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  1. ivankarrillo

    [SOLVED] Windows displaying weird symbols and text on desktop + other issues ?

    I have a Lenovo Ideapad that I am honestly afraid to shut it down because the next time i boot the laptop it takes up to 1 hour to start after the Lenovo logo, and sometimes it starts with only a black screen with or without the cursor, the brightness controls work well and it even goes to sleep...
  2. HyprFox

    [SOLVED] Laptop At 100% Disk Usage All The Time

    I have had my laptop since like 2013 or 2014 and it was fine until like 2018 and 2019 when it started using 100% disk the whole time it was on. I scanned the laptop for viruses and found none. Most of the time its Norton Security and the system itself using up most of the disk (usually between...
  3. X

    [SOLVED] PC Stuttering and Freezing.

    Hi, hope your doing good. OK so I was just logging in to my PC when I saw it stuck at Welcome screen the rotating dots were frozen. So I forced shutdown and restared and it all went fine. It was ok till here. But then very next day I saw that while boot up at the Windows logo the rotating dots...
  4. CamaroZ

    [SOLVED] SSD M2 Wd Green Slow 4K

    Hello guys, I recently bought a new m2 ssd for my computer (WD Green SSD M.2 480 Gb) and take a various tests of them. In my tests this rate of transfer in 4k is pure slow. I looked for a test on the internet and found this 240gb model. The question is my ssd is defective? Thank ful for...
  5. U

    Question Extremely Slow Speed when transfer from SSD to HDD, 10MB/s - 20 MB/s

    I get it that HDD's can bottleneck SSD's but 10 MB is too low, I tried copying to my external HDD too and it was slow too. But copying between internal HDD and external HDD is very fast, 150MB/s. When copying whole PC slows down, everything get's choppy and I can barely open chrome or even a...
  6. Morterio

    [SOLVED] Slow boot times after "sleep" or "turn down" feature.

    Hello everyone who´s willing to help, i´ve decided to take my time and write it all down. PC components- old almost 1y RTX2060 Msi gaming Z SSD Samsung 960 500gb HDD 2TB WD blue RAM 3200mhz Corsair Vengance RGB PSU 750w EVGA Bronze MB ASUS Z370A Prime CPU 8600K oced at 4,5. So, the problem...
  7. Wafcon

    [SOLVED] Why is my new gpu slower? (980ti vs 1070ti)

    Hey guys, I recently bought a gigabyte 1070ti and swapped it out for my beefy zotac 980ti OC. I compared the specs on multiple sites before I purchased and while the 980ti had a few redeeming features, the 1070ti came out on top by a pretty clear margin. Anyways, after installing the 1070ti...
  8. Kinokiru

    Question pc takes long to shut down

    for some reason after my overclock my pc takes long to shutdown like easily 5 minutes. And turing on takes a bit longer too and some times i get a black screen with just this: _ my overcloack setting: cpu : Ryzen 7 2700x on 4.15GHZ on offset -0.05v PBO on and gameboost off Ram : corsair...
  9. Zumery

    Question Good specs although slow when playing certain games.

    My PC Specs are not that bad, although when playing certain games like PUBG, Rust, No Man's Sky, etc. my fps tend to drop and my screen freezes for a few seconds. I've checked for malware and updated all my drivers. PC Specs: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (MSI) Intel Core i5 @ 3.00GHz ASRock...
  10. Lenny123456

    [SOLVED] 2080 ti massively underperforming

    Hi, I dont know what it is but my RTX 2080 ti is just massively underperforming. Specs: RTX 2080 Ti i7-9700F 32 GB DDR4 HyperX Corsair HX850 Platinum Userbenchmark: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/35713040 I know these websites can be unreliable, but it checks out with game...
  11. I

    Question Random CHKDSK taking a really long time

    I turned my PC on yesterday and left the room, when I came back it prompted me to hit a key to cancel Chkdsk, I was too late and it already started doing it's thing. It has been about 14 hours now and it is only at 18% progress with an ETA of 65 hours and increasing. I haven't really had...
  12. I

