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    Windows 7 BSOD - Memory_Management

    Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)...
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    Windows 7 Diagnosing PC Performance Issues: Stuttering and Mouse Lag Problems Explained

    Hi, this is regarding my son's pc. He has a problem with it sticking like the cpu is at 100% & everything sticks for a second n then continues for a few n sticks again. I originally thought it was the Q6600 CPU so i upgraded him with a Q9650 CPU but it still happens. When he is playing games in...
  3. Windows 7 BSODs during intensive usage

    For roughly the past two months I have been having recurring BSODs which point to various files as the culprit (mainly ntoskrnl.exe though nvvad64v.sys has also turned up more than once, and dxgmms1.sys and hiber_amdsbs.sys have also cropped up). I don't always get a BSOD, however. Sometimes...
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    Windows 7 How to Fix High CPU Usage on Windows 7 Pro

    just noticed my computer is running its CPU's at 20-40%, heating up my CPU, due to the above program. I have windows 7 pro, and have not maybe any recent changes that I can recall. what to do? thanks.
  6. Windows 7 Total CPU Blue Line

    I generally understand the CPU activity graphs in the resource monitor, with the exception of the first one...the total CPU activity displayed on it at first glance makes sense, when looking at the area shown in green, which is the total CPU activity, but there is also a blue line above that...
  7. Windows 7 BSOD playing Battlefield 3 and other games, Kernel-Power error 41

    Hello, I have a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate x64, but I had this problem before. Basically, after 20-30 minutes of playing, I get BSOD (minidump attached). Specs: MB: ASUS P5K SE/EPU CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz RAM: 6 Gb (2x A-data 2Gb and 2x Kingston 1Gb) PSU: Corsair 650W...
  8. Windows 8 Are There Intel CPUs Available Without Integrated Graphics?

    Are there any Intel CPU's that doesn't have the built in GPU on it?
  9. Windows 7 0xD1 Error, possible driver problem

    DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL: Got this problem after building a new computer (from scratch) and finished installing all the drivers, programs and related stuff. Began to play around with it (overclocking, overvolting, etc.) and found stables for everything. After this: Ran it through Prime95...
  10. Windows 7 Troubleshooting 0x1A BSOD: Potential Hardware Issues and Memory Diagnostics Insights

    I just had the first BSOD since I did a clean install. I would have attached a screenshot of what BlueScreenView had to say about it, but didn't see anything in the post options that provides that ability. Can't we upload attachments any longer? In any case, the gist of it is that it's coded...
  11. Windows 7 no bluescreen....but this showed up.

    There was no blue screen(physically),but the CPU screen turned black.......suddenly,after, it went to the thing where it said(something like this....i forgot) choose Safe Mode Normal ___________________ Anyway, I got this error after. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS...
  12. Windows 7 Random BSODs with Whea_Uncorrectable_Error: Potential Video Card Issues?

    Lately I've been getting BSODs but not while gaming or stress testing my computer. It's seemingly at random and has happened twice today while simply doing things in Firefox (First was registering new Logitech gear on their website, second was another website I dont recall which one.) The...
  13. Windows 7 Troubleshooting Disabled CPU Cores and Performance Issues on Windows 7 Installation

    When I got to the Device Manager>Processors in my old Windows 7 installation, all 6 cores of my CPU have ! Marks on them, and the Properties of each has this statement listed: "A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing this functionality. (Code...
  14. Windows 7 Understanding BIOS Flash Updates: Should I Modify CPU Code?

    I've always gone by the adage of "if it's not broke, don't fix it", but that doesn't stop me from wondering. My motherboard has had two BIOS updates released since the one I have installed. The first one is only for changing from AM3 to AM3+, which I don't need since I just have the AMD 1090T...
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    Windows 7 bsod stop 0124, please help

    hey all, been having some blue screen problems with my newly built pc. its only about 2 weeks old and i built it myself. I will attach the zipped file and hopefully included everything needed. If more info is needed please just ask and i'll get on it right away. Hoping to figure things out soon...
  16. Windows 7 SOS Random BSOD W7 Pro 64bit [Complete Log Files Attached]

    Hello everyone, it's nice to find a forum where people are taking their personal time to help others. You have my appreciation and thanks. I have recently formatted a old PC. Everything seemed to have gone as planned... until I was bombarded by random BSODs. They seem to happen at random; load...
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    Windows 7 blue screen of death IRL not equal and memory _management

    Hi all well im new here i need some help with this its driving me insane i dont know how to resolve this but here is a few images i gyazoed to show you guys 275e67e350b2e62f3970ee45aebecf28.png they are screen captures of my pcs activity f3829b51e90345019d6e8b8c87a81a63.png...
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    Windows 7 Graphics Driver Problems

    Hi, I have an HP Pavilion dv6 laptop and I recently formatted and installed Windows 7 Ultimate. However I could not successfully install my graphics drivers. First, I installed the driver on HP's website.But now Intel Driver Update Utility says there is a newer version. When I download that...
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    Windows 7 Laptop CPU Upgradation Possibility

    Hi, I have a DELL STUDIO 1450 Laptop with a Core 2 Duo P8700. Recent games are very much lagging on my system. I was wondering about upgrading my processor. I found a QX9300 on an online shopping site. But after goggling I'm confused whether I can upgrade my processor or not. I couldn't find an...
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    Windows 7 Is my Hard drive possibly causing stuttering/graphic lag?

    Hey everyone! So, for a bout a year and a half, I've had this weird problem where for example, if I would be scrolling down a page in Firefox, there was a stutter going on every few seconds. The same kind of deal would happen when watching videos...if there was a movement whatsoever in the...