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  1. C

    Question Ryzen 9 9950x3d stuck at 4.5ghz

    Can anyone please help me out I'm stuck and can't get it too go higher System specs Cpu ryzen 9 9950x3d Gpu 4070 Mobo aorus x670 elite ax Ram vengeance 2x32 ddr5 Psu rm1200x Any help would be appreciated
  2. jjoey

    Question Please someone let me know if my pc parts are compatible with everything!

    Here is the link: https://newegg.io/10f9ea95
  3. L

    Build Advice I need help building my first PC.

    Hello everyone, hope you all are doing great. Basically i had a Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptop purchased 3 years ago and now it won't start.(got it verified by an expert and he said motherboard needs to be replaced) but i don't want to replace it coz i plan to build a PC now rather than having...
  4. ImmaJoker

    Question How to test my GPU ?

    My PC suddenly turned off yesterday while I was playing 2k, and when i tried to turn it back on, it won't and it just lights up for 1 second. After a day of finding out what's the problem. I tried removing my GPU and the PC then turned on normally. How can I further assess my GPU? Is there a...
  5. BigChupaCabraMan2050

    Question Why does my monitor randomly enter "Sleep Mode" ?

    Hello - It started with random computer reboots, and I found that the GPU fans were not firing up, causing overheating and system crashing. I swapped out the GPU and now the fans are working as expected, but my monitor randomly goes to a black screen and I have to force reboot the computer in...
  6. elvis_yk

    Question New Ryzen 7 9800X3D Build Won’t Boot — CPU & RAM Debug LEDs On (Need Help)

    Hey everyone, hoping someone here can help me out. I just finished building my new PC and I can’t get it to boot. No signal, no POST, nothing. The debug LEDs on my MSI board show both CPU and RAM errors — and I’m running out of things to try. 🔧 My Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D Motherboard: MSI...
  7. Kokodrove

    Question Kernel_Security_Check_Failure when updating Nvidia drivers ?

    Hello, I wanna start this post by thanking anyone who can help me out with this problem. Any input is appreciated. My laptop is an Acer Nitro 5 and the specs are: I5-11400H GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB 32 GB RAM DDR4 3200 1TB SSD M.2 512GB SSD M.2 480GB SSD SATA Well, my problem started a while back...
  8. phenom pumpkin

    Question my hard drive is about to explode but it cant

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  9. Somrat_10369

    Question DRAM LED Boot Loop after XMP/Game Boost - - - It worked earlier but now fails to boot ?

    System Specs CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 RAM: TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz Motherboard: MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVMe SSD PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 650W Cooler: Deepcool AK400 Digital Case: Montech 903 Air Max Monitor...
  10. J

    Question Saved up for dream setup, nothing but disappointment. Poor 0.1% lows and games don't feel smooth on brand new PC. Losing my mind.

    Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC Edition 16GB GDDR7 Ryzen 9800X3D G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo 32GB DDR5 6000MHz ASUS TUF GAMING X870 NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB Be Quiet Dark Base Pro 901 Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Corsair RM1000x running 3440x1440 Gigabyte OLED UW, g sync on / 175hz Basically saved for 2 years...
  11. P3nnyw1se

    Build Advice Hello - I was hoping to get some input on my 'white' build ?

    Hello everyone I haven't assembled a PC for many years. The one I have now is from 2018. I like playing RPG games like Fallout, Cyberpunk, and Skyrim, so I was thinking about this: https://dk.pcpartpicker.com/user/P3nnyw1se/saved/rMqF4D I was hoping someone could point out avoidable errors...
  12. Loflick

    Question Windows 11 Pro won't install correctly, it's corrupted ?

    Specs: AORUS MASTER X870E AMD Ryzen 9950x3d GFX Card 5090 Aorus Master G.SKILL 2x32 ram 6000 (lowered to 4800 as a test) SSD 2 tb 990 Samsung PRO (2x) NZXT 360 kracken cpu cooler After building the computer, everything appears to run fine, and everything appears properly in the BIOS. The BIOS...
  13. Sam_Supernoodles

    Question Memtest is fast in 1 ram slow in another ?

    Ok so I using memtest to test my ram as I'm having an issue when I dowload my wifi drivers it causes a BSOD saying IRQL_ Not_ Less_ or_ Equal and I've seen people say it a faulty ram. I want to ask is it the stick as one finished memtest in like 15 mins while the other one took 30 minutes. Is...
  14. Joey3094

    Question I'm getting random BSODs on a new build ?

