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I bought a $900 pre - built by dell but i'm having very bad FPS on alot of games ( GTA 5, Arma 3, Trucking Simulator.) I have updated drivers and used recommend graphics by GeForce Experience, but it did no good. Even when over clocked. All games are in standard/ low graphics. Specs: Processor...

How to increase GPU Memory in Microsoft Virtual PC 2007? I have only 4 MB in Windows 98.

I began getting some weird flashing lines while I was trying to OC my graphics card. Before I even touched anything, I noticed that whenever I would move a window, my monitor would start showing these weird lines across the screen. If anyone know what it might be, please let me know. I would...

Hi, my system freezez soon after heavy load\some games. I have the following spec: Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. System Model: Z87X-OC BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/10/14 16:23:29 Ver: 04.06.05 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @...

Okay, so I just switched to a new isp, I got a new modem (It's a 500/200mbps connection), when I connect my laptop directly to the modem, it gives me 550/240mbps (my modem can only placed into my attic, and cannot wire it down directly because of the lack of wiring "tunnels"), but when I connect...

What graphics card should I get for 2560 x 1080 monitor to run at 75-120 fps on most games at high/Ultra. Rx 480, r9 390, gtx 1070, or gtx980 ti

Hello, I'm experiencing a problem after I got, for the first time, the DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION blue screen. It freezed already on the blue screen without restarting or anything. Only solution was to switch it off manually by holding the power button. After that any time I try to switch on the pc...

Hi there, I am hoping you can assist with the above BSoD I have recently been getting for the past 4 days. So far I have downloaded Who crashed to find out the cause of the issue which I have pasted at the bottom of this thread. I have checked for Windows updates I have the most recent gfx...

I just built my computer today and it has a 2TB Seagate HDD and a 250 GB Adata SSD. The MOBO I have is a MSI B150M Mortar. My BiOS recognizes the HDD but i cant set it so that windows will recognize it. The OS (Windows 10), Steam, and a few games are already downloaded onto the SSD. How can i...

Currently the system has: Asus direct cuII gtx 770 I7-4790k Asrock z97E-itx/AC Corsair cx600m Corsair 250d 16gb ram An sdd and hdd and blu ray drive I want help on whether or not I should continue to upgrade. Currently I am a college student so I don't get much money but I do get some and more...

Hello I have an intel core i7 3770k turbo clocked to 3.9ghz. recently I was playing Witcher 3 and Battlefield 4. The latter ran fine flawlessly for 2 hours while the former crashed heavily in Novigrad. I monitored my temps using MSI afterburner it seemed to have reached 75 or possibly 80c! I...

Hey! So I'm going to sell my PC, but I want to know a reasonable price. Here are the specs: Intel i3-4160 Nvdia - gtx 750 ti OC 2gb RAM - 8 gb PSU: 400W If I need more information, don't hesitate to comment.

I already have a laptop with Windows 10. I decided to add an additional windows 7 since I had some programs that only work on 7 ( tried compatibility mode). I made a separate partition from my main partition by 'shrink volume'. I changed the bios setting to Legacy booting and finally installed...

sometimes it wakes up quick, but sometimes it hangs a few seconds at the lock screen until I can log in, and even then, my ethernet connection takes a while until it becomes active.

Faulting application GTAVLauncher.exe, version 1.0.505.2, time stamp 0x561d0f5e, faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, time stamp 0x00000000, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00000001ec2f00e9, process id 0xc40, application start time 0x01d144daaa41c62c. Over the past few days I...

I am currently not very happy with how loud my computer runs. I have many factors contributing to all the noise, so I wanted to list them here and see which one I should upgrade for the most significant improvement in noise. So, here they are: Case: I have a Raidmax Super Viper. It has poor...

Hi, I bought a GTX 980 TI. There are two plugs on top of the Board inside the computer case. They look like a power inputs(8 pin each). Why two power inputs? Zotac manual and sight are not helpful, I am new to this. Also it says up to win 8 and I am using 10. Can someone help me? Thank you

MotherBoard : NVIDA GEForce Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250 Processor 3.00 GHz Ram : 4GB i need to play some High Definition Games like COD4,Assasins,Warface so i dont know which graphic card compatible with my motherboard nd Desktop Help Me

I am curious as to how and why there are websites selling Sony Vegas Pro 13 "brand new, non academic version" for under the $600 price point. Is this a scam or legit? I'm just wondering why they are so much cheaper than the official website. Some examples...

