Motherboards

I´ve read that B450 and X470 boards will get Zen 3 support. I just wanna know if my board will support it. It´s MSI Gaming Pro Carbon B350. Right now I have R5 1600 (not AF) and it´s fine, but in the future I will upgrade it for sure. Since it seems I can´t upgrade to Zen 3 (please tell me of...

As stated in the title, I had an aftermartket cooler attached on my mobo, I then changed it for a wraith stealth cooler and suddenly the voltages are back to normal. The problem with the aftermarket tower cooler was that its metal clips were too fkin tight and I had to exert a lot of pressure to...

I'm new to building PCs, but I would like to give it a shot considering there's no exciting launch games for the PS5 imo and I don't plan on buying one until Bloodborne 2 comes out (Or another equally tempting exclusive). I've bought myself a Ryzen 7 3700x CPU and a new case but haven't picked...

I have G.Skill Aegis 2x8gb DDR4-3000MHZ sticks and my motherboard is an Asus H170 Pro Gaming. After having this system for 3 years, I did some digging and realized that my ram is running at 2133MHZ as oppposed to the 3000MHZ. I think my motherboard only supports up to 2133MHZ unfortunately...

Hey guys, I would like to ask you few questions because am not that expert :D I want to know if this memory can work fine and stable if oced generally in Msi B450 gaming pro carbon ac, it's corsair vengeance lpx 1x16 gb 3000MHZ ( am planning on getting 2 of these for a 32gb total) the ram model...

I've heard everywhere that Gigabyte mobos are the worst in B450 Chipsets and r7 3700x won't go well with the B450 Aorus Elite, So I wanted to know how much capable is B450 Aorus Elite for R7 3700X with only PBO Enabled and no manual overclocking, To be honest VRMs are the only thing I am...

I'm about to purchase the parts I need for a mini itx build in the SG13, but I need a motherboard that has out of the box compatibility with 9th gen intel cpu's so I can pair it with the i3-9100F. I really need some help because I can't get ahold of any of the manufacturers due to covid-19, but...

Hey guys, I want to do a ryzen build and since ryzen cpus prices went down; am looking forward on getting the ryzen 7 3700X but where am staying right now the motherboards are pretty expensive. I found many good reviews on the msi b450 gaming pro carbon ac, some said it can handles the r7 3700X...

I am currently rocking the 2700x with A gigabyte x470 Gaming 7 motherboard. I have a set of Trident Z royal 3600c16 B-Die kit of ram and started running into memory compatibility issues when trying to set the XMP profile in bios. The bios are F50 and the latest version currently available...

Hi, I'm about to build my first PC in a while and because I will continue to use my current SSD, I searched around a bit for the recommended approach to take with regards to reinstalling Windows. Rather randomly I came across UEFI but found surprisingly little information about how to set up...

Hi there I am new to this forum and just under 40. I have never built a computer before but have done simpler things like replace video cards, replace ram, basic cleaning of dust, replace fans. Previously I have purchased HP computers and am getting tired of them lasting only a few years before...

I assembled this list of parts on PCPartPicker and I really would like to use the SG 13 for it but PCPartPicker seems to think they won't fit. I've compared the parts and their dimensions to Silverstone's SG 13 description and can't find any reason why they wouldn't fit. I don't want to start...

i got a second monitor for my new PC and it didn't work then i noticed that my motherboard's HDMI and VGA ports are not working so i went to Integrated Graphics Configuration in BIOS and changed Initiate Graphic Adapter from PEG to IGD then whenever i start my PC it gives me black screen until...

I was waiting to get the Hero. However I managed to get hooked up. And offered the Formula for $350) the price of the Hero ($330) should I save the $20 bucks and go for the Hero or splurge for the Formula? Thanks in advance

My Wifi card is randomly acting up, its signal strength is jumping from 100-75-50-90 randomly after Windows 1909 update which i did a few weeks back. My wifi card is Asus AC55BT which is based on intel 8260 wifi card and is situated 1- 2 metres fro the router, the outside temps have dropped by...

I have a AB350M-GAMING 3 Motherboard with an RX 460 and Ryzen 3 1200. I can play all the games on ultra without problem but every time I restart my computer the performance vary a lot. The previous month Gigabyte rolled out a BIOS update with version F50a addressing the issue of PCIe...

I was wondering if flashing my BIOS would erase any data that I already have saved on my computer, such as, my OS, Microsoft Office, or any pictures/videos/data saved on my hard drives. I have an MSI x470 Gaming Plus motherboard.

I AM CANADIAN BY THE WAY SO MY DOLLAR VALUE IS POO Boxing day is coming up AND Thread-Ripper JUST came out and I currently have an i7 6700k cooled with a Coolermaster 212 EVO and a z270-k board with 16gb of lpx vengence ram, anyways. I believe the time to upgrade is NOW and i would love to...

