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  1. ParsaS

    Discussion OC killed RAM??!!

    Hello everybody, It's my first time posting on a forum so sorry if I do something wrong. :grimacing: First of all, I wanted to say that my PC is currently functional right now and I'm not seeking advice on how to resolve the issue, I just want to share my story in case anyone else also has a...
  2. Tirtho

    Question Monitor destroyed by Undervolting CPU

    CPU: i7-4770 CPU cooler: i3 2nd gen free cooler Motherboard: Consistent smth B85 Ram: 16GB 1600Mhz (ddr3) SSD/HDD: HP Ex900 Plus 256GB GPU: Intel HD-4600 PSU: Random unknown 3 years old Chassis: Foxin office pc chassis OS: Windows 11 Pro Monitor: AOC 24B2W1 I tried to undervolt my cpu core...
  3. J

    Question PC was asleep and now won't boot

    My PC (Win 11) was sleeping and I wiggled the mouse to turn it on, the fans audibly ramped up for about 0.5 seconds and then it shut off completely. Here are the steps I followed: 1. Tried powering on using external power button - nothing happened 2. Tried powering on using motherboard power...
  4. Sarius

    Question is my RAM bad

    I think my RAM is bad, but I'm not sure. How likely is it that my RAM is the problem? Thanks in advance. My system: Operating System: Windows 11 Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3d Liquid Cooling: Corsair iCUE H150i RGB Elite CPU Liquid Cooler RAM: Corsair...
  5. subascuba

    Question GPU Video output dies while gaming

    My MSI Gtx-1070TI's video output dies when I try to play games, however I can still hear the game and it doesn't actually crash. When I screenshare I can still see the screen perfectly fine in the stream when the signal dies. It passes all the benchmarks I throw at it with no problems, no video...
  6. K

    Question Asus H510M-K - No POST if anything is connected to it ?

    (Background) To clarify I am a technician... It is my day job to build, repair, upgrade and troubleshoot computers Working on computers puts food on my table and pays my rent. I have access to testing equipment, and extra hardware. Computers have been a hobby for me for 14 Years, and I have...
  7. Jackthethe

    Question How do you confirm the GPU is dead ?

    So I was randomly playing video games last night and my PC just black screens with fans running SUPER loudly (louder than anything I've ever heard, was actually worried my PC was going to explode) I got scared and shut off the PC. Tried to boot it up again and fans start spinning normally and...
  8. ToxicThing

    Question My PC died and can’t find the solution

    My PC stopped working in the morning. Day before my PC died, I have used it normally, everything worked fine. Then next day, in the morning, my PC did not want to turn on. Like there was no power in it at all. First I thought my PSU died. I changed my PSU for the new one, but nothing. Pitch...
  9. F

    Question Is my motherboard or CPU dead?

    Hello, My pc recently fully stopped working out of the blue. When trying to start it up, nothing happens (No fans, no lights, no sound, nothing). Here is what I've tried: - Tried to start the pc directly using a screwdriver, result: nothing happened - Hooked a wire in the 24-pin connector from...
  10. JediMindTricks

    Question PC Died overnight please help

    Hello so I'm having some problems with my PC (Specs Below) and I could use some help, I built it about 2 years ago with all new parts, Everything was working fine until the PC was shutdown the other day. I tried to power the PC on the next day and there was no response from the PC except for a...
  11. I

    Question I have problem with my pc

    so recently I bought new case lian li 216 and gammax deep cool aio cooler i took my motherboard and all my components to new case installed it and i pressed the start button motherboard and all the fans with rgb in aio was flashing for 3 seconds and went off and didn't power on again until i...
  12. L

    Question PC seems completely dead….

    Hello - I was wondering if anyone could help? So I just rebuilt my water cooled system, turned it on and it remained on for a little while and then just suddenly turned off… when I reseat things sometimes it comes up cpu fan error (I just need to go into bios and disable cpu fan as I use a...
  13. R

    Question Laptop gets System_Service_Exception BSOD every time the Windows desktop loads ?

    As stated in the title, I get the "System_Service_Exception" BSOD every time the Windows desktop loads. WinRE didnt help. nothing in bios. Laptop is an Asus Rog Flow x16 GV601RW. any solutions? its very urgent.
  14. A

    Question Msi z97 gaming 5

    Hi, I was browsing internet my computer went off suddenly, so i tried it to turn it on back but it did not turn on ( electricity did not cut)so i open casing and check then i saw blue light is blinking, Tried No bend pins Reset cpu Tried 1 ram in all slots Tried new power supply Tried cmos...
  15. A

    Question Computer has died

    Hi! Yesterday my computer of 3 years died all of a sudden. I am not sure as to why and are asking for some advice troubleshooting what part(s) is faulty. I have checked if the psu is giving power by looking if the lights on the motherboard/graphics card are lighting up which it does. I also...
  16. J

    Question Bad CPU?

