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    Solved Using 4K TV but Native Resolution only 1080p?

    So I am totally new at gaming. I recently build a rig for video editing but decided to install GTA V because it's been so long since I played anything. My setup is a Ryzen 5 2600x a GTX 1060 3GB, 16GB or DDR4 RAM and a MSI B450M Pro MOBO. My OS is Windows 10 Pro. I am using a 55" 4K TV for my...
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    Overheating—please help

    I have a Lenovo Y510P ideapad with an Intel Core i7-4700MQ, a GeForce GT 755, and a Intel HD Graphics 4600. This laptop has ran the games I want to play good for years. A couple months ago it suddenly started roaring every few seconds and freezing my game. I downloaded a program that tells me my...
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    RAM Problem/Crash

    Hi! Before i write anything about the problem, let you know Im from Hungary,so my English will be .. Sorry for that So the problem is, I bought + 8GB of ram to my PC,so i have 16GB right now. I put it in my pc, and the first time it seemed everythings okay. But when i played/play some games,the...
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    Help, my PC crashes when I play certain games

    So around October last year my PC started crashing randomly when playing certain games, like completely shuts off, and then it won't turn back on for like 10-20 minutes AND I have to power cycle it. But this only happens when the ambient temp in my room is warm and when the game is seemingly...
  5. shaky98

    Dell support assist checks fans on boot up

    i got a new gaming case a month back or so and i moved everything into it. ive changed many components but the motherboard/bios is still dell. the fans now run through my new case as i can control them separately. however dell support assist runs every time i turn on my computer and i cant find...
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    PC runs fine but major frame drops in games

    My PC is relatively new (bought just before christmas) and it was running completely fine in games and everything a couple days ago but since then its been getting massive frame drops even down to 11fps when i usually get a steady 120fps is my psu maybe failing?
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    Computer randomly freezes

    Hello everyone, I recently saved up some money and bought a computer that I can use for all of my gaming needs. It arrived around 3 weeks ago and I have been loving it. The only problem that I've been having is that it will randomly freeze for about 5 seconds. This usually happens when I am...
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    Solved PSU failing ?

    Hello there. A few months ago bought PC that was built in 2015 but still worked fine. Now there is a problem that I have been facing since the beginning. First games I installed were AC: Brotherhood (2010) and AC4: Black Flag. The problem was after around ten minutes of gameplay in brotherhood...
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    PC Laptop for Gaming under $500?

    I own an expensive Macbook Pro required for my college, but I have become increasingly frustrated with the amount of games Mac OS X does not support. Because of this, I want to buy a PC laptop STRICTLY for gaming, so I don't want to drop a large sum of money on it. However, I've been doing...
  10. Robertart

    2 games suddenly lagging (low fps) !?

    My problem is the following: I was away from my PC for about 3 days. Everything was working fine before that. When I returned to my PC and started up either of those 2 games, they were suddenly lagging to an extent that they were unplayable. To take note of, is that these games didn't ever lag...
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    Every game I launch Crashes?

    I built this gaming PC about a month ago and it runs pretty well for internetting, but every game I launch just crashes within a minute or less. For example I will try to launch Player unknowns battlegrounds from steam or discord and a crash reporter message pops up and reads "A PLAYER UNKNOWNS...
  12. dannyd3942

    Best antivirus+ antimalware software

    So I was researching virus protection software after messing up my PC and realized that for my laptop I would need antivirus software but also antimalware software, I'm leaning towards Bitdefender Antivirus Plus and Malwarebytes Has anyone ever used these and would they recommend them or would...
  13. dannyd3942

    EVGA SC15

    So I decided to buy the EVGA sc15 over various different laptops and was just wondering has anyone previously owned this laptop or have any experience with it?
  14. dannyd3942

    Lenovo vs HP vs MSI

    So I'm making my final decision on which laptop to buy, my 3 choices are: https://www.johnlewis.com/hp-omen-15-ce012na-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-1tb-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-15-6-inch-shadow-black/p3262775 https://www.box.co.uk/80VR00APUK-Lenovo-Legion-Y720_2325649.html...
  15. dannyd3942

    Totally confused on which laptop to buy

    So I've got a shortlist of 3 laptops: https://www.box.co.uk/80VR00APUK-Lenovo-Legion-Y720_2325649.html https://www.box.co.uk/FX503VM-DM093T-ASUS-FX503VM-DM093T-Gaming-Laptop_2315630.html...
  16. dannyd3942

    Buying a laptop?

    So I've been looking to buy a laptop as I start university in September and my shortlist comes to: https://www.johnlewis.com/hp-omen-15-ce012na-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-1tb-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-15-6-inch-shadow-black/p3262775...
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    Good pc, tons of lag spikes on fortnite

    I have a good pc that can run practically every game well but fortnite has lag spikes for no reason sometimes. I even put it at minimum settings and its not any better. If anyone know what is wrong i would really appreciate the help.
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    Solved Computer Crash While Gaming

    Recently i've started getting constant crashes while gaming, they are completely random too, it seems. My screen suddenly gets filled completely with vertical lines of random colors and a very loud - and unpleasant - sounds plays (not in the hardware, but trough the speakers), shortly after...
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    Best Gaming Laptops under $1000

    Hello everyone! I want to buy a cheap gaming laptop, because I’m a student so the budget can’t be too high, the price is about 1000$ , if you have good ideas can recommend to me, thank you very much.
  20. coolhandluke

    Solved AMD 1600x vs. I5-3570k?

    Ok so I sold a build I made a while ago: I5-3570K 8GB Ram AMD Radeon 7850 2GB 1TB SSD This is the currently Build I am using: AMD Ryzen 5 1600x 16GB Ram Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon 580 8GB 1TB SSD The reason why I bring up that specific old build is because I play a lot of counter-strike and that...