Recent content by SpaceKnight

Hello, I recently built a new PC: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Case ASUS ROG B560-A Intel i7-11700K CPU Msi GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GamingXTrio GPU GameMax 800W PSU CoolerMaster Masterliquid ML240L V2 liquid cooler Crucial 2TB SSD x2 Team Group MS30 512gb M.2 SSD msi SPATIUM 2TB M.2 SSD On my...

Hi. I was hoping I could get some advice on the most practical way for running older games (Empire Earth, Throne of Darkness, etc.), whether it means I build a machine that runs something like Windows 7, or if there are solutions I could run on my modern machine, though most of the time they...

Great, it worked! The uninstall was successful when performed in safe mode. Just to be safe I did run Malwarebytes and it found and deleted some junk that was hiding in the bowels of the machine. Best of all I learned a couple things. Thanks Reyaz.

Greetings! Me being a moron I made the mistake of downloading questionable files, and while I'm pretty careful to make sure I'm not installing extra garbage, some things still got through. One program in particular I can't seem to get rid of is PCKeeper, some kind of system optimizer. I go into...

Whoo! It works! I did need a clean install; after that it worked perfectly. Thanks everyone for your advice, I learned some things going forward which is invaluable. I'm definitely keeping Tom's Hardware in my top sites for information. Thanks again!

Yes, I upgraded to an i5 4690k; the only options it offers me now are to run Startup repair or start Windows normally. Is there a way to revert it so I have the safemode option? I've heard there are methods for resetting the firmware on the mobo though I don't know if that applicable to this...

Greetings community! After years of using a dated rig I finally got around to upgrading. This is my second DIY build, this being the first one that was largely unassisted. Here is the upgrade kit I bought, and this is the old hdd that is going in as well. Ok, so bare with me; assembly goes off...