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why 100% cpu usage?

well maybe it has something to do with shockwave, since those 4 chrome tabs all used them and have been opening for a few days. The CPU usage went down to single digits once I closed all those chrome tabs and opened some new ones. Regular web pages and youtube don't seem to be causing too much...
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- Post #3
- Feb 3, 2014
- Forum: Operating Systems
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why 100% cpu usage?

I've been noticing the fan on my 3 year old Lenovo laptop being on constantly. I haven't reformatted for a while, but also don't have too much stuff installed on this computer. Looking at task manager, it seems the reason for the fan on is presumably to cool the CPU, which is always near 100%...
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- Feb 3, 2014
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Best gaming case for cooling?

How about a Lian-Li? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112413 I have an older version, and having built computers before and after with other cheap cases, I have really come to appreciate my Lian-Li case. This current one has a lot of great features: 1. All Aluminum...
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- Post #17
- Jan 30, 2014
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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PSU orientation

My Corsair is also mounted "upside down." My case does have a filtered grill opening downwards, but I installed it upside down anyways. It just seemed more logical to me for several reasons. The case is basically divided into halves by a big graphics card right down the middle. In the top...
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- Post #7
- Jan 30, 2014
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Impressed with passive cooling

Well those forged copper $17 Enzotech heatsinks came with 3M thermal adhesive so I think they should be nice and secure, particularly after the VRAM gets a bit of heat in them after turning the computer on. Possibly wasted some money as I could have just used the aluminum heatsinks which came...
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- Post #3
- Jan 30, 2014
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Impressed with passive cooling

I just built a new computer centered around an i5 Haswell CPU. For the GPU, I was trying to grab the fast disappearing Radeon 7870s and ended up with an on sale XFX 2 Gb model, which works fine but the reviews for this card sure weren't kidding when they reported a loud fan. Any slight load on...
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- Jan 30, 2014
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Haswell i5-4670K Temps & Cooling

I don't think the temperatures he is getting is normal, especially with a Haswell CPU. I just built a rig with the exact same i5-4670k Haswell CPU with a stock cooler, no overclocking, and my idle temps are between 15-25 degrees Celcius. I have an aluminum mid-tower Lian-Li case with low to...
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- Post #8
- Jan 30, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Windows 7 Ultimate and Haswell i5?

It shouldn't be windows. I just built a very similar Haswell rig: i5-4670, MSI Z87 mobo, 8 Gb G.Skill 1600 Mhz RAM, 840 Evo 250 Gb SSD. My 3+ year old version of Win7 Pro runs fine, and boots within 15 seconds or so. Even something as old as WinXP should run okay on this system. I also...
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- Post #7
- Jan 15, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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XFX HD 6870 2GB Overheating problem.

I just built a rig with the cousin of this board, the XFX 7870 2Gb Gigahertz edition. While operating speedfan, the fan idles at around 35% of max rpm, which results in idle temperature of 37 C. With furmark burn in test, GPU temperature rapidly rises into the mid 60s Celcius, and speedfan...
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- Post #16
- Jan 14, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Your technology confessions: What have you never told anyone?

I felt real car-sickness the first few times I played Gran Turismo 5 on my PS3. I get a bit motion sick normally, so maybe this is a testament to how realistic GT5 is? Good thing is it went away after a half hour or so, and I was able to play the crap out of that game. You can never drive...
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- Post #231
- Jan 14, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Used desktop PC? Best bang for the buck?

Yeah if you're in any medium sized city or above and there is an active craigslist community, just look out for posts. I've seen full retired systems, often with Windows and monitor, at less than $350 and they were gaming level rigs which are 2-3 years old. When I did my recent upgrade, I had...
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- Post #16
- Jan 14, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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MSI Z87 mobo audio not working

Apparently, Driver Version 6.0.1.6959 dated 7/2/2013. God only knows why the latest drivers totally fail. System has been working like a charm ever since. I've installed my steam and origin clients so can start putting some games and other programs onto the SSD. Looking forward to running...
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- Post #32
- Jan 14, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI Z87 mobo audio not working

Success!!! I was about to email MSI and their website required all this info about the motherboard and my PC in order to send tech support email, so I went and dug out the box the mobo came in, and out popped the installation CD. So I thought to try installing the audio drivers on that before...
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- Post #30
- Jan 13, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI Z87 mobo audio not working

I have 5.1 speakers though, which would be half nonoperational if the onboard audio never gets fixed. Otherwise, the motherboard seems very nice and I got it for $60 after rebate on a black friday deal. Having a cheap(er) audio card won't be too bad I guess. I can always keep using it on my...
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- Post #29
- Jan 13, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI Z87 mobo audio not working

There are still 4 devices yellowed out: 1. Ethernet 2. USB controller (I think it is the 3.0 ports) 3. PCI communication 4. "Unknown Device" Not sure about the 4th one, but last time all the yellowed out devices dropped off once I installed all the MSI mobo drivers. As to the graphic...
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- Post #27
- Jan 13, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards

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