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Avast was blocking it. I use it alongside Malwarebytes, cause Malwarebytes doesn't have real-time protection with the free version and Avast has always been pretty good for me. Never had compatibility issues between the two.
 
SSD seems to be fine.

Right. I clean installed Windows. Installed all the usual stuff. Fresh install. Download Steam. Download Witcher 3 again, same issue at the exact same point. Is this a problem with the game download perhaps? This is insane.
 
I think I'll try installing to my hard drive and if the issue occurs, at least it's not my SSD.
 
EDIT: IT WAS ANTIVIRUS I'M IN DISBELIEF

In before the usual people who defend this type of behavior from Microsoft just goes "you just have to unplug your computer from the Internet and then create the local account. We should all lick Microsoft's shoes because they are so kind to continue to give us a way to use local accounts!".

Why would buying a new GPU mean getting a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM?

Fibre optic is by far the superior option for gaming online, yes. Faster downloads and upload speeds and much lower ping. If you can afford it, go for it. If you're upgrading to fix your connection issues, just make sure it is a connection issue and not a hardware fault first!

Trust me, I had the 1050 ti, it's terrible. Please, get something better. Others have suggested AMD cards which would be a huge improvement on it.

Clearly you don't value that hard earned money seeing as you've put little to no effort into researching this build before coming to here with a request for $2,500. Why do you need that much anyway if you already have $1,500?
 
Your job being painful isn't a valid reason to be given money. There are children suffering from cancer and you have the audacity to ask random people for 2.5 grand in exchange for a shoutout because "work is hard." If I sound irritated, I am.

Clearly you don't value that hard earned money seeing as you've put little to no effort into researching this build before coming to here with a request for $2,500. Why do you need that much anyway if you already have $1,500?
 
Your job being painful isn't a valid reason to be given money. There are children suffering from cancer and you have the audacity to ask random people for 2.5 grand in exchange for a shoutout because "work is hard." If I sound irritated, I am.

This seems extremely suspect, just gonna put it out there!

Just thought I'd chip in here. Task manager sucks when it comes to overclocking. My CPU is @4.7GHz and task manager is adamant it's running at 5.3GHz. Always check with trusted software.

Sean Lock. Honest and harsh. I'm aware, he's English, but I'm talking in terms of the UK  
 
 

Wrong. Starting children on memes from a young age will be beneficial to their emotional development in adulthood.

refresh the page for reasoning, but i think the best price/performance is either the 1600 or the 1600x i cant remeber  want me to create a partpicker for cpu/ram/mobo?
 
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZMkDd6

If you are going to get a 7700K, make sure to also get a motherboard that supports overclocking. The B250M chipset does not - you'll have to get a Z270 board for that. I made that mistake when building my first PC a couple of years ago.

I get this reply is old, but if you're complaining Dell didn't Google something for you, then Dell aren't at fault. If it took you a minute to search it up yourself, and make an "educated guess", why not just do it? 
 
Picture this, they tell you something is compatible without knowing 100% that it's true. You go ahead and listen to their advice. Something goes wrong. You can then hold them at fault. It's safer for them to say no, than it is for them to guess yes.

I get this reply is old, but if you're complaining Dell didn't Google something for you, then Dell aren't at fault. If it took you a minute to search it up yourself, and make an "educated guess", why not just do it? 
 
Picture this, they tell you something is compatible without knowing 100% that it's true. You go ahead and listen to their advice. Something goes wrong. You can then hold them at fault. It's safer for them to say no, than it is for them to guess yes.

I get this reply is old, but if you're complaining Dell didn't Google something for you, then Dell aren't at fault. If it took you a minute to search it up yourself, and make an "educated guess", why not just do it? 
 
Picture this, they tell you something is compatible without knowing 100% that it's true. You go ahead and listen to their advice. Something goes wrong. You can then hold them at fault. It's safer for them to say no, than it is for them to guess yes.

Yeah but shouldbe able to get high fps then that if the gpu usage is so low unless it's being held back by the cpu or something.

Kinky

Thanks for that! I edited the poll shortly after posting this to change the options from 13-16, 16-25, instead to 13-15, 16-25. Must have just slipped up on that specific one! Corrected it.

Only if you want to get "Biggerer".
 
Anyways, if you choose the 2nd choice, i suggest you watch this video, in case you have not yet:
 
 
It pretty much sums up Linus life and possibly, your future life too if you make this video as important as drinking water regularly.

Should probably change the poll by now...

Ram will always be compatible (In a desktop) but the faster RAM will slow down to match the slower RAM. 

You can check RAM speed and all other specs at Speccy - https://www.piriform.com/speccy. Hope this helps

It worked without issues! Thank you