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  1. leoncarto

    Solved! Alienware 18 GPU removed and now doesn't work properly

    So I have an Alienware 18 that broke down a while back, got it fixed out of state, the issue was a shorted GPU, but luckily when it was disassembled, the repairman was able to swap the secondary GPU in to the primary slot, and just ditch the old shorted primary. Now it actually works, however...
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    Did I destroy my laptop GPU

    I think I broke my laptop gpu somehow. its a lenevo yoga 500 I3 500u 8gb gt920m. I used to game on it until it developed stuttering problems. I did factory reset it a couple times. none of it made a difference. I think it was because of the game. the game I was playing at the time was My summer...
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    No audio after attempting to install new GPU

    I have already posted this on reddit, but have not gotten any answers so I am going to post it here as well: Hello, I made a thread here yesterday that can be found here (https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/9bz6wl/new_nvidia_gtx_1050_gpu_not_detected_by_my_pc/), where I was having...
  4. M

    Game Disconnect on VM

    Good morning everyone! As a start i would like to apologize if this it the wrong secrtion :??: I have an issue with a game on VIrtual machine, i will be more specific. I created a virtual machine using VMware Workstation 14 pro, and I installed on it windows 10 Pro full updated (build 1803) and...
  5. S

    Laptop Using Wrong GPU

    Hello, currently my laptop is not using the dedicated GPU (Nvidia GTX 1060) and is instead using the integrated Intel 670. I have gone into Nvidia Control Panel and done all the stuff there I can, changing the global settings, app settings, and everything, but nothing works. Although, on my...
  6. D

    3 year old gaming laptop GPU problems

    Hello, I have this 3 year old gaming ROG asus laptop that is struggling right now playing games and it's starting to become bothersome... I can almost not play League of Legends, it stutters a lot when moving camera, big frame drops even with medium or medium-low settings, it doesn't change...
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    Dedicated GPU is not getting detected anywhere.

    Product Name: HP Pavilion 15-ab028tx Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) My laptop has "AMD R7 M360" as dedicated GPU. Everything is going fine for last 2.5+ years but from last few weeks I started getting lots of BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). And the description of BSOD says that...
  8. B

    "Thread stuck in device driver" When i unplug it or use it unplugged!

    I get around 5 minutes and then it crashes. I get blue screened and it says "thread stuck in device driver", Looked it up but most of the advice is updating your gpu and monitor drivers which didn't make a difference and changing battery which isn't the Issue! It started 2 days ago and just...
  9. M

    Will my gpu bottleneck?

    So I just bought pieces to build my first gaming pc. When deciding on a graphics card I decided to go big. After looking around I found a gigabyte aorus geforce gtx 1080 ti extreme edition 11gb for a fairly reasonable price. How ever, after binding myself to the purchase I realised that the rest...
  10. D

    GPU wont run

    My cousin bought himself parts to build a computer. I helped him assemble the parts and everything but when we launch the pc the gpu spins for few seconds and stops. We launched the pc with internal graphics and downloaded drivers for the gpu, after it was done we restarted the pc and went into...
  11. C

    is it possible to use an external graphics card to upgrade my gpu on my DELL Inspiron 15 5000 series?

    dell inspiron 15 5000 series cannot run fortnight minimum graphics memory not met, is this a solution, and is there any other solutions? I am not tech savvy I have done a lot of research, but don't exactly understand everything, looking for some clarification on this topic.
  12. C

    Undetected Graphics Cards

    Hello, I just bought an MSI GT75VR Titan pro and am having a problem. None of my graphics cards are detected by the laptop. A GTX 1080 and intel graphics are not even shown in the device manager. The CPU is fine so I do not understand why it's only the GPUs that are acting up. Right now I am...
  13. S

    Laptop screen wont turn on after thermal paste change

    Hi i tried changing my thermal paste on my EVGA SC15 Laptop because it was getting really hot CPU was hitting about 85-88° and GPU about 80° no thermal throttling but the fans were really loud and my room would get really how after 1 hour or playing so i changed the paste connected everything...
  14. blacknitro

    laptop wont start after themal paste changed

    So i aplied some mx4 on my laptop cpu and gpu (im not a newbie) cleaned my fan, mounted and it worked, -10c on cpu and -5c on gpu, my brother played for 30min, then went to bed, today (next day) he played a couple of hours, then he turned of the laptop, 1h later, he came back and the laptop wont...
  15. S

    Laptop under 1000

    For those who ave already tested and experimented, what is the best laptop under 1000 dollars with 1060,1050 ti and 1050? 'Im confused with all those models and brands.Thank you in advance :)
  16. B

    Laptop not using dedicated gpu

    Wassup, I recently got the lenovo IdeaPad 320 Which has an amd 530 graphics card Plus an intel hd 620 onboard graphics I installed windows 10 on this laptop and installed the latest intel and amd graphics drivers But whenever i try to play a game it automatically runs on the intel you onboard...
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    Best 2018 Ultrabook with Discrete GPU?

