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  1. T

    Question Build computer

    Hey guys...I am lost with so much information and I need your help. I am a photographer and videographer and sometimes I have to use a lot of programs at the same time. I have never had a PC before...I have always been a laptop user, the thing is I don't even know if its worth it to buy a new...
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    Question New build questions

    Hi all, I built a new PC a few weeks back for gaming with the following specs: i7-14700K RTX-4070 Super 32GB DDR5 RAM 2TB PCIE SSD Had a few questions (sorry if they've been asked before): - Is it normal to utilize only 2-3% of CPU while gaming? I'm mainly playing Halo Infinite and Call of...
  3. M

    Question New Build, Fans Running, RGB working, no mouse, no keyboard, no display

    Hello everyone! I just helped my partner build their very first computer over a video call (we live an ocean apart), and I watched him build the computer rather well for his very first time. He was anxious about how much pressure to use when seating the ram, and the 24pin connector, but that...
  4. L

    Question Are my idle temps normal?

    Just built my PC, components will be listed at the bottom. Only component that's temporary is the motherboard which I will be swapping out once I've found a good replacement. I'm not in the habit of looking at my temps but as this is a new build, I wanted to take a look at them. My performance...
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    Question New Build: 4080 Super won't display anything, white VGA light on first-(ish) boot ?

    Just built a new PC for a much needed upgrade and got an ASUS TUF 4080 Super as the GPU. I've powered the system previously with integrated graphics to check (while waiting for the GPU to ship) and everything worked fine, but after installing the GPU with the included 12VHPWR cable from corsair...
  6. harwxst

    Question I built a new PC a while back and it SUCKS at multi-tasking ?

    When I play any game like Rainbow Six Siege I frequently get fps drops to around 30 fps whenever I have spotify or youtube opened up playing music or just having a video in the background even if the video is in 144p. Any ideas on what to try would be much appreciated 🙏 User Benchmark...
  7. MuscleMommyFan

    Question Problems with Ram on Am5

    I build a new High End Gaming Pc and wanted to try out the Am5 Plattform to form an opinion on AMD in General and give them a chance as well. After a lot of tweaking the System runs completely fine now exept, that after Restarting the Pc in any way the 2th ram stick shows up as SpacemIT and only...
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    Question Pc wont recognise HDDs - new upgrade

    Hi, I’ve recently attempted to upgrade my gaming pc considerably, but after getting everything up and running it wont seem to recognise my two HDDS together. Intermittently, it recognises one, through using the other cable or another port but I have no idea what the issue is exactly, I’m trying...
  9. jnjnilson6

    Question Noctua NH-L9i-17xx and i5-14600K?

    I've a friend whom I've helped build his current desktop back in 2016. Had a list of all the components, but currently I have it no longer. This is what I'm gathering up from the edges of memory. Mobo: Asus Z170-P CPU: i7-6700 CPU Cooler: Cooler Master HYPER 212 EVO (I think?) RAM: 2x 8 GB DDR4...
  10. Thomasww615

    Question New build constantly shuts down + blue screens

    Hi everyone, I recently upgraded my PC which involved buying a new motherboard and upgrading my RAM from modules which I already own. However, once I had finished the build I have noticed that my PC will either just occasionally shutdown and restart under load (No BSOD) or it will occasionally...
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    Question Need Build Advice: Gaming/AI/Editing PC

    Hey everyone, I'm in the process of putting together a PC build primarily aimed at gaming, AI tasks such as image/video generation and local LLMs, and some light video editing for my hobby projects. After spending some time researching components and considering my needs, I've compiled a build...
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    Build Advice Recommendations for an upgradable PC build for under $500 in India ?

    Hi, I am planning to build new PC under 500$ (ready for entry level CPU/RAM/GPU but should be upgradable later). Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2 weeks Budget Range: $500-600 after rebates System Usage from Most to Least Important: Data crunching, AIML, Meta quest VR Are you buying a...
  13. J

    Build Advice PC Build - 1440p capable for $2000ish (AUD) ?

    Hey guys, been out of the game for a while now. My mate has asked me to build him a PC for around the 2k AUD price range, but I haven't been in touch with recent hardware for a little. His old PC is currently blue screening randomly and is pretty old, so due for an upgrade. He mainly plays...
  14. Biro2001

    Question Am I in the clear without undervolting my CPU?

    So recently I built a new computer (it was more like a big upgrade from my previous workstation, I only kept the graphics card), and I bought an i9 -13900kf. After watching some videos and reading some stuff online I tried to undervolt it as in Cinebench R23 I was hitting 100 degrees somewhat...
  15. Aleksxx03

    Question Random lag spikes and "input lag" on new build ?

