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  1. F

    Question Why do i need to drain the residual power of my motherboard everytime I shutdown?

    When I shut down/restart I have to drain the residual power on the mother board before I can turn it back on or else non of my monitors will get a display and non of my peripherals will get power. The computer will turn on all the lights in my case are on and the fans spin but nothing connected...
  2. S

    Question Huge Fps Drops

    Hey I need an advice how to improve my gaming performance. I was for the longest time playing on 1080p/60hz monitor meaning I capped my fps with vertical sync (60fps) and I could play smoothly any game on ultra setting 1080p. However I recently bought 175hz FHD HDR Monitor with Adaptive Sync...
  3. Radnaskela23

    Question GPU started stuttering after only 3 months use ?

    Hello guys, I have a question regarding my MSI GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB VENTUS 2X OC GPU. Why has it started stuttering all of a sudden? I have OC of +200mhz core with +1500 on memory tested in Heaven Benchmark 4.0 and 3DMark never had issues as in many other games so I don't think its the...
  4. LewisMann

    Question What components should I upgrade to? I do Graphic Design, Gaming and fairly heavy on apps open.

    Hi all, Looking for some advice on upgrades for my pc. I'm wanting to definitely upgrade to 64GB of RAM and ideally a newer CPU. Not massively worried about changing my graphics card as this doesn't seem to be of an issue for myself currently. I want to stick with AMD Ryzen so ideally need to...
  5. furius980

    Question High FPS but BAD performance in PC

    For 2 weeks now I have had this problem that appeared after the PC froze (it has happened to me many times) that forced me to force it to shut down. When monitoring the performance values with MSI Afterburner it gives me normal readings (80-90 in demanding games) but it feels almost half of...
  6. fredmtl2024

    Question Error beep with CPU fan / video card

    Hello everyone, This is my first time posting here. I built my own gaming PC. I put an AMD RYZEN 7 5700X CPU on an ASUS Prime B550-PLUS AC-HES AMD AM4 motherboard (+ speaker buzzer), and a Thermalright PS120SE ARGB CPU fan (with thermal paste). For the rest: - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x...
  7. Cardboard box243

    Question PC dies after 2-3 minutes of uptime with CPU indicator light on, is my CPU broken?

    My PC dies after about 2-3 minutes of uptime with CPU light indicator on when it happens. Some Context The CPU in question is a Ryzen 7 2700x and is currently about 5 years old, it was running overclocked for most of its lifetime and a voltage of just below 1.4 volts. The system had a change of...
  8. emmanuelmagadia

    Question I9 12900K + RX 7900 GRE NITRO PSU Requirements (Currently have 750W Plat)

    i have this specs below, is my PSU enough? or should i upgrade ? I recently bought a RX7900 GRE Sapphire Nitro haven't tested it yet i want to know if i can use my current (Corsair HX750W 80+ Platinum-rated) PSU or should i buy 850W at least before testing it. Specs: Processor : Intel i9...
  9. Ferrariassassin

    Question My i7-11700KF runs hot at idle and even hotter when under load.

    My i7-11700KF always stays at 50c minimum when im not playing or doing anything at idle and when i go to any game it usually stays between 95-105c at all times even when just 15% of the CPU is being used in a game. When i run Prime95 it goes to 100c automatically and stays there but the CPU...
  10. A

    Question multiple parts changed cpu quickly goes to 99C in BIOS

    So I have recently gotten a computer back from a customer and it has a G3258 with a H60 that was 10 years old was super corroded etc. cleaned it and it still slowly goes to 100C then I upgraded to a 4790 and it does the same thing. Changed the cooler to a new H60 elite and the same thing but it...
  11. Nioto

    Question The PC shuts down, and the motherboard shows the EZ Debug LED for the CPU ?

    After assembling my new PC, I'm encountering a significant issue: the PC shuts down suddenly and randomly. When I try to power it back on, the motherboard's LED indicates a CPU problem. I have already tried updating the BIOS, checking the correct installation of the CPU, and verifying all the...
  12. DelvartheIron

    Question Switching to AMD. What would you do?

