Posts by Larry Ortiz5

Maybe give it a shot by checking if there's a driver available for Windows 7—then you could try setting up some compatibility mode for Windows 10.

Grab the free version of Malwarebytes and run a full scan on your PC—once that's done, head over to their site and download AdwCleaner and JRT as well. Run those scans, give your computer a quick restart, and then let's see if things start behaving any better...

Just try running a system repair—you can boot the computer using a macOS installation disk or a USB drive and then run the repair tool.

So, which version of Windows are you running? I actually have an ancient Canon Pixma from way back in 2004—it's basically a relic! But surprisingly, it works perfectly fine on Windows 10. The system just picked it up and installed everything automatically...

If you can't find it on a torrent site, I guess you'll just have to pay up if you want the full version—it is what it is...

Since you’re bringing up torrents, you should really look into signing up for a private tracker—I won't mention specific sites here since we have to follow the rules, but man, the download speeds are incredible... you're basically hitting max capacity all the time.

That's because the first slot gives you full x16 speed, while the second one is likely just running at x8—which basically means your graphics card won't be able to hit its full potential...

rejoflajt said:Does anyone know if this thing is a virus, or could it actually be part of Microsoft's official software?😲

http://www.reimageplus.com/how-does-it-work/?

Thanks!

You sent a link to an image upload site rather than the actual image itself 😁 Or maybe that's where the issue lies?

wiredotter14 said:Is the CPU going to bottleneck you during gaming?

Oh, for sure. My Intel Core i5-4670 is definitely bottlenecking me in GTA V—mostly because I've paired it with a much beefier graphics card, an NVIDIA GTX 1070.

Honestly, you’re just throwing money away if all it does is make things load a little faster—you aren't really gaining any actual performance from it. If I were you, I'd put that cash toward a better graphics card, a beefier processor, or maybe a faster SSD instead... you know? Anyway, what kind of build are you running right now?

I’m honestly not sure how that works out for you 😁 unless you’re mostly playing lighter titles—because let’s be real, modern AAA games will absolutely devour 250GB before you even know it. I mean, Quantum Break alone ate up about 170GB on my end... but regarding your setup...

Anthony Ortiz4 said:Haha, I wish I could actually get a warranty on this advice! 😁 Thanks anyway for the tips

They’re giving you solid advice, so don't sweat it—you've got a good power supply, and your current components aren't drawing much juice. Even if you decide to jump to a much more powerful card later, you probably won't need to swap out the PSU again; it seems like every new generation of graphics cards is getting more efficient with power consumption. For instance, my GTX 1070 pulls about 170W, and that thing is roughly twice as powerful as your GTX 770... (just a rough estimate on the performance boost here)

I actually used to run an ASUS Strix GTX 1080 myself, and honestly, I never ran into a single issue with it... 😵 so, yeah—that’s my experience with ASUS.

I actually suggested one to him... but once he ran the installation, everything went south—it completely trashed his Windows. Who knows what other "tools" he might have used to activate Windows in the past? That could easily be why he's running into this mess now.

If you can't find the drivers on the official manufacturer's site, you're probably going to have a hard time finding them anywhere else—unless you end up stumbling onto some sketchy third-party site. But hey, it's worth a shot to try using Microsoft and switching it over to Compatibility mode; maybe that'll do the trick... I remember last year I was installing Windows 10 on this ancient piece of junk I have, and I actually managed to get an old WLAN card working just by using Compatibility mode.

They’re all pretty much the same, really—unless you're working with an older motherboard that only uses a 20-pin connector while your power supply has the standard 24-pin. In that case, you can actually just pull those extra 4 pins off the main 24-pin connector from the PSU... kind of like what you see in the picture, just so you know what to look for if you run into it. 🙂

wiredotter14 said:It’s not perfect, but I wouldn't call it a massive bottleneck—assuming you're okay with staying above 50 FPS. It's just that 1080p isn't really doing those cards justice.

Honestly, hitting the FPS targets is the easy part. My point is that for a card like that, you really want a resolution higher than Full HD. Right now, though, I don't have the budget to jump up to a 1440p monitor, so for my current setup, an GTX 1060 or an RX 480 is pretty much the sweet spot. But hey, once I finally upgrade to a higher resolution, this card will fit perfectly.🙏

wiredotter14 said:How can they be at 100%? That's maybe one or two cores... there isn't a game out there optimized well enough to pin four cores at 100% usage all the time.

Well, that’s just your take on it... for me, games like GTA V and Witcher 3 pretty much keep my four cores sitting right at 98-99-100% utilization. Since I'm running a 1080p monitor, the GPU has to work harder—if I were stuck on some old 144p screen, the graphics card would focus more on resolution and leave the CPU with less to do. As it stands, the processor just can't keep up, so I've got this slight bottleneck happening. An i7 4790 would actually be a great upgrade for me, but I don't exactly have three grand lying around to drop on that or to swap out my whole platform—not after how much I shelled out for my GTX 107.

It’s just like what frozenviper13 mentioned—but just so you know, you'll need an OS on a CD or a USB drive to actually boot into the installer. Once you're in there, you can wipe or format the partition, and after that, you'll see the message you're looking for 😁

That’s just how prices look now—ever since PC sales took such a massive hit, everyone seems to be pivoting their focus toward smartphones and mobile tech instead. Honestly, I wouldn't even be surprised if in a few years I'm walking around with a Samsung Galaxy s12 powered by an i5 processor 🙂