motherbaord

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  1. Jishuraj Kashyap

    Discussion Is it short circuit ? Saw that after opening the laptop for the first time to upgrade the RAM in an extra empty slot.

    View: https://imgur.com/gallery/motherboard-spots-ram-slotb-eI1BKcC
  2. F

    Question Why do i need to drain the residual power of my motherboard everytime I shutdown?

    When I shut down/restart I have to drain the residual power on the mother board before I can turn it back on or else non of my monitors will get a display and non of my peripherals will get power. The computer will turn on all the lights in my case are on and the fans spin but nothing connected...
  3. M

    Question Choosing a B650 motherboard for a Ryzen 7 7800X3D ?

    Current build is. Motherboard: rog strix x370-f gaming Cpu: ryzen 7 2700x Ram: g-skill 32gb 3200mhz Gpu: gigabyte 2060 oc Psu: tx 650m Corsair Storage: 250gb ssd WD blue/ 2x WD blue 4tb hhd/ 2tb Samsung evo plus m.2 drive Case: cooler master h 500 So I’m thinking of upgrading my current build...
  4. tymcpherson82

    Question CPU light is red at startup but system eventually POSTs, but BIOS shows no temps or fan speeds ?

    I have a Ryzen 5700X with a B550 Tomahawk mobo that I built about 2 months ago. I recently installed an AIO and since then my CPU light is on red. The pc will eventually boot however, it takes a few minutes but seems to run fine. except for the cpu fan is going full speed. I was able to get...
  5. ROBIN0220

    Question Would it be okay to run a motherboard without heatsinks ?

    I know it sounds silly and is pretty much self explanatory, but would it be practically possible to run an X79 - Asus Sabertooth, Mobo without the original, or parctically No cooling system on it, well, without any cooling except maybe the Chipset, that is if I can find something that would fit...
  6. U

    Question Trying to hook up 8+ Logitec Cameras to One computer.

    Hello everyone, I have looked on many threads and only found one talking about this issue in 2013 HERE, and there is not many threads on this out there beyond that. I posted to that thread also, but reaching out to new threads to try and restart this conversation. I want to record and broadcast...
  7. T

    Question Two ram sticks at the same time do not work, regardless of the slot positioning

    Yesterday my PC was working fine. Today the DRAM light (red light) were on and the PC turns on but keyboard does not work (peripherals in general, mouse included no input). But one of the stick rams work, if I try one of them it works, the PC runs with no issues. But if I put two together in...
  8. furkan99

    Question Ram Slots B1 and B2 dont work after cpu upgrade

    Hello, I bought a Ryzen 5 5600 processor yesterday and installed it. At first it didn't work and I disassembled the processor. When I disassembled it, 2 pins were bent. I fixed these pins. (They are all very smooth now) After this stage, I reassembled them. However, when I insert any RAM into...
  9. Menopausal Manbaby

    Question Issue with MSI board ?

    Hello yall! I have been in the PC building hobby for some time now and this is definitely something I have never encountered before and need some help. Some backstory ... I am building a PC for a friend. They came to me with an old XPS and wanted a MOBO, CPU, and RAM upgrade. I also suggested a...
  10. Lisakin

    Question PC won't boot (no post), fans spin, GPU error 43

    Hi, my first post, probably should've posted 2 problems in 2 different posts, but they might be related. So, I decided to sell my old PC, components are https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KVp9RK but PSU Chieftec ctb-650s, GPU MSI GTX 660 Ti OC V1 (with a fan on the side, not in the middle), RAM used...
  11. HarryGRGamer

    Question Pairing a 10th gen I7-10700 with a budget B460 board ?

    Hey and Happy New Year Basically, I've asked a similar question but with an i9 instead of an i7 and I understand it's a bad idea due to the Motherboard's bad VRM. an I9 is out of the picture however what about the 10700, I think it has the same TDP with the i5-10400F and it's surprisingly cheap...
  12. inoku

    Question MSI B550M-A PRO Future ram Upgrade

    I have a 2 slot ram motherboard, currently i'm rocking with 3200mhz 8x2, totalling on 16gb Is it worth going for higher speeds/16x2? I'm not sure if my motherboard does support the higher speeds, but i did see on the msi website for the motherboard that it supports up to 4600 (OC) But...
  13. K

    Question Self build Home/Storage NAS (AIO vs Self Build)

    Hello, I'm currently confused. I want to build a NAS machine, or potentially buy an AIO solution.However, I want to get as cost-efficient as possible without risking data loss, so considering DIY. My goal: OS: TrueNas or something you can recommend (User friendly UI) RAM: enough to handle...
  14. Filos

    Question Audio crashes but only when starting modern games. Mobo sound card damaged?

