Hi all,
Looking for some advice on what might be going on with my system.
Specs
CPU: Ryzen 7 3800X
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200
GPU: XFX Radeon RX 580 8GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 Gaming X
PSU: Brand new, recently replaced during troubleshooting
Old: EVGA...
Build.
New build, used parts, no none of it is current. had to swap the CMOS to get it to power on, so the BIOS is reset. It's for "retro" gaming since win10 compatibility is a nightmare for older games. I've tried three different drives in it (including the one I currently have plugged into my...
My son just built his first computer (all new parts). I'm fairly computer litterate but it's been 20 years since I built my own rig.
When we powered it up it went directly to the "new CPU detected" where you have the choice to reset fTPM which I did. The PC then rebooted and since then we get...
Okay, this is going to be somewhat long but gonna go into all details.
SPECS:
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660 Gaming X
CPU: i5-12400f
PSU: Corsair rm750x
RAM: 2x8GB Teamforce DDR4 3200Mhz
GPU(Old): Gigabyte 1660ti
GPU(New): ASUS RTX 5060 OC 8GB
WHATS HAPPENED
Treated myself to a new GPU for...
Hey all,
I built my 3rd budget gaming PC about 4 months ago now and have consistently been running into boot problems which I will detail below. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated as I have tried quite a lot and am still stuck.
MB: MSI B550M Pro
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x
GPU: XFX...
So I turned on my PC I built 6 months ago this morning and while the system has power as the GPU led turns on and all fans are spinning, there is no post/display. This has happened twice before (about 4 months ago and 1 month ago) except after about 5 - 10 minutes it successfully booted. This...
Hello, I have an Asus Maximus VII Hero Motherboard with an i7-4790k, 16gb ddr3 vegenance, 980 ssd, rtx 2080 ti and a corsair hx850i which doesn't POST anymore.
Chronologically speaking, a few months ago I got an issue where the PC would turn on for a split second and then turn off. Then it...
ok soooo to start first i bought a new 3600mhz and had a b450 when i turned on xmp it completely broke my pc and the 2nd ram stick died... returned the ram got new same sticks got new motherboard tuf b550m plus wifi, finally turned on. ram was running at 2666 i was confused then my friend told...
Hi Everyone,
I just recently did some major upgrades on my system and after numerous stressful days of troubleshooting I have achieved a somewhat stable state that has allowed me to try and relieve some of the stress through relaxation on my PC but there is a lingering anxiety related to a...
Hello there. I am trying to repair my friend’s PC which suddenly stopped outputting video. The setup is:
gigabyte 760g mobo (ga-78lmt-usb3 r2)
fx 6300
gigabyte 1050ti
single 8gb ram
cougar vte 600w psu
The speaker was silent (no post).
i unplugged the gpu and plugged hdmi into mobo, it booted...
The issue is in the title, recently bought the GPU to replace my existing RTX 3080 (working properly in the same system). Current specs are:
Motherboard: B550M Aorus Elite rev 1.0 (Latest BIOS installed - F20g, Mar 11, 2025)
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X
PSU: MSI A1000G PCIE5
Booting up the PC gives me...
Quick specs:
Ryzen 5 3600
ASUS TUF Gaming B450M-Pro II
8x2 3200 MHz Kingston Fury Beast RAM
Galax GTX 1650 Super
Crucial P2 1TB SSD
Corsair CV 650
Windows 10 Home
BIOS 3810 (2022)
Okay, so before all of this inconsistent posting, here's a sign that I think lead to the current issue I have...
Howdy, I’ve tried everything I can think of but I’m just at a loss. I took out my gpu to clean it, when I put it back it the cpu light came on and my computer would not post. The first thing I thought was that I broke my card but when I tried it with another card, it still stayed on.
I tried...
Specs
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x/Ryzen 7 5700x3D
GPU: RTX 4070 Super
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaw V DDR4 3200 16x2
Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 850W
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 2 TB + Samsung 870 Evo 2 TB
I have upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 5 5600x to a Ryzen 7...
Hello folks,
Just Yesterday my new Gaming PC i finished building a month ago stopped working. At the beginning of using my PC, it would Sometimes BSOD. Temps we're Just fine though and i was doing my best to find the Problem and resolve it. Back then the PC usually Bluescreened once per...
Hey everyone,
Been battling this all day digging through every forum link I can find and I’m just running into a wall. I built my mum a new PC for Christmas and it just won’t start. I press the power button, the PSU and CPU fans spin up, the power LED and case lights glow and the SATA devices...
Build:
MOBO: ASROCK 650bm Lightning WIFI
CPU: 9800x3d
GPU: 4070 Super
RAM: G.Skill X5 series 32GB (2 x16)
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 850w
The PC had been working fine two months. I come home and the PC is not showing display. I assume as usual it is in sleep mode. However it does not...
Hi, my PC suddenly decided to just die this morning after more than a year with zero problems, so I'll post everything I did, have and know so maybe somebody can help me out.
For the beginning my specs:
MOBO: Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
BIOS Ver: 1516 (24.07.2023)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+...
Last night I was in the middle of my build and I put in a Ryzen 7 3700X to update my bios, no issues. After, i put in a Ryzen 9 3950X and it posted, no issues. But after I switched out my GTX 1080 for a RTX 3060, nothing. No power at all seeming to be reaching my motherboard, other than some...
For a long time I had a Ryzen 5 5500 and gigabyte b450 mATX motherboard, which I messed up, so after that I upgraded to the MSI B550 Gaming Plus, but at first I had a problem with the RX 580; it was not giving me any output. While it was working on other motherboards, the MSI B550 Gaming Plus...
