help a noob out

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  1. M

    [SOLVED] after a big storm stuck at "starting windows" screen

    I had turned off my pc before the storm happened but still when i tried to turn my system on it gets stuck at ''starting windows". I have also tried to launch 'startup repair' but after the windows is loading files screen happens my moniter screen turns off for a second and it get stuck when it...
  2. Duckie504

    [SOLVED] Its my first PC, and I want to be smart about this.

    I need help. I want to finally get a PC and ascend from playing on consoles (not really, but you get the point).This is my first pc (in general), and I'm not sure at all about what parts I need to get. I have helped my friend build his pc, but this will be the first one meant for me. I have a...
  3. G

    [SOLVED] Fans keep disconnecting.

    So my Case Fans are not connected to my motherboard but some other thing and there’s a thin white cable connecting them but the cable keeps losing connection and my fans turn off, the cable needs to be twisted in some way to connect. I can’t unplug the little cable, what do I do ? ( I got this...
  4. D

    [SOLVED] Taskeng.exe and cmd.exe

    Hello, for about 2 years i have the pc, but recently it started lagging, but i didn't care that much but today i was playing Minecraft, while speaking on discord but i needed to launch my browser, i launched it and i saw this "could not start properly" for taskeng.exe and cmd.exe and it forced...
  5. AlaridKonz

    [SOLVED] Blue screens every so often in my new first build

    Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NzfXTB First time buying PC components and first time building it. I researched a lot so I wasn't completely lost. I purchased a Ryzen 5 3600X and an Asrock b450m pro4 it meant that I needed to update the motherboard before installing the processor. So I...
  6. nubman123

    Question Best unpowerhungry GPU for an i3-2100

    Hello. I want to buy a new GPU for my PC. I don't play new AAA games, so my budget is -100 USD. (89€ because i live in Europe.) I want a Graphics Card that doesn't draw a lot of power. I don't want to upgrade my PSU because I already tested GPUs that didn't draw a lot of power and they didn't...
  7. M

    Question RAM not working...

    Hi guys I just bought Corsair Vengence 1600mhz 2x4GB ram modules. Link - to the ram in amazon.co.uk My Motherboard is G41C-VS Mini ATX. I tried switching the jumper to 2-3 aint working. Reset CMOS with jumper and with battery still nothing. It makes the beep normal sound and everything like it...
  8. D

    Asrock C2750D4I - gaming

    Ok, so I saw this video on the Asrock C2750D4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ERph8v13s The benchmarks, according to them are equal to a Xeon 1230v3 which scores very high on passmark (9514), near a 3770k. So I went on amazon, and found the motherboard for £351, that's an amazing price...