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What are normal cpu temps?
Last week my computer shutdown from going to hot. I replaced the thermal paste and that helped some. Tonight I performed a stress test on my cpu from intel extreme tuning utulity for 2 min The temps were 91, 99, 88, 99 When not under stress the cores temps fluctuate but are around 61, 67...- musiclover2000
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- benchmark cooling core i7 core temp cpu fluctuation hardware heatsink intel memory overheating pc build performance stress test system health tech support temperature thermal paste user inquiry windows 7
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 10 Frequent BSOD Issues Related to Memory Management on Windows 10 PC
Hi Guys, Hope u guys can shed some light on my issue For reference: OS: Win10 x64 pro Mobo: MSI z97 Gaming r5 graphics card: MSI GTXX970 twin frozr V Memory sticks: 2x 8GB Corsair vengence power supply: corsair rm750 OS is sitting on Samsung evo 850 Issue: My PC is BSODing alot recently. and...- Zalthoria
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- bsod corsair crash drivers error gaming graphics hardware management memory msi page fault pc build performance random samsung support testing troubleshooting windows 10
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 No device drivers found help??
Hey guys I just built my PC today everything is working fine but when I was installing Windows 10 it said "No device drivers found" and I have no idea what the problem is. In the BIOS it said that I do have my HDD and my SSD, the only thing I can think that might have caused the problem is the...- Spher0s
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- bios drivers fatal1ty hdd installation issues motherboard optical drive pc build ssd windows 10
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 System Image help needed
I'm having issue's in Windows 10 Pro x64 making system images. I've got Windows & Programs on a Samsung 840 Pro 256GB ssd. I created a folder in C:\Program Files(x86)\ named Games. I setup Disk Management to use this folder in Windows to store my Games on a Intel 530 Series 480GB ss I have. My...- brkkab
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- backup backup issues data management disk management games hdd intel issue fix march 2025 pc build personal data restore samsung seagate ssd storage system image windows 10 windows pro
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Frequent BSODs Related to Ntoskrnl.exe After New PC Build: Need Help Troubleshooting
I just recently built a computer for myself, but for some reason I am plagued with constant BSODs, most of which have different error codes but all pointing to ntoskrnl.exe driver. I've tried to do some troubleshooting on my own by reinstalling Windows, running Memtest86 overnight with no issues...- TheLieutenant
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- bios browser crash bsod driver issues error codes graphics driver intel liquid cooling memtest86 ntoskrnl overheating pc build performance system issues tech support troubleshooting user help web browsing windows youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 8 gb installed using ony 4gb ram
This computer is a home build I did in 2011. Originally Win 7, recently upgraded to Win 10. When I open up the system window it says : Installed memory (RAM) 8.00 GB (3.99 GB usable) In the Task Manager window under Performance/Memory it sees 8.0 GB ,but the Memory usage graph only shows 4.0...- Buzzard
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- 64-bit amd asus dimm hardware reserved home built intel i7 memory motherboard pc build performance ram system specs task manager troubleshooting upgrade usable memory video adapter windows 10
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 BSOD when watching videos
I recently built myself a computer, bought Windows 8.1, and immediately upgraded to Windows 10. I checked my GPU drivers, my monitor drivers, and (for my mental peace) my motherboard drivers. All are up to date. However, I encounter a BSOD: - When viewing a youtube video in fullscreen - When...- krskiff
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- browser issues bsod chrome full screen gpu monitoring drivers pc build performance support system crash tech help troubleshooting upgrade video issues video playback vlc windows 10 youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 BSOD BCCode 0x124 please help!
