graphics card

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  1. T

    Question New PC Build - I need help with GPU

    Hello. I decided to build a new gaming PC around 1000-1300$ but I want my PC to have quality parts so I can avoid unnecessary trouble.. ( ex. A friend told me to avoid Gigabyte because his GPU broke 2 times ) That's why I need your help to suggest me a good GPU. I currently have "MSI GTX1060...
  2. sarah5678

    Question Hey Everyone! , Has anyone noticed a difference in image quality, clarity, and graphic details between amd and nvidia?

    Has anyone directly compared the image quality, clarity, and overall graphics details when playing the same game with the exact same settings on both an NVIDIA and an AMD GPU? I'm less concerned about performance and more focused on how the game looks. I currently own an AMD card and I care a...
  3. Chris David

    Question Sapphire Pulse 6750 XT Thermal Pads

    Hi, I was cleaning my PC yesterday as it was long overdue and came to the GPU, I already had planned to use PTM 7950 considering how much people praise it for its longevity. Turns out I had a bigger issue with the thermal pads on the memory, they looked absolutely destroyed and so crusty I had...
  4. tridibeshdashingggg

    Question Using VSR without Adrenaline ?

    CPU: RYZEN 7 2700X GPU: RX 6750 XT I have faced driver timeouts and other Adrenaline related crashes so I decided to only use the driver but not the adrenaline software. But the problem is my MONITOR is 1080p and i want to enable VSR. So i tried installing adrenaline then turn VSR on thru the...
  5. GarryCarry

    Question PC doesn't turn on when GPU is installed, but works perfectly when GPU is not installed ?

    I got this problem yesterday (see video down), few hours before that everything worked normally. Removing GPU from PC fixes this problem. I tried this GPU in another PC and same thing happened, PC is not turning on and there is no motherboard troubleshooting lights or code displayed. It seems...
  6. B

    Question Hooking up my External Graphics card

    I have a Mini Bmax 5 Pro with has a Ryzen 7 5825u. CPU and GPU1- 2- Goal : Adding external GPU to pc 3- Parts: GameMax 850w plus Power Supply, pci-e adapter, riser cable So, (A) I will plug the CPU 8 pin wire from my Power supply to the Graphics card. Now that same wire I just put into the...
  7. Arthur_wolford

    Question My PC restarts Randomly the cause maybe my GPU

    Problem started around 10 days ago. My PC had no issues before. That day my monitor screen go black then PC restarts 10-15 seconds later without any reason. My PC in on for 10-15 sec then it restarts. I used my friends GPU (Gigabyte GTX 1050 ti) using it doesn't have this particular problem. I...
  8. hreagle

    Question Display goes black on vintage Pentium 4 system ?

    I have built a couple of Vintage gaming systems, 486, PIII, Pentium 4 and I run into this problem where some graphics cards display the BIOS screen but go black when booting. I'm using either a vga with an HDMI adapter or DVI to HDMI. Some cards/Motherboard combo's have worked, but others don't...
  9. mariuspuha

    Question I want to buy a gpu

    so i have a prebuilt pc and its components are: Intel i5-10400F 8GB DDR4 SSD 256GB nVidia GT1030 2GB GDDR5 so my gpu doesnt have pin conectors, also the psu doesnt have, i want to upgrade to a gtx 1080 or a 1660ti, do i need to buy a new psu?
  10. Noah maq21

    Question PC no signal error messages. Tried everything I can think of. please help

    HELP! I have had a ROG strix pre built pc for over 5 years now. In terms of specs it is a FX10CS_GL10CS, intel i5-9400F, GeForce gtx1650 4GB, HDD 1TB, SSD 256GB (M.2 PCIE). A few months ago I upgraded it with another 8GB RAM to add to the 8GB it came with. I’ve had no problems and it was very...
  11. E

    [SOLVED] PC won't boot with the graphics card installed

    I've recently put together an almost entirely new PC with these specs: CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU cooler: Cooler Master 212 spectrum v3 Motherboard: ASrock B650M PG Lightning WiFi (bios version 3.06) Ram: Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR5 32GB SSD: Patriot Memory P400 Lite M.2 PCIe Gen 4 x4 2TB...
  12. Grimmlocked

    Question My laptop is restricting it's vram access but I don't know why, help?

    I'm trying to play the new MH Wilds game, but the graphics look like junk whether I am playing on low or the medium setting the benchmark said I would be good with. I should see 8.17 for my vram but instead this is what I get. Any help would be appreciated. I'm using a MSI Katana GF76 11UD...
  13. jayxenogaming5

    Question 7900 XTX is doing some strange things ?

