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  1. B

    Question PC peripherals shutting down but PC stays running

    So I'm on day 5-6 with this issue and am kinda stuck. So basically my peripherals being monitor, mouse& keyboard, and headset will all shut off and the PC tower is still running. Also the power button will not turn off the tower I have to flip the switch at the back. Monitor still has power just...
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    Question New PC started running games extremely laggy overnight ?

    Hi, first time posting here, but PC specialist help lines are closed and I really need some help with this(thanks so much in advance). I got a new PC from PC Specialist, first arriving on the 15th of Febuary 2024 and needing to be returned for repairs, due to being made with a faulty...
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    Question Raid 1 two way mirror removal ?

    Hello, I have my pc set up with an SSD for Windows and Two HDDs in software Raid 1. I would like to use the two HDDS separately keeping all the information on one of them so I can use the other for new items. The issue is I have no idea how to remove the Raid. It does not show up in disk...
  4. Msource10

    Question Enabling "Above 4G Decoding" turns off my network, and I cannot find BIOS updates for my motherboard model ?

    Some background information. I bought a prebuilt Cyberpower pc like 1-2 years ago. It came with a rtx 2060, ryzen 7 3700X, and an MSI B450M Gaming motherboard. I recently tried turning on "Above 4G Decoding" but when I do, my network for my pc turns off and I don’t even see my network connection...
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    Question ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO Z170 NO SIGNAL HELP!!!!

    Hello! I have a maximus board that has no signal at all. Codes go from B0 to B1 after a few mins then restarts. This goes on for a long time as it is a loop. There is no leds on when it goes thru this cycle, I bought this motherboard thinking i can fix it.. Things Ive tried: -Clearing CMOS...
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    Question Disk usage and Steam Write errors ?

    Working with a brand new Samsung Evo 870, and this pc has had this issue across multiple storage devices. When downloading a game through steam, and ONLY through steam, it will go well for about 15% of the download. After about that much, (It's never a consistent amount) the disk usage steadily...
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    Question No working PCI-E slots on my Asus Maximus VIII Ranger ?

    Hello! Recently bought an older i7-6700k and Asus Maximus VIII Ranger combo from my friend. It was working fine when he sold it. I just can’t get the computer to boot with ANYTHING in any of the 2 full PCI-E slots. It just goes into a bootloop. If I remove my GPU and plug display into MOBO it...
  8. Ragadap

    Question [HELP] 2060 super, losing display and fans ramp up.

    Hello. This is my first time posting here and I really hope I am in the right place. I've been encountering some problems with my GPU (Palit JetStream 2060 super). The problems started two months ago and they kept persisting. So, basically, the issue consists in losing display while browsing...
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    Question [Help] 7900xt flickering black artifacts in 3d games.

    Hi, I have been having this artifacting problem come and go which would fix itself when i ran heaven benchmark for some reason. It hasn't happened in a couple of months but has recently popped up again and won't go away this time even after uninstalling the driver with DDU and rolling it back as...
  10. Bseibs8

    Question Computer randomly restarting during gaming - Not overheating, and not PSU

    I have tested just about everything and cannot for the life of me figure out what is wrong. The game Hell Let Loose is causing my computer to restart with no errors. Here are a list of things I have tested and monitor: -PSU: 850W RM850X Corsair (just installed, but after restarts started...
  11. Malus227

    Question I've installed a new SSD, but, it doesn't seem to be working.

    I got a new SSD to replace my old one. I put it into my laptop, ran the cloning thing that I was told to do, removed my old SSD and... It's not working? My laptop is recognising that it's there, if I check MSI Dragon Centre I can see it, if I look in my devices I can see it. It's on the BIOS...
  12. K

    Question DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133) on my girlfriend's computer ?

    I got windbg installed and opened my most recent minidump, which was actually only on 2/20, and i've had crashes since then that i guess didn't produce a minidump?. When i click !analyze -v it says i have a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133). Here's the FULL copy paste, including me clicking "!analyze...
  13. yogagogga

    Build Advice Need advice to upgrade my current gaming PC build!

    I've had this build for some years now, it was top of the line during the time of purchase however I feel like it's becoming more and more outdated now. On newer games, I find myself turning most graphic settings to medium, lowering the resolution to 1080p and shadows to the lowest, and I cant...
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    Question GPU won't boot but it will boot on another PC ?

