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    Room lights slightly flicker with new PSU

    Thanks for the reply. I agree that it is probably just some cut corners with the wiring, a <20amp panel, or multiple rooms on the same circuit. I have seen a lot of forums suggest a UPS to people experiencing the same or similar problem. I have made a habit of hitting the switch on the surge...
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    Room lights slightly flicker with new PSU

    Hello everyone, I am back with a new problem. I have recently upgraded my rig, and have noticed a strange phenomena when the system is running. I hope this post isn't too off-topic for Tom's Hardware, but I seem to get a lot of help here, so here goes. Before I begin describing the issue, here...
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    Monitor loses signal during GPU-intensive gaming

    For those who are asking how to disable dynamic tick: 1) Open command prompt with administrative privileges 2) type "bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes" and hit enter
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    Monitor loses signal during GPU-intensive gaming

    Interesting. I use Samsung Magician for my SSD, and I had it set to "Maximum Reliability", which essentially forces all power options to be the same as the default "Performance" setting. The ONLY differences between Samsung's "Maximum Reliability" and Windows' "Performance" settings are as...
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    Monitor loses signal during GPU-intensive gaming

    UPDATE: I did some more searching and realized that dynamic tick had been re-enabled, probably during the Windows 10 1511 update. I disabled it again, and haven't had any issues yet tonight. I also went ahead and ran FurMark. Completed the stress test without a problem; I think the 980 FTW...
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    Monitor loses signal during GPU-intensive gaming

    Before I begin, here is a list of my system's specs: Windows 10 Pro ASUS P8z77V Pro Motherboard EVGA 980 FTW (factory overclock) Intel 3770k running 100% at turbo boosted 3.9GHz Corsair AX850 modular PSU Samsung 840 Pro SSD The title pretty much explains my issue. The screen will suddenly go...
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    GTX 980 High Fan RPM at Startup and Minor Driver Crashes.

    Thank you for the swift responses! So the fan "revving" on boot is normal, got it. Great news. I do, however, have the latest driver. I installed the latest driver manually from the EVGA website, and triple checked by checking for driver updates via GeForce Experience. I've also disabled...
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    GTX 980 High Fan RPM at Startup and Minor Driver Crashes.

    This is specific to an EVGA GTX 980 FTW GPU with ACX 2.0 cooling system. I just upgraded from a 680 to this 980, and I noticed a few odd occurrences. Upon booting to Windows 8.1, the Fans of the GPU will blast, at what I'm guessing is 100%, for a few moments until slowly dialing down to...
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    Questions Regarding DoS Attacks and VPN Services

    Sorry, I don't click on any link with "malware" in it. Call me superstitious. I ended up using a paid proxy service for my Skype, which works wonderfully; I haven't been attacked since. I also would recommend anyone using Skype for gaming communication to not broadcast their Skype...
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    Questions Regarding DoS Attacks and VPN Services

    ddpruitt, I have always had high performance routers, and my current router is the ASUS RT-AC68U, which I meticulously calibrated and have hardwired into my gaming rig. I do not think it is a problem with my router. I have used Skype to communicate with friends while playing, and out of the...
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    Questions Regarding DoS Attacks and VPN Services

    Thanks for the suggestion, ahnilated. I actually read about that procedure this weekend and I think I will try it. ddpruitt, let me elaborate: I have been playing online games for more than 10 years, and I know the difference between a connection interruption and a DoS. When I do get DoS'd...
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    Questions Regarding DoS Attacks and VPN Services

    I have been the victim of DoS, or "Denial of Service" attacks while gaming over the past year. I recently purchased a VPN service for my main rig, but wasn't sure about a few things: 1) While running, will the VPN mitigate or stop a DoS attack? 2) Will those that had attacked my IP address in...
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    Samsung 840 Pro Freezes During Very Specific Tasks.

    I fixed everything. I decided that this had to be a hardware issue, so I unplugged the power cable and peripherals and opened up my computer. I read about the SATA ports in my ASUS P8Z77V-Pro (motherboard) manual, and found something interesting. It appears that when I initially put together...
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    Samsung 840 Pro Freezes During Very Specific Tasks.

    Alright, so I followed all of your advice, but I'm still having issues. Apparently, when I was unsure if I had successfully updated the firmware via Samsung Magician, I actually had; I downloaded the firmware update from the post above, and tried to manually install it, but it said I already...
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    Samsung 840 Pro Freezes During Very Specific Tasks.

    So, I disabled dynamic ticks, and that fixed the freezing problem when scanning for hardware changes on MOST devices (thank you, ur6beersaway), but my system still hangs when I try to scan for hardware changes on the drive itself (my SSD). It also still hangs when I try to run Samsung Magician...