Recent content by girlwithsixarms

Thanks guys! I'm going to have my boyfriend read this thread and hopefully he'll be able to come up with a workable solution. The reason why I just said Windows 8 for my OS is because I initially wasn't sure what he was using and I'm still running 7, so I don't know much about the newer ones...

SpringUpdate - it's definitely powerful enough for gaming! He's running an MSI GE70 that's only six months old. As to the cooling, he used the 'extra-loud mode' on the computer's fan system, and has the computer on feet as well as a backup desk fan for warm weather so it's definitely cool. The...

It freezes up, mostly during games I think - and when it does sometimes task manager also won't load. Most recently he had issues with the metro screen freezing after startup and being unable to do anything but a hard restart. Also, I think there are issues about logging out/shutting down and...

Hello - my boyfriend is currently running Windows 8 on his laptop, which is less than a year old. He's been having all kinds of OS related issues and his frustration is starting to drive me insane. I've offered to buy him a copy of Windows 7 and do most of the work to reinstall/transfer but he...