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  1. tsmrkq

    Question Is this motherboard PCIe x16 slot still okay ?

    I have attached photos of my motherboard's PCIe x16 slot i was cleaning and saw this like marking thingy's. I also made sure to carefully take the gpu out rather than taking it straight away. I'm also new to this community/forum and a amateur when it comes to forums in general. View...
  2. TN11

    Question Low FPS on high spec PC ?

    I've tried to fix the problem in many ways but can't. My Spec i7-10700 RTX 3080 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3200 DDR4 (using default 2133 cos I can't enable XMP). I'm running DOTA 2 @ 1440p and i've got only 100-140fps but it should be like 240++ Also in Diablo 4 and other games. I've tried to reinstall...
  3. F

    Question Displays Shut Off, GPU Fans Speed Up

    The Problem Yesterday when I was playing a game, my displays (both of them) suddenly shut off and my GPU's fans speed up to max RPM. I have done various research and debugging to try and solve this problem, but I have not had any success, unfortunately. I should probably clarify, the GPU is...
  4. LainCrad

    Question Temperature issue with Low Profile 1050 Ti ?

    Hello I have: i7-3770 Motherboard H61H2 CM2 GTX 1050 TI Low Profile 8GB Ram 4x2 PC3 12800 AZZA 650W Power supply And my problem is, i play Legends of Keeper and ok the temps are 40-45 no problem with this, but when i close the game my temps down normally but in a one point for example 38C no...
  5. K

    Question PC randomly closes games, occasionally crashes and restarts.

    My pre-built PC has been having a few issues over the last two months. I ordered a new set of ram, 2 sticks of 32gb, which 4x my previous set of ram alongside having faster speeds. It was then, after putting in the new ram, my PC began to have issues. While it's solved now, my CPU began to...
  6. stewuie

    Question Red pixels only when im watching a certain videos on Youtube and goes away when i go fullscreen and when i watch the video for abit?

    It's not a dead pixel either and also my old monitor didnt do this. I had this monitor brand new 2 days ago it usually wont do these red pixels back then. Its also not the gpu im certain. I didnt experience any symptom of artifacting ever. So what would be causing this? Oh and when i up and down...
  7. mohaaljarida

    Question computer not willing to turn on

    Hello, hope someone could help me with my build. i recently bought a mediocre pc from new, but i assembled all the parts. parts are: intel Core i5 12600k NZXT N5 Z690 (LGA1700) Corsair vegance 3200 MhZ DDR4 32 kit (216) 2Kingston NV2 PCI-E 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD only things i've not upgraded are my...
  8. Its_Davoo

    Question URGENT No signal after upgrading cpu please help!

    PC SPECS: Graphics card: Radeon RX550/550 Series Ram: 8gb Motherboard: Gigabyte ga-b75m-d3h Power Supply: 450 watts OLD CPU that works: Intel Pentium G2030 NEW CPU not working?: Intel Core i5-3570K When I install the new cpu and turn on the computer there is no signal on monitor after pluggin...
  9. L

    Question What GPU should I pair with my PC?

    Im looking at a new GPU for my PC... Here are the specs as of right now: Intel Core i5 7400 @ 3.00GHz 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 399MHz Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. H110M-S2H-CF Motherboard 1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (ASUStek Computer Inc) Now I'm looking at playing with a few friends on...
  10. S

    Question Pc blue screens and crashes

    Good day to anyone that can help me try to understand what the problem may be. So far it only happens a few times a week but im trying to point out which part is causing these bsods and crashes. So far i get a few error codes which make it point to my ssd where my is installed, First of i get...
  11. W

    Question Graphics card died after an interrupted Windows update ?

    Full description: I've had the problem, that after the screen goes dark (power saving after 30 minutes) there was no image coming from the gpu when using the mouse for... quite some time now on two different monitors (TV, curved Samsung) but a restart always solved the problem (replugging the...
  12. Cammabis

    Question Computer Crash Help

    PC Crashing Assistance Hello all! I'm new here and not the most versed in PC building in general, so bear with me here. I recently have had these episodes of my PC crashing while gaming. These crashes result in the video cutting out, but the sound and PC are still operating, after about 30...
  13. atomiczam

    Question GPU redlining after last Win11 update

    I installed a few windows update 2 days ago (version 22H2) and now my GPU is constantly at 100% utilization and my frame rates are massively lower in every game, but steady at desktop or running web browsers. Even loading screens that would normally be 4-10% utilization are now 80-100%. I tried...
  14. cyanidenoodles

    Question HELP what cpu should I get ?

