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  1. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Memories of Crysis 1?

    Swinging through voluptuous forests and lasers covering breathlessly, irretrievably the rocky particulars in shaded corners and miniature buildings, the nano-suit providing beauty and strength and smoothness of maneuver, Crysis 1 drifts up swimming in the memory like a beautiful island on the...
  2. Iver Hicarte

    [SOLVED] Why do games like GTA V take so long to load even though it's installed on an SSD?

    Greetings, I'm not sure this is the right forum to post this on, but since I'll be asking a question regarding boot time I guess this is the right place to post it to (apologies for the mods if I posted this in the wrong forum, you are all more than welcome to transfer this thread to the...
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    Question New PC build can't connect to friends online games

    I just built another pc and I cannot join any friends that are hosting. doesn't matter what game it is! I can join other games online as long its hosted on a server. I have tried looking at firewall setting everything looks fine, I have even turned firewall off still didn't help. Messed with...
  4. T

    Question Absolutely lost with Port Forwarding.

    I have port forwarded several times before. I'm not new to it, 3 different internets ago everything worked fine, never had an issue, until recently when we got a new internet, faster and cheaper why not? So as always, I go to port forward all done, website was easier than the last one had no...
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    Question Only one computer can't play specific multiplayer games

    I am on a university network and my computer is the only one that cannot play some multiplayer games (red dead redemption, speedrunners, and halo reach). I can start up the games, and even connect to the internet on them, but once I start matchmaking it goes on forever and will not connect to...
  6. B

    Question Internet speed drops dramatically while running any multiplayer game.

    I have really weird problem with my internet. When I'm playing any multiplayer game that requires Internet connection my internet speed gets decreased dramatically. My download speed is usually around 20 Mbps but when I launch any multiplayer game it gets decreased to 0.2 - 0.5 Mbps. I've...
  7. N

    [SOLVED] Will this PCI-e videocard work in this base system?

    Im currently looking to buy a Dell inspiron desktop and install a GTX 1050TI into it. for some light gaming/videos/etc However i noticed on the card it recommends 300w PSU. The Inspiron listed has a 290w PSU. Will i get performance drops? or should it all be okay anyways? I also was wondering...
  8. TTVBTW

    Question How to install Windows 10 from USB Drive?

    Today I got a Windows 10 keys from Microsoft and I don’t know how to install it to my new pc. When I click “Launch EFI Shell from USB drives” it says please disable secure boot. I need help thx.
  9. TTVBTW

    Question Display won’t work?

    Today I built my first custom pc and when I turned it on, everything inside the case turned on and lit up but the monitor would not display anything and it said “NO SIGNAL”In my system I have : Asus PRIME B450M-A AMD Ryzen 5 2600x 2x Team Vulcan 8gb RAM 3000 RedDragon Radeon Vega 56
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    Question Macbook pro 2017 storage issue

    So I own MacBook pro-2017, but I have an issue with the storage. The deal is that "system" takes up close to 300 GB of storage (precisely it is 291,21 GB). I have tried several cleaning programmes but nothing seems to work, so I'm asking if I have to do a hard reset of my mac or if there is an...
  11. Kahleomusic

    Question Built New PC, slow download speeds

    Hello, Over the past two weeks I have been gathering parts for my new Gaming PC. The main parts include Intel core I5–8400 GTX 1070 Nivida Gigabyte H370 Aorus Gaming WiFi mother board Turned on the PC, Downloaded WIndows (haven’t activated it with a key code yet), and all seems to be...
  12. G

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 washed out color

    Good evening all, So I have a windows 10 computer that I am running dual monitors with. One monitor is an HP the other is a Samsung HDTV. Up until I reformatted my computer yesterday the screens were both full color and not washed out. Since reformatting the computer the TV is super washed out...
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    [SOLVED] Budget Premiere CC System

    Hi Guys, Building a budget PC to use the Adobe CC suite but mostly Premiere. Probably using a year old version and it seems that only the newest versions have a requirement for 4GB GPU, so I am thinking just to run a cheap GPU to get by. Render times dont bother me too much, mainly smooth...
  14. J

    [SOLVED] Upgraded PC - Won't post. No display, no power to usb devices

    First off, I have read ad nauseam many forum posts and articles, to include the "PC will not post" checklist. Here is my situation. Old Build: MOBO - MSI Gaming M5 Z170A CPU - i5 6600k GPU - Asus Strix 980 ti RAM - Corsair Dominator 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3,000hz PSU - EVGA Supernova G2 - 1,000...
  15. Lekro44

    Second PC disconnects the first PC. Why?

