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My understanding was Speed Select Technology (SST) - Incorporating SST-CP/BF/TF where specific cores clock higher and reduce lower priority, P1 of specific cores increased and reduces for others and high turbo frequency P0n reduces for others respectively. What exactly controls this? Speed...

Hello, I have been having an issue with a screen glitch when I boot my pc. It happens during normal boot and also when trying to access bios. When trying to access bios it completely freezes, but when it’s a regular boot it’s a quick glitch and continues to power on. This problem does not happen...

so I recently built my first computer and it lights up and powers on and fans spin when turned on, even the keyboard and mouse lights but when I plug my hdmi cable into the gpu it gives no signal, ive been trying to get into the bios for around two hours but I cant get past this no signal error...

crash report does anyone know what this is caused by? my computer almost always freezes completely when im playing games with decent graphics (not a blue screen crash, just freezes until i shut it down by holding down the power button) but i also just got a blue screen crash while playing, with...

hello, I need help with this problem that is very, very rare 3 weeks ago I bought an i7 12700k, a z690 gigabyte gaming x ddr4 and an asus rog lc 360 watercooler, the rest of my pc are rams 2x8gb t force xcalibur 4000mhz, a 1060 3gb and the monitor is an aoc 144 overclocked at 170hz since 2...

Desktop/Laptop/Any PC/ How does one install a sim card port for the purpose of establishing an internet connection through mobile provider I cannot even find a dealer for anything other than a plug in usb adapter, which would be fine but they do not seem to be fit for this purpose of using the...

So a couple days ago, my laptop suddenly blue screened when I was going into a game. Immediately after this I noticed that the MX150 in my laptop didnt work. I have tried resetting Windows, and installing a multitude of Nvidia drivers, but nothing has worked so far. After installing any of the...

Hi everyone, A friend has asked me for advice on building a new PC. It's been around 3+ years since I built my last PC, so I'm a little bit out of the loop on the latest hardware, differences between how Intel VS Ryzen are doing these days (Although I always preferred Ryzen) and GPU prices...

Here is my current parts selection for a PC that will be heavily used for Blender 3.1 and some video editing. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor Asus PRIME B550-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory Corsair MP600 PRO XT 2...

I've been having issues in particular when launching Elden Ring where when it gets half way past the loading screen, my computer shuts off, with no warnings beforehand. This all began when suddenly I would have random shutoffs when plugging in usb devices like my microphone or external hard...

Hi, I have a sapphire nitro rx 580. I was trying to clean it today and a screw is stripped and i couldn't take the heatsink apart. Then when i was trying to remove the stripped screw, i think i damaged this component in the picture below. I'm not sure if i did it and my brother (who is a...

So my left headphone doesnt work since few days ago, i thought it was just the headphone's problem so bought a new one, and dang its still the same. Any sound doesnt come out from the left side of mine. Tried to do some tutor in youtube but almost everyone did the same tutor (the sound control...

So I've been struggling with this problem for a while now. When I'm doing anything in the desktop my pc will randomly freeze and restart (it does not happen when I'm gaming). So I've searched a lot about this and people say it's a voltage problem or something like that. I changed the PSU and it...

I have two CPUs that support TPM 2.0 and have 2 cores, meaning they cover the recommended system requirements of Windows 11. However, the CPUs are considered "unsupported", not because they are too weak, but just because they aren't listed in the list of supported CPUs for Windows 11. Those are...

Firstly I cleaned my Pc, changed monitors hdmi cables.Then updated drivers.Then i took out the gpu and put it back and nothing helped.I sent my pc to a service to check it out, and after 2 weeks of testing they replaced the cpu, cpu fan and added an extra fan.Previously the problem came up every...

Hello, I am thinking of building the following desktop PC: CPU INTEL CORE I3-10100 3.60GHZ LGA1200 BOX 111.00€ MOTHERBOARD ASROCK H510M-HDV/M.2 67.80€ RAM G.SKILL F4-2666C19D-16GIS 16GB (2X8GB) DDR4 2666MHZ AEGIS DUAL KIT 50.90€ SSD SAMSUNG MZ-V8V500BW 980 500GB NVME PCIE GEN 3.0 X4...

