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Hi, first time builder here. My components are listed here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bQj68Q (I also have a Western Digital HDD and two Seagate HDDs installed, but they're not connected). My problem is that I've put everything together, I turn it on, and it doesn't display anything. And...

NEED HELP! Hello, I just built a pc for the first time in a few years. I was able to install windows just fine. I then changed a bios setting “network stack” to try to fix the onboard WiFi, this caused my boot to fail. I should also add that every time I booted my system up from beginning I...

Hello guys today i built my first gaming pc :) everything went fine until the booting.... I tried first time the Dual Channel B2-A2 no boot just black screen flashing red dot on MB ( DRAM and CPU) now only working in single channel A1-A2 or only one stick of ram... I tried updating BIOS from F10...

Ryzen 5 7500f RX6750XT MSI PRO B650M-P 2x16GB DDR5 5600MHz I can get Cooler Master MWE V2 Bronze 650W or Corsair CX650 or Seasonic B12 650W/750W which one is better?

Hey! I have a B450 Tomahawk Max motherboard with a R5 2600 CPU, I have been looking to upgrade to a 5000 series CPU I know that I have to update the BIOS since my current version is from before the 5000 series came out. My question is if I update the Bios would my PC not be able to run on my...

Recently I upgraded to a 4070 Ti Super and a R7 5700X3D. I can't recall if i had this issue before i upgraded my CPU, which was about a month after my GPU. But Ive been having issues with Discord, Firefox, and alt-tabbing in general. Discord will very often "fragment" and be split into tiles...

Working on putting together a gaming PC. System POSTs and I can reach the BIOS just fine. Fans are spinning and LEDs on the case are on. All in all, seems like things are good. However, when I try to boot to the USB stick that I made with the Windows 11 Creation Media, I am met with a blue...

Hi, I've not been keeping up to date with what is required for a decent build (and it seems to be a lot more expensive). My friend wants a PC for <£800 and she wants it to run BG3, and probably some future FromSoftware games. I'm tempted to save on the CPU and Mobo and get the 5600 and B550, and...

I am building a pc for 1080p, these are the parts I'm getting: Ryzen 5 7500f 2x16GB DDR5 5600MHz XFX QUICK RX6750 XT MSI PRO B650M-P I am planning on getting Be Quiet! System Power 10 650W or Seasonic B12 750W. Which one is better, if any is good enough?

hi there, just as the title says, i am not thinking i cant join or host any multiplayer sessions in THE FOREST game! i tried, use vpn/mobile data but nothing seems to work of that sorts! it nevers loads, its a loading screen loop only which never loads! any fix? help me if u can, i want to...

Hi guys, merry christmas to everyone. I've been having this issue since I installed a RX 5500 XT 8GB. First, I thought the problem was because of the TV (still might be). So, today I attempted to turn on the PC with the TV on, it didn't boot. After that, I turned the TV off and started the PC...

Hello. i have recently redownloaded valhalla and started playing. i noticed that on the same settings etc that i used to play on the game now has weird stutters and lag spikes every few seconds, especially when moving the camera. the game ran fine with constant 90 fps last time i played. I've...

Hello, I'm asking for help because I have a problem with my headphones, there's no sound coming from them. I've done all the basic operations. At first I had no sound at all, so I installed the drivers. It didn't work, then I used the problem solver and it worked. Then I tried connecting my...

I was given a Samsung - CHG7 Series C27HG70QQN monitor from a relative because it no longer works. When connected to the original power brick, no blue light or sign of life. Bought multiple aftermarket 22v 4.5a power supply to no avail. Tried the power cycle I've read on forums too. I have it...

Gamers…Nerds… I need your serious help. Last couple of weeks Ive been getting massive lag spikes in my favorite game, Escape From Tarkov. Over the last couple of years I have upgraded my pc to handle this poorly optimized game and I think I did ok. It’s been great until a couple weeks ago. PC...

Recently i upgraded my motherboard and ram. Reinstalled windows but kept having boot issues with windows. However, its completely random. Most days it boots fine. Other days its stuck circling with a chance of it saying pc needs to be repaired. I thought it was boot loader and found there was...

When i play games usually multiplayer ones, my games freeze for a second and the colors turn weird it doesnt usually last long, it started randomly happening on my new laptop after i updated the nvidia game driver but i dont know if it has anything to do with that. it happens randomly in games...

If you can fix this, I am more than willing to gift someone £5 Steam Credit. I'm hoping Toms hardware wizards can solve this. Had this issue for well over a year now, Microsoft refuses to do anything about it, on any page, Reddit is stumped. I Havent been able to use a computer for...

Hello, a year ago I made a post for help on upgrading my system resulting with constant PC restarts/crashes during gaming. Now I've been suggested to make a new post with my errors I'm having for months after I bought new GPU for my system. For any background info and my system specs and...

Hello, I bought a brand new gaming laptop mentioned in the title. Specs - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, RAM 16GB DDR5, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB 140 W UserBenchmark results - https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/69247842 I tried Cyberpunk for example, getting 90-100FPS inside buildings on High/Ultra...

