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  1. M

    Question Help with corsair rm850

    I have corsair RM850 CP-9020232-EU white edition. I want to upgrade my gpu from 3070 to 4080. But my psu has only two PCIE designated ports 2(8pins) Question could I use the 600W PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type-4 PSU Power Cable to connect my psu and gpu?
  2. J

    Question RM850x vs. RM750x, how much it really matters?

    I am building a new comp, its going to look like; Ryzen 7600x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk wifi 2x16 g.skill flare x5 6000Mhz/cl32 Peerless assassin 120se Rtx 2060 Couple of 2.5 ssd.s 1x pcie 4.0 nvme 1tb Maybe 5-6 120mm case fans Im wondering how big of a difference there is between the two psu.s...
  3. saltiren

    Question 7700XT potential power draw

    Hello everyone, I was looking at upgrading from my well used Nvidia 1060 3gb. I've been upgrading my system bit by bit and recently upgraded the motherboard and PSU. I went from 430w to 650w but I may have underestimated the draw of newer cards. I really like this card (ASRock STEEL LEGEND...
  4. dmk1701

    Question RGB dimmed or off completely on Corsair fans ?

    Hi I built my PC back in 2020 and it has worked very reliably since then however in the past few weeks I've been having issues with my Corsair ll120 fans RGB. The fans spin fine, so no issue there, but the LED lights on 3 of the 6 fans are faulty. Two of them don't light up at all and one is...
  5. R

    Question Dual channel RAM issue ?

    I've been using this PC for approximately 6 months perfectly well from Jan to June. One day, it failed to POST, so I took it to the store. They diagnosed the issue as a malfunctioning RAM module, replaced it, and the PC booted up fine. It worked perfectly well for the next 6 days, but on the 7th...
  6. T

    Question Why is my PC in a boot loop?

    As the title says I am stuck in a boot loop with no display. This is a new PC that I attempted to build today. An OS has not been loaded on yet and nothing will happen with the connected display (LG monitor). On the B650 there is an alternating red light where it says RST. All of the power slots...
  7. K

    Question New mouse and keyboard stops responding

    Today I received my new keyboard and mouse, the Corsair K70 Pro mini wireless and the Razer Death Adder V3. Once I hooked them both up they worked fine, as soon as I installed the razer synapse the mouse and keyboard stay on but don't respond. Works in the bios fine but couldn't log in to the...
  8. gamerbrehdy

    Question Is the Corsair LT100 starter kit required for the Expansion Kit ?

    Hiya folks, I've been eyeballing the LT100 lighting towers for a while now, to spice up my setup a bit. Two towers is a bit too much for me however, since that won't really fit on my desk. I do allready have the ST100 RGB headset stand, so only one tower would be enough: ST100 on the right of...
  9. SoapWasTaken

    Question PC randomly shuts off every couple of weeks ?

    Hey everybody, I've had a PC that I got from PowerGPU for about 3 years now. It's been fantastic and has given me no problems until the last few months. Back around February my PC started randomly shutting off, no warning or anything, as if the power was completely cut off (just like a quick...
  10. B

    Question Corsair H115i Elite - Bricked - someone around with this cooler?

    hello Corsair H115i Elite is not detected in iCue 5.5.134. Also I get an error when booting stating that the CPU fan speed detection error! Tried older iCue version including legacy. Legacy was the only one that made the cooler visible in both device manager and other devices settings but not...
  11. gdayal80

    Question Corsair RM850e 850W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0

    I purchased Corsair RM850e 850W 80 Plus Gold ATX 3.0 PSU. I am using this PSU with Asus TUF B560M Plus Wifi, Intel i5 11400F and Asus TUF GTX 1630. I am facing strange issue with this PSU. When I boot up this system, the motherboard lights glow with all the fans spinning. But within few seconds...
  12. S

    Question DRAM Orange QLED - Stays on for 65 seconds on power then boots

    Hey guys, I built a new computer ASUS MB X670E-F Wifi, Ryzen 7000 series CPU and 2 Corsair DDR5 Ram sticks (X2 32GB), windows boot drive is on a Corsair M.2 SSD. MB Bios on latest BIOS Version. Same as all other components on PC. My only problem is every time I power on the PC, the MB QLED...
  13. KD276

    Question Corsair CX650F RGB - - - Is it possible to turn OFF the RGB lights permanently ?

