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    [SOLVED] Why Is Chrome, installed on my boot SSD, spinning up my HDD when it launches?

    It used to be, but I've since moved it to another ssd I recently bought.
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    [SOLVED] Why Is Chrome, installed on my boot SSD, spinning up my HDD when it launches?

    Title says it all, I am absolutely certain Chrome is installed on my C:/ SSD, yet sometimes when I launch a fresh instance of it, it spins up my hard drive and takes like 10 seconds to pop up. What's going on?
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    [SOLVED] $2000-3000 budget; please help new builder

    It seems like in your use case, $1500-2000 would be plenty for a pc. You say you would consider upgrading your resolution for new games, so let's say you do decide to step up to 1440p. By the time you build your pc, the Ryzen 7 5800x will probably be the best performance gaming cpu on the...
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    [SOLVED] Are Dead Memory Sticks Useful for Anything?

    About 2 Months ago I fried 2 8gb sticks of G.skill Trident Z RGB 3600mhz C18 Memory. It was absolutely my fault, and a result of my own ignorance. My question is, is there any point in keeping these around? The rgb strips on the sticks are still functional, but the memory itself is not. Should I...