    Hello there After Intel's statement about faulty processors and after I found my 13700k processor cant handle overclocking anymore, I started thinking about switching to AMD. I never used AMD processors before and I dont really understand their branding. After some research 7800x3d is the best...
  13. Andrew0760

    Question My CPU is not cooling

    Hi everyone, today I built a PC and I immediately noticed that the CPU is not cooling. On the desktop it is around 80 degrees but while I play it drops to 65 or 70 degrees. It is a ryzen 7 5800x with an arctic 36 as a heatsink. As a power supply I have an nxzt c750 80 plus gold. I tried to...
  14. PranayB

    Question Insane CPU Temps

    Can anyone explain to me why HWINFO shows me insane temps and amps. These stats were shown when updating a game with nothing else open.
  15. AziPloua

    Question worked perfectly, swapped case now pc takes 3- 4 seconds to start turning on, cpu debug led is on, and no signal to monitor

    everything was fine then i upgraded to a new case and now it cpu debug led is on, pc takes 4 seconds to start turning on and there s no signal to my monitor things i ve tried: removed cmos battery and reset cmos swapped rams into different slots (the a2 slot worked as in i had signal but after...
  16. T

    Question Need help with PC Build

    Hi! This is my first time building a PC and I was wondering if either of these would be good builds? Any help would be greatly appreciated I am quite unsure if it will all be compatible and most importantly optimal. Also was wondering if there is a best a part of the year to purchase PC parts...
  17. Kingcrusi

    [SOLVED] CPU high temps - low usage ?

    Having some cpu package temp issues curious if I’m missing something. Fresh startup. No programs running and the cpu is at idle 3% and sitting at 60-70c. I think that is too high but I could be wrong. I have clocked it down from the default 57x to 55x using the intel utility. When at 57x it...
  18. R

    Question why is my cpu underperforming?

    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/68416214 any reasons why my cpu is underperforming?, my thermals are fine but my cpu is in the 0th percentile according to user benchmark. i have everything set to performance also any tips on why other components underperform would be useful
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    Question CPU Overheating

    So I have had this CPU for around 6 years now and as of last week games have started crashing alot. Downloaded Core Temps and CPU can get as hot as 100+ degrees and will usually sit around 90 degrees underload. My first thought was thermal paste, so I reapplied that and still the hot...
  20. amenoo

    Question random reboots

    i Built my pc a little over 1 year ago and all parts are brand new except for the ram which is 1 year older. At the beginning of this year my pc started randomly rebooting, no crash report, just black screen then pc back on in seconds. I ignored it till now since about 3 months agos it happens...
  21. D

    Question I think my AIO pump may be dead - - - - is it hard to change it ?

    So I bought this PC like 9 months ago ,but not I encounter a big problem. My CPU seems to heat up up to 90C while gaming(only LoL) and sometimes idle at 70-80 C. I emailed the site where I bought my PC from and they suggested I should update my BIOS. I did it and it didn't solve [. Went...
  22. R

    Question How Many Connectors to Power i7 14700KF

    Hello internet! I'm in the process of upgrading my PC's motherboard, processor and RAM. Specifically, my new mobo is here, and my PSU is here. PSU is circa 10 years old. Unfortunately, being so old, I threw out all of the spare leads for the PSU a while back. So my question is, will a single...
  23. Nick C.

    Question In need of new liquid cooler good and quiet

    Hello, As the title says I am looking for a new Liquid Cooler, that's both good in cooling the CPU and not being noisy. I was looking at Lian Li, Cooler Master and NZXT, since I do have an NZXT Case H710. But I am not sure which cooler is the best in terms of cooling and not being a jet engine...
  24. H

    Question Building a PC with low budget??

    Hi guys, I'm currently building the 1st gaming PC for my cousin but he's low on budget, I tried to do my best, here you're my suggestion: - CPU: core i5 14400 (maybe have to consider core i5 12400F due to low budget problem) - MB: ASUS PRIME H610M-A D4-CSM LGA 1700 - RAM: Patriot 32GB (2 x...
  25. M

    Question CPU upgrade: Ryzen7 5700x → 5700X3D

    My current build looks like this. MB: B550 GPU: RTX4070 CPU: Ryzen 5700X RAM: 16GBx2 DDR4 OS: Win11 Home PSU: 750W Been wanting to upgrade my CPU for a while since I play CPU heavy games eg Tarkov, Helldivers, Hell let loose, RTS. Ideally, I would go for a 7800X3D but it costs around 800USD...
  26. Chirohito

    Question Motherboard red dram and cpu light after restart and no boot. Cold boot is normal.