    Recently purchased a used i7 4790k off Amazon and had it go out within 2 weeks. Was using the computer one evening. Shut it down. Got up the next morning. Turn it back on and it wouldn't post, thought it might be RAM or something else but nothing seemed to help so I took the chip out. Put my old...
  17. TNCurz

    Question Laptop won't turn on after shutting down

    I bought an Asus TUF F15 (2022) i7-12700H + 3060 recently and have been using it for around two weeks now. Had no visible issues but yesterday (about 12 hours ago) I shut down the laptop after using it for a while (temps did hit 80-85°C) and when I went to turn it back on again it was dead...
  18. seperoph

    Question Is my gpu dead?

    Tried turning on my pc today, GPU lights didnt turn on the fans on it were spinning at max speed.and no visual on either screen from the card. I have reseated both ram,Checked cpu connection to board,Tried differnt slot for gpu,Unpluged everything. Tested two other gpu both of which work...
  19. znedraw

    Question A Not So Long Story About A Graphics Card and a Black Screen.

    I run a pretty old system, I know. I have an - ARGUS APS-720W PSU ( I know I should have a fire extinguisher nearby if I have this PSU, somebody already told me that, but I didn't install nor I chose the PSU) XFX RX580 8GB GPU MSI B85M-E45 MB Intel I5-4440 And a WD-Blue 1TB HDD and 2 Sticks of...
  20. K

    Question Is it dead?

    A few days ago I was playing Rocket League and all of the sudden my pc BSOD and turned off. It would not turn back on fully after this. It will boot up and say preparing automatic repair and then takes me to the windows options for recovery, but will not boot into windows. I did not get a chance...
  21. T

    Question 1080ti is close to dying what to do next?

    Hey guys I hope you can help me out here cuz I’m frustrated :/ I have 1080ti for over 5 years and I think his time has come 🥲 It crashes very frequently and the only game I can play without crashing is maple story. My question is what should I do? Buy a new 3080? Or wait for the new cards? The...
  22. V

    Question 5600x DOA?

    Hi Everyone, just a quick question. I bought a ryzen 5600x and a gigabyte B550 pro ac on prime day. Just did the mobo swap last night when I tried to boot up I kept getting no post and the CPU light just on. I did the standard procedures by reseeding the RAM, check connections and so on and no...
  23. F

    [SOLVED] Brand New 3080 Stuck at 480mhz core clock. 8 FPS on Furmark FHD.

    Hello, I just bought a new 3080 (https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N3080AORUSX-WB-10GD-rev-20#kf) to replace my 2070. Upon installation I also did a clean wipe of all drives and a fresh install of windows (now windows 11 not by choice). After updating all the drivers to the newest...
  24. MinecraftW06

    Question Computer not posting (died)

    CPU fan starts, HDD spins up, but there is no display. Could it be a problem with the motherboard or the CPU? CPU is heating so I think it's working. There isn't any beep speakers in the computer. Specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D2V CPU: Intel Pentium G2030 LGA 1155 3GHz RAM: Team Elite 4GB...
  25. B

    Question Two dead motherboards within a month, is my other hardware faulty?

    I built my PC back in November (specs listed below). Last month, my PC froze and was completely unresponsive. I had to turn off the PSU to turn it off because even the power button didn't work. I went through the troubleshooting process (steps listed below) and ultimately sent it to Asus for...
  26. Jakob Long

    Question Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L not posting/no display

    Hi, I have a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard, an Intel Pentium E2180, 305 watt PSU, and nvidia GeForce 8400 GS. The system turns on, fans spin, but there is no display or post. I have tried clearing CMOS, I have tried different RAM sticks in different RAM slots, I have tried reseating the...
  27. H

    Question Power light and fan function, but no other sign of life. Will replacing motherboard be likely to fix it?

    My Lenovo Yoga 710-14IKB now shows no sign of life except for the power light and fan. I've tried to power it up both with and without an external monitor, and I've tried powering on using the OneKey button to go straight to BIOS, but that makes no difference. When I plug my phone into it I get...
  28. J

    [SOLVED] PSU dead?

