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A couple of days ago, my computer crashed while playing XCOM2. Screen froze on white and pink lines. So I rebooted. Instead of showing my Win10 login screen, it showed a black screen (not blank, black -- monitor was on as usual). That's weird -- reboot again. Everything looks normal this time...

I have a Surface Pro 3, and I just upgraded to Win10 from Win8.1. I used to have to login with my password when I rebooted or when I turned it on, but not when I was just waking the device. Now, every time I wake the device, it prompts me to enter the password. Irritating, I think, but I can fix...

I bought this for a friend, but he doesn't want it and Steam won't take it back. I'm interested in games or cash. PM me with offers.

I'm finding a lot of stuff on Google, but the quality is really uneven. Are there any sites or collections that specialize in high-quality high-res maps?

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I have two extra copies at my Kickstarter pledge level and am interested in trading for this. Since this is sale time, seems like a good chance for you to get this game on the cheap, even though it's brand new. (Doesn't have to be Steam, but I assume that's what people most likely have). If...

Started happening a couple of days ago; no new software that I'm aware of. After running for a while (after fifteen minutes in one case, after twelve hours in another) the computer suddenly stops responding to mouse clicks in windows (active or inactive) or in the task bar. I can still...

So I bought SimCity for a friend and -- hooray! -- got a free game out of the deal. I picked up NFS: Most Wanted, which I'm really enjoying except for some small performance issues. Since I got the game for free, I'm not at all averse to getting the DLC, but I was wondering if it ever goes on...

Hey, [H]. I'm attempting to repair a friend's laptop here and I've gotten nowhere after a few hours, so I thought I'd bring it here for advice. Friend has an Dell Inspiron 5050 with a Matshita DVD+-RW UJ8C1 drive in it running Win7 x64 SP1. A couple of weeks ago (after she upgraded to iTunes...

I keep getting extra copies of this game. To get a copy, add me as a friend on Steam (my Steam ID is chinesetalberts), and it's yours. I have two; first come, first served.

The game is apparently an MMO castle-based strategy game (http://www.strongholdkingdoms.com/) Got the starter pack as promotional credit from Amazon for buying a video game. Don't want it. PM me with your email and I'll forward it to you.

Posted in Power Supplies, but I got no responses, so I thought I'd try here. So a few years back a friend gave us a new Dell Vostro 410 as our kitchen computer. It's worked fine for email and web and a few games for four years. Last week it seized up and wouldn't boot. I took it apart...

So a few years back a friend gave us a new Dell Vostro 410 as our kitchen computer. It's worked fine for email and web and a few games for four years. Last week it seized up and wouldn't boot. I took it apart, cleaned it, reseated the RAM, and tried disconnecting the individual components ...

I have an HP Pavilion dv6-3143US notebook with a switchable Radeon Mobility HD 5650 in it (running Win7x64). It's been a pain in the neck from day one, but today it pulled a new trick on me. That is, it disappeared. I had been running it in Intel mode to keep the heat down, but I decided to...

Won it from PC Gamer, but don't want it. It's a Steam code. I'll forward you the original email I got from the PC Gamer editor, if you like. $50 or acceptable trades from my wishlist (http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198014279055/wishlist).

Bought a key from a fellow [H]'er who does system builds. It was the wrong type of key, but before he could get me straightened out, he dropped off the face of the earth. My 30 days have expired, and I still need a key (or a disc and a key, I don't care) for win7 x64 pro. PM me if you do...

1. Why are MS/Sony so opposed to it? As I understand it, they actually lose money on their consoles, making it up on the games. If someone emulates their system on PC hardware, how do they lose? I mean, piracy is already a problem, right, so I can't think it would be that ... Why not allow an...

I thought this might be handy since the other thread turned into a discussion of the sale. Have: - Left 4 Dead 2 GONE - Serious Sam HD 2nd Encounter GONE - Glowfish GONE - Ghostbusters: The Videogame GONE - Terraria GONE - 60% off Magicka - 50% off Valve (x3), Tiny Bang Story, PAYDAY (GONE)...

I'm putting together a computer for my buddy, and I need some parts. Specifically, I'd like ... - a 650-800W PSU. I need something that will accept a 110-240v input and something reliable. - a wireless desktop. I have a Logitech Wave combo, and I love it, so I'm thinking of the same for him. I...

Basically what the title says. I need to build for a friend this month. I'm keeping my eye out for deals, but everything's through the roof. Would I be better off getting an external and pulling out the drive to slap in my friend's new machine? How feasible is that?

