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Can anyone recommend a good Portable CD/DVD Writer for a PC? I got a newer used PC and there is no bays to put the old Liteon CD/DVD drive in. I decided to leave it in the old PC and get a portable one rather than buying a enclosure. I hope to donate it to someone anyway. The PC is running...

The essence of the problem: At any moment, regardless of the load on the PSU, the PC turns off without BSODs, until you drop the residual voltage, you can't turn it back on, the reasons for such abnormal behavior are still unclear, this has not been observed before. The peak consumption on the...

Hi i have had a pc for the past 6 years or so, and i've been changing some components, right now i have a gtx1070, with a i5.10400F, an WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB, a 1tb SSD a ,Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FB CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 16GB and my motherboard is a PRIME H510M-E, the case is a nox...

Hello, just looking for some help if anyone can id appreciate it. Pictured here is my pc, Motherboard is a MSI MPG Z690 Force DDR5, it has a Intel I9 13900k processor, GeForce RTX 3080 10gb graphics card, 32gb DDR5 Corsair Dominator 6000mts ram (not pictured), 1k watt Corsair power supply...

Hello, Ever since I upgraded some parts for my pc a couple years ago, I've been having crashes almost daily. When it happens it goes like this: I'll play some games or maybe watch youtube, then all of a suddenly the pc just freezes, the audio buzzes and sparks and goes crazy. I cannot do...

Hello guys today i built my first gaming pc :) everything went fine until the booting.... I tried first time the Dual Channel B2-A2 no boot just black screen flashing red dot on MB ( DRAM and CPU) now only working in single channel A1-A2 or only one stick of ram... I tried updating BIOS from F10...

My Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 has been making this buzzing / hissing noise lately. I don't know how to describe it, something electrical maybe, or from a fan, idk. When I try to listen closely over the keyboard, it seems to be coming more from the right side of the laptop. As far as I can tell, it...

Hey guys. First time posting here so I apologize if I haven't posted in the right thread forum. So I have an Inno3D RTX 4080 iChill GPU and since the day I bought it the white "GeForce RTX"logo doesn't light up. The iChill logo works fine tho and it syncs well with the rest of the system. I'm...

Hi, as part of a bonding experience with my dad I thought we could build us both new computers. Mine had went out last year due to poor cable management (prebuilt) causing a short to hit the motherboard. It had a 3080 in it though, and I'd been assured that the GPU was fine. My dad, however...

My computer freezes, the audio in my headphones make a pop sound when it freezes, and after ~15 seconds, it turns off and turns itself back on. I have no idea what's going on. - SPECS: IBUYPOWER Y40 ( Y40BI7N4703 ) got from BestBuy, can't find exact model but this is closest OS: Win11 HOME GPU...

Hi Guys , Well 2 weeks ago my GPU burned up and the repair guy put a GT 630 in and im still waiting for the 3080 Ti to get repaired , and probably i have a lot of bottlenecking. Is there any simple way to make it better untill my GPU gets fixed ?

Hello so i need help deciding on what storage i should choose. I don't know is m.2 is better for gaming than a normal ssd. either this, https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-black-sn770-2tb-ssd-m.2-2280-nvme-pcie-4.0-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0-hd-58g-wd.html or this...

Hi, I would like to replace-upgrade the current CPU with a new and more performing one; - I use PC mainly for video-audio editing and sometimes gaming; And for CAD programs or 2D and 3D design in general. - In the future an audio capture card will also be used, since I will usethe electronic...

Hello, I just got my pc back from the repair shop after I changed some components and it's making a weird sound scratching, I am not sure if it's normal or if I should look into it, also if somebody has had something similar? Sometimes it's louder others is a lot quieter. Sound...

Hello all, I have the following problem: I recently bought a hp prodesk 400 g5 SFF with i5 8500 and installed a couple of ram sticks but it does not start. When i press the power switch there is a white light for the hdd and it is illuminated while the button is on, then turns off and the pc...

So my dad took my brother's PC and got it back today. However, now it only turns on for about 35 seconds, with what sounds like the fans at full speed. It then proceeds to turn itself off, and during this, there's no display at all. I've seen people online with similar problems assuming it may...

Hello! Not sure where to post it, but hope here is fine. 2 years ago i built my 1st pc. Motherboard: Asus rog z790e CPU: 13900K GPU: Rtx 4090 RAM: Corsair vengeance ddr5 6000 PSU: Asus thor 1200w psu Today after coming home from work PC didnt want to turn on. Nothing happened when i presesd...

Hey, so I was using my PC and then the electricity is gone and my PC got shutdown while I was working and after that then I turned on, windows system was corrupted, then I tried to reset and reinstall windows using bootable pendrive but it's not working (actually the SSD isn't showing in the...

I built this PC about a month and a half ago, all parts purcahsed off amazon excpet CPU cooler which was bought from B&H. All drivers and updates are up to date. Parts are as follows: - Motherboard - MSI Z790 Gaming Plus Wifi-AMZ - CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF - GPU: ASUS Dual DeForce RTX 4070...

Hello i am a PC gamer and yt gaing content creator. I wants to upgrade my pc. So i need your help to chose a goood grapgics card for gaing and video edeting. Thanks a lot. WQaiting for your reply.

