gtx 950

Forum discussion tagged with gtx 950.
  1. P

    Question Upgrading GPU makes Windows not boot.

    System: MoBo: Intel dh77eb CPU: i5-3570k RAM: Some old Samsung 1600mhz (4x4GB) PSU: Seasonic B12 BC 650W (Brand new) Old GPU: GIGABYTE GTX 950 XTREME Gaming New GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1070 GAMING (Bought used) As the title suggests, I can't get my 1070 to boot into Windows. Putting in the 950...
  2. Logica11y

    [SOLVED] My PC has been running slow ever since the BIOS update

    So I have I5-4690 3.50GHz Z97 ProGamer Motherboard EVGA GTX 950 16GB RAM I forgot about this PC and started using it again, and I used it for a couple of weeks, everything was fine and smooth, but after upgrading my BIOS, the Pc started feeling stuttery. Games that I used to have 80-90FPS...
  3. Potatonado

    [SOLVED] Best amd cpu to pair with a gtx 950?

    I’m doing my first pc build and am wondering what ryzen cpu i should pair with my gtx 950. Please keep in mind that i am on a budget.
  4. starspazattack

    [SOLVED] AMD A6-3500 gaming performance ?

    Working on a pc for someone looking to start out gaming, since I don't have much experience with older hardware, does anyone know the viability of using an amd A6-3500 paired with a gtx 950 as a beginner build for light gaming ? 950 should be fine but wasn't sure about performance paired with...
  5. L

    [SOLVED] Can I safely power my new GPU like this?

    It's a dell 300w PSU i5 2400 6GB Ram The gpu I am putting in is a GTX950 2gb, however it requires a 6 pin power connector. Upon googling it seems the gtx950 can be sufficiently powered through just the PCIE port, but I don't have a PCI 6 PIN from the PSU. Can I use a Sata power to 6 pin safely...
  6. chiezweez

    [SOLVED] Why does my ryzen 5 3600 getting the same render/export speed results compared to my old i5-4460?

    Hello. I just built a new pc using my old graphics card which is a gtx950. My old pc is an i5-4460 (stock) paired with 12gb of ram and my new pc is a ryzen 5 3600 (stock) with 16gb of ram. Im getting the same results in terms of speed in rendering and exporting h264 1080p using premiere pro. I'm...
  7. ef14

    [SOLVED] GTX 950 OEM question:

    So i recently bought a second hand GTX 950 OEM that was originally intended in an Acer Predator G3-710. Now, ever since it arrived i've had issue after issue with it, there doesn't seem to be any physical damage and the card is the real thing, but it seems to have a BIOS that's very unique, i...
  8. M

    [SOLVED] FX-8350 and GTX 950. Which to upgrade first?

    Morning, I've been having a huge problem with my Asus GTX 950 2GB, combined with an AMD FX-8350 cooled by an AIO liquid cooler, 4x4GB of DDR3 Ram 1600MHz, Cooler master 500W PSU and an Asrock 970 Extreme 3 In games like BF1, F12019/2018, Rainbow Six Siege, the FPS suddenly drops from an avg of...
  9. E

    [SOLVED] New GPU shows no signal

    Hey guys. I have an Asus XC-885, kind of a shitty PC but I decided to change the original PSU and to buy a new GPU, a GTX 950. The problem is that when I install the graphics card the monitor shows no signal. I tried clearing the CMOS and disabling the original Intel Graphics but still nothing...
  10. D

    Question GTX 970 on 450w power supply can it run???

    Hi guys I am new to this site,anway I wanted to ask you question I m planning to buy GTX 950 Windforce to upgrade my PC I have 450w power supply with no LED lights and that kinds of power wasters so will I be able to run GTX 950 with 450w power supply???Thanks in the advance,
  11. T

    [SOLVED] How much would I be able to sell my old Zotac Geforce 950 2GB for?

    I am currently trying to sell my very old and outdated Cyberpower "gaming" PC that I bought on Amazon back in early 2016 for around $800. I've added up most of the specs for their prices but I am unable to find how much someone would purchase for the GPU that's a Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2 GB Video...
  12. greddit

    [SOLVED] GTX 950 to RX 580

    I was wondering if there would be any problems switching my graphics card. Mainly with my psu i have a 500w so i'm not a whole lot sure if the rx 580 can run with 500w. I am also taking any other recommendations. Specs Right Now: GTX 950 EVGA 500B psu I3 6th gen 8gb ram 1tb Hard Drive.
  13. Fitztas

    Question Newly built PC won't go long without crashing.

