Open Ports

Forum discussion tagged with Open Ports.
  1. R

    [SOLVED] i5-2400 not being enough for CSGO?

    Hi guys. Long story short... 3 months ago I had the following setup and my CSGO used to easily run at 150-200 fps: i5-2400 dh67cl gtx 750ti 2gb 2x4gb ddr3 1333 All of sudden, after november update, BAM! 80 FPS tops! I thought to myself: it must be the graphics card. So my friend gave it to me...
  2. U

    are 2 cores enough for gaming vm?

    I have the Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition 3.56 GHz / 40gb ram and 3 MSI 1080 x and want to use it for 3 gaming virtual machines... So are 2 cores for every vm enough?
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    Does this build make sense???

    I'm going to be building my first computer next week, and was hoping someone could take a look at the components I have picked out, and tell me if this will work together well? Right now I'm just going to be gaming (AC Origins and Odyssey, ROTR, SOTR and games like that), watching videos...
  4. T

    I need help with my keyboard

    My keyboard keeps creaking and it's very noisy. Only the space key keeps doing that. I bought a genesis thor 300 then returned it for the same reason then bought another same thing happenened what should i do ?
  5. B

    Wifi Adapter Replacement Compatibility

    Hello, I have an old Toshiba Satellite c650 (PSC12C-05U00S) that I've re-purposed and I want top replace the wifi card in it to something newer that supports faster wifi speeds and Bluetooth. However everything i'm reading tells me that the BIOS might affect what I can use to replace it and i'm...
  6. T

    Does a 0.8 lbs increase make a huge difference

    I want to get either a 15.6 acer swift 3 with an mx150 or a 14 inch acer swift 3 with intel uhd 620 graphics. Is a 0.8 pound difference really big because I travel a lot. Is a mx150 that much better than uhd 620 for playing lite games like csgo. Also is there good laptops for $1000 that are good...
  7. C

    Low RAM stock and price dips

    I have been wondering what is with the prices on ram. I am almost done my gaming pc, and I needed 16 gigabytes of ram. Tried buying HYPERX FURY (4x4). After I ordered the ram, it was back ordered and I have been waiting for a few weeks. When will the ram stock normalize?
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    GeForce Experience and should i use it as it seems to make more problems than it solves

    I'm currently using Geforce Experience with my 960 and so far all it has done is make shadowplay work (sometimes), make videos black screen (sometimes) and improperly optimized games (sometimes). It decided to change all my setting on siege that i had masterfully laid out for maximum performance...
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    Need help with Ryzen 3 Compatibility

    Hey, I was looking to upgrade my intel pc build into a ryzen 3, I need some help with the compatibility of some parts, since it's my first time building AMD. The parts I need help with are: Crucial® DDR4 8GB 2133MHz M/B AMD A320M-C (AM4) AMD® CPU Ryzen 3 1300X (AM4) Are these parts...
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    will i see a performance increase gaming wise?

    ok so right now i have a computer HP Z400 LGA1366 with a xeon w3565 at stock speeds which is similar in specs to an i7 960. and im wondering i can buy a xeon W3690 which is the same as an i7 990X for around 100$ im wondering will this be a good performance increase gaming wise below is the info...
  11. S

    What to get?

    Hello, I'm currently looking for a new graphics card to fit my PC and was wondering what GPU would best be compatible for my rig :p i7-6700 3.40ghz 8gb ram XPS 8900 (Dell) mobo Explicitly looking for a GPU that would have the least bottlenecking possible for my specs, was thinking 1060 or...
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    Should i buy my Intel G4560

    Hi i have a question i will build my gaming pc and i have now 80$ and i will buy a g4560 should i save money and buy all pieces together or cpu now and all other parts after 1-2months cuz i got a deal 72$ for a Intel g4560 and im scarred maybe price will increase because of ethereum should i...
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    pc didnt wake up from idle

    I had my other pc which didn't wake up from its idle.and its the first time this ever happened on my other pc.i came to wake it up and the monitor was blank,keyboard was unresponsive and if I were to unplug my kb/mouse and replug it in,the led wont light up.so I had to hard reset my pc.when I...
  14. Adsthebest

    Best cheap gpu?

    Hello, I am considering to install a graphic card in my PC. I want to game at medium - low setting at 1080p ( AA off ).@ 30 fps ( Lates AAA titles) My build - CPU - I3-4130 Power supply - 500 Watt Ram - 8 gb ddr3 (1600 MHz) Motherboard - Asus h81-cs Hdd - 1 TB I live in India and here graphics...
  15. Eriox

    AMD FX-8350 for gaming?

    Should I get the FX-8350 8 Core Black edition for gaming? I wan't to play games like Arma 3 and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, I currently have the FX-4300 overclocked from 3.8Ghz to 4.4Ghz and run Arma 3 on like 25-30 fps and Battleground on like 30-50 fps, drops down to 10fps when bombs drop...
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    Please I need Thaiphoon burner registered version.

    Hello guys i need the Thaiphoon burner's registered version.But the problem is my parents doesn't allow me to purchase it.(as i recently bought a i3 3220 and rx 460) so i want Thaiphoon burner registered version.I searched on google but found nothing.So if anyone can give me that i would be...
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    A pentium/ryzen with a GTX 970

    I am planning to build a new PC in about 6 months.I found a GTX 970(used) for 150$ with shipping included to Kuwait.I am planning to build it with the pentium g4560 and because I am not buying it now I can wait for ryzen. I will probably build with a 4 core 8 thread processor or a 6 core 12...
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    What to get exactly to get power supply to get to go from 250 watts to 300?

    need computer tower power supply to go from 250 to 300 to run new graphics card, what exactly do i need to buy to make it happen? I am a total noob at this, no clue what to get or do, any help would be helpful. thank you for your time. Here are the system specs: OS Name Microsoft Windows 7...
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    powering down when playing!

    fresh pc and im powering off during games, complete and utter shut down. gpu - rx 470 cpu - amd 8320 14gb ram 1tb hhd 600 w power supply asus ma97 mobo thanks in advanced to anyone who replys please help a brother out ps. im also losing signal to my gpu with my hdmi i dont know if this helps...
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    Can Ata-100 supported motherboard works with Ata-133 HD normally

    My previous has ata-133 specs, now I can find similar but with ata-100. The HD is of ata-133 speed.
  21. Rafael Mestdag

    Have you tried Insider build 14915? I liked it, it seems very stable and fast.

