Questions tagged [gaming]
For questions related to specialized software and hardware configurations designed for playing games.
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Why am i getting packet loss/lag randomly in rocket league withouit ping rising much?
ive been having an issue where while playing rocket league, ill randomly start lagging, slightly raising my ping say from 40 to 70, but it feels like it goes up to 200+ ping. im thinking its packet ...
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How to Kill a Window
So, I know it sounds probably easy but i cant get it to work.
I have a Game called Geometry Dash and have like a Hack Installed wich allowes me to hack but i just use it to have Music in the Practice ...
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Render using cpu inside a virtualbox windows guest
I have a linux desktop with a windows vm for using some windows only applications. I also do all my gaming on a linux PC. However, some games have in game transaction features that do not work on ...
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Force software rendering of opengl application on windows
I'm using a piece of software that uses opengl to render the 2d graphics, on my desktop and sometimes my laptop. The software is crashing frequently on my desktop but not on my laptop. My desktop has ...
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Xorg freezes temporarily when playing video games
I have a laptop with a GTX 3060 running manjaro i3 on Xorg. with x86_64 Linux 6.1.25-1-MANJARO. Whenever I try to play a game, eventually, Xorg temporarily freezes for 1-3 seconds. Sometimes it even ...
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Asus Tuf A15 Gaming laptop (FA506IH) wont enter BIOS Mode
I don't know what wrong with my laptop but when I try to enter bios mode its just show black screen and stuck there. I need to do ctrl + alt + del to go back and restart my laptop.
Laptop is working ...
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PC Game Pass game crashes at launch with Exception code: 0xc0000005
PC Configuration
Lenovo Legion Y740, Model: 81UJ0001US, Intel Core i7-9750H, RTX 2080-MQ, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Home 22H2 (Build 22621.1635)
GeForce Game Ready Driver 531.79 (...
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games crashing in windows 10 after upgrading to rtx 3080
I started having issues with my ITX build after upgrading the GPU from a reference evga gtx 1070 to a EVGA xc3 ultimate rtx 3080 where loading up any game would either crash to desktop or hard crash ...
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How to complete disable/remove Gameoverlay? [duplicate]
I'm currently facing this(please see the attached image) annoying pop-up everytime I open a game.
My question is how to completely remove/disable this pop-up? I have already tried >> Go to ...
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Connecting desktop to a Chromebook for realtime playing
I've got a desktop Linux computer with an RTX 4080 and an Acer Spin 713 CP713-2W-5719 Chromebook. Spring is here, so I'd like to play my games and enjoy the nice weather on the balcony (about 20m away)...
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Found and fix a CTD in Windows 11
I've just installed Windows 11 Pro on this PC:
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor 4.50 GHz
RAM 32,0 GB
GPU AMD Radeon RX6800 XT
Via Steam, I bought and installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th ...
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Do you think 3200 MHz 16 GB master RAM plus 3200 MHz 4 GB slave RAM (20GB total) will cause any bottleneck?
Some genius product developers decided to put 8 GB of ram to RTX 3060 laptop. I know that Ryzen 5 5600h CPU of this laptop is good enough to not create any bottleneck for RTX 3060 but I am trying to ...
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Some applications will launch very slowly after closing a game (Windows 10)
I have a very weird problem. When I close games, some applications will take noticeably long to launch.
For example, if I close the game (MOHAA) and then start VLC application, it will be extremely ...
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Terrible Network Performance in Games
For a start, my packet loss is very minimal, around 0.1%, and my ping is 10 ms on average. But when I play games or do something ping-sensitive, I lag so much that it's unplayable (I have the right ...
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My PC turns on every time I plug something into my outlets
Whenever I plug something into my outlets my PC wakes up from sleep. I tried moving my cords to different outlets. and the same thing occurred. My pc also wakes up if I plug a usb into one of my ...
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How to play a game on your PC while processing it on another PC
I bought WILD HEARTS from Steam on my brother's [PC (PC①)] that he bought 3 years ago, but I can't play the game as much as I want because it doesn't have enough specs.
My PC (PC②) has sufficient ...
