PC Tech/Gaming Info Thread

[skylinechild]

btw you don't need to order a recovery disc, just get a windows iso online or borrow someone else disc.. and install drivers after

that may or may not work....the disc must have the ability to get the key from the BIOS...in order to activate. SLP may not play nicely on some systems..seen it already.

BTW why not order the discs though....its FREE...you ALREADY PAID for the O.S

the reason why they don't ship the discs is cause the cost to manufacture...then most ppl wont use em anyway....but they do make em and only give it if the customer asks for it...which I find is balls....why not give me the disc in the first place instead of wasting my time making me ask for it later on

[VLDS]

WRT to experience with ssd question. I have a samsung 840 EVO 250GB. So far written to it 3.31 TB of data according to samsung software. still performs like brand new. computer is considerably faster than when it had a HDD. I think its a good investment.

[HSA]

Guys during gaming and sometimes normal PC use (mostly gaming though) the PC freezes. So I kept the CPU & RAM display up on the keyboard and what I noticed as that the CPU usage drops down to 0% and then the PC freezes and usually takes a while to unfreeze which is when the usage spikes back up again.

I tried monitoring the GPU(drivers are up to date) while this happens and nothing out of the ordinary happens to it...just the CPU. RAM usage levels are normal as well as temperatures. Currently idling at 23C...when gaming it's about 33C-35C.

Tried googling the problem but no solutions were found. Anyone experienced this before??

Sometimes when opening programs...the PC is unresponsive until the CPU usage rises >0% as well.

try setting your minimum cpu level to >10% so it doesnt reach 0....check your temps also as overheating causes your pc to freeze.....if that doesnt work try reinstalling all your drivers...once my 6990 caused my pc to freeze randomly on the newest driver...trial and error later i downloaded an earlier driver which eventually fixed the prob.. so its basically its a trial and error..

[DVSTT]

btw you don't need to order a recovery disc, just get a windows iso online or borrow someone else disc.. and install drivers after

I'm still complaining to dell and to Amazon, trying to get it fixed as I really do like the laptop. The seller insists that the warranty is transferred and is on my name but dell is saying otherwise.

[ruffneck_12]

Playing Mario 3 for NES for the past few weeks. This game rel underated, I ketching ass to beat it even at 50% speed because I am a pLeb

[Ronaldo95163]

Guys during gaming and sometimes normal PC use (mostly gaming though) the PC freezes. So I kept the CPU & RAM display up on the keyboard and what I noticed as that the CPU usage drops down to 0% and then the PC freezes and usually takes a while to unfreeze which is when the usage spikes back up again.

I tried monitoring the GPU(drivers are up to date) while this happens and nothing out of the ordinary happens to it...just the CPU. RAM usage levels are normal as well as temperatures. Currently idling at 23C...when gaming it's about 33C-35C.

Tried googling the problem but no solutions were found. Anyone experienced this before??

Sometimes when opening programs...the PC is unresponsive until the CPU usage rises >0% as well.

try setting your minimum cpu level to >10% so it doesnt reach 0....check your temps also as overheating causes your pc to freeze.....if that doesnt work try reinstalling all your drivers...once my 6990 caused my pc to freeze randomly on the newest driver...trial and error later i downloaded an earlier driver which eventually fixed the prob.. so its basically its a trial and error..

Having a feeling it's GPU related.
During game freezes at time the video stops but you hear the audio running...in fact the game continues running. So i'll try reinstalling the drivers or downgrading it.

Still unsure because sometimes the PC isn't frozen but just completely unresponsive until the CPU usage spikes again

[ismithx]

btw you don't need to order a recovery disc, just get a windows iso online or borrow someone else disc.. and install drivers after

that may or may not work....the disc must have the ability to get the key from the BIOS...in order to activate. SLP may not play nicely on some systems..seen it already.

BTW why not order the discs though....its FREE...you ALREADY PAID for the O.S

the reason why they don't ship the discs is cause the cost to manufacture...then most ppl wont use em anyway....but they do make em and only give it if the customer asks for it...which I find is balls....why not give me the disc in the first place instead of wasting my time making me ask for it later on

didnt realize it was free

[skylinechild]

btw you don't need to order a recovery disc, just get a windows iso online or borrow someone else disc.. and install drivers after

that may or may not work....the disc must have the ability to get the key from the BIOS...in order to activate. SLP may not play nicely on some systems..seen it already.

