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I want to get a PCI-E card to run a M2 SSD off at full x4 speed, as the M2 slot on the Z97-A is only x2. Can anyone recommend a good card? Will the M2 drive running off the PCI-E card interfere with my PCI-E GPU (1070ti) at all?

Yeah, I did a clean install of the drivers. He didn't have any AMD drivers before anyway as he was just using the Intel IGP. Yesterday I updated the motherboard BIOS, tweaked a couple of BIOS settings to match mine (we have the same MB+CPU) and updated the drivers to 19.1.1. Some of that might...

I just installed a new Sapphire RX 570 Nitro+ 8GB in my Dad's PC and have noticed some weird issues. His system is Asus Z97-A, i5-4670k @4.4Ghz, 32GB DDR3, 2*SSD, 2*HDD, Corsair CX750M PSU. I tested with X-Plane 11 in Windows 10, which is a clean install just for X-Plane, and monitored the GPU...

I've realised there's a problem with my previous design. I've cloned the inner pole (green) behind the moving one in these pictures so that you can see the problem better and I've marked a variety of desk->bottom of monitor distances. With the monitor in the lowest position, roughly 97cm above...

I'm trying to design a vertical dual-monitor stand as a present for my Dad and saw some clever stand designs people have come up with here for various types of monitor stands, so I'm hoping someone might be able to assist me. Normally I'd ask my Dad for advice but I'm trying to make it a...

Hmm, do you have information on their 2.5" drives, as that's what I just bought as a backup drive? http://www.ebuyer.com/509715-toshiba-2tb-stor-e-canvio-portable-hard-drive-silver-hdtc720es3ca

I don't think so, all the SATA ports (4 +2 via the SATA Express) come off the Intel chipset. Strange, I had the impression they were meant to be quite good.

Strange, it seems to be working again now. Can't say I changed anything either.

Thanks guys, I'll look for a Toshiba or WD Red drive then. HGST drives seem to be about twice the price of the others here! I might buy a Toshiba 2TB Stor.E Canvio Portable USB3 Hard Drive for £65 for now, as I need an extra backup drive really anyway and see if this Samsung keeps working OK...

That's interesting, as I've just upgraded from a MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD board to a Asus Z97-A, so maybe it is the controller that's the problem. I had to tell Win8.1 to shut up as it kept warning me that the drive was failing but now I've got rid of that message, if it will work on a different...

As you can see from these HDTune screenshots, my Samsung HD204UI 2TB drive is on it's way out and is having trouble spinning up. In fact, after resuming from standby this evening I heard it struggling to spin up and although I could access it, it showed all the folders as empty! After a cold...

Anyone had the wake-with-mouse button function stop working recently? I can't think of anything that's changed, unless a Windows Update has broken it. I checked the mouse under Device Manager and that still has it set to allow it to wake the system. I'm running a Z97-A and Windows 8.1.

Is there anything special I need to do to make this work with Win 8.1 x64? I get these two errors in the eventlog when I try and run it. Application: AudioSwitch.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info...

You da man :) I think the NZXT Source 530 is the only choice really. It actually has 310mm clearance even with the cages, so I might not need to remove them but it's nice to have the option if bigger cards come along and still have the two drive cage below the motherboard, plus the SSD mount...

Thanks rennyf77. It looks like the Zalman Z5 has the same problem as all the other cases I've looked at though, namely that the HDD cage is too high and thus would restrict the length available for slots 6 and 7. As the first GPU will take slots 2 and 3 (and possibly overhang 4, certainly my...

I'm looking for a case under £50 that must: a) accommodate at least 159mm tall CPU HSF (the Evo 212 but space for bigger options would be good) and have good clearance between it and the top of the case when fitted on an Asus Z97-A / i5 4670k b) have plenty of space for two long...

I just started playing this and with my Phenom II X4 [email protected], NB @2400Mhz, 16GB RAM and unlocked 6950 2GB @850/1325Mhz I'm seeing 25fps at 30% GPU. Some places it goes up to 60fps but I'd say at least half the time it's running 25-30fps and that's at 1280x720 (which is all my TV supports). I...

