Recent content by JoeliPowder

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    Random High Memory and CPU Usage

    I checked my processes and when I added up the memory usage from each process, it nowhere near added up to the amount of used RAM. I stopped several nonessential services and that did not work either. If this helps at all http://imgur.com/hLWP6wb I have 8 gigs of RAM, and the picture was taken...
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    Random High Memory and CPU Usage

    Hello, Recently I've been experiencing super high memory usage from out of nowhere. It first started when I started up Witcher 3, and it ran fine for a few minutes until it froze on me. I managed to Ctrl-Alt-Dlt and pulled out the task manager, which read my memory usage at above 70%. This kept...
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    Doesnt Load OS. Is in a Loop.

    I would turn my computer on and the ASRock logo will flash for a split second allowing me to access BIOS. But then the ASRock logo again. I concluded that my computer is not loading the OS afte I just bought and installed a new AsRock z75 motherboard. What should I do?
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    I touched my motherboard with a tissue.

    So thermal paste fell on some parts of my motherboard and some fell on this little black square with little silver things on the side. I cleaned it with a tissue but when I try to boot it up it doesn't boot. (Stupid Me) No sounds, no anything. I'm quite sure I shocked my motherboard, so am i...
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    Computer boots but screen flickers.

    paste from what other part?
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    Computer boots but screen flickers.

    It boots but the screen flickers and on some of the flickering screens there is a flashing underscore in the top left hand corner. It goes past the BIOS and the screen flickers for a few seconds. After that, it shows the BIOS screen again for a moment. I feel like it keeps booting and rebooting...
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    Will my motherboard work if some thermal paste fell on it?

    I was installing the Cooler Master TX3 but when I help it to install some thermal paste fell onto my motherboard. Some of it got into the little metal things connecting to a little black box and some even got into my PCIe 3.0 slot. Will my motherboard work anymore?
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    Can anyone build me a gaming PC that will last 3-4 years for 1300?

    lol easy. CPU: i-7 3770K $330 (If you don't want to overclock buy the i-7 3770) Motherboard: AsRock Fatal1ty Z77 LGA 1155 $130 Video Card: PNY GTX 770 2 GB $370 HDD: Western Digital Black Series 2 TB $160 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) $95 Case: NZXT Source 210 $45 DVD Reader: Lite-ON...
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    Advice on a new low-medium end gfx card

    Pick up a R7 240 or 250. They should be around $80-90 USD.
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    Matx Gaming Build $1000 budget. Need help Fast

    Here's this build. (Parts from Newegg) $100 Case: Fractal Design Define $350 GPU: GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit (Currently Out of Stock) $95 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) $225 CPU: i5-3570k Ivy Bridge LGA 1155 Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8 GHz Turbo) $75 Mobo: ASRock LGA 1155 H77 Micro ATX...