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by Erazor GTX
Sat May 12, 2018 4:20 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Upgrading from an HD 7850
Replies: 14
Views: 4233

Re: Upgrading from an HD 7850

meerkt wrote:
Two weeks ago it could be had for $250. Might happen again.


This would be amazing, and likely an instant buy - if it happens again soon.
by Erazor GTX
Sat May 12, 2018 4:19 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Upgrading from an HD 7850
Replies: 14
Views: 4233

Re: Upgrading from an HD 7850

What's your screen resolution and budget? AMD cards aren't the best value at the moment because the crypto-miners are inflating their prices more than Nvidia. The minute a card has 4GB of VRAM on it these days, the price is jacked-up disproportionately, because it's usable for Monaro and Etherium m...
by Erazor GTX
Fri May 11, 2018 9:36 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Upgrading from an HD 7850
Replies: 14
Views: 4233

Re: Upgrading from an HD 7850

How difficult is it to switch from AMD to NVIDIA from a drivers standpoint without reinstalling windows and the games, etc?
by Erazor GTX
Fri May 11, 2018 9:16 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Upgrading from an HD 7850
Replies: 14
Views: 4233

Re: Upgrading from an HD 7850

Ok! Thank you!
by Erazor GTX
Fri May 11, 2018 8:55 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Upgrading from an HD 7850
Replies: 14
Views: 4233

Upgrading from an HD 7850

Hey all, I was hoping for some advice about getting a better graphics card. I dont have enough money to build an entire new system yet, and my system runs reasonably well; but the reality check hit when I had to run Far Cry 5 windowed to get frame rates above 30. I know GPUs are crazy expensive righ...
by Erazor GTX
Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:30 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Start menu Search, not able to type, but cortana still works
Replies: 6
Views: 1144

Re: Start menu Search, not able to type, but cortana still w

Can you clean install from a win 7 upgrade? It might come to that. I've just been trying to avoid it because to go through all the time/effort of upgrading and still have this issue would be the pits. :cry:
by Erazor GTX
Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:08 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Start menu Search, not able to type, but cortana still works
Replies: 6
Views: 1144

Re: Start menu Search, not able to type, but cortana still w

Thanks for your help - I knew it was a bug, and I've been doing this to get the functionality back. Once I end the task, it will instantaneously reboot (both cortana and searchiu.exe), and then I have about an hour before the start menu stops working again. I've even tried shutting cortana off, but ...
by Erazor GTX
Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:48 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Start menu Search, not able to type, but cortana still works
Replies: 6
Views: 1144

Start menu Search, not able to type, but cortana still works

Hello all, I have an issue that I can't figure out. After my computer has been idle a while, I'll hit the win key and the start menu will pop up, but the search bar won't pop up when I start typing. Otherwise the start menu works well, and I can still search through cortana via voice. The only thing...
by Erazor GTX
Sat Jun 07, 2014 6:10 pm
Forum: Apple Sanctuary
Topic: Black screen on waking from sleep on Macbook Air
Replies: 3
Views: 7395

Re: Black screen on waking from sleep on Macbook Air

Yeah, I knew that Apple knew about it. They've been very helpful and accommodating at the apple store so far. I was just hopeful that I wouldn't have to make the trip back out there one more time. I'll swing by and see what they do for me this time. It's still covered under warranty, so that shouldn...
by Erazor GTX
Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:14 am
Forum: Apple Sanctuary
Topic: Black screen on waking from sleep on Macbook Air
Replies: 3
Views: 7395

Black screen on waking from sleep on Macbook Air

Hey all, The almighty gerbils are always able to help, even when it seems all hope is lost. :D I was having a problem with my macbook air, where waking up the computer approx. 20-30 seconds after letting it idle to sleep causes a black screen with a cursor to appear. The problem occurs regularly, an...
by Erazor GTX
Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:59 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

So this is kind of silly, upgrading from Win 7 to Win 8 was less problematic for things people expect like sleep than Win 8 to Win 8.1? (I don't know, maybe there were glitches like this for Win 7 to Win 8.) I actually had a very similar problem happen to me when I did upgrade from win7 to win8 - t...
by Erazor GTX
Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:38 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

Just as an update, the problem is better on my end but not gone. My computer would eventually go to sleep with an idle time set at 15 min, but sometimes it would take hours to get there. This is even if the command line says that there are no active requests on the system. What further added to my f...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:22 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

The past 3 times I have let my computer idle, it has slept after the time set in power options, and the /requestsoverrides I set before updating to 8.1 are working as well. I checked by opening an audio stream, and the computer still idled to sleep. Perhaps the maintenance helped? I haven't yet atte...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Oct 20, 2013 2:38 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

Maintenance might help you then. It might have been kicking off a scheduled Defender scan right as the PC was trying to go to sleep. That's just a arrow in the dark at the moment though. Thanks - Ill keep you posted. Maintenance just finished, but my screens just cut on again =(. I tried the /reque...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Oct 20, 2013 2:15 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

I've run energy reports, and the only thing besides USB errors is this: "Platform Power Management Capabilities:PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) Disabled PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) has been disabled due to a known incompatibility with the hardware in this c...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Oct 20, 2013 2:03 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

Thank you, I'm in the midst of trying your suggestions. However, when I ran the /energy command, the generate report will not come up. IE says File Not Found (Cannot display page). How do I overcome this? Copy the file, and place the copy on your desktop - the file is generated in a place where the...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:58 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

Anyone have any luck with the homegroup option?


