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  1. Zphere

    [SOLVED] Persistent BSOD Issue caused by ntoskrnl.exe -- Any help is appreciated!

    About a year ago, I built a new computer and have had BSOD issues since the first couple of weeks that I have had it. I have tried a lot of my own troubleshooting to no avail. I even brought it into a PC repair shop as well. Using BlueScreen viewer, I can see that the problem driver is listed...
  2. RikkuInc

    Question Alternating 01 and 03 error codes ?

    Mobo: Asus Maximus IX Code going back and forth from 01 to 03. Black screens, I’ve tried reseating ram(replugging everything) (fixed my error 55, now this). I can a1 load bios. Everything should work, I switched cases and made sure to be careful. Thank you in advance and apologies for...
  3. killercripple

    Question Beelink SER9 AI Mini PC for me?

    so im looking to get a new pc. currently have a i7-9700k, 16GB, 2080TI , win10. i used to be a big PC gamer, but for medical reasons, i can no longer game. (few point and click games i can, but that's not important) the stuff i do now is mostly CPU heavy. i was looking at getting the Beelink...
  4. HydroXzX

    [SOLVED] Good PC stuttering on almost all games, Im about to throw it out the window. ive tried almost everything and im losing hope that i will diagnose it

    First off here's my specs: 1080P 75 hz Freesync Dell monitor ASUS PRIME B-450 M/A MSI MAG 750W POWER SUPPLY RYZEN 5600X AMD RX 6750XT 16gb Crucial Ballistix 3200Mhz CL16 ( running in dual channel in the correct slots ) 1Tb SSD ( i forgot the brand its kindof old) i believe my SSD may be...
  5. Arnav162007

    Question Help! my PC is Bootlooping [not fixed]

    On powering on my PC, The CPU and GPU fans spins for 10-15 seconds and then the system restarts . There is no signal on the monitor. There is a 2 seconds delay between pushing the power button and the pc starting. My Keyboard and Mouse aren't getting any power also. I have tried resetting the...
  6. sky8898

    Question PC Problems

    Hello, yesterday when I turned my pc on it turned on fine, but my monitor could not detect the pc connected to it and my keyboard and mouse were not working then, I got it to fix by unplugging everything then starting my pc. today I turned my pc on and had the same problem, but its display...
  7. E

    Question Longterm, unexplicable random shutdowns.

    Hi there, i'd like to just quickly clarify, that the shutdowns, are not random, and follow a disturbing pattern. Under a 3D stress test performed by OCCT, after running for around the 7 min mark, my computer shuts down. without a BSOD, and event viewer is just as confused, this is definitely...
  8. I

    Question Audio Issues with NVIDIA Drivers on a Dual GPU system ?

    Hello! I'm new to the forum so please be patient if this post is in the wrong section or is missing information, I am glad to follow the forum etiquette, just let me know if there is any issue. Dual GPU GPU1: MSI RX 7900 XTX GPU2: MSI RTX 4060 TI 8GB I recently upgraded my main desktop with an...
  9. U

    Question need some info about bottlenecking if i build PC with these parts.

    Hello, I'm thinking about doing a pc build and i certainly know some stuff about pc components but definitely not an expert, specially i don't know too much about bottlenecking components.. so please bear with me and help if you can... first of all here is my configuration: • CPU - amd Ryzen...
  10. Z

    Question Small horizontal pixel lines on top and bottom of my monitor screen ?

    I have an Acer Nitro VG240YS monitor connected to my GTX 1650 through DP. they change colours as you can see: anyone got an idea what is causing it ? im sure that the cable is plugged in all the way. it is more visible on colours like green, blue and red
  11. M

    Question C:/ drive has 100% disk usage with no data transfer ?

    My C:/ drive SSD is now almost permanently on 100% usage with almost 0 data transfer, almost completely stopping my pc from being used. This even happens when windows is being booted (shown by an LED on my case being solid through all boot rather than the usual flicker). Fixes I've tried...
  12. S

    Question Help! My CPU is Idling Really Hot.

