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    Question Frustration Level: 10000. Full System Lockups on app starts.

    Rip forgot to mention that Windows 10 (Pro) 64bit Full honesty I use Ebay keys to activate windows, and my Windows ISO/Bootable is from Microsoft itself. I believe I used the same install drive I had back when I first installed windows on both Sys 1 and Sys 2. When I initially setup the...
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    Question Frustration Level: 10000. Full System Lockups on app starts.

    DUAL SYSTEM SETUP. NOTE: Worked fine in November. Installed a 6700XT, had issues with games not running any better than without a GPU, uninstalled reinstalled drivers: Instant freeze/lockup was reoccuring and annoying so I uninstalled ALL drivers, returned the GPU. Meanwhile System 2 was working...
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    Dont know what to say here, But Its like 3 concerns explained.

    I recently built a new system consisting of i7 6700k (LGA 1151) Noctua NH-D15 Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Aura (LGA1151) 2x 16GB DDR4 2400 G.Skill Ripjaws EVGA 750w PSU ( i believe its a G2) Asus Strix 980 Ti (from a friend for 300$(Canadian)) Corsair 750D Airflow Edition. Finally: Asus PCE-AC88...
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    Dead Dell PSU (M#: H305N-00) Proprietary?

    My sisters PSU is dead, Instead of paying 40$ for a replacement on ebay or more from manufacturer, is it possible to use a standard ATX PSU like a 430w EVGA? The Dell is a "Dimension E521" Desktop format, (Not low profile, typical Home & Office type) Just checking for some feedback so I can...
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    Pci cards not lining up

    My pci slots and cards are lined up fine. However when I put the card in properly it isn't fully reaching my case so that I can screw it on scurely. Instead it slides out of the pci slot once it's lined up. What's going on? Basically something isn't done right. I am at my wits end with...
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    Mobo Comparison, Asus Z170m-plus VS ASRock Z170M Extreme4

    Looking to see whats the better of the 2 motherboards. I want a mobo like the ASRock Z170m Extreme4, the capacitors grouped to the side for better audio. But I'm wondering if the Asus Z170m plus has better features that outweigh the design. Or is there a better Motherboard that you could...
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    PSU tier list 2.0

    EVGA 700B (100-B1-0700-K1) is on for 70$ at NCIX, I want to recommend it to my friend is this a safe t1 or t2 power supply?
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    Capture Card Recommendations?

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    Capture Card Recommendations?

    I want to record my gameplay but I want clear quality, I've used an Elgato but always had fuzzy unclear recordings with my older consoles N64, PS2, Snes. How do youtubers like JonTron and they get clear videos each time. I heard they (Gamegrumps) have something that upscales the quality so...
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    I have some Thermal "Compound"

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    I have some Thermal "Compound"

    I have this tube of Arctic Alumina "Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic Thermal Compound" by Arctic Silver, it's a 14gram tube, used it once on an older computer i cleaned up but didnt test lol. For my FX-6300 and so on, will this work fine when using a T4 cpu cooler? Currently on stock cooling with...
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    Whats my potential OC? AMD FX-6300

    Any suggestions what motherboard/cpu combo is a great one for stable OC's? Would be a good thing to know some notable low/med/high end motherboards, maybe recommend one to my friend who has a knack for OCing home/business grade PC's and frying them lol
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    Whats my potential OC? AMD FX-6300

    Yeah starting to think 970 might be the best for be, not too expensive and about the best performance I can handle with this cpu. If i had known the restrictions a year ago I'd have made some bigger changes. Nothing i hate more than wasting Money on poor purchases- Computer parts that cant hold...