    So i just finished my 2nd pc build. and when i tried playing a game of cs2 i got many lag spikes/stutters (from around 140-200fps down to around 50-70) as well as input lag (basically when i pressed space to jump it took like 2-5 seconds before it happened on screen). This has never happened to...
  16. Brandon Umali

    Question PSU recommendation for my new gaming build ?

    Hi, I'm from the Philippines. Here's the build I'm about to purchase, I just need your recommendation on which PSU should I proceed with. CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800 X3D AM5 CPU COOLER: Deepcool LT720 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler MOBO: MSI MPG B650...
  17. hollandc1999

    Question my first new build - many problems!

    Hi everyone, first post here. So I decided to upgrade 90% of my pc (everything but the case) and have taken it all apart to finally assemble the new parts. Spec : ryzen 7 5800x rx 6700XT 32gb ram netac ddr4 3200 corsair 80 plus bronze 750w msi b550 tomahawk atx (apparently 5000 series ready…)...
  18. piolo26

    Question brand new build msi ez debug cpu light is on and no display

    Hello there! Iam here to ask you for some technical advices on an issue im having on my new (and first) pc build. Here are the specs: MOBO: MSI B550 Gaming GEN3 CPU: Ryzen 5 5600 GPU: XFX Radeon RX 6600 Memory: Lexar thor 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz Storage: crucial ssd 1tb PSU: MSI MAG A660BN WIFI...
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    Question Stuck in a endless reboot cycle… Help?

    So I finally got to build my new system yesterday, Specs -7800x3d -gigabyte b650 aorus elite ax -XFX 310 RX 7900XTX -Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 (2x16) 6000mhz 30cl -Cosair RM1000e -Lian li sl120 uni inf x 8 all was well, system turned on 2/8 fans didn’t turn on but I’m assuming...
  20. R

    Question Computer posts, but doesnt detect windows boot USB - New build

    Absolutely lost here, built it for a mate, and it posts just fine, everything is detected like it should be, i set boot priority to usb hard disk, and the usb is inserted when i try, but nothing. Im trying to install windows 11 or 10, so TMP isnt a factor but its an am5 chip anyway. I created...
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    Question BSOD-Video scheduler internal error, Video TDR failure, etc

    UPDATE: Update: Solved. Issue was solved once new RAM was installed. Honestly not sure what to make of this as the RAM tested fine with the GPU prior to installation into this new build. Ok so here's my current build. CPU: AMD 5600G CPU cooler: Stock fan Motherboard: MSI B550 Gaming Plus Ram...
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    Question New build with 4090 and 14700k

    https://mdcomputers.in/build_your_pc/build_picker/481892 I am building this pc to play latest games on 2k monitor, I also want to use this build for streaming, recording and editing videos. Also for 3D editing. For monitor I am going with either AW2723DF or XG27AQM. For ram sticks I have...
  23. kapis01

    Question Please Help ! Gaming PC keeps crashing

    Just finished with this build which is a decent upgrade from the last computer. But everytime I run COD i end up crashing. I have switched GPU cables, as well as a reseat. I ended up doing a DDU as well and that has not helped. watched multiple youtube videos on different ideas but nothing has...
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    Question New build. What to do with the old OS Drive?

    I've got my OS, and some other applications and files such as Adobe on a Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD. I've got a new build ready to put together but I'm not sure if I should do a fresh install of Windows, clone the drive, or just move the hard drive and continue to use it as my boot drive. I have...
  25. J

    Question Upgrade or not to upgrade ?

    My current build: CPU: AMD RYZEN 5600X MOBO: MSI X-570 PRO RAM: DDR 4 4x8 RIPJAWS G.SKILL 3600 MEMORY: TWO M.2 1 TERABYTE DRIVES, 1 TERABYTE SSD GPU: REFERENCE RADEON 6950 XT PSU: CORSAIR 80+ PLATNINUM HX1000W WIN 10 I'm wanting to bring up a discussion whether to upgrade to a AM5 7000 CPU...
  26. TurtleMilk4

    Question (New Build) No POST, no fans, no display with new 40 series build.