    So, right now I am looking to buy an ultrabook, but the problem is I want a dedicated/discrete GPU with it. I'm looking for a 13" laptop with at least a 1080p HD resolution and a Core i7-8550U with 8GB RAM (preferrably 16GB). And of course, the dGPU. I really like the Dell XPS 13, but the...
  18. S

    Laptop help, APU or GPU?

    Acer ryzen 5 with Vega 8(apu) or Acer ryzen 5 with r 535? I was already confused then there is also RX 560x. WHAT TO CHOOSE? Vega = cheap R535 = somewhat cheap Rx 560x = not really cheap
  19. T

    GPU doesn't seem to be functioning properly.

    Ok... this might sound dumb, but my computer(mostly cpu) is suddenly way cooler than than it usually is. Usually, my laptop,(which is a predator 15), will get up into the 90s when gaming, on something like GTA. Now, all of the sudden, it’s only reach the mid 40s, but my frame rates are also a...
  20. E

    upgrading the gpu on a 2012 macbook pro nonretina

    Is it possible to upgrade the gpu on my 2012 15in. unibody macbook pro to say like a 6 core or 8 core gpu?
  21. C

    Elitebook 8760w GPU change (Quadro 5010m to GTX 770m)

    Recently, I've bought an HP Elitebook 8760W as a desktop replacement notebook for video and image editing. I absolutely love this beast of a rig, especially since it has HP's amazing "Dream Color" display. However, the stock Quadro 5010M GPU seems to be on the weak end of things, struggling with...
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    Upgrading an elitebook 8560w for large photography file processing. I miss my analog darkroom!

    [Moderator note: moved post to Laptop Tech Support.] I am hoping to upgrade my hp workstation 8560w laptop. under properties it is listed as desktop 6QDBDE. I currently have intel core i7 2640m vPro. with a total of 4 cores could be two dual cores or one quad I do not know. I currently only...
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    Fortnite Battle Royale - Best Pc Settings (NVIDIA GPU)

    Fortnite Battle Royale has got the graphics that some computers that are old school cannot handle perfectly. Since its players belong from all over the worlds, there can be many players who have old computers, but they want to play the game at good FPS, so for those players, this guide to...
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    Fortnite Battle Royale - Best PC Settings (NVIDIA GPU)

    Fortnite Battle Royale has got the graphics that some computers that are old school cannot handle perfectly. Since its players belong from all over the worlds, there can be many players who have old computers, but they want to play the game at good FPS, so for those players, this guide to...
  25. Z

    Crazy temps (85c idle!)

    Hey everyone! My asus k53sc has been showing crazy temps, ~80c idle (cpu & mobo), ~70 idle (gpu). As far as I know, 80c idle is even hotter than it should be under load. Under load it hits 99c and won't go higher (doesn't even shut down like it should!). I've replaced the thermal paste with some...
  26. S

    External GPU on a Laptop

    Hi, recently I noticed that my Dell Inspiron 15-5570 (Radeon 530 2GB Graphics, Core i5-8250U model) is struggling at games, at some point it gets really hot (especially "Extra" settings in Cod: MW3). Then I thought of an idea to find a replacement part for my dedicated GPU (possible upgrade) but...
  27. M

    Solved! i5 2410M gpu failure

    I have an old laptop HP Probook 6560b with i5 2410M and Intel HD 3000 gpu. AFAIK, gpu is integrated in cpu. The laptop stopped displaying picture the other day so I'm wondering is it possible that gpu is gone? If I replace the cpu, will it work again? It doesn't display anything at all on laptop...
  28. S

    Bios displays different GPU than the one from device management

    Hello, Since I bought my laptop, I've had issues with the GPU. I accepted the fact that since it's a laptop (a rather expensive one though), it is not great for gaming. The graphics card is a NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, according to what I bought, and Device Management. This card should have a...
  29. J

    M.2 Key M adapter to PCIe

    Im trying to hook up an external GPU to my laptop. I have an external GPU dock wich connects to a PCIe slot. I knew this wasnt going to fit in my laptop, and that i had to get some sort of adapter, if possible. Originally i tought i had to sacrifice my WiFi card slot when connecting an external...
  30. P

    Need something inexpensive to plug into the GPU dvi port and support multiple hdmi connections.