    Greetings, This is my first post so apologies for any lack of convention. I recently put a PC together thanks to my friends. I got a tower with the mobo, PSU, Ram, and CPU installed by my friend some time ago and a GPU from another friend and I bought an SSD myself. I got windows and upon...
  14. H

    Question Gpu fan giving a funny noise?

    Ok, so I have a gigabyte gtx 950 and a few days ago I've started to notice, that after approx. half an hour of gameplay a fan gives some funny noise, not sure it's the gpu, so I've removed it, done some dusting, and now it gives some different noise, and this time it's definitely the gpu, but...
  15. T

    [SOLVED] When powered on, PC turns on and Immediately off.

    So this has been going on for quite a while but it hasn't been a real issue. When I first turn on PC on, it powers for about half a second and then shuts down. But when I press the power again it turns on alright and everything is fine after that. I am assuming this is an issue with the power...
  16. T

    Toshiba C55 snafu

    I checked in with the pros at the local library who couldn't figure out what was going on on my Toshiba C55 laptop. Ii had turned off updates, then decided to manually let the computer update. Then I had a more advanced updates I allowed and it went into the unwanted loop of updates and then...
  17. F

    Case fan spins but CPU fan doesn't! Help!

    so right now I'm panicking, I was totally not expecting my computer to end up like this. Short story is, I hooked up a USB LED strip to my monitors USB port, turned computer on, all was fine until my computer suddenly turned itself off and both cpu fans and gpu fans stopped spinning completely...
  18. T

    Satellite satellite won't power up after pushing power button

    My Toshiba Satellite laptop will not power up after pushing the power button battery fully charged no response no indication
  19. M

    AMD FX-8350 8C 4.0 GHz Black Edition 8MB high idle temp with asrock extreme 4 MB

    I have the above mentioned CPU and motherboard. My PC case has two fans on top, one on the side, one in the rear and two in the front along with Be quiet! Pure Rock tower cooler. All of which are directed to optimise airflow. I applied the thermal paste correctly as well. The cooling tower...
  20. B

    Did I just brick my Asus Crosshair VI Hero motherboard? Plz help

    I was using the update software that came with my Asus Crosshair VI hero motherboard and during the update my computer crashed. And upon trying to restart the computer it will not load. The LED lights next to the ram keep flashing from Orange too white to Red over and over and over and the...
  21. Karmazyn83

    Samsung C34F791 vs Alienware AW34 which one to get?

    Hi, Which one do you believe is a better monitor for gaming? I watch movies occasionally on PC monitor but it would not be a deal breaker for me. Alieneware AW34 is at max of my budget. As much as I would love new 35 inch Asus monitor nobody knows when it will be released and what the price...
  22. T

    So I cloned my HDD to an SSD and I want everything but the OS on the HDD for storage

    Can someone type or give me a link to a walk through of how I can do this, I just want the SSD for the OS and nothing else is there a way I can do this?
  23. C

    When i hook up my hdmi cord up to my hp windows 10pc my screen on pc goes black how to fix it

    My computer screen goes black when i hook up rhe hdmi cord from my tv ro my hp window10 pc
  24. M

    is this psu compatible with my pc?

    So, I bought this PC a while back (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-MC605-Intel%C2%AE-GeForce/dp/B00GKAPAW2) and i've been wanting to upgrade the GPU, but to do so i need a new PSU. I was thinking about buying a 300W Coolermaster PSU...
  25. M

    New RAM won't work for my computer?

    Hey everyone I recently bought some new ram for my computer, but it won't start up when I put them in. I am using a P8P67 Pro as a motherboard, and I already have 2x4 Corsair 1333 mhz RAM inserted to the A2/B2 slots. When I tried to put new ram (I have tried 2 different kinds now) in the...
  26. A

    Is this graphics card great for whats needed.