BTW why not order the discs though....its FREE...you ALREADY PAID for the O.S

the reason why they don't ship the discs is cause the cost to manufacture...then most ppl wont use em anyway....but they do make em and only give it if the customer asks for it...which I find is balls....why not give me the disc in the first place instead of wasting my time making me ask for it later on

didnt realize it was free

yep..its free...according to the EULA- end user license agreement - the thing that 99.999% of us skip over when reinstalling the operating system - youre allowed to have one backup copy of the reinstallation material.

must be properly licensed and cannot be transferred to another pc.

[Jonathan_337]

Alienware 15 2015, right out the box the led lighting had issues. Called dell today, they told me I had no support for the laptop in my country, made some noise repeatedly and they agreed to send me the parts free of charge but said that I'd need to hire a local tech to change it, it being the motherboard and leds.
Honestly expected better quality from alienware.

I had an issue with my m11x and I got everything replaced free of charge next day at my own home. Transfer your warranty to Latin America then contact support. They'd send someone to repair it asap. The support.. Internationally is horrible. But once they say they'd fix it, they do.



I'm tryna configure an extender here.. And I got everything working however there's an IP conflict with this and the flow router as they both have the same address. It causes the signal to constantly drop. When trying to change the IP address it asks me to change the DNS as well.. Anyone who's good with networking can help me out?
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[DVSTT]

Alienware 15 2015, right out the box the led lighting had issues. Called dell today, they told me I had no support for the laptop in my country, made some noise repeatedly and they agreed to send me the parts free of charge but said that I'd need to hire a local tech to change it, it being the motherboard and leds.
Honestly expected better quality from alienware.

I had an issue with my m11x and I got everything replaced free of charge next day at my own home. Transfer your warranty to Latin America then contact support. They'd send someone to repair it asap. The support.. Internationally is horrible. But once they say they'd fix it, they do.



I'm tryna configure an extender here.. And I got everything working however there's an IP conflict with this and the flow router as they both have the same address. It causes the signal to constantly drop. When trying to change the IP address it asks me to change the DNS as well.. Anyone who's good with networking can help me out?
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Apparently it's only parts covered in my warranty outside the US since my laptop isn't sold here. Sounds like a load of bs to me though. I guess I'll have to get it fixed when I travel.

[STORM1234]

i will juss leave dis here

[Kronik]

I need a graphics card yes

[DVSTT]

Geez! How much did all those cost lost to all?

[STORM1234]

i have no idea bro, oodles and oodles I guess, i pulled it from facebook.

[ismithx]

well I saw it on 9gag and the pcmasterrace subreddit, so I also have no idea where it originally came from and/or context/or price of cards in question

[Jonathan_337]

Couldn't think of anywhere else to look for advice so hopefully someone might be able to help.. I finally switched from blink to flow and having flows cable, I got the Arris DG1670 router/modem combo. I'd like to use my own router so I disabled everything on the Arris and set it to bridge however I was getting very low speeds.. I have 15mb and I was getting 5-10mb download. And torrents weren't even crossing 10kb. Reset it and went back to flow modem and it was fine.. I'm almost sure it's something I'm configuring wrong, has anyone done this so far? Router is a did-825 btw

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[HSA]

Couldn't think of anywhere else to look for advice so hopefully someone might be able to help.. I finally switched from blink to flow and having flows cable, I got the Arris DG1670 router/modem combo. I'd like to use my own router so I disabled everything on the Arris and set it to bridge however I was getting very low speeds.. I have 15mb and I was getting 5-10mb download. And torrents weren't even crossing 10kb. Reset it and went back to flow modem and it was fine.. I'm almost sure it's something I'm configuring wrong, has anyone done this so far? Router is a did-825 btw

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just use the flow combo....dont complicate things...configered mine and working fine so far....

[skylinechild]

Couldn't think of anywhere else to look for advice so hopefully someone might be able to help.. I finally switched from blink to flow and having flows cable, I got the Arris DG1670 router/modem combo. I'd like to use my own router so I disabled everything on the Arris and set it to bridge however I was getting very low speeds.. I have 15mb and I was getting 5-10mb download. And torrents weren't even crossing 10kb. Reset it and went back to flow modem and it was fine.. I'm almost sure it's something I'm configuring wrong, has anyone done this so far? Router is a did-825 btw

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change your IP scheme on your second router.

login flow router disable the wireless - also note the flow IP address range - 192.169.0.1.

and dont set it to bridge - log back out.

connect a lan cable to the 2nd router and log in and change the ip scheme

the default IP scheme for all normal routers is 192.168.1.1

change it to 192.168.2.1. change whatever else you need to configure - wifi..etc..save and log out.

now take a lan cable jack it into port one of flow router and the other end plug it into the Wan port of your 2nd router that u configured.

so in essence all data will be coming from that one flow router going to your 2nd personal router then to all your machines.

and you can access BOTH routers by typing in the address in the web browser if you need to configure anything.
done.

