Sean Ruiz33 said:Quick poll... would you rather game with a girl who actually knows her way around a controller than one who just spends all her time at the gym?
electricdriver33 said:I wouldn't bet on it... looking at the low settings for The Last of Us Part I, it's asking for nearly 6GB of VRAM. 😉 Though, just like Hogwarts Legacy, it still looks pretty decent even on those lower tweaks... 🙂
Meanwhile, Far Cry 6 and atomic Heart run perfectly fine on high settings with the specs I listed in my first post. 🙂 I'm not really the type to swap out my rig every two years. Mine’s been running since 2018 and I plan on keeping it for as long as possible... maybe decades if I have to. I'm definitely not tossing it just because some new game drops if everything else is still smooth... 🙂
fadedorca66 said:Hopefully it keeps running smoothly too 👍
Honestly, that GPU could probably handle just about any medium-tier setup without breaking a sweat...
That's how you actually fix things, instead of just guessing
I wouldn't bet on it though, since the low settings for The Last of Us Part I say you need almost 6GB of VRAM. 😉 But just like Hogwarts Legacy, it still looks pretty decent even on those lower settings... 🙂
I finally gave The Last of Us Part I V1 a spin on low settings, and honestly, everything seems to be running just fine... looks like the issue might actually be sorted out now. 🙂
So I fired up Hogwarts Legacy. It crashed right during the shader compilation and kicked me straight back to my desktop, but honestly, it probably just remembered the last time it tanked... Tried again and everything ran smooth as silk. My PC defaulted the game to low settings, but it’s actually playable and looks decent enough. Only thing is, I’m not really a Harry Potter fan—never touched the books or the movies—so now I’m sitting here wondering if I should just uninstall the whole thing or whatever... Haven't even checked out any other games yet. 🙂
fadedorca66 said:Don't just go swapping out GPUs blindly, that's not how this works. Have you tried testing it in a different rig? Tried a different card in yours? What’s Event Viewer saying? Did you even bother popping it out of the slot to clean the contacts and blow out the dust...
This whole thread feels like someone pulling up to a mechanic saying "my car won't start," and the guy just replies "you need a new engine" without even opening the hood...
Some good news. Device Manager actually sees the card now, so I'm finally seeing an image on my screen. Turns out it was just a bad seating on the motherboard—I wasn't being super careful when I plugged it in, my bad, still learning the ropes here; sorry for blaming Microsoft and NVIDIA for my own screw-up 😬. Once I get some games running, I'll let you guys know how it goes. Just praying to God everything stays stable... 🙂
Anyone know the deal with single vs. dual fan cards? I'm looking at some GTX 1660 (Super) options... some have 6GB DDR6 VRAM while others are stuck with 6GB DDR5. Just playing in 1920x1080p (Full HD)...
darkcyclist92 said:I had a different card in the build before. Everything was fine. Then I popped in a beefy Nvidia card, and at first, it was all good until Windows 10 decided to run an update on the drivers. After that, it worked sometimes and sometimes didn't, so I kept rolling back to the old drivers and it would be okay again, then Windows messes it up once more... it drove me crazy until I swapped in an ATI card and the problems just vanished.
You even get those weird scenarios with newer motherboards where an Nvidia card just kills the PC right after booting when Windows starts loading... PSU? Nah man, it's definitely the GPU... but honestly, these kinds of tech glitches are pretty much my "normal" at this point. If I'm being real, I'll swap out hardware 99% of the time—usually just the GPU. It's the easiest way...
Saying it's a driver issue is just a hypothesis, though it's worth a shot. Paying top dollar for everything doesn't change the outcome. You're stuck with functional parts that just won't play nice with Windows, and who knows why...
You should be able to find a link on the manufacturer's official site, or better yet, on the disc included in the box with the card.
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I don't even know what to tell you. But based on my experience dealing with Windows issues, swapping hardware is often the secret fix when a game update goes south... it's faster, easier, and actually works.
I always manually update my GPU through Nvidia's own site. Which exact card was giving you grief, and which one did you swap in? Also, is there actually a noticeable difference between 4GB DDR6 VRAM and 6GB DDR5 VRAM?