    Hello, I built my pc about two weeks ago and I am getting random BSODs. The only game I have experienced it with is in Warzone. I have looked in blue screen viewer and it is saying it caused by address "dxgkrnl.sys+185ad". But I also got one for "ntskrnl.exe+501c40" last night as well. Other...
  15. Dumpy_22

    Question Pc acting weird after changing monitor

    I recently upgraded to a new 1440p monitor and since using it in my set up it has been causing me so much pain. I was previously using a 1080p msi monitor and had been very happy with my pc and had little issue but since upgrading, my pc has been randomly rebooting and games have been so...
  16. ritvikbankey

    Question did I break my psu or my motherboard?

    3 days ago, my pc was running fine. I turned it on and it booted. It obviously didnt give me a signal because I didnt have a gpu or igpu. Then my graphics card (5070) came in 2 days ago. I turned off the pc, unplugged it put the gpu in the slot but then it only turned on for 1 second then turned...
  17. A

    Question GPU runs fine for a while until a certain threshold, then loses signal.

    SO I've had my RX 580 for 4 years at this point (the whole PC is the same age), no signs of deterioration aside from occasional AMD driver crashes, no graphical glitches, no artifacts, none of that usual stuff that points to a GPU dying. A few weeks ago I was playing Fallout 4 and my GPU simply...
  18. hrishi61

    Question Randomly getting vga debug led

    I just built a new pc but getting randomly vga debug led like 1 out of 5 times if I restart it works fine After the booting everything works smooth and no issue just the booting gets stuck in vga led sometimes My specs Amd Ryzen 7 9700x Msi b650 gaming+ wifi G Skill trident ram 16*2 6000mhz...
  19. froce

    Question RTX 3080 no signal at the main PCIE lane expresse but work on other pcie

    RTX 3080 not working on main pcie line express x16 (no signal from monitor but fan and light turn on) and when i am on my igpu the gpu isnt even detected its like there is nothing plugued. The gpu works on other pcie line but only the speed is 1x 3.1 no higher thhna that. On many demanding games...
  20. L

    Question Dual GPU / PCIE Lanes

    mobo- asus tuf gaming x570 plus wifi cpu- 5900x gpu- 2 Titan Xp Need help with how my pcie lanes are split on my board both pcie lanes are gen 4 x16 and i have my m.2 in the second slot with the heatsync my board supports bi-configuration 8x8 but would that work since both of my cards are...
  21. DahCaliber

    Question CPU & GPU at 100% usage, causing FPS drops and stuttering ?

    Hey guys, im still simi new to pc stuff so i dont know much but i will tell you what i know I have a Ryzen 7 5700x3d, 32gb ram (default clocking) and a Radeon 6700xt. Ive had this set up for about 6 months (i upgraded from a 2700x) everything has been great and ive tested and played so many...
  22. D

    Question No display after upgrading ram

    I bought new ram and when installed it doesn't show my display. I'm going from ddr4 16gb 2666mhz to 16-18-18-38 1.2v to ddr4 32gb 3600mhz 18-22-22-42 1.35v. computer boots up but no display. I've tried changing bios to xmp doesn't work, tried setting it manually to 3600 doesn't work, tried...
  23. Jrv111599

    [SOLVED] PSU and motherboard work, but the computer won't turn on ?

    I bought a Red Dragon 850-watt RGB PSU. I plugged all the cords into my computer, double checked everything was properly connected. The motherboard lit up and my GPU would flicker. The PSU RGB did not light up at al,l or the fan. I thought maybe a bad PSU so I unplugged everything and did a...
  24. B

    Question Can anyone help me with spacing?

    So I am building a PC for college and for fun, it would be my first build and I know I am kinda choosing a bad build size for my first one but I would prefer it to be small, I am a little worried about the spacing of the ram, PSU, and the AIO All of the Specs are on this wishlist...
  25. mysticalxzzz

    Question Intel(R) Quick SPI Host Controller 7A50 has a yellow triangle on it and I can't seem to fix it, any help?

    When I looked in device manager today I saw that the Intel(R) Quick SPI Host Controller 7A50 had a yellow triangle on it. I tried uninstalling it and restarting my PC, using the Hardware Troubleshooter in CMD, tried downloading Intel(R) Driver and Support Assistant, Disabling and Enabling, and...
  26. RoshiPR

    Question PC won’t POST after replacing Motherboard, CPU and RAM - - - am I doing something wrong ?

    I’ve tried multiple intel cpu and mobo and different sets of ram and gave up on intel now. I currently have a Ryzen 7 X3D CPU with an AM5 mobo and DDR5 RAM. There's no POST. and the CPU and RAM LEDs are on. I’ve built multiple PCs before. I’ve reseated the cpu make sure it’s on there I’ve...
  27. N

    Question AMD 6800xt crashing to black screen when stressed

    Hello, Today I've had an issue of my gpu starting to crash to a black screen then not coming back on. Sounds play after it crashes but I get no display. I have already done ddu and reinstalled drivers, and still this problem persists. I'm on driver version 24.12.1 and have adrenaline installed...
  28. Revax

    Question PC not booting – - - Motherboard stuck on DRAM/Boot LEDs ?

