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    Question PC starts freezing when cpu load is high?

    System specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core(brand new) CPU cooler: stock cooler Motherboard: ASUS Prime A320M-K Ram: Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z2933C16 Vengeance LPX 16GB 2933MHZ 2x8(brand new) SSD/HDD: Intenso SSD Sata 3 Top 512GB(system drive+brand new) + Crucial BX500 480GB CT480BX500SSD1 GPU: GTX...
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    Question ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO Z170 NO SIGNAL HELP!!!!

    Hello! I have a maximus board that has no signal at all. Codes go from B0 to B1 after a few mins then restarts. This goes on for a long time as it is a loop. There is no leds on when it goes thru this cycle, I bought this motherboard thinking i can fix it.. Things Ive tried: -Clearing CMOS...
  3. maquis

    Question Need help diagnosing source of constant hangs.

    Hello, Starting with a timeline of what I've been dealing with and what I've done so far (system specs are at the bottom of the post): Prior to this week, everything had been generally working fine since I built this box almost 2 years ago. For the past month, I have been doing a lot of...
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    Question Disk usage and Steam Write errors ?

    Working with a brand new Samsung Evo 870, and this pc has had this issue across multiple storage devices. When downloading a game through steam, and ONLY through steam, it will go well for about 15% of the download. After about that much, (It's never a consistent amount) the disk usage steadily...
  5. eke_yhwh

    Question Can I detach all hardware components of my Asus laptop by myself ?

    I am not able to remove the motherboard of my Asus Vivobook N752VX laptop. I have unscrewed every visible screw and I'm able to sort of lift it but it still won't budge.I was able to remove a good chunck of components (HDD, SSD, RAM, battery, cd drive, etc). My goal was to detatch the keyboard...
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    Question PC rebooting on idle - a real challenge

    Hi, I'm encountering pretty annoying problem that I can't seem to resolve. I'm literally hopeless, so I hope you guys can do a miracle. Reboots sometimes are 5 seconds after logging to Windows, sometimes after 20-30 minutes. Background: I recently upgraded my system: - swapping out Gigabyte...
  7. noobptyltd

    Question BSOD in mid-game with error message "Winload.efi missing or corrupt" ?

    This only happens during gaming however after i force reboot from the power button my pc starts up as normal and is fine processing anything else however only gaming causes it Specs are relatively new: Ryzen 7 5700x RTX 3060 ti ASUS x570 MB 32gb RAM 3200 mhz thermaltake 650w gold standard psu...
  8. Arturas Kulickis

    Question Are my CPUs dead or am I doing something wrong?

    Hi all! I'm at a complete loss for what to do. Here's the situation: I wanted to build myself a little NAS from a spare PC I had lying around. This PC's motherboard was a HP Odense2-K and the CPU was an Intel i5-7400. I ordered an MSI Z370-A Pro so that I can have more expansion slots available...
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    Question 0x124_4_GenuineIntel_PCIEXPRESS_MALFORMED

    Hi, i buyed a new laptop cause the previus laptop i buyed was having problems (so i have 2 new laptops) ..and this one as well...i dont know what could be...maybe the electricity conections in my house are faulty? can be that? my led lamps last like 8 months...
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    Question PC Build suggestions for 14600k and RTX 4070 super

    So I´ve recently bought an i5 14600k and an RTX 4070 super to replace my aging i7 7700k with GTX 1070. I need recommendations for MOBO, RAMs. I live in Brazil, where prices are about 50% higher than US so I managed to get myself those more expensive parts in the US and now have to get the rest...
  11. z3hir

    [SOLVED] Problem updating firmware on DrayTek Router ?

    Hello everyone. I have a DrayTek Vigor 2760n router. I wanted to update it's firmware and when I looked at the official website, I saw that I can update from 3.8.9.4_STD to 3.8.9.6_BT. After the update, the device stays in TFTP mode and does not turn on. So I switched to 3.8.9.4_BT using TFTP...
  12. LostNewb50

    Question Black screen crashes with a 3080 Ti ?

    My ASUS TUF Nvidia 3080 Ti keeps crashing my computer. I'll be playing Baldur's Gate 3 or rendering an image with Easy Diffusion and suddenly the screen will go black because the card itself has crashed and stopped outputting video completely. I then have no choice but to reboot as a computer...
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    Question PC keeps restarting

    **Computer Type:** Desktop **GPU:** RTX 4070 **CPU:** RYZEN 9 5900x **Motherboard:** MSI MEG X570 UNIFY **BIOS Version:** Latest version **RAM:** 64GB GSkill TridentZ Nero **PSU:** Corsair RM1000x 80+ Gold (I think this is the PSU but I threw the box out) **Case:** Unknown **Operating...
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    Question Audio and visual stuttering on new PC build ?