The other day I replaced my old B550M-A motherboard with a new B550M-A but I am having issues switching from 2133Mhz RAM to 3200Mhz.
I have tried changing the frequency but no POST... I have tried switching D.O.C.P to profile 1 but no POST.
The only difference, if I remember correctly, is that...
So I needed to enable Secure boot, beacuse with Windows 11 Riot's Vanguard Anti-Cheat requires you to have it on in order to play Valorant. I did that and after I had saved and exited BIOS there was no display on any of my monitors after my PC restarted. Screen turns on for a few seconds...
Hi everyone
I ran into a pretty bad problem with my PC. I cannot even get it to POST anymore.
A few days ago i was just using it normally and all of the sudden, the PC cuts its own power and since then i cannot get to start again.
The system is bit old yes, but i took good care of it over the...
Hi, today my computer stopped booting. The motherboard DRAM light and CPU diagnostic lights are flashing: the DRAM light turns on for around 10 seconds, and then the CPU light flashes and turns off and goes back to the DRAM light. I looked around online, and most reports of this happening are on...
Hey Everyone, this is my system
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (stock clocks)
RAM: 4 × 8 GB 3000 MHz
MB: MSI B450M PRO VDH PLUS:
STORAGE: 1 × 1 TB NVMe, couple of SSDs and HDDs
GPU: AMD RX 6700 XT
PSU: High Power Astro GD 850 watt
The PC worked perfectly fine until late last night, I was gaming and it...
Hi everyone, here's my sad story. There was a storm the other day and it did some damage to my PC, but 4 days and a lot of frustration later, I still can't figure out what's wrong.
Setup:
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x
GPU: Sapphire Radeon 7900 GRE
RAM: 32GB...
Hi guys,
My nephew's PC turns on (fans spinning, RGBs working, GPU light on, monitor and HDMI cable perfectly fine), but it doesn't post and the motherboard's EZ Debug LED for CPU is constantly on. I already ensured that every single connector and cable was plugged in firmly to the correct...
Hello,
I had alienware pc, yesterday when trying to download Wuthering Waves my PC suddenly crashed whilst downloading the required data in-game. I then forced PC to turn off by keeping the power button pressed.
After that, the PC would still turn on normally, so then I tried to continue...
Greetings! Firstly, as this is my first forum question, I apologize should something may be missing or out of the preferred formatting.
Since around the start of this month (May/2024) my system started to present itself with random hangs and BSOD and sometimes even fail to POST. Unfortunately I...
I just breadboarded my new pc build because there wasent a POST when i put it together. Still no post i tryed turning on the motherboard without the cpu and the mouse lit up and no fans. But with the cpu the mouse did not light up. I tryed using the motherboard speaker and it did not sound, even...
Mobo: Asus X570-A
CPU: Ryzen 3700x
GPU: Radeon 5700xt Sapphire Pulse
RAM: XPG D10, 2x 16gb DDR4 @ 3200mhz
PSU: EVGA 650W Gold
Hello all, two days ago I restarted my PC after a GPU driver update and it will no longer POST. As far as I can tell, POST gets up to the GPU (fans & RGB turn on) then...
So I had an issue where my pc wouldn't turn on.
Pressing the power button (and shorting the mobo pins) did nothing
The diagnostic LEDs didn't activate at all
The only sign of activity was a brief blue LED flash when I connected power
The LED causing this was hidden under a heat shield so I...
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...
(Background) To clarify I am a technician... It is my day job to build, repair, upgrade and troubleshoot computers Working on computers puts food on my table and pays my rent. I have access to testing equipment, and extra hardware. Computers have been a hobby for me for 14 Years, and I have...
Hello Tom's HARDWARE community,
I'm reaching out for help regarding an Intermittent issue I've been experiencing with my PC. Here are the details of my system:
PC Specs:
Phanteks Evolv Shift Air CASE
Ryzen 1800x CPU
AMD 6750xt GPU (with Phantkes riser cable)
DeepCool PM850D, 80 PLUS Gold...
Okay Specs List first
AMD R5 3600
16gb DDR4 Corsair Vengeance
PNY GTX 1650
Gigabyte B550M Aorus Pro-P Mobo
Thermaltake smart 500W (80+ Basic)
Explanation
Was playing valorant, PC randomly shuts off, try replugging and turning back on to no fan spin.
It's my first build so forgive some of the...
Sorry I am not very good at spelling letters or punctuation my build is.
Windoew 11 genuine Copy.
Ryzen 5600x.
Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite V2 Updated to Latest bios. 3 Months old
32Gb Hyper Fury x 2400 ddr4.
Nvidia Rtx 4070 6 Months old.
1 x WD 7N770.
1 x 2tb Wd Blue Sn570
6tb Hdd segate
2Tb Hdd...
Hi all,
I would appreciate any help as I am at the end of my wits
I am putting together a simple build, below are the components.
When I switch on the colour leds of the MB work nice.
When I try to switch on I get two rapid flashes from CPU and RAM led on the MB and nothing more.
Never been...
So my pc has been fine for months, although now all of a sudden it won’t boot and turns off every 30 seconds.
My specs:
Ryzen 5 1600
Rx 590
16gb ddr4 3200mhz Corsair vengeance lpx memory
Asrock AB350 Pro4 MoBo
EVGA 750 watt powersupply
I’ve honestly tried everything, reseating cables...