compabilitiy

Hi, i recently purchased an MSI MPG B505 GAMING PLUS motherboard for a new build I am working on. I have two CPUs in mind. However, they both support different BIOS versions for this motherboard. Is there a way for me to find out what BIOS version my motherboard came shipped with without having...

* Update on the post below * I've been running the mixed RAM for almost two weeks now, with no apparent problems. The applications are fairly memory-intensive, particularly Cubase used with dozens of virtual instruments loaded. Also lots of 4K video work, using DaVinci Resolve. Everything...

Hi, As per my query, I have recently installed in my system 1 unifan sl140, 3 sl120, 24pin stimer and 3x 8pin strimer. When using these components on their own customization, L-connect for the uni fans and the controller for the stimers, they function normally and show the correct rgb light or...

I am building a new system and have had great comments, thank you! I have an issue with USB ports that I need help understanding. I have purchased an i9-12900K processor and a Cool Master NR600P case. The Case has an I/O Panel with two USB Ports (1xUSB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C and 2xUSB 3.2 Gen 1...

I got Xeon e5 2620v3 that supports only ddr4 1600mhz/1866mhz, and i have only 2x afox ddr4 2400mhz 8gb ram When i run system it doesnt see my ram modules. should i lower the frequency ? what i doing wrong?

Silly question. I am about to update to a 12th gen. system, and I already have a RTX2070 with PCIe 3.0. Motherboard would be a Z690 ROG Strix -f. Is PCIe 5.0 backwards compatible with 3.0? Will the motherboard adjust bus speeds automatically? Thanks in advance.

So my specs are MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Motherboard ATX με AMD AM4 Socket AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4 RAM Samsung 970 Evo Plus SSD 500GB M.2 NVMe CoolerMaster Hyper 212 RGB Be Quiet System Power 9 600W Full Wired 80 Plus Bronze Gigabyte GeForce GTX970 4GB G1 Gaming Case...

Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW ATX Full Tower Case has a front panel USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A port, but the Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard does not have sufficient USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers. The case USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A port will not be usable. Is partpicker correct?

Hello guys, I'm here to ask for your advice. Recently I tried to upgrade the RAM on my ASUS A540L laptop. After searching the web I found the following reference: For that reason, I decided to purchase a RAM that I expected to be a compatible with my laptop considering the compatibility...

I want to build a low profile pc I want to use a seasonic 300tbs psu with a MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX but when I'm trying put these together on pc parts picker it says there not compatable,is it just pc part picker being wrong or is there a compatability issue with this combo.

I've just built my first pc and everything is working well EXCEPT my monitor has these fuzzy lines going across the screen diagonally. My best guess (I'm still new at this) is the graphics card cant keep up with the pixel demand. I've updated all the drivers (multiple times) done factory...

I am trying to connect my laptop to dual monitors so that I can work more efficiently. Setup as follows: Lenovo 300e 2nd Gen Notebook Type 81M9 running Windows 10 Pro 64 Lenovo ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen2 HP ProDisplay P232 x2 The Dock is working, bios fully updated etc. and is charging the...

Hey everyone! I really need your help. The last couple of days I created a part list for my first good gaming pc. I'm pretty confident in it, but just wanted to hear some other opinions on it. I'm open to all suggestions for improvement whatsover. I added amazon links for every part for more...

Hey everyone, question for you - I'm building a gaming PC and have chosen the below parts. Would you be able to make sure they are all compatible with each other? I'm fairly new at this, so any other suggestions you may have are greatly appreciated, whether you think something is overkill, or...

I have a MSI B450M PRO M2 MAX. I want to add an SSD to it but cannot understand how the compatibility works. Can someone explain what kind of SSDs does my motherboard support with suitable examples. From the Storage section of the user manual- AMD® B450 Chipset y 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports*...

So I recently got an Alienware Aurora R3 from a garage sale everything works great except the graphics is very out of date. I'd like to change to my Radeon RX 580 from my Radeon HD 6950 but when I install the 580 my motherboard doesnt recognize it. Is there a solution to this?

Hello, I'm not really familiar with pc parts and if they are compatible with each other or not so maybe someone here might be able to help. I'm thinking of getting MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI and I'm not sure if it is compatible with the other parts that I already have on my current pc...

Hi everyone, I finally save up enough to put together a new system and I have purchased all parts except the RAM - CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950x CPU COOLER: Corsair Elite Capellix H100i GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC PSU: Cooler Master V1200 MOBO: ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus RAM: G.Skill...

Hello all I'm trying to upgrade my PC and just wanted to make sure what I have is compatible with what i want. What I currently have. Motherboard - MSI Z170A Gaming Pro CARBON ATX PSU - 600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus CPU - i5 6600k GPU - gtx 970 4gb I want to upgrade to the 3060 ti and my CPU...

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX OR MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II 1) As compatibility for first motherboard on MSI global site states that it is compatible with YD270XBGM88AF. Does it mean my model (YD270XBGAFBOX) is incompatible or mine just a boxed version of same processor. 2) Second...

