Recent content by Designful

Running Windows 7. This all started when I changed MB's and didn't do a fresh install. Everything works perfectly, but these certain software makes everything go unresponsive and freeze... CPUz - This was the first one I noticed. I dealt with bent CPU socket pins for a short time, but I managed...

Final Answer. Upon further reading, I found that I more than likely had bent CPU pins, and I did. I used a pair of tweezers to correct them and to my knowledge it is working properly. I'm no longer getting the 55 error and both sticks of memory are working.

For future help, I was getting error 55 in Dr Debug which means "Memory is not installed" according to the ASrock z77 extreme4 manual. After reseating the RAM and trying different RAM I couldn't get it to work. Finally after reading a couple other posts I tried using one stick in each slot. 1...

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Just finished my new PC build. I put a new MB and cpu watercooler in it, so all the drives, gpu, cpu, ram, and psu have been used in another computer. For some reason though, when i turn it on everything seems to function correctly, but after 5 seconds everything turns off (except for the...

UPDATE: I found out it wasn't exactly the CPU, but the watercooler. One of the wires I had plugged in wasn't exactly in all the way causing it to smoke (they have clips but fucking never stay locked). I'm now doubting the integrity of whether the cooler is working (judging by Corsair Link it's...

I'd start by checking the extentsions of your browsers and removing all the unwanted extensions, then uninstall the browsers, uninstall any programs you question the validity of, install malwarebytes, and hope that fixes it. I've had a couple adware spam my broswer and stuff and by doing above...

After completing the build, I start up the computer to see the CPU start smoking slightly. As soon as I saw it (I have a glass window on the side of the case), I shut it down hoping it didn't cause any damage. I also noticed a red led on the motherboard I don't recall ever seeing before. Since...

Just got a new motherboard today. I went from an Asus p8b75-m to a ASRock Z77. I have yet to change my motherboard, so I have some inquiry regarding what I do after I replace the hardware. Will I have to reinstall Windows? If so do I wipe my hard drive before or...? I do not have an optical...

I currently have DDR3 2x4gb Kingston HyperX 1600mhz. My current motherboard doesn't allow memory above 1600mhz, but I just recieved my new one that allows up to 2800+. I was planning on just buying the same kit to add up to 16gb, but I noticed that the 1866mhz is cheaper than the 1600mhz of...

I currently have an ASUS P8B75-M as my motherboard. I honestly know pretty much nothing regarding the requirements for my cpu to be compatible since I had a friend pick mine out originally. I now want to upgrade from an i5-3570k to a i7. My CPU and Board are both LGA 1155, so I'm wondering if...