    Hi. Got a problem for a few days now. I'll try to be brief. I can watch youtube, movies, anything, until I start up a game. Usually then audio glitches and after few seconds it diappears whatsoever until I restart my PC. If I turn off the game while audio is glitching it comes back to normal. It...
  15. K

    Question PC powers on only after 20 minutes delay after wall switch is turned on

    Hello, everyone! I've been experiencing a peculiar and frustrating issue with my office PC lately and I'm at my wits' end trying to resolve it. PC config: AMD 3600xt (stock fan) Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 (rev. 1.0) motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (1x16GB) DDR4 3200MHZ x3 [48GB in total)...
  16. S

    Question No boot options after installing new motherboard

    Just bought a new motherboard (ASUS AM4 TUD gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000) to replaced my old motherboard (ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming Motherboard (ATX) AMD Ryzen 2 AM4) and for the first boot everything worked fine except my 2TB Samsung SSD (this is not the one with windows...
  17. Jaisiero

    Question Mag X670E Tomahawk WiFi DRAM light on

    My MSI Mag X670E Tomahawk WiFi is sometimes showing a yellow DRAM light. Of course, I can not continue setting my PC up with this issue because sometimes I don't even have a graphic signal to my monitor when I reboot the system. I have two DRAM5 modules. I tried a single module separately in...
  18. AllNaturalBeef

    Question New Ryzen 5 5600x not working in B450 Gaming Pro Carbon Max WiFi

    I recently purchased an AMD Ryzen 5 5600x CPU to install in my MSI B450 Ganing Pro Carbon Max WiFi motherboard. Specs for the pc: CPU and MB as mentioned GPU - PNY GTX 1050 ti xlr8 RAM - 16gb Gskill Trident z rgb (2x 8gb) PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower GX1 500w rgb 80+ gold SSD - Samsung 980 m.2...
  19. T

    Question Updating bios

    I recently bought a msi b550m pro-vdh that ill pair up with the ryzen 5 5600x. Tho knowing some of those mother boards comes with older bios versions that wont work for 5000gen cpus. Im all ready to update the bios, with the motherboards convenient flash update. Tho knowing only some...
  20. Rohitdev7736

    Question BIOS resetting everytime, not CMOS battery issue!

    Hi, I have been using Z370 Mobo by Asrock for some time now and one day, it was like on startup, it showed up like BIOS settings have been reset to default , first I thought this was a CMOS battery issue, but I have rplaced that. Now I suspect is this an issue with the RTC crystal or something...
  21. M

    Question PC Malfunctioning after RAM and PSU change

    Hi, this is my first post on any hardware related forum, which may indicate my helplessness with a problem that I've encountered a few days ago. So lately I've been thinking of upgrading my GPU since I've recently bought a nice 2k monitor and my good old 1070 just isn't enough anymore. To...
  22. Ako McChicken

    Question Suggestion for MB + CPU upgrade

    Hello everybody, I want to ask you a suggestion. I have to upgrade my MB and, of course, my CPU. Right now I have: ROG Strix X99 Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz 3070 Ti Now, I would like to know if you guys have any suggestion about CPU and MB (I need it with Wi-Fi) in a middle budget (300-400$) in...
  23. A

    Question Connecting soundbar to pc

    Hi, I was wondering if it will be possible to connect a 5.1 soundbar via HDMI to my PC. The only main concern I have is I want the surround sound possibility. My motherboard does not have any optical output. Will it be possible to use onboard HDMI port of my motherboard to connect to the...
  24. A4G

    Question Pairing an i5-12600k with an Asus TUF B660m-Plus motherboard ?

    Hey Guys, i need to pair an i5-12600k with an Asus TUF B660m-Plus Motherboard. I know i will not be able to overclock it but can this motherboard handle the max turbo speed of 12600k ? will this motherboard bottleneck the 12600k ?
  25. Anarche

    Question M.2 SATA SSD nowhere to be seen

    Some of this story may not be relevant to my current issue but I am just laying out the journey I went on today. I just got a Samsung 980 PRO which is an NVMe M.2 SSD. for Christmas. Before that I had a 1TB Crucial SATA M.2 SSD, a 250GB SATA Kingston 2.5in SSD, and an HDD. Windows 10 was...
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    Question Upgraded CPU, now the monitor shows no display ?

    Specs: Motherboard: b550 tomohawk CPU: 3600(old) 3700x(new) Ram: corsair vengeance 32gb 3600mhz Gpu: msi 2070 Disks: 2 hdd, one external ssd and one samsung ssd(the ones attached to the motherboards forgot what they are called) Psu: 750w gold evga Case: corsair rgb Montior: samsung 24 inch FHD...
  27. E

    Question what setting should I use in the bios?

