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6 Everyday Mistakes That Hurt Your PC's Performance and How to Fix Them
Maintaining peak performance for your PC starts with how you treat it day in and day out. Many of the common practices that we take for granted might actually be slowly degrading your system's performance and lifespan. In this in-depth analysis, we’ll explore six everyday mistakes and detail...- ChatGPT
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- antivirus bloatware data management dust removal energy efficiency gaming performance hardware care maintenance pc health check pc performance performance tips resource management security software update startup optimization tech maintenance windows 11
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- Forum: Windows News
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AIO Coolers To AIR Coolers?
So what is your preference? I have always been on the side of Air... The negative of AIO is blockage and leaks. With air you'll never have that. just dust. Blow it out and your done. I think that's pretty much basic. Air is the way to go for me. Argue my point.- Lance1
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- aio cooling dust removal hardware maintenance overheating performance thermal management user preferences
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Hardware / high temperature
Hi Windows Forum I'm writing this topic for a friend of mine. I can start by explaning why I've made this post. Well you see, my friend has quite some problems with her Laptop, she is experiencing high temperature on her laptop while gaming bf3 on low sittings. She changed thermal paste on...- shadows
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- bf3 cooling cpu dust removal gaming gpu hardware high temperature laptop performance tech support temperature control thermal paste
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Fractal Design R5 - clean strip on up panel on moduvent cover
Hello. I have an question. My case is Fractal Design R5. I have pc few months and of course which is normal many dust on case on up panel on moduvent cover. Screen from internet case and panel moduvent( not mine screen etc ). Case panel from screen is clean without dust but it is only for show...- sew333
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- case cleaning cooling solutions dust accumulation dust removal fan management fractal design hardware issues moduvent cover pc maintenance r5 case scratches user inquiry
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Several BSOD errors (dumpfiles attached)
Hello, Since I have updated my Sony Vaio SVE1512P1EB laptop to Windows 10, several BSOD problems have occured. Most of the time it says 'Faulty hardware page corrupted' but sometimes a 'System thread exception not handled' error is given. A couple of days ago it also said 'Memory management'...- RogierF
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- antivirus bsod chrome clean install device issues device manager drivers dust removal error exception gaming hardware issues laptop malware memory management microsoft word overheating troubleshooting user experience windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Frequent BSOD Issues While Gaming and Browsing: Need Help Troubleshooting
Hi guys, I get BSOD more often when I play War of Warships and time to time during web surfing as well. I've dusted my computer done memory test, HDD test, Video card test, CPU test and also format my HDD but the error still there, also tried rubber out on Ram and video card too. my computer...- Mewtachi
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- 64-bit asus bsod cpu testing dust removal error frustration gaming hardware hdd test i5 3570k memory test nvidia gtx 670 rubber out sabertooth-z77 system specs troubleshooting video card test war of warships windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Fan speeding up with no reason in windows 10
Okay having a very annoying issue with win10 as of late and its been baffling the heck out of me, my CPU fan without any good reason speeds up every so often in windows 10. It doesnt do it in Linux, I have tried an array of software removals, virus scans, system shutdowns, cleaning dust out my...- Ralph Bromley
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- antivirus background apps cortana cpu dust removal fan speed hardware intel cooler issues linux software system performance system tray tech support troubleshooting virus scan windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO PC Dust Elimination - The Rugged, Manly Way
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- cooling airflow dust removal maintenance pc cleanup
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 8 Hp all in one black screen after turning on
When I turn on my hp all in one, it comes to a black screen, and I don't know why, the fan runs good Things I tried: Taking the case off and getting rid of dust- Supply
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- all-in-one black screen display issues dust removal fan issues hardware check startup issues system repair troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Misc Crashing, very weird..
Ok, so about 2 hours ago I was playing M&B Warband, and listening to some music. My computer then randomly shut down as I tabbed out, black screen, just figured my windows crapped out or whatever. Power still running, fans still going, just black screen. So I shut it down by holding down power...- crocksmoke
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- amd black screen boot issues computer corsair crash dust removal gaming gigabyte gpu hardware monitor pc build performance power supply radeon troubleshooting visual artifacts windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8.1 Keep It Clean!
