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Next update. I identified the sounds as device connect and disconnect sounds. Obviously I'm not pulling out anything. I've trawled the internet for anything that might be causing this. Is there any way I can further track down this issue?

I just ran a bunch of torubleshooting, using the trouble shoot tool in windows 10 and a system scan. None of which came up with anything. Any advice on what to do next would really be appreciated.

Recently my computer has started making a lot of notification/error sounds, each time they are accompanied by a very short freeze, which I only notice if I am moving the mouse at the time of the sound. If I am playing a game at the time this also brings in a second cursor that overlays on the...

I recently updated my motherboard and cpu. I reinstalled windows on my ssd, it has the new windows install and all my old stuff in windows.old. I also have a hdd with only the old install of windows on it. Before the new install the ssd and hdd were the same (ssd a clone of the hdd). I want to...

Quick follow up. If all the above is useless I have my windows 7 disk so I can reinstall. Is it likely that if I reinstall windows onto my ssd, I will still be able to run games and other programs I have installed on my hd. Or are those somehow tied to a particular version of windows?

Hi. I know this question has been asked many times before, but I wanted to get your opinions on this guide: http://www.dowdandassociates.com/blog/content/howto-repair-windows-7-install-after-replacing-motherboard/ Is this a valid method of getting my computer to work without reinstalling...

well considering I was going to upgrade to an fx-9590 with a mobo and air cooler, it is actually going to be cheaper overall going for the i5-6600k with mobo and air cooler! Thanks for the heads up about DDR4 ram, I will check that out too.

so I am going to have to upgrade both my mobo and cpu, it sounds like i should go for intel rather than amd. I have no loyalty to amd, thats just what the computer came with at first. So would this be a decent choice? Z170 Pro Gaming mobo with i5-6500 or 6600. Should I buy an air cooler for...

Hmm, I wanted to get the 970 Gaming AMD mobo, but I just realised it doesnt support an 9590. So if I really am set on a 9590 I would probably go for the 990FXA Gaming AMD mobo or the Crosshair V

I currently have an fx-4100 cpu in the computer I use for gaming. I want to upgrade it. I was looking at the fx-8350, as a lot of people say it is a good cpu. But the fx-9590 is only £35 more and looks tempting, but I have heard it gets very hot. People have also said that you can overclock an...

Hi, I want to upgrade my current set up so I can play modern games at a decent graphical setting, but I dont want to go crazy and spend loads and play ultra graphics setting, that doesnt bother me so much. My current set up is: CPU: 3.60 gigahertz AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6670...