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Hello, I am currently building my first PC and stumbled across this issue. I bought as Silent Base 802 as my case, a Silent Loop 2 360mm as my cpu cooler and a ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-E Gaming wifi as my motherboard. I also bought a single Pure Wings 2 Fan, so i can have 3 Front Fans , instead of...

Hello, I'm purchasing a full build later today online but now am 2nd guessing what GPU to go with, I understand they are virtually all the same. I was going to go with Zotac Twin Edge Regular 4070 super at first but realized for only 10 more dollars I could have an additional +75 MHz base speed...

i have a antenna, coming for my motherboard wifi chip because I have things for them so I have do I take a usb Wi-Fi adapter out of pc

I originally tried using Chat GPT for recommendations, but BIG SURPRISE... It doesn't beat the Tom's Hardware community! Anyways... My budget is around $2,000 and I need help with finding parts that would give me the best results for the price, but any recommendations that would result in a...

Specs i5 6500 Rx 580 2048sp 2x 8gb ddr4 ram 1xSdd 1xHdd 3x case fans The specs of the Psu is inside of the red box View: https://imgur.com/zQ8OqdV View: https://imgur.com/undefined

I was planning on buying a Cougar STC 500 ( https://cougargaming.com/products/psus/stc/ ) is this brand good enough? PSU specs: PC Specs: i5 6500 RX 580 2048SP 16gb ddr4 ram 128Gb SSD 500GB HDD 3 - case fans

So I was planning on buying this PSU it's an Inplay PSU they're quite famous here in PH for selling PC peripherals can this PSU run my system properly? Specs: i5 6500 RX 580 2048SP 16gb ddr4 ram 128Gb SSD 500GB HDD 3case fans View: https://imgur.com/N59JZ45

Hello everyone. First time posting here therefore sorry if this isn’t the right place, pretty desperate so yeah. I am trying to assemble the components I got from Christmas and everything seems to be working on the surface (front panel lights, fans spin etc). Additionally, nothing gets...

So, I have this lenovo m900 SFF and I'm having an issue with finding the right sata power cable for it since it's a proprietary cable ( square 4 pin ) so I saw this particular one 8 pin dual sata cable. Is it safe to use this for my m900? or will this cause a problem?

Hey! How do I connect the argb switch button on the case to the fans on the deepcool cc560 case? like when i press the button the color on the fans should change

Hey brains trust, I am looking for some help please? I upgraded my motherboard, CPU, RAM and GPU. I wanted to bring my PC up to spec for Windows 11 plus gain a bit more budget gaming performance. I wanted to change my SSD from MBR to GPT. I tried several times unsuccessfully to use the mbr2gpt...

..I probably didn't plug something in appropriately. it was all very confusing primarily because i'm new, and also i'm using an MSI cooler with an ASUS MoBo. AIO: msi mag coreliquid 360r v2 MoBo: ASUS PRIME Z690-P CPU: i7 12700k maybe i'm lost on the wiring, i have no idea.. i had everything...

Hey guys! Speccy says my motherboard is overheating (122°C). I'd like to replace it but I have no idea what I need to know / take into account. I'd figure I need to know the new motherboard is compatible with all the other components of my PC and with the case. How do I figure that out...

My computer fully freezes whenever I try and load a game up. I assume that it is a memory problem so I bought new ram and it didn't seem to do anything. I'm stuck and I need help

One card is much cheaper than the other(INNO3D ), The MSI has the best Clock Speed and the PNY is 12GB but lower Clock Speed. What one would be best and why? I want something that is more future proof and If I do decide to sell it one day that the resell will be good. I haven't got a new GPU...

so i had to take everything off my mobo to get it fixed and i needed to take a cpu off. wouldnt come off so i twisted it a bit and realized the thermal paste was making it stick so i tugged on it. cpu and cpu fan came out and i had a mini heart attack. nothing seems bent/broken so would it be...

So I bought a motherboard with intentions of it only needing a power supply and graphics card. Does not support onboard graphics. Purchased both. Motherboard powers up cpu led and cooler fan. CPU debugging indicator stays lit white. If you hit the reset button 3-5 times the ram light stays lit...

Noob here. I just built my first PC and followed TechSource's Step-By-Step guide. It was going smoothly when I first powered it up, and when I started to install Windows 10, although I did have to hit F8 to make the system boot from USB. I got most of the way through setup (around the "enter...

Hello, I have a not very good pc, with Core i3-3240, 8 gb 665mhz ram, pci express 2.0 mobo, and currently using old as hell 9600 gt. i want to build a pc, but the budget is limited, (am very poor lol) and trying to steadily upgrading. and i started with a new gpu which is under 100 dollar. i...

i have a core i3-3240, mobo ECS H61H2-M12 PCI Express 2.0, Ram 8gb ddr3 665mhz. currently using old gpu 9600 gt. was looking for a new gpu, but i have limited budget. please help recommend under 100 dollar or 50 dollar. I plan to buy a monitor too, but because i needed a gpu, i guess it can...

i’m 100% beginner on pc stuff. so this is might be the most ridiculous stuff you read today. so my gpu is plugged in but there is no display, i search on google, and do so many method that says “Worked” with alot of testimony of saying it actually work. my ram is completely fine, my psu is 450w...

