hardware

So yesterday I was casually gaming on my PC and suddenly bios stops recognizing the drives. So I re-attached all the cables and as soon as I turned it ON smoke started coming out from SSD. I immediately cut the power. I searched on internet and found that the SSD was connected to split cables...

Hello! New member here. Please be gentle with me cause I'm not the best when it comes to computers and parts, I just like to play games on them. I'm hoping to get some advice on upgrading a motherboard or if anyone has recommendations on what I should get because I honestly don't know. I do...

SPECS: 12700kf 4070 Ti ZOTAC 32GB RAM 3600Mhz MSI B660M MAG Mortar, RM850x Corsair 80 Gold PSU 970 EVO 1TB SSD Z NZXT Flow case Hello everyone. I’m making this thread because I’ve been having problems with my brand new pc I built. When I first built my pc, I had a 750w psu in which I...

If you didn't see my last post my pc has been having intermittent crashing issues. I tried reinstalling windows last night which resolved most of the errors however one still persists. Event viewer now spits out "Dump file creation failed due to error during dump creation" Before the system...

Hello, I tried a lot of things, but nothins seems to help me. Problems: I have stable FPS (150+) with full graphic, on low is possible to go 200+ But game feels weird and if I move my mouse - screens doesnt feel smooth (not tearing or laggy, just not smooth) Monitor on 165Mhz, 144Mhz or...

I recently bought a 'Lenovo ideapad gaming 3 15ach6 amd ryzen 7 5800h/16gb/512gb ssd/rtx 3050ti/15.6" '. For what I read/saw online, it was possible to add an HDD. Also the laptop came with an HDD tray and screws for it, so I assumed that was the case. When I opened the laptop here's what I...

I just made a new pc, I downloaded Windows 10 install media onto a usb andI booted it and it came up with "Reboot and select proper boot device" I was using an old USB drive. I'm now using a new USB with windows on it, I boot up and it comes up with "An operating system wasn't found try...

What do you use your CPU for? Gaming / Programming / Reading / Writing - the list goes on indefinitely. Write up! What CPU percentage is usually being filled up while working on your computer? Happy with your components? If not - which would be the components you would like to retain? How old is...

I recently installed a new SSD and moved everything from my old HDD to my new SSD. At first it was fine, then suddenly they were both super slow. I formatted my SSD, removed my HDD, and installed a brand new instance of Windows from a bootable USB flash drive, and it was still suffering from...

I bought a Lenovo Ideapad 3i, and i like to have a 256GB SD card inserted into my laptop that acts as "permanent" storage so that I can keep my work on an encrypted removable device, even though it is almost never removed. It's a bit idiosyncratic but it's what I like. Anyway, the Ideapad has a...

This question, I'm posting for a friend who has currently finished his build, and is getting ready to install Windows on a new SSD However, his monitor while plugged in will not give any signal from his computer. Similar posts from Ryzen Gen 5 (His is 5900X) require updated versions of BIOS. As...

Windows 11 home i-5 12600k Asus TUF z690 Corsair ven pro 3600 16gb 5700xt Corsair 650w gold Hello, I have been running into an issue for the last few weeks and need some help finding a resolution. During gameplay and casual use such as web surfing, my PC will black screen and become...

My PC is a few years old and needs to be upgraded. I'm not sure if my hardware can be upgraded, especially my processor. So, I need newer hardware. Please let me know if my current hardware can handle a new graphics card, etc. If you think that I need a new processor, I'd appreciate...

Hi everyone Trying to figure out what's wrong with my setup. So far I didn't have any problem but a few days ago, after it was on sleep mode (usually I don't shutdown but instead I let the windows go into sleep mode after 1h or something), I went to the PC and turned it on but all of a sudden...

Hello everyone I am having this issue with new PC. All it does when I start it as very quick flash of the LEDs on the mobo. No fans spinning or anything HERE is vid of it booting. I tried unplugging everything except the MOBO 24 Pin from the PSU and the issue is the same. Does that mean the PSU...

These are some Psu's i found available in my country under a 100 bucks. MSI MPG A650GF — 650 GOLD CORSAIR CX750M — 750 WATT BRONZE COOLER MASTER MWE — 650 WATT GOLD Using i7 12700 + RTX 3060 Current Psu - Gigabyte P650B bronze(Working well till now xD, has a risk of blowing) Is it...

I work for a large charity and they’ve asked me to help with fixing their computers (mostly Windows laptops). I’ve done some computer repair in the past, and I'm getting up to date with current hardware and software. I recently played around a bit with the Windows built-in diagnostic apps and...