    A few years ago I purchased This PC from Amazon. Within the first month I replaced the CPU Cooler with a H100i Pro. Had iBuyPower send me a new RTX 2070 because the one that came with it was artifacting. Upgraded the RAM to 32GB eventually. Added a 1TB NVMe SSD. Today I heard a big popping...
  29. V

    Question Old 24" 1080p monitor - dead?

    Hi guys, just looking for a second opinion here. I have an old Asus 24" monitor that I've had for a decade or so. For the past several years its been used on and off as a secondary monitor - using its HDMI connection (it also has DVI and VGA, although I've none of those cables anymore)...
  30. jaybarillo

    [SOLVED] Dead RX 570? Keeps shutting down even at low to med usage.

    Nice day everyone, as the title says I have an issue with my PC. I was playing some games when my PC shutdowns with the keyboard and mice still on. I tried to turn it on but it won't boot, I noticed that the GPU fans are not spinning when it's attempting to boot so I removed my GPU and...
  31. Pstar7

    Question My PC died. Need help.

    The issue can be read below
  32. R

    [SOLVED] Did terrible mistake today! Fried PSU + GPU?

    Hi everyone, today i did something real bad…. I connected the motherboard 24pin and 8pin i to mobo. (Psu: Corsair HX850 platinum) I flipped on the switch on psu and my pc started … was not connected to a monitor and I didnt realize psu have this 0 rpm mode was looking at psu. I’ve had this 8pin...
  33. davethepcbot

    [SOLVED] OC resulted in being unable to boot PC

    Hello. I recently attempted to increase my overclock from 4.0 GHz to 4.1 GHz on my Ryzen 2600x at 1.4v after installing a new cooling system. After the restart and during the stress test the PC turns off and now does not turn back on again. There is no evidence that the PSU is working bar two...
  34. Vamsi_Krishna92

    [SOLVED] My PS4 Pro won't turn on, power button not working, but eject button works ?

    I didnt turn on my ps4 pro for 2 weeks, today when i turned it on it gave up on me. the behaviour is as follows, when I switch on power from wall socket and try turn it on form the 1st time it gave me 3 beeps and turned off, when i tried to tun it on it gave a beep and went into safe mode...
  35. L

    [SOLVED] Is motherboard dead? Only it’s led’s turn on, nothing else and no boot

    System CPU - Ryzen 2700 Gpu - gtx 1070 zotac amp extreme RAM - adata xpg 3000mhz 16gb (2 8gb) SSD - hp ex920 HDD - Firecuda sshd (x2) PSU - thermaltake 700w Motherboard - Asus strix gaming f x470 So for the about the last 5hrs I’ve been troubleshooting my pc because like the title says it...
  36. S

    Question Why doesn my PC randomly go through a cycle of disconnecting and reconnceting to wifi?

    My pc has a problem where sometimes it randomly disconnects from wifi and then reconnects and then connects and proceeds to continue with this cycle quite a few times before finally connecting to wifi and then staying like that for around 3-4 hours. I don't this is a wifi problem as there are 2...
  37. K

    Question computer turns on but no display and none of my peripherals work

    my wife was playing games just the day before on her pc but when she went to turn it on yesterday she said it wouldn't work the pc lights up with rgb and the fans run but no post for bios and the display doesnt kick on either. The peripherals like the kb&m doesnt even come on and no audio...
  38. edgars.roga

    [SOLVED] So my 1080 died, but why?

    I was playing COD:WZ, with fps and temp monitoring on, saw nothing out of order, and boom screen goes black, smoke comes out of pc. I instantlly knew something died there... It was the GPU only i guess, cuz without the gpu the pc turns on, all fans spinning. But i wonder what exactlly did i burn...
  39. nerodero

    [SOLVED] Anyone would explain why my GPU would die in this situation?

    I went to change my CPU, changed it, went to boot up pc and my gpu fans stop spinning So i switch my cpu again and tried to boot up but gpu still unresponive. Tried using different slots and it wont work so i assume its dead Not sure what i couldvr done wrong as i didnt touch my gpu the whole time
  40. G

    [SOLVED] Motherboard ram slot died, Whats my best option for gaming?

    So one of two ram slots on my 3 year old motherboard has died recently and I have be having difficulty finding a replacement do to the age of my CPU and wanting to still overclock the CPU. My motherboard is a ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX/ac with a i7-8700K overclocked to 5.0GHz and 2 8GB...