    I just built a new PC with the following specs. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mPjyZJ At first everything seemed fine, but for the past two or three days I've noticed when I'm playing a game (anything from Bloons TD6 to Baldur's Gate 3) and I have a browser video playing, or I'm in a discord...
  15. hollandc1999

    Question my first new build - many problems!

    Hi everyone, first post here. So I decided to upgrade 90% of my pc (everything but the case) and have taken it all apart to finally assemble the new parts. Spec : ryzen 7 5800x rx 6700XT 32gb ram netac ddr4 3200 corsair 80 plus bronze 750w msi b550 tomahawk atx (apparently 5000 series ready…)...
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    Question PC freeze/stutter issue

    Ryzen 7 5800x 3D RTX 3060 Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3000mhz Asus Tuf Gaming A520M Plus Motherboard Corsair CX650M Bronze 650w Hi if anyone is interested in helping me ive been having this freeze/stutter issue on my pc for the past few months. This basically started after i upgraded my pc...
  17. iShoTz

    Question Which motherboard is the best out of these 3 for i5 13600k/14600k?

    Which one is the best out of these 3? MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/YTtuTuh Asus TUF Gaming B760M-Plus DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/4Gllr0f Gigabyte B760M AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/9El2jWs Specs: i5 14600k 6000Mhz 2x16 1660 Super gonna upgrade...
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    Question Monitor shows "No Signal" from GPU after taking out and reinstalling the same CPU ?

    Hello everybody! Yesterday I took my cpu out to clean it and apply new paste. However, after I turned the PC on, and plugged my HDMI to the GPU, my monitor was showing “No Signal Source”. Plugging the HDMI to the iGPU worked perfectly, but my GPU shows no signal. I made sure that I plugged in...
  19. joseph321

    Question Please help, PC won't POST ?

    Hello guys, I need your help. Yesterday I was messing with my bios and I wanted to disable the onboard graphics without thinking that I don't have a dedicated gpu so my pc wouldn't POST. After that I tried resetting my cmos and everything went perfectly fine as my computer POSTed and i was in my...
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    Question Overheating potentially related to cooling issue, maybe hardware issue?

    Case: Metallicgear Neo V2 Processor: Intel Core i9-11900k (8 core) Cooling: Asetek 670LS High Performance liquid cooling (240mm Radiator) Motherboard: Z590 Chipset WiFi GPU: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB PSU:EVGA 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Condition: 1 1/2 years old new I can’t seem to figure out what’s...
  21. Alisilarbi

    Question Cable replacement for steelseries arctis 1

    the aux connector got bitten by my cat. I haven't been able to find a replacement cable for the headphone online but i have found an aux splitter i think it's called. The cable is long enough to be used as replacement, but then i have to cut the female aux connector. One odd thing about the...
  22. zaitona21

    Question I have BSOD problem

    At first i couldn't access to one of my 2 sdd's (the one i installed for games not the system one), i restarted my pc and then blue screen of death BSOD showed, even worse problem its crash when trying to access recovery mode so im stuck in this loop of BSOD, im amateur in bios setting and...
  23. EvilServant112

    Build Advice Will this PC be able to run the latest games on 4k with good FPS, and generally good performance ?

    Processor: Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-13900KS (Up to 6.0 GHz) 36MB Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER (LGA1700, DDR5, PCle 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E) Ram: 96GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 48GB) Gpu: 24GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4090 OC EDITION OG - 2x HDMI, 3x DP SSD: 2TB SAMSUNG...
  24. Liqem

    Question Switched from nvidia to amd, PC won't get past asus splash screen

    I switched from a nvidia gpu (1070) to an amd gpu (rx 6650 xt) and when powering on I get to the asus splash screen, with the text at the bottom saying press f2 or del to open the bios, but then it does not get any further than this. My keyboard is functional but when I press F2 or Del nothing...
  25. Taimoor0072

    Question Display Screen Goes Black and system restart again and again and automatically Boot. no time limit i found.

    Hi Gays! I have Z400 Workstation Pc and i was try to solved this problem and using branding cable for display but problem not solved and my pc is only 1 month old. First i found the problem display Screen vibrate and then screen goes to blank but screen vibrating problem solved but Screen Black...
  26. Leonordelrey

    Question 4 beeps on startup

    Hi! I bought a new used pc a week ago. The same day that I bought him, while I was installing Gta V at night it made 4 beeping sounds and it turned off. I did my research and found out it could be a ram problem. So I took the rams off the other day and It worked. A week as passed by, and today...
  27. linxxln

    Question Daily freezing on my new PC

    Please excuse my ignorance, I am not the most "tech savvy" human I just recently bought a prebuilt IBUYPOWER PC on Black Friday. I have had dozens of freezes since then. I installed two M.2's in it one being brand new and one being from my old laptop. The freezing feels kind of random, the only...
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    Question Can an external SSD cause a PC to reboot while gaming ?