    I'm looking to prety much double cpu power that I have now. I don't know much about builds anymore so what should I get for more cpu power ? And if so what other upgrades would I need for the cpu upgrade ? Really hoping someone can help as I need it for work and it's becoming a big issue ...
  15. AXLP_LaZEReD

    Question X58 Board problems - No POST&Video output, tried MANY things.

    I wanted to make a Home Theatre PC. I collected all the parts, so I decided to take out my old motherboard&RAM&CPU out of the box, and assemble the PC. They were put away in the box IN WORKING CONDITION, I upgraded to Ryzen in January 2023, and they all worked before the upgrade. Motherboard in...
  16. stewuie

    Question GPU's fans wont run if it's idle but when gaming it starts running?

    Im a amateur when it comes to gpus but i had a old card back then and it was a Zotac Mini GTX 1050 Ti the fans would always spin when idle and when gaming and i gradually got used to that. But now after i upgraded my gpu to a INNO3D GTX 1660 SUPER TWIN X2 it works normally and amazing but when...
  17. P

    Question RTX 4060 OC 8 GB Massive fps drop

    Hello! My problem would be that, for example, in csgo everything is low and in 1024x768 there is a maximum of 400 fps and sometimes ledropol sometimes goes to 280, why is this? Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600g 6 Core 12 Threads RAMS: 2x8gb(KIT) Kingston FURY Beast 16GB DDR4 3200MHz KF432C16BBK2/16...
  18. WillWallB

    Build Advice New System Build Help

    Long time user, lost old profile... But could use some help. I remember the prebuilt system lists that have this the best place for computer information, and I also adored the best GPU in each price range articles. Please help me with suggestions for anything that you think can help my...
  19. T

    Question GPU spiking to 100% then display turning black then rebooting

    My configuration: CPU: Intel i7-4930k GPU: ASUS direct cu ii GTX 780 3GB Motherboard: ASUS P9X79-E WS RAM: 64GB G.Skill trident X BIOS: Up to date PSU: Corsair AX1200i SSD: Crucial mx500 500gb OS: Windows 10 My current problem is that when I am loading a new application or just opening...
  20. deezas07

    Question HELP my pc keeps freezing (the curson moves)

    its been a very long time since my laptop started to freeze . like out of no where when am closing an app/game or like just alt+tabing out to check something on discord my whole pc freezes but the cursor moves and everything runs in the background if am on calls i can still attend the calls i...
  21. C

    Question Beep code with new RX 6800 ?

    I’ve recently upgraded my card to the Rx 6800 and for a while I was getting the beep code one king beep followed by 3 short and I only just fixed it by switching to hdmi instead of display port. My question is why am I getting this beep code whilst using my dp which is the only way to get 165hz...
  22. S

    Question 653GB of storage missing?

    I have a Silicon Power 1TB SSD. I recently did a clean install of windows 11 on my PC. The Windows.old file was something like 550GB and I only had about 10GB of storage left on my PC so I wanted to clean up some space. I made a backup of the Windows.old file on and external drive and deleted...
  23. 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...
  24. N

    Question My NVme m.2 does not appear anymore in Bios

    Hi everyone. Today my pc froze as soon as I turned it on, so I went to the Bios and the drive wasn't there annymore. It's a silicon power nvme m.2 1tb almost new (bought it in december). My motherboard's (asus tuf gaming b550-plus) boot led stayed on the whole time, so I asumed i'ts was a...
  25. 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...
  26. AFly

    Question New SSD - Only recognizing half the space

    I recently installed a WD_Black SN850X 4TB. I initialized the disk using disk management. Unfortunately, only half is "Healthy" can I can't do anything with the 2nd half. Extending is not an option (greyed out), can't initialize it either. I don't know what to do after searching a number of...
  27. mattyd7

    Question PC freezes momentarily, and peripherals disconnect then reconnect ?

