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    GPU fan died?

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    GPU fan died?

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    GPU fan died?

    So i bought this GTX 1050TI with 2 fans a few months ago... And like last time i turned the PC on, one fan simply stopped spinning. I tried cleaning it but nothing changed, and the other fan is spinning just fine. Also, if it helps, i can manually spin it just fine. Did like... the fan simply...
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    How does the Task Manager's RAM usage works?

    Hey guys! I am having a really tough time figuring wth is wrong with the task manager in Windows 10. First off, i just wanted to say i don't know much about RAM, but i can't understand how, say i have 8GB RAM, the task manager says it's using 40% (which is around 3.2Gb) but if i count the usage...
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    Chrome shutting PC down

    So i am experiencing a veeeery weird bug. Everytime i open Chrome, if i open 2 tabs, one being Facebook and the other one being Youtube, my PC just shuts down for no reason at all. Any hint? Nothing else makes the PC shuts down, i didn't find any error or anything, there are no virus on my PC...
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    AMD CPUs comparison

    So, i use CPU Boss like A LOT but i was searching about some CPUs, and it seems the difference between them is like... almost null from the website's perspective, even though each of the CPUs' purpose is different. So i have 3 CPUs in mind: A8-7650K , FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 1400 Each one of these...
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    Case's Frontal USB Port malfunctioning

    Guys recently one of my case's frontal USB ports stopped working. I opened the case and the cables are just fine. All other ports work ok, except for this one. If i put anything on it, it quickly works and then turns off. I am using an adapter on my PC rn, and my connection is already bad with...
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    Can't install NVidia GeForce Driver

    Can someone help me? I just bought a GTX 1050Ti for my testing PC, and i can't seem to find any driver that works! The default driver that came on a CD didn't work because it was at max for windows 8 or something. I tried downloading the driver directly from GeForce but it won't work too and now...
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    Unsure if my power supply handles these settings

    Hey guys, i decided to build a PC of my own last year just tto practice, and i ended up buying an Asus motherboard with support for AMDs APUs. I bought an EVGA 430W 80 Plus White thinking that it would handle the settings as it was a low budget pc for practicing, and it worked well. But i...
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    Desktop power usage?

    What is the default voltage of your house? It doesn't change much. The question here is IF your circuit breaker can hold the house's actual energy requirements AND your pc, but it probally will. Power Supplies usually doesn't take much of your energy, and almost all power supply coust less than...
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    Using rings during hardware instalation

    Hi! As i said before, i work with software, and i am trying to learn as much as possible in Hardware. I have a question, i hope you guys know the answer because i don't want to get electrocuted when i am building a PC. I am learning about "assembling" <- i think that's the name (sry, not my...
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    sound not working on PC, Using Windows 10 but have for four months without problems.

    It simply doesn't work OR the pc recognize the headphones' software and doesn't play the audio? It is probally a sound card problem =\