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    [SOLVED] Is an Nvme M.2 SSD compatible with a SATA M.2 SSD slot on MB?

    Hey and thank you for answering! It's a Asrock AB350 Pro4. It has 2 M.2 slots, one of them being Nvme. The Nvme slot is already populated with an WD Black 500GB Nvme drive and my plan was the make that my OS drive by moving it to the other (non Nvme) slot and buying a 1TB Nvme SSD for my games...
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    [SOLVED] Is an Nvme M.2 SSD compatible with a SATA M.2 SSD slot on MB?

    Hey! Question asked in the title but basically is an Nvme M.2 SSD (M-slot only) compatible with an SATA m.2 connector (m-slot only)?
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    [SOLVED] AMD CPU and RAM questions

    Hey! So I just got my new rig and a few questions came up: (specs) CPU: Rysen 7 3700x MoBo: Asus X570 TUF Gaming Plus RAM Patriot Viper Steel 16GB 3600Mhz Can I just turn on the DOCP without having to change any other settings/voltages? and Can I just use the AMD Precision OverDrive with the...
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    Question XMP on an X570 MoBo and 3rd Gen AMD

    Hey! So my specs: AMD Rysen 5 3600x Asus TUF X570-Plus Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB 3200Mhz XMP 2.0 So my question is can I use the XMP memory profile or whatever the AMD equivelant of XMP is?
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    Question Desktop + cheap laptop / gaming laptop with setup

    The country is in the baltics. The 2600€ budget is meant for the entire setup, aka the computer, monitors and other peripherals. I will be moving by car. The small form factor with a carrying handle would be more comfortable than a regular pc, but the added setup: carrying sround a keyboard and...
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    Question Desktop + cheap laptop / gaming laptop with setup

    Hey! So I'm in a dilemma, next summer I will be moving around a lot between two places and I'm not sure what to do with my PC gaming. My current setup will be ditched since it's in a need of an upgrades in multiple departments. since I will be moving around between two places my first thought...
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    Question mb not entering setup after bios update

    Could you explain, do you mean before trying to boot or during?
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    Question mb not entering setup after bios update

    hey! So I just did a bios update on my msi mb and now when I press the power button the only thing happening is a black screen and "a2" in the bottom right corner, when I press del a "entering setup..." appears but nothing happens. I tried resetting cmos by removing the battery, then reinserting...
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    Question only one core working after windows update

    hey! so I did a bios update and after some restarts and windows doing some update stuff I got it back to 4 cores, thanks for your help anyways!
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    Question only one core working after windows update

    No, I some time back saw that setting and didn't thouch it, then it showed 1,2,3,4 in the drop down menu, now it only shows 1, it seems like windows thinks I only have one core and only uses that one core.
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    Question only one core working after windows update

    I should add that the drop menu that sits under the number of proccesors box only has 1 core in it. edit: I uninstalled the latest update I made and still only one core.
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    Question only one core working after windows update

    Did you mean the Number of proccesors checkbox under the advanced boot options? Because thats already unchecked. edit: I'm currently uninstalling the latest cumulative update I made, let's see if that makes a difference, I'l update this thread.
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    Question only one core working after windows update

    hey! So I just did the new Windows cumilative update and after revooting device manager shows only 1 core, I tried changing the variable of NUMBER_OF_PROCCESORS to 4 (after reboot it was 1) and it still shows only one core. what can I do? mb:msi h81-p33 cpu:I5-4690S
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    Question Can I delete encrypted drives with a another computer?

    Hey! So I have a question, can I wipe encrypted drives, that were encrypted with windows bitlocker in an another windows 10 machine, I know that encryption password, recovery keys and everything, but since I somehow screwed up the encryption and my pc blue screens whenever I turn it on I have...