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PC Problems

Discussion in 'Gaming PC' started by ogreman, Dec 19, 2016.

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    Just experienced some PC problems tonight. First the connection went down and then my computer would not restart. Tried startup repair, but then got a message it would not repair automatically. Tried another time and then it got hung-up.

    Anybody have an idea what could have happened? I was on my big rig and all I can think of is maybe the hard drive is finally failing?
     
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    Not sure, is it working now?
     
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    Yea, it kept me up until I got it to work again last night. Not a great sign though.

    What is clear is that I dont need to buy anymore big PC games until I get either a new PC or a major upgrade:). So, yea, the timing was good for buying the Xbox One because it can play games my big rig can't right now.
     
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    Ok, it happened again today and just got it back when I should be asleep lol.

    Been backing up my harddrive etc because not sure when that or my connection will got out so trying to plan ahead.

    Used https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LS5NFQ2 to try to copy my hard drive for close to 6 hours. Will be good if it works, but not that sure about it so far. Learning as I go on some of this:).
     
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    Every looking into it further, I think I need more memory more than a graphics card and it sounds much more easier than installing a hard drive even though I know they are not similar and I will likely still need a new internal hard drive at sometime.

    Found a memory maker that helps me find exactly what I need by getting my PC's info. Its Crucial by Micron Technology which is a stock I have followed forever lol.
     
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    Ok, its making a loud racket now and the display is turning off so it looks its the graphics card and its fan. Thus, I will probably be making the graphics card upgrade now one way or the other:).
     
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    Now I need to find somebody who makes house calls or at least change the graphics card myself. The only quote I have so far is for $130 and I bring it to their shop.
     
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    Ok, have an appointment to fix in about a week. That gives me enough time to get a better graphics card:).
     
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    Well, got the graphics card now, but not the appointment lol. Thanks to Aaddron finding me a manual for my PC will be at least trying the graphics card this week. If all goes well, could also install a new hard drive and more RAM:).
     
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    Ok, cracked open the big rig and started working on this:). So far, I have installed a new hard drive and looked around to what I need to do.
     
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    Although not perfect, this process is now complete after finally installing the GTX 1050:). It was the graphics card fan after all. Removed both the previous cards and put in a whale lol.
     

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