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    psu shuts off

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    Your PSU is definitely at fault my friend, in my opinion one of the rails is getting fluctuation causing your system to shut off.

    Unfortunately the PSU is where many people tend to cut costs, and it's the one place you should invest your money into, considering that component alone can take your whole system with it, even your life if it caused a fire!

     

    Good luck with the new

    yea thanks learned my lesson! it was my first pc build and i didn't know as much as i do now, going to go with a good quality  corsair or seasonic psu now 

    Best Anti-Virus

    in Operating Systems

    Posted

    Malwarebytes, Spybot (if it's still relevant?), MSE, and Windows defender. 

     

    don't be a twit on the internet and active protection is not necessary, just keep a scanner around just in case. 

    i thought MSE IS windows defender? :[] 

    Remember When AVG was actually good?

    in Operating Systems

    Posted

    I just try and keep ads away from my computer with adblock plus.

     

    I don't like Anti-virus software running in the background always checking if something is off.

     

    If you're careful and don't piss someone off, you shouldn't really need anything more than something like Malwarebytes.

     

    Most times, if you do get something bad, you can look it up to fix the problem.

    Done that countless times to get rid of any threats because of the amount of people who've already solved it.

    As well as many advanced scanners to help find and get rid of them in safe mode.

     

    How I tend to keep out of harms way:

    1) Always pay attention to downloading/installing (check boxes, agreements, etc.)
    2) Google Chrome, Firefox, etc. all tend to scan the files before allowing you to click on them (rarely happens, but it's not that bad)
    3) Adblock Plus! will prevent you from clicking stupid crap with a million pop-ups
    4) If you get a funky e-mail, don't even open it. Just delete that crap.
    5) Read comments on things before downloading something. (Whether it be on forums, youtube videos, or torrents) 
     
     

     

    Honestly, I had pro a while and didn't really make a difference. The free is just as good. It has all you need.

     

    The anti-virus solution depends on your needs. Every time you have someone asking "what is the best A/V", you get responses going all over the place.

     

    Windows Defender (in Windows 8 - so aka: MSE)  is part of Windows, it must be expected that virus maker will start seeing ways (as soon as Windows 8 becomes more popular), to be not detectable by it.

    In fact, this issue, is nothing new. Any anti-virus that gets really popular faces this problem. And that is why about yearly, you have new version of anti-viruses as they modify the algorithm or patch things up in a n normal update to avoid skip detection of known viruses.

     

    You have 2 types of anti-viruses, aggressive ones and not.

    The aggressive ones have the best virus detection, but they put your system down to a crawl.

    Non-aggressive ones effect little or not at all system performance, but it's not so great at detecting viruses.

     

    So you have to pick.

    Enterprises, schools, and so on, tend to get aggressive ones. Computers takes time to load accounts, slow to start, takes time to open programs, but viruses have no match against, unless it's extremely new, out of the oven. Home users varies. Computer enthusiasts prefer light weight, non-aggressive solution, so they are willing to sacrifice protection for a smooth and fast computer experience, especially when you know what you download, and you know what places you visit, the USB key or disk you insert, and so on... there is not much to worry about.

     

    So, it's up to you.

     

    For me, it's Windows defender, nothing else.. and just safe web surfing... at least for now, maybe things will change once Windows 8 has a large market share, but so far so good.

     

     

    I just try and keep ads away from my computer with adblock plus.

     

    I don't like Anti-virus software running in the background always checking if something is off.

     

    If you're careful and don't piss someone off, you shouldn't really need anything more than something like Malwarebytes.

     

    Most times, if you do get something bad, you can look it up to fix the problem.

    Done that countless times to get rid of any threats because of the amount of people who've already solved it.

    As well as many advanced scanners to help find and get rid of them in safe mode.