    I'm building a new PC for my wife as a Christmas gift. It's a classic story of everything going great until it's time to boot it... On boot I hear a click like everything wants to turn on, but I get no fan spin, nor display. I've tried HDMI out from the board and the GPU with nothing. Holding...
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    Question PC Constantly Bluescreening And Freezing On Startup After Upgrading Parts

    So I recently upgraded my pc with new hardware. This included a new cpu, gpu, power supply, a new motherboard and ram. All i did was switch these parts out with the old ones and started up the computer again. At first the computer would only boot into bios every single time and would constantly...
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    Question New PC build, parts overview and few questions

    I am building a new gaming PC and going with 1440p monitor, I play games like valorant and wish to play games like Metro, RDR2. I am either buying from local shops or MD computers. Here is a list of parts I have short listed so far, I will be buying everything in next week. Is this powersuply...
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    [SOLVED] New build not working/extremely laggy when display is hooked up to graphics card ?

    My setup Dear folks, I am super desperate, because I cannot get my new build to run. Here is what I did: I bought the following new components: - CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Motherboard: ASROCK A620i Lightning Wifi - GPU: Radeon Sapphire Pulse RX 7800 XT - RAM: ADATA DIMM 32 GB DDR5-6000...
  30. DayRahn

    Question Recent PC build crashing in all games to desktop

    I recently built a new pc a few days ago and games crash in a seemingly random timeframe, they will crash to desktop, giving no message and instantly cutting off audio and visual feedback once the crash occurs, as if I was alt-f4ing. One of those blue screens I read the error for and it was...
  31. hiyaSy

    Question PC will only POST sometimes, and weird display things ?

    Hi, I've just built a PC with the following parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TW3zZJ. I bought the GPU used on ebay, but I think there is some kind of problem with either the GPU or the motherboard. Its very difficult to get the PC to post. I have to power on/off multiple times before...
  32. Athera

    Question Memory management error on new PC build ?

    Hello, I recently built my new PC and upon installing windows was immediately hit with MEMORY_MANAGEMENT error (so far 5 times, and kernal security check error only once). I eventually got Windows to install and ran MEMTEST, which resulted in over 7000 errors (insane). I've tried reseating the...
  33. SuperCreeper990

    Question Your opinion on my new gaming PC that I'm going to buy the parts for soon?

    Hey guys, so I am about to build my first PC but I want to make sure I'm not choosing bad or incompatible parts since I just want to make sure that my first PC build goes as smoothly as possible which is why I am here to ask you guys your opinions of the parts I have chosen and if I should...
  34. DuckyBoi

    Question I need a new pc build

    So I wanna build a new pc, I want a good base system that I can upgrade in the future, it would be good if under 300eur + gpu for a total budget of around 450-550eur I prefer ryzen but if it's necessary to go with intel to stay under the budget that's okay. But the most important requirement is...
  35. Sodor

    Question Not achieving anywhere near the framerates I should be getting ?

    CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x CPU cooler: Deepcool AK400 Air Cooler Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk MAX Wifi Ram: Corsair vengeange RGB pro sl 32 gb (2 x 16 gb) DDR4-3600 CL18 memory SSD/HDD: Crucial P3 plus 4tb m.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVME solid state drive GPU: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX...
  36. WhiteRabbit000

    Question Screen tearing issue on desktop PC ?

    I just built a this system and it was fine before I conected it to wifi, it's also fine in bios. I set the resolution to 720p 1176 x 664 to stop the tearing so I can see. If I try to set the solution to pc 1920x1080 165hrz it go's black and stays until it reverts if I leave it set at 1080 ultra...
  37. C

    Question New motherboard, need to get past BIOS

    Just got a new motherboard and processor. Everything is fine, I just need to know what to do now. I've read that you should do a clean install of windows for the motherboard but I'm not sure why and the links most people provide are way too complicated. I still have "windows" on my old HDD...
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    Question Advice on buying a new laptop for my parents ?

    Hi all, Looking to buy a laptop for my parents and looking for advice. More information below. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or if I haven't thought about something. Thank you all. 1. What is your budget? $500-$600 (can be stretched to $700 if worth it) 2. What is...
  39. Jamie_Kinman

    Question New build PC - Crashing a few minutes into playing games

    As the title suggests, I've recently built my first ever gaming PC and so far have been really happy with how it's come together. That is until I've started testing it with games. I started with a run through on Total War: Warhammer. Whenever I enter a battle, the game lasts for roughly 4...
  40. Ken6d0

    Question (New Build) VGA light and Boot light show with no display - Asus TUF B550 WiFi II

    Hi all, doing a new build for a friend but the system does not output any display. The board cycles through the troubleshooting lights and the fans, GPU and keyboard etc turn on but no display signal is emitted. The VGA (white) and Boot (green) lights stay on and nothing else happens. Build...