hardware

So I mostly play League of Legends and Marvel rivals, and for the past few months my League has been running really bad, like around 115 fps which I used to always get 144, and on Marvel Rivals it's anywhere between 90-110 on the lowest settings. I have messed with so many settings and tried...

Hi there, over a year ago my pc randomly began having problems with stuttering in games, even while maintaining high frame rates. I also later noticed my cpu running hot very quickly, but I dont know if that was already happening before I had issues. Since then I sent the pc back to...

Hello guys, So I'm facing an issue with my PC , let me give you some context first. My pc was working just fine , no complains at all , then I went on a 2 weeks vacation and when I came back and entered cs2 , my PC started lagging from time to time. It feels like it happens most of the times...

Hello, my laptop (Lenovo IdeaPad L340-15IRH Gaming) ethernet port died. Out of warranty. I have good soldering skills and I want to replace the faulty ethernet port. Can you help me with list of HW compatible & size compatible ethernet ports? Motherboard: lnvnb161216 USB external ethernet is...

Hi, I’m having an issue where every time I use my PC, it will stay on and act as normal for about 2-3 mins and then will randomly switch off and restart within about 10 seconds, and every time it restarts, it will shut down again and so on. This has only started happening today and i’ve had...

So, I couldn't find anything on the internet about my problem (or I didn't search hard enough) and in general it seems like a lot of things are at fault (probably something is diying) , long story. I have experience with computers (I'm also studying computer science, I've built at least 10 other...

Dear all When I took off the bottom cover of my laptop, to remove some hardware - I was nervous if I bent or harmed hardware in the proces. How would you make sure, that: The system creates and writes data to the drive, the same way as before I removed the bottom cover. Data is created in the...

Acer Laptop Screen Glitch (Flickering Lines & Taskbar Issue) – Tried Everything, Still Not Fixed! Hi, I've been dealing with a flickering issue on my Acer laptop screen (photo attached). It happens mostly after the screen turns off and back on, or after waking from sleep mode. The only...

Motherboard-B760M D3HP(New) Cpu-I5 12400F(New) Gpu-RX6600XT(New) PSU-Deepcool DN500 (3Years old) SSD-Patriot P300 512GB(New) I have two different brand and speed RAM sticks(Kingston 8GB 2666mhz and Transcend 3200mhz 8GB) and I am planning to buy G.skill Ripjaws V 2x16GB 3600mhz tommorow. I...

I recently noticed that my gpu temps were really high and thermal throttling my pc so l decided to repaste it aswell as the cpu at the same time. After I reposted I made sure everything was connected properly such as the pole cables the fans but when I turn the po on it's beeps 5 times and...

Hello guys, please help me. What is the main issue of my PC, it just suddenly goes black screen and starts restarting? At first i thought it's just a random thing but when i opened google chrome it goes like freezes and then restarts, i don't know if its just that or if i just leave the pc...

Hello. Today my Ethernet was going off and on..so decided to check device manager. In the device manager, in "Other Devices" section, there was unknown device with yellow exclamation mark. I don't know what to do...when i go to hardware IDs at details ....there is some text like ACPI/VEN_AMD...

Hello, I hope someone here will be able to help me sort out this problem, i'm at my wits end. Approximately 2 months ago, I decided to upgrade my PC to windows 11, ever since it has been freezing up like a scratched DVD at random points, i have not been able to sort out what is causing it. I...

Dear all When I was separating the bottom cover on my laptop with a plastic plectrum. Without any problems I separated / loosened the bottom cover on the left side and right side, and most of the front side. It wouldn’t let go at the front, in front of the mousepad – I was missing to unscrew...

Hi Guys, Pretty long post, I'll try to keep it short. I have a RTX 3060ti for the past few years. Never really had any issues with it. But recently, I noticed in my games that I previously had no issues, namely, Elite Dangerous and MGSV, having slow rendering and textures pop-in. I tried...

Hello. Apologies for the long post I just wanted to include all information from this weird issue in hopes of figuring out the problem. TLDR at the bottom. SPECS: Computer Type: Desktop GPU: RTX 4080 Super Founders CPU: RYZEN 9 7900x Motherboard: ASUS ProArt X670E-CREATOR WiFi BIOS Version...

I recently upgraded my RAM from 16GB x2 (DDR5) to 32GB x2 (DDR5), and I’ve noticed a static sound affecting both my mic and video audio when system load exceeds 50%. Issue Details: The static is very noticeable in Discord and while watching videos when loads are high. When system load drops...

I accidentally knocked my Seagate external HDD off my desk. It would not connect to my pc afterwards so I swapped the cable and when that didn't work I removed it from the case and plugged it to a HDD dock. It made a not normal whining/grindy type sound, gave me a error that read something...

Hi, Just looking for some help with my build. Building for gaming only. I’m trying to stay in the range of 2000$ CAD Here’s the partpickers link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vFwh9C Here are the parts so far: AMD Ryzen 7 9700x : 7800x and 9800x3xd are out of stock everywhere in Canada and...

Dear friends, I am having a problem with my several Dell OptiPlex systems. When I press the power button, they turn on successfully, but often shut off again when the Dell logo appears. The main issue is that I cannot access the BIOS mode either. I need any helpful suggestions or opinions...

My Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 has been making this buzzing / hissing noise lately. I don't know how to describe it, something electrical maybe, or from a fan, idk. When I try to listen closely over the keyboard, it seems to be coming more from the right side of the laptop. As far as I can tell, it...

Hello. I have been having issues with my PC restarting at random periods of time depending on what games I am playing. It is very bizarre as with certain games such as Space Marines 2, Stalker 2, Diablo 4, there is no problem I can play as much as I'd like. But certain games like Dragons Dogma...

Hi. For the past few weeks, I have been having this weird issue where my PC freezes with the screen turning black. If I am doing something (like watching a YouTube video), I can hear the audio but nothing shows up on the screen so I have to reboot. At other times, the PC just reboots itself...

[Moderator note: Moving thread from Networking to Storage. More applicable.] Hello, Im building NAS from my previous gaming PC. Use case is not typical because my goal is to use 6/7 devices on 2.5Gb/s CAT6 (sometimes few on remote acces as well). Every day 100-300GB will be writen/overwriten...

What could be the issue if my display keeps dying if I launch a game? I just played genshin impact and display would die. But I still can hear people on the discord and pc is still running but display would just say no connection: Things I already Did: Reseated RAM and GPU Cleared CMOS Check...

Hi, I'm new here and I have a problem. The fans are working but the RGB isn't working, none of them, including the liquid cooler fans. My dad's friend set this PC for me and I don't know much about hardware and stuff so I hope you guys can help me with it. The RGB is working for like 0.1 second...

Hello! Wanted to see what others would change about this PC build. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j7xmfy I have about 2800 and want to build a really good new PC for gaming , and i want to stay with intel/ Nvidia. Any recommended changes to make it better for around the same price would be...

GPU: ASROCK RX6750XT MOBO: B450 TOMAHAWK MAX PROCESSOR: R7 2700X MONITOR: OLD 1366×768 SAMSUNG During a gameplay screen went green tinted. Closed the game, the dextop was green tinted too. Tried to record the screen with amd adrenaline and the colors were fine but it was pretty dim (attached...

Hello all! My friend has been slowly building a PC and has it completed, here are the specs: Msi Tomahawk x570s Ryzen 5950x Msi 4070 super 1TB 980 pro 2TB 980 pro 128gb DDR4 3600 corsair vengeance Win 11 Home Original parts before issues: CPU MB RAM 1 Tb 980 Around May, he purchased the...

Problem: I installed new hardware (CPU, RAM and Mobo) a few weeks ago and been experiencing fairly frequent application level (can be several an hour, or little as one per 2 hours) and occasional system level crashes (maybe two times a day from 5ish hours of gaming but can be none). Both...

Hello Everyone, i am posting this because i am quite stuck on this problem. My hardware consists of: GAMDIAS TALOS E2 ELITE MID TOWER ASUS PRIME Z790-V AX THERMALTA 700W 80+ ATX PSU the three preinstalled fans do not work simply cause i cant figure out how to hook them up. im pretty new to...

View: https://imgur.com/a/9bMK68c Long story short, power went out and ruined computers power supply unit. Some people here and reddit helped me diagnose it being the power supply unit. Swapped a corsair rx500 for a corsair rm750e and it fired right up when beforehand it would just beep 5...

For about a year now I have been having issues with my games connecting to online severs. My browsers work completely fine and my internet on my pc never loses connection. Also I plan on getting a new rig so I need to know if these problems will persist I use powerline adapters PC: I5-9600k...

I dont know anything about computers other then what ive learned today trying to fix mine. Idk the specs other then it is pretty basic and has a cx500 power supply. My power went off for a millisecond and PC would not turn back on but instead beeps 5 times in a sequence of 5. I've tried to take...

I have Helios 300 PH315-52 Recently i corrupted my bios. so today, i flashed new bios using ch341a programmer. but my graphics card is no longer working Need help fixing this i might have damaged the winbond chip containg the gpu data while trying to desolder it (thought that it was the bios chip)

Hey folks, just finished my new gaming rig build (specs and software versions [1]), and I'm experiencing disappointing system instability. I'm a longtime computer engineer and deeply technical, but I'm a complete novice when it comes to Windows 11 (or Windows in general, to be honest, I'm a...

Error: Exception Code: c0000005 (Access violation) Faulting Address: 0000001404034b50 Faulting Module: NBA2K24.exe Instruction Causing Error: movzx ecx, byte ptr [r9+rax] in NBA2K24+0x21193d0 Details: I asked 2k Support for help and they told me its an hardware issue System: OS Name...

Friends prebuilt PC is driving me insane My buddy got a prebuilt from ABS. It came with a 13400f, 4060 ti, 16 GB RAM, and a 600w PSU. He upgraded his cpu to a 14700k and didn't touch it for a while, and then 3 days ago he goes to try and play some games. Now for the problem. PC stays on for...

MSI Raider GE66 12UHS The right screen hinge broke. How can I fix it? (It doesn't have to be pretty afterwards). See the image. In the middle, the top 3 screws are no longer attached. The bottom screw is. At the bottom, I've removed the screws and pushed the (now free) hinge downward)...

So I am having some very annoying issues with my PC. It randomly freezes where I can no longer move my mouse, talk to people on discord or hear any audio (the audio always stops like 10 seconds after everything freezes). The only fix for this issue is to hold down the power button on my case (or...