So my pc is seriously lagging with most things these days even Mozilla with a few tabs is causing the cpu to almost max out, I think its days are numbered. So my question is if I build a new pc can I use my old gpu since a new gpu is like almost impossible to find atm. So is there any problem...

I'm quite confused on which the Asus Rog Strix B550-F Ram Compatibility, The CPU is going to be a Ryzen 5 5600X. Does this Memory only refer to the 1st, as its not a Pro Processor Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4...

TLDR: I've replaced almost all my stock Acer parts with upgrades. Literally everything will be different than what came with my computer, will my SSD that has everything Acer put in it work fine, or do I need to buy Windows 10 and wipe my SSD clean and start from scratch? Since buying my Acer...

I bought a "Newpow Oculus Link Cable 13ft, High-Speed Data Transfer and Fast Charging, USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps, USB A to C" from Amazon because I wanted a USB 3.1 Gen 2 cable that was type A-to-C, and this one was a good price ($13.99) and plenty of length (13ft). I assume them calling it "USB...

i Currently have a system with a low end motherboard (ASUS Prime a-320m-k) a Ryzen 7 2700x, rx 570, 16GB of RAM and a 550w PSU. I want to Upgrade to a RX 5600xt (red devil specifically) and was wondering if the 550w PSU will be able to power this system? and if you know if all the parts will be...

Hi guys, I have Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha Motherboard with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960x processor. It is mentioned 3200MHz in the processor's product page. See the screenshot below; I would like to purchase G.Skill TrideztZ Neo RAM since its the best option for Threadripper...

My friend recently got this (https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/xps-8940-desktop/spd/xps-8940-desktop?~ck=bt) computer and I wanted to give him my old 1050Ti for an easy upgrade, but on the website it said there wasn’t a port for it. Would he still be able to put in the 1050Ti and...

I recently bought the NZXT H510 Elite case and the NZXT Kraken M22 Liquid cooler. I am really new to this stuff and didn’t do my research. Basically I bought the m22 which is one single fan because I thought it wouldn’t fit two fans with the radiator in the case thinking it would be attached to...

Hello, I wanted to expand the memory on my PC so i planned on buying a new RAM module but the one i have is a Kingston Hyper X 8gb 2400Mhz module with the part code HX424C15FB2/8 and the only one i can find is the HX424C15FB3/8 so i'mnot sure if i'll be able to run them on dual channel. Pls help

Hi, I currently have a 1660 ti that's not in the pc and I was wondering if not replacing the CPU I have rn (Ryzen 3 2300x) would hinder the graphics card. Since it's Black Friday week are there any good deals for a nice CPU that's under $250 that'll also be good w the graphics card?

Approximate Purchase Date: I'm hoping to buy in November Budget Range: Ideally sub $1500 USD with shipping, but if it's shipping that takes me a little over, i'll live System Usage from Most to Least Important: My biggest use is Path of Exile, streaming movies, some steam games and if...

Hello everyone, so I have an Asrock B365M PRO 4, I know by their website it supports the I9-9900K. But im afraid of cpu throttling. Should i go for an I7-9700K or no?

On PCPartPicker, my build is all compatible, but at the bottom, it says, "The motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6.0 Gb/s port is disabled. ". I'm still pretty new to the PC world and don't understand what that means, is...

Hi, I (stupidly, I know) rush-bought an ADATA XPG SX8200 1TB M.2 card to get next day delivery, before realising its a completely different type of SSD to my existing drive. I have an ASUS PBZ77-V LX2 motherboard - is that capable of mounting that hard drive in a suitable slot? If not, but...

I'm trying to figure out if the SSD I want to buy is compatible with my motherboard and so far I haven't been able to make sure if it works. The SSD is KINGSTON SA2000M8/500G M.2 2280 PCIE GEN 3.0 X4 NVME and the motherboard is ASUS PRIME B450-PLUS. It says it has an m.2 slot but I am worried if...

I have a Corsair AX860 Platinum PSU. I wanted to buy a custom sleeved 24 pin PSU cable from TitanRig but when I went to choose my PSU model, AX is not an option, but AXi Type 3 & Type 4 are. Would the AXi cables be compatible with my PSU? Or am I just out of luck due to my model?

Hello guys, I'm pretty new to PC building so I'm still learning about all the different components and compatibility of them. With that being said, I recently purchased a new case but failed to think about whether or not I have the necessary hardware on my motherboard to accommodate the front...

Is the corsair Cv 450 W ATX power supply compatible with the MSI radeon RX580 8gb armor oc video card? This PSU produces 450 Watts and while the GPU's power consumption is 185 Watts, it's recommended wattage is 500. Does this matter? I just built my very first PC using these parts and I'm having...

Hello In seasonic PSU PCie Ports and CPU Ports are in the same group I want to Know Which PORTS I have to plug cpu power cables in ?? in the photo there is 5 ports in PSU to PLUG CPU power cables "but" there is only 2 ports are correct for CPU POWER CONNECTOR I need to Know : Which 2ports...

In my current rig I have an Amd Ryzen 5 2600, 16gb of 3ghz Ram and 550w 80+ Bronze Psu. The card I’m using atm is a Gtx 1660 ti. Will those components be good enough for the Gtx 3070?