P.S. I don't see why everyone is obsessing over GPU drivers; they're irrelevant. The real issue here is how to resolve the BIOS error, as that's what actually matters. Basically, there is no cure.
I suspect an update likely triggered mid-driver installation. My motherboard is an NVIDIA GTX 970, about four years old now, and I’m ready to upgrade to a new $177. It isn't worth taking it to a repair shop; they'd charge me half the price of the board just for a basic diagnosis .
I’ve managed to completely brick my PC. Basically, I was in the middle of updating my graphics drivers when the system prompted me for a BIOS update. I went ahead with it, but after cycling through about thirty restarts where it hit 100% and then just rebooted itself, I lost patience and forced a shutdown. Now, the machine is completely unresponsive. I’ve already attempted to reset the BIOS to factory defaults, reseated the RAM, unplugged the power supply and drives, pulled the CMOS battery, and even tried shorting the pins with tweezers, but nothing works. Does this mean my motherboard is officially dead? Please let me know if anyone can recall any other non-complex troubleshooting steps I might have missed, or if a local repair shop would actually be able to fix this. Thanks
I upgraded to a 240GB Kingston V300 SSD and a Western Digital Blue 2TB, but I honestly don't see any difference in speed. Installation times are identical, game loading is exactly the same, and my macOS boot time barely shaved anything off—maybe a few seconds at most. Is there some hidden setting I need to tweak, or did I just throw $167 down the
I am currently in the process of purchasing several drives to prevent my brain from exploding due to the sheer volume of data I have to organize; I will deal with the rest once the time comes.
So, my tax refund and some school reimbursement should be hitting my account in a few days. Here is what I am currently running: phenomII 955 2x4gb ddr3 gigabyte 970a motherboard r9 270 graphics card 600w fortron lc 95 cooler and a 1tb Seagate that is starting to fail. My plan is to grab a 240gb Samsung and definitely a 2tb Western Digital (around $367) I was also considering swapping in an Intel Core i7-9700K and maybe an R9 380 4gb (around $1333), but does that combo actually make sense, or should I just stretch for more $667, buy an entirely new rig, and forget about the cost? thanks
A quick update on the situation: if I boot up my computer and jump straight into a game, there’s no issue. However, if the machine has been running all day and then I try to launch it, I get stuck in a three-hour queue. It's honestly pathetic; I might as well just give this thing to a junk dealer and buy a new one.
Honestly, I am about two seconds away from chucking this entire rig out the window. While I'm gaming, my CPU sits at 55°C and the GPU stays between 64-66°C, yet my frame rate just tanks from a steady 60 down to 10 for a few seconds before bouncing back. It is incredibly frustrating. This is happening specifically while playing NBA 2K16 and Call of Duty:AW. I’ve even tried cranking the fans to maximum in EVGA Precision XTX, but it does absolutely nothing except make more noise. Does anyone have any actual ideas? I am losing my mind here; I'm on vacation and instead of actually enjoying myself, I'm stuck staring at a frozen screen.
I haven't touched a single setting since the day before yesterday. I played about two hours of Call of Duty:AW and one match of NBA 2K16, and there hasn't been any stuttering yet; the system probably just needed a little time to warm up. ps: temps remain unchanged and it's getting pretty hot near the tower, so I'm turning off the radiator.
All I know is that there was no stuttering before, but now it’s hitching constantly and it's driving me crazy. The GPU is an ASUS R9 270a, as stated above.
Stress test results: CPU 61.5°C GPU 83°C Should I take the entire rig into the service center or just the graphics card? I've accepted that I might be without my $67, but I am officially out of patience.
I took it apart again, applied a thin layer of thermal paste, and tightened the cooler down. Ran a stress test, and it's hitting 72°C after about 5 or 6 minutes. Is that too hot for this piece of junk?
I disassembled my PC to clear out the dust buildup and reapply some thermal paste. The GPU is only a year old and hasn't been opened before, but after I opened it up, blew it out, wiped off the old compound, and applied the new stuff, I clearly messed something up. Now the card is overheating like crazy and my games are stuttering constantly. I’m certain I applied the paste correctly; there are no gaps, and it’s making solid contact with the copper die. Is there a specific type of thermal paste designed specifically for graphics cards, or will any standard brand work? More importantly, what steps should I take to get my rig back to the way it was functioning just two days ago? The GPU is an xfx Radeon R9 270a.
Found some random thermal pads, applied two, tightened everything down, temps sitting at 59°C, and my PC is dead silent now. Does anyone need a new Zalman cooler?