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Hello it seems that in every single game i play i get terrible fps, stutters ,freezes ,lags,very inconsistent fps and frametimes.My temperatures are on the average side so i've ruled out overheating. Please can somebody tell me what the problem is and what i should upgrade to fix my issue? My...

Hi i've been getting fps drops in all the games ive been playing?(NO overheating issues,all drivers installed,bios updated) My question is what can be causing this?-Is it the PSU or should i get another stick of ram so it is dual channel.{im on a budget and can get only one!!!} My Specs: MSI...

I am first time pc builder waiting for my monitor to arrive and my pc when I turn it on the fans are running but my ram led it not turning on and the light next to the power button is not lighting up, what do I do ? These are my specs: Antec NX200M Intel i5-12400f RX 7600...

I get small fps drops like 1-2 fps and every game just freezes. For example in every game i play i get consistent 60 fps but every 2-3 min ill drop 2-3 fps and the game will just freeze for a second. This has happened in: God Of War 2018,Star Wars Jedi fallen Order, Assassins Creed Origins. My...

I have: Windows 11 64-bit AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor 12 threads 3.40 GHz MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) 2x 8gb DDR4 (module manufacturer G.Skill) (DRAM manufacturer Samsung) (Part number F4-3200C14-8GTZ) In slot 2 and 4. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB It says only 7.93GB RAM...

So my PC won’t turn on for unknown reasons and I have tried everything from resetting CMOS to taking everything apart and putting it back in. I have made sure everything is compatible. Or thought I made sure. All my parts (I have no other parts it’s my first time building): GIGABYTE B550M DS3H...

The only gaming PC I've owned was built by a friend of mine, so I'm a bit sub-literate when it comes to tech, hence the post. I'm looking for some advice on selecting parts. The short of it is: PC parts down here are horribly overpriced (relative to avg household income), so I'm looking to spend...

So I have a HP Elitedesk 800 G3 SFF and I bought a Bluetooth card. It’s telling me to plug it into a usb-f in the motherboard but it doesn’t have one. There is a usb_c but it didn’t seem to work. if anyone know what I could do thank you. The model of card is TP-Link AC1200 PCIe WiFi Card for PC...

[Note: Moderator edit to break up solid unpunctuated paragraph.] I got a nasty virus on my pc and ended up having to use easeus partition master tool to wipe every drive I had and every partition including the partition with windows and boot it wouldn’t come up in my bios (ASUS prime Z790...

Hello hardware community, I recently built a couple PC’s a couple weeks back and 2 of them with the same case are having the same issue. Both PC’s do not boot/black screen, and only start with a screwdriver not power button. What do i do? Most components are a little used or brand new and most...

Happy Holidays everyone <3. The holidays have placed me in possession of a bit of money that is burning a hole in my pocket...so I must rid of it! I am looking at upgrading my MSI RTX 2070 Super. I have my eyes set on a 3070ti, but when I was doing some research, it appears I will create a...

currently 5950x 128gb trident 3600 Meg x570 unify 2070 1tb auros Nvme I had this build working fine I’ve used this build for editing post color and VFX aswell as games before the failure and stress. I had 2x 1tb auros Nvme in raid. 2x 16tb hdd. And 2x 1tb SSD. I just finished building my...

Prefacing this off with saying I don't know anything about customizing computers. I bought this computer in 2018 and have upgraded the GPU to a Nvidia 1030 ti since then. More specs in the link because I don't know what relevant ones to grab and put here. The thing is, the side tempered glass...

Hi i built a PC a month ago and 2 days ago i shut it down and left when i started it again it went into BIOS and has failed to boot into windows since, it gets stuck on the gigabyte logo , i have tried enabling csm, fast boot disabled, resetting CMOS multiple times, tried booting with one ram...

Hello Dear Pc Master Race , Here is the problem , I have Gygabite Rx 6600 Eagle , Paired with r5 5600x , 16 ram , Gta 5 was freezing when loading city or something , 0.1% fps dropped to 0 , And Then I played fortnite was freezing in lobby , spawn map , landing and after that It was having good...

Im using the ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II and I was having some trouble with my display when I found an 8 pin power connecter that I didn't plug in that is for the CPU that is in the top left corner, my PSU doesn't seem to have a slot that fits the cored that I have connected to my 8 pin Cpu power...

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My pc lately has had a problem i don't know how the problem occured but my pc reads my hdmi as a dvi cable and it doesn't show anything this problem sometimes fixes when i close my pc power for 1-2 hours and restart the pc but when i turn it off it happens again i tried using different cables i...

Hey guys, so i have 4x4gb ram sticks in all slots. It shows full 16gb but only 3 ram slots are coming up. The computer has been crashing a lot when it receives a bigger load such as gaming or even when watching videos. It has been doing all the other tasks fine like opening and typing on word...

I am in the market for a laptop, just not sure what to get...haven't owned anything since a '96 hp desktop that would have issues sometimes running diablo 2 battlenet etc etc; remembering now that someone purchased it for me and that come to find out had Very little in the way of upgrade...

