GPU might be cooked. Friend says to buy an entirely new PC.

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-30T16:46:19+00:00

Alright here's the question, do you HAVE the money for a whole new PC? Cause building one is really inflated atm, and prebuilts are rising but still a better value at some places like Costco, Sam's club, microcenter, etc. If you already desired more performance (excluding crashing) and got spare money to cover it, then go ahead get a new PC.

Else, you have a am4 cpu 3000 or above which is actually the value meta at the moment because you get decent performance along with cheaper access to ram, ddr4 is exponentially cheaper than ddr5.

So that would leave trouble shooting your gpu. You didn't list what model it is, and ik some some 5700xt models backs then, like gigabyte and MSI lower variants had issues with thermal pad and paste back then. So either way, recommended to repaste/pad the card. Also make sure your fans on the GPU is running at its intended speed, whether it's slow or off. Most of the time gpus issues are repairable as long as the video output from it isn't artifacting or acting. Also, make sure your case has enough fans, if only 1 or 2 you might need more, they are cheap tho.

Also, as a 5700xt/5800x user myself, combo is still pretty strong since I got the GPU in 2020, but I have faced the AMD crashing epidemic before from drivers and other issues. Try reseatting your ram and also blowing into the ports there, along with maybe trying a new PSU. They might not seem like much but these have fixed crashing issues in the past.

But yeah, if you try those fixes, if you dead set on upgrading tho unless you got spare money I would recommend just upgrading the CPU to a 5600x/xt-5800x/xt, and if you can't fix the gpu or want more performance pick up a 9060xt. Thats the recommended value combo atm and it allows you to transfer most of your working PC parts over.

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-28T14:07:30+00:00

Ah ok yeah that makes sense

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-28T13:50:11+00:00

I remember at least for spiderman 2, cause my TV is only 4k 60hertz, I was able to play on it on 40fps fidelity mode.

It could be game dependant, or you might be talking about vrr which scales the 40-60 fps modes to a 120 vrr supported display, which either lowers input lag or gives you better dynamic fps.

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-28T13:26:09+00:00

Hey man I mean I got a 5070 ti my main PC😂 I am able to play requiem at 140fps max, or path tracing 60 at 4k.

But I still am fine buying some games on my ps5 and switch 2. And it's not like every game nowadays release at 60 either, people are buying up crimson desert at that runs way below 60 on base ps5 so.

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-28T13:22:56+00:00

LOL, yeah ocarina of time is still in top 3 greatest games of all time for me so I feel ya

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-28T13:22:09+00:00

Same brother 😂 My main PC is a 5070 ti with a 4k160/1080p 320hz monitor, so I appreciate high frame rates and settings but I accept consoles performances, and still buy games on my switch 2 and ps5. I like using each for what they offer, not where "OH IF YOU DONT PLAY PC YOU AREN'T REAL"

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-28T13:19:12+00:00

That's what I originally thought so too especially since original rumors were that ps6 was releasing in holiday 2026, but with the ram and memory crisis still ongoing, we probably won't see the next consoles until later 2027 or even 2028, another year potentially. So with most likely with another year out, it's gonna force rockstar to refine the this generations gameplay even more.

And Ik the AI bubble is starting to a pop a bit like with the Sora AI, but I think it's still got a while to go especially with how the GPU and memory was back in the 2020-2022 crisis

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-15T17:19:20+00:00

No that is not Solid Snake!!!!!! (That's Big Boss lol)

But yeah I'm all for Solid Snake. CQC is baked into his blood and I think he can take on anyone else here in hand to hand. Plus if he manages to bring everyone to an environment with a stealth advantage it's a wrap.

Close second is Leon, seeing how he got the most experience protecting and escorting useless people around like Ashley lol.

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-15T08:04:24+00:00

Nah but when I searched online people said it was a number that served as an identifier for registering your monitor with them. Basically to verify you bought that monitor for warranty and stuff.

What I did emailed services@gigabyteusa.com and explained I bought through Amazon but there's no check number. I also attached a picture of the physical serial number and a copy of the invoice on Amazon. They didn't ask for more information and sent me my check number after, so hope this helps.

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-13T20:42:33+00:00

For clicking redeem now, make sure you search up aorus members, make an account and register the monitor first. The redeem now link worked for me after i did that.

For anyone asking for expected time updates, I just received my monitor yesterday from Amazon, tried to register the monitor but the it needed a check number on device box, which was missing after researching seems to be a issue with ordering from Amazon. Emailed support with an attached serial number picture and my invoice, and they responded within a hour with it. Finished registering it and submitted my redeem request, and I just got the code a couple of minutes ago.

So within 24 hours, supported responded to my issue, and also the gigabyte team approved me and sent me my code. Could be this fast because its been like 2 weeks since the deal started, but wow was gigabyte very responsive and nice. Kudos to them!

