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Dr. Medulla wrote:Sounds more like a CPU / memory issue to me. Are you running other apps at the same time as your browser?
No, just the browser. I've also got a feeling it's a memory issue, but my computer's new, should have loads of RAM.
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Heston wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:Sounds more like a CPU / memory issue to me. Are you running other apps at the same time as your browser?
No, just the browser. I've also got a feeling it's a memory issue, but my computer's new, should have loads of RAM.
I don't know much about Windows, so I don't know the proper terminology, but have you installed any recent add-ons that work in the background (system stuff)? If you have an app that monitors CPU usage and memory allotment, that might be worth checking, to see if and and when things spike.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:Sounds more like a CPU / memory issue to me. Are you running other apps at the same time as your browser?
No, just the browser. I've also got a feeling it's a memory issue, but my computer's new, should have loads of RAM.
I don't know much about Windows, so I don't know the proper terminology, but have you installed any recent add-ons that work in the background (system stuff)? If you have an app that monitors CPU usage and memory allotment, that might be worth checking, to see if and and when things spike.
Thanks for that Doc, I'll check it out.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:Sounds more like a CPU / memory issue to me. Are you running other apps at the same time as your browser?
No, just the browser. I've also got a feeling it's a memory issue, but my computer's new, should have loads of RAM.
I don't know much about Windows, so I don't know the proper terminology, but have you installed any recent add-ons that work in the background (system stuff)? If you have an app that monitors CPU usage and memory allotment, that might be worth checking, to see if and and when things spike.
Bingo. If you press ctrl+alt+del you should be able to get to the task manager, which has a cpu usage monitor. It's still a little odd that nothing else is affected though.
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Flex wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:Sounds more like a CPU / memory issue to me. Are you running other apps at the same time as your browser?
No, just the browser. I've also got a feeling it's a memory issue, but my computer's new, should have loads of RAM.
I don't know much about Windows, so I don't know the proper terminology, but have you installed any recent add-ons that work in the background (system stuff)? If you have an app that monitors CPU usage and memory allotment, that might be worth checking, to see if and and when things spike.
Bingo. If you press ctrl+alt+del you should be able to get to the task manager, which has a cpu usage monitor. It's still a little odd that nothing else is affected though.
Recalling my recent problems with an overheating CPU, as far as I could tell, it was only web browsers that showed any strain. As I understand it, the problem had to do with graphics/video processing overtaxing the CPU. I suppose a worst case scenario for Heston is a malfunctioning video card, but that seems strange for a recent model.
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Get three boffin's ready.
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Marky Dread wrote:Get three boffin's ready.
Make that 4 boffins.

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threecoffins wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:Get three boffin's ready.
Make that 4 boffins.
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Dr. Medulla wrote: Recalling my recent problems with an overheating CPU, as far as I could tell, it was only web browsers that showed any strain. As I understand it, the problem had to do with graphics/video processing overtaxing the CPU. I suppose a worst case scenario for Heston is a malfunctioning video card, but that seems strange for a recent model.
Yup that's it... video software and pics software running along with adobe-shite with every start-up... delete the lot....

Try deleting the softwares that are listed in your "start" folder... (start/programs- start folder or whatever it's called in english, and delete the lot, so that the cpu doesn't get filled up with loads of unnecessary software running, and do down the level on the antivirus software...) Had the same problem on my lap-top some moths ago, and that fixed it for me.

Good luck.

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Did anyone ever establish what a Boffin is?
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Wolter wrote:Did anyone ever establish what a Boffin is?
some medieval nonsense i suspect
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Wolter wrote:Did anyone ever establish what a Boffin is?
An English slur for a fan of [pick one of those soccer teams].
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Wolter wrote:Did anyone ever establish what a Boffin is?
An English slur for a fan of [pick one of those soccer teams].
I'm going with Leeds.

Can we get a fact checker on that?
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I thought a boffin was some sort of pastry. Or doorhandle.
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I'm going to say either a pudding or a form of woodworking tool.
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