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  1. DevXYZ

    Question PC Freezes sometimes, audio crackles or cuts off and all usb devices disconnect/unrecognized and have to force shutdown

    PC Specs: Case: Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB GPU: MSI Ventus 2X OC RTX 4070 CPU: Intel i5-13600K CPU Cooler: DeepCool AK620 PSU: CoolerMaster MWE 750 V2 GOLD RAM: XPG Adata SPECTRIX D60G DDR4 RGB 16GB RAM (2x8) Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 OS: Windows 11 23H2 So long story short, my pc...
  2. J

    Question New to PC gaming Need help/Suggestions?!

    I don't really have much knowledge at all about what goes into building a PC, I posted on Reddit for some help with a build in my budget I guess I just want some second hand reviews? Id like to be able to play high end games with obviously high end settings with no struggle. Here's the...
  3. J

    Question Laptop for Illustration and design purpose- need Suggestions

    Hi.. I am a digital illustrator and designer, and I am in need for a new laptop. No Desktop. I have to use softwares such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, XD, 3d CLO and Corel Draw to name a few. I am considering buying ASUS TUF Gaming F15, 15.6" (39.62cm) FHD 144Hz, 13th Gen...
  4. OkVibez

    Question I need SERIOUS HELP

    Gamers…Nerds… I need your serious help. Last couple of weeks Ive been getting massive lag spikes in my favorite game, Escape From Tarkov. Over the last couple of years I have upgraded my pc to handle this poorly optimized game and I think I did ok. It’s been great until a couple weeks ago. PC...
  5. M

    Question ASUS ROG Strix SCAR III G g531gV-AZ294 not displaying

    Hello, I have the ASUS ROG Strix laptop, but the motherboard connector to the main monitor was fried(I was told service), and the main monitor was not displayed anymore, easy workaround: I used it with a second monitor.Worked perfectly until one day, I got fed up with the Gforce experience...
  6. nightfirexD

    Question I need some upgrades - help for a novice

    Hey, I'm not super knowledgeable about building pcs, though I've done so before (volunteer work, building basic towers for Boys and Girls club) which was why instead of building my own pc I got a prebuild (a sin, I know) two years ago when I bought a desktop. Mostly I wanted it to house all of...
  7. Noobpcbuilder201

    Question Help i messed up my display trying to get dual monitors to work.

    so I bought an HDMI to display cable and tried to get them both to work, but when I plugged them both in, they both were stuck at 60 Hz. I decided just to switch my HDMI to HDMI cable back to my 1440p monitor and try to figure it out later but now my 1440p monitor is stuck at 60z. I have a 1660...
  8. Z

    Question heatsink recommendations for Samsung 990 pro 2tb gen4 nvme m.2 for PC

    any recommendations of normal slim heatsinks? I'm planning on getting the SSD for my system, but don't have any current heatsinks since I have a prebuilt Also, i never bought a heatsink before, any thoughts on which of the listed heatsinks are better? Im planning on using amazon for the one...
  9. cooking

    Question Can someone recommend me specs for a 4070 super?

    I am new to the PC building world, so I don't know really much about PC building, I only watched graphics card video and that's why I took the 4070 super. I tried watching video for other spec but I was a bit lost I'll like if you guys can help me complete my build. I have a price point on...
  10. Infinix

    Question Help required with BIOS settings for an i7-13700k, such as undervolt and other options ?

    Hi, I have just got myself an i7-13700k and tried undervolting it, I only know about the offset voltage so I lowered it till the cpu was stable, Earlier it was fetching 1.48~1.5 volts, now around 1.3 Could you look at my bios settings and see if I need to change anything else from your...
  11. Sunny64

    Question Green bios screen, windows looks normal

    Hi! When turning on my pc today i noticed that there was no signal coming from my gpu to my monitor, and it didnt post at all, which i thought was strange since it was working perfectly fine yesterday. i went through some trouble shooting tips, reseating gpu etc but the only thing that helped is...
  12. Gamewaster

    Question Dell XPS 15 9530: GPU Acting Strange; FPS Drops

    Hello everyone, Whenever I try to play any game, my starting framerate is good and stable at a constant 60 FPS. However, my GPU usage spikes massively after some time, whether in a static environment or a moving scene, causing my FPS to throttle. It's like my "foot" can't get off the gas when...
  13. APW07

    Question Getting "Kernel-Power 41" errors and "EventLog 6008" errors and don't know how to diagnose ?

    For a good while now, when playing reasonably high intensity games (such examples are Sekiro, Doom Eternal, Helldivers 2), and even occasionally working in Unreal engine, my PC goes black, says it doesn't detect any HDMI input, before restarting. I have done the caps-lock test and no input...
  14. Z

    Question PC won't boot: 1 short beep, pause, 1 short beep ?

