Recent content by pd2cwe

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    PC completely unusable, Ethernet Adapter

    This is honestly driving me insane. I It all started over a week ago, I've asked around many places and people and I've yet to recieve a solution to this. At completely random intervals, something in my PC decides to disable my Ethernet Adapter. Sometimes, it happens minutes after I turn my PC...
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    PC making a whining noise.

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    PC making a whining noise.

    I tried googling around a bit and didn't find anything describing the issue I have. Basically, my PC makes an inconsistent whining noise (like a mouse would in cartoons). Its not constant, sometimes its quiet for a while and then it does the sound a little bit. All of my components are less...
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    Monitor and keyboard powered on randomly?!

    My PC was off, not on sleep mode or anything, completely off. All of the sudden, I hear a loud beep and I see my monitor and keyboard powering on. My PC still seems to be off. Any idea what just happened? I'm scared to touch the PC right now, this hasn't happened before as far as I'm aware.
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    Realtek HD Audio Manager Bit/Hz settings.

    I unplugged my headphones earlier today to use my monitor speakers for the first time, and when I plugged my headphones back in I had to apply a setting in Realtek HD Audio Manager. The default setting was 24 Bit 48000 Hz but there were quite a few options, with one going all the way to 24 Bit...
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    OBS for gameplay recording.

    My system has 16gb RAM, i5 6600k and a highly overclocked gtx 980ti, outperforming a titan x minus the extra vram. I want to use OBS to record gameplay, I've been messing around with the settings for a couple of days and I can't quite figure out the best settings for highest quality. Storage...
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    Black bars out of nowhere.

    I don't think it has any drivers, I just plugged it in and it worked like it was supposed to. A quick google search doesn't show any drivers either.
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    Black bars out of nowhere.

    I built a brand new pc about a month ago and everything's been working smoothly so far. However, now after starting it up my monitor has small black bars on the left, top, and right sides of the screen. Windows says my resolution is at 2560x1440p which it should be. It's like the monitor...
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    Monitor testing software?

    Hey. Just got my hands on what seems to be a near perfect panel Acer Predator XB271HU. No dead pixels, very minimal IPS glow. Now, my question is, what software do you guys recommend for getting all the gamma and contrast etc adjusted to their ideal values? Thanks in advance.
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    New build first boot

    I did that and now the "Clear CMOS" led is on. I'm a total noob at this so I have no idea what these things do.
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    New build first boot

    I just built my first pc, I got a message saying "Reboot and select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key" I assume this is where I should install my OS, correct? If so, I'm installing Windows 10 through USB (Win 7 USB install not supported with my...
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    First time build, noob questions. (MSI Gaming M7 Z170A)

    Alright, thanks for the help guys. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. It's an i5 6600k and 980ti build so I'm being extremely careful with this.
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    First time build, noob questions. (MSI Gaming M7 Z170A)

    Below is what the I/O currently looks like for me, I feel like I rushed it. Also, yes, those are the two parts that I meant and it looks like I'm not going to be able to connect every pin, I assume it will work fine even if some pins are unconnected, considering I didn't get the cables for them.