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 network speed capped at 100mbps on Gigabit port

    Hi all, I've been trying to troubleshoot this issue for a couple of days now. I have a windows 10 PC that's got it's network port capped at 100mbps on a gigabit network port to my NAS. It's only a recent issue but I don't know what caused it. I've tried updating windows, the drivers from OEM...
  13. Lord_Tiger_Fu

    Question Mobo recommendations for R9 3900X or please help me with my problem my B450 Tomahawk motherboard

    Hello everyone, I recently upgraded to a Ryzen 9 3900X in my B450 Tomahawk motherboard and I've been having so much problems ever since, I've even tried four different ram kits at the different XMP speeds and I still get the same issue. It's as if the CPU is being throttled somehow even though...
  14. A

    Question Does a new PSU and Graphics Card slow down a computer?

    Hi, TL,DR; Installed a new psu and gpu now pc is slow and laggy. Any ideas? Detailed : I Bought a new PSU and graphics card two weeks ago and my computer is laggy and slow. Performance of games got a great boost due to GPU but all other processes are laggy and slow than before. PC boot...
  15. M

    Question MSI Z370M Gaming Pro AC - Very slow data transfer speeds through rear IO USBC port

    I seem to be unable to achieve anything higher that 19MB/s transfer speed through the rear IO USBC port. I have tried with a number of USBC devices (flash drives, external HDD) but they all seem to cap at 19MB/s. I have tried updating my chipset drivers from the MSI support page, but after...
  16. 8bit_coder

    [SOLVED] CPU gets stuck at 0.2GHz randomly or ONLY after not using the computer for a couple of minutes

    Hello, This problem has been nagging me ever since I got this computer: Lenovo X1 Carbon 5th Gen. I've scoured google and countless forums to no end, but I still don't know why this is happening. I have a problem with this computer and it is that if I don't use the computer(like just leaving...
  17. J

    [SOLVED] ATT Fiber w/ Arris BGW210 gateway auto-negotiating 100mbps rather than gigabit

    Recently added cat 6 cable to my house. Cat6 goes from ONT > cat 6 walljack > cat6> BGW210 > cat6> cat6 walljack > cat6 > cat5e walljack > cat 6> my PC. My PC has a realtek gigabit LAN card with updated drivers. No matter what I try, the router keeps auto-negotiating my speed to 100 mbs...
  18. Luiz Luz

    Question Why my SSD is very Slow?

    I have the following configuration: motherboard ECS H87H3-M (V1.0) (BIOS in latest version). Intel Core i5 -4570 16 GB RAM GeForce GTX 750 Disk # 1 - Crucial SSD CT480 BX500SSD1 (480 GB) C: (Last firmware version) Disk No. 2 - WDC WD10EZEX-00WN4A0 Blue (1 TB) D: Disc nº3 - TOSHIBA DT01ACA300 (3...
  19. S

    [SOLVED] HELP! My Parts Are Rapidly Slowing Down!

    When I first got this computer in August (custom built, might I add), I had great benchmarks. Great, smooth, and silky speed. Benchmark #1 Lately I've noticed that I've been getting 40 FPS in almost all of my games and usages were high and things were quite laggy. Benchmark #2 To my ALARM my...
  20. M

    [SOLVED] Memory not running at full speed—unstable

    So I just bought a second kit of Corsair Vengeance 2x8gb, 3200mhz memory. 32gigs, 4 sticks in total. I’m not able to run it at full speed. Anything above 2800mhz becomes unstable, not passing a stress test in prime95, and occasionally blue screening. I have tried both kits separately, both...
  21. Q

    Question Portable SSD is slowing down Computer

    I recently bought a PNY Elite 480GB Portable SSD (https://www.amazon.com/PNY-Elite-480GB-Portable-Solid/dp/B01GQPXB3U?th=1) and was using it as a drive to download files onto temporarily to extract to my main internal storage drive. While it was writing and extracting, I noticed when I try to...
  22. T

