Questions tagged [graphics-card]
An expansion card inserted into a motherboard for rendering graphics with enhanced performance over integrated graphics solutions.
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determining if my video card has gone bad
Recently I re-installed Windows 7 home premium on my Dell Inspiron N5010 Laptop. After booting in, I installed the AMD ATI Mobility Radeon 5470 driver. When I rebooted my computer I got BSOD with code ...
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Can an artifacting video card be useful in any way?
I recently acquired an MSI Radeon R9 280X video card that experiences visual glitches/flickering patches/artifacts in games and in 2D mode. Once I tried to open a video in fullscreen mode from Youtube ...
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How to get the status of VGA device
Currently I am using vga2usb device for capturing output from the virtually any VGA source such as tab or any another monitor.
If I connect this vga2usb device to my Ubuntu machine then we are ...
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AMD ATI video driver causing BSOD after installation
I recently re-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on my Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop. Initially without the video driver, everything was fine except that the screen icons and applications windows were of ...
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Black screen when opening games
I'm getting a black screen when opening new games, sometimes with a mouse pointer.
Old games run fine but games like FIFA 2013, FIFA 2014 and Need For Speed won't run.
This problem suddenly occurred ...
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Dual graphical cards switching
I have a HP ENVY dv6-7392ef, and two graphical cards are on my station a Geforce GT635 and an Intel HDGraphics 4000.
I tried to play 'Arma 3' on my pc and gotten curious because the graphics were too ...
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PC has to be booted twice for monitor to become enabled
After installing a Zotac GeForce GT 640 2GB Edition, I now have my monitor plugged in to the DVI port. However, when I boot my PC the monitor doesn't come on after BIOS or POST. I have to reboot the ...
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Would a Nvidia Geforce GT 730 video card be compatible with my computer? [closed]
Im trying to get a video card to run highly demanding video games such as DayZ standalone. I dont know a lot about these types of things but my computer has a 150W power supply. im not sure what is ...
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How to get dual monitor set up with NVIDIA Geforce GT 610
So I recently installed a NVIDIA Geforce GT 610 into my Dell Optiplex 790 (running 32bit Windows 7 Professional) so as to be able to have dual displays. I installed card properly and installed the ...
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Will a PCI Express x16 2.0 slot work with a PCI Express x16 3.0 graphic card
I am thinking of getting a EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti and put it in my HP Pavilion a6518f Desktop PC. I upgraded the power supply to a 350W switch is enough I think. But I am worried about the ...
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How to prevent GPU from reducing performance on battery power?
The Optimus technology by NVIDIA is said to automatically control performance of graphics card, like increasing performance when the laptop is on AC power, and reduce performance on battery battery. ...
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Windows 7 doesn't "see" my graphics card
Alright, this is all very peculiar but I'll try to include everything. But first, my machine configuration. I'm running on an HP G62-B75EV Notebook with a switchable graphics configuration and the ...
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Integrated Video Card
Looked through many different questions throughout the site already and I haven't quite found an explanation at this time yet. Looked through multiple websites as well, maybe it's just something that ...
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Connect Radeon R9 290X DirectCU 2 to Corsair HX850
I have received a new graphics card after my old one died after a couple of weeks
The card is a Radeon R9 290X DirectCU 2 and i wish to install it
I got a single wire with it; one side has 8 pins and ...
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AMD Graphics Drivers not available for Windows 8?
I'm trying to upgrade the OpenGL driver from 1.1 to 2.0 (or the latest version). I'm currently using this page to select the appropiate download, but when choosing Integrated Motherboard Graphics > ...
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Monitor not shown - is it a monitor or card issue?
I have a Windows-7-64 PC with onboard graphics plus an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT card. The onboard (Intel HD graphics 4000) graphics has been driving one (1920x1200) monitor via its VGA output, while the ...
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Philips 202el only shows display if both vga and dvi are connected to my cpu
This is really weird since I never encountered such trouble like this. So my display is connected to video card which is an ATI HD Radeon 4650. My VGA ports and cable are okay as well as my DVI ports ...
