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  1. yrst80

    Question What next for an upgrade advice please

    Hi, this is what I bought my son as a basic gaming PC MSI A320 Motherboard AMD Ryzen 2200G with Vega 8 graphics 8gb Ddr4 Hyper X Corsair Carbide 175R case 500gb sata drive Obvs time has moved on and he wants an upgrade. What is the best budget step up here? (I am tech savvy but out of...
  2. B

    Question Strange Stuttering and Decrease in Graphics Quality After Accidentally Unplugging PC While Gaming

    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/58515800 As stated in the title, I was playing some games on my PC on max settings as usual, and I accidentally unplugged the power cord with my foot. I quickly plugged it back in, and everything powered up fine. However, once I went back in to play my...
  3. W

    Question Intel ArcA770 Shutting Down PC

    After much thought about upgrading my system, I decided to take a chance with Intel's newest lineup. However, after installing the drivers and the graphics card, there are times when my pc will completely turn off, times such as on start up and joining a game. The only game so far I have been...
  4. youiee

    Question Kernel 41 error with shutdown when playing games ?

    Specially when playing Valorant or another game with my Aorus RX580 8GB, it seems to happen randomly and it can be at the start of a gaming session, the end or anywhere in between. It also happens multiple times. The screen will go completely black but you can still hear and talk with people on...
  5. CrazyCube

    Question Low fps, high usage, need help!

    So i've recently bought a new laptop, this was for my study, since i game as well i thought why not just buy a gaming laptop so i can do both on them. I bought a MSI stealth 15m, this laptop contains (the important info) intel core i7-11375H. 16 GB RAM (DDR4). Nvidia RTX 3060. Since this...
  6. Markgibby

    Question nvlddmkm

    Games crash and event viewer shows "nvlddmkm" I'm sure theres somethings Ive tried that I can't recall and some simple things I haven't tried. Over time I've tried Fresh windows( and seperate attempts on a fresh drive) memtest BIOS update ddu SD drivers old drivers almost everything in my pc...
  7. R

    Question DirectX / Direct3D error ?

    Hi all, I've suddenly started having an issue with DirectX, everytime I try to play Battlefield 4 I get this error: View: https://imgur.com/ujdSxzX When I play Rainbow Six Siege it just creashes without error. This started to happen together all of a sudden. Sharing my dxdiag info View...
  8. G

    Question PC upgrade advice ?

    Ok so it’s time to upgrade ! In all honesty I have gamed for so long on the same RIG I’m completely out of date when it comes to bottlenecking etc. I have just got a massive Samsung 49” monitor for Christmas and I’m now up for some upgrading to the pc but what do you guys recommend I do in...
  9. B

    Question Is the amd rx580 compatible with my asus prime b450m-a

    I have been wanting to get myself a new gpu recently and came across the rx 580. My motherboard is the asus prime b450m-a and I was just wondering if anyone knows if its compatible. any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
  10. RL Leagues

    Question EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC HYBRID suddenly black screening

    I've had this graphics card for nearly 3 years now and it has worked flawlessly up until this week. When I turn my PC on with this card in, it does not display (black screen), though the fans on it still spin. Moreover, this card has LED lit writing on it which does not light up either when it...
  11. Soundanx

    Question Strange Screen Shake

    Hello All, I've recently got a bit of a franken-PC. Here is some text from System Info: OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044 System Name DESKTOP-3Q2BMV7 System Type x64-based PC Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 3201 Mhz, 4 Core(s)...
  12. D

    Question Is my graphics card dead?

    Hi! I'm wondering if anyone could confirm whether or not my laptop's graphics card is dead or not. I have a CLEVO N960TD with Intel Core i7-9700 CPU and Nvidia 2060 RTX graphics card. And i have had it for approximately 3 years now I was playing some days ago and everything was working as...
  13. J

    Question My GPU is acting weird

    Hi everyone. I am having trouble with my Nvidia RTX 2070 Super (MSI Ventus OC). I can still RMA it as it has warranty until 15th October. I haven't done any overclocking on the GPU or CPU. It started when I was in the middle of a mission in GTA V. My screen froze and the audio got choppy., then...
  14. THEDARKDON2001

    Question Graphics Glitches In All Web Browsers

    Graphics Glitches In All Web Browsers So I've had this major issues in Web browsers, On normal youtube videos I have graphics glitches, On Twitch or other live streaming sites I get weird beeping sounds as seen in the video. As well as this any browser other than the brave browser crashes...
  15. ITF1301

