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When I update my Nvidia drivers from the website, everything on my computer goes absolutely huge. My icons, taskbar, everything. Changing the resolution does nothing. Is this normal and how do I fix it?

[Vicky Keeler]

When I update my Nvidia drivers from the website, everything on my computer goes absolutely huge. My icons, taskbar, everything. Changing the resolution does nothing. Is this normal and how do I fix it?

Are you removing the old drivers first? If so, your desktop will go to the default resolution for the MS driver (800x600 usually). If you install over the old drivers it should stay at your set resolution.

[Lily]

Are you removing the old drivers first? If so, your desktop will go to the default resolution for the MS driver (800x600 usually). If you install over the old drivers it should stay at your set resolution.

Ohhh. Yeah, I did actually uninstall the old drivers. Well, my laptop told me I should, so I did. I'll give that a whirl, see if I have more success this time round. Thank you!

[Lory Da Costa]

CPU and RAM look adequate. Get a GTS450.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600082239&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTS%20400%20series

I've got 8 of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127521, but I haven't tried gaming with them. I'll be setting up an HTPC/gamer with a pair in SLI in the next few weeks.

why do people want 4gb of ram when 2 is adequate?


SO CONFUSED

but that gpu seems like something i should get

[Roy Harris]

So...does anyone here have any experience "calibrating" an HD TV? Because I don't really see the need. I've got my beautiful Sharp "Aquos" 40" LED LCD here, and, from what I can tell so far, the picture is excellent. So why, then, when I look up reviews for it, and read comments in said reviews, do I keep seeing people talk about how much "calibration it needs right out of the box", and the accuracy of the blue in water, and the proper look of flesh tones? Mostly what I do on my set is game, and I can honestly say that I've seen nothing in terms of picture quality that makes me feel the need to adjust the brightness, or the levels of any colors. I don't understand.

Could someone here who's gone through this "calibration" process please educate me as to the particulars of fine tuning the colors, grayscale, and brightness of my flat-panel? Or even just tell me what to look for in terms of what needs to be adjusted?

[NO suckers In Here]

WHAT DO I UPGRADE?

ram- 4gb

cpu- athlon ii x4 (620---- 2.61 ghz)

gpu- nividia 220


i can run modern games on high, and fallout new vegas on medium- is dx11 worth it or do i simply need more ram? i want to be able to play all the awsome looking games in 2011 maxed out thanks!

A new video card would give you the most immediate performance increase, but what power supply are you using?

why do people want 4gb of ram when 2 is adequate?


SO CONFUSED

but that gpu seems like something i should get

Why are you questioning 4GB of RAM when you have that much yourself? 4GB of RAM is the norm these days especially with Windows 7 continuing to become more popular. The OS itself is more resource hungry (RAM-hungry) than Win XP of the past so that 4GB amount becomes more handy if you're a gamer.


There are better cards than the GTS 450 out there, but it all depends on how much you're willing to spend at most....and again, the power supply that you have. Don't just get that card without checking whether your power supply is adequate enough. You may have to upgrade that too.

So...does anyone here have any experience "calibrating" an HD TV? Because I don't really see the need. I've got my beautiful Sharp "Aquos" 40" LED LCD here, and, from what I can tell so far, the picture is excellent. So why, then, when I look up reviews for it, and read comments in said reviews, do I keep seeing people talk about how much "calibration it needs right out of the box", and the accuracy of the blue in water, and the proper look of flesh tones? Mostly what I do on my set is game, and I can honestly say that I've seen nothing in terms of picture quality that makes me feel the need to adjust the brightness, or the levels of any colors. I don't understand.

Could someone here who's gone through this "calibration" process please educate me as to the particulars of fine tuning the colors, grayscale, and brightness of my flat-panel? Or even just tell me what to look for in terms of what needs to be adjusted?

I've gone through some calibrations in the past and it does make a difference, but seriously..."beauty is in the eye of the beholder". If you think what you see is excellent, then don't worry so much about what others have to say to make you think otherwise. If you want to test some settings out of curiousity, head over to avsforum and look for your particular TV there and see what others have done to make the picture better for them (maybe not for you):

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=166

[abi]

Thanks again!

