Posts by Benz145

Hey guys, thanks for the quick responses. So I just went inside the computer and made sure that the GPU, HDD, and DVD drive are all on separate power cables -- just in case the HDD was somehow stealing power from the GPU since it was...

Hey everyone, So I've been racking my brain and troubleshooting over the course of several months to try to diving an issue with my roommate's computer. I've updated every nook and cranny of the computer on the software side, but I...

Quote:Originally Posted by Aph0ticShield Monitor your graphics card usage. As far as I'm aware, Java is always hardware accelerated, so you should have no problem with the game just using your CPU only. If your computer monitor...

I've got an HP2525NR which has an AMD Turion X2 CPU and discrete ATI graphics (ATI Radeon HD 3200). I want to make sure that the graphics card is actually being used when playing Minecraft which runs through Java (instead of falling...

Thanks for suggestions everyone! I found this genius DIY laptop stand that requires nothing more than binder clips and some paper (apparently binder clips are about as awesome for DIY as...

I think the mystery has been solved, it appears that throttling is indeed the issue. Thanks for pointing that out guys, I didn't think my CPU would be running hot enough to require forced-throttling but I should have guessed given how...

Hey folks. So I've got an HP2525NR laptop with an AMD Turion X2 cpu. While playing Minecraft, I was looking at the performance chart (F3) and noticed that it would run smoothly for 10 seconds or so, then start running slowly for 10...

Thanks for the info guys. Do I need to make any adjustments to run the 1600MHz RAM at full speed, or will the CPU run it at max speed automatically?

Hey folks, I'm in the midst of configuring a system and I'm looking at going with the Intel Core i7 2600k. I have the option of upgrading for free to 8GB of 1600MHz RAM instead of 8GB of 1333MHz RAM. According to Intel...

Quote:Originally Posted by MountainDewMadOScar;14813934 Common mistake: Did you plug power to the card? Yes I did, I would have smacked myself if that were the case : P After some additional troublshooting I found a similarly...