When I try to start up my PC it says “ automatic repair couldn't repair your pc” with the error code “D:\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim\System32\Logfiles\SrtTrail.txt” Any help would be appreciated, any questions, feel free to ask, thanks :)

I am building a new computer. I will get an Intel i9-9900k and plan on overclocking. The motherboard I plan on purchasing is the MSI Z390-A PRO I haven't been able to find an answer to whether or not this board is any less capable of overclocking than per say a Asus ROG Strix Z390-E. Is there...

I would like to know what is the recommended and or best memory for the motherboard listed above. It says the Mhz range on the manufactures linked web-page, but I am unsure what would be a good choice for gaming and most importantly stability. I would prefer corsair products and DDR4 in the 3600...

Hi! So I bought a R7 3700X this summer along with the b450 pro carbon. Flashing the bios went well, but i have only been able to reach ~4275 mhz at maxiumum. Now, MSI has released new BIOS versions since I flashed it and I'm wondering if I should update it again? Everything works 100% fine...

Which one should I get for non-APU RYZEN, moderate to heavy OCing

my motherboard slot only supplies 50 watts to the gpu. Could I use a 75 watt gpu like a gtx 1050 ti low profile or a gtx 1650 low profile if I used a cable to connect it to the power supply.

im looking to upgrade my gpu but my motherboard only has a 50 watt gpu slot (although I am using a 60 watt gtx 750 ti in it, can anyone explain why that is working) and I want to upgrade to a gtx 1650 so i am planning to buy a new motherboard. I am using 8gb of ddr3 ram, and an i5 3470. Will...

Hello. I am planning on building a pc and I haven't decided yet what mobo to buy. I am in between these motherboards: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX - 149$ Asus ROG STIX B450 -F Gaming - 152$ Gigabyte Aorus Elite B450 - 123$ Gigabyte B450M DS3H - 94$ MSI Gaming Plus B450M - 102$ The prices in my...

Hello all! I usually search around here and find solutions to my own problems. This time I have a problem I cannot figure out. My personal custom PC I built had a hiccup today. I went to turn it on just like any other day and when I pressed the case power switch all of the lights lit up as...

Hello Intel 8th gen CPUs bus speed is 8gt/dmi3. I want to purchase g5400. What happened if I choose h310 chipset because it's bus speed 5gt/dmi2

Hi! Upgrading my computer and one of the most troubling questions I have at hand is that I don't understand what is the difference between all the different models of motherboards in Z390 series. I have read some threads and such but I have no final answer what motherboard I should get for...

I have the Asus rog strix z270e. I tried the built in wifi and it sucks so I bought a PCIe wifi card. The card keeps losing packets when plugged into the motherboard and when I check the signal strength it only gets 82 percent while the built in wifi gets 100 percent but is slow since it is a...

The motherboard on my sons PC has just died - ASUS H81M-PLUS. Looking at replacements - would we be able to get anything similar for around £120 (I believe these are no longer available?) Are refurbished motherboards worth looking at or will they be susceptible to failure? What would people...

Hi everyone! I have a motherboard ASUS CM6850.I just want to know if it can use GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G Graphics Card before buying one.Thanks

Another topic just like this was previously created by someone else but too old (2010), and at end no one mentioned how to do it. So, now, after 9 years , how to do it? Please don't suggest me getting a new mobo. If i wanted to, i wouldn't wait and waste my time. I know this isn't an easy work...

Asus Tuf Gaming (Wi-Fi) X570-PLUS Ryzen 3600 GSkill RGB Ram 2x8 - F4-3600C17D-16GTZR GTX 1070 M.2 and SSD Corsair RM 650 BIOS is using Version 1005 All water cooled, 30 to 35C on idle, 60 to 66C load with cinebench20 Built this PC about three weeks ago. It ran fine for roughly a week. Started...

I was thinking of buying an ssd particularly the WD Blue SN500 500GB NVMe Internal SSD. I want my computer to boot faster so I thought buying an ssd and moving my operating system over to it would make it boot faster. Would this work? Should I do this with a normal ssd or would it be faster to...

I am trying to ask this question general enough so it not only applies to my own system but also to other's with similar situations. I have a B450 Aorus Elite and Gigabyte is issuing many updates at the moment to support the new AMD 3000 series CPUs. In the process however they are also adding...

I am looking into getting a dual socket motherboard based off of the Intel C612 platform. It can be any size, as long as it fits in the Cooler Master Cosmos 2 25th Anniversary Edition. Thanks!

Hi. This is my first post and it´s about a problem I´ve been trying to fix. I really hope someone can help me out. Usually I use the pc for gaming, 3D modelling, rendering and browing the web. I´ve been using it for the past year or so without any flaws. Cpu running at stock speeds, ram...

I'm building a pc with R7 3700x and I'm searching for a motherboard that has wifi and 2 m.2 slots or more and i found three motherboards withing the 200 dollar budget that I have for the motherboard and here they are ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI): (...

Hello I recently purchased a MSi RTX 2070 Ventus, and a Corsair Crystal 280x as an upgrade for my PC. The problem is, ever since installed my new parts, every few times I boot it up my PC, it says "Reboot and Select proper Boot device", and I know how to fix it, but every few times I boot up my...