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  1. KadeS23

    Question Desperately looking for a black screen fix for pc. Ongoing for the past few years and nothing that I’ve tried has fixed it.

    My pc will black screen while gaming and I have tried a variety of ways to fix it from uninstalling/reinstalling my drivers, upgrading my gpu(new 3060) and psu (1000w), and even installing more fans. My current build is… https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zrqzKX . Everytime it black screens, the...
  2. S

    Question PC crashing with no error messages ?

    Around 2 weeks or so ago my PC for like 2+ years at this point has started to completely crash out of nowhere, though only when playing games. We're talking full black screen and unresponsive, though the lights remain on and (sometimes) I can still hear audio like Discord for a bit. I then have...
  3. Allluu

    Question .exe apps freeze randomly for 1second-1minute(games, desktop, taskbar, browsers)

    Hey everyone! Recently upgraded my PC. New MoBo, CPU + cooler and RAM. Everything works super smooth and super happy with performance... but I get random freezes to everything that just "Runs". Games, browsers, discord. Cursor keeps moving I can ALT+TAB but the program just screen freezes...
  4. Undefined29

    Question Games crashing 5 minutes in ?

    Hi, I recently completed my first PC build https://pcpartpicker.com/user/L3gendz/saved/KCwCzy and was able to set everything up however any time I attempt to play any game it ends up randomly closing a few minutes in. I'm not sure if it could be the power connected to the gpu as it has 3 24 pin...
  5. Tekknoc

    Question Thousands of OCCT power errors?

    Alright so I got a new power supply, case, and cpu cooler and we put it all together. I ran a stress test and stability test for 15 each and it ran really well. And then I started the power test and 15 seconds in I got all of these errors. Anything to worry about? And what is the cause? Image...
  6. Korzen41

    Question I need HELP! I have a problem with my pc, it shows very high cpu(ms) and gpu(ms) it results fps drops to even 2 fps

    Hello i have a problem with fps issu in my pc, my graphic card and cpu ms shows very high values. Result of this high values is a lot of drops in games, you can see at picture from ac odyssey where this values near 500. screen from game My pc specs is: GPU: RTX 2070 windoforce 2x gigabyte CPU...
  7. T

    Question Monitor screen turns black after opening a game ?

    Hello Everyone, I made my PC back in 2018ish and I started to have this problem recently for about a week. Sometimes, when I open certain games, all my monitors would go black but the PC itself would still be on with the fans spinning and the RGB glowing. I would then have to hit the restart...
  8. J

    Question PC Crashing randomly, with no errors...

    Hi All, I've come here, hoping that someone has some sort of advice, because I'm completely at a loss as to what's going on... So, I'll begin with my system specs - All purchased from new, from trusted retailers, some parts were purchased about a year ago, some more recent! All parts have...
  9. D

    Question CPU Underperforming

    Hello. This is my first post so sorry if I’m doing anything wrong. So I built this pc about a hear ago (first build) the specs are: CPU: Intel i5 10400f GPU: RTX 2060 6GB RAM: HyperX 16GB 3200Mhz Mobo: MSI B560m Pro E PSU: A bronze rated MSI 650W psu I use the stock intel cooler for cpu...
  10. Kennywasworth

    Question BSOD when I try installing windows on a newly built pc

    I just built my first ever pc and everything went great until I go to install windows from a usb. After changing boot priority it loads for a while then the BSOD pops up. I tried reinstalling the media, turning off fast boot options, and updating bios. My pc specs are, CPU: 12600k MOBO: MSI Pro...
  11. Pc enjoyer

    Question Micro-stuttering when gaming ?

    Hello, This is my first post here and noticed people tend to give pretty solid advice. For a few months now i've had micro stutter in games it wasnt noticeable at first. since i mostly play FFXIV. but it's super noticeable on Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous and GTAV I tried witcher 3 and...
  12. Crawology

    Build Complete NEED HELP

    This is my second time building, this time nothing will come on. No lights, fans or nothing. There has been a light behind the power button on the case but it went away. The flash bios button will work if I press it on the motherboard, That’s been the only light or “sign of life” I know the...
  13. ReallyNotSmart

    Question Accidentally forced CPU cable into RTX 4090 Connector

    Hello I accidentally plugged in the wrong cables into my RTX 4090 and it wouldn't start obviously, I had to purchase 3 extra cables because my PSU (ThermalTake Toughpower Grand 1050w RGB Platinum) didn't have more cables, I ordered some 8-pin cables by corsair and I didn't notice that I...
  14. _VicLP

    Question Secondary NVMe slot not working after installing new GPU ?