    Hi everyone, I recently built my first desktop PC with little prior experience, and I’m running into boot issues. Here are my specs: Motherboard: ASUS B650 Plus WiFi CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16GB Cooler: Thermalright PS120SE CPU Air Cooler GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX...
  29. Q

    Question My first time building a PC - - - PSU compatibility ?

    I am building a new pc and its my first time I have: Motherboard: AMD X670E-E CPU: AMD 9800X3D GPU: Either an RTX 3090 Ti or 4090 Ti RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB 6000mhz CPU: Cooler: MSI AIO 360 mm CPU Liquid Cooling SSD: 2 x NVMe 4TB (from my old computer) PSU: MSI - MPG A1000W PCIe 5.0 Case...
  30. AquelaBatataLegal

    Question VGA debug LED lights up after installing Windows/Drivers

    I built my PC 4070 Super AMD Ryzen 5 7600X ASUS TUF Gaming B650M-E Corsair 750X Shift DDR5 Cl36 6000MHz G. Skill X5 Flare RAM -with EXPO turned on and after several boots, it always displayed an image and had no issues. Eventually (after about five tests, already accessing the BIOS), I decided...
  31. Dejan121

    Question PC randomly freezes/crashes, audio sometimes continues, requires manual reset to start working again ?

    Hello everyone , be warned this is gonna be a long thread but help would be GREATLY appreciated since i am starting to lose my sanity over this. EDIT: Today 2/5/2025 i've bought new Ram sticks and new SSD and installed them, turned off the 1tb HDD and i did clean win 11 installation this time...
  32. julleess

    Question HELP figuring out what is wrong with my PC

    Hello, Five years ago I built my first PC, with the following components: -Ryzen 5 2600 -MSI ARMOR RX580 8G OC -16GB RAM 2400Mhz -PSU Corsair CX650 -1TB HDD -MoBo ASRock B450M Steel Legend My PC never had any troubles until a week ago, my PC would start but say it has no Signal Found, and then...
  33. A

    Question No Audio coming from monitor after installing new graphics card

    Upgraded my graphics card from 1060 to 2060, sound output coming from monitor was previously working before installing new graphics card. I have tried using DDU to uninstall and reinstall drivers checked that its not disabled in Nvidia control panel and windows driver settings. Also monitor...
  34. sharvey

    Question Random Windows shutdowns ?

    Hi, I have just built a new pc and have encountered a problem. When I connect my 144hz monitor to my 3070 and click on the keyboard to get to the "enter pin" screen my whole pc shuts down. however when I connect my 60hz monitor to it everything works completely fine. I can then also reconnect my...
  35. C

    Question RTX 3080 Randomly stopped working in my rig?

    I have a RTX 3080 in my build. During a gaming session, It very randomly powered my PC fully off. I have swapped parts with a spare computer I have with different RAM, MOBO, CPU and PSU and it still wouldn't power on. I have since bought a 4060 and put it in my main build and the system works...
  36. H

    Question Pc won’t boot, pls help

    PC WONT BOOT [Note: Moderator edit to break up one long continuous paragraph.] So it’s a long story but i wanted to upgrade cpu and motherboard since it was the worse parts in my pc and it was starting to really struggle with gaming and it was built in 2016 but since has had new ram and gpu...
  37. Galanoth

    game error

    I had to downgrade my driver from the lastest version to one of the earliest ones to fix a horrendous graphics issue in Forza Horizon 3 but now every game with OpenGL or Vulkan has issues with HDR. For example it turns off hdr when switching to another program or when closing the game, every...
  38. Kips20

    Question can't go into bios on my msi b550 gaming plus, after installing rx 580

    For a long time I had a Ryzen 5 5500 and gigabyte b450 mATX motherboard, which I messed up, so after that I upgraded to the MSI B550 Gaming Plus, but at first I had a problem with the RX 580; it was not giving me any output. While it was working on other motherboards, the MSI B550 Gaming Plus...
  39. ZABED23

    Question Fatal Hardware Error - - - random restarts but only in certain games ?

    Hello. I have been having issues with my PC restarting at random periods of time depending on what games I am playing. It is very bizarre as with certain games such as Space Marines 2, Stalker 2, Diablo 4, there is no problem I can play as much as I'd like. But certain games like Dragons Dogma...
  40. D

    Question Fresh built pc keeps having huge lag spikes in games and even crashing some

    Hey, I just built my new pc, It'a full amd and i have some problema with it. It keeps like Freezing and stuff and in Warzone after I get into a Match it has these massive lag spikes then the game just closes. No pop up or anything. Would love some help, I spent like 800 buck on this pc. Ryzen 5...