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    Windows 7 PC hissing/overheating when playing games then BSOD

    Windows 7 Ultimate GTX 580 cosair TX850 ASUS p8z68-V/GEN3 (The bios for this Confuses me!!) i7 2600k (Forgot the name of my heatsink and fan) Its by coolmaster (its a good one) HAF32 So plenty of case fans PC hissing/ CPU overheating When playing games then BSOD. This has been happening on...
  2. Windows 7 "CPU Fan Error! Press F1 to Resume" (cpu fan gummed up)

    I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this, though this one seems to be the closest to a general-hardware forum on this site. A couple of months back, I was having an issue with my CPU heatsink/fan not spinning at the correct speed. Upon examination, it was fairly clear the fan itself...
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    Windows 7 Computer restarts when playing certain games.

    Hello guys. I'm kinda needing help with my issue. when i play certain games anywhere between 10 and 30 minutes my computer will just restart... no bosd (i took off the auto restart) and still restarts like if it lost power. I have replaced video card, ram, cpu fan, case, I have also tried...
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    Windows 7 brand new build, TERRIBLE performance

    I just built this puppy... and it's not performing the way I want it to. Intel i5 2500k (downclocked to 2.5GHz until I get some better fans for the heatsink and case intake) everything else is default: Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg Basically, if I move my Logitech G9 around (a few...
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    Windows 7 CPU fan control

    Please let me know where in Windows 7 I need to go to adjust the CPU fan speed? The NZXT Sentry 2 touch screen fan control adjusts the other fans but doesn't work on the CPU fan. My wife has to wear ear muffs to work on this computer because of the sound from this fan and that's mighty...
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    Windows 7 Error 6008 Assistance please

    I recently built i new pc for myself and after two or three weeks it started randomly shutting down while gaming. So i went into the event viewer and i got this error "6008 The system shutdown at *** on **** was unexpected. Link Removed Specs: Motherboard: Asrock z68 Extreme4 CPU- Intel i5 Sandy...
  7. Windows 7 FUNNY! Who has ever made the mistake of leaving the film on video card the first with hardware?

    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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  8. Windows 7 Random BSODs, crashes, reboots, lockups and other glitches

    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...
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    Windows 7 Can't work out what is causing BSOD.

    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
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    Windows 7 Random Shutdowns with New Rebuild

    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...
  11. Windows 7 Acer laptop - very choppy performance

    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...
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    Windows 7 BSOD on a new Rig

    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...
  13. Windows 7 Can't connect cooling fan

    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?
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    Windows 7 Oh my... So many blue screens it's a graveyard.

    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...
  15. Windows 7 Random Screens of Death

    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
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    Windows 7 HP dv6 laptop shutting down after 12-14 hours

    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...
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    Windows 7 Blue Screen of Death while playing Battlefield 3

    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...
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    Windows 7 Hard Drive Stopped Working - How can i Fix?

    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...
  19. Windows 7 BSOD Help plzz

    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...
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    Windows 7 0x124 Hil.dll

    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...