    For christmas im updating my fiancee PC, all she does is play the Sims 3 and it is buggy and slow and she always complains about it. Anyways here are her specs. MOBO: Gigabyte - GA-P55A-UD4P ATX LGA1156 Motherboard CPU: Intel - Core i5-760 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor Memory: Corsair - 16GB (2...
  27. T

    Not getting any video output from my new pc

    I recently assembled my first pc with a Ryzen 5 1600, ab350m pro 4 motherboard, and a gt 710 gpu (I have other parts but I didn’t think they were relevant to the issue) and I’m not receiving any video output when I turn it on but all of my fans are running. Does anyone have any suggestions on...
  28. M

    pc wont boot

    I bought a pc for my dad its a single core 3.0 that have 2500 intel hd integrated graphic.My problem is when i bought it i instaled a fresh windows xp os and it worked fine,instaled antivirus chrome everything was fine.So i disconected the pc and put it in corner of my room.Fast foward like 2...
  29. IAmTheTofu

    i5 4690k for gaming in 2017 (Upgrading my old FX6300)

    Hey all, I've been thinking of getting an i5 4690k on my birthday. I plan to buy a used processor to save money, and also so I don't need to upgrade to DDR4. The reason why I don't want to upgrade to DDR4 is because of the additional price (like at least ~$70 only for 8GB), and I'm also...
  30. K

    Can i do this?

    Can i use a complete watercooling setup and a custom water container and can i use 1 cooler for both cpu and gpu? the NZXT works with both but can it cool both at the same time? Like for GPU and CPU? GPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52 240mm V2 CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i V2 and if i only need 1 to...
  31. M

    Is this upgrade possible?

    So I have a Acer Aspire TC705 with these specs: i5 4460 3.2ghz 8gb ram ddr3 H81 Gtx 750 300 watt Will I be able to upgrade my graphics card to a gtx 1060 6gb or do I need to upgrade anything in my system for it to work. If it doesent work with the 1060 please leave me suggestions of good...
  32. Nerdy Nerd

    Discussion: HTC Vive vs Oculus Rift

    So this is a discussion as you can tell by the title. I want this to be a thread where people who are interested in VR (Virtual Reality) can go to see the differences between the two VR sets and what each VR has going for them. So things to talk about with each one is: 1. Price 2. Types of...
  33. E

    Building my first pc and had some questions about the hard drive.

    I am building a pc on a budget and have been ordering parts when they are on sale, or bundled with other parts i need ect. I already got a new hard drive ordered in and am now just saving up the money to buy the graphics card and a windows 10 operating system. My question is, could i transfer my...
  34. A

    Why does my PC FREEZE!!

    Hey, so my computer has been freezing so often it happens when ever i leave it or when i am just browsing or scrolling through browsers (froze when i was writing this :) ). I have also replaced most my components i will list them. Processor: Intel i5 6600 3.3Ghz (recently replaced) Motherboard...
  35. S

    Adding a GTX 750 ti card to laptop via exp gdc beast dock

    Can I use a gtx 750 ti card with core i5 560m? Will the processor bottleneck the graphics card?
  36. ramm19

    Loud Alienware Alpha r2

    Hello, does anyone else have an issue with how loud the fans are in this thing? There seems to be no setting in bios to change the fan speed...
  37. R

    Is it possible to use a Logitech subwoofer with a Vizio soundbar?

    I have Logitech z623 2.1 speakers I don't use, and want a soundbar to improve dialogue clarity in movies. The sound bar I'm looking at (Vizio sb3630-e6) seems like a good option, but it doesn't have a sub. I could shell out more money to get a compatible sub, but I figured I'd see if I can use...
  38. L

    Intermittent freezing/lag, best approach to investigate?

    Hello, I have a desktop computer with Windows 7 and in the last few months it started to constantly freeze for some seconds. It's happening intermittently and all the time, independent of the application(s) I'm using at the time. I looked at the processes running but I did not find anything...
  39. K

    How safe and reliable are generic/non-brand motherboards?

    Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40 GHz Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Memory: Transcend 2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit Dear friends, More than 3 years back my pc had a intel core i3 first generation processor in intel motherboard. Both the processor and motherboard...
  40. H

    My pc posts wont boot and ez debug led flashes on cpu for 1/2 sec and after that dram 1/2 sec

    I just built a system it post but there is no video and cpu and dram led both flash cpu for half sec and then dram for half sec and it wont boot