That didn't work for me. I did change settings so that all the computers are now on the same homegroup, and sharing things appropriately - to no avail. Computer still remains awake unless network card is unplugged or sleep times are super short.
by Erazor GTX
Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:37 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

I have the exact same issue - I thought I was the only one.


lol - me too. At least we can all commiserate together until a fix is worked out.
by Erazor GTX
Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:22 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115825

Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

Hey y'all, I'm coming to you guys as a last resort. I recently upgraded my PC to windows 8.1 from a ~2 month old install of windows 8. On windows 8, PC slept predictably when set to 30 min. I had two "powercfg /requestsoverrides" set via command line to ensure that this happened, however. ...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:47 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Laptop recommendations
Replies: 9
Views: 2931

Re: Laptop recommendations

I think the upgrade makes much more sense than to buy (yet another) cheap crappy computer that will also become unusable in less than two years. You can buy a 64 GB SSD and a stick of RAM for around $100 and save the rest towards buying something at least Core i5 Haswell based next year. This seems...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:27 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Laptop recommendations
Replies: 9
Views: 2931

Re: Laptop recommendations

Thanks for the suggestions so far! I saw this one too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231091 There was another similar model for $309, but I was a little bit concerned about the mileage of a refurbished notebook just in terms of warranty, reliability, etc. - Do you all have...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Laptop recommendations
Replies: 9
Views: 2931

Laptop recommendations

Hello all, My fiancée has an aging HP dm1 (AMD E-350, 2 GB RAM) that seems to be increasingly frustrating for her to use. She is a school teacher, and she uses this computer for work (word processing) as well as surfing the internet. This is the only computer she owns, and she was able to get it for...
by Erazor GTX
Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:57 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: CCC Keeps Crashing
Replies: 19
Views: 5422

Re: CCC Keeps Crashing

It seems like it's happening 1-2 times every two weeks right now. I've got my eye on a 7850 to replace it. I figure I'll pull the trigger when the failures start to happen a little bit more frequently.
by Erazor GTX
Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:59 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: CCC Keeps Crashing
Replies: 19
Views: 5422

Re: CCC Keeps Crashing

Seems like the PSU is fine, so it look like I might have to replace my GPU in the near future. I just wanted to be sure that I had ruled as much else out as I could before I went ahead and splurged on another card. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!
by Erazor GTX
Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:10 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: CCC Keeps Crashing
Replies: 19
Views: 5422

Re: CCC Keeps Crashing

So, I took it out of safe mode to run furmark (I couldn't get it to run otherwise :( ). It's going on about a half hour now with no problems. If the problem was with the power supply or motherboard, how would I troubleshoot it? Also, I did a little bit of research, and found some other people having...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:16 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: CCC Keeps Crashing
Replies: 19
Views: 5422

Re: CCC Keeps Crashing

I'm not sure how much will run without drivers but you should try furmark. Thanks for the tip - How long should I let the test run? I'll reinstall the drivers if need be. also set your sleep/hibernate/screen-off times much lower in case it's caused by power-saving functions. When I first noticed th...
by Erazor GTX
Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:08 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: CCC Keeps Crashing
Replies: 19
Views: 5422

Re: CCC Keeps Crashing

So I disabled the video card drivers, and no artifacts yet, but sometimes they can take days to show up. It's also been prime95 stable for about 14 hours now. I'll run memtest next, but I was thinking: Is there any sort of video card stress test that may help me out?
by Erazor GTX
Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:57 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: CCC Keeps Crashing
Replies: 19
Views: 5422

Re: CCC Keeps Crashing

If it happens whilst idling, try running without drivers for a few hours - I mean the Microsoft "Standard Display Adapter". If it crashes then you have proof it's not the driver. It will look like arse, but at least it's not the 640x480, 16-colour uselessness that it used to be. Thanks fo...
by Erazor GTX
Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:24 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: CCC Keeps Crashing
Replies: 19
Views: 5422

CCC Keeps Crashing

Hey all, I've been having this intermittent problem with my video card drivers lately, and I can't figure out if it's a hardware or a software problem. The AMD display driver will crash randomly, even if the computer is idling. Actually, It happens more when the computer is at idle than when I'm pla...
by Erazor GTX
Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:24 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Voltage Question
Replies: 35
Views: 11542

Re: Voltage Question

So, I guess the question becomes: what do I do, if anything? Do you all recommend that I upgrade to a better UPS? If so, which one would be a good investment? This is the one I have right now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GEEK-SQUAD-875VA-GS-875U-UPS-BATTERY-BACK-UP-SYSTEM-USED-/150720341604 . It's getti...

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