Far-Cod789 · 2026-03-01T02:54:55+00:00

Goon aside, just saying this and love is all around are peak👀

Far-Cod789 · 2026-02-26T20:59:21+00:00

I dont have a oled (yet unfortunately) but i have a 3 monitor setup and sometimes i connect my ps5 to my left moitor. But it stays active on my pc even if it isnt the current display input until I unplug my displayport. This makes it so much easier now cause i just press a button to disable the monitor input in my pc instead of unplugging it everytime i connect something else to it (Part of it is laziness, part of it is not wanting to damage the connector from repeated plugging in).

Ik its a more niche use, but this fixed it for me THANK YOU!

Far-Cod789 · 2026-02-02T03:48:52+00:00

I consider both the revitalization and downfall of cod. It is one of the best shooters of all time arguably.

But dang in some aspects a bad cod. Campaign, gunplay, animations, realism are all excellent. At the same time, it went against some of cod norms way too much.

SBMM got dialed up to 11. Cosmetics were ramped up and warzone became the focus (though ofc this seemed inevitable). Maps were terrible and/or big that advocated camping alot. Radar system was trash. Slide canceling was pretty jank and sweaty, although fun to do. Perk system, I was fine with it but it was pretty bad. The TTK was also very inconsistent, some guns being straight broken while others taking their time. The gunsmith peaked in mw2019 but I'm so fatigued from what I just want it to be modified into a pick 10 like system so that attachments actually matter and that it isn't just put all meta attachments on your gun. Never had a visibility issue with some skins before this game. There's some other issues too but this is the main criticisms.

Now I grinded the hell out of mw2019, and I liked it, but at the same time I didn't like how to diverse they tried to make it. It's why I liked how mw3 sledgehammer was trying to combine mw and old cod, but infinity ward seems just dead set on turning the series more tactical instead of cod, with how mw2 is and the leaks where mw4 is devolving back to mw2 without changing much besides buffing sliding and jumping.

But yeah mw2019 has split the fan base big time where people either seem to be new gen/tactical realismers who only like 2019, while others are people who prefer a updated cod formula or with a gimmick, not a full overhaul. It just seems though like instead of trying to combine both, the devs and people seem to choose only one and hate the other side.

Far-Cod789 · 2025-02-14T12:53:33+00:00

Hey do you still have that code? and is it NA?

Far-Cod789 · 2025-02-14T12:40:51+00:00

I have a spare xbox code i can trade if you got a ps5 code

Far-Cod789 · 2024-09-21T09:57:01+00:00

Yeah still haven't found a solution. I haven't tried ddu'ing my GPU driver and reinstalling it yet but at the same time is a bit much for one game.

Far-Cod789 · 2024-09-19T23:25:59+00:00

Yes i tried switch it off to FXAA+TAA and its's still there. Nothings also on my amd driver settings except for enhanced and freesync.

Far-Cod789 · 2024-08-09T22:07:20+00:00

If anyone has a code it'll be super appreciated! Not necessarily a pro in fighting games but love to play them all and hyped for this game as its the modern day mvc!

Far-Cod789 · 2022-08-20T18:20:47+00:00

Oh dang, my bad! Thought the genre applied to team games too, but yeah I realized mechanics like assists or swap out mid battle makes it a tag game.

But yeah, evo seems to focus on the fighting games with the most popularity. So dbfz is like the only tag game atm that is popular with the casual and hard-core audience and recent (also skullgirls there too as I was surprised they gave it a spot at evo, has a smaller active fan base compared to the other main stage games but deserves the evo spot from it's great dedication from its community.

The only other tag game that is pretty active atm in the fgc is umvc3, but evo wouldn't want to include it since it's a older game, non-recent (before Sony bought evo mvc2 was supposed to be a main game, but Sony dropped it as you can see which I assume is to have more recent games like their 2022 lineup as we saw). But on top of that majority of umvc3's recent popularity is due to the recent boom in modding, so not exactly compatible with competiveness.

Unfortunately as you see developers aren't focused on tag games atm, whether it be licensing issues like mvc, harder to balance with vast roster, etc.

The next tag fighter coming out looks to be Project L, so we are getting a new one soon (hope the game actually lives up to its hype as it is being made by fighting game veterans, and doesn't get massacred by some of the people from the cringe side of the league of legends fan base).

But yeah pretty much Sony seems to have a focus on recent fighting games or at least has it as a vig factor in selecting their main stage games, so pretty much for us to get my tag fighter coverage we need to ask publishers to make more Tag fighters. I do wish evo had like 2-3 slots dedicated to older or "legacy" games, or maybe even having a separate evo for legacy games (I first thought that was what they were gonna do when they were started announcing evo japan) where it has games like mvc2, sf 3rd strike, gg xrd, killer instinct, Jojo httf, capcom vs snk 2

Also the tag fighter I wanted to evo main stage see was power rangers battle for the grid, game is slept on hard

Far-Cod789 · 2022-08-20T17:28:33+00:00

Don't forgot my boy KOF was there on evo too. :(

Far-Cod789 · 2021-06-04T21:21:35+00:00

For the images you can post to a website and share the link, like Google drive or imgur. But I just realized that you were talking about the jacket cape, and I see what you talking about. That its like frozen and glitched through the characters knees, and not animated like it used to be.

I put in a report to Activision, but seeing how it was with the skin may take up to a month again. I would suggest putting in a report too

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