    Hello all, randomly when playing games, browsing the web, even just using discord my computer seems to freeze for about 1-10s, it disconnects everything currently connected to my pc via usb and then reconnects them and I un-freeze. If I am playing a game the game doesn't even crash, and after...
  28. P

    Question PC won't fully boot after randomly shutting off ?

    welp guys im once again lost today all was fine was playing and having fun. then my pc randomly shuts off and wont fully turn back on. it spins up all the fans and lights come on for about 5 sec then shut off with a loud click. at first i suspected faulty psu because it was my only part that...
  29. Fiad

    Question The bios stopped reading nvme

    So recently i bought my pc and it runned well for a few months, with no issue at all. But 3 weeks ago, it started to have blue screens, but not that often, and if i restarted, it runned ok again. Then i went to play some god of war 4 and immediatly the blue screen popped off. I restarted and it...
  30. 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...
  31. MKUltra2.0

    Question Intel Core i3 Gen 9 upgrade went wrong!!

    i have an Intel core i3 gen 9 CPU and am going to upgrade it to an i7 9700k CPU is this okay? It has the same LGA 1151 socket but I’m just posting this because I already got a CPU that was an i5 7th gen with the same socket but it was incompatible. If someone can tell me if this is a compatible...
  32. S

    Question Help i think my power supply is dying

    Hello I noticed when i touch my case i get shocked and I've noticed that my power supply gets really hot after like 15 minutes after i start the system Is my power supply dying And If my power supply is faulty could it fry my components ? And also resently when i shut my pc down for a while...
  33. O

    Question Bizarre problem getting new system to boot to the BIOS ?

    This is a continuation of another thread about the same subject that's gotten to be nearly 4 months old. I took a pretty long break from this project due to how much it was frustrating me, but recently I took it to a professional, and thought that I had the problem solved on two separate...
  34. khauamx5

    Question 10400f + 64GB RAM vs 13400f + 32GB RAM for 3D work ?

    Hi, so I am planning on building a new computer for gaming and 3d work (zbrush, maya, substance painter, unreal engine 5), I am in doubt between a 10400f + 3080 + 64gb ram vs a 13400f + 3080 + 32gb ram, both ddr4, plus the 10400f will have a 2tb m.2 and the 13400f only a 1tb sata ssd, these are...
  35. svpreme

    Question Every few hours, all USB connected devices seem to turn off and restart after a few seconds?

    I've seen this error happen to a few others so thought I'd see if anyone has solved this type of issue. I recently built a PC a few days ago, with: Mobo: GIGABYTE Z790 UD CPU: Intel i9-13900k GPU: 4090 PSU: InWinClassic Basic Series CB-1250W 80+ Platinum Modular This error just started...
  36. A

    Question No display or POST on new build ?

    Hey, I'm in the middle of building myself a new rig and it's becoming a complete nightmare. At the current moment, everything seems to power up okay, LEDs, etc but there's no display or POST. Since I have an Asus motherboard, the power is flashing rapidly indicating that the DRAM has an issue...
  37. S

    Question PC refuses to conduct BIOS checks, after randomly switching off?

    Recently made my second ever PC after 8 years. It was running fine in Win 11 and I left it to start downloading my apps ect. When I returned, it had powered off and now refuses to switch back on. I have literally tried to reseat everything on the rig (except CPU) but it refuses to boot. It...
  38. H

    Build Advice PLEASE HELP. I have built 10 computers over 15 years and I have never not been able to diagnose the problem, until now. Computer won't turn on, + more

    Hello, I am earnestly asking for any help anyone can give me here. This problem has skyrocketed into many hours and days of frustration and exhaustion. For reference, I have been more than 10 computers in the last 15 years and am an enthusiast. I decided to upgrade some components, primarily GPU...
  39. Potates

    Question Recently upgraded my laptop's RAM but it still registers my old RAM amount ?

    I recently upgraded my laptop to have 12GB of RAM and installed an 8GB stick in it but for some reason it still registers as having 4GB. Is there any fix to this ?
  40. Rich45682

    Question Newly built pc just made a loud bang

    This isn't a completely new built pc, I just changed the PSU, Case and bought a surge protector power hub. After I finished assembling the pc, I opened the bios and after a few seconds, a loud bang came from my pc. No smoke came from it. Instantly turned off the power hub. These are my specs...