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Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41381980 added 07-30-2011 1:10 AM by anticommon in Archived Deals
Are you sure it's not faulty ram? Sounds to me like your ram (maybe even mobo) is faulty/not installed correctly and your machine is heavily relying on a HDD for pagefiling. It may not be the answer...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41374290 added 07-29-2011 3:44 PM by APhamX in Archived Deals
OH WOW o-o, he bought the ssd already. Jeez, so quick to spend money..
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41389154 added 07-30-2011 2:13 PM by APhamX in Archived Deals
Driver sweep his AMD drivers for the gpu.
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41391500 added 07-30-2011 5:39 PM by madadd in Archived Deals
I Have this same mb but different CPU. I was having these same issues when i first built it and finally narrowed it down to the memory. I have never had a mb that was so picky with memory. I went...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41400358 added 07-31-2011 7:09 AM by APhamX in Archived Deals
New message - It's still doing it. It really doesn't seem to have a reason to. Everything is up to date, everything is getting enough power, everything is "working", and everything seems to be doing...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41402048 added 07-31-2011 9:10 AM by APhamX in Archived Deals
Well I just found out that two of his ram sticks weren't installed right. The ram sticks were loose in the slot and he now pushed them all the way in. He ran a benchmark for 2 hours (not sure which)...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41371192 added 07-29-2011 1:30 PM by APhamX in Archived Deals
One of my youtubers asked me a question. He is running his os off of one 5900 rpm 2 tb drive. He has lots of driver issues. I think its the windows drivers that is messing his computer up. No,...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41372730 added 07-29-2011 2:26 PM by LiquidRetro in Archived Deals
First off as we have talked about in lots of other thread I am sure you have seen is that 5x00rpm drives are not ideal for operating systems. They work but its just not idea. Especially for a...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41377260 added 07-29-2011 6:56 PM by boltman2007 in Archived Deals
LOL at 1200 watt PSU...Why? Have him run Slim Drivers to find all his driver updates. It's free. http://www.driverupdate.net/ Run CCleaner too both the cleaner and the registry fix until...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41408000 added 07-31-2011 3:48 PM by evongugg in Archived Deals
Also run CPU-Z and check that the hardware is running at it's intended speed. Run it at idle and under load (antivirus check running for example). Adjust the bios if necessary. ...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41389450 added 07-30-2011 2:40 PM by redmaxx in Archived Deals
Yep. Surefire way to prevent future SP installation.
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41385148 added 07-30-2011 9:13 AM by APhamX in Archived Deals
I'll tell him to run memtest and driver sweep his whole comp and reinstall drivers.
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41407848 added 07-31-2011 3:36 PM by madadd in Archived Deals
Yea that mb can be deceiving with the ram. It does not have the locking clamps on both sides of the slots like most mb's. If the ram was seated incorrectly when he installed his OS and drivers I...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41372712 added 07-29-2011 2:25 PM by dhc014 in Archived Deals
Install driver updates (most importantly chipset drivers) for your motherboard from Asus: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/Crosshair_IV_Formula/#download Uninstall your current graphics...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41375016 added 07-29-2011 4:26 PM by tipstir in Archived Deals
SSD sounds good on paper but I am not sold on the concept yet. I stick with either 7,200 RPMs or 10,000 RPMs SATA II. Tweak the OS to run at the max without OC anything. On either S-C, D-C or Q-C...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41387902 added 07-30-2011 12:43 PM by redmaxx in Archived Deals
Driver sweep? Sure, if you never plan to install another service pack...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41382658 added 07-30-2011 3:31 AM by larrymoencurly in Archived Deals
I also think the video driver is at fault. Is there an interrupt conflict between the video card and something else? I'd try enabling or disabling the video interrupt in the BIOS and try changing...
Sluggish computer - New computer build?
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Thread created 07-29-2011 by APhamX
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Post #41409120 added 07-31-2011 5:22 PM by APhamX in Archived Deals
New - Re: Powering 6950 I get several of these in my event log right before and as my display driver crashes ...

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