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I made this mistake on Christmas 2011, i could smell it in 2012. Luckily, i found it and my GTX550Ti runs great. The fan on it cools the card and my foot when it is beside the computer! Link Removed LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey all, About two weeks ago my computer began behaving erratically while playing World of Warcraft and SW: Old Republic games where the games would crash to desktop, or where my computer would randomly reboot while in the middle of playing. Then this began to happen when not in the games and...

Hi all. I can't work out what is causing the BSOD. I've overclocked most of my components and they are all appropriately cooled. Not sure if this is a software issue or not. Can anyone analyse for me? Link Removed

I have begun experiencing random shutdown with my system. I recently re-built my first build adding an SSD, new motherboard, graphics card and memory. here is the system configuration: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Intel Core i7 2600K Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 16.0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 GeForce GTX 560 Ti...

Hi, Not sure if this is quite the right sub-forum, but none of the others quite fit the bill either. Anyway, I had great success with this forum (and Elmer in particular) in diagnosing and helping to fix the problem with my desktop. I'm now going for the double whammy and hoping for similar...

I installed the componenets on this new system on 1st feb. I have been getting BSOD every 4 hours or so. I have tried the following: 1. Put in a different graphics card. 2. Put in a better CPU cooler. 3. Tried 3 different versions of the graphics card driver. The brief description of my...

I have a plain 80mm fan with MOLEX connector (And an extender) and a motherboard with 3-Pin connector. The two don't connect. What am I missing aside from a brain?

Hello, I have built quite a few computers in my life, but tend to stick to a cookie cutter layout with AMD AM2 / 3 / 3+ based systems. I have NEVER had a bsod from anything other than an occasional finicky program. So I hear about this new AMD APU, and it just sounds awesome. Maybe I shopped...

Hello everyone i have been getting random bsod only during playing BF3 everything driver is up to date please help SPEC AMD || x4 965 M4A785T-M Kingston PC3- 10700- (667 MHz) 8GB Radeon HD 5770 1GB Corsair Force GT 120 GB Seagate 1TB Sliver Stone 600W Corsair H50 Link Removed

I have a new HP dv6 laptop. The operating system is windows 7, 64 bit. I've had it less than a week. The power option I have set on it (default) calls for the system to go into the sleep mode after 20 minutes(closing the lid). I don't even see any option available to select that would shut the...

Hello everybody, I'm expiriencing BSOD while playing Battlefield 3 for the past couple of weeks. Every other game runs normally except BF. I overlocked my CPU a few months ago and everything was fine. Even then I was playing BF3 without any crashes. Now its impossible to play without having...

Hi All, Let me just start by saying, ARGGHGHGH; lol. I have had an expensive time with my computer recently but i am now beyond the brink and turning the tide of war to my favour. I have recently kitted my ailing PC out with a new SSD for the OS install. This is working great; i have just...

Hi i tryin to get my new sytem up and running sweet but i keep gettin random crashes and bsod heres my system info and my dump file and logsLink RemovedLink RemovedLink Removed system specs ASUS Maximus III Formula Republic of Gamers - motherboard - ATX - LGA1156. Socket - P55 - LGA1156...

Hey guys can you help me fix my computer?It's an insprion 580 with 8GB of ram,GT220,Recently added Thermal Cooling and 600 Watt PSU.Memtest passed all the tests.I read it could be the volts,I have no clue how do change this plus my i5 is manufacturer locked.It could be memory volts or clock...

I`m back again. Having had my laptop for the best part of 18 months now and it suffering from an overheating Turion X2 Ultra so that I can`t run much of anything with even a 1280*720 medium gfx setting without grinding to a frazzled halt I`m thiinking maybe a new faster/cooler cpu and...

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This blue screen is irritating and happens quite often. Sometimes my laptop works fine for 2 hours before crashing and sometimes it only lasts 10 mins. I think it is heat related because when I started using a laptop fan to cool the laptop it started giving me a little more time between...

hello everyone, what would be the best way to clean a laptop fan? using a compressed air or dismantling the cover and everything? any input on this matter is greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone, I was directed to the windows 7 forums by some friends of mine from wargamer.com after I told them I was having some issues with my computer. This website generated a lot of praise and its my first time making use of your knowledge and experience. I have an M17x Alienware gaming...

My Toshiba laptop is running really hot. Running Windows 7. I have gone into the settings and it is on active cooling in processor power management. It goes up to 190 degrees. I have blown out the vents with an air can, it’s all clean. I look at task manager and there is little CPU usage, so...