These are the guys who did Mystery Science Theater 3000 for years. Hilarious :) The selection of Riffs is here, and the player is here. You don't need to download the player to get the free Riff, just choose a compatible one from the list and enter the code RIFFPLAYER11

This is an HP Pavilion laptop; last-generation model but still pretty current hardware. Suddenly, randomly, I'm having this problem: if I press the power button, the button lights up and all the components power on -- I can heard the HDD spin up, the CD drive spins, everything. But then...

So I got an HP Pavilion dv6 with a switchable graphics card gizmo that lets me go back and forth between the onboard Intel thing and the discrete Radeon HD Mobility 5650. So far so good. Problem is, recently I've been seeing a lot of really weird issues with the graphics. My performance is good...

There are some summer sales happening soon, and I was thinking of getting a city builder, like SimCity or something. But I haven't played one since SimCity 2 in the early 90's. Anyone have a recommendation?

So they're selling it in two-packs. I only want one. Perhaps you find yourself in a similar situation. PM me if so.

So a friend just bought a new computer and asked me a recommendation on a video card to replace the lame one it came with. I recommended a 6850. He asked if he needed a new PSU (currently has a 400w), and I ran the numbers (http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp) and said no...

This is a fantastic little set of adventure games. My wife and I played through all of them last year; only one or two wonky puzzles in the whole series and a ton of hilarious writing. This is a great game for playing with your wife/husband/SO/whatever. http://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/

http://www.direct2drive.com/10210/product/Buy-Dead-Space-2-Download Going for $22 on Amazon, used w/o shipping. $60 on Steam.

I work in low-to-zero security environments for various reasons, and for several years have used a little USB flash drive that I picked up at Future Shop. It had a read-only switch that I employed to keep viruses from being written to my drive; all was well until it got smashed. I want a new...

I have an SFF that I built about a year ago with a low-profile cooler in it (in my sig). Problem is, the low-profile cooler is pretty wimpy (no surprise there). I'm wanting to trade up to a bigger and badder cooling solution, but my space is pretty limited because of the case (a MicroFly clone...

I'm fixing a friend's computer, and it's hitting a 'No bootable device' bluescreen when it starts up. This looks to me like a fixboot/fixmbr should do the trick, but I'm out of the country right now (she's here too) and all I have is an XP disc and a Win7 disc. I would guess that the command...

About three days ago, my display (Acer 23") suddenly started blanking out (like it's sleeping) after 60 seconds of inactivity. As you can imagine, this is incredibly annoying. I have the display set in the Power options to sleep after 5 minutes; I've gone through my Catalyst settings with no...

I haven't played a real shooter in a while ... last ones were Bioshock and COD4. I'm curious about the current crop of shooting games (I've been watching Top Shot, and it's got me hankering for firearms). For various reasons, I don't ever really play MP, so that's not a consideration at all...

A friend brings me her laptop, which is giving a BSOD (0x00000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE) when she starts into Windows (XP). I try safe mode and Last Known Good; no luck. I pop in my own XP disc, but get the same BSOD error as soon as it's finished loading the drivers. I can't even get to...

Let me say right off the bat that I don't know what I'm doing. I've never used Ubuntu before, but when I had no luck with fixing a laptop using my Windows restore disc, I thought this would be the perfect time to learn. So I'm running a portable installation of Ubuntu with 300MB of persistent...

I'm thinking of picking up one of the LEGO games to play with the wife ... she likes cute stuff and co-op games. Does anyone have a recommendation as to which of them is the best? The problem with reviews is that they always slam a game for being derivative or non-innovative, but I don't care...

I'm talking about an app that tells you how much space is in each folder/file on the disk. I've used OverDisk for years, but it's old and cruddy, and I'd be surprised if there wasn't a much better system by now. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm using Win7 64.

I don't know anything about programming, but I'm curious about something I've noticed in my games. Some, like Civ 5, run even when I'm alt-tabbed out of them. That is, the computer does its stuff; I click 'end turn,' alt-tab, and when I come back, it's my turn again. Some, like Magic: The...

I know this shows what a dope I am, but I realized the other day that my temps have been way higher across the board than they were a year ago ... had me kind of worried. So today I took the time to take my case apart and clean it out. Partial load temps (i.e., Folding@Home temps) are now an...

They're starting up a really big contest over at Steam -- looks like this is their ahead-of-holiday-sale sale, but there are some games for cheap. R.U.S.E. $33.50 (33% off) Poker Night at the Inventory $3 (40% off) Chime (fun little puzzler) $1.25 (75% off) And it looks like there will...