    Hello guys hope someone can help me, I just upgraded my old pc with a new GPU and PSU, after I installed all the new components the pc started but went into the bios and a green led started to pop out, I removed the secondary NVME slot and the pc started correctly then I moved the NVME with...
  15. MrPasta

    Pc freezes often and i have to restart

    My computer's components are: Amd Ryzen 5 5600x Amd rx 6600 XT 16 gigs of ram (2×8) Gskill ripjaws set to 3200mhz 3 disks 1 nmvme samsung evo 500gb 1 ssd 250gb 1 hdd 1tb MSI mortar max b450m Psu thermaltake smart rgb 700w Is there a way to stop the computer from freezing? The freezing is really...
  16. Make it Slide

    Question Audio Crackling, Restarting, FPS Drops, and Windows didn't Load Correctly

    Alrighty here we go, I have been having some problems for almost a year now with my PC. Problems encountered are audio crackling, fps drops, and black screen restarts. I've been procrastinating this badly and would just keep restarting it until it worked eventually. Finally I went in to a...
  17. Zombiealiens2355

    Question Need help with monitor and many other things.

    So I’ve got this issue with my pc. So story is, I had me PC shipped to me. Now before I left, I had it all boxed up and it worked perfectly fine. When I received it yesterday it looked like it was perfectly fine and in the same condition. So here’s the issue. I got everything plugged in and I’m...
  18. ProSenpai94

    Question Can I insert one 8gb ram instead of two 4gb rams in my pc Dell Inspiron 620s which has two slots and a limit of 8gb on motherboard.

    My current specs are 2gb ram on both slots and an additional 128 gb ssd
  19. PetaPan

    Question New Graphics Card Doesnt Work?

    I Recently Got a new Graphics Card, its the 3060 Demon slayer card, which has like 12g and is pretty ok my specs Consist of I7-11700K DDR4 4Gx4 Geforce RTX 3060 Arock PHantom Gaming 3 650W Power Supply For some reason running my computer. I've tried updating the drivers but each time i restart...
  20. cwlaymance

    Question Windows shutting down when I turn off display seemingly regardless of power settings.

    Sorry if already answered I couldn’t find anything. I recently decided to host a game server for me and a few friends. Got everything set up all is working well server side played for about an hour then decided to turn off my monitor for the server. Around 12 minutes later it shuts down. Seems...
  21. screwvisuals

    Question PC boots but no signal on monitor and peripherals don't work ?

    No Signal on my monitor and peripherals Hi there I got a problem as you can read in the title, 3 days ago I was just casually playing Valorant when all of a sudden my PC shut down and the fans continued spinning, then I turned it off because it was doing it for several minutes. I managed to...
  22. Aliens-are-amongst-us-123

    Question RGB Fan help!

    Newbie here. Just upgraded to a different case. And it came with 6 RGB fans preinstalled. I had an old phanteks case with only two fans Now the problem. I have an MSI B350M bazooka motherboard with the 4pin RGB and two slots for SYS-FANS. Fans are working great now how do I get the RGB to work...
  23. M

    Question My graphics card only uses 25% no matter what i do

    I bought a pre built PC around 6 months ago now and since i have got it i have never had my graphics card usage go above 25% when im playing any games from rainbow six seige to FiveM, I can run these games at max settings or minimum yet it just stays around 25%, My PC is a MSI MAG H510 infinite...
  24. bem5152

    Question System blue-screened and now it will not boot ?

    Hello, Was playing Diablo 4 tonight and my system abruptly blue screened and I saw "Windows is restarting your PC" blue screen for about a second before the computer went into a restart. Once it tried to restart, none of my peripherals were getting power (keyboard,mice,monitors not getting any...
  25. X

    Question High demanding games are able to start but they crash a few seconds later ?

    Hi, so recently I've gotten this PC, it is the first PC I've ever gotten. It's a CORSAIR VENGEANCE Gaming PC. At first I was able to play Modern Warfare 2 Warzone using Steam and it would run smoothly. I've also downloaded games like Overwatch 2 and Valorant and would play those games for a...
  26. S

    Question AirCon makes clicking noise, monitor gets "white noise lines" and goes black for a few seconds. Monitor and PC are connected to a UPS. Is the PC safe?