    Question Laptop's video streaming is significantly slower than other devices

    The laptop has a ryzen 5 3500u with Radeon Vega Mobile GFX, 8gb installed ram(5.92 usable) and the wifi adapter built in is Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter. Also, under the network adapters tab in Device Manager, there is 8 various WAN Miniports and Realtek PCIe GbE Family...
  23. InfuriatedFrog

    [SOLVED] System interrupts using lots of cpu when task manager opens

    So my PC was behaving a little slow when i was unpacking a win rar file. I've been experiencing lots of lag spikes ever since i got my motherboard replaced a little while ago. many people on the forum said that it's the spikes in cpu usage caused by task manager. but please explain this. I've...
  24. harroldeenioofficial

    Question PC Slower by the day

    Hi, I am having a very strange issue that's occurring. It seems my PC is getting slower and slower by the day and I am really confused why. File explorer takes around 15 seconds to load some times, Jittering mouse, Photoshop is slow. General navigation of windows is slow. Games are defiantly...
  25. nonodev96

    [SOLVED] AMD FX6300 - CPU speed limited

    Hi, as I mention the speed of my processor is limited to 1.4GHz and never goes up, the voltage I have changed from 0.9V to 1.4V and it does not change. Everything on the motherboard is by default and when I switch from OS to Ubuntu it doesn't change. I tried to change it from the BIOS with an...
  26. Sani112

    Question Brand New System Low usage and Low FPS

    Hello My old computer worked great but then the motherboard died so... I rebuilt my old computer a week ago here are the parts: NEW CPU: Intel I-5 10400 NEW Motherboard: MSI mpg Z490 Gaming Edge Wifi NEW GPU: MSI GTX 1650 Super (From best buy) OLD SSD: PNY SSD 128 GB (From Best Buy 1 year ago)...
  27. A

    [SOLVED] Computer is paralyzed efter adding RAM

    Hi Here´s my problem, if you can help I sure would appreciate it. I have a rather old computer that I use for work. Since 2012. Actually it does that job rather well. but recently I have had to use more and more software that called for me to increase the RAM from 16Gb to 32Gb. I made sure to...
  28. Cicada

    [SOLVED] My PC is not getting the full download speeds

    I recently updated my internet speeds to 300 Mbps down. Although, my PC (which is connected via Ethernet) is only getting 80-90 Mbps down whenever I run speed tests. I cannot figure this out for the life of me. I'll try to give all needed info below: Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Motherboard Cat5e...
  29. J

    Question Gaming pc running at 10 FPS

    I recently moved back to college and found when trying to play games specificly overwatch it runs at 10 FPS. It was never a problem before not and it seems my other games such as skyrim are studdery as well. I have an: CPU-AMD A10-9700 Radeon R7, 10 compute cores 4C+6G Graphics Card-GEFORCE...
  30. D

    [SOLVED] RTX 2070 Super 0% usage in game

    Yesterday I had posted about this same issue and had thought I had found a fix but apperantly it didn't fix it. These were the fixes I tried: -Changed the power plan on Windows to High performance. -Checked to see if in that power plan PCIExpress power management was off. -On Nvidias...
  31. D

    [SOLVED] Is my brand new Seagate Barracuda 2TB working well?

    I bought a new desktop a few weeks ago. When it arrived I noticed the Hard Drive was causing a lot of problems and it was slow. I've made a couple of posts on here about the drive itself and I hope this is my final one. I've collected a few diagnostics, tested a few things and now I'm making...
  32. B

    [SOLVED] metal gear solid 4 rpcs3 slow !

    hey all , i downloaded rpcs3 full version and metal gear solid 4 , cutscenes games run at 60 fps, but when i walk in actual gameplay , games goes from 60 to 15 or 16 , anything can imporve a little bit atleast 30 fps? or my pc is not enough to handle it ... spec : i7 6700k gtx 970 oc 24 gb of...
  33. bobjackieson

    [SOLVED] Ram running slow?

    Cpu-Z frequency: 798.4 Mhz (DDR4-1596) Its ddr4 3200mhz ram and only running at idk... I enable XMP profile 1 like a guy told me on a forum and still running slow?