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  1. tommyreii

    Question GPU dead?

    Recently had a thunderstorm the previous night and upon turning on my computer today only 1 of my 3 monitors would turn on. The orange LED light showing that the monitor is off isn't on either making me believe my monitors are dead. After troubleshooting with them and the rest of my PC for...
  2. ReCCoR

    Question Pc keeps crashing 10 seconds after boot

    I tried to reduce the clock speed of my ryzen 9 7900 using MSI center's profile configurator and I accidentally set it too high forgetting the (,) and I was met by a black screen instantly. Now pc takes really long to boot up and crashes 10 seconds after boot. I tried enabling pbo, disabling...
  3. biggums

    Question PC turns off and back on by itself after a few minutes of use

    So my computer has been randomly shutting off (almost like if it gets unplugged) and turns back on by itself after 1-10 minutes of use. I took it to a pc repair shop and the guy tan stress tests on it and the pc was running fine for hours at the shop. I bring it home and it’s still having...
  4. I

    Question PC screen goes black, fans start spinning very fast and loud

    Hi guys, I built my PC in 2018. I started having this issue last year. Sometimes during idle, my monitor will randomly go black and my PC fans start spinning at an incredible speed. It sounds like a jet engine. The only way to get out of this is to force-shutdown. It will reboot as normal, and...
  5. B

    Question Looking for specific hdmi splitter

    I’m looking for a hdmi splitter that takes one input and gives two outputs, but has a toggle switch that leaves the main monitor on and toggles the 2nd monitor on or off. I can’t find anything that will do that. All of them only toggle between the two monitors or leave both on permanently
  6. ProSenpai94

    Question Why Dell suggests the lowest of the low crucial ram upgrade for pc ??

    My graphics card (that is core i3 2120) has max limit of 32 gb and my motherboard(that is h61 chipset) has max limit 16 gb then why Dell suggests max ram as 8gb ??
  7. bigcheesethefirst

    Question Is my monitor truly broken?

    So, my monitor has weird lights and pixels across the screen whenever I turn on my pc. It won't show anything that it's supposed to, just black and those colors. I have tried plugging it in with hdmi and display port and it's not working. The weird thing is that I have not done anything to make...
  8. F

    Question How to fix frequent BSODs caused by nvlddmkm.sys, ntoskrnl.exe and win32kbase.sys ?

    So, whenever I play Valorant or Combat Masters on my PC, BSOD occurs with the errors like IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION, SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED, UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP and MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_ERROR The...
  9. JediMindTricks

    Question PC Died overnight please help

    Hello so I'm having some problems with my PC (Specs Below) and I could use some help, I built it about 2 years ago with all new parts, Everything was working fine until the PC was shutdown the other day. I tried to power the PC on the next day and there was no response from the PC except for a...
  10. Imdbatxomputer

    Question Why is my cpu overheating?

    Hello I currently have an issue where my cpu will reach temps of 100 degrees when using my pc when idle it can be around 50-60. The inside of the pc feels cool and doesn’t feel hot at all I have enough fans to keep the whole thing cool, yet my cpu is overheating? Firstly I thought this was a...
  11. johnnytg

    Question PC is super slow

    so recently i had re-installed windows on my pc and in doing so i had to reformat my drives from gpt to mbr cause it wouldnt let me install windows on it unless it was mbr but found out that it had to be gpt when windows was installed so i used the built in MBR2GPT.EXE to re format it to gpt and...
  12. H

    Question Need Help With CPU Undervolting (i7 7700K)

    Context: Hi, I need some guidance on the undervolting topic, I have a i7 7700K CPU and MSI z270 SLI PLUS Mobo, I have went through numerus videos about undervolting the CPU in the BIOS, I have done undervolting but I have used the "Override / Manual" CPU Voltage Mode and set it to 1.130v, It has...
  13. F

    Question "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" after installing a second M.2 SSD ?

    Hello! So as the title reads, I recently purchased another M.2 drive, the Samsung 980 PRO 1TB. Before, I was using Samsung 970 EVO 500gb with Windows installed on it. Now I have reformated my old M.2 and installed Windows on my second one (980). I get this message on startup "Reboot and Select...
  14. D

    TPM 2.0

    Hello! I have an Asus Z87-C motherboard and an Intel Core i7 4790 and i am trying to upgrade to Windows 11. Let's ignore for now the fact that my CPU is not supported by Windows 11, i can bypass and deal with that. Lets focus on my motherboard and TPM. In my motherboard's manual says it...
  15. T

    Discussion Best CPU Air Cooler for i7-8700?

