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    Question Laptop screen stays blank (but with backlight) while booting

    So, this is a really interesting issue I have with my Acer Aspire VN7-592G Laptop. Sometimes when I turn it on, the screen stays blank but the backlight and the keyboard light turn on. The connected coolingpad and the lights in my mouse turn on too. It has gotten more and more frequent over...
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    Question Weird sizzling sounds from one of the ports on the side of my laptop

    Hello everyone, since a few days my laptop has been emitting a sizzling sound whenever the Battle.net Launcher / World of Warcraft is open. I haven't tried it with any other games, but programs like Firefox, Unity, Maya and Steam seem to work without any issue. It doesn't decrease my...
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    Fps drops and CPU goes up to 90%

    Recently, while gaming, my fps went down from 80 to 60 at random times. While this is happening, the CPU usage goes very high, up to 90%. I'm monitoring the temperature which peaks at 55C while gaming. My CPU is not overclocked, nor is it overheating. The GPU is completely fine aswell. I checked...
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    PC keeps freezing randomly; no video output and optical drive light constantly on

    I will try putting in my old 4 core CPU tomorrow morning and see if that helps. For the PSU, mine doesn't have an addidional power switch. It has 20A at the 3.3V output, 25A at 5V, 10A at 12V1 and 14A at 12V2. Edit: would the Cooler Master GX-450W be good enough? Also, would the Asus...
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    PC keeps freezing randomly; no video output and optical drive light constantly on

    As written in the title, my PC keeps freezing with the optical drive's light constantly on and the screen turning black and no signal. I recently got a new CPU, GPU and 2x4 GB Ram. The Ram can't be at fault because Memtest said both sticks are fine. The only time it never crashes is when...