    Hey, recently I purchased a preowned 7900 xtx for a great price! It still has warranty until May 2025 When I first got it on Monday 27/01/2025 it worked great, did some editing, gaming and light undervolting. Suddenly as of yesterday my white vga light for my motherther board comes on, even when...
  14. F

    Question GPUs don't want to run at 100%, and other performance problems ?

    I've had performance problems since I upgraded to the 2070 Super (almost 3 years ago). It seems to work fine in some situations, like when running benchmarks like Userbenchmark or Heaven benchmark. But in other use cases, like games it just doesn't want to run 100% and gets bad fps because of...
  15. LewisMann

    Question Which graphics card should I be looking at for my specific needs?

    Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card near the end of this month. I'm aware of the new cards at CES 2025 being announced and figured I'll wait to see what AMD/Nvidia offers before I make any purchase. My current system is powered by a MSI 3060 12GB and I'm looking to upgrade to...
  16. K

    Question What GPU should I get under £100 or should I save up for something more expensive?

    I currently have a pc including APU: Ryzen 5 3400g RAM: 2x8GB 2666mhz MB: Gigabyte GA-A320M-H (Rev 2, I think) PSU: Cooler Master MWE 500 230V Is there a GPU could be recommended under £100 or is there no point upgrading at that price point? Also if recommended where should I look online for...
  17. E

    Question Prebuilt Dell XPS8500 upgrade for gaming/rendering

    Approximate Purchase Date: the sooner the better Budget Range: max $1000 CDN final total System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, animating, video/sound editing, watching movies, spreadsheets, surfing the net Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: Graphics card Radeon HD...
  18. TheUltraMarine

    Question Friend's PC now randomly shutting off - components still on though - after failed overclocking and CMOS reset. What's wrong?

    My friend recently grabbed a brand new Ryzen 9 5950x to replace his 3600, and he wanted to get cracking at overclocking it ASAP. So we used Ryzen Master, the program that overclocked his original 3600, and it ended being a spectacular failure. Not sure if his specific processor just came short...
  19. G

    Question PC keeps freezing and or bluescreening when playing certain games

    For the better part of 2 years I've been dealing with this problem of my pc freezing or blue screening. It started roughly 2 years ago where it would randomly freeze, blue screen, show artifacts or straight up turn off, it could happen at any time in any decently intensive game, most often when...
  20. Senheck

    Question Is this a normal temperature for an RTX 3080 Ti FE ?

    Hello, On Furmark, my RTX 3080 Ti FE reaches around 86 degrees! Normal gaming also reaches 80+! Does this happen often with Founders Edition cards? What's the problem? There is still a warranty on it!
  21. C

    Question RX 7700 XT vs RX 6800 ?

    I know the RX 6800 is better in raw performance by a slight amount and is cheaper, but from what I read online it has issues with power spikes which means my 650 watt PSU probably couldn't handle the load. The 7700 XT has some features that I could also use like AV1 encoding. I'm not a content...
  22. LewisMann

    Question Which GPU to upgrade to for what I do?

    Hi all, Wanting to upgrade to a new graphics card soon into the new year, and am aware that the 5000 NVIDIA cards will be dropping soon around this date. I've just upgraded to a brand new system and was considering upgrading my current 3060 to a 4070/TI/S. My budget is around maximum £700 so...
  23. B

    Question PC wont display unless i press the reset button

    this is a repost of my previous post with updates that i encountered. Gf's PC wouldn't display and showing no signal everytime after pressing the power button. turns out i didn't have to replug the HDMI cable on the GPU to get it working (thought i had to and the thing i brought up a lot on my...
  24. B

    Question PC wont display unless replugging the hdmi cable or just rebooting it thru the power button (force shutdown)

    Full PC Specs CPU: i3 8100 Motherboard : Biostar B365MHC Ram 4x2 (8GB): Evo Potenza 2666MHZ GPU: Colorful iGame GTX 1050 2GB PSU: Thermaltake Litepower 650w Monitor : 22 inch Lenovo L22e-40 as the title says, it wont display unless my gf do those two stuffs (she always replugs the cords and...
  25. Cheress

    Question Is my GPU or PSU failing?

    I have a Gigabyte AMD RX 560, it's been working fine for the past years, but lately when gaming I've been having black screens/crashes, sometimes when it happens my GPU fan stops spinning, other components like other fans and everything are still working fine, eventually I have to manually...
  26. H

    Question Best NVIDIA GPUs $300 or under for Dell Precision T3620 with 750-watt PSU?