    So I just finished my first build and everything seemed to go well. I did a test boot and my CPU temps were staying pretty consistent, I finished everything up and so as I was back in my room setting up windows and drivers I noticed that the CPU fans started going a lot louder, I looked at...
  13. OutragedResident

    Question Upgrade from Gigabyte A320M-H

    Does the B450M-A have a good VRM heatsink, and is it a great upgrade from the Gigabyte A320M-H? Since I bought 32GB (16x2) 3200MHz RAM, I needed to go into the BIOS and enable XMP. However, when I started playing Valorant, for example, believe it or not, my temperatures went from around 61-62°C...
  14. ZShield

    Question i7-11700K down clocking to 800mHz

    I've been trying to help a friend troubleshoot his pc for a bit now since his computer was extremely underperforming on most restarts. After some testing we found that his cpu clock speed is 800mHz whenever he gets a "bad boot" and on the rare occasion he gets a "good boot" his clock speed is...
  15. S

    Question R6 siege and all other games drops to 10-15 fps every 10 seconds sometimes about 5 seconds

    I have a laptop with a gtx 1060 gpu and a i7 8th gen intel cpu i have been noticing "device window manager" taking up cpu usage while i play games but to be honest every game i play pretty much unless it takes like nothing to run it has this problem... i have recently clean installed my gpu...
  16. Eben D Bothma

    Question Ethernet surge protection

    hi, i don't know if this is the right place to ask but help is appreciated. I recently ran an ethernet cable outdoors about 65meters and now am concerned with the possibility of a power surge ruining my pc and Xbox if I connect directly to the Ethernet so I was looking at surge protectors for...
  17. S

    Question How Does My Build Look?

    My first time building, I previously had a premade. Looking to jump from 1080 to 1440, and hopefully not need to upgrade for at least a few years. Let me know how it looks. Would you change anything? PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pX74KX CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz...
  18. E

    Question Major stuttering in most newer games with rx6700 xt

    Anyone know how to fix this type of frame dropping? Right now it seems to be caused by either recording (I am using the radeon software to record) or the Lossless Scaling app which triggers the stuttering almost instantly, but sometimes it happens randomly and I have to restart the game. AUDIO...
  19. A

    Question Dram light won’t go away

    Dram debug light won’t go away, tried new ram out of box and still same light any ideas? Ryzen 5800x3d Rx 6700xt Msi b550 a pro T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 32GB 3600MHz( that I just opened today) Agv series 750w ps
  20. S

    Question issues with constant crashing

    i built this pc about 6 months or so ago. ryzen 7 7700x cpu thermal take th360 aio 360mm powercolor rx red devil 7800xt 32gb (2 16gb) 6400mhz team force ram ddr5 msi b650 p wifi pro series nzxt c1000 psu 80+ gold certified 480gb ssd 4tb hard drive 2tb hard drive 1tb hard drive (all at about...
  21. R

    Question Ram Compatible?

    Hi, I'm new to pc building and wanted to change my ram from 16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-3000 Memory Module - ADATA XPG D10 to https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair-vengeance-lpx-64gb-2x32gb-ddr4-3200mhz-c16-udimm-desktop-memory-black/6468872.p?skuId=6468872 My Motherboard is a MSI X570-A PRO -- Gb Lan...
  22. W

    Question New PC build overheating in bios

    Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this, happy to move it or re-tag if needed. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Build: AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d NZXT Kraken Elite 360 CFM liquid CPU cooler Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F ATX AM5 G Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64gb (2x32) DDR5-6000 Seagate Barracuda...
  23. sultan_of_succ

    Question Strange, intermittent boot issue on a recently built PC ?

    Hello, I'm encountering an odd issue with my new build. About every 3-5 boots (it seems to be completely random) it will power on, post with the usual progress wheel, but then instead of booting windows, it just gives a black screen. The monitor is still receiving a signal, but its just black...
  24. I

    Question Only one port works for audio, can't have headset AND speakers on MSI B650 Tomahawk motherboard

    So i very recently build a new pc and i got MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK, now the problem i have is that when i plug my headset or speakers in L OUT (Marked Green) they work, but when i try plugging in other ones in RS-OUT or CS-OUT (Marked Blue) windows doesn't register them at all. I switch a lot...
  25. thinky

    Question Poor performance and frame drops in Rocket League on laptop ?

    Hi everyone, this is a cry for help. Laptop model: Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503QM Ryzen 9 5900HS RTX 3060 Rocket League is my main game and the past few months I've been having very low performance with my laptop. I've played around with many settings in-game and tried so many different...
  26. qlennox

    Question i need help with my laptop graphics card

    I was playing need for speed most wanted 2005 and the game started stuttering and then i got a black screen,i restarted the laptop and then the gpu wont show up in task manager. The laptop is an Acer nitro 5 with a ryzen 7 6800h and an rtx 3070ti
  27. Konkadonk

    Question PC crashing on siege

    Game will randomly freeze while on siege only started happening recently doing things like ctrl alt tab doesn't help as its completely unresponsive until you shut it down by holding power button. Only happens on that 1 game ( so far )
  28. H

    Question Games crash with Access violation - code c0000005 / INVALID_POINTER_WRITE/READ

    Error: Exception Code: c0000005 (Access violation) Faulting Address: 0000001404034b50 Faulting Module: NBA2K24.exe Instruction Causing Error: movzx ecx, byte ptr [r9+rax] in NBA2K24+0x21193d0 Details: I asked 2k Support for help and they told me its an hardware issue System: OS Name...
  29. L

    Question How to update bios wifi/lan drivers?

