i am getting is while benchmarking or trying to...
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    Question Need a new GPU or a new motherboard?

    Hi ! Can anyone please suggest how to distinguish between damaged card or damaged PCI express slot on motherboard? Except trying GPU on other motherboard ...what's the quick way? Getting normal single beep during POST......sometimes mobo gives single beep at RANDOM time (long after successful...
  6. Katierv511

    Question PC cuts out, strange fan sounds, is my PSU faulty?

    So I’m having some issues and it’s stressing me out the max. My pc is only a few months old. I had to RMA within a month or so of having it, as I discovered very early on that 8GB wasn’t enough for me to video edit on. So I tried to upgrade the RAM myself, I’m very inexperienced but could easily...
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    [SOLVED] Failing hard drive or is this normal?

    My hard drive has been making a rhythmic click every 5 or so seconds since ive gotten it but have had no problems with it. I ran crystaldiskmark and heres the results, is it normal or on its way out? The clicking sound went away while i was running the test. Ive had the drive for about a few...
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    Question New external HDD possibly weird sounds

    Hello, just a few hours ago I received my WD My book 8TB external HDD because I didn't really have a way to backup a good 4TB of data before. Right now I'm backing up my 4TB HDD onto this 8TB one, however I can hear a rhythmic, very bassy sound (the audio might be clipping a bit, I just put my...
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    Question Failing HDD?

    Hi everyone, After my PC started lagging in one small folder, I decided it was time to check the disk. Some HDD utility told me there are 8 unstable sectors. Overall health looks fine, only 0.2% of the disk being "bad". I ran chkdsk once (from the properties tab) and it found no errors...
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    [SOLVED] gtx 970 crashing ?

    During games sometimes the screen shuts off i can still hear youtube playing though so not sure if its psu . sometimes after i restart it asks me to shut down and plug in the pcie connectors . I have not yet tried another pci slot but could this be a sign my gpu is just dying or something...
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    Question Motherboard dying or just RAM

    So I've started having BSoD a while back (a month ago), it became frequent out of no where. I looked up some of the error codes and came to the conclusion it could be my RAM finally dying (had them for about +7 years). Ran memtest86 and it was spitting out errors like crazy. Decided to ignore it...
  12. R

    Question Is my hard drive failing?

    Hi, For the past couple of weeks I've had problems with my secondary harddrive, I mainly use this to store games. When playing a game icons and such do not seem to load in properly (my SSD and other HDD do all this fine) , transferring data to the drive is fine and goes at full speed. I've...
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    Only half the RAM usable - Ryzen

    System: CPU - Ryzen 2600 RAM - Ballistix Sport LT BLS8G4D26BFSE 8 GB Motherboard - MSI x370 Krait I have bought an additional 8 GB RAM which is detectable but not usable. Each RAM works separately. The RAM is installed in the correct channels. Latest Bios is installed. Removed the CPU...
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    Need help picking up MOBO

    Which MOBO is better for i5 8600? 1.Asrock B360 Pro4 2.Asus Prime B360 Plus 3.MSI B360 Gaming
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    Need help choosing new PSU

    Hi, I'm gonna be upgrading my PC and will need new PSU and through some PSU calculators I decided that 700W would suffice, but I need help with choosing which I should buy. Preferably max to 100 USD. (I'm okay if the PSU is 750W too or if you have any other recommendation) Main components I'm...
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    MSI 62VR 7RE dominator pro laptop - low fps when gaming

    Hi guys, I realize there are quite a few threads on this topic but I'm hoping for individualized advice before taking drastic measures such as a clean reinstall. I was able to play The Witcher 3 on ultra with good fps, until recently when it dropped to 15 fps all of a sudden. I had never...
  17. A

    bsod error..will this be the fix?

    So after i upgraded to win 10 im facing bsod error every now and then..using internet or while gaming..anytime..i didnt had this error in windows 7 ..now i upgraded cause my games used to crash in windows 7 and i thought it was a direct x issue..but after i upgraded to 10 it became worse..now...
  18. Jakerules77

    Windows Not Booting

    Hi, I uninstalled and reinstalled my graphic driver and now windows won't boot at all... Good job AMD. Booting in Safe Mode also doesn't work My system restore options of cause decide not to work... Windows Start-up repair says it can't fix the problem Rebuilding the MBR doesn't resolve the...
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    Java running with in Chrome Version 58.0.3029.110 (64-bit)

    I have been searching for information about an other incompatibility issue between Chrome and java, that manifested when Chrome ver. 53.* was dropped as an update. I became aware of the situation through Avast when I renewed my license. After a relentless search in the forums for...
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    When should I upgrade my processor, PSU and RAM?

    My current PC specs: i7-4790 (non-k) G.Skill Ripjawsx 2x4gb DDR3 RAM ASUS ROG GTX 1070 Strix 8gb ASUS Maximus VI Hero Super Flower Golden Green 600w HX 1x Plextor M6S SSD 1x Seagate 7200rpm SATA HDD 2x NZXT S340 Elite 120mm case fans NZXT Kraken x62 Asus ROG Swift PG279Q Monitor Windows 10 I...
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    2 Graphics cards in SLI

    So I currently have 2 GTX 760s (2Gb) in SLI and don't really notice any performance increase when running them. Am I missing a catch? I've been on NVidia control panel and enabled SLI.
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    What kind of optical drive do I need?

