Hardware Problem

I have a Dell E1914HF monitor that I have been using for a long time. The problem started a week ago and I am not sure what the cause of the problem might be. When I turn on my computer, everything works as normal for around 1~2 minutes and then a horizontal white line appears on the top region...

A couple of months ago I made a post about how my PC occasionally turns off my peripherals(usually my Keyboard and Mouse) whether it be by gaming or general use. It started after I upgraded my GPU from an RX570 to an RX5600 XT, which I will include in the build below. My question is, does this...

I'm trying to solve an annoying problem, my pc keep crashing while gaming ( it never crashed while doing normal tasks, at least until now ... ) , the screen suddently become black and the pc restarts. I have a dual monitor setup and if both screens are connected to my GPU they stay black and the...

I have a weird problem with my system - on EACH fresh boot up, within an hour, my monitor will start to flicker black. This problem can be resolved by turning off the monitor and turning it on again, or unplug the HDMI/DP cable and reconnect. Then the problem goes away until the next system boot...

Hey, I know this question got asked a lot but I'm trying to help a friend (they're pretty new to PC building) upgrade their GPU and PSU remotely but we need some advice. Basically after connecting everything to the new PSU, the Motherboard would indicate it's on and all fans would start but...

I recently installed a new SSD (Seagate BarraCuda 2TB) and PSU (MSI MPG A1000G). On my SSD, I am dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. At the beginning everything was running perfectly fine, but then all of a sudden after about 2 weeks or so my computer has drastically slowed down. I took at look and...

Hi everyone, So I have a problem that came after I did my normal cleaning routine on my computer(mostly just removing dust with air pressure). After this, I noticed that when I start to load my CPU, usually gaming, the temperature was around 70 degrees whereas before it was around 48-52...

Hi So I've now spent a long while suffering with PC Problems My PC Was fine for a while, until high voltage lines near my house exploded during a freak storm, my PC was on at that moment, then power was lost to my house. since then my PC has had issues Under (somewhat) intense loads, as in...

I've recently bought a prebuilt omen system (2nd hand) from a friend - Rtx 2060, i7 9700f etc. I benchmarked the system at his house, checked temps, everything seemed fine. After a couple days at home the gpu would lose power anytime it would heat up enough to require power to cool it down via...

Hi guys, I'm looking for help on getting an older laptop working. I'm donating this laptop for kids who need devices to do remote learning. Basically, I have a Lenovo G50-45 Type 80E3. Here are the specs: CPU: AMD A6-6310 APU with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics 1.80 GHz RAM: 4 GB (3.46 usable) DDR3...

I have RX 480 8GB by XFX, it has served me well for a couple of years. A few days ago it shut down, screen froze up and each restart of the computer it froze at a sooner interval, until I decided to take it out and see what the problem was. I unseated the heatsink, took the graphics card apart...

I just recently built this PC a few days ago, these are the components: CPU: I7 9700k not overclocked GPU: 2080 Super Hybrid MOBO: MSI MPG Z390M Gaming Edge AC (mATX) RAM: 16GB Corsair DDR4 SSD: 500GB M.2/1 TB SSD (Both Samsung PSU: Corsair 750W Gold Plus Rated The issue I am having is that...

So I'm getting way less than the fps I'm supposed to get and this happens in all my games but is really noticeable in csgo. Also, have this weird bug where when I press the escape key I get an fps increase. Any help would be appreciated since this has been driving me crazy for the last few months.

Okay so I need you guyses help. I got a little problem and let me explain. So i was trying to overclock my CPU Ryzen 7 2700x because it wasnt performing too well in cinebench r20 so I was overclocking it and testing it with cinebench and crashed until I got the right GHZ which was 4GHz for...

So i have a ddr3 ram which is team Group.Inc and Kingston. Both are the same speed and 4gb. my question is that why is my newly bought ram not reading and when i check my installed memory is says 8gb but only 3.42 usable. And then i checked memory diagnostic it says hardware problem so it may...

My computer restarts into a specific game with a specific character. Тhe game it's Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017) and my pc shutting down when i see only 1 character. Soo i try everything but when this charachter (palpatine) use 1 of his abilityes called (Aoura) my pc shutt down. I Re-istall my...

Hello all! I recently moved my PC parts to a new case, but after about a month of having it in the new case it started to randomly restart/crash with no warning, no BSOD, and no relevant errors that I can find showing up anywhere on my computer. This is completely random, sometimes it'll happen...

I've been struggling with a crashing issue for what feels like a year. I've been putting it off since it used to be random and very infrequent. But it has finally progressed to a point where the problem is repeatable/testable. Where I'm At My PC crashes every time I power on. It happens...

Ok so I got 2 builds that I wanna buy. I'm pretty sure I'll take one of them so don't build me a new one.I plan on playing mainly fortnite and potentially heavier games down the line on a 144 Hertz monitor (important to get to 144 fps more than higher settings). Just wanna see which one you...

