Recent content by Swampduck1311

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    Question System Freezes, requiring forced shutdown.

    Good point. I was still not able to get a Memtest to complete. Just sits at "Checking multiple processors" Ended up starting form a clean install of windows 10 and Went through all the drivers to make sure everything is up to date. Then even swapped out the ram with dual 16gb Samsung ecc...
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    Question System Freezes, requiring forced shutdown.

    Just tried the Linux lite option but did not see any Ram test option at boot. Digging deeper.
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    Question System Freezes, requiring forced shutdown.

    Amazingly helpful. I will follow up with the Linux Memtest option asap. Yes, I think half of my issue is that troubleshooting is more difficult with such an obscure main board. I do not believe the motherboard has temperature software but I will go looking into that and see if I can find...
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    Question System Freezes, requiring forced shutdown.

    [edit] Also - do a check if the motherboard model and the RAM is known to be compatible to each other - that is you should look at each manufacturers web page, find the model and see if there exist a list or query to see if they're known to be compatible to each other. Thanks for the quick...
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    Question System Freezes, requiring forced shutdown.

    Hello all, Hoping for some assistance. Recently My windows 10 computer will freeze entirely on a daily basis, upon a light work flow. Symptom: Generally I will have 10 browsers open (google maps, google docs, a few VoIP browsers, email) along with a few applications (slack, discord, so on)...
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    [SOLVED] PSU Recommendations

    Thank you for the input. I really like the idea of seasonic or Corsair. However, as a newly initiated in the nuance of power supply options, I’m finding the model range from Corsair to be mildly easier to understand. Now having an actual model name to look into will really help me weigh out the...
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    [SOLVED] PSU Recommendations

    Hello Lovely humans, Looking to replace my current psu. I am looking for something in the 750-850w range. While never having taken true measurements, online calculators suggest my current setup has a load wattage of 542W with a Recommended PSU of 600W. These numbers are based around a GTX960...
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    [SOLVED] Thumping noise from PSU, does that mean it's failing ?

    Great points across the board. I really appreciate the input! I’ll go lurk around the psu section and maybe ask a more well defined question over here haha. Thanks everyone !
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    [SOLVED] Thumping noise from PSU, does that mean it's failing ?

    Thank you both. I appreciate the input. For the sake of the new system build I’ll opt to not take any chance here haha. The magnetic component explanation is fascinating and sounds pretty viable. Thanks for sharing. It’s such a strange noise to come from a component that has no moving parts...
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    [SOLVED] Thumping noise from PSU, does that mean it's failing ?

    Hello beautiful people. A silly question for those smarter than I. I have a psu making a strange noise. Backstory. Building a new desktop, focusing on budget budget primary, quiet as I can afford secondary. I have rebuild the system using my old rig’s psu. A Corsair TX650. I have owned the psu...
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    [SOLVED] Troubleshooting black screen with Error 67 with new Ram

    Sadly yes. Guess I was hoping for some last ditch efforts in the BIOS settings that could cause black screen haha. Lesson learned. Thanks again for the quick and helpful input!
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    [SOLVED] Troubleshooting black screen with Error 67 with new Ram

    Damn. Makes perfect sense though. Just to kick a dead horse one last time...Black screen is enough symptom to call that stick dead and move on? Thanks for such a quick reply !
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    [SOLVED] Troubleshooting black screen with Error 67 with new Ram

    Searching forums in hopes of a solution but now at the point of asking those much smarter than I. I have a working desktop that I recently picked up ram upgrade (used purchase) With 2 upgraded ram sticks installed, motherboard flashes error 67 and system does not post. Only black screen. I’ve...