I made another thread about this problem before but I'm gonna provide more info this time. Its a CBN modem that basically looks like this http://www.cbncare.com/static/images/modem.png http://www.cbncare.com/static/images/modem2.png It'll only work if I turn it off for a long time and then turn...

Right, I've done everything; Driver updates, virus scans reinstalling the os, and yet I cant seem to get over 20 fps in most games. No idea why. System specs right here: https://gyazo.com/b7a0ef3ec7f20f1eb8ffa9cd64136dc2 I'm willing to do many things to get this, just let me know what it is...

Hi guys ! I want to ask you what are some good games for my ancient pc: CPU:AMD Sempron 2600+ 1.3 GHZ GPU:Nivida Geforce 4 MX 440 AGP 8x RAM:1 GB Games that i tried and i love: Civilization IV BTS Half-Life 2 Counter-Strike 1.6 Call of Duty 1 and many more.. So what are the best games that...

I just bought a 30mm, 18 LEDs led strip, it has a 3 pin connector that's connected to the mobo as a fan. So I connected it and it was ok, when I start up my pc, the led works for 2 seconds and shuts down "the led not the pc". What am I doing wrong? it's power as indicated is 5v. My PSU is...

Firstly, thanks Tomshardware and its forum, for its patience and help. Because of you all, I can build my PC without worries and full productivity and enjoyment. I work full-time from my home office, so I'll be using it for everything: from word processing, graphic designing, video editing, to...

Hello, my first time posting here, http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2305617 I was wondering if this DIY combo from Newegg.ca is 1) compatible 2) is a good set-up for the price (Canadian$$$) I'm using the PC for mid-high end gaming. Something that will run...

I currently have a 3570k. Right now, I'm in the process of developing my own game on the UE4 engine. While the 3570k is great for gaming, it kinda lacks in the workload area (Building lighting, shaders in UE4 and general multitasking whilst using UE4). I was looking at the 5820k, it looks like...

hi i want to upgrade my fx 6300 to fx 8350 but is it worth it

I need a nice USB sound card to go with my HyperX Cloud. My budget would be around 100$ max.

when i first plug and boot my computer from an hour of almost 12hrs it don't turn on right away just when i unplug it and boot it again, and whats more is that is gives choices whether to optimize power and boot or optimize power and reboot and last is to enter bios, why is these? Its gigabyte...

hey guys i have a western digital ultra external ard drive and it's default file system is ntfs since i bought it ... suddenly 3 week ago i found that the file system has changed from ntfs to fat 32 automatically and i know that this can't happen without formatting but it happened and the hard...

As the title says im looking to build/buy a gaming pc for £800 +/- Would Ideally like an GTX 970 so its ideally future proof but an AMD card would do also. Been looking at overclocked I5s. I only normally play wow which id like to main a solid fps while on ultra with no issues and if room in the...

Hi guys. I want to ask a question because i've searched on the web and haven't found a straight answer. So the question is, If i have a 1280*960 screen, selecting 1080i on youtube videos make any sense? I mean since the screen has lower resolution does youtube convert 1080i videos to my screen...

Hello I have the yogapad 2 and it wont let me assign a drive letter to my 2tb external hard drive. When i plug it into usb 3.0 or 2.0 ports ot says the system will install the required drivers but it doesnt and the drive never shows in explorer the computer does recognize the hd but for some...

I am building my first PC intended for gaming. I'm ordering parts but the price tag is definitely getting up there. I would appreciate any money saving tips, but be aware that I am in Canada, and thus would need to order parts from Canadian websites as the fees from ordering from the US would be...

I bought a really cheap but nice sounding stereo set and it came with a kickin' sub and mid-treble speakers(1 sub, 2 small speakers). really nice set but the thing is all of my audio from the mid speakers are inverted. mono audio played back is inverted and sounds super stereo, but when a large...

just for fun, no prizes on offer. can anyone guess what this is a picture of?

I am currently testing out an Asus Maximus vii before I sell it. I popped the 4790k out of my main rig and put it in the Maximus. I hit the power button, and it seems to post just fine and go into the BIOS. The CPU temps are around 40C however they seem to fluctuate. After about a minute the...

I'm not to sure if I can ask this but worth a shot, I'm wanting Windows 8 on my new computer I bought it of Amazon and doesn't come with any os installed. I don't have the money to buy a legit copy but I've managed to find a site that has legit keys for cheap If I download a copy of Windows 8...

GPU overclocking problems in the BIOS, my motherboard is H61H2-M17, for I know not to overclock the GPU. Thank you.

i have an upload speed of just over 12 mb/s and a upload speed of 0.63 mb/s, is there any way of improving my upload speed even if it reduces download speed??