It wasn't on purpose, and also, why are people giving me so much crap in a thread specifically for dumb PC questions? o_O
I also just set up this PC today, I doubt it was 30hz with my last PC but who knows or cares?
Wanted to start Hades on PC today and ran into an issue that isn't too bad but still annoying. So my main PC monitor only supports 1080p and is set as primary monitor. Whenever I want to play on my 4k TV though I plug a HDMI cable from my PC to the TV. Unfortunately when I open Hades it opens it automatically on my 1080p monitor and even when I move it to my TV the max resolution stays at 1080p. The only way to make the 4k option appear is to make my TV primary monitor so that the game automatically opens on my TV. While I can do this I am still wondering whether there is a way to handle this without having to switch primary monitors all the time... why does the game not recognize that it is now displayed on a display that supports higher resolutions than 1080p?
try this - https://sourceforge.net/projects/monitorswitcher/
basically save one profile when youre using your 1080p monitor as primary, then save a different one when its your TV as primary. it just sits in the taskbar, but i believe you have to manually add it to startup.
i have a similar issue when i'm trying to toggle between one of my 3 monitors. windows + P is buggy when it comes to more than 2 monitors
There are several monitors out there that offer "overclocking" to a higher refresh rate. Is there any issue with using these modes? I assume not since they're typically advertised as an additional feature of the display but there must also be a reason why they don't run at that refresh rate out of the box.
My guess is no issue for many that have it. I have a 100hz monitor with an oc option up to 120 and I have been using it at that refresh rate for years now with no issues (well I did have one issue when I first got it where the signal would drop randomly, but I think that was more on nvidia's side since it was acknowledged by them and fixed in a driver update)There are several monitors out there that offer "overclocking" to a higher refresh rate. Is there any issue with using these modes? I assume not since they're typically advertised as an additional feature of the display but there must also be a reason why they don't run at that refresh rate out of the box.
Win10 20H1, an SSD - preferably an NVMe one (PCIE 3.0+) as it will target some NVMe features but will supposedly work with SATA SSDs too.1) With DirectStorage coming, what are requirements for it? What should I have in my PC to be able to utilize it in the future?
Check MSI Afterburner monitoring. The part which hits 100% load will be the main limiting bottleneck.2) What's the easiest way of identifying what causes bottleneck in my build? I have I5 3570k and GTX2060, so CPU is obvious suspect, but can I confirm it? I'm having FPS all over the place in Horizon.
I had the same issue. When you hold the controller next to the Bluetooth reciever the FPS come back. I could never figure out why it affects frame rate. I returned it for the elite controller. I also have the issue where Windows 10 sometimes won't see the USB adapter either and I have to unplug it and plug it back in.
I have a really odd issue.
I have an Asus X570-E motherboard that has a wifi/bluetooth dongle like so:
I'm getting some bizarre issues with it. It happened me with Warzone and Resident Evil 3.
When connecting my Xbox One Bluetooth controller to it, it works perfectly. However if for example I hold my controller under my desk, the inputs start going crazy (I'm guessing the bluetooth starts acting up) and my FPS TANKS on whatever game I am playing. Warzone dropped to 4fps and Resident Evil 3 stutters at around 10fps.
Any idea what's causing this? I mean, at most I'd expect the controller to just start acting funky. I don't really understand why my FPS needs to dip massively. Unless the dongle starts sending massive spikes of inputs?
EDIT: Seeing a couple of similar issues across places like reddit. This one is a good example: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/57c9a3/xbox_one_s_controller_frame_rate_issue/
Man, this undervolting business is no fun. Everytime I find "stable" settings I try a new game and it starts crashing. What's the best game to test voltage stability?
I have a really odd issue.
I have an Asus X570-E motherboard that has a wifi/bluetooth dongle like so:
I'm getting some bizarre issues with it. It happened me with Warzone and Resident Evil 3.
