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    Question Spilled a bit of thermal paste on motherboard

    All good mate i'm just glad i could help.
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    Question High CPU Temps While Gaming (i7 7700k RTX 2060)

    Yeah its the curse of the 7700k they are know for running silly hot unless de-lided maybe pick up a cheap all in one water cooler then come to the dark side and join the stable 5.1ghz club with me 😘 btw if you like my work dont be scared to throw me an upvote/like
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    Question Android phone as a amp with headset for pc

    Thank you i'll give it a try when i get home tommorow
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    Question New PC Wont Post

    At this point it dose seem like a hardware failure the only option is to one by one test the remaining components in a diffrent set up, which can be difficult if you dont the same era parts laying around. I had a similar issue with a old 2nd gen intel cpu i just didnt have any friends that had a...
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    Question How do I prevent automatic colour correction on Windows 10?

    Have you tried rurning it off in nvidia control panel ? In Nvidia control panel > Change resolution > Output dynamic range change from limited to full. In Nvidia control panel > Adjust desktop color settings > Check the box that says Other applications control color settings.
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    Question New PC Wont Post

    Sounds like you have covered alot of the basics. Sorry if it a silly question but have you tried his ram in a diffrent pc and or diffrent ram in his pc?
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    Question High CPU Temps While Gaming (i7 7700k RTX 2060)

    From what I've read your xmp effects the memory module in your cpu making it work harder creating more heat so that is normal. In my bios it warnes me that i need a decent water cooling solution if im using xmp. I have a 7700k delinding it and replacing the thermal greese with something better...
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    Question New PC Wont Post

    Has he tried cycling his ram i have had the same issue with bad ram or a bad ram slot on the mobo. I would try just using the one ram stick and booting the system with it in 1 slot at a time.
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    Question Android phone as a amp with headset for pc

    Hmm hopefully i can find a way to do it without rooting my phone, But if thats the only option i might have to look into it.
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    Question Android phone as a amp with headset for pc

    Yeah I've played around with supreme fx a fair bit with all sorts of eq's + power lvls and fully installed the drivers but the sound quality still seems far superior when using my headset on my samsung note5
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    Question Spilled a bit of thermal paste on motherboard

    No its not its like cleaning alcohol compressed in a can super handy to have around if you are building computers or just for maintenance and the pressure from the can is normaly enough to dissolve and move thermal paste
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    Question Realtek HD Audio Manager/ROG SupremeFX Combining Headphones and Speakers

    Pretty sure the ROG supremeFX has an option in settings to split or combined audio devices it might be the issue
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    Question New PC Wont Post

    @escmeta Do any lights or fans turn on when powered up? And have you tried unplugging all unneeded componets for testing EG. Extra hdds, rgb strips, Fan hubs, and cable extentions ? If you have molex cables or pci extention cables incorrectly plugged in it can stop a PSU from working untill...
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    Question Why does my GPU keep crashing?

    I would put my money on failing psu. I had the same thing happen with my 980ti recently. The power supply was becoming unstable only while playing video games, As soon as i replaced the PSU i have never had an issue again.
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    Question Spilled a bit of thermal paste on motherboard

    This is the stuff here, a few diffrent brands make the same product View: http://imgur.com/a/b36EALt