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2560 x 1440 Resolution: is Mini DisplayPort or HDMI better?
My first foray beyond 1080p begins today.
Should I use HDMI or DisplayPort to connect my new laptop to my monitor?
If I have both cables, which will allow me to maximize my graphics experience?
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Can I use a small, different GPU alongside my main GPU to connect an additional display?
Problem: At the moment I am running with a display port monitor on a AMD R9 290 and I wish to connect another display port monitor to my computer. My mainboard does not feature a display port ...
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Windows 7 crashed and displayed thin blue vertical lines on grey background. Now doesn't boot up
My windows 7 PC crashed and displayed thin blue vertical lines on grey background.
I have tried:
Turning it off/on
Press F8 when turning it on to try and trigger safe mode
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Can I use two 20-inch samsung S20A300B monitors with my laptop?
I have two Samsung NV755 S20A300B monitors and a Gateway NV75S05h laptop which has an AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 video card. The laptop itself only has an HDMI port and a VGA port.
Is it possible to ...
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Streaming Video Often Not Playing On Windows 8
I'm having an issue that started happening a few days ago. On my MSI GE70 2OE laptop, streaming video has been giving me some issues. It's been mostly hit/miss with whether Netflix or Youtube will ...
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How do I use dual monitors for one image?
I have a dual monitor set up.
But I can't figure out how to put one image across both of them.
Like if I want to watch a youtube video, it will only display on one screen instead of stretching across ...
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Graphics card issues? Green lines and distortion on my screens
I turned on my computer this morning and it had a bunch of vertical green artefacts and some horizontal distortions on text.
You can see what it looks like
I assume it's the graphics card but I'm ...
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ASUS Computer with Standard Graphics Card and Intel HD Graphics and problems with the second monitor
The problem I have is as follows:
I connected the graphics card to one monitor first with DVI and a second one through a DisplayPort to DVI adapter.
The computer has a Standard VGA adapter and an ...
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How is Gaming Graphics different from Graphics
I have a laptop which I bought few months back, never installed any game, so I did installed one today and I was amazed to see that the games which requires graphic cards works nicely.
I don't have ...
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WebGL unavailable on Chrome for no apparent reason
I'm not entirely sure when this issue started, it could have been after a graphics card driver update, but WebGL will no longer function for me on Chrome.
http://webglreport.com/ tells me that
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Searching for PCI-Express 2.0 compatible AMD graphics cards (with CrossFireX)
I still have an Asus AMD motherboard (Socket AM3+) that has PCI-Express 2.0/2.0x16 slots. It appears that all the HD Radeon series 6000-7000 cards are PCI 3.0.
Are there any HD Radeon cards starting ...
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Windows 8 Video Card Fried, onboard video not working in normal mode, only safe mode
I recently experienced a catastrophic failure due to a large static shock from my body to my computer, causing the OS to freeze, and restart, and then my computer would not boot anymore. I removed my ...
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Meaning of maximum resolution of graphics card in the context of video playback
I'll try to ask my question in a generic way (without mentioning specific models and brands):
Assume the maximum resolution a graphics card supports is X*Y (e.g. less than 4K). When I try to play a ...
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Constant beeping with new PSU, no video output
So, my friends computer is not producing video output. The monitor works, I've tried the CPU and RAM inside of my computer, so I know they work. On the initial build we forgot standoffs and the ...
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Random hard freezes started happening after installing a new graphics card?
Recently I replaced my old nVidia GTX 480 with a new Asus AMD R9 290. Since then, my computer has been randomly locking up (as in, the mouse stops moving and network services stop responding to ...
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Adjust pixel format for an external display in OS X on iMac (early 2013)
I just replaced a custom build desktop with a new iMac (early 2013 model). One of my external monitors that I use needs a different pixel format than the one currently set as default in OS X.
On the ...
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Does this psu have enough power for this graphics card?
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125491
While looking over for the specs for the PSU, I noticed it ...