    As the title says, my GPU won't boot if installed on my PC, but it will boot if I install it on my brother's PC. My specs CPU: Ryzen 5 4600g CPU cooler: coolmoon T6 Motherboard: MSI B450m Ram: 16gb ddr 4 3200 SSD/HDD: 500gb ssd and 3 tb HDD GPU: RX 6600 PSU: Corsair CV 650 Chassis: I think its...
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    Question New (first) Build ~1300€ - Cases and overall compatibility

    Approximate Purchase Date: this week, if there are no issues Budget Range: 1300 - 1500 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Use in University programming courses - experimenting with virtual machines - gaming Are you buying a monitor: Yes, but it's outside of budget since I've yet to...
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    Question Pc not booting, I really don't have a clue what's going on

    So, I've had my pc for a while and just got it back from a friend who was fixing it, im going to invest about 500$ into new parts, (GPU,PSU,Case,And maybe a cpu or motherboard(this will determine which one)) My old gpu crapped the bed and all my ram i have suuspicions of being bad but then my...
  17. JonasPC

    Question Problem with high RAM usage even though I have almost no programs open ?

    Hello, I have a problem with my RAM. As soon as I start my PC, I have a usage of around 85%, even though I have almost no programs open. Does anyone know what might be causing this and how I can fix it?
  18. kcortez21

    Question How do fix these BSODs ?

    okay so i started to get bsods in December of 2023. Since then they have continued no matter what i seem to do. Its never when I'm gaming, only when my pc is idling. I often wake up to see a BSOD on my screen so its happening while i sleep. Because of my job i cannot shut my pc off during the...
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    Question My PC Theory

    Hello, So I cleaned out my PC myself and ever since I have realised that there is noise and some problems. I needed help with these. So I have noticed that watching netflix on web is glitchy and black stuff on screen comes and goes and its not a monitor problem because i changed monitors and it...
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    Question Slow motion stuttering ?

    View: https://youtu.be/0dXFG6Vh5Yg (after post edit \/ ) I just realized while watching the video back, that without having a live stream in the background, on my side monitor it happens a lot less often. but why is that? I don't understand why Posted how it looks while playing. It's not...
  21. RoxBlueEyes

    Question Black spots flickering at FPS above 60 with RX 7900 XTX ?

    Good day to all! I began to discover this problem in almost all 3D games. I play in 2D or 2.5D, I did not notice these glitches. I've tried a lot to fix this, but nothing has worked out for me. Please help me. My PC: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Pulse RAM: Kingston 64GB...
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    Question Pretty bad laptop, upgrade it or buy something better? And what to buy?

    I'm tired of playing games with this laptop I got - I can only get ~75 fps max, with lag spikes... It can be deconstructed for modyfying thankfully. Recommend me things to replace! I was told increasing the RAM would help; IT'S ONLY GOT 8GB, so by how much would it help? I could also buy a PC...
  23. Arturas Kulickis

    Question Are my CPUs dead or am I doing something wrong?

    Hi all! I'm at a complete loss for what to do. Here's the situation: I wanted to build myself a little NAS from a spare PC I had lying around. This PC's motherboard was a HP Odense2-K and the CPU was an Intel i5-7400. I ordered an MSI Z370-A Pro so that I can have more expansion slots available...
  24. EMTgamer

    Question KERNEL POWER 41 issues ?

    Hi everyone, giving toms hardware a shot to see if we can help solve my issue. PC Specs: GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX AM4 RYZEN 7 5800X 3.8GHZ 8 CORE EVGA XC3 ULTRA GAMING GEFORCE RTX 3070 CORSAIR H11i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM LIQUID COOLER RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 3200 2X16 DDR4 PSU...
  25. squeezyyy

    [SOLVED] No video signal after MB replacement (GPU & PSU checked) ?

    So after my whole story with enabling XMP and not being able to recover (I broke CMOS bat. pins), I bought a new exactly same motherboard (now more knowledge, so won't happen again, right?) So now I get no Video Signal on my display. Even tho I know my GPU is perfectly fine (tested in service...
  26. MalzL

    Question 6900 XT is underperforming ?

    My 6900 XT heavily underperforms in games like getting 120 fps in apex while others get 200 etc. (1440p max settings standing in firing range i get 113 fps on max and low settings, game is uncapped) But it performs perfectly in benchmarks scoring a 21450 in time spy. First people said it was my...
  27. Grasshopp3r

    Question Bottleneck or what wrong with this build?

