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GDDrew

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    GDDrew reacted to nicklmg in G Fuel (Pre-roll landing page)   
    Yep the code is live as soon as you see the video.
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    GDDrew reacted to Unhelpful in G Fuel (Pre-roll landing page)   
    Yes. Each drop of g fuel is actually just distilled nyan cat blood.
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    GDDrew got a reaction from bjsdeer in Can I transfer just my OS to an SSD?   
    You could attempt at just copying over the system files, yes. If you were to change Motherboard in this, then it wouldn't be possible.
    When doing this, ensure that you don't leave anything behind, at all...
    What I mean by this is: Make sure you have the Windows option enabled which allows you to see hidden system files. This will help in ensuring that you copy everything over. If you miss some files, like system Cache files or something, it shouldn't be too bad.
     
    I'd suggest getting the new SSD and trying just copying over your OS and files. If this doesn't work for you, you can always just download the Windows 10 installer, burn the ISO to a USB drive or DVD/CD and select the installation option "Upgrade Windows" or something like that, which should bring over files within your User folder and below.
     
    This is all I can say really. Copying an OS from one drive to another is possible by far, although I don't know how practical it is.
     
    In terms of drive reccomdenations, I'd suggest a Kingston 850 EVO, or something around that. Mine works great as I have the 120GB model.
     
    Also, when upgrading, some things to consider...
    Make sure that your system doesn't automatically run Defrags on your SSD, as although this is more useful for HDDs, it actually tends to be less useful for an SSD due to wasting drive lifespan with the read/writes.
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    GDDrew got a reaction from sgtcool in 99% Memory usage / memory leak! Help!   
    As I just skim read this, I believe it's not been mentioned...
     
    What OS are you running?
    The issue might be that you've not got a Paging file.
     
    Presuming you haven't...
    Type in your Start Menu; "Advanced System Settings" and head to the Advanced section. Open the Settings tab in the Performance section under Advanced. Head over to Advanced within this and make sure that the "Adjust for best performance of:" part has "Programs" selected.
    Underneath the Virtual Memory section, there should be a number measured in MB that tells you the "Total Paging file for all drives". Tell us this number.
     
    Thanks!
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    GDDrew reacted to AverageHardware in building a gaming PC with low budget   
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ NCIX US)  Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)  Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Amazon)  Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)  Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC)  Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ NCIX US)  Total: $345.73 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 16:56 EST-0500   The i3 is a terrific processor, as I have it. Can play everything at med/high at 1080p. EDIT: This doesn't include Windows.
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    GDDrew reacted to anuj01 in PC restarting while gaming   
    Thank you everyone
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    GDDrew reacted to Deagon in PC restarting while gaming   
    yes the GPU is a power hungry monster, they all are, they require their own power connectors they use so much power, they can use hundreds of watts, it is undoubtedly your PSU. 
     
    Ran the test without a GPU then how could you A. see the computer B. run the GPU test? 
     
    Your particular GPU pulls around 120 watts when at load 
    your CPU takes only 65 watts at max load. 
     
    Your PSU is only capable of handling 450 watts, because you didn't list all your parts i can't check how much power you are taking up, but i guarantee its your PSU's built in protection which keeps it from exploding when you pull too much power through it. 
     
    Try a different PSU something 500 watts or more
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    GDDrew reacted to anuj01 in PC restarting while gaming   
    Today I brought my friends Corsair VS450 to check if the fault was in my psu. And you were correct. I ran CPU and gpu stress test for 2 hours and my PC did not restart even a single time. I also played Battlefield 4 and GTA V for about 1 hour each. Absolutely no problem
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    GDDrew got a reaction from Deagon in PC restarting while gaming   
    Well, as everyone else said, probably an issue with the Power Supply. I have kinda a similar setup to you, except with... specs underneath the comment by default. My PowerSupply is much more powerful and with a similar setup and even more in my system (drives and such) my system runs fine. Deffo consider the PSU thing dude. When Benchmarking, the GPU will most likely take more power than the CPU, especially depending on heat output of each device, and also considering the GPU gets to higher temperatures as you previously said, therefore meaning the GPU might not have enough power for the fans or to just run at all. With a GPU like that, the things tend to "boost" their clock speed up a little bit by default, which does increase the power consumption, but not by a lot.
     
    If you need to, and if you can; consider underclocking your GPU a little to see if you can then run a Benchmark. If not, then as I said, look into the PowerSupply thing. Maybe remove one of your drives if you need to, just to see the result.
     
    Post if you still have issues.
     
    -Drew
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    GDDrew reacted to FizzyFantom in Windows 10 Application issues...   
    Is this an upgraded system or a clean install of Windows 10?
     
    Have you tried running a Scansfc from the command prompt? If you haven't give it a try, I've seen some odd issues after Windows 10 upgrades which have been fixed this way:
    Open an elevated command prompt
    Type "sfc /scannow"
    Wait until it finishes and make note of what it says
    Sometimes a reboot is needed for the changes to take affect
     
    Give that a try if you haven't and get back to us if you need more help
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    GDDrew reacted to REARTYPE in OBS Recording issues   
    i guess it could be that your bpp (bits per pixel) is to low
     
    bpp explained: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_depth
     
     
    Edit:
      for 1080p the bitrate should be at about 8000 kbit/sec
      for 720p at  5000 kbit/sec
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    GDDrew got a reaction from BSpendlove in GTX 970 SLI in Corsair 330R Questions   
    As for the looks of the GPU and the motherboard, that's up to you.
    The temp difference doesn't seem too bad, that also depends on how good your main case fans are good at pulling heat out.
    The tight fit problem depends on the space between your PCI-E slots on your motherboard, so you'll have to find a tape measure if possible.
    You said that both the GPUs would be overkill for 1080p, but maybe use a triple monitor setup?
     
    And to understand... will you be running only the two new GPUs or the Sapphire too? Just wandering as I think some features are turned off by Nvidia or AMD when both types of card are used in one system.
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    GDDrew reacted to brownycake in Do i HAVE to use ethernet   
    So, i am building my pc soon and i was wondering if i have to use etheret, or can i just use a dongle instaed?
    help is muchly appreciated.
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