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  1. M

    Question Random Lag & FPS Drops ?

    Here are my complete specs: GPU: GTX 1060 6gb CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 (Max 4.2ghz) PSU: Be Quiet! 500w Bronze Motherboard: Gigabyte B450m DS3H Ram: 2x8 Corsair 3200mhz (Forgot the exact name.) What I already tried: Cleaning Windows installation Updating every driver / firmware (GPU, Chipset, my...
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    [SOLVED] Good PC Underperforming Please Help!

    Hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone could help me figure out why my PC is underperforming in games. My current components are: X470F Motherboard 16GB G-Skill Tridentz 3200Mhz RAM Ryzen 7 2700x CPU RTX 2070 Armor GPU Crucial MX500 SSD 750W EVGA 80+ Gold The problem I'm encountering in games...
  3. Frankie4Fingarz

    [SOLVED] Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB (Low Performance)

    Hello! I have just purchased a new Graphics card (Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB) And am slightly disappointed in the performance I am getting from it. I tried reinstalling windows and have felt all games feel slightly more stable but still not what I was expecting! Games: (all played at...
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    Question FRAMETIME SPIKES/STUTTERS/FPS DROPS IN ALL GAMES - PLEASE HELP

    Hello, I am experiencing stuttering / frame time spikes in every game I play. I have spent days trying to diagnose what could be causing them but to no success. This same problem was happening on my old PC that I fully upgraded 2 weeks ago and the issue is still occurring. PLEASE if you have...
  5. SteebyBoye

    Question GTX 1060 Max Q drops to 0% usage on games!

    Hi! I am on a Lenovo Legion Y520 laptop, here are the specs: i5-7300HQ 1060MaxQ 3gb 8Gb 2400MHz ram Recently when playing Forza Horizon 4, using the game's own FPS and GPU% overlay I can see that my GPU drops to 0% usage randomly. I checked on 7 days to die using MSI afterburner and the same...
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    Question rtx 2070 super bad fps drops

    X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ryzen 7 2700x RTX 2070 Super nzxt kraken x62 750 watt power supply 1tb ssd 16 gb ddr4 ram hey guys i am getting bad fps drops on all games when i just installed the rtx 2070 super. I have updated my gpu drivers and i have made it so i am getting max power in windows...
  7. M

    HIS Graphic Cards.

    This is seems off topic. Why HIS Radeon (Graphic Card) designs so bad? fan, heat pipe, etc design so are so ugly and not appealing. Did they can't hire good product design outhere?
  8. S

    First time buying a Gaming PC

    Hi guys, im looking to become an online streamer/gamer, and are looking for the best high-end specs to accomodate for that. My budget is £2000. I understand CPU is really important in gaming, so currently thinking of getting an i7-8700k. For my GPU, I want a 1080ti. I guess everything over 16gb...
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    Help me choose a graphic card!

    For my pc specs, I was told to choose a GTX 970 with a 500w power supply and i've come down to 2 options, https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NSXYEQW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2LNOP4UQZJ1 and...
  10. S

    wondering how to do a factory reset on my dell 1501 espiron

    i was useing this laptop with the origonal operateing system witch was vista but it was giveing me so many problems and it was so slow ,,anyways i did a fresh install of windows xp pro and i cant seem to get it up and running so i was hopeing that someone know a way to factory reset this old dog...
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    Directx Internal Error

    This pertains to a DIRECT X 11 ERROR: (Direct X Error: Direct X has expirenced an internal error) This is the error I get when trying to install Battlefield 3 from Origin. I've been on the net with them 4 or more hours. It's not a origin error and I've had the game installed before and it was...
  12. L

    Looking for laptop preferably under $1500 AU

    I'm looking for a reliable laptop preferably under $1500 AU. I know there are many out there but my experience with laptops have not been so well. I've had an original Macbook from 2008-2011 and it just got slow after about 6-7 months (reset it as well but still slow). I hadn't had a laptop...
  13. N

    Taking computer parts to a plane

    hi a just wanted to ask when i take my computer parts like motherboard ram and cpu to a plane do i need to take out the cpu ? or can it stay in the motherboard and take out just the heatsink