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Does Windows 11 Xbox Game Bar instant replay feature hurt disk drive?
I was wondering if this feature constantly writes to my NVMe SSD degrading it's performance. I thought features like this store replays somewhere in RAM or VRAM, but quick googling showed that similar ...
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Gpu underload in games
Specs:
Cpu- ryzen 5 5600x (no integrated graphics)
Gpu- rtx 3070
Ram- 16gb
I am currently facing an issue where my gpu will no give the maximum preformance. When I stress my gpu on heaven benchmark i ...
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The screen on my Pixio gaming monitor is distorted as soon as I power it on
Distorted picture on Pixio gaming monitor
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How can I get any game to run in a borderless window that is not fullscreen?
I currently use Windows 10 and I want to play my games in a window that is not fullscreen, but also has no Windows border on the top. Borderless window modes seem to assume I want fullscreen but I do ...
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How can I get capslock recognized as a keybind for wow, or remap it in macos?
Long time wow player here. I've recently made the transition from a windows machine to my first mac.
All my keybinds came along with me when i transferred the data. The in-game GUI does show that my ...
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How to play old online games with joystick?
I have a Logitech USB joystick. When I try to play old games online (I'm particularly interested in Speedball and Speedball 2, but the problem appears in others, too), the keyboard works, but the ...
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Are there router, network, or other settings that would prevent in-game chat from working?
I seem to be unable to speak in-game chat for any PC game, after trying on Halo Infinite, CoD MWII, and CoD Cold War.
I can hear other players, they cannot hear me
I've gone through in-game settings ...
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Is it possible to connect Turtle Beach headsets to both my PS5 and Desktop simultaneously?
I have the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 Max headset (headphone + microphone). Is it possible to have it connected to both my PS5 and Desktop simultaneously?
I don't like having to remove the ...
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Can't launch Barmalei Returns (Naujasis Barmalėjus Grįžta) game (Black screen, Error "DDrawPalette SetEntries: There is an undefined error condition")
When I start a game (New Barmalei Returns / Naujasis Barmalėjus Grįžta), there is a crash to the desktop or a black screen with the error "DDrawPalette SetEntries: There is an undefined error ...
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My computer's audio frequently freezes and skips, whole system with it
Recently (as in the past 6 months), my computer has been frequently skipping audio and locking up my whole system. Most of the time for only a few milliseconds but sometimes for even longer, up to a ...
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My GPU Skip frame with black one or glitching i can't name that?
for a while. I struggle with. Glitching on my monitors. I have three monitors. To run with a DisplayPort cable and one with an HDMI cable.
When I enter a program that. GPU a little while it starts to ...
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WIFI disables everytime I play games
Model: ASUS TUF GAMING A15
Processor: AMD RYZEN 7 4800H
OS: Windows 11
Problem description: WIFI automatically disables every time I play games, especially those that require internet. It doesn't ...
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I started to get crashes in wine games on linux. How to troubleshoot?
I have weird issues today when gaming. Keeps constantly crashing every 10-15 minutes, I was playing fine yesterday for 3-4 hours straight with only one crash at the end. I don't know where to begin ...
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My PC restart when playing games, not sure what happen
I have a problem with my PC and I can't figure out what can be wrong. If I am playing games, the PC will restart after 30-40 minutes of gaming.
Here's a picture of the temperatures and the voltages ...
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Issues with my integrated network adapter and peer-to-peer connections
I'm having issues with my integrated network adapter I219-V when playing games with a peer-to-peer connection, either with me as the general host or another person. For the purpose of information the ...
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audio ingame not hearable when using microphone ingame
Why is it that when I use the mic in games like valorant and phasmophobia, I can't hear in-game sounds like footsteps and guns.
I have done things like rebooting the mic. Anyone know how to fix it?
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How do I debug stuttery/low framerate but low GPU %age usage
I'm a unix geek trying to debug a Windows gaming performance issue, asking for tips on how to figure out the cause effectively as someone who understands general tech concepts but not how to apply ...
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How can I use my gpu cards over LAN for gaming?
I have a computer setup that has 3X RTX 3070 and an RTX 3060.
