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    Question 2 identical PCs one CPU overheating, Help?

    Thank you, I did look at the bios or the application that comes up when you load into thae bios options. I'm sorry but I don't knpw what PBO is and I don't remember seeing anything like that. There was a game boost/mode or something but that is not enabled and I also turned the fan on all the...
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    Question 2 identical PCs one CPU overheating, Help?

    More info the MB in the hot PC is a B550 GAMING GEN3 (MS-7B86) (AM4)
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    Question 2 identical PCs one CPU overheating, Help?

    So I have 2 PCs both have the same size case, both have the side panel off and I just put a AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor 3.70 GHz and an RTX 4060 GPU in them. the MBs are not the same but they are similar and at a casual glance both components are sitting physically in a...
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    Question PC gaming question

    Same thing for the GPU?
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    Question PC gaming question

    Ok so I really don't know who to ask so, of course I came here. When I ask this on pc game forums like steam. I'm inudated with fanboys defending the game or haters attacking the game and apparently poeople who have no idea what they're talking about as I recieve exact opposite answers. So...
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    Question Same FPS on ultra or low

    Sorry 1800x not a800 lol, CPU: amd ryzen 7 1800x Eight-Core Processor 3.85 GHz Motherboard: ROG STRIX X370-F GAMING (AM4) Ram: 32 gigs SSD/HDD: both ssd/hdd OS and game is loaded on SSD GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 PSU: don't know Chassis: don't know OS: Windows 10 Pro ver. 21H1
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    Question Same FPS on ultra or low

    OK apparently I'm missing something. This mainly relates to No Man's Sky because other games might not be doing this because they run 80 or 90 fps so I haven't really looked. MY fps os almost exactly the same whether i set everything to ultra or low. It used to run NMS at 140 FPS a few updates...
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    Question HDD installation for DELL inspiron

    I wanted to put a 2nd HDD in my son.s Dell inspiron. I opened the case and there isn't any bay or anything to mount the hdd. The present HDD seems to be attached or maybe glued to the case. Is there a caddy/bay or something I can install for the new HDD? I have a photo but it's not online so i...
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    Question Dell inspiron and headphones

    Nope just having a stupid attack. The front head phone jack cuts off the rear jacks. So when he wants to use his speakers he just plugs them in the front jack, when he wants to use the headphones he unplugs them. Might be a better way but that works.
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    Question Admin pass lost, win 7 pc

    We have a dinosaur PC at work. It's been there so long that all the people who had or made any type of admin account no longer works here and no one has any idea what the pass word is to either one of the admin users profiles. It's a win 7 PC and we really need to get admin access to it. We have...
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    Question Dell inspiron and headphones

    Ok, maybe I'm having a stupid attack but here's my issue. My 10 yr iold son's Dell inspiron 3671 has a front headphone jack and seperate audio and mike outputs in the rear. What I'm trying to do is plug the speakers into the front jack and the headphones into the rear jack so he can use his...
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    [SOLVED] Optimize my CPU?

    So I have a AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core Processor 3.85 GHz, x-370 MB and a geforce 1080 gpu and 32G mem. I was on a steam forum about my FPS in some games.7 days to die, No man's Sky to name a few. My PC runs most games really great. Played CP2077 thru twice and never had a crash or any...
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    [SOLVED] %refresh%

    So I have a guy telling me that using this command %refresh% in the C prompt will erase data that has been saved and built up over time and slows down your computer. Anyone know what he's talking about or ever heard of this? Supossedly this data is left whenever you install delete etc and over...
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    [SOLVED] Do we still have to pair memory sticks or can we use just one stick

    I am going to to take the 16 gig I have in my PC and put it in my son's PC (if it's the right kind), he has only 8 g right now. Will the 8g work with the new 16 gig or do I need to remove it. Been a bit since I've built PCs and just wondering if things had changed much. every time I ask someone...
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    Question Are you a brand loyalist?

    I am not a brand loyalist and as far as laptops and maybe PCs (not sure about that), no one is, or maybe we all are. I did a little research and all laptops, yes ALL, are made by 3 companies in China. One is called Fox , I think, and I forget the name of the other 2. Dell, HP, Samsung or whoever...