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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Ok I've been having a lot of trouble getting my CPU tuned. I have a 13700k on a gigabyte z790 aorus elite ax ddr4 with thermal grizzly aeronaught and a corsair capellix H115i AIO. I have done a lot of research on the values I should be achieving. I keep undervolting it and no temperature drops...

One day I saw update on GIGABYTE CONTROL CENTER. It was something like "...4070oc....". i believe it was gpu firmware/bios update. 13900k Gigabyte B760 GAMING X AX Gigabyte RTX 4070 Gaming OC i keep montor connected to Display port (motherboard) after update PC restarted and bios opened up for...

So I got a a new power supply and I got a redeon 5500 4g gpu and when I connected it to the new power supply it turns on then turns off but I connected back to my old power supply and it worked so I think it’s because the gpu cable is a 8 pin and my old one was 4 pin so what can I do

Recently my pc has began showing a black screen seemingly randomly when playing games, I've tried to watch and log temperatures and while high (GPU hotspot being in the high 90s) they don't seem to correlate with an exact time of crash (no spikes etc.). In event viewer there are quite literally...

After replacing power supply and GPU components, my GPU fans won't spend and No display will be available. any help would be appreciated.

Hi all, I've had plenty of Blue Screens in the past and managed to finally reduce them from happening every 10 minutes to around once over month or two. Not great, but leagues better than before. Well now after around 3 years of this, DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION has become a repetitive annoyance for...

Hello! I am building a PC for my little brothers friend and he is running into an issue. Installing AMD drivers on his brand new computer causes apps to not open upon restarting. He has a 6650xt with a 5600G for a processor. The PC, upon rebooting, only opens apps sometimes, and other times the...

*I AM RUNNING A INTEL BIOS AND 2060 DRIVERS* MSI B550 MPG GAMING PLUS COOLER MASTER 850W MWE GOLD FULLY MODULAR(BOUGHT TODAY) AMD RYZEN 7 3600X(BOUGHT USED) 3060 (BOUGHT LAST WEEK) OLOY 8x2GB DDR4 RAM(2 YRS OLD) 360MM AIO AND 9 FANS i boot up and the pc randomly turns off. All of the drivers...

(Sorry if this is oddly formated, i had to write it from my phone) This is weirdly inconsistent After changing my rx 6600 to a rx 6750 xt (second hand, two months), when i boot my pc or wake it from sleep it doesnt display anything , the peripherals are off and there is no disk activity, the...

Happening across everything, browser, discord, spotify, epic games and league client etc. They just randomly crash/restart, but it doesn't happen while in games. Dont even know where to start on this

Hey, I have a PC built in 2015ish that was top of line at the time. I inherited it a couple years later, and it's worked for my needs so I never bothered to update it. I booted it up this morning and everything seemed normal. It was on for a couple of hours before I started playing Warframe...

Specs i5 6500 Rx 580 2048sp 2x 8gb ddr4 ram 1xSdd 1xHdd 3x case fans The specs of the Psu is inside of the red box View: https://imgur.com/zQ8OqdV View: https://imgur.com/undefined

PC black screen after boot video showing debug leds I have a custom pc with RTX 3060 (bought yesterday) MSI MPG B550 (bought early january) 16GB DDR4 OLOY RAM (2 years old came with prebuilt) thermal take 600w(also 2 yrs old) 9 fans all connected to one hub AMD RYZEN7 3600X (bought used mid...

Hello i wanted to make a "sleeper pc" using an hp pavilion 500-505j case (which i really like the design of) I modified the power switch and the leds and fitted an rtx 2080 super inside. Using a gigabyte b365m aorus elite motherboard. The pc is working and all but i have a problem my usb 3...

Hey guys, First post on this forum as I’m desperate here! Basically need help diagnosing a problem with my PC booting up, but not displaying anything, as well as my keyboard and mouse not powering on. I’ve tried diagnosing the issue by upgrading the motherboard, CPU, RAM, as well as a new PSU...

My samsung monitor’s aspect ratio is broken and I don’t know how to fix it. I didn’t change any settings or anything. Here’s some photos of my problem and information about my monitor: View: https://imgur.com/fnODLd7 View: https://imgur.com/N80R6KZ

Hey, I built a pc yesterday, the specs are: MB- MSI B650 Tomahawk WiFi CPU- AMD 7800x3d CPU cooler- Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE RAM- CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 2x16 6000MHz CL30 SSD- WD SN850X 2tb PSU- Corsair RM850e 850W Case- Lian Li Lancool 216R As for the GPU I’m still waiting for...