I will be building my PC tomorrow and i want to know that will pc turn off and again turn on when started for first time. Also tell me what possible mistakes i can avoid

I am having problems with my home Wifi connection. My laptop kept dropping out when I restarted the computer or turned it back on the next day. This happened for a while. But now I cannot connect to the Wifi at all. However the smart phones in the house are able to connect with no issues. I am...

Hey all, I've built a computer this past november with the following specifications: CPU: Ryzen 7 1700 GPU: Gigabyte RX 580 8GB Motherboard: MSI A320M Gaming Pro RAM: G.Skill Aegis 2x8GB F4-2400C15D-16GIS Storage: Samsung 860 EVO 250Gb, Seagate Barracuda 2Tb PSU: Rosewill Capstone 650M Now, I...

I have an eSATA port on my motherboard next to my SATA ones, that looks just like a standard SATA port. Can I safely use it as one?

hello all, today my laptop charger port broke, resulting in all 3 wires behind it getting detached. I have a soldering iron and can fix this, I just want to know if polarity matters. there are 3 connectors and I can provide an image. here is the google photos link -...

I had a OCCT psu test yesterday to test my PSU and noticed that my soc voltage was 0.89V , but after reaserching the normal voltage is 1.0V + I also had my VIN 7 1.60V instead of 1.98V like all others(vin 1-6). Does this cause/imply some problem whit my psu?

After building a new computer last weekend I've had a strange experience with opening web pages that has persisted for the entire week. I use Chrome as my primary browser. After I turn on the computer web pages, for several minutes, are slow to load in Chrome. I get the "Establishing secure...

I am ordering a PC build , I have limited knowledge on video cards and memory and non existant on motherboards of what is good and bad when it comes to hardware components and I am not even sure this is all compatible together. and I am not really sure if the power supply is sufficent for this...

I hav e9383 or something like that sorry i can remeber(it is in pre build of hp) i recently bought pc-10600-cl9 is there way to make it work with that mother board? In bios or anything? Like an acctualy save way dont want to damage pc im student ant work to make enough money for new mother...

Hey! In the past week my computer has started to behave strangely. After a while after using the computer, the screen goes out. It says '' No signal found '' and then the computer goes out. It has started to happen recently and it is very frustrating. I have tried to reinstall the drivers and...

I buy a ryzen 2700x and I need to know that pasta is better for me processor without oc and with the stock cooler. the options are: artic mx4 or phanteks ph ndc. Thx and sorry for my English

Hi. Let me start by posting userbenchmark: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/15260975 As you can see, my GPU and CPU are not quite doing as well as they could. My PSU is THIS, so I don't suppose that's the problem I'm getting rather inconsistent framerates, Arkham Knight (yeah, I know)...

Okay, so I will make it as specific as possible. I wanted to preinstall a PC, I made a bootable USB flash drive, then I entered the BIOS, but the UEFI utility was Asrock which I've never seen before. I tried to make the settings to boot the Windows 10. I but the flash drive on first place and...

Hello all, I have a Asus GTX 1080. I was wondering in general if it is worth adding Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut? I HAVE applied it to an OLD 5960 to mess around with it. I first added clear nail polish to the transistors, ran the 5960 then the liquid metal. Is running fine. Is it worth...

Ever since i upgraded my gpu i have been experiencing micro stuttering in games like the witcher 3, watch dogs 2, insurgency sandstorm, overwatch, and rise of the tomb raider. When micro stuttering occurs my cpu usage is between 80% and 100%. I reinstalled windows 10 and still did not resolve my...

Benchmarks have shown that the 1660 TI and 1070 are very similar in performance. The only difference is price. Since the 1070 is no longer in production, unused cards are not a viable option as they are significantly more expensive. However, used cards can go for pretty cheap here in the UK - as...

Hello, recently in the past two weeks I have noticed a lot of my programs are crashing upon start up: CS:GO - This is where I first noticed the issue, The app would begin to start and then just crash - No report. Chrome: I have only noticed this today, but this now seems to crash upon startup...

Hi, Finally fully upgrading my 7-year old build (i did upgrade GPU and SSD before during those years). :) I'd like to order the parts asap, just wanted to check if there's any serious issue (especially compatibility) I might have with the new components. Or any other comments. But I would...

Hi guys, Apologies but I don't know much about pcs. Been a gamer for years and only really play cs go these days. Looking to upgrade my graphics card. Below are my computers spec (yes it's old school, bought it 2nd hand like 5 years ago). Currently get like 45 fps CPU: intel core i7 860...

I have had this issue since day 1 i bought this GPU but i didn't figure it till it's too late and now out of warranty! The problem is the card gets too hot so easily even on low load and light games. It idles around 40c on winter (11~21c room temp) and around 47~52 summer (34~39c room temp) and...

Hello everyone So i own an i3 4160 on a msi H81m eco motherboard paired with gtx 1060.I want to upgrade my cpu since i get severe bottlenecks in cpu intensive games.My options are either to get a lga 1155 mobo paired with xeon e3 1240 v2 this will cost me about 85 dollars(CPU plus...