I just set up the new computer, the PC is turned on but it keeps restarting after a second with No display Here is the config: Motherboard: BIOSTAR TB360-BTC PRO https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=1031#memorysupport Cpu: https://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/SR/SR3X9.html...

Whenever I boot up a game and leave it open for long (like 15-to 20 minutes) without issuing any commands, games stutter regardless of the game's system requirements and maximum FPS I can get from the said game starts to lag . (for example If I'm getting maximum of 75 FPS in a game and go AFK...

Hello, I am currently having a workstation(desktop) near me, and a laptop. I need to hardware-control my wstation with my laptop. The workstation cannot use any remote desktop software of any kind. Ideally, I would need some type of device or something, that would connect my workstation's...

Hi, I have a Ryzen 7 3700X running at 4.16Ghz (even though base speed is 4.20, i do not know if this is a problem or not), mounted to a NZXT Kraken M22 Cooler. I unscrewed the fan from the cooler and cleaned it out using cotton buds, then ran a wet wipe across the AIO part to clean it. I...

I got a recommendation from Crucial's System Scanner, saying that Crucial 8GB DDR4-3200 SODIMM is compatible with my Acer Aspire A315-22 laptop, . But according to the information presented on this website: https://askgeek.io/en/cpus/AMD/A4-9120e , my CPU supports only DDR4-2133, and not...

Hi! Recently I suddenly have this weird problem where my PC wont boot into the motherboard splash-screen or windows (so pre-bios) and then it reboots itself. This happens a few times before it suddenly boots normally like nothing happened. I tried taking out the Ram, switching the sticks...

I own a Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY. Yesterday I was trying to factory reset the computer so that I can sell it. Midway while it was factory resetting the laptop ran out of charge. So I plugged the laptop in but it won't turn on. When I I press the power button the light to say it's on comes on but...

Hello. I want to buy two new laptops for basic use (LibreOffice, web browsing, downloading, making archives, using Camtasia Studio, etc...). I got a list of different laptops, and all of them have one CPU, which is one of the following three: Intel Celeron N4020 Intel Celeron N4120 AMD...

Hi. My motherboard is for a low-end, not widely known Notebook (Acer Aspire A315-22), so it's very hard to find any helpful information online. Here is the BIOS: Brand: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Version: V1.09 - AMD AGESA StoneyPI V1.3.0.G Date: 05/15/2020 Here is the motherboard and the...

Good evening, I cannot use XMP profile since when I do my PC wont boot, after reading threads on this I noticed it usually surrounded the CMOS battery, I reset and changed the battery but the problem persists. It all started when I got a new SSD (samsung, PC specs below) when I did after...

Hello! I am planning to buy a new pc for streaming League of Legends. I could be okay with 720p/60fps too but it would be better if I could get 1080p/60fps. In general, I will be using few basic processes(such as browser - few tabs) along with League of Legends and stream(at twitch.tv) open. For...

So, my computer doing weird whistle sounds under big load. For example while playing BF5 the game shutters at the start. The whistling stops when my game micro lags and starts whistling immidetly when game runs smoothly. So, when game is lagged (idk if I can call it even lags its micro lagging)...

Can I have a designer CPU, if I have enough money to pay Intel, AMD, or another chip-maker? Is it possible to buy a machine that can make CPUs? If I have software that is capable of operating only within certain hardware, which is no longer supported and the compatible CPUs and motherboards are...

I'm working on insertion of drivers for new hardware into old operating systems that are not compatible with the new hardware I want them to run on. I find the process hard, so I would like to find some tricks. So, can someone explain to me how old operating systems can run on virtual machine...

Ok so I recently built a PC and it meets requirements for every game that I have ever downloaded or felt like playing. This was perfect for the first few months (I suspect because my SSD was working with a low load but I really don't know), but recently when trying to get back into games like...

Here's my specs Motherboard: asus Amd rog crosshair VIII hero Cpu: ryzen 9 5900x Gpu: asus gtx 1080ti Ram: ddr4, g.skill f4-3000c15q-32gtzr, cl15-16-16-35, 1.35v, 8Gx4 total 32gb Psu: EVGA Supernova 550W G2 80plus Gold Rated Power Supply PSU Fans: DEEP COOL,3 x Fan RF120 120mm,multi-coloured RF...