    Hello, I have a very simple home network. 2 desktop PCs. Windows 10 Pro, latest drivers (including NIC, downloaded from ASUS for the specific motherboard models), simple modem-router combo from ISP (Sagemcom FAST@3686). Every setting is at it's default value when it comes to networking, only...
  16. K

    [SOLVED] Mbr window installtion

    my hard disk is mbr i have data in it and i wanna install windows. In the hard drive which is mbr. I have converted it into 4 partions or maximum u can say i know f4om the boot i can change to legacy and install windows on one of partions will i loose the data of the whole hard drive
  17. D

    My new pc wont recognise my headset as a way to speak please help

    I built my new pc today and when i plug in my headset the mic isn't recognized
  18. K

    Is antivirus protection needed for Linux Ubuntu 18.04?

    I have Linux Ubuntu 18.04 on my HP laptop. Is antivirus protection needed?
  19. M

    ASRock Z370 Gaming K6 unintelligible BIOS code, does not boot

    Hello, I have recently put together a new computer with the following specifications: Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Gaming K6 GPU: Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 Ti CPU: i7 8700K HSF: NH-U12S PSU: Seasonic S12ll Series 620 ATX12V 80 PLUS Bronze RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 8 GB: 2x4 GB SSD: Crucial...
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    Regarding intel optane

    Hi, I would like to know whether intel optane chipsets support older intel motherboards ie.DH61BF?does intel optane chipsets have extenders to fit in old intel motherboards ie.DH61BF? and also please tell whether overclocking this DH61BF will be sound or not because it had once been repaired...
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    1600mhz on Sandy Bridge (confirmation)

    hello i know this has been asked before, but since this is an old cpu and pretty old motherboard, i'd like to be sure. Mobo: MSI H61 P31/W8 CPU: i5 2400 on the MSI web page, it said DDR3 1600mhz can only be supported by Ivy Bridge processors. can i however disregard this and carry on buying...
  22. S

    Hot and slow PC

    My system is an HP pavilion dv7 6gb ram and core I7 and hard drive space of 1tb but it is slow and it's temperature increases gradually and I have tried reinstalling windows 10 but problem keeps reoccurring what can I do
  23. C

    Comparison Laptop using integrated or dedicated GPU

    Hello, I want to know which is better between the Stoney Ridge A9-9425 AMD® processor with dedicated GPU AMD + RadeonTM R5 M420 Compared to AMD® Ryzen ™ 3 2200U Processor with integrated GPU AMD Radeon ™ Vega 3 Graphics GPU. Thanks
  24. C

    Stable router below 200$?

    Hi, I have D-Link router DIR-825,DIR-842 & DIR-860L but it seems d-link's got a bad processor/software wich I need to restart the router to let the system work well. when it gets slowed I can't even open the log-in page to reboot the device. so I need to manual switch off to reboot it. I...
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    COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN RAM AND CPU COOLER help please

    Hey, so I'm planning on building this pc https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4gfByX , but I'm afraid that there may be some incompatibilities regarding the space needed to place the ram into the mobo. Basically, I'm afraid that the cooler is too big to fit in the ram. Thanks in advance
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    Time to upgrade my PC?

    So besides my recent gpu upgrade I built my PC 5 years ago for gaming. Starting to wonder if it's getting long in the tooth since Monster Hunter World drops to 40 fps at 1080p at certain levels on my PC. i5-4670k at stock Asus Maximus VI Hero MSI RX 480 4GB Gaming X Cosair Vengeance 8 GB...
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    Budget PC build. Cannot decide if I should go for a better CPU or a GPU.