Hello all, Specs MBD: ASRock Z370 Pro4 CPU: i5-9600k RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance 3600Mhz (Running only on 2666Mhz because of the CPU) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB SSD1: HP EX950 M.2 512GB SSD2: SanDisk PLUS 1000GB I don't usually post often since there is plenty of solved issues to look up but I can't...

I'm using the old Logitech X-530 5.1 surround speakers on my PC and I need an optical to analog converter that does not use RCA cables. These speakers only have 3x 3.5mm jacks. Black (Rear Left/Right), Orange (Center/Sub), and Green (Front left/right). The sub is powered so I don't need an...

I have the following gaming setup - CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K - Mobo: MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI - - RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory - Storage: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN550 NVMe Internal SSD - GPU: MSI GAMING X SLIM GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER - PSU: Corsair PSU...

My 19 year old son is a PC gamer having built his own PC and doing what gamers do. He struck up building custom keyboards and wanted a way to mount and display them. I helped him to build a 2ft x 4ft custom pegboard with mount to do this. Here is a quick video of father and son time building...

Solved: The problem was in the PSU, the fan was failing and overheating it, after a fan swap, it worked fine without problems. Hello there, first of all, thanks for reading, and possibly providing any info about the possible cause of the problem. 2 days ago I opened a football game, Efootball...

My brand new custom built PC will not download Windows at all! Right when i boot into my m.2 drive it BSODs everytime without fail. Ive tried everything I could think of and tested every single part . But for some reason it still will not download Windows. My specs : Ryzen 7 5800X, 1050 Ti...

My PC at random will completely shut down and instantly turn back on again. Thing's ive already tried that haven't helped: 1. New outlet and power cord 2. Replacing the Power Supply with a 850w (I've been running a 750w for years) 3. Resetting Windows 10 and the CMOS 4. Reseating, the RAM, CPU...

Hey!!! I recently built my first gaming PC and after playing cyberpunk for an hour I went to check my CPU temps. It was at 82 degrees Celsius, and I noticed that on idle at the home screen with only discord on my CPU temps have been anywhere between 55 to 60 degrees. Does this call for any...

I just got a Samsung HW-C460 soundbar and i tried connecting it to my PC with USB-A to USB-A but it won't connect (it says no usb). so I'm assuming now that i need to connect it with the optical audio cable, but my motherboard doesn't have an optical audio port on it. Does anyone know if theres...

Problem started when my pc would restart the whole system off, then sometimes it does the blue screen. This happens in the span of like 3mins after booting up. Now my PC freezes 30sec after booting up and all the fans are still working. I have 4x8gb ram sticks and tried using 2 and...

This is my future config: CPU: Ryzen 7800x3d GPU: RTX 4070ti strix super or strix 4080 ? MEMORY: 2x16gb corsair vengeance 6000mhz MOBO: B650 E E STRIX ASUS PSU: TX750M 750W 80+ GOLD MONITOR: above 144hz 1ms 2k cooler: BE QUIET PURE ROCK 2 Is it worth it to go with 4080 or stick with this build...

it was working fine, using APU. I tried to put a GPU in just for a test but it didn't work, so I removed it and when I turned it on the PC didn't boot anymore. the PC turns on, everything works, fans spinning (no beeps) and the power button doesn't turn off. I've tested 3 different monitors...

[Moderator edit to break up one solid paragraph of text.] Can someone help me figure out the problem I am scared and can't get a nap. Basically in the morning my PC was running fine i shutdown my pc and turned off PSU, after 2 hour next time i turned on PSU and pressed power button PC turned...

Hey guys, today I realized that my computer was making a weird noise when it was turned on. I opened it to record the audio and caught it on tape, but I do not know what it is since I couldn't physically see any issues. Here's the audio file: You can hear the noise at 00:20. I am running a RX...

The GPU I want, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super, isn't currently available, so I'm thinking of buying an equivalent - PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 Fighter 8GB GDDR6. That GPU is produced by PowerColor, but I have never heard of this brand. Can someone tell me if this is a reputable brand or should I...

Hello. For the past day I have been having problems with my pc. The problem ocurred when I was loading up a game and then my pc just crashed. Then when trying to boot up my pc, it connected to the monitor, but did showed a black screen. My mouse and keyboard would occasionally flash their rgb...

My PC is booting directly into Windows without showing the BIOS or boot logo This problem does not persist, sometimes it happens and sometimes it does not. My device specifications: HP Z230 I don't have a GPU but the device is connected directly to the DisplayPort of motherboard

I bought a mid-range motherboard that came out the factory 2 months ago. I will use it for a future PC build I'm planning, but I'm not actively working on it. The question is: If I leave the motherboard for about 12 months without power (it won't be unpacked and connected to a power supply for...

Hello all. I'm thinking my PC could do with an upgrade but not sure what part/parts would be more priority to upgrade. Here are my specs: Motherboard: ROG Strix X570-F Gaming CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT PSU: Corsair RM 750X RAM: Ballistix 16GB Thank You.

Hi guys, I've been having this issue with my PC for a while. Sometimes when under load, it will just restart by itself. I've changed out the PSU and motherboard but it didn't solve my issue. I attached my event viewer log. It happened at 11:53AM. Please help!~ Thanks! -->LOG<-- My PC spec...