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Graphics card pci-e slots for R9-280X
When removing my graphics card I accidentally snapped the clip off the pci-e slot.
I've got an R9-280X graphics card on an ASUS® Z87M-PLUS: m-ATX motherboard.
I've put the graphics card back in and ...
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Surface Pro 2 DisplayPort 1.2 since recent update
I'm using the Surface Pro 2 and two Dell U2414H Displays connected via DaisyChain (Displayport to first monitor and then from the first monitor to the second monitor).
This worked a long time, but I ...
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Calculating Double FLOPS for GPU
I am using OpenCL to do some GPU computations and I am having a hard time computing the FLOPS of my card. The formula for FLOPS in float I am using is pretty straight forward:
frequency * cores * (...
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Multiple screens plus HDTV, can't get all 3 working
Bought a new PC on the weekend and installed the ATI Radeon 4350 card from the old computer. Running 64-bit Windows 7. Came with Intel HD 4600.
So the old computer had 2 Dell monitors connected in ...
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GPU sharing criterion for VNC solution
For my job, I need to know if Virtual Network Computing solution (VNC), for doing export display, is sharing GPU ressources on server side where there is a GPU graphics card on this side.
Actually, ...
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Can an old graphics card support a new LCD monitor?
I'm trying to "revive" my old pc (bought around 1998) but I'm missing its original 15 inch CRT monitor.
Instead I'm trying to connect it to my new 23 inch LCD using a VGA adaptor. Unfortunately it ...
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Running a PC with two graphics cards but NOT via SLI or CrossFire
I have a machine in work that has two nVidia graphics cards installed. One pretty weak (GT120), and one very powerful (Quadro 4000). The idea was to use the Quadro for 3D rendering, but I'm wondering ...
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Can't install graphics driver on Wheezy - Using Inspiron 3537
I've recently installed Debian Wheezy 7.5 and dual booted it with Ubuntu 14.04.
I've installed all of the drivers except the graphics driver which I've been trying to install for a couple of days.
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Computer keeps shutting off r9 290x
Hi I've got some issues with my pc.. It keeps turning it self off. It turns off in 3 ways..
The machine will turn off and the fans will be on gentle power, perhaps 30-40%
The machine will turn off ...
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Will overclocking my chipset increase the performance of integrated graphics?
My AMD Radeon HD 5830 recently broke (overheated because the fan stopped working), and I am currently attempting to run games on integrated graphics, on my chipset.
Many games are responding slowly, ...
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Using 3D Vision on LG passive 3D screen from laptop
I own an LG TV with passive 3D technology and an ASUS N76VZ laptop (GT650M card by nVidia).
I would like to play 3D games, according to the appropriate resolution/detail level that the card can handle,...
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Graphics Card's proximity to Firewire Card causes noise on connected audio interface (by firewire)
I am doing some amateur audio stuff where I have an audio interface connected via firewire to my pc.
After my former machine got old, I replaced it and unfortunately bought a cheap motherboard. It has ...
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Need help updating or finding a more suitable video driver for Toshiba Satellite L775
I recently installed a new SSD in my Toshiba Satellite L775 laptop, just got Windows 7 (64 bit) up and running (clean install as my HDD died) and it seems to be functioning apart from the fact I can ...
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PC Continues fast short beep or Continues long beep
I hope I can ask this one here.
Can Anyone please help me on this. I was trying to format my pc since the bootmgr is missing.,
MY pc has a motherboard Asus H61ME. I have a Video card GeForce GT 620 ...
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"DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE" on Windows 8.1
I'll jump straight into details and the steps of what I did to have made my laptop showing BSOD.
Earlier time when I first bought this laptop:
1. Launched and played a game
2. Game playing halfway ...
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What is the difference between Nvidia's G-SYNC and AMD's FreeSync?
I recently read about Nvidia's G-SYNC technology and it sounds pretty cool! Their solution seemed quite elegant to me. That is, until I read about AMD's FreeSync technology.
The main difference I ...
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