[Ysabelle]

oh crap- i typed in 4 instead of 2!

i currently have 2gb of ram, i was thinking of something else when i typed that

[Emily Rose]

Ok so I'm probably going to get an SSD which I've wanted for ages but could you guys help me decide which one?

It will only be for storing OS, Drivers and Firefox so no more than 40GB at the max. I would say no more than 20 but unfortunately 30/40 is generally the lowest they make them. It must be bootable and preferrably have TRIM support. Will Vista ever get TRIM support? Write speeds are mostly irrelevant as there will be extremely little written to the drive. So I'm looking for cheap/low capacity and extremely high read speeds. SATA 3 would be good even though my Motherboard doesn't support it. As I might upgrade that later.

[Naomi Ward]

I've noticed an issue with my new display, and I don't know the cause. It's an issue with straight lines in 360 games. Most of the time when I look at one (like the edge of a table or wall) in any given game, it seems almost jagged, or has a kind of "staircase" effect on it which bothers me.

I've never seen this effect when I played on an old CRT TV, and I've never noticed it on other HD sets (not saying it wasn't there, IDK). Does anyone know what might cause this issue?

[Francesca]

You aren't using an HD cable, so it's outputting at a lower resolution than your TV is made for. You didn't notice it on your old TV, because your old TV is a lower resolution display. You should get an HDMI or component cable.

[Josh Sabatini]

You aren't using an HD cable, so it's outputting at a lower resolution than your TV is made for. You didn't notice it on your old TV, because your old TV is a lower resolution display. You should get an HDMI or component cable.

The signal is coming from my Xbox 360 through an HDMI cable in 1080p (the TV confirms this, and I'm certain of my Xbox Dashboard settings; It's correct). Overall, the quality is great, and the picture is completely beautiful with the exception of the line-issue.

Sometimes, it's almost like I can "unsee it", and it's only really a huge problem when I'm looking for it. Other times, though, it's apparent. Maybe I should switch my Xbox dash resolution to 720p?

[Nick Jase Mason]

I've noticed an issue with my new display, and I don't know the cause. It's an issue with straight lines in 360 games. Most of the time when I look at one (like the edge of a table or wall) in any given game, it seems almost jagged, or has a kind of "staircase" effect on it which bothers me.

I've never seen this effect when I played on an old CRT TV, and I've never noticed it on other HD sets (not saying it wasn't there, IDK). Does anyone know what might cause this issue?

it's called screen tearing or jaggies. Thats what anti aliasing aims to fix. You probably don't notice it as much with a CRT monitor as they tend to blur fine lines. Simply a limitation of current console power.

[Lily]

ok, another "what do i need to upgrade" because the last on i made had a little confusion


2gb ram (not 4,should i get 4?)

nvidia 220 (enough to suit most of my current games, although i mostly play source games, so do i get some fancy dx11 card later?)

athlon ii x4 (620- 2.61ghz)


i am looking for the best bang for my buck. my computer can run bioshock well(the demo at least), it can run avp2010 at high settings, although with an occasional stutter, it can run all the source games (css gets over 100 fps ) it can run oblivion on high settings (although a texture pack made me lag) but it struggles to do fallout new vegas past medium settings. (and the landscapes look like crap, i think the bad textures are part of the game so i dont think i should worry about that)

[Kate Norris]

ok, another "what do i need to upgrade" because the last on i made had a little confusion


2gb ram (not 4,should i get 4?)

nvidia 220 (enough to suit most of my current games, although i mostly play source games, so do i get some fancy dx11 card later?)

athlon ii x4 (620- 2.61ghz)


i am looking for the best bang for my buck. my computer can run bioshock well(the demo at least), it can run avp2010 at high settings, although with an occasional stutter, it can run all the source games (css gets over 100 fps ) it can run oblivion on high settings (although a texture pack made me lag) but it struggles to do fallout new vegas past medium settings. (and the landscapes look like crap, i think the bad textures are part of the game so i dont think i should worry about that)

The same answer I gave last time- for about $130 you can upgrade to a http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600082239&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTS%20400%20series. It draws about 106 watts, so won't strain a power supply over about 450W. For $150-200 you can get a http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600007323%20600062522&IsNodeId=1&name=336%20Processor%20Cores, but the power draw goes up to 160W and you want about a 650W PSU.

