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No clue where to post this so I will do it here. I have windows 7 and when I alt tab out of games I sometimes get a black screen. Sometimes I don't get the black screen but it happens more than I would like. I even got a black screen tonight while in WoW changing my songs with the media buttons...

I got the Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50 to overclock my CPU. The guide I went to got me up to 4ghz (EVGA X58 Overclocking Guide). I start the computer and the idle temp is 60. Everything shows that it is 4gz. I run prime 95 and once it goes to 100% load the temp flies to 90-100 then back down...

I want a program that can scan my computer and tell me every driver that needs to be updated and installed. I don't want to pay for it so is there a free version of something like this?

Please help me. I went to intel.com and decided to update some drivers and such for my desktop. one of them was to flash my bios. I pressed on the program and it restarted my computer updating stuff in bios. after it was done it restarted my computer again but now nothing happens. I turn on my...

I have windows xp and 4 gigs of memory. It only shows it having 2 gigs. It shows the 4 gigs in the task manager but when I look at properties of the computer *and other programs* it shows 2. I know that it is a windows xp thing but my question is, Is it using my 4 gigs and windows xp just...

I set my bridge up for I can use my laptop to go online with my 360. It can be going strong and keeping me online for hours but all of the sudden I will be knocked off xbox live. I will check the laptop and my wireless connection is not working for the 360 or the internet. I have to wait about 5...

I got this PC a little while back. It's a presario SR2170NX. It came with windows vista. I didn't like vista so I let a friend of mine format and put my windows xp on the machine. I wanted to update my bios for my motherboard today so I went to the website and downloaded the file. The only...

I will be playing a game and all of the sudden my monitor will turn off. The green light in front will turn yellow. I can still hear the sound but no matter what I do my monitor wont turn back on until I press the restart button. It does this even when I'm not playing a game. I have a radeon...

I got bioshock for my computer. P4 3 GHz 2 GB RAM Radeon X1950 Pro Windows XP Media Center Before I ran the game I did "tweaks" to the ini file to reduce the graphics to help it run better. I reduced it alot and set everything the lowest it can go. It still ran at around 25 FPS. It gives me a...

I want a great computer that can handle games like Call of duty 4/Source games (counter-strike, day of defeat, team fortress 2) in high detail and res. And maybe crysis on atleast med detail.. Is this a good computer...

my specs are; P4 3ghz, 2gb ram, Windows XP Media Center, Radeon X1950 pro using 7.12 catalyst. When I play Counter-strike source, even on low detail, I get about 15-40 FPS. My question is, will I see a huge difference if I overclock my video card using ATI Tray Tools? You'd think my system would...

I ask questions alot. I'm sorry. This is just the best site with the best help and I thank you all for that. I have a P4 3ghz, 2gb ram, and a radeon X1950 pro. I get around 20-30 FPS running Bioshock. It seems to run 19-23 FPS alot though heh. If I overclock my video card will I see a...

I have a single core p4 3ghz but whenever I use programs that detect my cpu it always say that there is 2 cpus. or like, 2 cpu (1 physical).. why does it keep saying theres 2?

I ran pc mark and looked at the details page. I have a few questions. I hate coming here and always asking stupid noob questions but to be honest, this is the only website where I get accurate answers. 1. The section with my cpu it says architecture - 64 bit. Does that mean I should be running...

I have a single core pentium 4 3ghz. Recently I have learned that the older single core cpus are bottlenecking the card that I have. My question is, is there anyway to fix this without having to upgrade to a dual core? I don't have any money to upgrade right now. :dead:

I got Rainbow six vegas and right inside the box was an advertisement for the card that I own. *plays best on a radeon x1950 pro* I have that card and the game still runs at 20 - 30 fps. I have windows xp media center edition, pentium 4 3ghz, radeon x1950 pro, and 2gb ram. how come i get such...

not sure where this goes in the forums. I have : P4 3ghz 1 gig memory ati 1950 windows vista games should run great with that video card. but instead they all take a huge dive in framerates. is this because vista just isn't that good for gaming yet? is there somethings I can do to fix these...

I got a Radeon x1300 with 512mb. is there a way to overclock it? i read somewhere about something called "ati tool" and was just wondering if this will work good enough to even see a difference. the core clock is 446 and the memory clock is 270. if i use "ati tool" what frequencies would you...

i am sure i already know the answer to this one. im just making sure though... i have a wireless router. everytime my phone rings i am knocked offline and i have to restart the router and the computer in the middle room to get back on. is there anyway to fix this WITHOUT having to buy a new...

i recently got stubbs the zombie but on my computer the grain effects make it laggy even on the med settings. is there a patch or a way to get rid of the grain on the screen?