Recent content by JonnyBomm

After uninstalling Carbonite and switching out my GPU for a slightly older model, I have run into almost no issues. However, I have seen a similar hiccup or two so I will wait a week before picking SkyNetRising's comment as the solution. In the meantime, be wary of Carbonite as a backup service...

My CPU's usage has been suspiciously high for a few weeks now, but I did not know enough to call it a problem. Now, I am sure it is a problem. My CPU is an AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (and this computer was built during November 2017). It has not been overclocked, ever. Full Specs @ bottom of post After...

Sorry for my delayed response - you were both very right. The computer was gone regardless of removing the culprits. I went and purchased a proper 32 GB usb and booted from it, reinstalling Windows 7. The computer functions normally now, but I have one more question before I'll mark as solved...

Surprise surprise, I tried to force a system restore and found NO system restore points. This was definitely suspicious because I have 10GB available for system restore. I did a Malwarebytes scan IN SAFE MODE and it found 2 trojans. I quarantined them, but my computer is still a wreck in...

Thanks for your response - do you mean to do a fresh install of Windows? I'll have to do what I can to back up what I haven't already before I attempt that. I have a slower HDD that I use purely for storage; I will attempt to figure out how to boot windows from that. Also, if it is helpful to...

HDD temperature was checked and is fine, and I just installed a water cooler that had my CPU temp around 20-30 Celsius at idle. I have to go to work right now but will check the CPU temperature again when I return. In the past, if my CPU has ever overheated it always shuts the computer down...

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