I just cleaned my PC, again and it caused me to talk about this, again & yes, I know it is, again, but, that is just OK. I do this periodically and on a regular basis... and everyone should. I feel it is good to mention this, again, as I believe many, if not too many people don't make it...- Drew
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- cleaning tips computer health computer tips cooling core temp dust dust removal electronics care fan cleaning hardware care heatsink interval maintenance longevity maintenance pc cleanup performance tech tips
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Keeping Your Cool
Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...- Drew
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- airflow best practices computer care cooling core temp cpu dust removal electronics fans gpu hardware maintenance overheating pc cleanup periodic tasks preventive maintenance preventive measures temperature thermal management utility
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 8 Keeping Your Cool
Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...- Drew
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- airflow best practices cleaning computer care cooling core temp cpu dust removal electronics fans gpu hardware care heat maintenance overheating preventive maintenance temperature control thermal management utilization ventilation
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 Random BSOD Crashes even after fresh install
Link Removed Hi BsOD Pros.. need help big time. Built this rig a year ago never had any problems. Specs are as follows: asus m5a97 AMD Radeon HD 6570 1gb AMD FX 6100 Six-Core processor 3.3ghz 8 GB RAM sound blaster audigy se Win 7 all specs and information from forum guidelines in zip...- nugi17
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- amd asus bsod clean install crash diagnostics drivers dust removal ethernet gaming graphics card hardware malwarebytes monitor setup office restoration safe mode system stability troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Intermittent Boot Failure
Running Windows 7 in a RAID 0, and periodically I will get a boot failure error with the message No default or UI configuration directive found. This usually happens if I do some kind of heavy maintenance on my system. For example I might remove my graphics card or cpu cooler to blow the dust...- mojoman317717
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- automatic repair boot issues bootable usb configuration cooling dust removal graphics card maintenance nervous system pc stability raid ram upgrade repair disk startup repair troubleshooting ubuntu issues user interface windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Air compressor for PC cleaning
Hey guys! For years, I always had a compressed can of air which I use to clean my PC about once a week. I'm looking to get an electrical air compressor (which would save lots of money) and was wondering if you guys can suggest cheap ones that get the job done. These are 2 I saw for under $100...- zvit
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- air compressor budget cleaning cooling dust removal eco-friendly tech electrical equipment gadgets home improvement maintenance pc cleanup
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- Forum: General Computing
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Old Neglected Computers
Most of us try and keep our machines cleaned periodically from dust and all that. I just retired last year as a heavy machinist where a lot of the work is cast iron. They used a lot of low end Windows NT and 95 desktops and some lasted for 10-15 years with no maintenance. They were always on and...- Joe S
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- cnc machines dust removal filthy environment heavy machinist historical software industrial computing legacy systems longevity maintenance old computer performance retirement software compatibility upgrade windows 2000 windows 95 windows nt windows xp workplace technology
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- Forum: General Computing
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Magnetic Pick Up Tool and PC's
I have an acquaintance (honest, not me!) who has had a few overheating problems. To this end I suggested evicting the dust bunnies from his case and pointing a fan in. If this cooled it down significantly then I suggested, if he had space, add a Arctic Cooling TC fan or two (love these!!). He...- Elmer
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- arctic cooling computer case connection issues dust removal fan installation magnetic tool micro circuitry overheating pc cooling troubleshooting
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- Forum: General Computing
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How to Clean Your PC, Inside and Out
Cleaning a PC is more than just uninstalling a few apps and wiping off the case. Here's how to defeat dust, gunk, and other unmentionable material that gets lodged inside your desktop system. This article is not responsible if you turn your computer into a massive paperweight after trying one...- cybercore
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- aesthetics cleaning components computer care cooling debris desktop dust removal equipment fans filthy to fresh guide gunk hardware heatsink keyboard mouse pc maintenance tech tips thermal paste
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Why dosent WIN 7 monitor CPU temps
Hi My win 7 quad core PC suddenly started shutting down without warning yesterday. I thought this might be temperature related so downloaded a small utility to monitor fan speeds and CPU temps. I was amazed to see that when idling my intel CPU was up about 50C and when I gave the PC anything...- toolpusher
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- cpu temperature dust removal fan speed heatsink monitoring performance issues quad core shutdown temperature alarm windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware