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  1. Windows 7 Spring Clean

    I take the time every 6 months or so to hunt down the dust bunnies in my machine. Not only does this keep everything running as it should (temp wise) it also gives you chance to assess your computer and rectify those little jobs you perhaps put off previously.. Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    Windows 7 Why did my CPU temperature suddenly rise? Win 7 related?

    Ok, I'm not so sure if this is a Windows 7 related issue, but thought I'd post to see what people think anyway. Couldn't find any good answers out there anyway. My CPU now sits around 50-53 degrees Celcius on startup. Heck I caught it at 70C so I dusted it like mad. Last time I checked which...
  3. Windows 7 Memory and power suply

    My memory and power supply arrived today. Of course they were on a freezing truck all day. Should I wait till they get room temperature?
  4. Windows 7 Dell's Throttlegate: Is a defect turning a 2.2GHz CPU into 100MHz?

    Link Removed A growing number of users on Web message boards have been complaining about “inexplicably aggressiveâ€Â￾ throttling policies on Dell Latitude E6500 and E6400 laptops. According to a Slashdot reader, the throttling is restricting CPUs to less than 5 percent of theoretical...
  5. Windows 7 CPU 'overheat' effing annoying me.

    Okay, so I have gathered a rough temperature and I have found that my PC's BIOS is kicking in and instantly shutting down the machine once it's temperature (the CPUS's) reaches in excess of 50 degrees celcuis. Now obviously this is nothing compared to what it should be set to, like... 70...
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    Is 7 susposed to be cooler than XP?

    Windows 7 runs about 10-15 degrees C hotter than XP. I have a M2A-VM ASUS motherboard. When I ran Win 7 RC for quite a while it seemed cooler. It has quite and cool AMD technology! After researching cool and quiet AMD tech., turning the power options to the lowest power level is better but not...
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    Windows 7 Looking for solution on some whacky game graphics

    So yesterday i was running xp just fine. Installed win 7 last night, and installed WoW and CS:S after that. Updated all the drivers for nvidia and tried to run my games and this photo is a screen shot of how both games look after about 10 seconds of playing. Ive exhausted all my options except...
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    Windows 7 IC Diamond is Amazying!

    Ordered this stuff to try out, received it few days ago & tried it. Wow its amazing it is. Dropped my temps in a way I never seen before!
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    Windows 7 Plagued with this "processor Power Management features have been turned off"

    Hello all, I have searched quite a bit for this problem, and usually it leads no where or people just didn't respond to others with my same problem. First here are my system specs Core i7 3.9 Ghz Foxconn Bloodrage X58 6GB OCZ 1600 triple channel PC Power and Cooling 750watt Water cooled system...
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    Windows 7 Understanding CPU Temperature: Is Yours Running Hot or Normal?

    can some one plzz tel me wat does this mean......:confused: it mean's my CPU is running "hot" or "normal'..... if running 'hot'...plzz do tel me wat to do to run it in normal mode.. thanx in advance..!!
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    Windows 7 **constant crashes & blue screen**

    Hey guys, My Pc is driving me nuts lately.. what keeps happening is my pc will randomly shutdown after no specific time interval and on occasion shows a blue screen just before powers out. The blue screen doesn't stay on for long so is very hard to read. Thanks alot guys, ps anymore specs you...
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    Windows Vista Optimal CPU Temperature Range and Cooling Tips for Hot Environments

    This may be off topic from vista but I was just wandering. What temps should I look at? Rite now core0 is at 53C and core1 is at 55C. My office has no cooling or insulation so it can get hot in here. The other day the temps hit 62C and my fans fired up for the first time in the 2 years sence I...
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    Windows 7 Hardware Monitoring Broken CPU ?

    I am really satisfied with Windows 7- I installed it on my ASUS pro31jc Notebook and it runs almost perfect. I only have isues with my Laptop (not with Windows 7) and my Problem is following: My Laptop Fan is too loud, maybe it is because its too old. Maybe my Fan is working as it should and i...
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    Windows 7 CPU overuse

    My CPU fan is constantly working extra hard. I observed the CPU usage in System Monitor and if I'm completely idle it's around 0-5% but the moment I start to do something it jumps to the 20-30% range and frequently peaks to higher percentages. My computer information is in the link at my...
  15. Windows 7 SMART Monitoring Not Detected - Windows 7 x64

    I like to keep an eye on my hard drive temperature, and I can in Windows XP, but on my dual-boot setup with Windows 7 x64 I have lost the ability to view temperatures. I've tried using Everest, Speed Fan and Active@ Disk Monitor and they all return the same result - that SMART detection is not...
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    Correct Laptop Battery Maintenance

    Many manufacturers provided a laptop battery calibration program, a Windows version and BIOS version, it is best to use these programs to correction, Use the correct charger Notebook computer power consumption is much larger than cell phones, power needs and at the same time the battery is...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 7048 64 bit random freeze, need help

    Hello everyone, I'm running Windows 7 64 bit, build 7048, and I'm having random freezes. The system just locks up randomly. It could be after 5 minutes, but it could also be after 5 hours. I have no idea what's causing it. Specs are: AMD Phenom 9650 x4 2x2GB GEIL DDR2 800 Mhz ATI Radeon...
  18. Windows 7 Theme that changes w/ the weather gadget in Windows?

    Theme that changes w/ the weather gadget in Windows 7 based on the temperatures shown? Anyone ever heard/seen anything like this? I thought it would be a pretty cool gadget and my wife wanted it. Just curious. Thanks.
  19. Windows 7 Good stuff

    I bought some new thermal 'goo' recently by OCZ. This was primarily for my chip upgrade but this afternoon I stripped the motherboard down and applied the thermal grease where-ever it was needed like northbridge, southbridge and graphics card. In some cases it's dropped temperature by 5c! I can...
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    Windows 7 New calculator......

    Hey check out the new calculator. It has numerous options that include calculating a mortgage, gas mileage, in the options section. It'll also do weight conversions, temperature conversions, etc... Check it out, it's sweet !!