I do a lot with computers, I just cant figure this issue out, its driving me nuts. SPECS: Processor: i7-3930k Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79s-up5 PSU: (new) EVGA 650W Bronze (previously had 500w chinese PSU) Memory: 16gb HyperX Fury Blue 1333Mhz (4x4) GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G STORY...

Hello, Maybe someone can help me with a hardware problem I'm having. I recently built a new PC, compatibility of all parts has been checked and verified. They are : CPU : Ryzen 5 5600X Motherboard : ASRock B550M Steel Legend GPU : Radeon 6600XT 8GB RAM : G Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) And an...

Looking for some advice please as I’m at a loss with what to do. About a week ago my pc started running extremely slow & laggy especially when using the taskbar or going into settings then when the lag got to much for the pc to handle it would crash and display a BSOD WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR...

Good Morning, I have a gaming PC that I built a number of years ago, it seems fine but I am thinking of upgrading some bits to make it a bit more capable of future gaming. Can you recommend any upgrades: Power Supply Corsair RM850 Motherboard MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON Processor Intel...

My local bookstore/hackerspace has been donated a pallet of cheap imported routers from a company called Atlas Media. The routers themselves are listed as 'AMW-DBR 1200AC' for reference, but this is not the original model number as they were imported from China and rebranded. The store would...

I had just installed a new m.2 and swapped out my ram for a 32gb kit and when turning the PC back on I got the dreaded power cycle. I cleared the cmos and that didn’t seem to effect the issue. I also took out the m.2 and replaced my old ram and it still power cycled (turns on for 15 seconds then...

When i play ROBLOX, i have 150-170 fps on low settings, but i get the same framerate on max, i went to check task manager and the CPU and the GPU were under 20%, when i put the game on max settings, GPU usage went to 60%+ but CPU usage was low, I am on a laptop and here is my specs CPU: Intel...

Specs: Motherboard: b550 tomohawk CPU: 3600(old) 3700x(new) Ram: corsair vengeance 32gb 3600mhz Gpu: msi 2070 Disks: 2 hdd, one external ssd and one samsung ssd(the ones attached to the motherboards forgot what they are called) Psu: 750w gold evga Case: corsair rgb Montior: samsung 24 inch FHD...

Hi guys. I have a problem with only one of my case fans, when i boot it up it starts to slow down, vibrate a lot and then stop however it spins right back up after. (this process happens for a few minutes before stopping) I have had this setup for roughly 10-11 months and this only started...

I was just using my Lenovo Legion Y540 laptop running Windows 11, simply playing spiderman remastered when suddenly my game's fps dropped suddenly and significantly, my laptop seemed frozen for a second until I tried to Alt-Tab out of the game, the moment I did I encountered this strange beeping...

For the past 2 weeks, my PC has constantly rebooted every time it's under load. This includes games, stress tests, benchmarks and etc. I decided to turn the pc on its side and it surprisingly ran with no issues whatsoever. I tried pacing the PC upright and it crashed like it has always done. I...

I've put 4 different type of ssds in my pc to install windows on it and nothing works!!! The ssds placed in my pc: WD_black sn750 500gb (Didn't work) SK hynix 500gb (Didn't work) Inland QLC 1tb (Didn't work) WD_Black sn770 1tb (Didn't work) Nothing works!!!! Windows 10, windows 11...

A long time ago, about 4 months ago I was playing a game, the PC crashed into a weird tinted freeze of the game. rebooted, a couple days later it happened again except this time a rainbow screen of death, the error was irql more or less equal. It happened over and over and over and became more...

Hi, I sincerely need help with the constant crashes and BSOD's I have been having after upgrading my build's mobo,cpu,psu and ram. Since the build went live, I have been experiencing the following BSODs: Kmode exception not handled (most common one) Driver IRQL not less or equal (second most...

My problem would be that for some reason I have an input lag and it's only and I looked in this program and it's because of 2 things LATENCY MON _ CONCLUSION _ Your system appears to be suitable for handling real-time audio and other tasks without dropouts. LatencyMon has been analyzing...

I bought an RX 5700 XT for $120 on sale, I was looking around and I know it's a few years old but I thought it was a good buy. What do you think? (i know there are new models but i dont have much money to waste in a gpu) I wanted to ask how do you see this gpu for 2022 and future games in 2023...

Hi everyone! I'm building a new PC and I'd like your opinion on it. Any advice is welcome. I already have the monitor, but I added it so it's clear I'll be running at 3440 x 1440 Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9zVQNc CPU: i7-13700KF MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 GPU...