Forum: Games
Jun 10, 2013, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 311
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Forum: Games
Jun 10, 2013, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 311
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Forum: General Hardware
May 23, 2013, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 168
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Forum: General Hardware
May 23, 2013, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 168
Desktop not turning on again
I was having a problem with the green and white positive and negative case front panel wires, where the keyboard lights would flash and the computer wouldn't turn on. I just unplugged them and now...
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Forum: General Hardware
Jan 26, 2013, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 656
I've reset the CMOS at some point in the past...
I've reset the CMOS at some point in the past month for a different reason, but it's pretty much been having the issue since I put in the motherboard.
I don't have a multimeter and I'm not going...
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Forum: General Hardware
Jan 26, 2013, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 656
Computer takes multiple tries to reach POST
I've been having an issue for a couple weeks. When I hold the power button, the computer will begin to start up, then turn off. Usually at the second try it will start up again and reach POST. Today...
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Forum: General Hardware
Dec 28, 2012, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 346
Computer won't turn on after loose RAM
I had everything on my computer working fine. I went in one more time to check the cpu fan, plugged it back in, then plugged everything back in and tried to turn the computer on, nothing. I checked...
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Dec 28, 2012, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 506
Asus P8Z77-M won't boot UEFI anymore
I got Windows 7 installed and went into the UEFI to set boot priority to the drive instead of boot from disc, and it started up fine. But now whenever I restart the computer, the UEFI won't start. ...
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Forum: General Hardware
Dec 27, 2012, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 484
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Forum: General Hardware
Dec 27, 2012, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 484
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Forum: General Hardware
Dec 27, 2012, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 484
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Forum: General Hardware
Dec 27, 2012, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 484
Stock i5 cooler broken leg?
I'm trying to install the stock cooler for this CPU. It has the 4 legs that you push down into place. Except one leg seems to be stuck in the up position, even when I rotate the top. I can't get...
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Forum: General Software
Dec 15, 2012, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 742
It looks like I found it. There's a folder on...
It looks like I found it. There's a folder on the C drive named "Windows.old" and seems to contain 60-70 GB of my previous Windows install. I assume it's safe to get rid of the Program Files and...
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Forum: General Software
Dec 15, 2012, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 742
Accounting for storage space
I need to find out how my hard drive is down to 70 GB. After Windows install, it's about 460. Since then, there's been plenty of stuff installed, but all I can account for is 205 GB of Steam games,...
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Forum: Games
Dec 1, 2012, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 965
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Forum: Games
Dec 1, 2012, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 965
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Forum: Games
Dec 1, 2012, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 145
Views: 6,616
That's hardly fair. Darksiders is good, and...
That's hardly fair. Darksiders is good, and Company of Heroes was one of the best RTS ever until Relic brutally murdered its balance and gameplay with expansions, as has become their tradition since...
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Forum: General Software
Nov 21, 2012, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 823
Apparently I'm stupid. I was so used to...
Apparently I'm stupid. I was so used to scrolling down a set amount on CPU-Z on my laptop that I was looking at the wrong temps.
Unfortunately I already restarted the program, so I don't have the...
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Forum: General Software
Nov 20, 2012, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 823
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Forum: General Software
Nov 20, 2012, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 823
CPU idles at 32C, under load it looks like 64C...
CPU idles at 32C, under load it looks like 64C was the last max. I'll have to run more games to be certain, but my only problem with the CPU is how obsolete it is. Until then I'll need to keep...
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Forum: General Software
Nov 20, 2012, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 823
Memory leak (Windows 7)
This has been going since I installed Windows 7. It seems to happen after certain games have been running, downloading/ installing large games, sometimes it'll happen once a day others it'll take a...
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Forum: NVIDIA
Oct 17, 2012, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
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Forum: NVIDIA
Oct 16, 2012, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
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Forum: NVIDIA
Oct 16, 2012, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
I haven't tried Saints Row yet, and I haven't...
I haven't tried Saints Row yet, and I haven't checked the temperatures, but I got decent results with Darksiders II after I took out the battery and set maximum CPU state to 99% (no idea if that will...
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Forum: NVIDIA
Oct 15, 2012, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
I still haven't found anything particularly...
I still haven't found anything particularly helpful. When the issue was at its worst in Saints Row, it was because the Intel GPU had somehow switched on at the same time. This is an old picture of...
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Forum: NVIDIA
Sep 30, 2012, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
Aside from a known Sonic Generations...
Aside from a known Sonic Generations compatibility issue that was easy to fix, the only time I've had the real compatibility issues was when the Intel video came up during Saints Row The Third, but...
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Forum: NVIDIA
Sep 30, 2012, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
I always forget about that horrible thing. But...
I always forget about that horrible thing. But it can't be that every person ever with Optimus has that issue? Something would be said sometime if every laptop using NVIDIA had such issues. Or not....
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Forum: NVIDIA
Sep 30, 2012, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
If the physics run on the CPU, how is that...
If the physics run on the CPU, how is that related to the weakness of the GPU?
For example, in Saints Row The Third I might have an airstrike that blows up 5 cars, no problem. But at another...
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Forum: NVIDIA
Sep 29, 2012, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,524
Laptop GT540M struggling with Havok physics?
This is a long-running problem with my laptop. Certain games, specifically Assassin's Creed II, Red Faction Guerilla, Saints Row The Third, and Sonic Generations, all have huge framerate drops. ...
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Forum: Games
Jul 21, 2012, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 547
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Forum: Games
Jul 19, 2012, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 547
Just Cause 2, 10 fps with NVIDIA 301.42 drivers
Runs at 10 fps, benchmarks at 10fps, regardless of what the video settings are. Rolled back to 296.10, I didn't benchmark it but it was much better, seemed to be running about right. The problem...
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
It says only 2048 MB installed/ available.
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It says only 2048 MB installed/ available.
Well, now I turned on Windows Update, then did an update and restarted. Now the BIOS as well as Windows 7 are recognizing all 4GB. Hoping it keeps that...
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
I've already said, I had it working for 2 days...
I've already said, I had it working for 2 days before it failed again when I had to reconnect some cables.
So I can call the person who fixed it and see if he remembers, but I already know for...
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
The RAM is fine. Already said I checked it in...
The RAM is fine. Already said I checked it in both slots. And I've seen it, it was running with 4GB for 48 hours, so it has to be possible without updating the BIOS or changing RAM or anything. ...
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 05:06 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
The startup screen before Windows boot shows...
The startup screen before Windows boot shows numbers going up and stopping at 2048MB. Using to go all the way to 4096, no longer does. I already attached a picture of the system information, only...
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
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Forum: Motherboards & Memory
Jul 13, 2012, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,308
3.5GB of RAM in XP 32 to 2GB in Win 7 64-bit?
I switched a week ago from XP 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit. But I've run into a problem that apparently affects numerous people, which is while XP recognized 3.5GB, 7 will only recognize 2, despite...
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Forum: Games
Jul 7, 2012, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,792
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