    Hello Everyone, I am on a tight budget of ~60k INR. I want to build a pc and after some research, I found that the following would be ideal for my purposes. Ryzen 5 1600 - ~12100 nvidia gtx 1050-ti - ~13500 kingston 120gb SSD - ~2100 seagate barracuda 1tb HDD - ~3100 corsair vengeance 2400 Hz...
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    RAM DIMMs of different clock frequency

    Hi, I have a DDR2 based system. Recently one of my RAM DIMM went bad and so I had to get another one. Now my system configuration has become 2GB DDR2 800 MHz + 2GB DDR2 533 MHz (both Kingston). Can that create a problem in running the PC / can it affect any other sub system of the PC say...
  29. R

    [urgent] Will a Noctua NH-D15S fit my case? (Sharkoon VG5-W)

    My current case is a Sharkoon vg5-w (blue), their website says that their max CPU cooler height is of 160mm. ( https://en.sharkoon.com/product/1678/VG5-W ) The Noctua NH-D15S has a rated height of 160mm. (https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15s/specification ) From what the specifications mention it...
  30. B

    win10 notification ads popups

    ive been getting those unwanted ad notifications on win10.unwanted ads which has to do with bitcoin ads,casinos and porn dating sites.basically unwanted ads. and yes I have been downloading some mp3 files from mp3 juices which most likely is the cause of the issue. ran some scans and didn't...
  31. D

    Accidentally pushed clr_cmos and my compueter is now in a restart loop

    While doing some maintenance on my PC, (to try and solve a basic problem), I noticed I read to try and push "clr_cmos" button. Me being the idiot that I am, did it while my computer was on, and now it is stuck in a boot loop. Please help, i'm freaking out right now because I've read it can fry...
  32. I

    Intake and Exhaust fans facing each other?

    I have some pc case with closed bottom, top and front panel. I have 1 exhaust fan on back and I would like to put 1 intake and that's where we come to my question. Since I have only side panel free for fan, is it ok to put intake fan at side which will facing directly to cpu fan which is exhaust?
  33. randomname6969

    normal temp for gtx 970 idle?

    Just wondering what would be acceptable for idle temps in a gigabyte gtx 970 windforce 3x oc edition. The ambient temp is around 23C, but the GPU idles around 43-47C.
  34. K

    PC won't boot on new Graphics card

    I just bought a Gigabyte RX 550 D5 2G as an upgrade to my old Asus R7 240 2GB. When I removed my R7 240 and installed the RX 550 and booted up my PC, only the fans of CPU and Graphics card were spinning but there was no display. I left it for about few minutes. The PC automatically shuts down...
  35. rounakr94

    Please someone help me find a compatible ram in India.

    I need a DDR4 ram that is compatible with Gigabyte GA-A320M-HD2. I looked at amazon.in, mdcomputers.in but to no avail. Edit: Changed mobo model from S2H to HD2 as I omitted M.2 Ssd as its only compatible with older APU
  36. D

    Fiber Optic LAN Design

    Hi All, I am fixing to design a Fiber (LAN) network for a small business (building) . Two PC's require over 100 meters cable. 1. Can I just simply install "fiber optic network card" on each PC and plug one end of the pre-terminated fiber optic cable to the PC and the other end to the router...
  37. C

    Geforce Experience won't open at all

    So, I've been looking everywhere for a fix for this. I've tried everything. I even tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it about 5 times. It works after I reinstall it but after a PC restart it stops working again until I reinstall it. Is there anything I can do so i don't need to keep...
  38. R

    My CPU keeps resetting it's speed??

    I made another post about this and at first I thought it was just when overclocking to 4 Ghz, but now it's happening at much lower overclocks. So I have the Ryzen 3 1300X on the Asus PRIME B-350 PLUS board, and I have been able to get what seems like a stable overclock at 3.8 and even 3.9 at...
  39. S

    Computer turns OFF when trying to QUIT Battlefield 4.

    Hi, I have a very odd problem where my computer turns itself OFF when I try to QUIT (Not start, or during gameplay), Battlefield 4. When it does turns itself off, I can't turn it back on.. sometimes it helps removing a hard drive (I have two hard drives in my computer), sometimes it don't...
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    Will I need to overclock to run Far Cry 5?

    I am currently using a AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz on a Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 board, 16GB DIMM DDR4 RAM, and Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Will I need to overclock to run Far Cry 5, and if so on what resolution/settings? My concern is if all 4 cpu cores hit 100% usage, it'll overheat to the point the PC...