    I made this build yesterday https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BjpDXy, I had issues with psu but the store tech support helped me and it turn out I was using wrong cables to plug to the cpu pin since cables are not named and forgot sata power cable at the store, which they will ship it tomorrow and I...
  28. arnau_catala14

    Question Vga and dram red light on motherboard

    Hi, I hope someone can help me. I just built a computer with an AMD Ryzen 5 5500, gigabyte b450 aorus, 8gb x2 ram, radeon rx 560 among other not so important things, my problem is that when I turn on the computer the red led on the dram motherboard lights up , after about 20 seconds is turned...
  29. yeetman9013

    Question i need to find the best lga 2011 cpu for my mobo

    i have an intel x79g 2011 mobo and the current cpu is a Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 0 @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz, can somone help me find the best cpu's possible? im having trouble with it.
  30. Axolotl_98

    [SOLVED] I have A520m-Plus Wifi, Can I use Ryzen 7 5800X On it?

    Hi, I don't know much about it but some sites suggest that A520m-Plus Wifi Motherboard supports Ryzen 7 5800X, but some people told me that I can only have Ryzen 5 supported, I want to upgrade my CPU from Ryzen 5 3600 to Ryzen 7 5800 but Don't know if my motherboard is compatible with it.
  31. ARegularGuy

    Question Need help BSOD and Component problem also have some questions.

    Hello before my questions here’s what happened. Around a month ago, my PC started to take around 4-5 mins to start which is longer than the usual 1-3mins. Sometimes the DRAM LED lights up and I have to reseat the RAM to get it to start. I've noticed it happens when I turn the PSU off for more...
  32. A

    Question which is the better motherboard?

    Hey everyone. Deciding between two MBs. Currently New Egg has some sales and came across two I thought looked pretty good. First https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-z590-a-gaming-wifi/p/N82E16813119371?Item=N82E16813119371 Second https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157981?Item=N82E16813157981 ...
  33. NalevQT

    Question Is this second-hand motherboard faulty?

    I bricked my old MB last week, and since the thing was ancient as this point anyway, decided to replace it. I am on a (tight) budget, so went with a used MB from a supposedly trusted person (according to the website I bought it on). After spending almost an entire day trying to get my rig to...
  34. J

    [SOLVED] Motherboard's VGA light stays white, cannot detect GPU.

    I built this PC a month ago and it's been working fine, but after removing the GPU to put some new fans in I noticed this issue more, but normally reseating the card fixed it. Today however after seating an additional fan, I can't it to be recognized at all. I've spent the last hour reseating...
  35. T

    [SOLVED] Do M2 Gen 4 SSDs run full out on the intel z590 platform?

    I am a getting ready to upgrade my motherboard, cpu, and ssd and I want to go with a fast Gen 4 nvme ssd. For price going intel 11600k with a z590 motherboard is the most reasonable. The ASRock Pro4 I am looking at advertises Gen 4 compatibility (and a PCIE 4 slot) However, on the Wikipedia...
  36. L

    [SOLVED] CPU Red Light + Blue Screen. Am I missing the obvious?

    Hi, I built a new system recently, and had been using it for a couple of days (light use), and all of a sudden mid-way through a random youtube video the PC powered off, and now bluescreens every time I turn it on. Without changing anything physically to the PC, it seemed to go from completely...
  37. Tony1337

    Question Asus PRIME B560M-Plus Posts with GTX 1060 3GB but cannot with GTX 1070 8GB

    I recently built a new PC with this set of hardware. i5 11400 Asus PRIME B560M-Plus (Updated to latest BIOS) Silicon Power 16GB DDR4 3200 Western Digital SN550 500GB EVGA 600W PSU The system will post normally with a Zotac mini GTX 1060 3GB but can't with a EVGA GTX 1070 SC 8GB. Made sure to...
  38. Xlo5

    [SOLVED] charging through back Type c port

    hey there im wondering if its OKAY and FINE to charge my phones battery(pixel 6) off of my rear type c motherboard port (the board is an msi x570 ace model) its a usb 3.2 gen 2 type c port if im correct i tried it today it was showing the "charging rapidly" msg on my phones lockscreen and it was...
  39. O

    Question PC spontaneously shut off and now DRAM LED is showing on motherboard ?

    I got my first PC a couple months ago and have had no problems up until now. I loaded everything up as I normally do, began to play and all of a sudden after 10 or so minutes the whole thing shut off (fans still going) and then the dreaded 3 beeps sounded and now DRAM LED is showing on my...
  40. SomewhatSimple

    [SOLVED] PSU works by holding down reset button

    Hello all I got my hands on a Inspiron 5676 with a Ryzen 2700x and a Radeon 580 in it. The motherboard seems to be a propriety cut one with a AM4 socket of course. The problem I am facing is that the power button won't turn on the device, but when I hold down the 'Reset' button on the PSU the...