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    watchdog.sys deadlock

    Hi i recently started getting deadlocks that only happen when im gaming. When im browsing google or even stress testing my components it doesnt freeze. My keyboard and mouse stop working even LEDs on them and i have to restart holding the power button. I search for this on the internet but i...
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    [SOLVED] Need help diagnosing a gaming problem

    Purchased a premade gaming computer in July 2020 specs below: Processor Intel® Core™ i7-9700KF Processor (8x 3.60GHz/12MB L3 Cache) Processor Cooling 120mm RGB Liquid Cooling System Memory 16GB [8GB x 2] DDR4-3200MHz ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D41 RGB Video Card GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER - 8GB...
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    Question Constant lockups and BSODs

    Hi all, Apologies if this in the wrong section. My gaming PC for as long as I've owned it has been extremely unreliable, randomly and unpredictably locking up and requiring a hard reset (not always with a BSOD.) The most common BSODs I get are Unexpected_Store_Exception and...
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    ASUS H110M-K // No sound

    Okay, so I've got new PC on mobo ASUS H110M-K, and I don't have any sound, also, Windows Update don't work, it says everytime "Windows update can't search for updates" Please help..
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    FPS Drops after Serveral Minutes

    Hi, I am able to play games such as GTA V and Just Cause 3 with high fps 70+ however after about 20 minutes, the framerate drops to <30 and will remain that low on all games until I restart my PC. Are there any suggestions for things that are going wrong? Kind Regards Specs; CPU: intel i5...
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    New PC Build?

    Hey guys! So i am building my new pc and i only have a few parts left, so far ive purchased a CPU (i7 4790k) a GPU (MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4gb) and 16gb ram. Now all i need is a motherboard,case.psu, and storage. Ive already spent about $700 for those 3 parts and i want to keep this build around...