About this tag
The GTX 1050 is a popular NVIDIA graphics card discussed in WindowsForum.com threads covering driver installation issues, system performance, and hardware compatibility. Users report problems such as driver installation failures after reinstalling Windows 10, the Gigabyte Extreme Engine utility not completing installation, and memory usage spikes in games. The card is often paired with older AMD Phenom processors and motherboards like the GA-M68MT-S2P, leading to questions about CPU upgrades and motherboard replacements. Comparisons between the GTX 1050 and other GPUs like the GTX 1060 and PNY 670 also appear. Troubleshooting topics include Windows update conflicts, such as KB5004945 causing restarts, and basic display driver errors.
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    Windows 10 Problem with KB5004945

    After installing this update my pc would restart over and over. Sometimes I had about a minute of use before it would just restart. I uninstalled the update and used wushowhide.diagcab to prevent it (hopefully) from installing this update, so far so good I have never had any problems like this...
  2. TheUnknown

    Windows 7 Games using all my memory.

    Hey, This started happening like a week ago, A lot of games are using all 8 gb of my memory. Unknown Battlegrounds and osiris, No mans sky and so on. They were working fine before. I am using MSI afterburner to watch the temps and my memory is slowly going up, What's causing this? My specs GTX...
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    • 8gb ram amd phenom games gaming gtx 1050 hardware issues memory memory usage memtest motherboard msi afterburner no mans sky osiris performance speccs tech support temp troubleshooting unknown battlegrounds
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. TheUnknown

    Windows 7 Need help finding a motherboard.

    My specs. AMD phenom x6 1055t Gtx 1050 My motherboard I am currently using. GA-M68MT-S2P (rev. 3.0) | Motherboard | GIGABYTE my computer is slow and laggy and freezing so I am guessing its the motherboard I currently have because my computer is fine and I recently reinstalled windows 7 and I...
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    • amd compatibility computer issues freezing ga-m68mt-s2p gaming gigabyte gtx 1050 hardware lagging motherboard pc build performance phenom reinstall slow pc specs troubleshooting upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. TheUnknown

    Windows 10 I want to upgrade CPU but whats good for my motherboard?

    I have a GA-M68MT-S2P motherboard, Would this work for it? AMD Athlon X4 860k with AMD Quiet Cooler Quad-Core Socket FM2+ 95W AD860KXBJASBX Desktop Processor-Newegg.com I am trying to upgrade from a 2 core processor to a 4-6 core and i can spend 50$ or more. My specs right now. Windows 10 64...
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    • 8gb amd athlon budget compatibility cooling cpu ga-m68mt-s2p gaming gtx 1050 hardware motherboard multi-core newegg performance processor quad core socket specifications upgrade windows 10
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 10 Which configuration is better for gaming?

    #1: i7 7700 gtx 1050 12 gb ddr4 ram #2: i5 7300HQ gtx 1060 8 gb ddr4 ram and why? Thanks.
  6. TheUnknown

    Cannot install video card after re install windows 10

    Hello, I have a windows 10 64 bit 8 gb GTX 1050 Desktop, I recently re installed my computer and when i checked device manager it show's i have microsoft basic display driver, I tried updating it by Search automatically for updated driver software. It say's windows encountered a problem...
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    • 64-bit compatibility desktop device manager display driver issues error message gigabyte graphics card graphics driver gtx 1050 hardware installation issues nvidia reinstall system issues troubleshooting update issues windows 10 windows update
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  7. TheUnknown

    gigabyte extreme engine for GTX 1050 not installing.

    So i just got a Gigabyte GTX 1050 gaming and the card is badass. It came with a DVD that's called gigabyte graphics accelerator driver, When i open it up and install the gigabyte extreme engine and everytime when it's at 97.22% It say's please connect network before opening me. Any fix for...
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    • extreme engine gaming gigabyte graphics driver gtx 1050 hardware installation issues network error troubleshooting update
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Software
  8. virus5

    Best Video Card Comparison: PNY 670 vs. 1050 Ti 4GB

    What video card is the best I have pny 670 card and a 1050 ti 4g Sent from my iPhone using Windows Forums mobile app
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    • app gaming graphics graphics card gtx 1050 gtx 670 hardware performance pny upgrade
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Feedback Forum
  9. Jarid333

    Windows 7 BSOD Only when Gaming

    Help plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz i have done everything in the world to stop my BSOD and i can't figure out how to fix it !!! I'm about to blow up my machine ! i am a complete noob when it comes to all of this stuff so PLZ USE ENGLISH to help me out the September crash is rather old, i have since fixed...
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    • asus bsod computer issues cooling crash drivers gaming gtx 1050 intel nvidia overheating performance power supply quad core ram resolution system specs troubleshooting user help windows 7
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)