[sMASH]

U and ur sweet talk...

[Jonathan_337]

Couldn't think of anywhere else to look for advice so hopefully someone might be able to help.. I finally switched from blink to flow and having flows cable, I got the Arris DG1670 router/modem combo. I'd like to use my own router so I disabled everything on the Arris and set it to bridge however I was getting very low speeds.. I have 15mb and I was getting 5-10mb download. And torrents weren't even crossing 10kb. Reset it and went back to flow modem and it was fine.. I'm almost sure it's something I'm configuring wrong, has anyone done this so far? Router is a did-825 btw

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change your IP scheme on your second router.

login flow router disable the wireless - also note the flow IP address range - 192.169.0.1.

and dont set it to bridge - log back out.

connect a lan cable to the 2nd router and log in and change the ip scheme

the default IP scheme for all normal routers is 192.168.1.1

change it to 192.168.2.1. change whatever else you need to configure - wifi..etc..save and log out.

now take a lan cable jack it into port one of flow router and the other end plug it into the Wan port of your 2nd router that u configured.

so in essence all data will be coming from that one flow router going to your 2nd personal router then to all your machines.

and you can access BOTH routers by typing in the address in the web browser if you need to configure anything.
done.

Thanks very much! Will try this today

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[amd-dude]

Anyone have a watercooling loop they want to sell. Maybe something with a D5 pump. Now starting off in it and just want to sheit around before going all out.

[knthprks]

Anyone have a watercooling loop they want to sell. Maybe something with a D5 pump. Now starting off in it and just want to sheit around before going all out.

glad to hear more people getting involved in PC water cooling maybe someday would be able to buy parts locally

[skylinechild]

Thanks very much! Will try this today

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its not hard to do..i'm also currently doing this right now..

whatever pcs connected to your secondary router will have net access and to the flow router all it will see is one device -

best thing is you can access either router anytime by typing in the address of the router in the address bar.

only thing is if flow gives issues you will have to restart your network :-

unplug power both routers....wait 2 mins..plug in the flow...wait another 2 mins... plug in your secondary router...wait 2 mins then go online.

[amd-dude]

Anyone have a watercooling loop they want to sell. Maybe something with a D5 pump. Now starting off in it and just want to sheit around before going all out.

glad to hear more people getting involved in PC water cooling maybe someday would be able to buy parts locally

Got any you want to part with?

[Kronik]

Why not just connect the wireless router to the flow one and let it get an IP from the flow one. I do that and everything works normal, wireless router just acts as a connection point for my wireless devices.

Don't have to configure nothing besides a static IP which is only necessary to make logging into it easier

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

What you guys think is a better controller for fighting?

Killer Instinct coming for PC Next year hopefully and will have cross platform for playing online with xbox one players. Looking to get some kind of controller for gaming.

I bought Mortal Kombat X for PC but my god is the online broken and complete sheit.

How is the experience on PS4 etc? do you all have issues with lag when playing from Trinidad?

[skylinechild]

Why not just connect the wireless router to the flow one and let it get an IP from the flow one. I do that and everything works normal, wireless router just acts as a connection point for my wireless devices.

Don't have to configure nothing besides a static IP which is only necessary to make logging into it easier

what do you think ive been telling him to do.
only difference is i'm tellin him to change the ip scheme on the 2nd router.

flow router ip access is 192.168.0.1
which means IF you have pc directly connected its going to give out addresses starting with the 1.1

example: 192.168.1.1 (first pc) ---192.168.1.2 (2nd pc)---- 192.168.1.3 (third pc) etc etc

problem :
if you connect your router to the flow router- there will be a conflict as its going to assign 192.168.1.1 to the router however thats the same login address for your 2nd router.
its going to give you some DHCP error with the IP scheme / ranges.

under the above config- any pc you connect to your second router will not have net access however when you connect it back directly to flow router - it works - exact problem that the OP has

solution..
login the 2nd router first and change the default ip scheme from 192.168.1.1. to 192.168.2.1 THEN connect it to your flow router.

[NR8]

Hey guys, anyone interested in a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard with touchpad? I've got it for sale viewtopic.php?f=11&t=635958

[starscream00]

If anyone is interested, I have my gaming desktop up for sale. viewtopic.php?t=637216

[Arcmanov]

So who upgraded to Windows 10?

Process was surprisingly trouble-free.
Only had to reinstall Logitech and Nvidia drivers. Everything else just...works.

GG Microsoft.....for once.





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