    Hi all, I'm in the market for upgrading my cooling solution within my PC. Recently, I upgraded my CPU from an i5-9400F to an i7-8700 (non K version) and it wasn't the smoothest transition (see profile for other thread asking for help) which is likely due to my inadequate CPU cooler. I've...
  16. T

    Question computer issue

    This only happens when I shutdown my computer, sometimes the spinning logo will get stuck and it won't turn off or it will proceed and the displays will turn off but the computer itself stays on (assuming still stuck in shutdown). This doesn't happen everytime but I would like to find out if...
  17. ProSenpai94

    Question How to choose a new graphics card for my Inspiron 620s ?

    I have a Dell Inspiron 620s PC i was willing to upgrade till now. I have upgraded to a 128 gb ssd and 4 to 8 gb ram, and now it's time for a new GPU. I was searching on internet which graphics card to get and Dell website said that only 3 graphics cards are good to go on my Inspiron model . But...
  18. samhohenstein

    Question Stuck in Windows 10 Installation loop on new PC ?

    Hi, I'm trying to install Windows 10 on my new PC that I built today (specs listed below). All of my parts are shown in bios, and I am able to install Windows onto my NVMe drive. However, when the computer restarts to boot to Windows, my NVME drive is not listed as a bootable drive, and the...
  19. N

    Question PC freezing on the Windows 11 spinning circle ?

    Running into quite an issue here. I was randomly browsing on my computer, a Windows 11 system, when it randomly shut down and restarted by itself. Then, it was about to boot into the OS, until it restarted again and did the same thing. Eventually, it would just freeze on my motherboard logo and...
  20. F

    Question Pc stuttering irregularly

    Hi guys in september 2022 i bought a new pc with these specs: I7 12700K 32GB RAM 3200mhz nvidia geforce 3070 1tb ssd nvme corsair rm750 psu and since day 1 i'm having a problem with the pc, it casually start stuttering for like milliseconds and sometimes all the usbs get unplugged, fps drop...
  21. Aliens-are-amongst-us-123

    Question RGB Fan help!

    Newbie here. Just upgraded to a different case. And it came with 6 RGB fans preinstalled. I had an old phanteks case with only two fans Now the problem. I have an MSI B350M bazooka motherboard with the 4pin RGB and two slots for SYS-FANS. Fans are working great now how do I get the RGB to work...
  22. MarineTitan

    Question Blue Screens/Crashing/ and "Driver has Crashed" message from AMD software with some games ?

    I've recently built a PC with help from a friend and have been having some issues. It started after playing Valorant. I had purple screen from tabbing in and out of game then it led to game crash then it led to blue screens. I have tried factory reset, DDU in safe mode, and fresh install of...
  23. biggums

    Question PC keeps powering off and back on after interrupting a reset (windows)

    So I recently upgraded my motherboard, cpu and cpu cooler and my pc was working great. However I decided with all my new upgrades and cluttered storage I want to clear all my data and have a fresh install of my pc. I initiated the reset with deleting all files and clearing all drives but it got...
  24. ClassV

    Question PC Freezing/crashing on idle, all usb inputs disconnecting

    Having a serious and consistent problem now with my PC On Idle, with no youtube etc... PC can go to sleep and not wake up unless I manual restart. Alternatively, it will just freeze the screen and need a hard reset to be usable again. When gaming, it can disconnect random USB ports and create...
  25. stealing_society

    Question Neither USB ports nor onboard USB headers work. Any ideas?

    Here's my build: Motherboard: ASRock H310CM-DVS CPU: Intel Core i3 9100-F GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 580 RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Recently, I took apart my system for some long overdue maintenance. After throughly cleaning everything up and putting it all back together, I noticed my...
  26. L

    Question How to fix full-screen malfunctions without VSync ?

    View: https://imgur.com/y4CC7Bg Image link^ This happens only on League of Legends or Overwatch 2 so far, but not steam titles or Valorant for whatever reason. It happens with VSync on or off. I'm running the monitor at 120 hz or "H 135 khz and 120 hz" but the max is 144hz. Running at 144hz...
  27. MasterFaust

    Question CPU High Temps on Idle and Load, stuck on issues ?