Thanks, sounds like the recommended requirements are a bit worthless then :mad: I think 30fps is the bare minimum one should expect if you meet the specs.

That just seems wrong, when the recommended requirements are "Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz or AMD X2 5600+". Does it run at 10fps on those? And I'm only trying to run at 1024x768 at the moment, as I find it hard to read the text at higher resolutions on my TV. I have tried it at 1280x720 and...

Did you intend to reply to mudfrog's post from 01-19-2010 ;) If your post was actually in response to my questions, what processor (at what speed) is actually needed to run this game properly then? And for Witcher 2?

I suspect there's nothing that can be done, but it's strange how some people say they managed to get it to run "smooth as butter", whilst others can't get it to run even at 30FPS. Is Witcher 2 just as bad? Much as I love this game, it's just too much hassle/stress trying to get it working...

Old thread I know, but I'm having the same problem so it didn't seem worth starting a new one. I'm running the EE version 1.5. I'm getting very low FPS. Currently outside the field hospital in Old Vizma in Chapter V with a battle going on it's around 17-25fps. Doesn't really go above the 20s...

I don't think you really read my post properly. I didn't say the spacing on the MSI was unusual (just the opposite actually), but that by requiring the user to use the nearest slot they make it impossible to use most decent heatsinks. You also ignored what I said about the better spacing...

I'm not sure the RAM/CPU spacing is any worse on this than my Biostar TA790GXBE http://www.msi.com/pic/product/five_pictures1_2400_20110531112742.jpg http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=419# but even if it's not, on the Biostar the fan on my TRUE Rev. C overhangs...

I've found that Vsuite RAMdisk is the only free option that does the job for me, as Dataram RAMdisk doesn't support putting the pagefile on it, as when booting, it's not ready in time. The free version of Vsuite doesn't support IM reservation though, so you need certain options in your BIOS...

I'm currently running a P4 2.8Ghz Northwood 400mhz Bus and one 512MB DDR333 stick and one 1GB DDR400 stick, without any problem on a Gigabyte GA-8I848PM. I'm thinking of buying an Asrock P4VM900 for the PCI-E and SATA2 support but I want to be sure my CPU and RAM can be moved over. I asked...

That RCA output IS Composite

I found my Leadtek FX5600 VIVO to be pretty amazing and it even does a good job of taking a PAL input (composite or s-video) and outputting it to my NTSC TV via the secondary output (DVI). The only downside is the supplied software doesn't keep audio/video sync in preview, so I had to close and...

My HDTV takes DVI but it's easy enough to use an HDMI->DVI adapter and the TV is HDCP enabled which might come in handy one day. I expect there's third-party passive coolers for the x1950 Pro but I don't know how it's video decoding compares to the 2600XT.

I wouldn't mind buying a s478/PCI-E board like an ASROCK that will take my DDR RAM in order to keep the cost down (in fact the cost of the motherboard will probably almost be covered by the savings from buying a PCI-E rather than AGP card) but I've heard those boards can be a nightmare so I'm...

That's really cool of you to offer but the e-bay seller has agreed to a full refund and I've sent it back to him now. Thanks anyway. You've certainly shown that XFX's excellent reputation is justified.

I've just returned a 7600GT AGP because it was faulty, but I was disappointed to find that it didn't support WMV decode acceleration as advertised. Now I've learnt a bit more about it, I understand there's various levels of acceleration and some cards still leave some of the processing to be...

Thanks for all the replies. I did try burnintest but it didn't throw up any errors on 2d graphics. Nonetheless, it looks like the card's faulty. Hopefully I can get a refund. Unfortunately, XFX don't provide their excellent warranty in Europe, otherwise I'd ask them to replace it.

I've just bought an XFX 7600GT 256MB AGP card and I'm seeing various artifacts in games. It's not overclocked and I've tried 3 different PSU's. It idles about 45c (25c above ambient) and max temp under load is 15-16c higher. Supreme Commander has colour patches constantly appearing at random...