    [SOLVED] My GPU´s TDP doesn´t go above 60% even at full load

    Yesterday i went to play games and noticed that my performance and temperatures were much lower, every application that i tried presented the same problem, i went into gpu-z and it shows that my card is always at idle even if it supposed to draw max power, any idea of what could be happening...
  16. DragonSlayer14405

    Question Should I uninstall the Intel or Nvidia graphics drivers ?

    so i have had this laptop for a couple months now and i am pretty new to pc's and stuff. i heard that you need to update your drivers regularly, so i did. i have a rtx 3070 and a intel i7 in my laptop so i thought: "might as well download drivers from nvidia AND intel" recently there was a new...
  17. J

    Question Laptop MX150 not working/not recognized

    So a couple days ago, my laptop suddenly blue screened when I was going into a game. Immediately after this I noticed that the MX150 in my laptop didnt work. I have tried resetting Windows, and installing a multitude of Nvidia drivers, but nothing has worked so far. After installing any of the...
  18. U

    Question New Graphic Card Recomendation

    Hello eveyone, I have the opportunity to update my old graphic card but for various reasons I need to choose one soon and I won't have the time to read every document out there. I'm pretty lost about modern cards, can you please recommend me one? My pc's usage: Internet, Amazon Prime, Adobe...
  19. NightApex_

    Question Is Corsair 450w PSU okay for a 1080 Ti ?

    Hello, I Have this specs: GTX 1060 3GB Ryzen 7 2700 2x 16gb ram 3200mhz A320m-K motherboard Corsair VS450 M.2 SSD Sata SSD I was wondering since i found a insane deal on 1080ti if i would be able to run the GTX 1080ti on 450W psu i know its not enough i just want to start the PC and Watch...
  20. legend001523

    Question Display is all messed up, not sure why

    Context: Left my sister to play on my laptop but once I got back to it I came back to this: I want to add on top that now when I go onto Power Settings, I can only see Restart or Shutdown, no Sleep or the other options (Not sure why) As well as that, on the third picture you can see that...
  21. Sova001

    Question GTX 1070 8gb what Thermal pads do i need?

    I got a 1070 8GB and i used 1mm Thermal Pads on it...how ever it made my temp's high as in 80-90*C i looked online and noticed some sources say for ones near the chip set for GPU u need 0.5 and for the for the last 2 u need one 1mm and one 2mm...please let me know if this is all correct? i...
  22. K

    Question Unidentified problem with Gigabyte RX 580 8GB ?

    This might be long so please bear with me. So, a week ago. my RX 580 got splashed by drinking water, it was an accident as my brother hit the cup by accident. The gpu was in vertical position so the entire thing got showered with water, the system is safe. However, not the gpu. Garbage display...
  23. mossi

    Question Driver timeout issues - is it worth buying an AMD Radeon 6000 series card with all the driver timeout issues? anyone who never encountered it?

    I really like how AMD cards are value for money but I was wondering if there are any people who actually don't encounter this problem with AMD cards. From reading other parts of the forum and other forums I'm getting the impression that people have learned to live with this problem or even if...
  24. N

    [SOLVED] Ryzen 5 3400G

    Updating a friends pc, Can my friend run F1 2021 or even 2022 game with this CPU(Ryzen 5 3400G) and its onboard graphics of radeon rx vega 11 graphics? he has 16gb ram
  25. krelidas_34

    [SOLVED] Do NVIDIA graphics cards work better on Windows than Linux?

    A couple of years ago, Linus Torvalds starting grilling NVIDIA about the chips screwing up Android phones. He said, "NVIDIA, **** you!" and stuck out his middle finger. This made me conclude that NVIDIA just sucks for Linux and other Unix-based products. But as for Windows, NVIDIA's still...
  26. G_Xnm

    [SOLVED] GTX 1060 6GB is underperforming a lot ?

    So basically I am fully out of ideas. My Asus Dual gtx 1060 6gb OC model is Using a average load of 50 watts in load in some extremely heavy loads the max I seen is 66 watts. In idle it stays steady in 39 to 40 watts. The problem with the low wattage usage is that I cant even play games or what...
  27. C

    [SOLVED] What upgrade route to take?

    My pc seems to be coming to the end of its life and unable to support the latest games like Elden ring so I’m looking to upgrade it on a budget but not sure what’s the best way forward. Current system - fx-8320, r9-270x, 16gb ddr3 ram proposed idea 1 - buy something like a r9 290x used for...
  28. rando500

    [SOLVED] What should i get for my current rig?

