Motherboard Advice

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  1. Octavian4

    Question Could I fit my components from an ATX case into the CH160 BLACK

    Hi, at this moment, after spending some time researching sizes for GPU, PSU, cooler and motheboard size I'm still not convinced if my ASRock B650M-H/M.2+ can fit in CH160. My concern is its length of 244 mm and if the mounting screws will be aligned with those in the case. As for the other size...
  2. toddbatchelder

    Question Question about Fans, Fan Hubs, etc.

    Guys, I need some answers. I was wondering, since you need to connect your fan hubs to the motherboard (which are already powered via SATA power), in order to control the speed of the fans, would I be able to mount 2 Thermaltake Commander FP fan hubs and 10 NF-F12 Industrial PPC-3000 PWM fans...
  3. A

    Question How does a motherboard know when a new cpu is installed?

    so just a little background is that i work in public IT. its my job to troubleshoot and repair PCs all day long so my knowledge on computers is a little more than the avg gaming joe. heres the situation: i just purchased a used asus b550 motherboard off FB market place for a $20 steal. it...
  4. H

    Question Problem with WiFi on Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX rev 1.3 ?

    Hello I have built a pc 2 days ago specs are: Gigabyte B650 X AX Gigabyte Nvidia 4070 Ti AMD Ryzen 7600 X Corsair 16 X 2 GB Memory Samsung 990 pro 2 TB I am having trouble connecting to the internet. I am able to connect to wifi but not to the internet. It shows I am connected to wifi. And yes...
  5. DottyScarlet

    Question Could you help me choose a motherboard for the Ryzen 7800X3D please ?

    Hello! Can you help me choose between these motherboards: Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX V2 MSI Tomohawk Plus WiFi For reference, this current build is for streaming/gaming/video editing, the video editing is professional but i dont go beyond...
  6. vinq

    Question Broken motherboard slot?

    The last time I turned on my pc, it turned on for a couple minutes then turned off again, so I unplugged and plugged back in all the wires, still happening. So I cleaned my pc, it still didn't work properly. I figured it was the graphics card so I removed it and installed it on another...
  7. Snowie76

    Question Motherboard compatibility with a CPU dilema

    Greetings! I have a dilema rn with something, I've got my hands on an I7-10700e (Brand new for free), Looks like a great CPU and a worthy upgrade for me (Currently running an I7-6700k). Official Intel Link to the CPU...
  8. pugazh143pbh

    Question Amd 9 5900x and rtx 3080ti best budget motherboard ?2023

    Hi everyone please understand my bad english okay. Iam 3d rendering just full HD and some times playing in 1080p or 2k modern games. But problem in how can I choose motherboard ..my plan go with cpu amd 9 5900x and rtx 3080ti asus tuf. Please budget motherboard suggest for me. Then, cpu cooler...
  9. A

    Question VGA led, 3 beeps, random solid color crash. Mobo advice

    Hey everyone, I've been having problems with my computer for a couple of months and i can't find a way to fix it. This is my setup: Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 RAM: Corsair vengeance LPX 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 3600mhz GPU: PNY NVIDIA T400 2GB GDDR6 SSD: Samsung 970 EVO...
  10. AMDynamic

    Question Gigabyte H370M resizable bar option or not?

    Hi, I'm trying to find info if the Gigabyte H370M can have the option of enabling re-bar or not? I've just bought an Intel Arc and just read today it only really works with resizable bar enabled. If not I can take the gpu back.. Thanks in advance
  11. jagermain

    Build Advice My MB is causing PC to blue screen and crash I need suggestion replacing an older LGA1151 MB that supports DDR4 ram and M.2 2280 NVME

    Here is my PC Part Picker Build list to give you an idea of what I'm working with: My roughly 6 year old build . Heres a screen shot just incase link doesn't work: . Its basically on its last leg and blue screening and crashing my PC about every other day now and the only thing it can be at...
  12. spooks2334

    Question Having trouble jump starting

    Hi I'm trying to jump start a new build and the tpm makes a whining noise and when I go further down it makes a clicking noise I think the mobo is shot can sum1 please help
  13. A

    Question New motherboard wont post

    So i bought a new motherboard which is z270 tomahawk gaming(mb is used but 100 but working fine) , becuase my mother oard is broken, when i insert everything cpu and cpu fans which is cooler master dual fan i only have 1 cpu fan in the motherboard so i decided to put the other fan in pump fan1 ...
  14. K

    Question MSI PRO B650-P WiFi ProSeries Motherboard and CMOS Battery

    I was recommended this motherboard on here for my new build. Reading the reviews on amazon, however, it seems like there's an issue where the CMOS battery is DOA. From what I understand, it will reset my overclock settings if I ever disconnect my pc from a power source. However, I have no...
  15. consptheory77

    Question Seeking advice for self-build to rival XPS 8950 2023

    In response to my previous question "Is Dell a reliable pre-built?" the consensus was that this would be a poor choice, and I'd be better off building a new system myself. My current system is a Haswell, i5-4690K on a Gigabyte Z97-HD3 board, Cryorig H7, 32GB RAM My thinking back then is...
  16. M

    [SOLVED] New AMD Mobo Recommendation please?