    Hey there! I'm building my first PC and I completely forgot that I need an optical Drive to install the OS :/ ... anyhow, i'm not very familiar with them since there are so many types out there. I was wondering what kind of optical drive will allow me to install OS, play movies and install...
  23. C

    CPU running 100 celcius

    Hello, I built my PC a couple years ago and it ran perfectly, but after I came back from college for Thanksgiving break the CPU started to run really hot(screenshots below). I tried to reapplying thermal paste and reseating the cpu cooler, but nothing seems to work. Any help is appreciated...
  24. h3r3t1k

    Did I buy the wrong memory? (DDR3 vs DDR4 for Skylake H110 chipset mobo)

    I'm new to Skylake and have just bought a i3-6100. It said it supports DDR4-2133 which is what I got. Now I got confused because the specs of my Asus H110 board only mention DDR3: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H110M-K-D3/specifications/ What's going on?
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    net gear wireless router

    i have a toshiba laptop U305 S2804 ,running with win7.Till yessterday, my netgear router was detected and could be connected. now it is not even detected, while my neighbour's networks are detected. any help is much appreciated.
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    2 video cards

    My pc has 2 video cards:Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970from some reason it seems like the nvidia card doesn't work at all. when I try to run games like FarCry 4 or assassin's Creed Syndicate the FPS is 15. what is the problem and how do I solve it?
  27. mitsosvazelos84

    Cpu / mobo upgrade for 200 euros , suggestions .

    Hey guys , As the tittle suggests , I want to buy a 200 euro CPU motherboard combo , for my low end PC so I can get rid of the x4 750k bottlenecking my r9 270x . Any help will be appreciated :) mitsosvazelos84
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    Computer uses 32W of power turned off WOL disabled

    Hi I'm pulling hairs trying to solve why my desktop computer is using 32Watts of power even when turned off and with Wake up on LAN disabled in BIOS. hardware: mainboard MSI Z77-GD65 (does the rest matter?) Here's what i've found so far: computer state.....power usage.....WOL setting...
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    Wall to laptop connection not working but router works

    Hi, As the title states, for some reason, when I plug the Ethernet cable directly from the wall to my laptop, my laptop does not even recognize that the Ethernet cable is plugged in. However, when I plug in the same cable to my router, I have WIFI as well as direct connection from router to...
  30. R

    CPU too much TDP for new cooler?

    Im building a machine for my living room just to watch movies, play music and stream tv shows online. I noticed my CPU was getting too high and decided i needed to replace the stock cooler. This mini-itx case is really low profile so i was left with very few options. I bought one of the only...
  31. BobSymac

    Screen Tearing Help?

    Hello everyone. I come to you with is probably the trillionth call for screen tearing help in the community, but I can't seem to figure it out after all my research. Here is my situation: On games like Arkham Asylum, Skyrim, Witcher 1, and others, I have a fairly large amount of screen tearing...
  32. U

    A serious problem

    Hello, everyone. I can't get my PC to boot no matter what :( At first I was getting a black screen with a blinking dash so I tried bootsect, startup repair, /fixmbr, /fixboot, /rebuildbcd then it started showing a pair of vertical dashes followed by dots. System restore also didn't help :( The...
  33. T

    Non-gaming/workstation triple 4k monitors build

    Hello all, I have been looking around for a while and haven't been fully able to decide on parts for a triple 4k monitor build. I'm looking at the nvidia line of gpus such as the Titans but just need some input. We have a budget of 5k and we are wanting to include 3-4k monitors. I am needing the...
  34. Donovon Spencer

    Looking for a second monitor.

    Hey all! I have a Samsung SyncMaster2494 and am looking for a second monitor. I don't have any specifics in mind but under 100$ would be nice. Thanks, Donovon
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    Will i3 530 @3.8 ghz bottleneck gtx 750ti OC ?

    Hey guys, I'm going to buy a new pc.Currently I have the i3 530 running at 3.8 ghz with intel dh55hc mobo.Psu is 400watt generic.My monitor res is only 1366x768p.And I have 8gb ddr3 1333 ghz ram,So , will the gtx 750ti oc bottleneck my i3 ? BTW I don't play any multiplayer games, single player...
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    are the temps for my videocards okay?

    running evga gtx760 superclocked and asus gtx 760 in sli. under full load the evga goes to about 65-75c is that normal? the asus is much cooler, about 55-65. i oced the asus card to match the speed of the evga's card. I have a decent amount of fans in my case as well.
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    No sound after laptop reformat (Windows 7 64-bit)

    Hello! I recently reformatted my laptop (Lenovo y560p) and I've been having trouble getting the sound to work. Every indication shows that the drivers are installed correctly and the system is processing sound tests, but there is no output through the speakers, headphone jack, or HDMI. I have...
  38. M

    Dead screen and wrong card in dxdiag

    So i have problem with my graphics driver. If I install driver that more then 13.4 version i have dead screen after restart. Screen is black like when is turned off,but if I plug in another monitor there is a picture and everything. In dxdiag there is also wrong video card showed and driver...
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    help gts 250 gigabyte only function on a pcie 4x slot

    hello please i really need some help here..i have tried almost every thing and still then no changes..i just bought a graphic card gts 250 gigabyte and i have two pcie slots on my mobo(hp compaq dc 7900 convertible mini tower) when the card is pluged in on the pcie x16 slot, nothing happends...