Hello I'm new to the pc scene and I bought a prebuilt pc about a month ago. I use it primarily for gaming and app of the games run just fine but my gpu is running between 80° to 83° C. My two main Questions are 1st is the temperature that my gpu is running at dangerous and 2nd is there any...

Background Info: This is my first time ever building a computer but I have tinkered a bit with my computer now and understand most of the parts. I have a somewhat decent 2019 iBUYPOWER prebuilt. I upgraded the ram in it and the power supply. Build Info: High Mid Range to Low High Range...

I'm suddenly having an issue with my Windows 10 PC where it won't wake from sleep. It goes to sleep as normal without issue. When I try to wake it, it will light up and the fan will kick on like normal, but then the fan won't stop going at max speed and the PC never actually wakes. My monitors...

System: Prime Z390-A Motherboard i9-9900k 16gb RAM 2080ti Founders Edition Corsair HX1000i Power Supply. My GPU's been causing purple streaks and artifacts when it crashes( not sure if that's relevant). It also ONLY ever happens under gaming load. But when it started happening, I started...

Hi all, was looking for some advice after my PC stopped sending a monitor signal after cleaning it. Here's all the noteworthy/relevant info: My PC was *very* dusty when cleaning it – I haven't really done a proper clean since I got it a bit less than a decade ago. I cleaned it with compressed...

System Info Ryzen 7 7700x AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (2x16) 5600mhz Samsung 980 NVME M.2 2TB & 1TB MSI MAG Tomahawk B650 MSI MPG A850GF Power Supply 850w (Gold Rated) Issue So this weekend I've assembled this new PC of mine and thought I'd switch from Nvidia to AMD...

Dear all, I will be upgrading my system and would very much appreciate any input on my thoughts here :) My old build is now ancient and I cannot invest time in troubleshooting, so I am upgrading. Old Build: OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit Monitor: AOC 27" something 1080p 144Hz Motherboard: ASUS...

Usually when I turn my computer on, it starts making this sound. It goes away once I restart, so it only happens on the first boot of the day. I've tried moving my head around to locate where it's coming from, but I can't seem to grasp it. Someone suggested that it may be the AIO pump, but both...

Hi there, My PC first showed red light on ez debug for VGA only, I took out my GPU and now it shows CPU and DRAM. It shows no display, but PC RGB lights and fans are all on. My specs: Ryzen 3 1200 16GB DDR4 3200MHZ 2x8 Corsair Vengeance MSI B350M Gaming PRO Gigabyte GTX 1060 3GB 512GB crucial...

Hello, I have a custom-built desktop with hardware that is over 10 years old. It has started to become slow and recommends I upgrade my processor and then it also recommends that I upgrade my graphics card. My current processor is an AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor 4.01 GHz, and my current...

guys its a lanshuo cpu cooler , back and front , how to open it? :( i want oiling .pls help

I just upgraded my cpu and with it a360 cooler that my case support(on paper) but i cant fit it cus the case is quite small, i was thinking of switching anyway cus of that same reason it is a nightmare to work in, i want a mid tower but a bit bigger now i need it quickly so my option are slim I...

I recently got an Acer Predator PO3-630 with an i5-11400F and a RTX 3060, I turned it on and it was working fine but then the video just cut out and now I see nothing at all, also on top of that when trying to diagnose it i heard the power supply clicking even when the PC is off? I’m not really...

I bought a secondhand GPU RTX 3070 Zotac and a brand new powersupply which is 1stplayer dk steampunk 80+ silver 650w. At first I installed the gpu it was working fine and then it just suddenly turned off and won't turn on after. It would just turn on very quickly then off immediately. When I...

I am the "proud" owner of this pre built...what do i do now? lol I use this as the slowest option to load things like Hearthstone. I also use the computer to store photos from my iphone. Also I am moving on, seeing pricing on DIY for $800 that would put this to rest, but I have a weird idea...

Absolutely lost here, built it for a mate, and it posts just fine, everything is detected like it should be, i set boot priority to usb hard disk, and the usb is inserted when i try, but nothing. Im trying to install windows 11 or 10, so TMP isnt a factor but its an am5 chip anyway. I created...

View: https://youtu.be/nTb7WNLpfyU I can replicate this every time after starting from shut down and opening the YouTube page. This also occurred once whenever I changed a setting in my NVidia control panel, but I could not replicate that again, so I am unsure what the issue is. I just got a...

https://streamable.com/ntt5ok It's been going on the past week... it started out where it'd make this sound for maybe 10 mins, then stop the rest of the day. It's gotten progressively longer each time, to the point where it's been 24 hours of this nonstop. I called a computer repair place and...