What is the best Air flow setup for a Fractal Design Meshify 2, I am planning of buying a NH-D15 and 9 Noctua NF-P12 as case fans, I have never really cared/looked into air flow, so I dont really know anything about it, or does it even matter that much?

Black screen with audio working. Tried unplugging then holding power and also reset with remote. Then unplugged the ribbons from the t-con and put them back. Now it lights up but no picture just black/backlight. Is the t-con the issue? Thanks.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-core Processor Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 822.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler MSI B550-A Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-2400 CL Team T-Force Vulcan G 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Fully Modular ASUS...

Hey everyone! I have done my best to try and fix this problem. My PC seems to be running. The GPU is on, the fans are on, the USBs work. Everything seems to be on except the display. I have tried... reconnecting everything different monitors replacing mobo battery booting windows flash drive I...

So I built a PC for the first time. It was a fantastic experience. At least it was at first. Now I have consistent rebooting issues and I can't get more than 5 minutes into a game without sudden restarts. Build is as follows: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO...

So, I recently bought this case-- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079X2P3TR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1--, and got it at a steal for $27. It has mixed reviews, so time will tell if the case is worth it or not, but I do want to work on finding just the basics for now, so I...

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ddenno1/saved/#view=9ZKn6h this is my first computer build for video editing gaming and photoshop work. so just wanted to see wanted the forum thought of it, so what do you guys think about it.

My friend help me out this list together for my first pc build. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZbCnf9 I want to do Photoshop work, edit videos and play games on. I want a pc I can easily navigate and remove parts from. Haven't bought any of the parts yet, just want to get an opinion on it. My...

So I want to make a full tower build or a build where I can take and replace parts with ease. I want to build a computer that can play games and edit videos and also use Photoshop and do animation. I don't want any fancy lighting or anything. So I was wondering if someone could just make me a...

So I just upgraded from an intel i5 2500k to an AMD Ryzen 3700x and still have an EVGA gtx 1050 ti, will this hurt my cpu in any way? Thank you I know this is a bit of a noob question.

Hello! first time post but I've lurked for a little while on the forums. If I'm in the wrong place please let me know lol. So I've been having issues with frames on destiny and apex for a while now (sub 60 on lowest settings). I had figured my setup was just aging until I looked at my...

Hey everyone, I just want some help with overclocking. Starting off, these are my specs: Mobo: ASRock Z490 Taichi CPU: Intel i9-10900 (yes, NOT the 10900K) GPU: MSI GAMING X TRIO 24G 3090 RAM: Dual-Channel 2x Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4-3200MHz (CMK32GX4M2B3200C16) PSU: Corsair HX1200 CPU...

Hi, I'm fairly new to PC building and upgrading. I'm looking to nap the RX 6900, or RX 6800 in the future. I read the minimum wat for the RX 6900 is 850 W, and the minimum for the RX 6800 is 750 W, at lest according to the website.This is my PC.Now, I realise I have a 750 W PSU, but I've read...

Good afternoon, I would just like to find out some information in regards to the new technology on the RTX 3080 and the M.2 SSD I am trying to purchase. I do not understand it but I have read that the PS5 SSD can do 5.5GB raw or a typical 8-9GB (Compressed) I would like to understand what...

First Ever PC Build - Help! First PC Build Greetings everybody, I'm Mfierro13. The Following is my first budget build, costing me around 900$ USD in my country. I would gladly take any advice/criticism for my choices, as I just learned all I know about PCs and building them during the last 3...

This is a tough one. I will do my best to explain it clearly.. Firstly, this is my first build by myself. System specs are: AMD Ryzen 3900xt MSI 5700 RX MECH OC EVGA SuerNOVA G3 850w 80gold plus MSI B550-A ProSeries Corsair Vengeance LPX DDr4 2 x 36GB 2400mhz Cooler Master Hyper 212 cpu...

So, I have this refurbished HP desktop that I got for around $150. A lot of the hardware is good, but a lot isn't. I'd like some help deciding which parts I should replace to make it faster. Here's the hardware (according to Speccy): CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00 Ghz. (With Wolfdale 45nm...

Hello, complete noob here trying to build his first ever PC. Everything went smooth or so I thought until I thought I was done and tried to turn it on to get into the BIOS etc and this happened: Turn on power supply (Corsair RM750X) (Only monitor connected to graphics card) Lights/LEDs on...

Here's my list of my computer specs for gaming, streaming, and recording. idk if these mesh well together or not really. Give me feedback for anything I missed, anything that isn't that good for gaming, or anything that isn't good for the PC. I mostly just compiled this from different...