EPTWhat do you mean? I have tried to change my region and checked everything in battle net, but i just can´t play hots.
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RaFox17
Finland4581 Posts
What do you mean? I have tried to change my region and checked everything in battle net, but i just can´t play hots. | ||
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Blaec
Australia4289 Posts
On June 09 2013 04:34 ridethecatbus wrote: Okay, I just figured out that the crash only happens on Youtube and it's because Original quality can be in a resolution that my computer doesn't have. So that's a different thing from my freeze on 60fps streams. I am not currently crashing on 60fps, just freezing. Did you get the code from the bluescreen? It can be useful pointing to what is wrong. If you missed it then get something like bluescreenview and it might find the details of your crashes. | ||
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justiceknight
Singapore5741 Posts
the big piece of metal thing at the start which i dunno how to remove... | ||
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Forikorder
Canada8840 Posts
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Craton
United States17233 Posts
You may or may not need to remove the heatsink to remove the fan. I think these days it's popular for fans to have some kind of metal clip-on to the heatsink as opposed to screws. I haven't really worked with air coolers since my CNPS9700. On the video you linked he just removed the metal clips that attach the fan to the heatsink, which means you can change the fan w/o removing the heatsink. | ||
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Blaec
Australia4289 Posts
On June 09 2013 21:38 justiceknight wrote: recently my cpu's fan is creating lots of noise(tick tick sound) and this noon i was cleaning my cpu and i had no idea how to remove the heatsink and the fan T_T, any1 help? the big piece of metal thing at the start which i dunno how to remove... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JinONmpsU6M What CPU and what cooler? | ||
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Imbajoe
United States857 Posts
Sound card: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-XONAR-Headphone-Audio-Card/dp/B0045JHJSS Microphone: http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-Zm-Mic1-Sensitivity-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B00029MTMQ | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
EDIT: I took a screenshot for you: http://i.imgur.com/wW9PpdZ.png EDIT2: I guess I misread what you wrote, but it could perhaps still be related.  | ||
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Imbajoe
United States857 Posts
On June 10 2013 05:38 Ropid wrote: There's a checkmark for that behavior somewhere in some preference window in the Windows Control Panel related to sound stuff. EDIT: I took a screenshot for you: http://i.imgur.com/wW9PpdZ.png EDIT2: I guess I misread what you wrote, but it could perhaps still be related. Haha yeah I was gonna say I don't think that's it. I actually have that setting as you showed. Thank for the effort though  | ||
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LeafMeAlone
United States301 Posts
My current laptop is this. | ||
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Craton
United States17233 Posts
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LeafMeAlone
United States301 Posts
On June 10 2013 08:26 Craton wrote: You can't replace the CPU in a laptop. Ok, do you know when the back-to-school deals or any other big deals come and what kind of laptop to look out for? | ||
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Rannasha
Netherlands2398 Posts
On June 10 2013 15:22 LeafMeAlone wrote: Ok, do you know when the back-to-school deals or any other big deals come and what kind of laptop to look out for? Not sure about the timing of those back-to-school deals as I'm not from the US, but my guess would be during the summer holidays ^^ Regarding what kind of laptop to look out for: Laptops range from $400 to $4000 and from tiny ultraportables to 17" monstrosities that should be registered as lethal bludgeoning weapons, so without more information on your specific needs and budget, it's impossible to make a recommendation. The only thing that I can say right now is to find a laptop with the recently introduced Haswell CPU (if you're in that budget range, which excludes the very low end) rather than an older Ivy Bridge CPU. Haswell introduces additional power saving features, so while performance isn't that much better, you should get more batterylife out of it. Though chances are that retailers will be putting the highest discounts on older models to clear out the stock. Time will tell. | ||
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z0rz
United States350 Posts
On June 10 2013 08:26 Craton wrote: You can't replace the CPU in a laptop. False. It can be a difficult process and it takes a bit of research (you have to do some Googling or email Lenovo to find out which CPUs your motherboard will handle), but you absolutely CAN replace a CPU in a laptop. In fact, a quick search found this thread with someone saying he successfully installed an i7-2820QM in his E520 but might have some overheating issues as a result. I'm sure you can squeeze in something less powerful than the 2820QM and be fine as far as heat. http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-Edge-S-series/CPU-upgrade-for-Thinkpad-Edge-e520-1143/td-p/662377 The question becomes whether or not you're willing to put in the time and effort and if you can find a reasonably priced CPU for replacement. Edit: for the record, I'm not saying you should or should not upgrade. Hypothetical situation here, but let's say you can find a compatible quad core i7 for ~$150 on eBay (it will almost definitely be a used CPU). It's up to you to decide if it's worth the time/effort/money/risk because I don't know how you value these things. Unless you're gaming a lot, an i3-2310M isn't really that bad of a CPU. | ||
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Arctyrus
Denmark77 Posts
As a second question: Is it propable to see more laptops like the Razor Blade?+ Show Spoiler + http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade I thought the Geforce 765GTX was far too big to fit in such a small laptop. All other laptops with 765GTX is around this size: + Show Spoiler + http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7352-clevo-w350st-p-5842.html or http://www.xoticpc.com/force-msi-16gc-22002-765m-msi-ge60-barebones-p-5822.html | ||
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Craton
United States17233 Posts