When connecting my Xbox One Bluetooth controller to it, it works perfectly. However if for example I hold my controller under my desk, the inputs start going crazy (I'm guessing the bluetooth starts acting up) and my FPS TANKS on whatever game I am playing. Warzone dropped to 4fps and Resident Evil 3 stutters at around 10fps.
Any idea what's causing this? I mean, at most I'd expect the controller to just start acting funky. I don't really understand why my FPS needs to dip massively. Unless the dongle starts sending massive spikes of inputs?
EDIT: Seeing a couple of similar issues across places like reddit. This one is a good example: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/57c9a3/xbox_one_s_controller_frame_rate_issue/
Asus seems to have horrible Bluetooth. I suffered through tons of FPS issues thinking my build was bad or my GPU was faulty. No amount of updating fixed the issue.
I solved this by getting the official Xbox dongle. haven't had an issue since.
Undervolting GPU? I usually just run Unigine Heaven at max settings or Time Spy for about 10 minutes and watch for any kind of graphical issues.
That's what I did, but Hellblade and RDR2 require a higher voltage, it seems.
Yeah tbh I just bit the bullet and bought the official dongle on Amazon. Waiting for it to arrive.
Never before have I seen Bluetooth cause FPS to absolutely tank when it starts having connectivity issues. Official Dongle should at the very least eliminate my headache from trying to troubleshoot it :)
I just had the longest call with Microsoft support.
Basically, Windows Store will only download about 50% of the GamePass games on my PC. Others give me errors right when I try to initiate the download. It seems completely random which games will install and which won't. For instance, Flight Sim, Halo:MC, Halo Wars, Drake Hollow, Disgea 4, Crusader Kings all download. However, all the Age of Empires games, Company of Heroes, Wasteland 3, and many others will give me an error.
So I tried to troubleshoot this myself for the past week. Searched on all the error codes I was getting, and tried like 20 different solutions. Such as "WSReset.exe", many PowerShell commands to clean Windows Store and download caches, making a test user with admin rights and logging in as them and trying to download the problematic games, etc etc.
I finally called MS today, and started with the Xbox division. The guy basically had me do all the steps I had already done, and of course none of them worked. Then I got put to a windows tech rep who took control of my computer and basically did all the things the previous guy did and of course none of them worked. 2 hours later, they elevate my case up to an "expert" windows tech. This guy does the same thing, exact same steps I had already tried, nothing worked.
He then says he wants to "repair" my OS by downloading an ISO and running an OS repair on it. He does this, and my PC reboots and now I have 2 installations of Windows 10 I need to chose between. He sounds really confused about this, and I need to explain to him what happened for like 10 minutes. This is when he started getting angry. He yells at me that it is "impossible" to have two installations of Windows on a single computer. Finally, after I finally am able to get him to understand what he just did, he insists I load the new install of Windows and see if I can download anything. This new install of Windows can install the problematic games.
So then he tells me that the problem is fixed, and if I ever have a problem downloading a game, just reboot my PC into the new install of windows and use that installation to play the game.
I was like, no, I need you to fix the issue on my original OS install. Then he starts telling me this song and dance about how PC games have high system requirements and if I download too many then Windows Store will start not letting me download any more. I told him that I knew that wasn't how anything works and I needed my case elevated to someone who can actually fix the problem on my existing OS. He then starts basically talking over me and yelling at me that I don't understand how highly demanding games are and that they take up too many resources so it makes the Windows Store not able to download more games.
I ended up trying to get him to elevate my case and he just got angrier and angrier with me. I couldn't believe how unprofessional he was being, on top of making up complete nonsense to justify his "solution". He then said my only option was to live with having two windows installs or to wipe my original windows install completely and start from scratch.
The whole ordeal lasted for 5 and a half hours.
Anyhow, what is my best course of action to get this issue elevated beyond this guy? I have a case number, but I'm afraid they are just going to connect me with this guy again.
