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x0mhx
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I'm a complete noob in terms of computer specs and I was wondering if this computer would be okay for streaming and recording videos. The games I want to record are Warcraft 3, Yugioh Legacy of the Duelist, Old School Runescape, and maybe Dota 2. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, x0mhx =) | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
I built a system back in 2011. Asus P67 motherboard, 8GB DDR3, HD6870, i5 2500k. Yesterday I bought a new Zotac GTX1070 mini, and was replacing the card. Nothing too fancy, I didn't use an antistatic band or anything, just unpowered everything, took the screws out, took out the card, and put a new one in. Put in the included CD, connected the VGA cable to one of my monitors, and bam, wouldn't post, not even bios. I tried plugging the VGA cable into my motherboard as well, nothing. Even took the card out, and tried using the integrated graphics, nothing. The fans on the heatsink fan would spin, the case fan, the graphics card, all would spin, lights on the motherboard everything, but nothing on the monitor. I tried putting my previous 6870 in, same story. Turns on for 3-4 seconds, then turns off, and quickly turns back on for a long time. I have a solid red light on the mobo with a DRAM label underneath. I tried pressing that reset button near it. It was a functional computer before this upgrade. Oh, beforehand I vacuumed and air blew it as well. Like 5 years back my brother spilled some milk on the computer, and it's had a bit of an issue starting sometimes. Like a reset would give a black screen, and I'd have to manually turn it off and turn it on. It led me to do a windows reinstall like a year back, but its been fairly good since. I'm trying to see what the best way forward is, as this isn't a super expensive PC now, and I'm worried about putting the graphics card into say my brothers PC due to the possibility of frying it maybe. To me it seems like it should be a mobo issue, but I'm looking for advice for the best way forward. Thank you for any help in advance! | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20344 Posts
I have a solid red light on the mobo with a DRAM label underneath Reseat RAM? Oh, beforehand I vacuumed Vacuuming electronics is dangerous, you should just take it somewhere that you don't mind dust being and then hit it with compressed air | ||
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Simberto
Germany11981 Posts
On April 03 2017 13:11 Cyro wrote: Reseat RAM? Vacuuming electronics is dangerous, you should just take it somewhere that you don't mind dust being and then hit it with compressed air Definitively try this. Also Protip: If you remove the RAM and start the PC without it, and get a beep code, your mainboard is probably fine. Check the power cables if everything is still fixed. A lot of problems get solved by just random small shit like that. | ||
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bluegarfield
Singapore1128 Posts
I hope motherboard manufacturers include the on-board 2-pin beep speaker again, the beep code make it easier to debug what goes wrong, since low end boards don't have led indicator or some fancy error code display | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
On April 03 2017 13:11 Cyro wrote: Reseat RAM? Vacuuming electronics is dangerous, you should just take it somewhere that you don't mind dust being and then hit it with compressed air One of my RAM sticks is hard to reach because it requires taking the CPU cooler off, and I didn't want to start dismantling everything, but I tried it now, and no luck. I think I made my big screw up, and think the vacuum might be a big culprit here. I rushed into it too quickly without thinking. I definitely got closer to the sensitive components like the motherboard than I should have with it. Really makes me think that's the issue. It's a tad of a relief as well, since I was kind of worried that a shoddy card might have somehow fried my system or something and I was worried to try it in another system. Hmm, is there an easy way to check that my PSU, RAM, and CPU are working properly without having another computer with the same socket or DDR3 RAM? I will try the graphics card and HDD in my brothers computer, hopefully the damage will be limited to only the mobo. | ||
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Craton
United States17303 Posts
Testing the PSU usually involves a PSU tester which are $10-15 iirc. Don't think there's much to use for testing a CPU or motherboard. I'd expect the CPU to not have really been affected since it's pretty insulated. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20168 Posts
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
Personally TN monitors are fine for gaming and general tasks if you have a single monitor because you'll always see it from head on and optimal viewing angles. When you start using multiple monitors consider your viewing angles because you're more likly to view them off center in which color and lighting shifts occur and not all TN monitors are the same in that regard nor are all IPS/VA, although most IPS/VA are at a point where the shift is so minimal it doesn't matter. | ||
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chocorush
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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lxginverse
Monaco1506 Posts
CPU: INTEL CORE I5-6500 (3.2GHZ) PROCESSOR Motherboard: ASUS H110M-D SOCKET 1151 MOTHERBOARD Memory: KINGSTON 4GB 2133MHZ FURY BLK (KHX421C14FB/4) MEMORY 2pcs. Storage: Seagate 2TB FireCuda Internal Hard Drive Video Card: POWERCOLOR AXR7 370 2GB DDR5 256BIT VIDEOCARD Case: SILVERSTONE REDLINE 01 BLACK W/ SIDE WINDOW USB 3.0 CASING Power Supply: FSP AURUM 500 80PLUS GOLD SLI 500WATTS POWER SUPPLY Monitor: BENQ 21.5″ GW2255 (1920X1080) WIDESCREEN BLACK MONITOR This build will cost me around $900 here in the Philippines and I can still shell out at the very least $50 more, perhaps even a hundred. I dont intend to overclock or upgrade in the near future, if that would help. Thanks! EDIT: I forgot, it will be a general purpose rig. Gaming, streaming and a bit of programming | ||
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Simberto
Germany11981 Posts
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lxginverse
Monaco1506 Posts
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ApatheticSchizoid
Canada85 Posts
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
On April 09 2017 05:26 ApatheticSchizoid wrote: So I need a new hard drive and I'm starting to sick and tired of them failing. I lost like 3 of them in two years. Good things they only contain games and such. I'm looking hard drives with good fail rates since my seagate barracuda just failed. I'm pretty sure the other two I had were western digital ones. I'm looking for hard drives with around 1-2 tb of storage. WD Black Drives have a 5 year warranty https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236624&cm_re=wd-_-22-236-624-_-Product | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
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ApatheticSchizoid
Canada85 Posts
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ZeromuS
Canada13422 Posts
I see a bunch of Ryzen hype and I've been thinking of upgrading to an i7 sometime this year for slightly better performance alongside my 1070. I only need 1080p gaming, I have a 144hz monitor but when I'm not playing anything competitive, 60 fps is my benchmark so no I won't be getting a 1080 or other video card  Can anyone who knows more about this provide me with a quick rundown on how to think about CPU upgrades over the next few months so I can start to price stuff out and save up? | ||
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