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hey all, I'm using an AIO with 3 fans and a waterblock. It came with a hub for the fan power cables, which are connected and working, as is the waterblock's power. The RGB wires for the fans and the block didn't come with a hub, so they're daisy chained together and then connected to the...

Background Info: This is my first time ever building a computer but I have tinkered a bit with my computer now and understand most of the parts. I have a somewhat decent 2019 iBUYPOWER prebuilt. I upgraded the ram in it and the power supply. Build Info: High Mid Range to Low High Range...

Hello everyone. First time posting here therefore sorry if this isn’t the right place, pretty desperate so yeah. I am trying to assemble the components I got from Christmas and everything seems to be working on the surface (front panel lights, fans spin etc). Additionally, nothing gets...

I bought my PC prebuilt (a local service bought and assembled custom parts) many years ago. As far as I can tell, my components are: -CPU: Intel i7-2600K -Memory: 16GB -GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 1060 6GB -Motherboard: unknown -Power Supply: unknown I am interested in upgrading, as I have hit a wall...

I am new to cameras and have been made an offer to swap something for a A7 with a 28-70mm lens, I was wondering what the estimated cost of those 2 paired together would be? and if it is good for a starter, many thanks :)

Hello, I have a not very good pc, with Core i3-3240, 8 gb 665mhz ram, pci express 2.0 mobo, and currently using old as hell 9600 gt. i want to build a pc, but the budget is limited, (am very poor lol) and trying to steadily upgrading. and i started with a new gpu which is under 100 dollar. i...

i have a core i3-3240, mobo ECS H61H2-M12 PCI Express 2.0, Ram 8gb ddr3 665mhz. currently using old gpu 9600 gt. was looking for a new gpu, but i have limited budget. please help recommend under 100 dollar or 50 dollar. I plan to buy a monitor too, but because i needed a gpu, i guess it can...

i’m 100% beginner on pc stuff. so this is might be the most ridiculous stuff you read today. so my gpu is plugged in but there is no display, i search on google, and do so many method that says “Worked” with alot of testimony of saying it actually work. my ram is completely fine, my psu is 450w...

Hi all, Please could you help me pick a motherboard, GPU, case and monitor. Opinions about the others components are welcome! https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/rCscJf Thanks in advanced :) Cheers

Hello guys, i'm Alex, i got some questions since i'm barely into overclocking. I got an EVGA GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 (paired with an i3-9100f). It's an pretty old card, and i'm trying to squeeze some more juice out of it. I don't have any benchmarks installed right now, but some tips would be...

Hi, I was trying yo do some research about cameras, but they only left me more confused. I am a beginner and I just want to take better photos for Instagram and for fun. There are two kits that I have found so far. CANON EOS 250D DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 III & EF 50 mm f/1.8...

(this is my first post ever) So I guess ill start with my specs Amd ryzen 3100 asus gtx 1650 super asrock b550 phantom gaming 4 2x corshair vengance ddr4 3200 teamgroup 256gb m.2 seagate barracuda 1tb HDD (for a laptop) corshair airflow 175 Now, my issue is that i installed my M.2 wrong when...

Hello all. I've recently decided to embark on building my 1st PC. It's really only going to be used for games like Warzone and whatever the new Call of Duty is at the time. Plus some light Illustrator and Photoshop work. I'm going AMD, that much I know. And am kind of stuck between the Ryzen...

Hey guys, Firstly, success! The computer powers on. However, I am getting this error when trying to load windows for my USB. View: https://imgur.com/HYzqEEU Please advise! I'm at a loss! Thanks!

Hi all, Can someone confirm this is my ATX12 cable? It is different from the PSU instruction manual, but I have no other cables that will fit into this socket? Cable: View: https://imgur.com/2QiNyC3 Instruction Manual image: View: https://imgur.com/Ogm7AYx Slot: View...

Hi guys, I'm building my first PC. After the first time it wouldn't power on, so I've taken it apart and trying again. Whilst trying to connect the case fan to the MOBO I'm having this issue. View: https://imgur.com/9Vd8tHi As you can see I have a 4 pin fan attachment on my MOBO, however, I...

I'm very novice to building pc's (this is my first) and I'm pretty stumped on what case I should get for this specific build --> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K4dfNq <-- this build is not final at all, if anyone has some advice on better parts that I should choose, it would be greatly...

Hey guys so recently I’ve been thinking about my pc..it’s my first one with an i5-9600 , GTX1660ti , 16gb of ram , 600w PSU, ASUs tuf B360m plus gaming mobo, but my main concern is that it’s in a CIT far soul case with one exhaust fan , being new to PCs I had it prebuilt and It has an optical...

Hello everyone! I was looking for help and found this forum. I got this pc as a package(meaning i didnt choose any parts myself) and assembeled it back in january, im familiar with pcs but im not a pro. Ive heard that overclocking your cpu can get you more performance but i have also read that...

I’m sort of a beginner looking forward to learning so fixing this would be great. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ddWYjc So my PC had this issue where my XMP profile would not stay. After some time of running and waking up the PC, it would revert back to 2133. So i was told updating the BIOS...

I recently built my first pc around 2 days ago and everything has been working fine. So today I decided I want to route the HD audio cord through a different cut out so I shut down the pc, flipped the psu switch off, and went on disconnecting then reconnecting the audio cord. So I went to flip...

