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    [SOLVED] Ryzen 3700X Idling at 4.3Ghz

    Hi! Updating this as people like myself still run this great CPU in 2023. First of all, the CPU jumping between lower values and max values is perfectly normal and is called power-save technology. OP, I wanted to let you know that I have been experimenting with the Ryzen 7 3700X processor and...
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    Lenovo Function/HotKeys are not working

    Hi, since Windows 10 came, we have experienced 'micro bugs'. These bugs can be fixed running: Powershell as admin (right click - open as admin). 1. DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth 2. sfc /scannow Lastly, restart sys. If the DISM repair program from Microsoft does not work...
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    JBOD failure recovery

    Hi Budric, Jbod is more of an 'experimental' setup. Please don't use it. Its used for fun and testing of drives. Instead, buy an external (in my case SATA) docking bay, place each individual disk into it one at a time and copy the drive to a RAID10 setup. A raid 10 (raid 1 + 0) has parity+speed...
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    "Please Power Down and Connect the PCIe Power Cable(s) for this Graphics Card"

    What all of you have written +Very often this happens to even us professionals when the wrong Gfx cable is plugged in (and fits) to the gfx board. The most normal solution to this issue is unplug all the gfx board cables and reconnect them making sure the same connectors on one 6x-pin and 8x-pin...
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    GTX 1080 psu requirment

    Hi Ryan, All HX-series basedCorsair PSUs run on platinum-wiring for the power. Their more standardized PSUs called the RM-series run on gold wiring. The platinum has better lead for electricity than the gold. It is up to you on how much money you would like to spend on your power supply. I have...
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    MSI Afterburner on screen display not working

    Hi everyone. I just spent all morning figuring this out for my modern Windows 10 64-bit system. The answer is the right version of MSI Afterburner. They have released a 'Beta' version which works great on the new Windows 10 64-bit which their current new version is not running well on. Simply...
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    How to see gpu and cpu load OSD when gaming?

    Hi everyone! I just spent all morning figuring this out. Here you go: MSI Afterburner Beta version 4.4.0 Beta 18 runs excellent on Windows 10 64-bit with its packaged version of Riva Tuner! Beta 18 version...
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    Whywould a USB device cause Windows 7 to slow down?

    This also on Win 10 (32 and 64 bit). Hi everyone! For those of you still having this issue on newer systems - my system is a 3 day old new Ryzen 64-bit Win 10 system and I had this happen, and we're talking... extreme system slow-down that made me sweat... then read on. A general solution to...
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    Welcome to Tom's Hardware!

    Hi! I'm a new member. My name is Michael 'Exsosus' and I have always revealed my real name online to communites and to close friends as I have never been afraid of privacy in life, nor been infringed for that matter. I am a computer enthusiast, a romantic with women, an EVE-online sim game...