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    What is "SMG.Heur!gen" ?

    Norton keeps bringing this up since about 2 days ago. Says it's low risk. I search google but only found 1 topic on Steam forums and no one really answered it either.
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    Weird .DLL files in my folder?

    Hello. I have made a folder for all my software such as Steam, Spotify, Chrome, Photoshop, etc. One day I go into the folder to find all these weird files and .DLLs in it. (http://puu.sh/rWoaR/8ce64fd131.png) (http://puu.sh/rWo9N/588ebdc315.png). Some files seem to be linked to Origin, which...
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    Looking for a labtop for a specific purpose, your recommendations appreciated.

    I am looking for a labtop that I can simply broadcast 1920x1080 video files to a TV (broadcast them well without any problems at all). I don't know anything about labtop's beyond what I know from having a desktop PC. A gaming labtop would be easier for me to pick out then what I am trying to...
  4. KaDeTime

    Is oculus VR risky since HTC is working with Steam?

    as title stated i want to get the Oculus i will only have room for a desk set up and decided on the Rift vs HTC but with HTC working with steam is this a bed decision? thanks for the input
  5. AcePotato

    Windows Firewall Issues

    I am having an issue where every time I open up Google Chrome or Steam, I get a popup telling me that 'Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program'. I tried to fix this by adding Chrome and Steam to the list of programs allowed to communicate through the firewall but after...
  6. CaptainCrape

    Weird Downloading issues

    So, recently I was having problems with YouTube videos buffering. Some videos would play at 1080p the whole time with no problems, others couldn't even load in 144p. So, I found a guide on how to remedy this, it said to block this specific IP address in cmd that google outsources data to, and it...
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    help regading picking what to do with that Cash.

    i will obtain soon enough an amount Ranging from 544.55$ to 680.69 with that Cash i will be able to do the following 1) buy an Extra 970 gigabyte to Create an SLI connection with my almost 9 month old GPU(same type, the windforce). 2) get an extra Cash here and there and buy the HTC Vive...
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    New Laptop Issues (audio, video, steam.exe wont start)etc..

    so i recently got a new laptop an acer aspire v3- 575G, windows 10 , 4 GB ram which i upgraded to 8, an nvidia gt 940m, intel i5 6200U. part number (according to the website from which i bought it) is - nx.g5esi.001 i updated drivers and started installing apps, recently (about 10-12 days...
  9. JaredFrost95

    Game Lags, Gets Worse Over Time: Renegade Ops PC

    I'm trying to play a steam game that my rig is much over qualified for, in terms of power. Renegade Ops on Windows 7 64b ultimate seems to have a major issue. When I start up the game it's running fine. After about 7 seconds of being in game it starts to stutter, and the stuttering get's worse...
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    How can i set a higher resolution than my monitor resolution?

    My monitor just allow resolution of 1280x1024 and seems vd just get the resolution of my monitor, there is a way to get higher resolutions? I opened amd catalyst and seems allow creating new resolutions but warns heavily that can be dangerous. When i use extended mode in htc vive i see the...
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    Can the Intel HD graphics 520 on a laptop play Overwatch?

    So I'm looking into buying this laptop with a 6th gen i5-6200 processor, 8GB ram, and the cpu is 2.3 GHz. The graphics are a Intel HD 520. Can Overwatch be run on those specs? (And can I play not so demanding games from steam like Nuclear Throne and The Ship?) My budget is $650 (including tax)...