Posts by northernraven2

I’m just a little worried about what happens if my PC won't boot once I pop that extra stick of RAM in.

I can't recall the exact number off the top of my head—but if you check the link, there's a screenshot from HWMonitor. Under the +12V section, it shows something like 4 point something. Is that actually okay?
Also, I should probably mention that the RAM currently in the machine only seems to work when it's in that one specific slot—it won't boot in any of the others...

That looks solid for the RAM—but man, why is there such a huge gap in the voltage?

Hey everyone, I'm running into a bit of a headache with my PC. Basically, it just froze right in the middle of what I was doing, so I had to force a shutdown using the power button. When I tried to boot it back up, nothing happened—the power light came on and all the fans were spinning, plus the hard drive seemed active, but there were no beeps and absolutely no picture on the monitor. So, the next day, I decided to pull out both RAM sticks to see if that helped. The PC actually beeped three times when I did that! Once I popped one stick of RAM back in, it booted up perfectly fine. But when I tried adding the second stick again, I was right back to square one—nothing. For now, I've just been running it with that single stick. Fast forward to today: I put that same single stick back in, everything started up normally, but then—right in the middle of a gaming session—it crashed hard. I got that "Your PC ran into a problem" error from Windows, and it just stayed there. So, yeah, I'm back to only being able to use one stick of RAM. I'm trying to figure out exactly which part died, and I'm also curious about these voltage readings—why are the fluctuations so massive? Here’s my current setup: MSI 870-C45, Intel Core i7, two 4GB Apacer 1333 MHz sticks, GeForce GTX 1gb, an 840 EVO SSD, a Seagate 120 gb, a 1 TB HDD, and a Samsung OCZ 500w http://imageshack.com/a/img537/1627/rv9yB9.jpg

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Yeah, I actually used three different power supplies for that—but the PC is still acting up like this :/

fadedorca66 said:It could honestly be an issue with the house wiring itself...

Still, I'm leaning toward it being a power delivery issue—my PC was just at a repair shop where they tested every single component, and everything worked perfectly there. That said, would a UPS actually help solve this?

Honestly, I didn't run into any of these issues back when I was running my old rig—everything worked just fine then—but we'll see how things shake out this Monday. Just wanted to check in with you guys first: do you think that graphics card will be compatible with my motherboard?

I picked up another high-quality power strip—now my PC is plugged into this one while everything else stays on the old one. I also swapped out the cable, so the speakers aren't sitting quite so close to each other anymore.

Yeah, I figured that was a solid choice—I’m actually going to try swapping in a friend's GPU this Monday just to test things out. If that one runs without any issues, then I know the problem is definitely on my end; if not, I'll just head over to a repair shop and let the pros handle it.

What if I bumped the limit up to $267? At that point, what would be the best GPU choice? Right now, I've been looking at this one, but I'm honestly not sure if my processor is beefy enough to keep up with the card—what do you guys think?

My PC is hooked up to an extension cord that also powers my TV—so whenever I flip the light switch in the living room, it triggers this weird issue

It’s not actually torn—the image is just shaking—and I had this exact same issue with my old monitor, and now it's happening on the new one too. Plus, whenever a light switch gets flipped, it’s like the HDMI signal just completely drops out for a second.

I'm looking for some advice on a new graphics card—ideally the best bang for my buck up to $133. I need something solid for gaming since my current setup isn't really cutting it anymore. Right now, I'm running an OCZ 500W power supply and a GeForce GT 640, and here is the rest of my build...

I’m running into a bit of a snag with the software mentioned above—for some reason, I can't seem to save my document in the older 2007 format. I recently upgraded from Office 2007 to Office 2010, and now it's acting up.

I have a quick question—should I go with the original ink or just pick up some third-party refills? I don't actually print that much, so I'm wondering which way to go.

So, I ended up taking it back in—the ink had basically baked onto everything—and they actually gave me a different printer to test out right there on the spot.

I think I'll just take it back to Best Buy where I picked it up and file a formal complaint.

So, I picked up an Epson SX 130. stylus printer yesterday for $100—got everything set up today, but I've hit a bit of a snag. It’s refusing to recognize the black ink, even though it sees all four of the individual colors just fine. If anyone knows how to fix this, please let me know! Otherwise, I might just swap it out for a different model. Thanks in advance!