New build with new card: artifacting in various games, infrequent driver lockups that Windows would recover. Put in old card (6950) without touching drivers: no issues. Put in replacement card (new one of same as #1): infrequent cursor artifacting while PokeMMO active (stayed messed up outside of the game which was running in windowed mode), awful framerate in Bioshock Infinite than previously with same card (and even my old card is completely steady FPS), frequent lockups that would result in losing video and slowing audio to like 5% normal speed, seemingly not getting picture on a successful post and bootup (guess of good based on the debug code LED on the mobo), huge fps drops when mousing over netflix or vlc while the transparent menu was up. The crashes were pretty much always centered around opening additional video (e.g. YouTube). I tried uninstalling driver, doing a clean in safe mode, then reinstalling and it did nothing to improve anything. Both my new and old cards use the same ATI drivers, though. Put in old card (6950) without touching drivers: no issues. Basically, my question is did ASUS just send me another piece of shit or could there be something else somehow? | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
On June 11 2013 13:01 Craton wrote: Can anyone think of anything besides a defective video card that could cause the following: New build with new card: artifacting in various games, infrequent driver lockups that Windows would recover. Put in old card (6950) without touching drivers: no issues. Put in replacement card (new one of same as #1): infrequent cursor artifacting while PokeMMO active (stayed messed up outside of the game which was running in windowed mode), awful framerate in Bioshock Infinite than previously with same card (and even my old card is completely steady FPS), frequent lockups that would result in losing video and slowing audio to like 5% normal speed, seemingly not getting picture on a successful post and bootup (guess of good based on the debug code LED on the mobo), huge fps drops when mousing over netflix or vlc while the transparent menu was up. The crashes were pretty much always centered around opening additional video (e.g. YouTube). I tried uninstalling driver, doing a clean in safe mode, then reinstalling and it did nothing to improve anything. Both my new and old cards use the same ATI drivers, though. Put in old card (6950) without touching drivers: no issues. Basically, my question is did ASUS just send me another piece of shit or could there be something else somehow? I had the exact same issue as you, almost every symptom the exact same, but I'm not sure if my solution will work for you. Basically I bought a graphics card from XFX, and with two RMAs, all 3 cards had the same issue, but there wasn't an issue when I used my old graphics card. I found out that the problem was the orientation on the graphics card. I had to lay my computer flat so that the motherboard was horizontal and the graphics card was vertical. The first graphics card had the issue so I RMAed it. The second one had the issue even worse. I had to tilt the graphics card slightly in order for it to work, and in order to keep it tilted, I had to tape it down that way. I RMAed that one, and now I'm on my third card, which is exactly like the first, but having my computer horizontal isn't a big deal, so I'm sticking with it. | ||
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Craton
United States17233 Posts
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Headlines
United States482 Posts
Right now, I'm interested in the GTX 650 Ti: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130910 It got voted the best card in the $170 range from Tom's Hardware's May 2013 review. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-3.html I'm still hesitating from grabbing this card for a couple of reasons: 1) The 2 gb on the GTX 650 is a bit of an overkill. I remember reading that a player would only need a 2 gb graphics card if they're planning on playing with 2 monitors, which I don't ever plan on doing. Also, I heard the ram on the graphics card is really not important. Even Far Cry 3 recommends only 1 GB of ram. 2) I play multiplayer games on the lowest settings possible. My previous card, a Geforce GTX 470, handled Battlefield 3 very well on the lowest settings. I don't know what fps it ran the game, but I did not notice any lag during gameplay. Does this mean I should probably look into a Geforce 500 series graphics card? 3) Should I just pay a technician to fix my graphics card? They charge around $40 an hour around here. They probably won't be able to fix it anyway. 4) I have the PCAT exam around September (Pharmacy School entrance exam), and I'm also VERY excited for a game that's coming out around the same month (ROME 2!!!!!!). I'm thinking about rewarding myself for taking the exam by building a brand new gaming computer. And believe me, I think I'll probably spend around $2,000+ on the hardware parts. Let me know what you guys think. Thank you! | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On June 11 2013 14:54 Headlines wrote:+ Show Spoiler + I'm definitely sure my graphics card is dead. Right now, I'm interested in the GTX 650 Ti: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130910 It got voted the best card in the $170 range from Tom's Hardware's May 2013 review. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-3.html I'm still hesitating from grabbing this card for a couple of reasons: 1) The 2 gb on the GTX 650 is a bit of an overkill. I remember reading that a player would only need a 2 gb graphics card if they're planning on playing with 2 monitors, which I don't ever plan on doing. Also, I heard the ram on the graphics card is really not important. Even Far Cry 3 recommends only 1 GB of ram. 2) I play multiplayer games on the lowest settings possible. My previous card, a Geforce GTX 470, handled Battlefield 3 very well on the lowest settings. I don't know what fps it ran the game, but I did not notice any lag during gameplay. Does this mean I should probably look into a Geforce 500 series graphics card? 3) Should I just pay a technician to fix my graphics card? They charge around $40 an hour around here. They probably won't be able to fix it anyway. 4) I have the PCAT exam around September (Pharmacy School entrance exam), and I'm also VERY excited for a game that's coming out around the same month (ROME 2!!!!!!). I'm thinking about rewarding myself for taking the exam by building a brand new gaming computer. And believe me, I think I'll probably spend around $2,000+ on the hardware parts. Let me know what you guys think. Thank you! Keep in mind suffixes play a huge role in defining computer parts. A GTX 650 Ti Boost is not the same as a GTX 650 or a GTX 650 Ti. Nvidia makes the GTX 650 Ti Boost have 2GB of VRAM. You don't have a say in this matter so I don't see how this is relevant to your purchasing decision. If what you mean to ask is whether this card is overkill for Far Cry 3 than the answer is no if you plan on playing on max settings at 1080p. You should not be looking at the GTX 500 series because the GTX 600 series is all around better. The only reason why you would purchase outdated hardware is if its price was attractive and you don't mind the extra power usage and not having the latest features. A technician likely won't be able to fix a GPU. Your typical technician at a computer store isn't skilled enough to do this and the cost probably isn't worth it. A $2000+ PC is highly unnecessary if you're only gaming at 1080p @ 60Hz and not doing anything other than gaming. | ||
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