    I am building my gaming PC, would love your recommendation as to what is the most suitable mobo (preferably under 200 USD) for my use. I will be using it for gaming and some light rendering. Here is the current build i'm boiling: CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6Ghz 6-core RAM : Corsair Vengeance...
  17. imrannazlan

    [SOLVED] What motherboard should I get?

    Gonna get an Intel i5 10400f, which motherboard should I go with? Options are; Z950 GIGABYTE VISION G Z490 ASUS TUF B460M AORUS PRO B460M-A MSI
  18. O

    [SOLVED] i7-10700 unplayable with Turbo Boost

    Hey all, so I've spent the last week or so trying to diagnose my problem(stuttering after a short time in game, in which time GPU usage drops) and found a fix today that involves disabling Turbo Boost in my motherboard's BIOS to ensure that my processor isn't A. exceeding the power limit...
  19. fivefiveopen

    [SOLVED] Z490 versus Z390 --- Which one is better?

    Now I'm intended to build a PC but I'm in a dilemma. I have no idea which CPU and mobo to choose. Is any improvement in Z490 compared with Z390?
  20. L

    Question Can someone help me

    I went to upgrade my cpu from an a10 9700 yo an amd ryzen 5 3600 and I didn’t know about updating bios for my motherboard at the time so I just took the a10 out and put the r5 in, all the lights came on but there was so signal as of me not doing bios updates so I took the motherboard out again...
  21. J

    Question I think I screwed up HELP! Gpu fan 100% and won't boot.

    So I ordered a rtx 2060 super and a ryzen 5 3600 The 2060 came first and I installed that and my PC worked fine. 2 days later the cpu came I installed it I try to boot up. First thing that happens is my gpu fan starts to go at 100% and there is no signal from it to the monitor. What I think is...
  22. Soxxman2

    Question Powers on for about 20 secs, then shuts down.

    My friend is building his first pc and ran into some trouble. Once we install all the parts, plug everything in where it needs to go and everything we flip on the power, turn it on and see what happens. It turns on for about 20 secs, the led fault indicators stay on ram for a bit, the go to vga...
  23. BUST_ER

    Question Is my PCIE slot faulty or my PSU's PCIE pins faulty or really really bad luck

    I recently had a problem with my DUAL GTX 1060 that I used for months without no problems. I left the computer then came back and my monitor, keyboard and mouse weren't working. I removed it, checked it and connected it again. I still had the same problem. I was confused on what was the issue so...
  24. C

    Question Black screen ATI 4650 RADEON

    So a few weeks ago I installed my new graphics card I bought ATI Radeon 4650 I had no problems installing it the first time I installed the drivers plugged shutdown the computer and then plugged the dvi to vga cable into the monitor and card everything's going fine then I change the resolution...
  25. Mo.R

    Question Micro atx in mid tower case

    Hi, might was wondering if a micro atx motherboard would look weird in a mid tower case. As I think there would be a lot of space left around it, if I don't do water Cooling or uservices an AIO. Is this true? I'm thinking of getting a be quiet case, because they are quiet, but they don't make...
  26. Ori0n

    [SOLVED] Extremely worried about the Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING MB

    I've researched and researched and researched some more. I just can't seem to resolve my concerns. As many of you surely know, this board has been reported as having lower than advertised VRM specs. But for the life of me I don't know how it will affect me if at all. Please can u wonderful...
  27. D

    Question SSD and RAM Compatibility

    Hey, I’ve been looking for quite a while and I haven’t gotten to any conclusion. I have an Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard and I would like to install an SSD, for what I know, as long as the MB has a SATA 2 or SATA 3 port, any SSD with those specs should fit, I may be wrong. I wanted to buy 1 ADATA...
  28. N

    [SOLVED] Hi will this be a bottleneck?

    Recently I found this core2quad(q6600)system working but with some motherboard problem(with USB or normal keyboard plugged in the system won't boot)out of curiosity I planned to rebuild it with a new ddr3 supposed Mobo and put my zotac 1050ti oc version gpu to it. Question 1) will it be a...
  29. A

    Dissembling ASUS X200CA-HCL1104G.

    I have a ASUS X200CA-HCL1104G laptop that I want to know how to open. I believe the hard drive has gone bad (It was dropped while writing. Already reset the computer and ran scans, still runs slow) and want to know how I can take it out, or if it can be taken out at all. I tried opening it...