Unless you have a 64-bit operating system, 4 gig will only give you access to around 3.25gb (OS limitations). Which OS are you running? XP will run on fine 1GB, and usually be very happy with 2. Vista wants over 1GB just to run, so might choke a bit with only 2. W7 is a bit better about RAM than Vista. With a 64-bit OS, you can use whatever the motherboard is designed for. My 64-bit boxes have 8GB DDR2, 6, 12, and 12GB DDR3. I'm never RAM limited. I'm only running 2GB in my XP 32-bit boxes.

I'd go GPU first, and RAM later, if it still chokes your games.

[Frank Firefly]

Ok, this is kinda complicated, so bear with me:

Basically, in my room I have my laptop, a PC monitor, a 360 and now a PS2. I switch between using the monitor for dual-screen with my laptop and as the screen for my 360, but it does get kind of annoying having to plug and unplug VGA cables all the time. Now I've got the PS2, I'd also like to use that on the PC monitor, but I haven't been able to find any PS2 to VGA adapters, and the scart/rca cables all seem to run in the opposite direction to the one I want. What's my best option here? The 360 is plugged in via a 360 to VGA cable at the moment, but it could be possible to use the composite cable if there were an RCA hub with VGA output. I guess I could buy a TV but as a student I'm not really in a position to splash cash like that.

TL;DR how do I plug a 360 and PS2 into a PC monitor?

[Cool Man Sam]

I've got a little question regarding windows 7.
My father bought a new pc a few days ago with windows 7 home premium (64 bit) but he had some trouble installing a program needed for his work (ME10, some sort of cad-program) which has a 16 bit installer. Now I've tried working around that by porting all the files from his old (windows xp 32 bit, on which the program worked) to the new one and now the program runs on windows 7. The problem however is that it won't load or save drawings and the settings seem to reset to default.

Now my father wants to buy an upgrade to windows 7 professional for the 'windows xp mode', but could it be possible that these issues of not being able to save and load are due to the UAC (I put the files are in c:/program files (86))? And if it is not the UAC acting up, are there any alternatives to buying a upgrade for windows?

I may be a bit tech-savy, but my experience with windows 7 (or vista) are next to none so please be gentle on me ..

[Penny Courture]

Unless you have a 64-bit operating system, 4 gig will only give you access to around 3.25gb (OS limitations). Which OS are you running? XP will run on fine 1GB, and usually be very happy with 2. Vista wants over 1GB just to run, so might choke a bit with only 2. W7 is a bit better about RAM than Vista. With a 64-bit OS, you can use whatever the motherboard is designed for. My 64-bit boxes have 8GB DDR2, 6, 12, and 12GB DDR3. I'm never RAM limited. I'm only running 2GB in my XP 32-bit boxes.

I'd go GPU first, and RAM later, if it still chokes your games.

windows 7, 64 bit (i dont know what x86 is,is it important?)

thanks for the help

[Georgine Lee]

windows 7, 64 bit (i dont know what x86 is,is it important?)

thanks for the help

You still aren't answering the questions about your PSU and budget though... If you don't know what kind of PSU you have and put in a graphics card that it can't handle, you're probably going to break something.

[Abel Vazquez]

Hey. I just got my new computer but I'm having a problem. When I plug in the monitor nothing happens. It just stays asleep. It works fine on my old computer but not on the new one. The new computer seemingly turns on fine and it lights up. I'm at a bit of a loss at what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: When I plug in my razer lycosa keyboard it lights up and gets power. I have no idea if this is any help.

Here is an update. I took out the new video card and put in my old 9800GT. It worked fine and my computer is running fine now. The supposedly bad video card is an AMD 6950. Is there anything I can do to make absolutely sure it's bad and that I'm not doing stupid. Maybe something specific you have to do for this video card?

The video card fan turns on for the amd 6950, so at least part of it is working. The video card has two DVI slots. Neither worked for me. I tried the HD TV slot or whatever it was but that didn't work either. Only thing left are these two little small slots that I know nothing about. Anyone got some ideas? I want to make absolutely sure it isn't working, since I have to mail it back all the way to Cyberpower in California if it isn't.