Hi, we have hust bought a second-hand AsRock B365M PRO4 motherboard on Ebay to replace our old Gigabyte one which suddenly broke. But once we opened the package, we just found out that all 4 dimm slots have only one movable lever to lock and unlock the slots. On the other side it's just a solid...

About 2 months ago I noticed my smart light that was connected to my motherboard IO was having charging issues so I switched out the wire and the same day my pc shuts down after 30mins of playing a video game as if there was a power cut, so I checked to make sure and that wasn’t the case. I got...

Hello everyone, I had this laptop for the last 5 years and it was functioning flawlessly, till about 5 months ago when for some unknown reason it started lagging. In gaming, I never experienced any lag except for thermal throttling which only occurs on high-end AAA games and not on other games...

To keep this brief, the CPU, Motherboard and Heatsink are all components I already have and are not changeable, and this is a computer who's primary and main use will be 1080p (currently cause thats my monitors resolution) gaming. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/J3mWDj

Hello, I've been having this problem for a while and I can't figure it out, my PC restarts as soon as I try to use Furmark, and there's some games like Insurgency Sandstorm where it restarts before it even opens up the menu, I had the same issue with it takes two and CS:GO 2 where I had to put...

Hi, I have a Lenovo pre-built that is no longer working, it started with different BSOD messages which then progressed to BSOD with no text, just a blank blue screen. After that I started my troubleshooting by resetting the CMOS and even replacing it, reseating the RAM...

Ive recently noticed an issue when trying to open a good number of games. The game opens the initial app window then immediately closes usually with no crash report. On occasion, the game will get a few seconds into loading up and play a bit of music or spin the loading screen a bit, but then...

Recently, my PC's headphone jack stopped working so I bought a 3.5mm to USB type C dongle to use since my PC had a USB type C port, but occasionally I have audio crackling that start out weak but gets more severe over time (~5-10 minutes). Additionally, my keyboard stops working properly. While...

So, earlier this week I had my very experienced friend build me a new pc for school/gaming off some parts we found on quite good blackfriday prices. First boot went well, and we updated the bios without issue. After that we turned the pc off and when we tried to boot it again into bios, it...

Hello! (disclaimer: I'm not too knowledgable about PC stuff, still learning) TLDR at the bottom I recently decided to upgrade my PC due to poor performance, as it was getting near 7 years old. Originally, I ran: Gigabyte z170x-gaming 5 mobo, Geforce GTX 1050 ti, and an Intel 6th gen Core i7...

My PC won't start/boot up when I press the case button to start it, but my motherboard shows that at least some power is getting to it and it is "working". I know this because it is an ASUS TUF-Gaming x570-Plus which has the motherboard glow with LEDs. I had just installed a new SSD (Teampgroup...

I had to downgrade my driver from the lastest version to one of the earliest ones to fix a horrendous graphics issue in Forza Horizon 3 but now every game with OpenGL or Vulkan has issues with HDR. For example it turns off hdr when switching to another program or when closing the game, every...

Hello, I’m thinking of buying the deepcool Morpheus because it’s 420mm radiator support and 200mm fan support and I’m wondering if putting fans on the fan slots next to the motherboard would help the cooling or not. I’m not sure since it could disrupt the flow direction of the other fans so I’m...

I recently moved apartments and have been having trouble with my PC. It powers on and boots fine, but will suddenly power off after about five minutes. There is no blue screen or "shutting down" message it just turns off. I know things can get jostled around during a move, but I'm not sure what...

PC Details: Windows 11 Pro GIGABYTE GA-AB350-GAMING 3 (Latest BIOS) Ryzen 7 1700 G.SKILL Sniper X Series 32GB DDR4 3200 (Confirmed that the timing and voltages are correct) EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING EVGA 210-GQ-0750-V1 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W Need some help. This PC has been rock solid...

Last night I was in the middle of my build and I put in a Ryzen 7 3700X to update my bios, no issues. After, i put in a Ryzen 9 3950X and it posted, no issues. But after I switched out my GTX 1080 for a RTX 3060, nothing. No power at all seeming to be reaching my motherboard, other than some...

I've been having this issue for some months now and haven't been able to find a solution. Specs: Mobo: B550M CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X GPU: RTX 4060 RAM: 32GB 3200MHz PSU: 650W I previously had different specs and I started to update my pc by parts, but to the point where the only things that are...

I've tried taking 1 ram stick out. I've tried all 4 slots. I've looked at the cpu socket pins. I've looked at the cpu power pins. I've looked at the MOBO power pins. I've flashed the latest bios. I've reseated everything several times including the CPU, the heatsink, the m2 ssd's. Everything's...

So I bought a pc and two gpus from facebook marketplace. Now I am hoping that it wasn't a scam. So, heres the pc: Cpu: already forgot its a pentium gold i think g4600 (what I remember when I opened it) Ram: Gskill 8gb ddr4 ram (1 stick black pcb no heatsink) Psu: (I think my main problem)...

I've been having this issue for some months now and haven't been able to find a solution. Specs: Mobo: B550M CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X GPU: RTX 4060 RAM: 32GB 3200MHz PSU: 650W I previously had different specs and I started to update my pc by parts, but to the point where the only things that are...