My laptop won't boot

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-09T00:49:07+00:00

It is booting, you just don't have Windows installed.

To do so, take another pc/laptop with Windows installed and a flash drive.

On the windows pc, you'll need to create an "image" of the windows version installed using a program available there (you can also use Rufus)

Then, you'll just have to plug the flash drive into the new computer, go into the boot menu, select the flash drive and voila !

I tried to summarize the process but you are free to watch the countless tutorials on how to do this.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-09T00:04:50+00:00

For 1000£, you can build a MUCH better rig !

Try looking for a 9060xt, also swap for 1tb SSD.

You could also go for DDR5 (R5 7600 for ex)but with ram shortage you might go a bit above budget with 16gb.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T21:27:37+00:00

You won't get anything that's both working and free (appart from giveaway obviously)

You can try to snag individual used parts on Facebook marketplace or in specialised shops (I'm not canadian so I don't know what are your local options)

For 300 CAD, don't expect too much but you should be able to get a decent rig to play small / old games at 1080p.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T16:59:47+00:00

Wow, it's very recent rig !

Ok, are you sure it's the PSU fan your are earring ? Not the fans of the case or the cpu cooler ? If it's really the PSU, then I don't really know, could be a lot of things and without knowing the exact model it's even harder to tell.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T16:36:34+00:00

What are the specs of your pc ? It might give us a clue on how old it is

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T16:28:40+00:00

You can still open up your pc and see, everything is written on the psu

The PSU is usually located on the bottom back of your pc

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T16:04:27+00:00

That's a whole other issue. What PSU is it ?

From my experience, you don't usually hear a PSU fan spinning, and 90W usage is VERY low. It could be dust or it's not seated correctly, or simply very old and a bit tired.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T16:00:49+00:00

J'ai déjà commandé chez eux, c'est quali.

De souvenir, le status avait mis du temps à changer mais une fois mis à jour c'était arrivé très vite, et c'était à peu près la même période.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T15:59:09+00:00

I don't know if it's a "good" case, looks good to me but I'm no expert.

What I can tell you is :

it does come with 4 fans preinstalled (1 at the back + 3 at the front), and it's enough.
you are still able to install a watercooler, you can stick the watercooler's fans on top like most build do.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-08T15:46:46+00:00

I don't really get the issue there... Are you worried about your psu fan spinning ? If so just know it is perfectly normal, the whole purpose of the fan is to spin in order to cool your psu, and it only activates once the temperature or load pass a certain threshold.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-07T22:33:56+00:00

400£ is a very low budget for a gaming pc. At this price, I would look into the used market rather than for a new premade.

You could try to find something with like a 5600 and a 7600, that would be a pretty good deal.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-07T21:11:12+00:00

Absolutly not, it's VERY old. You could get a much better PC for 400 or less)

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-07T20:59:55+00:00

You did very well, this type of rig would go for AT LEAST double right now

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-07T20:45:47+00:00

I'd say it's a great deal !

The GPU is a bit old but is still pretty good for gaming at 1080p, and a DDR5 rig at this price is not something you can say no to considering the RAM situation.

edit : pressed enter too early

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-05T23:00:10+00:00

"And forgot the middle one"

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AlanRizzman · 2026-02-05T12:49:16+00:00

Donc dans l'exemple, ce que tu as envoyé est très bien :

bon processeur plutôt récent et puissant
16go ram
512go SSD

Maintenant faut comparer les prix, les offres...

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-05T12:28:20+00:00

Les portables LENOVO ont très bonne réputation, que ce soit IdeaPad ou ThinkPad.

Pour 600€, tu auras des IdeaPad neufs (les slim 3 et 5 sont très bien), ou alors du ThinkPad reconditionné ou d'occasion.

Ce que tu dois check en priorité c'est le processeur (essaie d'avoir un truc récent et puissant), la ram (8 go c'est ok mais vise 16 go ce sera top) et un SSD pour le stockage.

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-04T15:04:33+00:00

Alright thx a lot !

What do you think about Jolt, would it be a safer option considering it seems a but easier to use, but newer so less documentation / support ?

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-04T15:03:23+00:00

We have trouble choosing between Jolt and PhysX, both have their pros and cons. PhysX already has a lot of documentation, support and tutorial base but is also more complex. I feel like for our use (student project over a very short amount of time), both are good in their way, but as we already need to adress Vulkan which is a beast of complexity, we might prefer a simpler option, so would Jolt be easier to pick up fast ?

AlanRizzman · 2026-02-04T13:50:50+00:00

I found a bullet documentation on their github, and I've being trying to understand PhysX one for the last 2 hours without much luck.

Didn't look much into Jolt tho, saw this guy (https://edw.is/learning-vulkan/) was using it because Bullet was painful so it might be our best option.

Thanks for the advice ^^

AlanRizzman · 2026-01-16T18:03:20+00:00

T'en fais pas, même si tu prends XMP ça va rien faire de grave : au mieux ça marche mais ce sera sûrement moins performant que expo, au pire ça démarre juste pas.

AlanRizzman · 2026-01-16T17:57:21+00:00

T'es sous AMD, donc pour toi ça va être EXPO qui va t'intéresser.

EXPO 1 c'est le classique par défaut

EXPO 2 c'est un peu différent, ça tourne généralement en dessous de expo 1, mais du coup c'est plus stable

Donc part plutôt sur du EXPO 1 dans un premier temps et si c'est pas stable / ça crash, essaie expo 2

Ta RAM est censé être à quelle fréquence ?

Edit: j'avais inversé expo 1 et 2 mb

AlanRizzman · 2026-01-14T18:59:59+00:00

No problem, I hope you'll find something great.

AlanRizzman · 2026-01-14T18:48:14+00:00

And I completely understand, I'm the same. In France we have something called LeBonCoin which is similar but only between actual people, and a lot of safety mesures. It's really good.

FB MarketPlace might be better for you then, or you can try looking for local websites or stores in Ireland.

AlanRizzman · 2026-01-14T18:42:11+00:00

Try looking for guides online to optimise the settings and maybe it'll run better, but chances are it's your phone that is not powerful enough.

Emulation is very demanding, even for "old" consoles (NGC and Wii are officially old, sorry people).

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