    Hi, this is my first time posting here as I am getting desperate: I built this PC 6 months ago and so far had no issues, today I was cleaning it, and after I tried booting it again, I was getting motherboard beeps: 1 long, 3 short, and then 1 short after a brief pause. I tried reconnecting a...
  15. Lilypadz

    Question Pc turn on but doesn't display anything

    Advance apologize for the grammar's I use I recently build a gaming PC and the specs are. Ryzen 5 5600 MSI B450m pro-vdh max TUF alliance 16x2 3600mhz cl18 Vega 56 Insplay gs650pro 80+ bronze The gaming PC work like a charm for about couple of weeks but I decided to repaste the GPU because it...
  16. Kavinqt

    Question Connecting 2nd house on property to a POE inside a barn on said property.

    Title may be confusing sorry, I'm not a networking god, I have some hopefully basic questions though so any help is greatly appreciated! I'll go into the situation first. This question is for my dad and the property he lives on, He lives at his friends property. Said property has 2 houses on...
  17. nitec

    Question Cannot solve DirectX problem

    Hello everyone, I am here with a really annoying issue today. I could not find any solution out there so I had to ask here. First of all, I'm sorry if I'm breaking any rules, but I couldn't find the rules section and forgive me if I made a spelling mistake or if I am in wrong forum section...
  18. Z

    Question Difference between connecting to 1 and 2 sata cables to RGB controller for UNI FAN SL V2

    Im using 3 fans the website for UNI FAN SL V2 recommends to connect its power connection cable that has 2 sata headers, to 2 different sata cables. What would happen if I plugged it to a single sata cable? here's my specs: Psu: rm 1000x Gold 80 Plus Motherboard: Asus Prime Z690-p Wifi Ddr4
  19. MoriSori

    Question Help me get a good graphics card

    I have a I5 6500 and planning to get the AMD Radeon RX 580 I know that this will greatly bottleneck my GPU so what GPU is recommended for my processor? Or should I just get the AMD Radeon RX 580
  20. Z

    Question case fan recommendations under $60-100 (2 quantity)

    need to rpelace 2 of my fans, any fan recommendations on rgb fans that are Argb 120mm Fan 3pin and that has cable that connects with sata? my current one sometimes makes noise after sleep or boot and fixes with shutdown. i moved parts from my prebuilt to a new case, so the cases current setup...
  21. Z

    Question Fans sometimes making noises and turning slower than usual when booting up PC.

    So ocassionally, after i boot up pc from sleep/hibernate, or just at the start of the day, I've been having this problem where one of my front intake fans make noise and slightly slow down. the fan is a fan I had previously when I moved my system to a new case a month ago, the fan that came with...
  22. Z

    [SOLVED] Two case fans not working ?

    So I have one back exhaust fan and one intake at front, both came with the case I had, both not working. The 2 fans already connected with my case when it came (airflow 5000d) as shown in the picture labelled fan cable. The picture shows the chip having the right pin connected to > SATA cable >...
  23. Z

    Question Which direction should I plug in argb headings?

    Should I do left or right pic? The cable has 3 pins [.. .]
  24. Z

    Question Some cables came with black ink?

    Got a rmx 1000 . PSU came with a slight Chem smell up close, which Idk what to think, but Should I be worried ? Top left of cpu cable has some marker or ink, and the other pic..
  25. Z

    Question Should I add exhaust fan at the top like shown in pic?

    So I have 5 intake at the front, which I think is technically just 3.. btw, the fans that are attached to radiator, the 2 fans infront of radiator, and the top exhaust fan came with my prebuilt pc, as well as the motherboard. I'm essentially moving my parts to this new case, airflow 5000d, so I...
  26. Z

    Question best 4080 brand?

    looking to get 4080, what do you guys think the best brand for 4080 is? preferably one under $1700/1800 CAD, that's best in performance and cooling, and then maybe sound and energy efficiency
  27. Z

    Question tower pc case suggestions if i have 120 mm fans, 240mm radiator, and If i want 40cm GPU clearance for at least a 4080, and enough clrnce for RM1000x

    (i currently own a prebuilt, with some upgraded parts..., but i want to switch cases to fit a 4080 since my current case won't fit. my current case fits 3070) does anyone have any tower pc case suggestions with filters, if i have already have 2 front intake 120 mm fans (about 2.5 cm thick) with...
  28. Z

    Question what pc case should i buy if my mother board is Asus prime z690-p wifi ddr4 atx wi-fi 6 2.5gbe lan 4 pcie x16 1pcie x1 3x m.2 sata/pcie lga1700 cec ?

    what pc case should i buy if my mother board is Asus prime z690-p wifi ddr4 atx wi-fi 6 2.5gbe lan 4 pcie x16 1pcie x1 3x m.2 sata/pcie lga1700 cec ? i would prefer PC cases that have filters for the psu, front panel, and/or top. I just don't know much about tower sizes for PC cases and all that...
  29. Z

    Question will my GPU be bottlenecked?