I need some help on deciding which PSU should i choose. My current build is: Mother Board : ASROCK B450M Steel Legend CPU : Ryzen 5 3400 G GPU : i-GPU Vega 11 (Planning to upgrade it to idk yet maybe AMD RX series / RTX Series depend on which one has affordable LHR version) RAM : Team elite...

Hey Buddy, I'm new in this group and wanted to build my first gaming PC for gaming and video editing works (I'm thinking to start my own channel). As I'm a student, I'm not able to spend much on PC Parts so I'm confused about which graphics card should I choose in my build? Here is my build...

My pc has been freezing recently and now my pc will turn on but won't show anything on the monitor, the pc shows light and everything seems to be working but nothing shows on the monitor. I have tried different monitors, different HDMI cables, and have moved which HDMI goes in what slot. All the...

Hello! I need help deciding on the two builds I've found, my main focus is Gaming ( the one better at VR specifically) these two cost me around the same ( with 80-100$ difference). I need help choosing between these two, or is there a better option? AMD Ryzen 5 2600 A320M 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz...

I recently upgraded a lot of parts in my pc. These include the cpu, motherboard, and psu. I also got a new case as well. I’m using the same Hdd though. When I got my pc working, I’m getting 100% cpu usage briefly and then 100% disk usage for a while. I have tried almost everything I’ve seen...

Hi everyone. So, about a week ago my girlfriend bought a prebuilt pc. During the first couple of days she didn't have any problems at all. But now, a week later, she is experiencing sudden shut downs when playing CS:GO. I have myself tried different solutions, but haven't succeded in anyone...

Hello, I just recently received a new motherboard in the mail and after installing it I am getting no power at all to my pc. I recieved this new motherboard after returning my previous one with the thought that it was dead after having the same issue then that I do now. It is not my power supply...

So I have a prebuilt PC that my friend owns. They bought it but did not buy a graphics card with it. I wanted to see if I could get some sort of list that shows me which graphics cards I can buy for it that will boost its performance, whether they are budget friendly or could possibly try to...

Hello people, I recently had my PC boosted with a new RTX 3060 ti and I feel like it's underperforming in games. At 1080p with my 144hz g-sync compatible monitor everything should run buttersmooth, yet it does not ; I think I've found the "culprit", which is low and inconsistent GPU usage. It...

Hey I'm trying to build a gaming pc. I want to be able to play fortnite at around 120 to 145 fps. I made a list of parts for my pc build tell me what you think. here's my list. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/WqCy8J

My coolermaster master liquid ml240 v2s block will not screw down Us my the included screws to the standoffs that were also provided. The screws will barely go in on one side and the other ones can't get close enough to the standoffs under the bracket to screw on. I push very hard on it and it...

I have an outdated PC; Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 18363) (18362.19h1_release.190318-1202) System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. System Model: H97-D3H BIOS: BIOS Date: 06/03/14 19:59:12 Ver: 04.06.05 (type: BIOS) Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670 CPU @...

Hi! So. I've looked at my AMD Ryzen 7 2700x temps, and they seemed jumping very much, like +10°C and then a fast downgrade. There should be nothing with my cooler, i have the default cooler. The temps are still good, but the jumps. This causes the fan going faster and slower and it doesn't feel...

Every time i try to launch a game it will crash after a few min. If the game doesn't close or crash after a few minutes the display will just turn off. I don't think this is a heat problem because i've seen the temps before crashes and they are always in the 50-60 celsius range. I would really...

So, here's the deal. I made this post about trying to boot off of my old drive and trying to keep the original configuration. The original post can be found here: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/upgrading-components-and-trying-to-book-off-old-boot-drive.3652495/ My new question is...

My specs are Ryzen 9 watercooled X570 tomahawk 2x16 gb crucial ballistix ram 5700xt Radeon I start to stream call of duty and I can play for a little. But the whole time my stream is laggy And eventually my pc crashes. I don’t know why. Can someone help me out please?

I flashed my 5700 to 5700xt now my pc won’t boot. All my fans turn on and it looks like everything works but I get nothing on my monitor. Specs Rx 5700 R5 2600 3200mhz cl14 ram Gigabyte ab350 gaming 3 mobo 500w Corsair psu

Hi everybody, I'm not very good at hardware and stuff like this so I bought this PC: Lenovo ideacentre 720-18 APR, with Ryzen 5 2400, RAM 8 GBs and graphics RX Vega 11. At the very start I used my pc to study and other stuff, and it was great with it, but as a console gamer I'm now getting into...

I wanted to save some money on my new PC. My friend and I have been tweaking this list for 5 months now, preparing. If there’s anything different you’d do, please let me know. Feedback would be great! The PC will be used for gaming in 1080p 144hz (GTA V, Minecraft, Warzone, Roblox), streaming...

I'm having trouble with my desktop computer. It had been running smoothly since 2013. I used it for music production, some video stuff and (very) occasional gaming. For some months I haven't been able to boot it. I'm neither talented nor knowledgable in hardware stuff. I have had several runs of...