r9 390x

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  1. deses

    Question Another AMD 390X with problems

    I have this 390X that I bought in 2015 or so, and it has been running wonderfully for many years. I replaced the paste and thermal pads about 2 or 3 years ago and thermals were still great, until recently I got a freeze and then I've never been able to get signal from this card again. I can't...
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    [SOLVED] (Solved) Switching MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4GB to XFX R9 390X Black Edition 8GB

    Hello! Headline pretty much says everything, is it an upgrade if I switch my MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4GB to XFX R9 390X Black Edition 8GB? Ofcourse there would be vram upgrade, but Im wondering the overall benefits of this switch. R9 would cost me 100€ and someone wants to buy my GTX 980 125€ so...
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    [SOLVED] R9 290X unlocking voltage

    Greetings, I have custom made R9 290X with hybrid cooling, temps under load never go above 35c and VRMs always stay under 70c. Gpu also has ASCI rating of 80.1% so in theory it should be great for overclocking. Because of that, and because stock voltage is pretty low (1192mv is max you can put...
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    [SOLVED] burning smell from GPU

    So I tried selling an old r9 390x sapphire nitro (unused). The person I sold it to returned it to me saying "we sys admins recognise when a gpu smells burnt". So I felt really guilty, had no idea, I mean I never even used the thing. So I basically said "well if the warranty is off i can't mess...
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    [SOLVED] Is my build okay?

    So I'll be replacing my old build since my PCI-E got busted a while back. The PSU I am using is what i'll keep since it's only 2 years old and never gave me a crash. I am considering which do I sell an which do I keep: Unused R9 390X (the one in the list) or unused Gigabyte Gaming MI RX 570 8GB...
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    [SOLVED] Asus Strix R9 390X Not Working, Need Solutions!

    Mobo: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z Motherboard CPU: AMD FX-6300 GPU: Asus R9 390X Strix 8GB PSU: Seasonic M12II Evo 620w Bronze SSHD: Seagate 2TB + Seagate 1TB HDD SSD: 256GB (OS) RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 (8 GB) 1600 MHz RAM Cooler: CAPTAIN 360 GAMER STORM CPU LIQUID COOLER I made this build...
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    Question Display only pre boot

    I have an r9 390x which does boot but does not provide a picture. I know that its the gpu not working properly. The actual dye does get hot and the fans do spin but stop after a while. I have checked with a multimeter to the best of my ability and all of the mosfets work properly. System: i7...
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    Question R9 390x not detected by motherboard

    I just had this handed-down Sapphire R9 390x. The previous owner said it works just fine before giving it out. Pretty excited since it's quite an upgrade from my old GTX 660. Placed it in and plugged all the necessary chords but unfortunately it won't work. No display when I hook up my monitor...
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    2700x RAM Compatibility

    Anyone know a way to find out if F4-3200C15D-32GTZKW will work well with an x470 mobo? I was about set on getting ryzen instead of intel, but amd cpus being notorious for being bad about memory compatibility is really tempting me to just get a 8700. I read that for last year's ryzens and mobos...
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    Windows freezes, but still works

    Hello, I have the problem that my screen freezes after opening a program from the system tray, mostly Discord. I am still able to move my mouse and use the keyboard, windows works perfectly. I can for example press windows + e and the explorer opens, I just don't see it. If I turn my monitor...
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    Which ssd to buy?

    Hello everyone i need a suggestion which low budget ssd to buy...i need some cheap for linux 120-128gb .... here are my picks: Transcend - TS128GSSD230S WD Green - WDS120G1G0A Kingston - SUV400S37/120G
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    forgot password on my old laptop

    How to recover my password om my Toshiba L305-S5875
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    No USB flash drives will copy data on USB 3 or USB 2

    Hi, I've been having some problems with copying data from any USB flash storage for a while but it's gotten to the point where I can’t even plug one in without it bugging out my system and none of the articles or forums I've seem to have an answer that's worked. I've got 2 Lexar USB 3 drives...
  14. JDG14

    Best budget power supply for Ryzen 5 1600

    Hi All, I'm looking for a power supply that will satisfy all my needs. Here is my current rig and will be upgrading to Ryzen soon: Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA970A-DS3 rev 3.0 Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 RAM: Avexir Red LED DDR3 1600 2X4GB RAM GPU: Zotac GTX 780 Reference Cooler PSU...
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    Deciding between two monitors

