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  1. LuckyBrandon069

    Question Intel i9 14th gen cpu temps under a Dark Rock Pro 5 Fan

    Hey!!! I recently built my first gaming PC and after playing cyberpunk for an hour I went to check my CPU temps. It was at 82 degrees Celsius, and I noticed that on idle at the home screen with only discord on my CPU temps have been anywhere between 55 to 60 degrees. Does this call for any...
  2. D

    Question PC won’t let me launch games from steam/battlenet/Epic Games Launcher, etc.

    (Sorry if this is in the wrong thread, I'm new to computers and I don't know where to put this) Hi y'all, I recently built my PC a few months ago with the help from a friend who’s very knowledgeable about computers, it’s all kind of a mystery to me. He’s in a different part of the country right...
  3. zarmi

    Question Games crashing with and without error

    I have a big problem and i thought this is the only place where i can find a solution. I bought a brand new prebuilt pc like 3 days ago and i'm desperate because i'm already facing problems. Specifications are: -Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 3600 Mhz, 6...
  4. GameDos

    Question How to know if RAM speed is bottlenecking my PC?

    Hi, A while ago I got a set of 2x32 3200 C16 RAM sticks that from what I could tell have some potential for OCing (Micron 16Gbit Rev.B according Thaiphoon Burner), but I never bothered to do it. My system is running a intel i9-12900k CPU, RTX 3090 GPU, and my games are stored on a 2TB seagate...
  5. aldimas1234

    Question High GPU temperatures when gaming ?

    Hello everyone, I'm experiencing an issue with my Lenovo Ideapad 3 14iML05 laptop equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce MX330 GPU. When playing Honkai Star Rail, the GPU temperature quickly rises to 92 degrees Celsius in less than 2 minutes. This issue wasn't present when I first purchased the...
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    Question Pc crashing fully randomly.

    So ever since i built my pc ive had on and off problems with everything and its just been bugging me, for a long time my pc performed well and everything was okay but recently ive been having problems where my pc gets really laggy and crashes while playing games like rainbow six siege and texas...
  7. ryu750

    Discussion [Rant] I Love Linux Mint but . . . . . . . .

    I have been using Linux Mint on my work PC, and it's awesome—I love it. I installed it at home, and it runs smoothly. Using it is enjoyable, and it feels good overall with apps. The only issue is gaming. I installed World of Warcraft on it, and it ran flawlessly for a few days. Then, it started...
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    Question Uprgrading

    I'm looking to Upgrade my GPU from a 1660ti but am unsure what would be a good choice and compatible with my PC. My specs are as follows: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Nuctua cooling fan Motherboard: MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi (MS - 7C84) with MSI Click Bios 5 Ver...
  9. WiSurvive98

    [SOLVED] My Gaming Performance Decrease Every Year

    My PC Spec: i7-3770 GTX 1060 3GB Zotac DDR3 10GB I just installed Battlefield V again after years not playing it, but i notice that my BFV setting are set on ALL LOW, even set "Min Latency" or "High Latency" setting have same result I don't know exactly the year, but about a year or 2 years...
  10. W

    Question 60fps VSync OFF vs 120fps VSync ON in Latency

    Which has less input lag and latency the 60fps lock no VSync or 120fps with VSync ON?
  11. B

    Question Late Packets Caused by One Device

    Hello, I've come across an issue where when I'm gaming I will occasionally receive large ping spikes, going anywhere from 500 to 800 ms. After some trial and error I've found that this only occurs when one device is connected to the network by wifi, a galaxy S22. The large spike in ping is...
  12. scuflol

    Question Why is my steam download speed so much faster than the download speeds for other game launchers?

    I got a new pc recently and my steam download speed went from 5-8mb/s to now 80-90mb/s. But for other launchers like Epic Games or Ubisoft, my mb/s is only around 8-10mb/s. My old pc's download speed was around 4-8mb/s for all launchers. I believe my new motherboard supports wifi 6 or...
  13. M

    Question Suggestions, hints and tips for building my own and first Pc

    Hi, I've built a PC myself. It will be used for 3D CAD work and, in my free time (if available), for gaming. Here it is, please be honest.P.S. It has 64GB RAM because the 32GB RAM in our school PCs (HTL) is regularly maxed out. Also, I want this PC to last for 10 years without needing any major...
  14. Sunny64

    Question Green bios screen, windows looks normal

    Hi! When turning on my pc today i noticed that there was no signal coming from my gpu to my monitor, and it didnt post at all, which i thought was strange since it was working perfectly fine yesterday. i went through some trouble shooting tips, reseating gpu etc but the only thing that helped is...
  15. FlyingKitten

    Question Packet loss in games but not in ping command ?