What's the equivalent for a GTX 1060 6GB? Google gave me this first answer: The 6GB version is on par with cards like the RX 580 and GTX 980. The RTX 1650 super and RX 5500xt can also compete with the 6GB GTX 1060. Aside from the 8GB RX 580, the 6GB GTX 1060 has an advantage thanks to it having more VRAM. The 8GB RX 580 is probably the closest card to the 6GB GTX 1060. But... I fired up Hogwarts Legacy and got that black screen again, though the fans aren't even spinning up. I manually shut it down, wait a bit, try again, and still nothing. Luckily my CPU has integrated graphics so I'm using that while I type this out. The GTX 1060 6GB isn't even showing up in Device Manager. So, did the card just kick the bucket and I need something else, or is there a better explanation? 🤔 I'll just stick with the integrated graphics for now. I'm not exactly a hardcore gamer... 🙂 It says here that the minimum PSU for an RX 580 is 500W, but mine is only 450W. Is that enough for some 1080p gaming? Maybe the RX6500XT is a better bet...
Jeremy Lopez57 said:I went through something pretty much identical a few months back and just handled it the easiest—and cheapest—way possible. I basically just paused my Windows updates and waited at least a week before hitting install. That gives me enough breathing room to see if the update is actually solid or if it’s going to wreck everything... Honestly, I haven't had a single issue with my rig for months now.
My PC is running fine though. It's just a few games acting up... 🤷
fadedorca66 said:If they actually ran like a Swiss watch, you wouldn't be hanging out in this corner of the internet... 🤣
let's look in event viewer and see if anything pops up...
Look, Windows is working fine. No blue screens, no black screens. All my motherboard and GPU drivers are current, BIOS is updated too, and I run a malware scan once a month just to be safe... It’s just certain games that act up... 🤷
Got any links for this? How'd you figure out a different GPU was the fix? Is there some kind of blacklist for cards that suck with this, or should I just grab whatever driver first came out for my card? 🤔 What kind of bullshit is this, just trying to play a game on a decent rig... 🙄 Seriously, screw Microsoft and NVIDIA. You grind away saving up for a high-end gaming PC and then... 🙂 Think the geniuses over at Microsoft and NVIDIA are gonna fix this anytime soon? Doubt they even realize what a mess they made. 🤷 So basically, all those random internet tips I tried to fix this were a complete waste of time... 👎
Been poking around online, tried everything and still nothing... Here’s the deal: I install a game, the splash screen pops up, then it just goes to a black screen and the fans start screaming—probably the CPU—so loud that I have to hard shut down the PC by holding the power button since the keyboard won't respond... Specs (Speccy): OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit CPU: Intel Core i3 8300 @ 3.70 GHz Coffee lak 14 RAM: 16.0GB single-channel DDR4 @ 1198MHz (15-17-17-36) Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME H310M-K (LGA1151) Graphics: Dell P2417H (1920x1080@60Hz) Panasonic-TV (1920x1080@60Hz) 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (MSI) (drivers are always up to date) Storage: 223GB KINGSTON SA400S37240G (SATA-2 (SSD)) 7452GB Western Digital WDC WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 (SATA) PSU: Fractal Design semi-modular, 450W Optical drives and audio don't matter. Before gaming, I turn off the Dell monitor so the image only shows on the Panasonic. Older games used to run fine without any issues or virtual memory tweaks... So, I set the virtual memory to an initial size of 6144 and a max of 18432, but that did nothing, and trying to launch the game with Run as administrator didn't help either... Games that are being a pain (all newer titles): Atomic Heart Far Cry 6 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Callisto Protocol The Last of Us Part I
😠 🙂
The only new game that isn't acting up (so far) is Hogwarts Legacy... 😍🙂🙂🙂
Mozilla Firefox or Pale Moon are way better than Google Chrome and all that other Chrome crap where you basically need a high-end gaming rig just to get a damn video to play in the browser...
Alexander Kern58, what kind of church do you go to and how long have you been at it? I figured you weren't Catholic—maybe I'm wrong if you're into one of those neo-catechumenate groups—but since you treat every single divorce like a mortal sin and act like contraception is just as bad... though I guess the local Diocese is a bit more chill about it, even if they aren't enough for me...
Sam Martinez9 said:The whole point of a College of Arts and Sciences education is learning not to take anyone’s word at face value, including your own. Every philosophical or scientific authority is subject to scrutiny. When we discuss a specific philosopher, the goal isn't just to praise their insights, but to examine where they fell short. Scientific theories aren't sacred texts; they are tools provided to researchers specifically so they can be tested—and ultimately dismantled.
I have to say, I'm sorry to tell you this, but you seem to have a fundamentally flawed understanding of what philosophy actually is. It isn't a tragedy, though; it's all something that can be learned, especially nowadays with the internet at our fingertips.
If the internet has taught me anything, it's that it just makes smart people smarter and makes idiots even more clueless...😉