    Need more thoughts on this case please! SPEC Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 22000) (22000.co_release.210604-1628) CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz (12 CPUs), ~4.1GHz MEM: 24576MB RAM DDR3 ECC GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GIGABYTE AORUS PSU: EVGA 600 W1, 80+...
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    Question 70% RAM Usage with no applications open after I played a game ?

    Hello im Voggi just to let you know English is not my first Language and it is the first time i use such forum . My Problem is that since a few days ago my RAM stays at a high use value after i played games like Elden RIng or Enshrouded and closed them. The Value Im talking about is around 50%...
  29. Champion9

    Question How to control fan speed on 5V, via molex?

    Hello everyone, sorry for dumb question, recently i made a bit of a mistake, I accidently purchased two 5V noctua NF-A14 1500RPM, instead of normal 12V, i found out I can run them through molex splitter 2x5V black+red, but sadly i dont want them to make too much noise and be stuck at 1500RPM is...
  30. Anguxilion

    Question 4k TV as second screen missing resolutions and hdr option in windows after restart please help

    Yesterday I bought a brand new TV to use as third monitor, thing is that yesterday everything worked fine, the screen is properly configured, HDMI is on 2.1 and yesterday I had all the resolutions available on windows screen configurations and on NVIDIA control panel, with the capability of...
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    Question Need help identifying this Obscure Motherboard

    Hi All, Long time reader, first time poster. I've been tasked with trying to find a replacement for what i think is quite an old Mini ITX motherboard, i've spent hours researching every label on there and i'm drawing a blank. This board is part of the control system for a theme park...
  32. J

    Question ASUS Prime X670-P build not POSTing ?

    Post outline: Compliment forum Bemoan current situation Describe background and build Describe problem Describe already-tried troubleshooting More complaining Solicitation for Help edits, if necessary Howdy! I know it's bad etiquette to create an account the same day you need to ask a...
  33. PingAnserPlease

    Can’t post my question in system forum

    Hello I recently joined to ask a question about my first pc build and it won’t let me post my message. It says it may be spam or inappropriate. Is there any way to get help with this?
  34. TheJuggler

    Question Will a thermalright phantom spirit block ram slots for g.skill trident z5 neo?

    I just wanted to make sure this combo would fit. I tried looking it up on pc part picker and it didn’t say if it would fit or not.
  35. BeastHotDogGUY

    Question 4060 Ti 16G vs 7800xt

    I was on PPCP and saw that a 4060 Ti 16G model existed and was faster than the 7800xt, but when I compared them using passmark it said the 7800xt was better, but having a 40 series gpu would give me dlss and video encoding. (I would have a 7 5800x3d and 32gb 3200mhz of ram)
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    Question Thermal paste overflowed onto cpu

    I applied thermal paste, installed heatsink, noticed there was a overflow. Removed heatsink to clean and reinstall with less paste. A string o paste oozed onto mobo cpu slot ( very miniscule) cleaned with qtip and rubbing alcohol. I got most of it but a very small amount still lingers in one or...
  37. MrClaw74

    Question CPU that fits my build, ram and mobo recommendations

    Current Specs: Mobo: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 5.0) GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti VENTUS GP (New to me) CPU: amd fx-6300 RAM: kingston 3 x 8gb PSU: Corair RM750e (New) OS: Windows 11 Location : Australia I am ready to upgrade my CPU, RAM and MOBO after upgrading my GPU and PSU not that long...
  38. BeastHotDogGUY

    Question Do I have the stuff for gpu painting?

    Hi, I wanted to paint my 1660SUPER, I have white paint, two different thermal pastes, and a bunch of bits and screwdrivers. I want to know if I have the right paint since I found it in my garage, and if thats good enough thermal paste. Thermal Paste: TF4 Thermal Paste by ThermalRight XTM50 by...
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    Question Can't see mobo BIOS

    I bought a used RX 570 (Asus ROG Strix 4GB) many years ago, when I installed it, Device Manager would show Error 43 (no display from GPU), I installed Clock Patcher and it got fixed, but the problem, is that I can not see/enter the BIOS screen, I only see the display when it boots up to Windows...
  40. Vamms

    Question Weird monitor blackout ?

    Hey there, Recently my PC has been "blacking out". Both of my monitors will go black for either a few seconds or until I restart my PC. Its not a monitor problem as I have now tried about 7 monitors. About a month ago something happened to my GPU and it was displaying horizontal green lines on...