    Current system, CPU: Amd Ryzen 5 2600x, GPU: 1660 Super, 16gb ram, MB: MSI B450 gaming Plus Max. I'm thinking a ryzen 7 5600x and some faster better ram 32gb or a Radeon 6600 core 8b. FYI only GPU instock not my desired one but from what i understand still a decent upgrade. Also according to...
  29. SnapyDK

    Question Onboard and GPU HDMI Ports not Working

    I was getting random BSODs earlier and after a couple my PC shut off like it was the first few times but when it booted back up, the lights that are on the side that are usually on were not on and the output from my gpu and onboard graphics were not working with my HDMI. My HDMI cord is...
  30. Odonix

    [SOLVED] Screen Tearing, Blue Screen, and No Display ?

    So I have been dealing with a few issues for a while now and finally decided to ask you lovely people for some help/suggestions. Problem 1 I will occasionally experience screen tearing, I notice it when playing games and when just scrolling through a website or on Discord. I keep my video...
  31. Tony1337

    [SOLVED] PRIME B560M-A Posts with a GTX 1070 but can't with an RX 580

    I recently tried to build a new PC with this set of hardware. i3 10100F Asus PRIME B560M-A Silicon Power 16GB DDR4 3200 Silicon Power 512GB m.2 nvme SSD corsair 550W PSU The system will post normally with a Zotac GTX 1070 8GB but can't with my XFX RX 580 8GB. I know these GPU's have worked as...
  32. E

    Question Artifacts glitch with i5-10400/UHD 630 integrated GPU ?

    Hi , recently I bought new parts for a friends build . After all the part was ready and locked on the case i press the power and from the boot until windows setup i got this glitch.. The green lines on screen. https://ibb.co/888SB5h psu : corsair vs650 cpu : i5-10400 ram:G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB...
  33. P

    Question Custom High Spec PC - Graphics issues. (Help)

    Hi all, I have been using my desktop PC (Custom Built) for a couple of years now, the issue i am getting is a constant flashing on my desktop icons, also the sound of a USB device being added / removed constantly and the other day an error on booting up saying overclosking failed - I reset the...
  34. WolfHeathen

    Question No VGA signal

    Hello! I've been using and building computers for almost 20 years as a hobby and this is the first time I've run into a problem that I don't know how to fix. Here's my issue: First off, my computer worked fine for about to months without any issues. Then, after a reboot, it stopped feeding a...
  35. Kryssen

    [SOLVED] Best Graphics Card for Animation?

    (Thumbnail Image) Hi my name is Kryssen I am looking for a not too expensive graphics card so I can animate my short films and cartoons. I mainly work with 2D hand-drawn aniamtions, but I'd like to work with 3D animations as well. I am aware that graphics cards have risen in price lately...
  36. Superfly935

    Question Help: GTX 470 Fans spinning but saying "there is no signal coming from your computer. press any key or move your mouse to wake it up."

    I was recently trying to put a gtx 470 into a 2012 computer I found at a thrift store. When I use integrated graphics, it works fine with 3 different monitors but when using the 470 I get the error message show in the title. I've tried using a dvi to vga and dvi to dvi cable, along with making...
  37. karmageddin

    [SOLVED] No display after Windows logo

    Set up: ASUS P7H55-M Pro Core i5 650 3.2GHz 16Gb DDR3 RAM NVidia GeForce GTX 660 EVGA 650GQ PSU Windows 10 pro I was going to upgrade to a new PC and stored this one away. Ended getting it back out 5 months later and changed only the power supply from a 600W to the 650W PSU. It posts good, but...
  38. B

    Question Regular graphical glitches (Unstable artifacts?)

    I have no idea which part of my build is giving me these graphical glitches... I've read online that when purple/green appears it's an indicator of a bad GPU...? My exhaust case fan on the back is spoilt so I manually spin it with a stick everytime I boot up my PC (thankfully it continues...
  39. D

    [SOLVED] Good Pc with low fps

    (srry for bad english) One of my favourite games is called CSGO that i play a lot , but when i had the pc i was getting really good fps like 400 fps or even more , now im getting always 90 - 110 and sometimes dropping , my pc is Intel core i5-6500 3.20 Nvidia GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC 16 gb ram
  40. WakeUpDeadPCs

    Question GPU black screens when opening games or other intense tasks

    I got two of the same gpus, one works fine under pressure, video encoding, CUDA, 3D ,Graphics_1 all at 100% for extended time not a single black screen or anything weird, the other works fine for browsing pc/web and plays 4k60 video fine, but 10 seconds into opening a game or trying similar...