Recent content by PopeCheese

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    Did I break my PC trying to reformat?

    I just purchased a new samsung evo 850 SSD. I cloned my C from an ADATA SP550 240gb to it using Samsungs data migration tool. All went as planned. I booted up with the samsung plugged in and the adata gone no problem. Then I went to reformat. I wanted to start fresh with all my drives (samsung...
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    Windows update sucks

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    Windows update sucks

    This is the second time I have had this issue in the past few months. I spent hours trying to fix it last time and ultimately ended up reformatting my drive. I am absolutely not willing to do this every couple months. My windows 10 will no longer update starting with Version 1703 for x64...
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    Moving W10 Boot drive to new SSD

    Hello all, I just purchased a new laptop, Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM and I am attempting to move my windows install to a new 250GB M.2 SSD. I have successfully cloned the drive to the SSD and can boot from it, but ONLY if the original HDD is not connected. I have the SSD set as 1 in the UEFI...
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    Vertical line of dead pixels - hardware issue

    Just purchased two Dell P2418D's off a seller on Amazon. Enjoying them so far, very nice picture. Today, about a week after receiving them, I have a vertical line of dead pixels on one. It seems to come and go as I move the monitor around, so I am assuming there must be a loose connection...
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    Worth it to upgrade RAM? If so, to what?

    Current build: MSI z170a Gaming M5 Gigabyte Aorus 1080 TI (non xtreme version) 7700k 4.8 GHz at 1.310 vcore with Noctua D14 Corsair RM650x EVGA 16GB 2X8GB DDR4 2400 C15 Two Corsair ML140 Pro fans Fractal Design Define C with window I just upgraded from a 6600k and a 1070. The only thing left...
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    How to have 7700k throttle back during Idle while overclocking

    Hi all, just got 7700k. Began basic overclocking, but I noticed once I start overclocking my CPU now stays at the speed I have my cores set to even while Idle, according to CPU-Z Before OCing, speed would drop when CPU was not needed to be at full speed. I thought this was a nice feature. Any...