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    Question GPU dying ?

    the pins on the bottom used for connecting the power switch, reset switch, and their LEDs. Nothing that would seem to cause a problem with the GPU edit: I tried it again with my GPU in another PCI slot, but the PC would get stuck on the windows screen and then restart. However, I can boot fine...
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    Question GPU dying ?

    i have, and it didn't seem to make a difference at all
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    Question GPU dying ?

    Hi all, I recently received my pc back after shipping it halfway across the country. A few parts inside had been juggled around including my PSU, which had bent a few motherboard pins. However, everything seems to be working fine except for my GPU during demanding games if it is not...
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    Question Dead ethernet port or powerline adapter?

    Dead ethernet port ?
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    Question PC turned off and power blinks?

    Hey all, so i woke up and tried to turn on my computer but nothing happened, not even a power blink. So i took off the side panel and unplugged mostly everything and tried it with my psu. It still blinked the power and the fans spun for 1 second, but nothing else. I did the paperclip test and...
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    [SOLVED] Help pc turned off randomly and wont turn on

    So i just unplugged and replugged everything and it seems to work now? Could my cpu have overheated ?
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    [SOLVED] Help pc turned off randomly and wont turn on

    Hey all, so i was idling on my home screen and randomly my pc turned off completely with the screen just turning black with no windows logging off signal. Now, if i try to boot the fans and lights blink for one second. I tried my old psu and the pc will boot but a red cpu light comes on and...
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    [SOLVED] Graphics card runs in x4 instead of x16?

    From amazon itself, not a marketplace reseller
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    [SOLVED] Graphics card runs in x4 instead of x16?

    Yes, the gpu is in the top pcie slot and i didn't reinstall windows. Do you think that could be causing issues?
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    [SOLVED] Graphics card runs in x4 instead of x16?

    I purchased the processor from amazon
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    [SOLVED] Graphics card runs in x4 instead of x16?

    Hey all I recently changed from an Intel to an AMD system, but some issues have come with it. The main issue is my evga gtx 970 only runs in x4 mode instead of x16 in the first pcie slot. Also, the only way for it to run in the first pcie slot is if I put the motherboard into x8+x8 mode instead...
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    Question MSI B450 Tomahawk first PCIe slot doesn't work with GTX 970?

    Haven't tried that but asked for a replacement board from amazon which is coming monday. I think I will wait for the new board and test everything to see if it's just the board or something else. Also I thought there were no integrated graphics on this build.
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    Question MSI B450 Tomahawk first PCIe slot doesn't work with GTX 970?

    When I plugged the GPU into the first slot, the fan would spin but the VGA light on the motherboard would stay lit red and nothing else would happen. No error messages or black screens.
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    Question MSI B450 Tomahawk first PCIe slot doesn't work with GTX 970?

    Would it be fine to leave the gpu in the second slot ? or should I RMA the board
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    Question MSI B450 Tomahawk first PCIe slot doesn't work with GTX 970?

    Hey all, I recently changed my motherboard, cpu and ram and everything works fine if I insert the GPU into the 4th PCI slot but the VGA light comes on and stays on in the first slot. Full build is Ryzen 5 2600 2x8gb of G.skill ripjaws V series ddr 4 2400 ram Evga GTX 970 MSI B450 Tomahawk...