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I think this moved pin is the reason my GPU is seen as PCI-E x1 instead of x16, how do I fix this?

I'm trying to copy old games to a 16GB USB drive. To save USB space, I compress them with WinRar, but change the compression from "Normal" to "Best". This saves quite a lot of space (like Colin McRae Rally from ~500MB to ~250MB). I don't know if it is ok to compress game files like this I think I read somewhere about having worse audio when games' audio files are compressed, but I'm not sure

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I wanted to delete all the files in "Temp" folder and I get this error in one file. Is someone else using MY PC? or what? Antivirus software doesn't detect anything.

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I understand your concern and tips, but 93*C for a 470 is fine. I've been reading about 470 and 480. They are meant to run hot, and their throttling temperature is 105*C. A review of the 470 from 2010 showed that their 470 had 93*C like mine, and multiple people reported temperatures in the 90's with the blower cooling. I read (and was kinda funny) that someone had 2 fans blowing at a 470, and temperatures were the same in the 90's. I've also saw an nVidia interview about the 470, and someone from nVidia said that they're safe to run up until 105*C, and even at the maximum temperature they're expected to last for a couple of years. I don't think you're familiarised with old GPUs to know how durable some of them are to heat, I've had a 8800GT with a very small fan which used to get to 100*C in Crysis. This was the first version of the cooling, nVidia ordered all cards back from markets due to people being unhappy with the temps, and released the second version with a bigger fan. But still, that 8800GT would still work, but after some time I decided to mess with the GPU and accidentally installed a wrong bios. Card's bricked and didn't bothered to fix it. I had a 9600GT for replacement.

I'm using a GTX 470, it gets to 93*C when playing games (literally all day) and sounds like a hair dryer. While playing World of Tanks, I randomly thought, could the GPU's 93*c heat, cause damage to the pci-e slot after long time use? The slot is right below the GPU, and I think that 93*C might damage the slot after some time I'm more concerned about the motherboard than the gpu

It's not inaccurate reading ? The GPU is so hot it might catch fire. The air blown from the cooler is also hot

I get you, but I'm curious about what could have happened to it to get those symptoms The cooler is cooling it but the core just gets so hot it doesn't seem to keep up for some reason

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The only game with DirectX 12 support I tried was Hitman 2016, and the DirectX 12 box is white and untickable ? There are articles from 2017 saying nVidia brings DirectX 12 to Fermi ?

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And it does what?

I find this chip on all LGA 775 mobos. Some have a heatsink on it, some do not. I think that's the integrated GPU, but I'm not sure.

I don't know ? Integrated graphics are slow, so it means low CPU usage but high GPU usage, but does this lower CPU usage mean a longer life? ??

Do intel CPUs last longer if you play games with their graphics instead of using a dedicated gaming GPU? ??? Hmm...Questions questions

Compaq CQ1859s

Entered the monitor menu, pressed 'Factory reset" and RIP monitor. There's black on the left. How it was before: How it is now: I tried moving the image to the left from the monitor's settings, but there still is around half of that blackness remaining. What's strange is that 4:3 resolutions scale to the whole monitor (like 1024 x 768) but there is a black bar on the left on 16:9 resolutions, but the monitor is 16:9 lmao wtf!!

If by applications you mean games, the RX 550 is way better than the GT 710/730 and is a good choice. If you don't mind 30FPS and low graphics, it can handle new games like Assassin's Creed Oddysey I say buy it if you don't have the money for something better. If by applications you mean programs like Photoshop, then the 1030 might be a better choice.

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I'm bored and searched to see what PSUs are on the market. I saw multiple PSUs that had one six pin for GPU, but 2 12V rails listed on the sticker. For example one had one six-pin for GPU but the sticker said: +12V (1) 14A +12V (2) 14A I thought the 12V cables are the 6/8 pins for the GPU....How are there two 12V cables on the sticker if it has only one with six pin????

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