Recent content by stevemacky

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    Question No displays, no USB, new mobo

    I tried a new PSU and the issues persisted, no display, no USB. Off to the repair shop this evening. Once I get a diagnosis, I'll provide an update incase it can help anyone in the future.
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    Question No displays, no USB, new mobo

    Hi Colif, thank you for the reply. Yes, after posting, I've been scouring other posts and saw that HDMI on the mobo is typically not a valid test as you mentioned. However the new motherboard I bought does have a DVI port which I tried without the GPU installed and the same issue persisted...
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    Question No displays, no USB, new mobo

    This morning I woke up my PC from sleep state and my (2) monitors did not turn on. They both worked perfectly fine last night. The PC is quite clearly on, fan LEDs are on, fans are running, CPU Fan, GPU fan, GPU LEDs are all operating, it's making your typical PC operating ticking and humming...
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    [SOLVED] Slow Computer - Upgrades or Restart

    Hi there, Below are the specs to my computer and it is running very intermittently slow. Sometimes the whole system locks up for 10 secs and then resumes, takes about 15 minutes to do a full reboot. Sometimes the computer just freezes while watching videos or playing games. CPU - AMD FX...
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    Overall upgrade questions

    I'd like to keep it under $500, 400 if possible, but after spending all day looking at products, I think 500 is reasonable.
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    Overall upgrade questions

    I currently have an older computer and I'm looking to upgrade my system part by part to gain processing speed and the ability to do 3D modelling with Revit 2016, and play games at high level graphics.....All at a low cost.. of course. Current set up: CPU: AMB Phenom X4 9500 Quad Core...