    So i bought a new mob cause my old one is causing some problems. Right now i want to set up windows 11 and it says that i dont have wifi or llan.I will go to a friend of mine to download the wifi drivers for the board. It is the asus tuf gaming z790 plus wifi. Can you guys tell me how to...
  30. PratHat

    Question Computer doesn't detect windows in ssd and unable to reinstall windows.

    I recently shipped my PC to my new place. Plugged it in and the first time it booted, it went into the bios. I manually switched it off, reinstalled the ssd thinking it was maybe shaken out of place and turned it on. This time it went straight into windows. I switched it off and went to work...
  31. Avisorin

    Question USB Ports Not Working On New Build

    Everything turns on display boots to bios but says “BIOS has been reset. Please re-config your BIOS setup if needed.” With an option to press ok but I’m getting no power through the front usb or the motherboard io. I tried reseating the ram but no dice any suggestions? SPECS I7 12700kf Gigabyte...
  32. D

    Question How to tell is someone else is on your computer/if theres a hacker

    Hello! I have been using discord for a long time, and I recently had a old friend get their account hacked and they had said some things they were in a class for school ect and I clicked on a link that downloaded some virus. The best thing I knew to do was reinstall everything to factory...
  33. G

    Question Motherboard not POSTing and the DRAM light is on ?

    Hi, today my computer stopped booting. The motherboard DRAM light and CPU diagnostic lights are flashing: the DRAM light turns on for around 10 seconds, and then the CPU light flashes and turns off and goes back to the DRAM light. I looked around online, and most reports of this happening are on...
  34. Babel_SW

    Question Sony Vaio SVE14A2M6WE won't turn on. What can I do?

    Hi, I'm working on getting an old laptop (Sony Vaio SVE14A2M6WE) into a great condition- I put in an SSD, new RAM and a new CPU (i7 3630QM). However, when I hibernated it today, it seems to have totally bricked itself- both the Web and Assist buttons can't seem to turn it on (the original...
  35. ceka6697

    Question RAM slot isn't working after cleaning dust from inside PC ?

    Hi everyone. Seven months ago, I cleaned out my PC with compressed air, and since then, the fourth RAM slot hasn’t been working. As soon as I install a RAM module, the system freezes solid after starting up, sometimes even at the BIOS splash screen. Only once have I been able to use the PC under...
  36. A

    Question Multiple blue screens, unable to properly diagnose

    Hello, My partner's PC has been having somewhat frequent shutdowns and blue screens recently. These have previously been heavily reduced from being constant by replacing the RAM in the machine, but has been slowly ramping up again. After the most recent blue screen, the computer was having...
  37. Max Arthur

    Question Burnt Smell from GPU (RTX 3070)

    So one week ago, I build a new PC. All of the components are new, except for the Graphics Card. The Graphics Card is MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 2x. I buy it for $250 from a friend, and he buys it when he is on outside of the country, so I cant claim a warranty (it still has a international warranty)...
  38. N

    Question SSD Underperforming in New Laptop

    Hi, I just purchased a new laptop https://www.newegg.com/asus-e1504fa-ns54-15-6-amd-ryzen-5-7520u-16gb-amd-radeon-graphics-512-gb/p/N82E16834236515 with the SSD Samsung MZVL4512HBLU-00BTW 512GB. After running User Benchmark it told me that my SSD was performing under expectations. I installed...
  39. TheDarkUchiha

    Question Games crashing when fullscreened or full windowed ?

    hello ive been trying to figure this out on my own but ive been crashing while gaming only when the game is full screened or a full windows screen i have no clue why this is happening or what. my specs are Motherboard HP 8876 CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070 Chipset: AMD B550 i...
  40. J

    Question Massive FPS drop on games

    Found an old rig and decided to get a new GPU for it to relive some old games again. I bought a AMD RX 6650-XT and cheap RAM for it a few months ago and things were smooth but this past month suddenly get really low FPS on games like League and WoW dropping to 25 fps and can't even run Diablo...