    Hello, this question is for people who own this psu, since i found it in my local store at a good price. Since i do not like RGB, my question is, can i turn OFF the RGB lights permamently? I read the online manual and there is a button in the back, pressing it several times i can choose the OFF...
  14. G

    Question Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 only working at 4800 and not 6000 (yes already tried XMP and doesn't work)

    hello, I just installed a DDR5 Corsair 16GB x2 on my asus prime Z790A motherboard. It runs fine although it's detected at BIOS only at 4800 mhz and not 6000 mhz. On asus RAM compatibility checker we have: Corsair CMT32GX5M2X6000C36 and my product id is CMH32GX5M2D6000C36 so it's just one...
  15. The750Ti

    Question Is my Power Supply faulty or not ?

    i Have a Corsair CV450 Power Supply and I'm starting to suspect my Power Supply is going bad. My old GTS 450 GPU's resistor caught fire but the PC works fine without that GPU installed. Next, my motherboard RAM slot stops working. I have 4 slots and 2 of them failed. Now my exhaust fan stops...
  16. stefanos50

    Question Will my existing 850w PSU be sufficient for an RTX 4090 ?

    Hello , i currently have a system with i7 13700KF and RTX 3080 10GB but i need to upgrade to an RTX 4090 for a Deep Learning project. The system at this moment has a Corsair HX850 Platinum PSU. Will this PSU be enough to run the system? Nvidia recommends a 850w PSU but aftermarket manufacturers...
  17. Trainenthusiast

    Question ICUE not detecting RAM all of a sudden.

    I've got 2 sticks of corsair vengeance RAM. 16 gigs each, ddr4. I use ICUE to change the RGB effects and today, after about a year of it working totally fine, it just won't show my RAM anymore? RAM is working just fine, but ICUE won't detect it. It's the latest version of ICUE. What do I do?
  18. Eddie Mitza

    Question PC makes high pitched noise when overclocking RAM

    I've built a new system a few days ago consisting both of brand new and some older parts from my former PC. The problem is that when I try to overclock the RAM by either enabling the XMP Profile or manually increasing the frequencies (they're supposed to work at 6400 frequencies), the PC starts...
  19. Iver Hicarte

    Question Can I add an additional 4-pin ATX power connector/cable to my Current PSU?

    I have a Corsair RM750i 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply, I have owned it for 5 years now without any hiccups. I did a motherboard upgrade recently and this mobo of mine has an additional 4 pin ATX connector which is only used by "extreme" overclockers and only for extreme...
  20. joanggg

    Question How to break RAM without damaging it's RGB ?

    I had a kit of Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB but I dropped one of the sticks and now it's not working. I tried different slots and another rig, it's certainly dead. However its RGB still works and it is even customizable in iCue. I don't have the receipt so no RMA granted. I bought a new cheap Kit...
  21. H

    Question PSU recommendation for 4090 + Ryzen 9 7950X3D ?

    Hi everyone, The GPU model ROG-STRIX-RTX4090-O24G-GAMING or the N4090AORUS M-24GD based on this: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa4A12gQTHw In the video the guy says that the ASUS has the best cooling performance, so i considering to choose that... I used these links for research the...
  22. J

    Question Can i use my old Corsair CX-650M PCIe cable (type 3) on my Corsair CX-750F that came with type 4 PCIe cable ?

    Hey i was wondering if i could use my old corsair cx650m (2017) pcie cable on my new corsair cx-750f The cx650m 2017 is listed as having a type 3 pcie connector while the cx750f uses a type 4 pcie connector They both also have a different missing hole on the connector (Left side: cx750f ...
  23. Lukoo19

    Question Can I mix Corsair RAM ver 4.31 with ver 4.32 ?

    Hi, my system is currently runing two sticks of Corsair Vengeance RGP Pro 2x8 3200. (CMW16GX4M2C3200C16) I wanted to add two more ram sticks, with exactly the same sticks, because I heard that mixing isn't recommended. So I went to my buyers history and selected the exact same sticks and bought...
  24. angelo fonseka

    Question Yellow light

    I have 2 brands of ram with 2 types of speed in my pc . My pc worked fine for 2 months and now it randomly freezes but I can move the mouse pointer and after I restart the pc it's stuck in yellow light Pc specs - motherboard - asus tuf x570 plus Ram...
  25. N

    Question Press power button - power button and ram rgb lights up but no boot. Power off by holding power button and next boot is successful.

    Hey everyone, So I built my new PC a couple weeks ago and I've had this issue happen twice; I press the power button on the case and it lights up and my RAM RGB lights up, but I get nothing else, no power supply click or any other RGB lights. Then I power it off by holding case power button...
  26. X

    Question High demanding games are able to start but they crash a few seconds later ?

    Hi, so recently I've gotten this PC, it is the first PC I've ever gotten. It's a CORSAIR VENGEANCE Gaming PC. At first I was able to play Modern Warfare 2 Warzone using Steam and it would run smoothly. I've also downloaded games like Overwatch 2 and Valorant and would play those games for a...
  27. RedShadowXD

    Question New sleeper build wont POST.