    I have a Dell Precision 3620 tower with an Intel i7-7700K CPU. I recently upgraded to a 750-watt fully modular SeaSonic Focus PSU, which has the ability to support GPU power cables. I want to upgrade to the most powerful NVIDIA GPU that my system can support without modifying the case (I do not...
  27. T

    Question Can't get my 7900XT from Sapphire to run on a x670-p Board from MSI

    Hello, I recently bought a new system. MSI PRO X670-P WIFI AMD X670 So.AM5 Dual Channel DDR5 ATX Retail RX 7900 XT from Sapphire AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 1050 W Power Supply The system is running and the graphics card is lighting up, but its not recognized and the fans are NOT spinning. Here is...
  28. B

    Question Issues with Computer after changing the PSU

    Hey there. Having issues with my gaming setup. Recently I decided to upgrade the PSU from the Thermaltake 650w to a Corsair rm750e 80+ gold PSU due to the Corsair being higher quality. Ever since I installed the new Corsair PSU, I have had nothing but problems. The problem being one of my...
  29. P

    Question Paint for CPU and GPU heatsink

    Hi, I was just wondering if the heatsink of a graphics card or processor would be possible, if so please recommend me the paint. also will it effect the temp?
  30. K

    [SOLVED] Two slowly flashing red LEDs on GPU card ?

    I just built a new PC, every part is new except for a secondhand GPU. When I try to boot for the first time, the monitor stays black and the card has these two slowly flashing red LEDs. The card is an Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB OC. Some googling suggests it’s a power issue, but my PSU is 550W...
  31. A

    [SOLVED] Screen goes blank after the boot logo ?

    I am trying to boot my PC. Everything works well until the Boot Logo. After the boot logo, when windows is about to load, the screen goes blank. After a while, the yellow light on the motherboard starts to blink slowly(stays stable for a second then blink). If I do a restart, it boots but with...
  32. Daniel_2435

    [SOLVED] GPU works on my mum's PC but not on mine ?

    Hi everyone, I bought a used GTX 980 Ti for my computer but when I installed it, it doesn't get recognized at all. The GPU white LED stays on and the computer won't even post, no video is being displayed. My motherboard is a ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 with the latest bios update installed v2.00, with...
  33. Sheraz bloger

    Question Need help about graphics card for video games and video edeting

    Hello i am a PC gamer and yt gaing content creator. I wants to upgrade my pc. So i need your help to chose a goood grapgics card for gaing and video edeting. Thanks a lot. WQaiting for your reply.
  34. Dereban

    Question PC display turns off, no other systems affected, display only comes back after a restart ?

    Hey, Been dealing with this for a while. The essence of the issue is that my display gets cut and will not come back without a restart of my system. I built a PC a few years ago mainly for gaming, but as of recent I havent really been playing any games. I have 2 monitors, one of which is...
  35. N

    Question Corsair RM850 Short circuit

    Hello, I've a Corsair RM850 psu. By mistake, I used the CPU power cable to connect to GPU's power connector. As soon as I turned the PC on, there was a short circuit (with a pop sound) in the PSU. So now the pc is not starting. Has the PSU completely died, or is it reparable? Would it be...
  36. P3ppR0niP1ayB0i

    Question Upgrading PC for gaming and freelance animation. What do I need to know?

    Budgeting to upgrade my play PC. Goal is twofold: Produce higher fps (above 60fps) at 1440p for games like Tarkov, Elden Ring, Starfield, Destiny, what is to come the next few years, etc... I also do a fair bit of freelance work doing graphic animation through C4D/Redshift - not enough yet to...
  37. Babayagah

    Question Confused with GPU Wattage Draw

    Hello everyone! So i've build a new gaming pc and i tried to undervolt my gpu, i while i was playing Forza Horizon 5 with everything maxed out at 2k resolution noticed my GPU wattage draw it's kinda low 125-145w for some reason, not that it disturbs me but i was wondering maybe im doing...
  38. eldensprite

    Question Graphics card rx6500xt

    First time getting a pc just saw an okay one and decided why not see Processor: i5 4460 Gpu:Rx6500xt Psu: 700w Motherboard: asus z87 pro Ram: 24 gb So hdmi to motherboard works fine but when I try to plug hdmi to gpu the pc either doesn't boot at all I've went into the bios to change the...
  39. gamerNoVisual

    Question Monitor screens go black when gaming, but I can still hear Discord and background sounds ?

    When I play certain games like Dark and Darker, Tarkov, or even DOTA 2. At some point my monitors will go black, but I can still hear sound from my discord. I have to do a hard reset, this has been happening to me every since I sent my old card off to get it fixed and Nvidia gave me a...
  40. B

    Question Graphics Card related issue?

    Hi, Ive got a new laptop recently its been about a month since ive bought it, but now from the previous week or so ive been noticing black lines coming on the screen sort of like glitching it happens rarely and it started from the previous week or so. Its a new legion 5 pro and I dont know if...