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So I installed a Corsair H100i platinum, after the installation, I plugged the computer in heard a loud pop and smelt smoke, the breaker tripped in the outlet I plugged it into. I know the pop was a capacitor in the PSU because I tested the PSU after and it was dead. To get to the point I’m...

Yesterday I decided to switch to ryzen 5 3600 and I thought I has purchased the appropriate board being the MSI tomahawk B450, however upon scouring the web trying to find out why it wouldn’t boot I discovered it was because the board needed a bios update before installing a 3000 chip... I was...

Hey guys! So sometime back my mobo died and i decided to sell off my other parts before attempting another fresh build. After disassembling, I discovered the drive I used for storage has a burnt spot. Image: View: https://imgur.com/a/tAAJWvC I don't know how old or how long ago this was...

Can I soak a mother board in isopropyl alcohol

Hi all: Yes, it happened. I learned the hard way. After plugging in a power supply cable from another manufacturer and connecting my SSD, the drive fried. With a round of investigation, it looks like all of the voltages were moved around. Here are the two configs: The unfortunate part is the...

Hello, First of all, not a pc expert so sorry in advance. I've owned the following system 2.5 yrs and never had issues but today it will not power up: Intel core i7 6700k skylake Gigabyte g1 ga-z170x-gaming 7 lga 1151 mobo Samsung 950 pro m.2 ssd Noctua nh-d15 sso2 d type cpu cooler Zotac...

I recently bought new motherboard, cpu and ram and last night my screens went black after i spilled some water. I looked through the case as much i could and found this: View: https://imgur.com/gxBBCTy I got a tip to remove it with alcohol and bake it in 70C/ 160f. Should i do as he Said or...

In October I finished buying parts for my PC. I put it together and everything was fine. Then, after approximately 2 and a half months, while I was playing CS:GO, my screen went black, computer restarted and the screen said "No signal". I've tried the most recommended solutions (holding down...

I've bought a prebuilt and I'm currently waiting for it to arrive. The new PC will have Windows 10 installed, which I'm happy with. I have a HDD in my old PC with my old files and games installed. Is it possible to install my old HDD into my new PC purely for access to my files with out it...

I recently noticed that I don't use my slimline dvd-rom, so I thought that people surely thought of some useful extensions that one can replace it with. But I couldn't find anything besides a frame for a secondary SSD/HDD. Is there really no other use?

My P.C. wont post. After taking it apart to reseat the cpu I noticed a darkspot on the bottom of the CPU. I thought is was thermal paste but after wiping it with alcohol nothing happened. What is this. https://imgur.com/a/Szv573t Specs I5 7600k Rx 470 Msi z270i bulldog 16 GB ddr4 adata 2400mhz

As I am a programmer, I want to be mining with my GPU(gtx 1080ti) in the background. ##case 1: Taking monitor output from motherboard. So my OS(Win 10) and other applications use the onboard graphics and everything runs fine from browsing to programming.If I start nicehash or start the bat...

Hello, I just bought a ryzen 2600 processor with Asus Rog strix B350 F Gaming motherboard. I would like to take the processor to a moderate overclock of 4 ghz or 4.05 ghz. Since I'm not an expert on overclocking, I'd like to know if anyone can tell me which configuration especially for voltage...

So it's my sisters birthday and I gave her my old pc. And I used the recover option to reinstall windows without my files saved on it. Now I got an error that made the pc reboot and then the error came again and so on, so I tried the option to press shift + F10 and then type regedit. The link...

So I have had many internet issues, as in total outages, that the system blames on dns errors, and then I have the isp remotely diagnose the modem and they find no issue, at least yet, and I have tried everything imaginable to diagnose the routers, install new lan card drivers, and so forth...

So, this is most likely an absolute noob's question, but in HWMonitor, my cpu is showing about 800mhz in a clocked speed, but this is away from a game. The advertised speed was 3.5 ghz, so...what the heck? This is probably something I just don't know. Thanks ahead of time.

I'm looking into a whole home wifi system, possibly the BT whole home, or the Linksys Velop, or the Netgear Orbi. I also have a fair bit of hard-wired network throughout the house. I have had really trouble making wireless tech play nicely when adding an AP to other parts of the house via the...

Hello. A few days ago my PSU (Green) just died and I kinda got into building a new pc instead of just replacing the PSU. I told the store manager that I wanted the new i7 7700k and he suggested these parts to go with that : Mobo : Asus H170 Pro CPU : i7 7700k RAM : Kingston fury 4GB 2400mhz...

My specs are: Intel i7 4790k 16GB ram Msi z97 Optical drive 2 hard drives  Cx750 psu The problem/concern: When I turn on the pc all is good the fans are quiet. When I load up a game such as csgo the fans start becoming very very loud, and one time I tested my fps on minecraft and it crashed it...