    I have ryzen 7 7800x3d, Asrock b650 pro rs motherboard and KINGSTON Fury Beast RGB KF564C32BBAK2-32 ram (QVL for my motherboard). I have the latest bios. I tried another power supply and it's the same so i know it's not the PSU. I know that it could be faulty cpu memory controller or the...
  27. P

    Question PCG 2015C vs PCG 2015D

    I recently sent my nephew a CPU. I sent him an Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Processor. I did not have the CPU HeatSink for that processor. However, I did have the CPU HeatSink for the Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Processor on hand. The spec sheet clearly states the "Thermal Solution Specification" for each...
  28. jsutarandomuserbtw

    Question 3700x hight temps at idle

    My Ryzen 7 3700x is crazy overheating on idle with the stock wraith prisme and arctic mx-4 applied using an b550m pro4 with stock settings and PBO disabled , core perfomance boost is enabled idk how and why ,cpu usage is under 2 percent btw https://ibb.co/B3vF0Fj
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    Question PC is suddenly not posting and DRAM light is on

    Hi everyone, I’m currently facing a really strange situation. Long story short, I added a negative offset of -5 on all cores because I was planning on optimizing per core later. My PC was working perfectly fine for about 4 days, but then it suddenly switched off. When I turned it back on...
  30. m4r1n7

    Question Are these 7800x3d normal temperatures with ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER III AIO 360mm arbg FULL LOAD?

    Hello guys this is exporting in premiere pro, where cpu goes full load are these temperatures normal for 7800x3d this are my specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tFX8pB this is HW monitor attachment do I look at package or core temperatures of processor? while gaming they are around 60 to...
  31. ad1340

    Question the screws on my cpu cooler wont reach my motherboard :c

    pls help, i never built a pc before, im tightening 1 screw and while im tightening it the other screw just goes higher to where it doesnt reach the motherboard anymore :c motherboard: MSI ProSeries AMD Ryzen 2ND and 3rd Gen AM4 M.2 USB 3 DDR4 D-Sub DVI HDMI Micro-ATX Motherboard (B450M PRO-VDH...
  32. Yamago

    Question CPU is at 90C when gaming, and around 70C at idle ?

    CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X Hi! for the last 14 months or so I've been having a problem where my CPU is constantly at 90C when gaming. The main issue being that my PC automatically shuts down because of the high temp. I've tried replacing the thermal paste once but it didn't help unfortunately. I've...
  33. twgamerbuilder

    Question My PC keeps randomly power-cycling ?

    My PC at random will completely shut down and instantly turn back on again. Thing's ive already tried that haven't helped: 1. New outlet and power cord 2. Replacing the Power Supply with a 850w (I've been running a 750w for years) 3. Resetting Windows 10 and the CMOS 4. Reseating, the RAM, CPU...
  34. CosmicNinja

    Question Are these temps alright?

    Hello! I recently built myself a new rig after my old one from 2020 started to die on me. It was a 3700x paired with a 2070 super. This new build has a 5700x3D and a 4070 super 12gb. Wanted to see if these CPU temps are fine in your guys opinions. When it's idling, my CPU temps are around 35...
  35. R

    Question CPU light on motherboard is red after changing cpu cooler.

    Hi guys, I am seriously at a loss here. I changed from a H100i to a Kraken Elite and in the process of doing so, something went wrong somewhere. When I turn the computer on, vram flashes orange, then the cpu light goes static red. I have read that sometimes the motherboard wont recognise the...
  36. dxeridd

    Question Intel MEI - Simple PCI Communications Controller Driver

    Hello everyone. I'm having this problem that's been causing a lot of issues for me and it's already driving me a bit insane. After resetting and formatting my PC, my device manager tells me that my "Simple PCI Communications Controller Driver" doesn't exist, or isn't installed or whatever. I...
  37. B

    Question Computer won't boot after CPU upgrade

    I am still quite new at building pcs, but recently I bought a new CPU and almost just got done installing the upgrade. Before I even started the upgrade I had to update my bios which I followed a youtube tutorial, and it booted after the upgrade just fine. I then, again, followed tutorials to...
  38. Rosales

    Question Intel i3-12100F is overheating ?

    Hello, I realized like 2 weeks ago that my cpu temperature was always at 99 degrees and did some research. Most of the comments were saying to change thermal paste and so I did. After applying new thermal paste it dropped to 55-60 degrees at idle and about 70-75 degrees while gaming. but now...
  39. Karano82

    Question Upgrade - GPU vs CPU, ram and motherboard.

    I've started getting back in to FPS again, but my hardware is kinda old and it shows. I'm playing fnite and the first descendant. Fnite is ok fps wise, but descendant is straining my system with between 20-40 fps. I'm running a 4790k on a z97 motherboard with 16gb 1333Mhz ram and a 1050ti gpu...
  40. B

    Question The EZ Debug light for CPU is always on ?

    Hi guys, My nephew's PC turns on (fans spinning, RGBs working, GPU light on, monitor and HDMI cable perfectly fine), but it doesn't post and the motherboard's EZ Debug LED for CPU is constantly on. I already ensured that every single connector and cable was plugged in firmly to the correct...