    I am facing packet loss in games. In CS, I can see that it is only incoming packet loss. However, if I ping those servers, I don't see much packet loss. It is mostly 0% if I ping them normally. I tried pinging like 60-120 pings per seconds and still got like 0.1% or 0% packet loss, while in...
  16. TheTechSide

    Question Help me choose a new laptop ?

    I am confused between 2 laptops - ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14, 14 inches FHD 120Hz AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, GTX 1650 Ti 4GB Graphics, Gaming Laptop (16GB/1TB SSD / 1.7kg Lenovo LOQ 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450HX 15.6" (39.6cm) 144Hz 300Nits FHD Gaming Laptop (16GB/512GB SSD/Win 11/NVDIA RTX 3050 6GB...
  17. A

    Question What parts need a upgrade to my system?

    Hello all. I'm thinking my PC could do with an upgrade but not sure what part/parts would be more priority to upgrade. Here are my specs: Motherboard: ROG Strix X570-F Gaming CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT PSU: Corsair RM 750X RAM: Ballistix 16GB Thank You.
  18. K

    Question Insanely high CPU/game latency in Valorant ?

    in-game stats display User Benchmarks: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/67995982 This has not been an issue until recently, alongside that, recently my userbenchmark has shown some really low performance. Usually my PC does not underperform on benchmark runs like this either. I don't...
  19. HashOnPC

    Question MW3 game crash

    Hi, I have a weird problem when I put on high resolution the game crash at some point and I don't know why if somebody encountered this problem how did you managed to fix those are my computer parts and they are pretty strong and I don't understand it, I have a GPU: RTX 4090 CPU: i9 13900ks...
  20. Villads

    Question First build

    Hi this is my first pc ever and I wanna make sure everything is working out well. So the pc i mostly gonna be used for gaming, but also occasionally video editing as well as coding. I have a 1080p monitor I've already bought pc case, cpu and gpu, but the other parts is changable. So what would...
  21. Darklife124

    Question PC restarts when gaming ?

    Hi guys, I've been having this issue with my PC for a while. Sometimes when under load, it will just restart by itself. I've changed out the PSU and motherboard but it didn't solve my issue. I attached my event viewer log. It happened at 11:53AM. Please help!~ Thanks! -->LOG<-- My PC spec...
  22. R

    Question FPS throttling after playing games for 5-10 mins

    Hey Guys, I am writing this after facing issue with my DELL G15 5520 laptop for some time now. My Laptop configuration is: CPU-12th GEN Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H GPU- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop RAM - 16 GB Its been like 7-8 months that I bought this laptop, and it was giving amazing...
  23. christofferskr

    Question Performance suddenly tanked in Valorant ?

    I was tweaking my Windows for better performance. When I was done I tested out Valorant and my fps had dropped from 500-700 fps in game to about 90-200, with my CPU and GPU latency going from 1-2 up to 10. I have been tweaking and debloating my Windows for years without an issue like this. I...
  24. C

    Question Buying a laptop with an RTX 4070 GPU - MSI Katana or HP Victus ?

    I am looking for a laptop with RTX 4070, and I found the following two: MSI Katana B13VGK (i7-13700H/16GB RAM/1TB SSD/GeForce RTX 4070 8GB/W11 HOME), price 1500 Euros HP Victus 16-s0009nv (Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB RAM/512GB SSD/RTX 4070 8GB/W11 HOME), price 1300 Euros I would like to ask, is the...
  25. Z

    Question PC upgrade question

    Hello fellows :) My setup is like 5 years old. My specs: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6GHz LGA1151 Socket (clocked to 4.7ghz) MSI GeForce RTX 2080 VENTUS V2 8GB GDDR6 ASUS PRIME Z390-P Bundkort - Intel Z390 - Intel...
  26. Banks12345

    Question Monitor purchase help (R45w-30 vs XR343CK P vs 45GR65DC-B) ?

    Hi all, I've been on this mini journey on purchasing a new monitor. For background my main uses of my PC are games (Grand Strategy and RPGs are my favs) and programming and I'll be upgrading from a vg27aq, I also have an Nvidia card. I've decided against OLED as I hate the idea of burn-in after...
  27. T

    Question Is my computer running games as it should ?