    Here is the issue: I have a PC that is maxed out on internal drives and as games get bigger and better, I need more space to store the game files. I researched and purchased an ADATA SE900G 1TB External SSD. Great now I have space, to play my games, the problem is, after maybe 15 minutes...
  29. iShoTz

    Question I bought some CL16 RAM and it's running at CL19 ?

    I bought this : OLOy DDR4 RAM 16GB (2x8GB) Warhawk Aura Sync RGB 3000 MHz CL16 1.35V https://www.amazon.com/OLOy-Warhawk-288-Pin-Desktop-MD4U0830160BE0DA/dp/B08922VXHN?th=1 and my motherboard (H410M Pro) is limiting it to 2666mhz, but thats okay for me, anyways i opened speccy to check my ram...
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    Question Media Cabinet - How to hook/strap equipment?

    Hi! I had a company install a media cabinet for me but there were no hooks/straps that came with the cabinet. There is also no identifiable brand name on the cabinet. Does anyone know what type of screw or hook I can get to strap each piece of equipment in? I tried using zip ties but they...
  31. M

    Question Problem after I tried to connect a used laptop HDD to my PC for data transfer ?

    So a relative of mine gave his used HDD to me for data transfer, I have connected it to my PC through sata port. When I powered up my pc the motherboard leds were on (I guess it was the cpu and dram) and computer didn't boot up so I quickly turned off the pc and removed that HDD. PC is working...
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    Question PC Randomly Reboots (Advanced Issue)

    Hello Tom’s Hardware, This is possibly my first ever internet post for computer trouble. I apologize if I’m not following proper standards or rules. I’m also on mobile right now, so sorry for the lack of formatting. Background: Just to establish some background, I’m a long time tech person...
  33. DRWHO305

    [SOLVED] Changing to new hardware causing crashes when gaming ?

    So I recently switched from intel to amd5 & got a msi b650 tomahawk wifi with a ryzen 7 7800x3d, 32gb ram 6000, but my pc keeps freezing to the point that nothing works, not even if I try using task manager to close programs still is frozen. While gaming, it crashes in 1-2 min.
  34. xMooN

    Question Acer VN7-571G - turning off by itself without warning and doing a restart

    Hi! I'd like to ask something about one of my laptops, the "VN7-571G", which is behaving abnormally. It turns on and I can use it for a while. I upgraded the hardware of the laptop to be more responsive and reliable, but it turns out that it's not reliable at all. It originally had 8GB of RAM, a...
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    Build Advice Recommend components for my first DIY build ?

    I am new to building computers and I don’t really know what I’m doing. The whole thing seems quite confusing. However I know a bit about specs as I had a gaming laptop which I’m replacing now with a desktop PC. I’m building it as I heard it is cheaper than buying a prebuilt and more reliable...
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    Question Whats wrong with my computer?

    I was using my computer and it suddenly shut off and died. I tried to restart it but it won't restart. When i unplug the power and plug it back in and try to turn on the fan starts for a split second and the rgb lights on the fans flash and then its dead again. The power light on the mother...
  37. hugushugus

    Question Pc not booting after cleaning

    I wanted to clean my PC and apply some new thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol and canned air spray. I disconnected two fans, unscrewed the cooler and applied the new paste. I also disconnected the graphics card, opened it up and applied new thermal paste because I’ve had the 1080 since...
  38. FaithOnHuman

    Build Advice Advice on enhancing my editing rig - upgrading & optimizing it for better performance ?

    Hello everyone, I'm considering upgrading my editing PC. It's been five years since I built my current one, and it has served me well. I believe it's time to give it a performance boost. Please note that I am a professional designer and editor, so the new machine I want to build needs to meet...
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    Question Dell XPS 8650 slowed to snail's crawl after fan upgrade??

    Hello All, I purchased a Dell XPS 8650 over a year ago and the dreaded noisy fan started up in the PSU. after doing some research, i discovered the proprietary nature of the power supply. Instead of paying out the nose for a "new" one from eBay, i decided to replace the two cheap fans with...
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    Question What is causing these crashes to my pc?

    Hi guys Recently i started having problems with my pc(R5 3600 3.5ghz, gtx1650, 16 ram, m.2 500gb from kingston, sata 3 ssd kingston 480) The problems consists of random restarts with no error, BSOD with different error codes, game crashes, game freezes, launchers like steam or epic don't want to...