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  1. Cassetteplayrr

    Question RTX 3060 died

    I think my RTX 3060 died and I have no idea why it was working just fine the day before but today when I turned it on the fans didnt spin and I have no video out?? Is there anything I can do to see if it actually is the gpu? I can't plug any video cable into the motherboard because my cpu is an...
  2. ThePiePieper

    Question 3 dead Kingston NVMes in 1 year...why?

    I built a new AMD rig back at the end of 2022, all my specs and parts below. And since then, I've had my boot drive die 3 times. I have been using the Kingston KC3000 1GB as my boot drive and can't find anything, anywhere as to why or how it would die 3 times. I've OCed the CPU through BIOs (3.5...
  3. RacAtat007

    [SOLVED] GPU died after a few hours

    I got a ASUS RTX 3070 a few weeks ago. It worked great for a few hours and randomly started stuttering and shut down, upon trying to restart it I could smell something for a second and died. The LCD screen on the side still lit up but no power to GPU. I ended up getting a replacement but I...
  4. S

    [SOLVED] 8700k died after professional delidding

    I wanted go get my CPU delidded after temps started to peak at 99C while gaming, stayed above 80C. I blamed it on the AIO liquid cooler first, got that replaced. But temps stayed high above 90C. I got the delidding done professionally. After I received my CPU back, temps dropped to 61C under...
  5. Alexllte

    Discussion HotSwapping fried my 850 EVO

    When swapping hard drives, I generally plug the SATA power first, then the data ports. In the diagram below, this is how I intend to connect my drive: PSU > SATA Cable > SATA Power 1 (Main SSD) > SATA Power 2 (Second SSD to be powered) > SATA Power 3 > SATA Power 4 When I plugged in SATA Power...
  6. A

    [SOLVED] Hdd died, upgrade time, recommendations please?

    Hello everyone My hdd fully died the day other so im in need of a new hdd/sdd. Im hoping some one would be able to recommend a good, fast, reliable hdd/sdd? I have around £100 to spend I have a nvidia gtx 750ti graphics card 8gb RAM If someone would be able to help me out that would be great...
  7. N

    Question HELP - Computer Won't Boot: CRITICAL PROCESS DIED

    Issue: right before it gets to windows on boot-up, my computer blue screens, getting the error "CRITICAL PROCESS DIED" Exact details of how it occurred / what happens: about an hour after my computer was turned on one day, my screen had white horizontal lines on it. i restarted it, and the...
  8. B

    Question Has my GPU died or is my PSU gone bad?

    Hi, Last night my GTX 970 died on me in the middle of a gaming session. The PC shut itself down and wouldn't restart after. After disconnecting the card however, the pc would boot again.I found out that the PC would would boot when only connecting one specific 6 pin connector, but fail to boot...
  9. B

    Intel VGA Driver on MSI website makes pc screen go black while installing

    I went onto MSI’s website for the MSI z370 gaming ac pro drivers. I have an i7-8700k. Whenever I install it, mid-installation my monitor goes black. Nothing happens. Its the VGA driver under “drivers”. When I reboot, nothing comes up after the windows screen.
  10. J

    Changing CPU without changing my Motherboard

    My PC is Asus-K5130 and currently I have: Motherboard: ASUS P8H61-M/K5130/DP_MB , LGA1155/Socket H2, CPU: Intel Core i3-3240T 2.9GHz with 2 cores and 4 threads GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti Asus Expedition 4GB RAM: 8GB PSU: Only know it has 350W I want to change my CPU and wanted to know which one...
  11. J

    New memory not working

    I bought the following ram Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252526262264 My mobo is an Intel dq67sw I installed the ram in slot 2 and 4, nothing shows on screen. I installed 1 in 2 and it works (both tried alone in slot 2). If I switch back to 2x2gb in slot 2 and 4 it's all...
  12. Tacticall993

    Building a custom quad-copter with Arduino

    So I've decided to build my own custom quad-copter because of all the frustrations the pre-built ones gave me; they're way too slow. I'm looking for a motor that would fit in this "chassis" ...
  13. M

    New power supply

    Hello folks Please help me choosing the correct UPS. I like to buy Seasonic M12II-620 Bronze Evo Edition 620 , I live in india and now in summer there will be lots power shortage. So I need to buy a good UPS . But many websites say this Power supply is only compatible with sine wave output...
  14. F

    Buying a gpu, please help!

    I found a nice card under my budget which is the Sapphire Radeon R7 250 2gb ddr3 128bit. My pc specs are these: Intel i5-2320 3.2 GHz AsusTEK P8H61-M LE 4gb ram ddr3 Emaxx PowerLogic ATX 600W Intergrated intel hd graphics 2000 Will this one work well with my current specs? Im gonna use this...
  15. R

    Display Issues with PowerColor 7870

    Back Story: Bought the 7870 Myst Ed. about a year ago and had display issues after playing a game for more than 30 minutes or so. I ended up RMA'ing the card, but they did not have another in stock, so they sent my a different version of the 7870. Current Problem: Installed the card and it...