    Hello, I'm trying decide between these two monitors. The Philips 242G5DJEB monitor and the Acer GN246HLBBID. Both are from Best Buy, I bought a Samsung CF390 curved monitor and wasn't too happy with it for gaming. I have an Acer Predator G AG3-605-UR20 Desktop. I mostly play mmo's like World of...
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    Good Full Tower Case

    Hi Folks i am looking to replace my Cooler Master HAF 932 full tower case due to some reasons which i will mention below and i am looking for suggestions for best case which satisfy my following needs: 1. Must be a full tower, not looking for super tower or smaller cases. 2. Must support...
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    Is it really safe to use UPS rated lower than PSU wattage (as long as it is higher than the max system power draw)

    I know there are tons of topics about this however would just like to double check if anyone had any unexpected experience. My rig uses 850W Thermaltake Toughpower PSU. I'm shopping for CyberPower UPS; CyberPower 1500VA (900w) is not available in my area, only 1300VA (780W) is. 780W is...
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    VLAN Setup for a dummy

    Hello everyone! I am on a short 3-week apprenticeship,and have been assigned to see if I can set up a small back-up network should the main ISP in the company fall down. There is alot of sensitive data on the computers and network, so there are two seperate subnetworks in the network, one for...
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    4 Cores and 4 threads on FX8320

    So basically my amd FX8320 has had 8 cores and 8 threads, but recently 4 of them disappeared. Task manager does not say that there are any parked cores. Having 4 cores and 4 threads less is making my pc very slow. Please help! Thanks :)
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    Games crashes / freezes after overclocking my GIGABYTE GTX 660 2GB OC VERSION

    Hey there ! Sry for my english not a native speaker. My pc: CPU - Intel Core i3-3220/3.30GHz 3MB LGA 1155 GPU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2048MB DDR5/192bit OC VERSION RAM - 4GB, 1333MHz, DDR3, NON-ECC, CL9 MB - Gigabyte GA-B75M-D2V, B75, DualDDR3-1600(GA-B75M-D2V) PS - Corsair VS 450W ATX 120mm...
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    AMD FX-9370 and unsupported motherboard

    Hey. This is my first post so I am not sure is it in right place. I made little mistake when I bought FX-9370. I did not realize that CPU is so power hungry. (TDP 220w) my motherboard Asus m5a97 le r2.0 only support max 140w CPU So the question is... Should I upgrade my motherboard or should...
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    My Pc can run this games?

    my computer can run this games? Overwatch, Arma 3, H1z1, total war: warhammer, company of heroes 2, for honor, rainbow six siege, gta v. Cpu: amd fx 6300 6cores 3,5ghz Gpu: amd ati r7 360 2gb Ram: 8gb ddr3 1600mhz Resolution: 1680x1050 60hz And... to what quality...slow, medium, high, and how...
  23. R

    Windows explorer running through wrong program

    Hello how do i fix my windows explorer from trying to go through my windows photo viewer? Every time i try to click on a file in my windows explorer it tries to send it through the photo viewer. I have no idea how this even happened. How can i fix this to where windows explorer goes through...
  24. J

    Boot Laptop on Second Monitor, Laptop Screen NOT WORKING!

    My screen on my laptop is broken and I am trying to boot it on a secondary monitor. It is an Advent Modena M200 Laptop. Can anyone help me get a display shown on my monitor ?
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    GTX 980 hammering sfx power supply? Why did it start after months of working flawlessly?

    So, something I'm not quite sure how or why it happened. I made a compact build in May. Worked flawlessly through summer, I walk away for two weeks in November and since then the computer resets whenever I start up a gpu intensive game or app. Browsing, netflix, zbrush, photoshop, they all work...
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    1080 Severyly Underperforming

    I just made a post at Nvidia, here it is. I also just noticed though that in GPU-Z it says I'm using a PCIe 2.0 slot when my card, and the slot on the motherboard is a 3.0.
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    Failing Toshiba 1TB Hard Drive ~ Stuck at Stage 4 of 5 during CHKDSK F: /r

    Hello everyone. My name's Von. I am a college IT student here in the Philippines. I have this Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics 2.5" external hard drive (with SuperSpeed Port 3.0) that I've had for over a year (Since 2015) already and counting. [Volume Label: F "Lukewarm MegaBox"] It was the only...
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    Game loading screens excessively long even after substantial GPU upgrade: Will an SSD help?