My kids have two USFF computers in which I cannot add any GPU (to small case and not enough power because of a small PSU).
How can I make ...
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What happens when enabling different "spatializing audio" sofware at the same time?
For example: If I enable spatial audio from windows settings:
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from logitech(gaming headphones company) ghub application:
and dolby atmos in the game(overwatcH):
what will happen with the audio? ...
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Is it possible to expand Intel NUCs using many as a single computer? Will Windows also be able to handle it?
Is it possible to expand this and really use as a single computer? Will Windows handle it?
https://www.windowscentral.com/intel-nuc-gaming-pc
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Songs of Conquest can't play cutscenes after winning a mission on Ubuntu 18.04
Songs of Conquest can't play a cutscene / video after winning a mission in campaign on Ubuntu 18.04. After you win a mission, there should be a bard singing a song. The screen just stays black. How do ...
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Issue playing Video Games on PC with Bluetooth Earbuds [duplicate]
So today I've been trying to troubleshoot my wireless bluetooth earbuds all day and just can't seem to find a solution to exactly what I'm experiencing. For example, when I first pair them everything ...
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isn't intel hd graphics supposed to have directx 11 feature level 11?
I have intel HD graphics on my laptop, but every time I try t run a game (valorant and others), it keeps saying:
A D3D11 compatible GPU (feature level 11, shader mode 5.0) is required to run this ...
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failing to install google play services on Android emulator prewire v3
I'm working on a M1 pro Mac w/ Monterey latest version. I'm finding difficult to run Android games/apps
I found this guide and followed method 1:
https://bestsmartphone.games/play-android-games-on-mac/...
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L4D2: Listen (local) server vs Dedicated server
Suggested to post here by @pppery. Original post is in Arqade.
So I've been trying for more than two weeks to run a L4D2 Dedicated Server.
However, no one but me can connect to it. I did port ...
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Internet disconnected, but online games still work?
So, I have SuddenLink (don't have a choice of getting anything else for the time being or else I would've ditched this ISP a LONG time ago), and I've never seen this issue with any other ISP. My ...
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Wrong graphic card taking a load of processing a video game
Sometimes in a game (I play Valorant) intel graphics 630 takes too much calculation instead of deferring it to Nvidia Quadro m1200 and FPS (frame per second) become as low as "1".
I'm on ...
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How to disable prompting to insert second CD while installing a game?
I’m using Ubuntu 18 and I want to install a game using Wine 5.
Game has two disks, but installation fails to recognize when the second disk is entered.
I manually combined files from both disks and ...
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Is it possible to make XCOPY only copy the files from a source if they are older than the ones in the destination?
Is it possible to make a batch script only XCOPY the files from a source if they are older than the ones in the destination? I'm trying to archive Roblox versions. I tried /D, but that just makes it ...
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Two SSDs + one HDD, Where should I install Windows, Users folder (including AppData and Temp folder), my programs and games in terms of performance?
i have two SSDs (128GB NVMe M.2 + 128GB SATA SSD) and a 1TB HDD. each of them has one partition.
my purpose is gaming and then using some programs like Photoshop CS6. where i should install Windows in ...
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How do I automatically make zip archives of every folder in a directory if the names are random?
I want to automatically save archives of Roblox versions. The Roblox versions folder path is "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Roblox\Versions". It normally only has 2 folders: one for Roblox,...
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ogg.framework missing arm64e binary/library (m1 mac)
So im trying to run a game that was compiled from source and it required dependencies such as libogg. When i compiled the game and try to run it, an error occured
dyld[26732]: Library not loaded: @...
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Need help port forwarding inside Hyper V for multiple servers
So my conundrum is, I have a WinServer 22 Datacenter host with a WinServer 22 Standard nested inside of it through Hyper-V.
My issue is that I have two game servers running on this one VM server and ...
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Black screen after switching workspaces from a fullscreen game
So I was playing Star Stable Online on Win 10 in fullscreen and I got this issue where I switch the virtual desktops (workspaces) and the screen turns black and unresponsive. I couldn't get back to my ...