    My GPU only has one port which is DVI, so I have a DVI to HDMI cable connecting it to my monitor. I need a splitter or something similar that has at least 2 or 3 hdmi ports (3 if in the future I need another hdmi port) for a reasonable price, so that I can have both my psvr using trinus psvr and...
  31. P

    How to adjust fan curve or speed for dell laptop

    i have a Dell inspiron 7567 gaming laptop and its totally fine, but im really fussy about my pc fan noises and this laptop is no exception, dell really messed up the fan curve on this laptop coz it kicks into almost max speed at temps like 55 on gpu and 64 on cpu, like i dont need ot to be that...
  32. J

    HDMI audio from GPU

    Hello guys, I am a bit confused about my setup. I recently got a 5.1 spearkers (LG HT805) click here to see image:// So here is the scenario, my tv is being used as the monitor, has only one hdmi (that is what I use for my GTX1060), the problem is how can I connect my speaker other than using...
  33. C

    whats the best gpu for the Intel Core i7-4700MQ

    whats the best gpu for the Intel Core i7-4700MQ it has a 2.4G-3.40 GHz Turbo Quad-Core 8 threads
  34. M

    ASUS GM501 GTX 1070 i7-8750H or wait for Next Gen GPUs?

    Hello, I'm in need of a laptop since I cannot always work and game on my main PC cos of various reasons (children sleeping, stressy environment etc).. I've been looking at the ASUS ROG GM501 with a GTX 1070 and a i7-8750H with 16GB of RAM and a 256SSD+1TB HDD which is about 2.300€ in my...
  35. P

    I need to know if a gaming computer's GPU will handle Inventor & cad work

    HP Elitebook 8740w Overheating
  36. D

    R7 Graphic Problem

    Hi, my hp envy m6-n113dx has R7 4GB graphic card, but only show GPU 0 it means 1024 mb only,other GPU1,GPU2,GPU3 are not show how i fix it plz help me!.
  37. S

    Adobe premiere pro not using gpu for render

    Adobe premiere pro doesn't use gpu for render? See this image cpu working on 100% and gpu doesn't even know want is happening https://pasteboard.co/HwG8Tqq.jpg
  38. B

    Rendering help,dedicated and integrated gpus in tandem,Q.S.V. and NVENC,video editing help

    Scouring former threads,I cant find an answer.Will enabling integrated and dedicated gpus work with video rendering?My system is this:Aorus Gaming 7 mobo,32 gb DDR4 2600 of Kingston ram(value ram,no X.M.P.),I-78700k(o.c.to 4.9),GeForce 1060 O.C. dual fan edition,120 gb m.2 ssd(o.s. and sony...
  39. D

    Solved! Dedicated GPU undetected or is missing

    Hey guys I'm having a problem here. I factory reset my laptop yesterday. When I turned it on after resetting it, I checked the Device Manager and under Display Adapters, I only see my integrated GPU. I know this laptop has a dedicated GPU which is a Radeon R5 M330. (BTW my Laptop is a Lenovo...
  40. S

    ASUS Gaming Laptop Not Working As Before

    So, I have this ROG G750JM since 2014, and it started having some trouble running games for some months now. I have installed and uninstalled many games, applications and also moved a lot of data through it. As it is my main computer, I use it to all kinds of things, from web browsing to gaming...
  41. J

    Can I run PUBG?

    Can I run PUBG? Dell inspiron 15 5000 series 8GB RAM GPU - 4GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon 530 Intel i7 8th Gen
  42. V

    y520 ssd with i5 or i7 with no ssd

    So I have a dilemma between two types of y520 They both have 8GB Ram; GTX 750 Ti 4 GB and 1TB HDD The difference between them is that the first one has i5-7300HQ + 256 GB SSD and the other one has i7-7700HQ but no SSD The price is the same.Should i get better cpu with no ssd or a bit worse cpu...
  43. A

    GPU based transcoder. X-Acceleration Transcoder Pro

    Hi does anymone already try this GPU based transcoder ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh8sfsOrRGk They written, that they transcode 120 Channels on one PC with 4 Grafic adatpters, is this realy possible ? https://iptvadmin-panel.com/x-acceleration-transcoder-pro/ Kind regards
  44. H

    How can I set Nvidia GPU for first screen

    Hi, I'm using second screen on my gaming laptop. My GPU is Nvidia GTX 1060. I checked my screen options and I saw my second screen using GTX1060. Laptop screen using intel gpu. How can I set nvidia gpu for my laptop screen. I don't want to use second screen with nvidia gpu. I connected my...
  45. U

    Dedicated Gpu keeps Freezing when on any load.

