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  1. egorgeg

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST BSoD issue on startup

    The stop code I get is: PAGE FAULT IN NON PAGED AREA. What failed is: CorsairVBusDriver.sys. After Googling the issue I found a post that says the easiest way to fix the CorsairVBusDriver.sys crash is to boot Windows 10 into the Recovery Environment and rename the driver. I have followed the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Performance issue

    Hey, so as you can see in my signiture I have a really powerful computer. I downloaded Wolfenstein: Youngblood on Xbox Game Pass for PC. I have seen videos of it being played on similar specs at 4k on maxed settings, with DLSS on Quality setting at over 100fps with ease. I am running the game...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New Gaming PC after 9 years!

    So after having a gaming PC from PCSpecialist for 9 years, and after a few upgrades a few years after I got it (an i7 3770k and a 980 STRIX), I went all in and got my dream PC after a long time of saving. I'm so happy with it, and it's amazing booting up games my old PC would struggle with on...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Soundbar not working

    I just bought a new Samsung TV that came with a free HW-H550 Wireless Soundbar. I don't need it for the TV as I have a Sony surround sound system hooked up to that, so I asked if it would work with my PC. They said as long as it has an optical port I'll be fine. I've been home for a while trying...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Terrible Battery life

    I just received my new Gaming Laptop, after using it for a few days I've noticed the battery really doesn't last that long at all. All I had open on it was Steam to install games and it only lasted around 2-3 hours. I do have the screen brightness pretty far up and I don't have any power save...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Laptop for light gaming on holidays

    Chassis & Display - Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) - Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 7300HQ (2.5GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) - 8GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8GB) Graphics Card (GPU) - NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 - 2.0GB DDR5 Video...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST PC turned off, GPU sparked

    My PC turned off completely, went blank with no blue screen. Turned off the PSU, then by the wall, then when I turned all that back on and tried to boot the PC the GPU sparked and smelt of burning. The picture shows damage where the light is brightest.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Connecting A 5th Display Problem

    Specs in my signature. Problem: When attempting to connect a 5th display, no matter which ports on the GPU are used, the 5th Display is always disabled in Display Settings, like this: If I attempt to enable the display by extending the desktop it disables the 4th Display and the 5th...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Possible Hard Drive Errors (Windows 10)

    My Computer did a Hard Drive Scan on startup yesterday which it has never done before, and when it got to the desktop I got a notification telling me to restart my PC to fix Hard Drive errors. So I restarted of course and it did another scan then a repair on startup. It got to the desktop and I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Cracks in CPU Cooler pipe clamps

    I was cleaning out my PC as usual, and I'm not sure how long they have been like this, but my CPU cooler pipe clamps (I assume they are clamps) are cracked, and appear to be breaking away. I did a bit of a Google search and only one thing came up and someone said it was fine, as the "clamps" are...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Black screen and/or lag when playing games in fullscreen

    So coming off another issue I had a little while back, I now have a brand new problem; when I launch games in fullscreen my PC just shows me a black screen. I noticed while I have this black screen that my Lighting on my Keyboard (Corsair K70) starts stuttering, and my mouse (Razer Mamba...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Confused by network issues

    My network is randomly cutting out, and I'm unable to load webpages. Speedtest when it manages to load shows a download speed of 4 and an upload speed of 1, when we have fibre with 75 down 20 up. I thought it might be the cable, but after trying 3 other cables of varying lengths I have the same...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Need/want to replace my graphics card.

    So I've had a HD7990 for a few years now and while it offers pretty good performance there is one thing that has been bothering me; It hits 90 degrees under load regularly. I was worried about that so I came onto these forums and asked about it, but I was assured it was fine, and to be expected...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST GPU fans spin immediately to 100% on startup.

    So my PC has been completely fine this past year, but this morning I turned it on and my GPU fans are running at 100%. Only thing that has changed with it is I recently installed the new AMD drivers. So I installed the beta ones, but still running 100%. I then tried going back to the previous...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New monitor advice.

    Hey I want to get two new monitors. I would like to get a new 27" monitor as my main, but want the resolution to be 1440p. I'm currently looking at the Asus Designo MX27AQ. This will be used for high end gaming mostly. For my second monitor I would like to get a 4k screen. One question, most 4k...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Switching GPU - AMD to Nvidia

    Current spec in description. I wanted to buy an ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q, the G-Sync monitor. I did actually spec up a brand new computer to go along with it, but my specs seem fine to me right now so I could probably save myself a few thousand pounds. If I got a GTX 980 instead of my HD7990...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST GPU usage spike, PC crash

    Recently at random times my 2nd GPU goes to 100% usage. Even when idle. After around 10 minutes of this the PC completely locks up, and I'm forced to hold the power button down to turn it off, my 2nd GPU really shouldn't be being used when idle, and only should come into play when I start up a...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Changing 6GB HD7990 for 4GB 290X

    Hello, as per my specifications in my signature I have an 6GB HD7990. It is technically 2 cards (2 7970's I believe) in one card. To someone like me with pretty much no knowledge of the technology behind Crossfire/SLI at the time of wanting to upgrade my old GPU, I saw the 6GB and said to...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Playing games in 3D

    I recently made my new 55" LG 3D TV as my main monitor. Mainly for the size and because I wanted to play my PC games in 3D. How do I go about doing that? I've searched on the internet and all people are talking about is Nvidia cards. I have an AMD HD7990. I've had a extensive look through all...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Swivel chair for long periods of gaming

    Not sure what forum this belonged to. I really need a decent and long lasting swivel chair, that will be comfortable for long periods of gaming on PC, and consoles. I usually just go on eBay and get a £20 chair that lasts around half a year, then replace it. But I really want to get a good one...
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