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    How to determine what size CPU Fan will fit in case?

    I have: Rosewill VIPER Z - ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case i7-7700k I'm currently using the fan that came with my old i5-6600 since the i7-7700k didn't come with one. I had bought a COOLER MASTER RR-212X-20PM-R1 120mm 4th Generation Bearing CPU Cooler awhile ago and opened it up once I got...
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    Speakers Buzz when playing games.

    So, I've searched far and wide for an answer to this an have come up with nothing. Specs: MS 10 Home MSI B150M (MS-7978) Intel i5-6600 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 16GB RAM So I'm 99% sure this is a driver issue. The buzzing only happens when playing games, or when the GPU is being used...
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    What can I backup?

    Alright getting a bit off topic! I got the information I needed so I thank you all for the help!
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    What can I backup?

    So my MSI B150 and i7-6600 arrive today and I'm backing stuff up, mostly all my DAW templates and other music stuff. BUT, can I backup games so they don't have to be reinstalled? I've heard of people copying their steamapps folder, but I'm more interested in my uplay games (wildlands and siege)...
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    Switching to Intel processor, wondering if this build will work with existing components.

    Hello friends! So I just got a whopping federal return and put most of it in my savings (heeeyyy I'm maturing), but reserved $500 to spend, and decided it's time to trash my sorry excuse for a processor. My current build: Rosewill VIPER Z ATX case ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 mb Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders...
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    First build.. need help!!

    Is your CPU running? Could be a chance that you set the chip in incorrectly, make sure the marked corner of the CPU chip is aligned with the spot on the motherboard, also check that none of the pins on the chip are bent, and are all straight. If they are bent, you can bend them back, but be...
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    My computer doesn't turn on

    Well if your PC turns on, but nothing happens, its 98% not recognizing a CPU is installed (in my experience), assuming your bios is updated. The only thing that would come to mind is that the chip was set incorrectly into the socket, or one of the pins on the chip is bent (can't remember if...
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    Hard Reset required with GTX 960 and Windows 10 freezing

    Sounds like you need a new PSU friend! Had an extremely similar problem with my 960 (960 is most likely not the issue just coincidence) but instead of having to hard reset it myself, it would just do it whenever it damn pleased itself. The event 41 Kernel Power is a tell-tale sign of not enough...
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    AMD Motherboard and AMD Processor, upgrade help

    NOTE: This contains basic questions about motherboards, CPUs, and SSDs I have: "ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS" motherboard and a "AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX...
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    Pc force reboots playing games

    Yeah I have the 960 ASUS Strix 2GB and this is happening to me especially in battle.net games. Really want a solution to this
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    GTX 960 computer reboots when playing games

    MB: ASUS M5A97LE R2.0 ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Strix 2GB AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-core 3.5GHz WD Blue 1TB Hard Disk Drive HyperX FURY 8gb RoseWill Valens-700M 700W PSU, 90+ Gold Certified. Whenever I play a Battle.net game my screen goes black, and PC reboots instantly. No error messages. When idle...
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    GTX 960 Video Won't Work

    When this happened to me I had my cpu fan plugged in but not the 4 pin spot on the motherboard. that's if yours is similar to mine