I've had this issue for years now and never really figured out what causes it and if it's a Microsoft thing (and if so, why they never fixed it). It happens randomly with both a cheap USB bluetooth adapter (which has awful range) and with my motherboard's bluetooth dongle (which has significantly better range) and only seems to occur with xbox one controllers. I think the only fix for those who get it is to use a USB cable or to buy Microsoft's wireless usb adapter.I have a really odd issue.
I have an Asus X570-E motherboard that has a wifi/bluetooth dongle like so:
I'm getting some bizarre issues with it. It happened me with Warzone and Resident Evil 3.
When connecting my Xbox One Bluetooth controller to it, it works perfectly. However if for example I hold my controller under my desk, the inputs start going crazy (I'm guessing the bluetooth starts acting up) and my FPS TANKS on whatever game I am playing. Warzone dropped to 4fps and Resident Evil 3 stutters at around 10fps.
Any idea what's causing this? I mean, at most I'd expect the controller to just start acting funky. I don't really understand why my FPS needs to dip massively. Unless the dongle starts sending massive spikes of inputs?
EDIT: Seeing a couple of similar issues across places like reddit. This one is a good example: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/57c9a3/xbox_one_s_controller_frame_rate_issue/
This started happening recently.
In my case, games that are a certain size (like 10GB+) wouldn't download.
I found out that if I tried to download them to my secondary HDD, not C:, they wouldn't download.
As soon as I started downloading to my C:, no issues.
Now I have a 2TB HDD where I cant install nor move inside games from the Windows Store...
When I upgraded to a new CPU/Motherboard last year, I decided to do a reinstall. Games were installed on a different drive. Steam easily picked up existing installs. I think Origin did too. Microsoft store/Xbox App though, no. Don't know if things have changed now thoughDoes anyone know if the Xbox gamepass app or the microsoft store can locate installs?
If I reset windows can it find a game on another drive after the fact. I wanna know since the game doesn't support cloud saves.
This might be a really stupid question, but how do I know what direction a fan will blow before I screw it in and turn it on?
Found it, thanks. It was pretty small. There's one arrow pointing perpendicular as well. I assume that's the direction the fan spins.There should be an arrow symbolizing airflow somewhere on the frame of each fan.
Found it, thanks. It was pretty small. There's one arrow pointing perpendicular as well. I assume that's the direction the fan spins.
I've had this issue for years now and never really figured out what causes it and if it's a Microsoft thing (and if so, why they never fixed it). It happens randomly with both a cheap USB bluetooth adapter (which has awful range) and with my motherboard's bluetooth dongle (which has significantly better range) and only seems to occur with xbox one controllers. I think the only fix for those who get it is to use a USB cable or to buy Microsoft's wireless usb adapter.
Does anyone know if the Xbox gamepass app or the microsoft store can locate installs?
If I reset windows can it find a game on another drive after the fact. I wanna know since the game doesn't support cloud saves.
This might be a really stupid question, but how do I know what direction a fan will blow before I screw it in and turn it on?
There should be an arrow symbolizing airflow somewhere on the frame of each fan.
For future reference, it's almost always going to be blowing in the direction of the "spokes" connecting the motor to the frame.Found it, thanks. It was pretty small. There's one arrow pointing perpendicular as well. I assume that's the direction the fan spins.
Bruh...Definitely not. The system Microsoft uses for app/game installs is so convoluted and broken that a lot of Windows systems can't even install the games. The files are locked into some crazy secure directory which I think is tied directly to the hardware they are installed on, meaning they get unique directory names and permissions that only exist on that particular hardware configuration and OS install.
There is no way for another installation of Windows to recognize them.
The system is so bad that Microsoft themselves can't even fix the many problems that happen because of it.
I almost think whoever designed the system quit the company years ago and no one who is left there has any clue how it works. I'm pretty sure during the three separate tech support calls even the third and fourth tier tech support engineers were just googling for how to fix it.
Bruh...
I should've just bought dishonored when it was on sale.
i have to know, did it help you out?!?
For future reference, it's almost always going to be blowing in the direction of the "spokes" connecting the motor to the frame.