    So i built a new pc, but it doesnt work. the EZ Debug LED CPU flashes a few times then stops. I will do a reseat later but i am looking for some other ideas till then. This happened when i just restarted my system to complete installing a GPU driver, now it doesnt post. MOBO: MSI b450 gaming...
  28. C

    Question set of identical 2x8 GB DDR4 3466MHz show different frequency in bios

    Hello there, I've come upon an issue with my RAM sticks. I am using 2 identical CORSAIR VENGANCE DDR4 3466 MHz sticks but in the bios it is shown that one of them is supposedly at MHz 3200. They are the same sticks and came in the same package in a kit. Anybody got an Idea what is causing this...
  29. E

    Question Help with installing a front case fan on a Corsair Carbide 100R

    I recently bought a 120mm RGB Aerocool fan and I planned to install it on the front of my Corsair Carbide 100R, seeing as it had no front fan. The fan came with four screws, but the case manual told me to use the provided case long fan screws. I tried using those but they felt like they weren't...
  30. Wolfseye

    Question Could you tell me if these things work together ?

    Hi guys, I am about to get myself some new Hardware for my a little older system, in which the latest is a RTX 3070 Ti from end of 2022. But everything else is really dated. The last few days I took the time to find some parts that I like, which I want to replace. But some stuff i am just not...
  31. Wolfseye

    Question Looking for RAM for the MSI MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI (DDR4 & DDR5)

    Hi guys, i am thinking of getting the following Mainboard & CPU: - Intel i7 13700k - MSI MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI (DDR4 Version or DDR5 Version) I would love to use either G.Skill Trident Z RGB or Corsair Dominator, each 64 GB. For the DDR5-Version, i think a 6000er would be fine. 2x32 GB. For...
  32. RedShadowXD

    Question Half of my RAM is hardware reserved (8,1GB)

    Specs: Windows 10 Home 64-bit 22H2 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) (AM4) 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Gigabyte) Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro (8 x 2GB, C16) CMW16GX4MXC3200C16 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---...
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    Question Upgrade to the AM5 platform?

    Hello, so I'm considering upgrading my several-years-old PC. What I have: What I may buy: Are the components fully compatible? What issues may I have? Is the upgrade good overall (don't pay attention to the GPU - it will get its upgrade sometime too)? And what concerns me is that Zen 4...
  34. malicsheraz

    Question Mixing 3000mhz c15 RAM with 3200mhz c16 RAM ?

    Hello follow members I have 2 corsair vengeance led ddr4 sticks of 8gb each.. c15 3000mhz CMU16GX4m2C3000C15R 15-17-17-35 i want to pair those 2 with 2 more corsair vengeance led ddr4 ... but their details are " CMU16GX4m2c3200c16R 16-18-18-36. will they work fine... or is it a bad...
  35. Vitorcj

    Question Need help, PC failing to Start

    So just came home from work today and tried to start my PC. Right after pressing the power button, it started and about 1 second later it shut down again. It kept doing this process over and over unitil I had to plug it off. Im trying to figure out if the problem is my PSU or the MoBo, or...
  36. W

    Question Corsair H100i GTX with LGA1700 socket help ?

    So I've just bought my parts, upgrading to a 13600k. Wanted to reuse my aio and saw corsair offer a retrofit kit for some of their older aios. I came from a skylake processor so a lga 1151. The kit is for a few different models but one of them is 115x - assuming 50 and 51 etc. Cooler...
  37. B

    Question PC randomly freezes and my USB ports seem to lose power ?

    Hello, hopefully someone here can help me. I recently had a custom pc built for me through cyberpower. I decided to go all out (on my budget at least): Specs: MSI MPG Z690 FORCE Intel i9-13900K GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 32GB Fury DDR5 6000mhz RAM Corsair 1000 watt PSU Corsair 240mm liquid cooler...
  38. S

    Question Optimized AMD RAM ?

    Hi guys! I want to buy a Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II and a 3600mhz RAM. I went to the RAM support for the motherboard and I can see that Corsair Kit 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600MHz Vengeance Pro RGB Black CL18 AMD (CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18) is in the list of memory support. I want the next...
  39. baileyboy125

    Question Particular PWM fans won't start up on Corsair H150i PRO

    I recently bought some PWM Be Quiet fans to replace the ones on my H150i radiator. The problem is they won't start up unless I unplug and plug them back into the sockets after the PC has booted. Other PWM fans by both Corsair and NZXT start up just fine as soon as the computer is powered on...
  40. K

    Question Does this cooler need a refill?

    Hello, I was looking at the corsair iCUE H60x, and i have never worked with liquid coolers before. So my question is, if those coolers need to be refilled, or filled on first install or something? Thanks