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    Question First time building a pc!Need help please

    It would appear your power supply does come with two CPU cables. However, they should both have 8 pin ends (though they should be able to be split apart). You only need one of them unless your motherboard has more than an 8 pin connector, which it does not. You can see this 8pin connector in the...
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    Question PC crashes to black screen while gaming

    Additionally, are you sure you are not running out of RAM? What else is running while running these games? Do you have a way to monitor temps and usage while playing? I have the same GPU, I believe AMD has a built in overlay that will show you this
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    Question PC crashes to black screen while gaming

    What power supply do you have? How old is it? Do you have another one to test with?
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    [SOLVED] Abnormal CPU Temperatures and FPS issues.

    Sounds like you need to reseat your cooler. How much thermal paste are you using? Do note if you remove your cooler you must reapply the thermal paste.
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    Question PC crashes to black screen while gaming

    Do you have your graphics drivers up to date? They can be found here.
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    [SOLVED] Black Screen after messing with BIOS

    He needs to clear his CMOS. This will reset his mobo/BIOS settings. Check your motherboard manual, there should be instructions in there if your motherboard has a specific procedure. Edit: According to your motherboard manual, there should be a two pin jumper. Follow these instructions. You...
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    Question First time building a pc!Need help please

    You're going to want to attach the 8pin cable to the motherboard. I believe it should be split 4+4, as in there are two four pin connectors that are separated at the end of the cable. This is because some motherboards/CPUs only require 4 pin as they draw less power. In your case, since the...
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    SanDisk SSD Not Working as a Boot Device

    Hello, I am trying to install Windows on my SSD and everything is fine. However when I go to my BIOS doesn't recognize it as a UEFI drive. I have made sure my flashdrive and SSD are GPT but when I install Windows it doesn't recognize it as a UEFI drive. I know Windows installed properly...
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    Windows Install Keeps Restarting

    Hi, I recently received a replacement for my defective SSD. When I try to install Windows, it gets through the whole install process where it "Prepares files for installation" and then it reboots after. When it reboots, I'm right back at the start of the install. I've already tried recreating...
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    SSD Showing Up, No storage showing up.

    So I got an SSD for Christmas. That night I went and installed windows on it. I already had an HDD in my pc which I have been using for about a year now with my Windows 10 Pro key. I went and used the same key with my SSD and everything was fine. I used it for a couple days as my primary boot...