Recent content by FunkTheWorld

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    Windows 8.1 VERY slow at startup on SSD

    Nevermind, found out it was NVidia Streamer Service. The solution was to open up the services box (search bar -> type "services" -> "show local services" -> Right click on Nvidia Streamer Service -> Properties -> Change from automatically to " automatically with delay") Apparently this problem...
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    Windows 8.1 VERY slow at startup on SSD

    Hey everyone, Recently I've been having a problem where Windows is very slow to complete simple tasks at startup such as opening the file explorer, the task manager, or even just going to the start menu. I'm using a Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD as my boot disk and have had no problems with it...
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    Computer rebooting when alt tabbing/playing games

    Hey all, Last night I was playing some Smite with some friends and I alt tabbed out of Smite while there was some down time to put on a playlist in Google Chrome. When I tabbed back into Smite, my screen went black and my computer rebooted instantly. I wasn't sure what had happened but figured...
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    $1000 Workstation Build

    Hey everyone, Friend of mine is looking to build a workstation for work in the CG industry. He's got $1k to spend on the tower (needs Windows 8.1) and will cover the cost of monitor and speakers, etc. outside of the 1k so no need to worry about those. As I said, he wants something that can do...
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    Google's Public DNS issues

    Hey everyone, So I'm trying to set up my rig (probably MacBook Pro in the future as well) to use Google's public DNS server. Unfortunately the problem I've run into when trying to follow Google's steps is this: "In order to configure TCP/IP you install and enable a network adapter card." I...
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    Tom's Hardware Member System Gallery

    Nothing too fancy here (wiring also isn't perfect, but it's better than it was before haha), but here's my setup and some shots of my rig :) Specs: GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 780 OC Edition 3GB DDR5 CPU: Intel i5-3570K @ 3.4GHz Memory: 8GB G. Skill Sniper Series RAM Heatsink: CoolerMaster...
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    $1600 gaming PC build

    Thanks both of you for replies! Gonna see if any other contributions come in, he still wants some more choices to look over and compare them all :)
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    $1600 gaming PC build

    Hey all, I need a part list for a friend of mine who is looking to build his first gaming PC. He has a $1600 budget and needs OS, Case, and a 24" 144hz monitor, and 120GB SSD included in the price. No need to worry about keyboard/mouse, he has those taken care of. Also, he does not have any...
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    Massive Spikes and/or Disconnects

    Hey all. I started having random ping spikes that are REALLY bad the other night. It's always been fine up until this point. I tried doing speedtests through speedtest's website and everything seems normal. I'm still getting my usual 40mb/s down and 5 up. Even pingtest says my ping is fine, all...