    Heres my pc specs from my prebuilt : (parts that are full caps are from the prebuilt) CPU: OEM INTEL CORE PROCESSOR I7-12700KF 8P/16 + 4E 3.60GHZ 25MB CACHE [W/O GRAPHIC] 125W LGA1700 CPU cooler: CYBERPOWERPC DEEPCOOL CASTLE 240EX ARGB AIO LIQUID CPU COOLER W/ ANTI-LEAK TECHNOLOGY and DEEPCOOL...
  30. Z

    Question Removing Glass from front panel

    pictures of front panel I was wondering how I could possibly remove the glass from this front panel of my prebuilt PC. Im planning to add a mesh filter in place of the glass for better airflow. the specs in full caps came with the prebuilt, these r all the info I was provided with when I...
  31. R

    Discussion Dual Boot with Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro on two separate internal SSDs!

    Hello everyone! I am trying to set up dual boot with Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro on two separate internal SSDs! I want one SSD for work purposes (windows 11 pro) and I want the other SSD for home use and gaming (Windows 11 home). Currently my laptop is already pre installed with a...
  32. ismaodst

    Question PC not booting and stuck on POST after clean up

    So today I gave maintenance to my pc for tye first time, just changed the thermal paste on the cpu and some dusting on the components. I have a MSI B550M Pro-VDH wi-fi A Ryzen 5600G 2 DDR4 corsair Vengance 3600mhz 8gb 1 SSD XPG gamming s11pro A corsair cx550 psu An Nvidia rtx 2060 I was...
  33. Iamcb

    Question Hey guys, my moniter just died. I want to fix it. Service center won't help

    my moniter just died. I want to fix it. Service center won't help. I have a AUSU, MODEL VZ229H moniter. As usual I started moniter in the morning and it won't turn on, I tried everything. I even opened it but I don't know so much about the ic and transistor so I just check the wires and all the...
  34. radityo_kc

    Question 4070 Ti and Ryzen 7 5800x performing lower than expected

    So my pc spec is as followed : GPU : PNY Verto 4070 Ti CPU : Ryzen 7 5800x MOTHERBOARD : MSI B550M PRO PSU : 750W GOLD 80+ MONTECH RAM : KLEVV 3200MHZ 8 X 2 16GB with a 256 gig ssd and 1tb hdd CPU COOLER : DeepCool AK500 So my performance when playing rdr2 is considerably low only hitting 100...
  35. M

    Build Advice My PC is beeping while I'm using it ?

    System specs i3 6098p Intel stock cooler 8gb ram adata 2133mhz Asus h110 motherboard No gpu 500 gb hdd ITS MY FIRST PC My pc is beeping as I use it. And I have checked the American express site also about beep codes and I think that my processor has some issues. It's a used product and the...
  36. Jufff

    Question Graphics card r7 240 changes to radeon 3000 graphics in manager after a crash

    I have a r7 240 gpu,everything was fine until yesterday,I tried playing some games like I usually do,but the computer went blank,with a sound in the headphones like it was a bsod i couldn't see,the pc restarts,the keyboard lights up,the screen won't,the pc starts like normal. In device manager(I...
  37. M

    Question Help with 5800x Ryzen Master

    Hello all, I just started my career in game programming and we have to use pretty heavy stuff like the Unreal Engine where we have to compile the source quite a lot. This took a very long time (sometimes upto 5/6 hours) with my Ryzen 7 2700x CPU and so I've just upgraded my PC with a Ryzen 7...
  38. J

    [SOLVED] HARDWARE UPGRADE MADE THINGS WORSE? I literally bought a brand new GPU, a new 144hz monitor and my games run WORSE than prior to the upgrade. What?

    So here goes my ignorant self asking for help with this problem that makes no logical sense whatsoever.. I was playing Apex Legends (lowest settings) and League of Legends (max settings w/o shadows) on 60+ fps, all the time, no frame drops even when a lot of effects are in place, never had a...
  39. Jellyous3

    Question How do I fix an issue around my hard drive (st2000dm008) being unable to download anything over 5 gb

    So I've gotten this pre-built pc around a year and a half ago, and suddenly I need to download something but my ssd has ran out of space, and remembered I had a 2 TB hard drive I haven't used yet. When I downloaded a few images it was okay but once I started downloading things that were bigger...
  40. TheShadBoi

    [SOLVED] Which Processor Works Best For This Build?

    Hello Everyone! I need your guy's help with a new PC I would like to build. Here are the links: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/32v4t8 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3tL7rr I would like to upgrade from my old PC and I would like this new PC to last many generations (like GPUs and CPUs) and...