     

    How I tend to keep out of harms way:

    1) Always pay attention to downloading/installing (check boxes, agreements, etc.)
    2) Google Chrome, Firefox, etc. all tend to scan the files before allowing you to click on them (rarely happens, but it's not that bad)
    3) Adblock Plus! will prevent you from clicking stupid crap with a million pop-ups
    4) If you get a funky e-mail, don't even open it. Just delete that crap.
    5) Read comments on things before downloading something. (Whether it be on forums, youtube videos, or torrents) 
     
     

     

    Honestly, I had pro a while and didn't really make a difference. The free is just as good. It has all you need.

    thanks for information! :D 

    Remember When AVG was actually good?

    in Operating Systems

    Posted

    I used to use Avast until the time it caused me to not be able to boot into Windows AT ALL. (No safe mode, nothing. Apparently this was a problem with the first versions that supported Windows 8)

     

    I had to reinstall Windows and everything. Now I just use MSoft security essentials.

    is MSE the "windows defender" in the control panel in windows 8? 

    system reserved (D:)

    in Operating Systems

    Posted

    is the system reserved a partition on your SSD or on your HDD?

     

    If it's on your HDD you done goofed and windows boots slow for you.

     

    There is a bug in windows 7 install that will put the system reserved partition on a HDD if present, rather than the SSD you may be installing the OS on. Not sure if they fixed it for win 8.

    sorry for late response  i missed your message, how do i check if it's installed on my ssd? my os is windows 8.1.

    corsair rm650

    in Power Supplies

    Posted

    it is a good psu, and more than enough watts for you rig.

     

    For $89 it is a bargain and is a great buy. It's one of the better PSU's out there :)

    thanks! i wanted a bit of headroom for when i get a 700 series or later 

    GTX 500 series and newer drivers

    in Graphics Cards

    Posted

    Lots of people, including me, can't run their GTX 500 series video card past the 314.22 driver without having the gpu crash in Windows. Has anyone found a newer driver that doesn't have these problems? I know this has been a problem for many drivers beyond 314.22.

    my 560 has no problems with any of the newer drivers

     

    edit: even the beta ones

    Another Canadian? Yeah, sorry.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Don't be wishing crazy things. It's -35C here, and yesterday was -41C. On the bright side, it did warm up to only -25C at one point yesterday.

     

    Now, if you live somewhere warm, I would be more than happy to switch places for the rest of the winter season

    i love cold weather :D i live in Ontario and i wish it would get even colderrrrrrrr

    Google Chrome is acting laggier than IE

    in Operating Systems

    Posted

    So when I used to click anything, it used to load instantaneous. Now its lagging and waiting..kind of like buffering for a web page to load.

    When I use IE, it loads instantly...did I break something? How do I fix this

    try turning off "automatically detect settings" in the chrome settings 

     

    chrome settings - show advanced settings- change proxy settings- lan settings-  uncheck automatically detect settings

    psu

    in Power Supplies

    Posted

    My AX760 came with a 500 & 750mm EPS Cable, the 500mm went from the PSU all the way up the back in my Arc Midi R2, you should have no problem, if you did you can buy a 300mm sleeved extension from bitfenix for about $5.

     

    That's also an excellent PSU, from memory all Corsair AX & RM PSU's have a single 12V rail

    alright, i'm probably going to buy that. Thanks for all the help :D

    psu

    in Power Supplies

    Posted

    I personally would always look for a PSU with a single 12V rail, you would probably want 40A on that rail. If you scroll down on the page of a PSU it should show you the various rails and the amps on each (look for the positive rails). I've only ever noticed multiple rails on 850W+ PSU's though. 

     

    The one I linked has 49A on a single 12V rail, 49 x 12 = 588W of 12V goodness, if you look at the standards for 6 & 8 pin PCIe, you'll see that all pins are 12V or ground, same as the EPS 12V CPU connector. Multiple rails would require you to plug each GPU cable in to a different rail to each other and the EPS and the 24 Pin.

    http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=89914&promoid=1051 would this one be a good option also? do you think the 8 pin motherboard cable will make it around the back? i have a corsair 300r and my current psu doesn't make it around the back and i have to just go straight up and it looks ugly :(

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