hardware compatibility

Forum discussion tagged with hardware compatibility.
  1. J

    Question Requirement/dimensional check

    Hello everyone, I'm currently using a dual pc setup for streaming. The issue so far is, that, as I currently have a 1080p60Hz USB Capture Card, I limit myself to 60Hz while duplicating the display onto it or, the other ways to bypass this 60Hz lock result in higher hardware usage, negating all...
  2. Soxxman2

    Question Powers on for about 20 secs, then shuts down.

    My friend is building his first pc and ran into some trouble. Once we install all the parts, plug everything in where it needs to go and everything we flip on the power, turn it on and see what happens. It turns on for about 20 secs, the led fault indicators stay on ram for a bit, the go to vga...
  3. Kkody2

    Computer randomly for almost no reason?

    My computer has been "crashing" a lot lately, however, I can't seem to figure out why. It never BSODs, it never gives me an error message, it just poof restarts right to the bios (my keyboard and case LEDs dont even turn off) I used the Memory diagnostic tool built into Windows, nothing. I...
  4. T

    Extremely Low FPS On High End Build, Only In GTA 5.

    Here's a video I recorded showing my problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29GJmT4iVq8&feature=youtu.be (NOTE: 1080p and GRASS ISN'T EVEN ON ULTRA. FPS counter isn't on, but the fps goes down as far as 25 when in the grass, fps also drops when driving by trees, etc.) Specs: CPU: i7 7700k...
  5. T

    PC for Photoshop what do you need?

    I am building a pc not for gaming like I usually do but for Photoshop and video editing Help I want to build this for a x-max present I need it to photo edit and really light video editing and upgraded to do video editing on their dime later lol. I figured to get an i3 6100 over past generations...
  6. J

    what parts should i upgrade on my pc

    yo, im looking to upgrade my pc but im not sure what parts to do first (gaming a forthought). here are my specs. 4.20 ghz AMD A8-7650 r7 quad core processor 16 gigs DDR3 RAM AMD radeon R7 4095mb graphics card gigabyte F2A68HM-HD2 motherboard and 1tb of storage any help would be great thanks.