[Pumpkin]

Now my father wants to buy an upgrade to windows 7 professional for the 'windows xp mode', but could it be possible that these issues of not being able to save and load are due to the UAC (I put the files are in c:/program files (86))? And if it is not the UAC acting up, are there any alternatives to buying a upgrade for windows?

I may be a bit tech-savy, but my experience with windows 7 (or vista) are next to none so please be gentle on me ..

Home Premium has XP-mode (it even has Windows 95-mode), but that's a choice for how to run the program, not install it. I'm not sure if you have an option to install in a different mode. You might try copying the whole thing (CD?) to a desktop folder. You should then be able to select running the setup file in XP mode (right click .exe file>click Properties>click Compatability tab>check box to activate compatability mode>pick your preferred mode from the drop list>OK). Double click the setup file to run it.

Might work, might not.

http://www.cocreateusers.org/forum/showthread.php?p=22549

If you want to avoid UAC, either turn it off or don't run the program from the Programs folder (c:/ME10). I run a lot of stuff directly off the c drive.

You still aren't answering the questions about your PSU and budget though... If you don't know what kind of PSU you have and put in a graphics card that it can't handle, you're probably going to break something.

Since to GTS450 only draws 48 watts more than what he's using, he should be good. If he really wants to crank his video specs, then we definitely need to know the PSU and budget.

[Jonathan Egan]

Here is an update. I took out the new video card and put in my old 9800GT. It worked fine and my computer is running fine now. The supposedly bad video card is an AMD 6950. Is there anything I can do to make absolutely sure it's bad and that I'm not doing stupid. Maybe something specific you have to do for this video card?

The video card fan turns on for the amd 6950, so at least part of it is working. The video card has two DVI slots. Neither worked for me. I tried the HD TV slot or whatever it was but that didn't work either. Only thing left are these two little small slots that I know nothing about. Anyone got some ideas? I want to make absolutely sure it isn't working, since I have to mail it back all the way to Cyberpower in California if it isn't.

If you have a second PCIE slot and enough power connectors for it, install it as the secondary card (leave the monitor on the 9800). Start the machine and see if the 6950 shows up in the Device Manager. I had a DOA GTS450 with a running fan, but Windows didn't see it. If it does show up, you might have a driver issue.

[Logan Greenwood]

Ever since I upgraded my GPU and installed the new drivers, everything running Java has been running odd. It will appear blurry http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq102/Starforce9/Java.jpg. I uninstalled the 10.11 drivers which I had for my 4890s and am now using the 10.12 beta drivers for the 6970. I uninstalled and reinstalled Java, but its just very blurry. I enabled cleartype.

[Josh Dagreat]

Ever since I upgraded my GPU and installed the new drivers, everything running Java has been running odd. It will appear blurry http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq102/Starforce9/Java.jpg. I uninstalled the 10.11 drivers which I had for my 4890s and am now using the 10.12 beta drivers for the 6970. I uninstalled and reinstalled Java, but its just very blurry. I enabled cleartype.

Have you tried going back to the 10.11 drivers? You never know what problems or conflicts are going to pop up with something still at the beta stage.

nvm- 10.12 is the driver for HD6xxx, but the download page says nothing about beta. It does sound like the CCC is a pre-release version.

[Lisa]

ok I have a real brain tickler for some one

I got a new processer, motherboard, and chassis (look at previous posts)

I got everything hooked up right (I am pretty sure) but when I turn it on I get past bios, but I get the BSOD saying error message 0x7b which means that there is a problem with the hard drive controler

I know my hard drive isn't the problem because I am using it right now, with my old motherboard

I used the same connection chord that was in my last computer and I switched to another one that was SATA, but that didn't work

Also I dont think that it is the motherboard because I tried putting the cable into different spots and still got the same thing

I messed around with the BIOS a bit and it detects the device and everything, I know it is supposed to run on HCI or whatever it was, or it may have been RAID, but I tried that also

I looked up my error and it said to try reinstalling XP, which I don't want to do unless there is some other way to get around this

I also would like to know one more thing. I have 2 chords that look like they go to the same thing one is HDD audio and the other is AC '97 I have the HDD audio in right now,but there is no other place for the AC '97