So... as far as I have gathered... without being sidetracked with shiny new information to these eyes... if you start a new build, you have to start with a processor. To build around the processor. That's what I keep seeing anyways... I want to know the ins and outs of a computer. What each...

Hello everyone, I just finished selecting the components for my new gaming-PC, though i am still unsure of what cooler to use etc. . Here my build: Mobo: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX Case: Corsair Graphite Series 780T Graphics card: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Super Gaming X Trio CPU-cooler: Noctua...

>What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using. Mostly playing a wide variety of games like for example CS:GO, Overwatch, Path of Exile, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. I want a PC that will last and not get outdated...

So my mobo only has 2 fan headers. 1 is for my cpu but I still got 3 more fans to go. the stock fans i got has a molex socket in the middle and ends in a 3-pin. This might sound stupid but can I connect the 3 fans through their molex sockets back to back (like the human centipede) and then plug...

Hey there, Relative beginner at assembling PC's. Looking to drop a new GPU into an older rig in hopes of getting a FPS bump in a few of the games I have time to play. Bought the PC in 2012, specs are: Intel Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40HGz, 3400 Mhz, 4 Cores ASRock Z77 Pro 3 AMD Radeon HD 7700...

So, I am building my first PC at the moment and it's going well, when its plugged and I press the power button the everything would start functioning (Fans and leds would start normally), the problem is that when I try to plug it in a monitor/TV through HDMI it would not even show the BIOS...

So I am about to build a PC. My idea is that I buy an i5-9400F and overclock it, but I am not really familiar whether I have to buy a high-end motherboard to do so or not. Also, what does unlocked and locked CPU mean and how do I unlock a locked one. And, what's a good alternative to the 9400f...

I'm helping my younger brother upgrade his Graphics Card to an ATI Radeon R7 240 but we cant fit it in with our internet adapter. We got a ribbon cable riser but its too long at its ports to fit either. We need some kind of 90 degree adaptor, ideally not bigger than 15 mm. Can anyone provide...

(Hi, I'm pretty new to PC maintenance and have never built a PC before so apologies for any noob moments in advance. :ouimaitre:) PC specs I could find - G6 Fusion 600 X2 - 6 Core AMD Gaming PCCase: G6 Vantage Red (ATX) Processor (CPU): AMD FX 6300 (6x 3.50GHz) AM3+ Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE -...

Hello, I have a question pertaining to these pieces of tech. Soon I will be upgrading my PC, I will be adding 2 sticks of 4GB ram, replacing an i3-4130 with an i7-4790k, and replacing a Geforce GTX 660 with a Geforce GTX 1070. I am wondering if, after doing these upgrades, I will have to enter...

Before i start i did kinda OC my pentium to 4.2 but i left my voltages and other stuff to auto, i just need confirmation if that's alright and also if i could futher push my ghz to 4.3-4.5 and also kinda stupid but i didn't stress test, but is seem to average around 39-50 while doing light...

First time builder here and I need a place to get some confirmation that I’m planning a decent build. Link to my planned build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xTGMHh My budget is around 750 usd I want to know if I’m headed in the right direction with this build? Is the Ryzen 5 1600 a solid CPU...

Hello and thanks in advance for your time and help reading this thread, I have an AMD FX 6300 Black Edition Overclock to 4.3ghz, 8 GB of ram DDR3 21xx, the video card is an asus astrix R7 380 4gb overclock, a 4tb HDD and an aftermarket fan for the CPU Cooler Master Hyper 212, everything runs...

hello i am currently in the process of upgrading my pc and am upgrading most of my parts the only parts i am keeping are my 750 Watt powersupply and am keeping my 128GB SSD CORSAIR FORCE LX SATA3 SSD DRIVE. anyway i am upgrading to a i5-8600k gtx 1070 and corsair vengeance DDR4 16GB of ram...

My neighbor has a Pentium Gold G5400 3.7 GHz and was going to buy a GTX 1050 Ti. But I have a MSI GTX 980 Gamer I'd be willing to sell him for the same price. So, two questions: 1) Is the G5400 going to be a bottleneck for the GTX 980? 2) is the Antec 500W Earthwatts big enough for the GTX...

I have been using this card and monitor for over a year now and i just encountered this problem. After using the computer for a while it either by playing games or using it to render 3d animations the screen goes black and it gives me the message HDMI out of range. I have also tried using the...

Hello, I bought a Seasonic Focus Plus 850W Platinum last week which seemed to work fine in the beginning (desktop use). However, when I tested a game, I got a black screen under full GPU load after few seconds (monitor lost signal, could still hear people talk in teamspeak, so not a full...

Hi I tried over clocking my new MSI GTX 1080ti Seahawk using MSI Afterburner with incremental increases. Everything worked fine and shut down PC normally. Now I cannot get the machine to power up with the graphics cards installed. It works with another card but not the 1080, I get a...

Hey, Pretty new to overclocking and I'm trying to find stable overclock for my 4670k, but it seems I got rather unlucky with my cpu. I set it to 4.2Ghz and 1.2V, if I run intel burn test, I can run it for hours and my pc wont reboot or BSOD, but if I run prime95 it will reboot or bsod after...