    I've had this issue previously except I didn't have a UPS, but now I do and this still happens, albeit not as often. The monitor and PC are both connected directly to the ups. The UPS is connected directly to the wall. When the air conditioner makes a clicking noise the monitor goes blank for a...
  27. I

    Question CPU overheating at startup and GPU not working

    I just decided to upgrade to the 4060 ti from the GTX 970. This required me to upgrade my power supply as well. After connecting everything and going to boot the system, the GPU didn't display. I figured it was a driver issue and switched to on board graphics. Now, when I boot the system, it...
  28. RougeTempest

    Question Please help my cpu keeps overheating

    So ive bought a pc off of ibuypower back in December of 2021. I don’t remember the specs off the top of my head but if im not mistaken my cpu is a ryzen 5700 i think. And i dont think ive faced this problem until this year. It heats up all the way to 90 degrees and will turn off due to it. Ive...
  29. Brandon Umali

    Question Drivers for Acer aspire 3 a315 24p r255?

    Hi everyone, Good Day! Hope you're all doing well. I have a problem, I reformatted my laptop which is an Acer aspire 3 a315 24p r255 but now I cannot find the drivers to enable it's wireless network (wifi), touchpad and more. How or where can I download those and manually apply all the...
  30. Shward

    Question Cpu usage fluctuating

    Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum and I would like to ask for help with my PC. My CPU randomly fluctuates even on idle, I have almost the same issue as this thread https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/peripherals-randomly-turning-off.3807239/ but mine is a lot worse, all of...
  31. B

    Question Can’t use my keyboard and mouse in bios

    So recently I installed fifa 23 and it was asking to switch on Secure boot setting from bios. When I enter the bios. My keyboard and mouse weren’t working at all. can somebody help me with this? 😭my keyboard and mouse are windows and pls try to use easy term i am sought of new to pc things...
  32. Connepay

    Question HELP! Computer won’t post!

    Please Help! I recently started building a new / upgraded computer. (Specs below) but I’m having issues with it posting, specifically the issue being the screen staying blank and the dram mobo light staying on. Keep in mind I’ve also gotten to the bios before but it couldn’t boot to OS. (cpu...
  33. Babincitinci

    Question Pc crashing at random times and VGA LED on

    Pc: GPU: Rx 6600 CPU: Ryzen 5, 5600X Ram: 2x 8Gb g-skill idk 3.2Gz Motherboard: MSI B450 Pro-VDH Max PSU: Be Quiet L-11 500Watt So my pc just crashes at random times. It is a quick crash, resulting in reboot without an error code displaying. Sometimes it boots again, sometimes it gets stuck at...
  34. ImmortalChange

    Question Help pls and thx fans wont turn on and display doesn’t work also i dumb when it comes to this stuff

    (Before you read just know I’m not good with this kinda stuff I’m really dumb when it comes to this stuff) I need help my pc wouldn’t turn on a couple of days ago but now it does cause I got a new power supply from my dads old broken pc. So my pc turns on but only two of the 4 fans turn on two...
  35. Tozzy365

    Question Issue with ddr4 F4-3200C16D-16GTZRX

    Ok so to get started my computer was not stable in the first place. Back in 2020 I built it with DDR4 trident z ram (F4-3200C16D-16GTZRX) a ryzen 7 2700x , and a b450-f asus rog motherboard and a rx 5700xt somehow or another I was able to get it stable but forgot to save a bios profile so I...
  36. S

    Question is my pc ok like this

    i have one case fan and one cpu and one gpu fan for a system with a AMD Ryzen 7 2700 cpu, a Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B450M DS3H-CF (AM4) motherboard, 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (PNY) gpu, and 2 sticks of 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 ram do i need more fans?????
  37. eris907

    Question PC boots but no Post

    My PC boots with all the RGB working, fans spinning, etc, when I connect a monitor nothing posts. I tried everything such as 1 stick of ram in all slots and all the tricks, nothing shows. I plugged a desk fan to see if all the USB slots were working fine but when I plugged in my mouse and...
  38. B

    Question Legion Tower 7i Gen 7 Power Won't Turn On When Transfer To Another Case

    I bought a Legion 7i Gen 7 recently and wanted to move it into my old case, since that case is so much nicer. Everything went well until I pressed the power button and nothing got powered up. I believe I'm using the correct pins on the motherboard but it won't turn on. I have tried to plug in...
  39. R

    Question Desktop Shutdown Mid Game

    Hi All, I've been having an issue with my desktop where when I load multiplayer games, the computer appears to shut down or restart. The screen goes black and lights turn off in the tower. then, one light out of 2 will turn on. if I push the backlight button on the keyboard, it will flash but...
  40. L

    Question My Dell pc Has the motherboard light but when it try turn the pc on the light goes away and everything cuts off

    So i haven’t used the pc in a while and im away it’s a old pc tell optiplex 390 but wondering if anyone can help me as i know nothing about pcs the motherboard light is on when plugged in but when i try turn it on it makes a noise the light goes away and the pc cuts off and if i try press the...