    I've just downloaded the 14915 Insider preview build 14915 and I've been using it for a couple of hours, it's very good, it corrects a few bugs and issues, but mostly it seems to be faster and more stable. Have you guys tried it yet?
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    Microsoft Server 2012 R2 transfering?

    Now I am making a computer server right at my home so later I can transfer it to my company computer is this possible? PS: I am currently using VMWARE to make a server.
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    Proper Skylake Voltage?

    Hey everyone, I recently built my first gaming rig and I've easily gotten my DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum to 3000mhz, as well as overclocked the 6700K to 4.6ghz. I want to make sure that these voltages are okay for it, though: CPU Core Voltage: .075 DMI Voltage: 1.15 CPU Standby Voltage...
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    gt 520 and gtx 550 ti

    Is their a way I can use gt 520 and gtx 550 ti to run game at the same time
  25. C

    Windows for free or dirt cheap?

    Product key sticker is lost and hard drive crashed, and I I'll most likely buy a HDD and Windows key, anyone know where I could get it for extremely cheap or for free. thank you
  26. B

    Is Gigabyte ga-b85m-d3h rev1.0 compatible with g skill f3-12800cl10d-16gbxl

    Hi, i want to know if this will work with my board since i had a bad experience with gskill memory with this specific board before (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) where it will randomly reboots or go in BSOD. any inputs will be much appreciated :)
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    Error in ga-z170x-ud5 motherboard manual for SYS_FAN connector pinout?

    The motherboard manual mb_manual_ga-z170x-ud5_e.pdf shows the SYS_FAN connectors on page 26. The pins for SYS_FAN are listed as: 1 GND 2 Speed Control 3 Sense 4 VCC I have 3 pin case fans. With GND and VCC on the outer pins, there is no possibility of plugging in 3 pin case fans to contact GND...
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    Need to select a gpu and psu

    I will be straight forward.... I have 3 options for gpu in my price range, a 390x, 780 ti and gtx 980...... having difficulty between these 3.... also recommend a good psu for them. Rest of my rig: i5 4460(will upgd to a 6600k or i7 6700k soon) 12 GB ram Asus z97 pro gamer( will...
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    Which is the best GTX 980ti?

    Hello, I will just gaming pc I have 6700K, Gigabyte Z170X Gaming G1 and ASUS ROG Swift 27 inch 2K Monitor Which is the best GTX 980ti for me?
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    My acer aspire suddenly says "no bootable device" and turns off

    First.. It said hard problem. And then it told me to take some instructions somewhere and put it in a USB drive or a DVD (which i forgot to). And then i restarted it and it wont open and says no bootable device. And turns off on its own. If anyone knows how to fix this please leave a...
  31. jhutcheson

    Cant get SSD to work

    So I have recently bought an SSD. I downloaded the programs that came with it, Magician and samsung data transfer. I transfered my data to the ssd and plugged it in to the motherboard and rebooted. I changed the boot priority to my ssd and I know for a fact windows launches on the ssd. I tried...
  32. H

    700$ Build please

    Looking for a 700$ build, please link me <3
  33. Gunner1531

    7850k or i3 Please help

    Okay so i already own the i3 4170 And the 7850k, I just wanna know which of these two would be better to use in my gaming/editing rig. If i used the 7850k it would be overclocked @4.6. last thing is im gonna be running theses with my gtx 770. So let me know what you guys think.
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    GTX780 Lightning Showing as GTX780

    So I've been using my GTX 780 Lightning since August, no problems at all, only that the GeForce Experience panel shows it as being a GTX 780, as does every game I have played when adjusting graphic settings. I've been told that this would lead to the GPU running as if it were just a standard...
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    Bad Pool Header (Dad accidental deleted windows file) Windows 7

    Hello, I have looked eveywhere on the internet, and still havent been able to find a solution. I am having a error on windows 7 desktop, in which happened after my dad accidentl deelted a windows file (not sure which one), the error is a bad pool header blue screen. I have tried running a blue...
  36. Merijn Dobbelaar

    gtx 770 never above 50% CPU : fx 8350

    hello i have a gtx 770 windforce 2gb oc card with a fx 8350 and asrock 990fx extreme 3 also with win8 every game that i play doesn't use more than 50% of my gpu and i don't know why pls help
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    Dell optiplex 745 graphics card

    I have a Dell Optiplex 745 And i want to upgrade my graphics card to the best one it can have without upgrading the PSU (so that i can play left 4 dead 2). Specs: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz Intel(R) Q965/Q963 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1) Microsoft Windows 8...
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    Need a Gaming PC - Budget is 400-500$

    I need a Gaming PC! My budget is 400-500$. I want it able to play some modern games (ex. Far Cry 3, minecraft) at medium to high settings at a good fps. Please keep the parts in my budget. I have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. I have created this build here...
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    suggestions for build?

    Here is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rcqt4D
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    how to get fps more that 50

    Intel core 2 duo 2.93ghz 4gb ram 450w psu Ati radeon r7 250 1gb d5 1tb hdd