Recent content by CmdrJeffSinclair

This happened to a friend, she had this fake antimalware spamware running massive scans. In other words, Ctrl Alt Del, look at processes cpu and disk usage. If one is spiking, force shut down if safe to do so. After that, think of how to stop it from happening next boot. Like uninstall.

this happens to me about 2x weekly for no apparent reason since day 1 to now after 2 years. Takes 60 seconds when it does this to send power to my USB devices. Can you reach windows to type at all there?

unplug all usb devices then power on. My ipod locks bios til I disconnect it

This happened to me almost every time I built a PC twice it was a fan plug inserted poorly because they are so so tiny once I screwed my cooler on too tight and crushed the pins between mobo and cpu. Super! once I incorrectly read the mobo power switch diagram so the power button wire was...

Don't get the Rosewill power supply. Just don't ever skimp on the PSU. Lay down $20 more to get a gold rated EVGA 650W-750W PSU and you'll never have to worry about fires or needing a new PSU to keep your system alive longer down the road if you ever overclock or get a better GPU. Think about...

no one is paying attention to his rig. He's not going to pass 60 FPS ever on this gen games. Not on a 1060. Not even at 1080p for many. He wants to play Battlefield 1 for example. He's not going to pass 60FPS on a 1060 without lowering the graphics to like zero. Someone else said this too and I...

Ask yourself what is the point in 144Hz? Your eye won't see past 60. Even if it could, it won't help you game better. However, 1440p will greatly increase clarity and offer you a clearer picture regardless of frame rates so long as you are maintaining steady 45+FPS. Unless you plan on doing 3D...