    Hey everyone, I'm reaching out because i feel like my computer is lacking in performance. When I contacted the store where I bought the computer, they just said there's nothing they can do about it and that it’s normal. Asus said the same thing. But here's the thing: Cyberpunk struggles to get...
  28. V

    Build Advice Gaming PC Build

    I'm building a new Gaming PC and would like some advice. I wanted to have a high-end performance so I put something together. I'll link that partpicker list down below. I would really appreciate to hear what you think about this build and if something could be improved...
  29. G

    Question FPS drops in all games

    Recently I started playing MC again and I noticed that my game wont run above 65 fps with shaders on. While usually it runs with 80 fps. Also it sometimes drops to 40 or even 30 while just playing. I thought it was only MC but today I saw that it was doing it in D2 as well, here it runs on 60...
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    Question Ryzen 7 7800x3D issues?

    Hi I am currently looking for some confirmation on an issue that I was having. (FYI My CPU and Motherboard are already in the process of being replaced) My current specs are: CPU- Ryzen 7 7800X3D GPU- RTX 4080 Super RAM - Trident DDR5 6400 64GB Cooler- Lian Li Galahad II + 7 other cans (6...
  31. J

    Question GIGABYTE G6 KF - Randomly Switches from Charger to Battery Power under Heavy Load

    I have the aforementioned GIGABYTE laptop model and as stated - the power source changes while I'm playing video games/under heavy load. I bought the laptop around November last year and at first everything seemed fine - I played games such as Dying Light 2, NieR: Automata, Control, A Plague...
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    Question weird noise from my pc

    Good evening, I need your precious help to find the origin of a noise I've been having since last night on my tower and which is starting to drive me crazy. I have the impression that it could be a fan slightly unscrewed on the PSU (to the ear it sounds like the noise is coming from below) but...
  33. A_Goat

    Question Games freeze when IN focus

    I have a handful of games that freeze when they are in focus. I can't play them anymore, games that used to run fine. If I alt tab, or click on my secondary monitor, it unfreezes and runs fine. I can even hover over the menu items and everything highlights as normal, FPS is fine. As soon as I...
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    Review Review on a 290 CHF (~$320) build without GPU

    Hello folks, I am already back on another topic concerning my friend who wants to get a better build (I'm alright with him. You'll see it later). So, a few months ago, I gave him my old computer which got those components: CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4790, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 3.6GHz GPU: NVIDIA GTX...
  35. Ramiro.Giorgi

    Question Buying a rtx 3070 for 1080p high settings. Does it make sense?

    Hey people, so yesterday i was browsing in facebook marketplace and i found out that rtx 3070 is in a really good price in the used market were i live...i was wondering if its a good idea to purchase one if i sell my current gpu. This one is an rx 67000 xt sapphire pulse. I know its not the...
  36. T

    Question Gigabyte G27Q-AU Displayport disconnecting when PC sleeps.

    I purchased the Gigabyte G27Q-AU a few months ago. Everything about it is amazing except for this one issue. When my PC goes to sleep, sometimes (not consistently) the monitor seems to disconnect from the PC. So I press Win+L to lock my PC, leave it for a bit for the screens to turn off, then...
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    [SOLVED] AMD Adrenaline Custom Resolution ?

    Hi. So yeah I have this problem where I tried playing PUBG with a custom resolution 1728x1080p @ 144Hz, but when I launch the game and check the display settings it says it's only running at 120Hz. It seems like 144Hz is only working at 1920x1080p. Do you know if it's the game that is limiting...
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    Question switch between aspect ratio

    i have a (Gigabyte G34WQC A 34" Ultrawide) it is a 21:9 monitor and im a competitve player and like to play on 16:9 with black bars so it gives me the feeling i play on a 1920x1080 monitor is there any program or something to switch between aspect ratio? i have been using HRC – HotKey...
  39. S

    Question Random restarts and crashes while gaming ?

    Hello, i've been struggling with issues for a month already. I've built this PC last September and i can't say it has been a smooth ride. First, i had random crashes when playing intensive games. Fortunately, this was my CPU overheating and it was easily fixable by changing to a new cooler (i...
  40. andrei21

    Question i5 9400F with RTX 2060 6 GB

    Hello, back in 2020 i bought my first good gaming PC, i5 9400F, RTX 2060 6 GB, 16 GB RAM DDR4, 250 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD. All those years the PC was going strong, i was proud of the performance i had, until last summer, when i started to experience FPS drops, but i didnt mind that, because it wasnt...