Hello. I've had these BSOD's for weeks, where i would crash after playing games, screen goes black with stuttering sound and then i get Hyper Transport Sync Flood error. WhoCrashed shows BCCode 124, and bluescreen viewer thatntskrnl.exe is the culprit. I'm not overclocking since I'm not into...- Tesues
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- amd artifacts bccode bsod cooling crash custom pc driver issues error analysis gaming graphics hypertransport memory test msi pc build performance screen blackout system specs tech support troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Unable To Install Windows 10/8.1/7 On MSI Z170a Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition
Issue: Each time i try to install windows 10 pro 64bit the install crashes and gives me a blue screen giving me two errors. The first being the one that comes up most often IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL and the second Drive Overran Stack Buffer. Also in the Bios when i try to enable windows 8.1/10 whql...- crunch23
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- bios bsod error gaming graphics hardware i7-6700k installation memtest msi pc build psu ram seagate troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7 windows 8.1 xpower z170a
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Blue Screens - Sometimes Randomly, other times after a pattern
Hi! My computer bsods since I got it. A friend of mine built it. I did not tell him my problem, but if it persists I think I'll tell him. If you can help me solve the following problems by myself, I'll be glad, since he's a selfish and he'll, of course, want money because he didn't built my PC...- HellnoRO
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- blue screen bsod clean install crash cs:go error codes gaming hard drive irql_not_less_or_equal memory issues memory management pc build performance issues software issues system freeze task manager tech support troubleshooting windows 7 windows 8.1
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Need help deciding on 2 components for new pc build
I'm currently in the process of getting parts for a new computer build. So far I have a Asus Maximus VIII Hero mobo and a Samsung 850 EVO 500GB. M/2 ssd for it. I'm also going to be re-using the Seagate Barracuda 3.0TB h.d , Intel 530 Series 400GB ssd (for Games), Lite On DVD-RW, Lite ON Blu-ray...- brkkab
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- asus components corsair cpu disability fans gaming geforce gskill hardware heatsink intel nzxt pc build radeon samsung seagate ssd upgrade windows 10
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Windows 7 home "Device installations settings" problem
Just built this computer, and I seem to be having problems with windows constantly installing my boards audio driver. Speakers go crazy with static sound. I know its the driver cause when I uninstall it, windows automatically the same driver when restarting. I then read about the "device...- Edwin T
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- audio drivers device settings driver issues installation issues pc build popup static noise system settings troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Machine suddenly shuts off, then power button shows slow blinking
Okay, I recently replaced the power supply on my desktop machine. This was after, this last Sunday, I went to turn the machine on and the power button wouldn't do anything. It was dead as a Dalek. I replaced the power supply with a Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX PS, and the machine powered on fine...- Nomad of Norad
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- amd computer case desktop diagnostics electrical problem hardware issues motherboard msi 970a pc build power cycle power management power supply ram shutdown system stability thermaltake troubleshooting win7 ultimate
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 So I feel fairly dumb but I'm having a hell of a time switching from windows 32bit to 64bit
About 2 months ago I built my first computer, nothing insanely special, but enough to replace my dying laptop and play games at half decent settings. I got it with a copy of Windows 8.1, and late at night and in a hurry to get int.everything set up I didn't do any research and just did windows...- Reptar
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- 32-bit 64-bit bios boot order clean install flash drive gaming help request installation issues media creation tool pc build tech support tutorial upgrade usb user experience windows 10 windows 8.1 windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 New install BIOS shows 2nd Hd Win 10 dont
Hello, ok so I built a pc today and im running a ssd and a hd and its showing them both in the bios. I installed windows 10 on the ssd and i selected custom ant it showed both drives there also. Now that windows is installed and i want to install programs to the other drive it isnt showing...- oxicottin
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- bios custom install drive recognition hdd installation pc build programs ssd storage windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Maybe a dumb question
OK. I just built a new computer last month. Did the usuals. SSD for boot drive. 4TB worth of storage so little more than Win 7 on the boot drive. If the Win 10 upgrade hoses the boot drive it's no big deal to start again. Everything important is already on other drives. Now on to my stupid...- Turbojoe
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- activation key backup boot drive home theater installation iso licensing multimedia pc build questions ssd storage tech support upgrade user experience windows 10 windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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MSI First Motherboard Brand to be Windows 10 Certified
What is the first of what I'm sure will be many MSI have released the first motherboard to come with Microsoft Windows 10 WHQL certification. More on the Intel based board can be found here: MSI First Motherboard Brand to be Windows 10 Certified- kemical
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- certification first hardware intel motherboard msi pc build tech news whql windows 10
- Replies: 26
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Replace my case! (poll for chasis replacement)
Okay so my birthday is coming this September and well after replacing my motherboard and processor i think its time for a new case as my old one is sadly falling apart, my front face plate barely latches on now with pieces snapped off due to long term wear and tear. My old case is a In Win...- Ralph Bromley
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- aesthetics budget case replacement chassis cooling corsair design enermax feedback form factors h97 motherboard in win motherboard pc build personalization processor side panel clearance usb3 ports zalman
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Mixing memory card brands, dun dun duuun!
So recently I had to get new hardware for my rig. My old motherboard sadly died so new processor, new motherboard. Switched from a AMD Phenom II X6 1055T to a Intel Core i5 4460 and only had an issue due to my motherboard using AHCI and my setup was for IDE but no blue screens after I changed my...- Ralph Bromley
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- ahci amd bios blue screen brands catastrophe compatibility ddr3 demons error hardware ide intel memory motherboard pc build processor rig upgrade windows
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 DLNA server problem
I'm new to windows, and i just built a computer that runs windows 8.1. I set up my computer to work as a dlna media server and ive put some photos in windows media player and im 100% positive that there on the dlna server. But when i go to my xbox and click the server, all the folders show up...- Bob Bobberstein
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- connectivity digital media dlna file types home theater media player media server multimedia network sharing pc build photos playlist setup issues streaming support troubleshooting user guide windows 8.1 xbox
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support