cpu

  1. Windows 10 How to troubleshoot laptop crashing

    My guess is hardware, but what I notice is that the machine will stutter -> hang -> then totally crash. The system is still "on" but I must do a hard-power-off in order to turn it on again. Sometimes after crashing it will hang and crash during the whole POST/BIOS startup section as well...
  2. Windows 10 100% CPU load

    Hey! This is my first time posting on the forum, thank you for visiting the post! CPU: i7-4770 3.40GHz OS: Windows 10 Home So, I have this issue on my computer with the task manager always showing CPU usage at 100%. I have attached the screenshots, but I do not think they are going to be of...
  3. VIDEO Is Your CPU Spying On You?

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  4. 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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    Windows 10 Windows 7 is still the best OS

    I am a self-imposed system builder. I’ve chosen to build by own PC’s over the years because I have control over much of the build. Recently, my Gigabyte LGA 1150 Z97-D3H motherboard (with Win 10) cratered due to my careless dropping of the HSF on the CPU receptor area when trying to apply fresh...
  6. Windows 10 Bring Notepad back

    Hi, In trying to install metapad or notepad2 I failed, messed up things & now when I click on notepad a window opens giving choices & have to click on notepad then OK to open it. There is a notepad in both windows & system32, how can I get my notepad proper again? I would prefer metapad or...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Activation

    Quick question. If I build a new PC and move the hard drive from my old unit to the new one, will the activation code still be valid? Isn't it based on the computer's configuration (MB, CPU, etc)? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. VIDEO The WORST CPU Cooler EVER – Sketchy Heatsinks Ep2

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    Windows 10 Win 10 BSOD, RMA CPU?

    NOTE: Sorry for the long post, trying to be thorough. Just for reference, these are the specs of the machine. Everything is running stock, it's a work machine: OS: Win 10 Pro CPU: i7-6700K Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 RAM: 2x G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB 288-Pin DDR4 Using onboard GPU...
  10. VIDEO Ryzen 5 Review - AMD Fans REJOICE!

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    Windows 10 BSOD of many kinds the past few months

    I have been receiving BSOD's with many different bug strings as seen below Most of these different errors correspond with a ntoskrnl.exe crash. Some of these then lead to the computer restarting many times and at times beeping and making the sound that corresponds to a high CPU temperature...
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    Windows 10 CPU didn't go over 80%?

    Hi, I was maxing out my CPU with prime95 for 30min and the temps was good around 60c Then I did close prime95 and I did open it again to run it and it did only manage to push the CPU to 80% according to task manager and as my fans did not start to run at full speed I guess it was correct that it...
  13. VIDEO Microsoft Drops Windows 7/8.1 Support for AMD Ryzen & Intel Kaby Lake CPU & Lies About It - BUSTED!

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    Windows 10 How to pull CPU and GPU temperatures

    I did a lot of research these days and found no useful informations (to me, at least): I want a simple program to read CPU (and possibly GPU) temperatures, but I also want that program to send those values to a usb (connected to an arduino), making programs like Speedfan or HWMonitor not...
  15. Windows 10 What CPU are you using?

    I'm using a mobile i7-6700HQ. Final question; How long have you had this CPU? I've had my Skylake 6700HQ since Dec 2016 **Note MSI has upgraded their Gaming laptop line to Kabylake systems GT73** line. *** I wouldn't personally upgrade because there's really no noticeable performance...
  16. VIDEO AMD RYZEN 7 OFFICIAL LAUNCH - ALL THE DETAILS!

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  17. MSI Gaming laptops

    MSI still has Skylake CPU based systems and the new Kabylake CPU's now. I'm not a representative of MSI just an owner and can attest to their Gaming laptops. I'd be happy to help assist anyone who is thinking about pickup up a new gaming laptop. They are extremely reliable and well built and...
  18. Windows 10 Windows 10 activation

    I just upgraded my motherboard/cpu/ram and installed windows 10 home successfuly. However, I am unable to activate my windows 10 because I don't know how to sign into my mircrosoft account that my digital license is tied to active it. I get an error code: 0x803F7001 and there is no place to add...
  19. Windows 10 Windows 10 boot

    I need to reinstall OS after an upgrade of motherboard/cpu and I have no physical copy to do so. However, my friend has a Windows 10 usb for windows 10 pro, but I own windows 10 home. Can I use his usb to boot off of or do I need to burn my own iso?
  20. Windows 10 BSOD only when playing CSGO ntoskrnl.exe

    Hey. I play a lot of video games, all day, and never got BSODs. However when I play CSGO, I get a stutter for a few seconds, then a blue screen saying whea_uncorrectable_error after playing for about 30-40 minutes. My CPU is overclocked. I went back to stock BIOS settings and standard CPU clocks...