Hi,i have a Dell inspiron 15R(N5110) with an Intel i3 2310M and i want to replace it with an i7. My motherboard is the Dell 0FXK2Y and i found that the compatible i7 cpus with my socket and my chipset (HM67) are plenty, such us i7 2630QM, i7 2720QM, i7 2760QM which i have found in a good price...

My HP ZR30w monitor is gradually dying with vertical stripes and fading issues. The video card is a Quadro 4000 which seems to be working just fine. What might I consider to replace the HP monitor? Built the system in 2012 w / i7, 24G ram & 8TB storage. I am working with Autodesk 3Ds Max and...

Hi guys, I've been streaming Overwatch on Twitch via OBS for the past week and lately, I've encountered some issues with my stream and recordings. The video output get stuck at a screen (usually Overwatch Homepage) and the audio continues to run at the background. This happens for both recording...

So currently I have 8gb (2x4gb) of Kingston HyperX white 1600Mhz RAM. I plan to upgrade to 16gb in the near future. So I was browsing on amazon for the same type of ram, which I found. I could buy one 4gb stick for 28$, or a 2x4gb for 73$. If I buy two 4gb sticks individually, or buy the...

I've got a Gigabyte Mini ITX OC edition GTX 1070 8gb, overclocked, an i5 6600k, overclocked to 4.4ghz, stable, and 8gb of DDR4 2400mhz Kingston HyperX fury RAM, all on an Asus Z170m-Plus mobo. I am playing at 1080p, 125% resolution scaling, ultra - and my CPU usage is at a constant 100%. I've...

Should I redesign my PC by buying a new case and adding a new case, a mount for my monitors, and a GTX 1050ti or should I upgrade by getting the legendary 1060 6GB and stay with my old case. MY PC (Redesigned) Case: Corsair Carbide Series 100R Silent Edition Quiet Mid Tower Case CPU: i3-4370...

I have tried ipconfig /release, renew, and flushdns. Winsock and netsh as well. DHCP is connected. IPV4 settings are set to automatic.The external network adapter works. I am able to connect to another wifi, but not the one I want. It says connected, no network access. When I use the...

Hi, I've decided I want to build a PC, my budget is around 650-700 pounds ( I live in the UK) I intend to use it for gaming (not AAA titles, more like Dota 2, Endless Space, Steam games 2-3 years old, you get the point) and day to day use. As spare parts I currently the storage parts ( I saw...

Will a laptop with Intel HD Graphics 520 be able to play star wars: the old republic?

So I got this mobo Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H and ordered this memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb DDR4 2400 Will it matter if I use the 2400 memory type? Thank you in advance!

so i have a decent build i USED to get 300 frames on cs go but now when i switched hardrive i get 120-180 now this is not that bad of a problem im a youtuber and i was always able to record with getting 200+ frames idk if this hardrive is damaged or what but look at the hardrive specs...

I recently bought the Benq GW2270 HDMI 1080p monitor. At the time I couldn't afford any better however I have noticed in some games than run above 60fps, such as counter strike GO, there is a large amount of screen tearing and also when moving between brighter colours there seems to be some...

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" ...

Hello, my original hard drive crashed/died, so I just installed a new Samsung 850 EVO SSD (250gb)... and now I'm trying to reinstall (fresh/clean) the OS onto that new blank drive. I'm trying to use the Windows 10 Home 64-bit recovery thumb drive that I made before the crash happened. I set...

please help me, ive been looking for help everywhere, but i cant seem to really find any, here is my degreeses at idle http://imgur.com/NBLDKZO someone please help fast,

This will be my first PC build. Looking for any suggestions on parts to change/replace/add to improve the price and performance. The objective is a work/gaming computer which can: ■easily handle running multiple heavy applications (heaviest most likely being photoshop) ■streaming ■multiple VMs...

So I don't really have an issue just more of a question. What does Cached Memory mean in the task manager? I have an I7 4790k not overclocked cpu, gigabyte z97 gaming 7 mobo, 16gb (8x2) ripjaws g skill 1600 ram, and a evga g2 750w psu all installed on samsung pro 256gb ssd with a hdd for mass...

Hello guys , thanks for helping already. Ive just put together my pc , my gpu is factory overclocked i already tried increasing the voltage and it fixed some of my problems , but i cant play pc games in a stable rate in my decent pc. Not even cs go.it freezes sometomes and graphic intensive...

i dont know if these are compatible. Can someone help? motherboard: B85M-E45 graphics card: GTX 970 GAMING 4G

I have an Asus Maximus VII Hero. I updated all drivers from the Asus motherboard support website. Now I have two audio drivers. 1 is HD Audio Device. 2 is Realtek HD Audio. The HD audio device is from Microsoft. Which one can I uninstall? Something is causing 1 second delay audio lag. I feel...

what can be the cause of overheat here? Antec bp300 Intel Core i3 2120 8GB DDR3 RAM ASUS R7-260x 2G D5 Cooler Master Chassis CMP 250 Cabinet