    Hello! I've been recently having an issue with my temperatures where my CPU is idling at a whopping 70C and running anything cpu intensive like games or virus scans or several programs causes it to go up all the way to 95-100C+, ending up with a system shutdown after a short period of time...
  28. Danis.7

    Question Computer is slow and I cannot access the BIOS ?

    Hey guys, I work in IT, spending more of my time developping than assembling PCs but yesterday I assembled a computer for a friend and somehow the computer is slow while it shouldn't be compared to it's components and I'd need some help if someone already had the same issue. Approximative...
  29. V

    Question PC sometimes freezes after RAM upgrade ?

    So, I have a Ryzen 5 1600AF (Zen+) processor and an MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX motherboard. Before the upgrade, I had two Crucial green RAM sticks running at 2400 MHz, and I replaced them with G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 (2x8GB) with 16 timings. I immediately enabled XMP in the BIOS, and everything...
  30. leosafado

    Question Need help with GPU power supply jack

    I bought a GPU (RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC 8GB), which was said to have 8 power jacks to connect to the power supply, but the graphics card only has 6 power jacks. Here is the image with the 6 power jacks: View: https://imgur.com/a/LHlDbx0 Is it safe to power the GPU on? Or should I contact the...
  31. fwkwasi

    Question After adding more memory pc is stuck in loading

    Hello, i had 8x2 3200 mhz ram in my pc and i bought the same one again, after putting everything in it booted up and i got a blue screen. I went and restarted it and i got an infinite windows loading screen. I turned off the pc plugged everything out, pressed the power button to clear the...
  32. miamiluva

    Question [ERR_GFX_D3D_INIT] Can’t fix GTA V game crashing ?

    So for the past month, ever since I rebuilt/upgraded my rig, I have been stuck and lost trying to solve my games crashing randomly, and specifically getting the (err_gfx_d3d) in Grand Theft Auto V. I have literally tried every single possible solution, from countless Reddit posts, various tech...
  33. frodopls

    Question I need help with decision between these 3 Monitors.

    Hello tom's HARDWARE community, I need help deciding between these three Monitors. For INFO they are all the same price in my Country and I am not savvy enough to make a decision based on specs. The picture quality is more of a priority for me then the latency, but I still don't want to end up...
  34. O

    Question Care to help me rebuild from 2015?

    Hello fellow geeks and gamers! Way back in 2015, I pieced together a PC and it has held up pretty well with little upgrading. Now, however, I have a new AAA title I'd like to get in on, but won't be able to keep up. The old Diablo franchise is calling my name with 4 out now. I was uneducated...
  35. DJMalachite

    Question Insane frame drops when using 1000hz on mouse

    Hi, im having this strange issue that i cant wrap my head around when playing games and i move my mouse the framerate and GPU usage will drop to extremely low levels when my mouse is at 1000hz has anyone ever encountered this or know a fix so far i have tried MSI util to set my GPU to msi mode...
  36. M

    Question My graphics card only uses 25% no matter what i do

    I bought a pre built PC around 6 months ago now and since i have got it i have never had my graphics card usage go above 25% when im playing any games from rainbow six seige to FiveM, I can run these games at max settings or minimum yet it just stays around 25%, My PC is a MSI MAG H510 infinite...
  37. S

    Question BSOD's, severe latency and mouse lag with audio issues!

    Hi guys, I'm in desperate need of help with my newly built PC as I have spent over a week trying to solve the issue but I'm getting nowhere which is why I need your expertise. Firstly, I built my computer and I know how to build one as I had one previously that worked great. After building it I...
  38. Dino Nuggie

    Question How to Update GPU Drivers without a Monitor/IGPU

    Hi, So I've seemed to get myself in an interesting situation here. A couple days ago I received a notification for a GPU driver update. As normal I didn't update in the moment as I was busy w/ something else. However, the next day attempting to boot up my PC. I ran into the issue where my...
  39. GamerGuru420

    Question Please help :(

    I recently cleaned and wired up my pc but then it started acting up by randomly shutting off, so i redid the wiring making sure everything was properly connected but it was still acting up by randomly shutting down whenever it was idle (yes i checked the power plan) today i decided to look back...
  40. Icy07

    Question Getting shocked by headphones

    So 3 nights ago, I heard a sudden build up of static noise in my headphones, and then shortly there after shocked myself on the cable. I am using a SteelSeries arctis 3 which has one cable that has a single headphone jack, that plugs into another cable splitting it into a microphone and...