    Hey guys. Pls can anyone provide a solution as to why my gpu freezes anytime its being used. Iv been using my lenovo y510p since 2014. Graphics is a gt 755m, cpu is intel core i7 4700mq. Just few months back it started this issue. Iv tried everything buh nothing has worked. I cant even boot the...
  46. fitter1964

    GPU to run the HDMI instead of the CPU

    Legion Y520-IBKN How to get the GPU to run the HDMI instead of the CPU Legion Y520. The HDMI runs off the CPU and not the GPU the Laptop is VR ready but not for my Oculus. For when I try to set it up the HDMI dose not see it
  47. A

    Alienware m18x gpu compatability please help

    I have a alienware m18x R2 and I'm pretty sure the gpu is dead whenever I play games the screen turns I want to get a new gpu but the one it has in it is a bit expensive and kinda hard to find (it is nvidia 675m) I want to get 2 nVidia GeForce GT630M but I don't know if they are even compatible...
  48. G

    Should i buy this?

    Recently i have been searching for a good budget gaming laptop. It sounds funny, i know. But i have a tight budget of 50,000INR to be exact. I need a "bang for the buck" laptop in this price range. I have came across many but right now I'm confused between these two. Help me out! 1. Acer...
  49. C

    CPU clock speed drops as GPU clock increases

    So I typically play on PS4 so this is uncharted territory for me. I went home for the holidays and left my console in the dorms but I need to game so I'm trying to use my laptop for some light gaming. It's a Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro - 1370 and it's really not built for gaming. Intel(R) Core(TM) M-5Y71...
  50. R

    MSI laptop is very high heat normal when gaming?

    Hello! I have a new laptop, MSI GP63 Leopard, GTX 1070, 16GB RAM, i7-8750H. I'm kinda worried about the CPU and GPU temperatures, and not sure if it's normal or not. Using the MSI Dragon Center app, or the Open Hardware Monitor, at idle CPU runs at 55-60C (for some reason none of these tools...
  51. A

    External GPU cannot detect laptop monitor as display

    Hi, As the title says my newly installed external graphics card cannot detect my laptop monitor as display. The eGPU is AMD R9 270x 2GB DDR5 My laptop specs -Acer Aspire E521 with APU processor Radeon A6 with R4 graphics -Windows 10 -Bios version 1.05 (latest according to my manufacturer page)...
  52. T

    Disable GPU in the mainboard

    My system has an integrated GPU and discrete GPU. The discrete GPU (AMD) stopped working but the integrated works (Intel). Disabling drivers in windows the system works but after updates the OS tries to install the discrete GPU again. Is it possible to disable from the mainboard the integrated...
  53. F

    Too Old for VR? CPU/GPU

    I built my rig a few years back I have an I5 - 2500 (not K) @ 3.3Ghz. The motherboard is an EVGA z68 SLI Micro Motherboard ( LGA 1155 SOCKET), 8gb DDR3, and a GeForce GT 430 w/ a 750W power-supply - I already know my GPU needs an upgrade and my RAM as well... I was just seeing if anyone had...
  54. L

    Laptop AMD Dedicated Graphics is supposed to have 2GB but only shows 512MB in task manager

    Not sure if this is the right category to ask this in but it's (laptop) GPU related so hopefully it's correct :/ Anyways, as the title reads, my laptop's AMD GPU is supposed to have 2GB of dedicated VRAM (as it's labelled) but task manager and my games only see 512MB (however GPU-Z says there's...
  55. D

    Laptop CPU Utilization drops below CPU Max Core Frequency Freezes Game

    When in game, Destiny 2 upon opening the overlay game menu at times my game will freeze with the window sound. The program will be then forced to close. It happens it seems randomly but multiple times while playing. In the intel Tuning app I can see when it happens the CPU Utilization drops way...
  56. A

    Looking for a low budget egpu

    Hello, Does, the HP Elite X2 1012 G1 support external gpus over the USB C port, I have seen some reviews stated it's thunderbolt 3 but I'm not sure? Also, I'm looking for a budget friendly egpu that supports thunderbolt 3, what are some good pocket friendly gpu to find out there? I'm sorry if...
  57. T

    Msi afterburmer crashed my pc

    I tried to use msi afterburner to overclock my gpu but I had no gpu and my pc froze now I have no mouse imput and no keyboard imput that means I cannot use my pc but the screen isnt groze because the time on
  58. B

    Is my laptop scrap now?

    I was playing Skullgirls on my HP Pavilion dv6-3100, suddenly the graphics began to glitch out and I got an error. Then I lost all visibility to the laptop, did a reboot and now I get waving pink with white lines on the screen. I plugged the laptop with the HDMI to my tv, I get unsupported...
  59. Y

    My laptop perfoms less than other same laptops.

    Hey folks, Now I have a laptop that was doing alright. Nothing too bad about my laptop. I have friends that have exactly the same laptop as mine, but theirs perfoms better than mine. So let's say we play Overwatch. If I get 60 fps, they both get 80. It's on every other game too! Like they both...