How to clean (free up) your PC’s RAM under Windows? By the FlowUP team, PC gaming assembler in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 Short answer: you don’t “clean” RAM like a drive. Windows manages memory by itself and frees it as soon as a pr...
Unnecessary and unwanted files: which ones should you delete on Windows 10 and 11? By the FlowUP team, gaming PC builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 Unnecessary files, or unwanted files, are everything Windows and your software leave behind: temporary files, upd...
Temporary files: is it dangerous to delete them? (Windows 10 and 11) From the FlowUP team, PC gaming system builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 No, deleting temporary files isn’t dangerous. Windows and your software create them for occasional use, ...
First time starting a PC: what to do first on a new PC (2026) By the FlowUP team, gaming PC builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 29 September 2026 In short: on a new PC, do it in this order: 1) check the connections (monitor on the graphics card, power supply ...
Fix lag on PC: identify the cause and correct it By the FlowUP team, gaming PC builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 Does your game stutter, do opponents teleport, or does the mouse respond with a delay? These three situations are...
My computer is making noise: how to identify the sound and fix it By the FlowUP team, PC gaming assembly in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 In short: a computer that makes noise almost always has an identifiable cause to the ear. A strong whoosh comes ...
Test your PC’s performance: benchmark and score By the FlowUP team, gaming PC builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 In brief: to test your PC’s performance, run a free benchmark matched to what you want to measure: 3DMark (Steel ...
Hard drive or SSD not detected: how to get Windows to recognise it By the FlowUP team, gaming PC assembler in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 Have you added a drive, or did your new PC arrive with a second storage drive, but it doesn’t show up in File E...
Why aren’t my fans spinning? By the FlowUP team, gaming PC builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 In brief: a graphics card fan that doesn’t spin at idle is usually normal: recent cards stop their fans as long a...
Graphics card artifacts: causes, diagnosis, and solutions By the FlowUP team, gaming PC assembler in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 In short: a graphics artefact is a display defect that shouldn’t be there, lines, pixel checkerboards, stretche...
My computer isn’t detecting my peripherals: what should I do? By the FlowUP team, a gaming PC builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 In brief: when a keyboard, mouse, headset or USB stick isn’t detected, start with the simplest step: unplug it ...
Why does my computer shut down by itself? By the FlowUP team, gaming PC builder in Genappe (Belgium) · Updated 28 September 2026 In short: a PC that switches off by itself almost always has one of these three problems: the power supply (power...
