danhulud

I just shut down when I'm done for the day, no point leaving it running.

Nope, system doesn't list a NIC, so it's a standalone system 🤪

Ok, so I seem to have solved this....
 
There's an FAQ on the XFX website which makes mention of 5700 XT Thicc fans not spinning. It recommends using either driver 19.9.3 or 19.8.2. It makes mention that if you're using The 19.9.1 and 19.9.2 that can cause problems, even though I was using a a more modern driver the problem seems to have persisted. I DDUed my current drivers and installed 19.9.3 which seems to have corrected the problem, I have full control of the fans in Afterburner now, and can set them to any fan curve which seems to respond accordingly. I can also set them to spin at any % if I want too.

Common, don't doubt the good old Q6600 . I use an A6 3650 with nearly exactly same IPC as the Q6600. Sadly the Q6600 is really seeing its final days (Amazing how such an old CPU has lasted so long). Just use it for media really. It can still game if you try hard enough too 

Black Friday is coming up so you might be able to get some deals. Overwatch is 40% off until the 28th I believe.

Well no, it would make the game more realistic. If people choose to destroy components in it then so be it.
 
It would be good it have some sort of damage on it to reflect real life

give out as many bad rats keys as possible I dare you to also if you do please give me one

It's the Windows tweaking Companion from a guy called Koroush Ghazi. He had a contract with Nvidia for providing game-tweaking guides and that's how I found his website.
He rarely produces specific game guides anymore due to the fact that they can be easily copied without credit but he is still making the Windows Tweaking companion guides, which are recommended by Nvidia on their website.
 
You can find his website here:
http://www.tweakguides.com/
 
It's only $4.50 for the deluxe edition which contains 687 pages of tweaking stuff. There is so much useful information in the guides he produces. It literally covers everything from software advice, drivers, maintenance, game optimization etc
He also has free guides on what all the graphical settings do in the Nvidia control panel etc.
The only problem is finding the time to read all of it!
He doesn't have a Windows 10 tweaking guide due to the OS being so similar to Windows 8.1 so he recommends using the Windows 8.1 tweaking guide for Windows 10.
You can find the Tweaking companion guides here:
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html
Good luck!
 

you dont have to delete anything, everything will run fine, as for the serial key, you shouldnt need any new serial.

With windows 10 there shouldn't be a need to run a fresh install... you can do a "refresh" where it will basically delete everything apart from the windows OS, so then you just need to add the drivers that windows doesn't have and you're set.
 
If you have a new mobo, then you'd need a new serial as the key is basically fixed to that mobo now.

well if you email windows support they might just activate it for you, but this isnt certain

No.
1- Just make sure you have the latest drivers software for all your hardware (if they are old, some of them in some popular hardware were known to cause issues during the upgrade process due to issues in not following Microsoft documentation properly).
 
2- Uninstall any security software you have, including Microsoft security essential (MSE) if you have it, and restart your computer after removing everything, before starting the upgrade process. MSE is not needed as it is built-in Windows 10 already. As for other security software, they might cause conflict.
 
3- If you previously had a virus or malware in your system, even though it is remove, it could have modified system files. Your A/V doesn't fixed system files, it just removes viruses. This might cause issues during the upgrade process, so you are looking more at a clean install. Just a heads up.
 
4- Backup your stuff before starting any OS upgrade. This is just for precaution, in the case you have some bad luck, and your drive decides that it would be an excellent time to fail on you, as it would be under intense load for the upgrade. So don't take chances, backup your stuff before starting the process.
 
5- If your system is UEFI ready, and you want Windows 10 to use your UEFI, you are looking at doing possibly a  clean install of Windows 10 (depending on your configuration) instead of an upgrade. Most likely your UEFI is set to "legacy mode" (BIOS), for Windows 7. In such case, if you care, prepare a Windows 10 on USB flash drive or disk using Microsoft Windows 10 Media Creation Tool (select "for another computer" in the wizard), go to your UEFI settings, than refer to your motherboard manual to disable compatibility mode, so that you use UEFI mode (of course, be sure your computer is UEFI ready first), and boot to the disk or USB flash drive. If you have the boot option where you have twice your drive, one with "EFI" in the name, and the other without, pick the one with "EFI". Be sure to do all this now before install Windows 10, and not after... you can't change it after. You will need to do a FULL disk format as well in the setup, as Windows 10 will need to convert your entire drive from MBR to GPT. So be sure to backup ALL your stuff. It can't mix and match. So if you have multiple partitions, they all need to be formatted and deleted, and re-created. If you do this #5 step, during Windows 10 setup, it will ask you for Windows 10 product key, click on "I don't have one" or "Skip" on the screen, and Windows 10 will install as trial mode. IN Windows 10, go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Activation, and there you can put your Windows 7 product key. It should activate fine. Keep in mind that this whole thing (point 5), is not a requirement, and will depends if your your hardware also is UEFI ready. This is only if you want Windows 10 to take advantages of UEFI for faster boot time, and increase security of the system. This might be setup correctly since day 1, in which case you might not care. Check your UEFI configuration to see if it is setup correctly before starting this step, so that you don't waste your time doing something that is already done.
 
6- After Windows 10 is installed, check for updates (Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update), once done, open up the Store app, and click on your profile picture (next to the search box), a menu will popup, click on "Downloads and Updates", click on "Check for updates", and install them. This process should be done automatically, unless you disable it. This will update all Windows built-in apps, and any of your installed apps. I strongly suggest to keep these apps updated for the best Windows 10 experience.
 
7- Once all done, Check Device Manager (Right-click on the Start button, and select Device Manager), make sure that all your hardware is detected, if not, install its drivers. If they are no Windows 10 drivers, use Windows 8 drivers or Windows 7 drivers. If the setup of the drivers complains about Windows version, simply right-click on the setup executable, select Properties, go under the Compatibility tab, and run it as Windows 8 compatibility mode (or Windows 7 if the drivers are from Windows 7). Feel free to update your other drivers if you think Windows didn't get the latest and greatest drivers or you face issues.
 
And that is all
 

From my understanding your hardware will be registered with Microsoft's servers upon upgrading. This was the case with my sister's laptop. 

The higher the CL value, the higher the latency which is bad. High frequency RAM generally comes with a higher CL value.

its the delay in milliseconds between the memory controller and the flash chips

On load with a full system, with a 960 pulls lower than 300 watts so you should be good

Also verify game cache

Their (the none readers) loss then. Even if people didn't read it I seem to remember seeing articles about how Rockstar aren't going to allow modding.

Status Update

Doom, the original one.

This would have been fine as a status update. Also report them from griefing.

Glamour is the true endgame.

I'm not so sure about that, the devs nerfed my vision so I have to wear corrective lenses to enjoy the full graphical settings.