    So per the title, I've had some real issues with a specific game (Dragon age inquisition) loading horribly slow most of the time. I have since upgraded to an almost $300 GPU, the GTX 1060 6GB, and this game, now 2 years old, refused to load anywhere near as quickly as any other game I own...
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    built a new pc doesnt boot up

    My pc doesnt boot up when start the button on the case the only thing that happens the cpu fan spins for a second and gpu light turns on for a second asswell i did everything properly by the troubleshoot list and the wiring is good My specs are her:I5 6400,MSI GTX 1060 3G,NZXT S340,Cooler master...
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    Where is this noise coming from? Help

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiJrLpKcKf0 here is the video of the sound, Now it happens alot lately and no cords are touching the fans I took it apart and orgainzed cables and still I cant tell if its the GPU or PSU. I really am getting annoyed of the sound I bought this computer pre built...
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    Does anyone know if an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.67GHz can run Battlefield 1

    Hi everyone, i recently checked the website can i run it, to see if i was able to play battlefield 1 on my system, and i passed all their requirments except with the cpu, has anyone any idea if that sites accurate, i can play bf4 no problem, but am not that tech savvy. Thank you in advance.
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    Folders Deleted off Laptop also Delete on External Drive

    Hi, everyone. So I ran into a problem while moving files and folders off my old laptop onto an external hard drive. I copied the Downloads folder from my laptop to my external hard drive so that the hard drive on my laptop had the original, and the external drive had the copy. I then went to...
  33. Tony1337

    95% memory usage while light usage?

    For the last little while my pc has been pinged at around 95% memory usage while just using my browser and gaming is not possible even in low intensity game like league of legends as I get huge fps drops and while playing games and watching videos or live streams the BSOD sound plays for a...
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    Which Pc should I choose?

    I've planning on making a Pc capable of running the likes of Battlefield at 60fps whether that's Med/high settings in £400. I've got 2 options 1.http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/PLWk9W 2.http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xcjd9W Which should I use? And if there are any changes I can make please tell...
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    CPU suffixes and numbers & GHz

    Alright so this has confused me for quite a while. My CPU is an intel i5, but it has a bunch of numbers and letters followed up by it. Mine is i5- 4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz 2.40 GHz. I know that the "4" stands for 4th gen, and the "U" for ultra low battery life, but the "210" and "2 1.70GHZ...
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    Looking to buy second hand laptop, most likely Lenovo ThinkPad T520 W510

    Hi All. I have retired my desktop PC and looking to buy another second hand laptop for family use. I would like to spend £100-200 depending on configuration and then some on top of it if RAM needs adding or to upgrade to SSD. Two models I have in mind are Lenovo T520 or W510. I have had several...
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    CPU capacitor broken off, but still working?

    i noticed that there's a capacitor broken off and some scratch on the backside of my processor. but it's working just fine, i even stress my processor using LinX for 30 minutes, x264 for 18 hours and passed intel processor diagnostic tool. (screenshots below) should i be worried about it? The...
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    radeon rx 480 to benq xl2411z monitor

    Hey i got my brand new graphics card radeon rx 480 and i have 144hz monitor (benq xl2411z) and im still searching the solution to get 144hz without any problems. I bought hdmi dvi-d cable and it is giving me 144hz fine but there is coming error message in bottom right corner of my monitor...
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    bulding a new rig

    I was planning to upgrade my old rig I7 2600 Gtx 610 16 Gb ddr3 ram I ball piano finish case with smp I have short listed following components I7 6850k Gtx 1080 32 Gb ram ddr4 Asus ROG motherboard PCI e 256 Gb SSD Crossair liquid cooling (two fan system) RM1000 i watt crossair SMPS Asus blue...
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    Transferring windows / apps to new computer

    Hello, I am on the verge of building myself a new computer, I already bought the parts (Case, motherboard, cooling unit, and SSD) My plan is to transfer my 2 terabyte HDD into the new build, and I would like to keep some of the apps / games that are on that drive, and remove everything else on...