PC Issues

Forum discussion tagged with PC Issues.
  1. R

    Question HELP: PC Screens go black, CPU cooler/system bugs out

    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...
  2. DJ Cheesebugga

    Question Monitor and possibly PC issues ?

    My monitor in the last week has been having random flickers of black strips on the top of it. Then at times full blackout. I could still hear audio and things seemed fine. What just occurred is the line where I definitely need help so things don't get worse. My monitor blacked out, I lost all...
  3. J

    Question Having bootup issues and now the PC wont start ?

    I have been working on this for a few days now and i have no idea what to do now. A few days back i had the blue screen recovery window. I havent touch anything or noticed any windows update. I could'nt even go into safe mode. For awhile i have tried various of options. Went through all the...
  4. EMTgamer

    Question KERNEL POWER 41 issues ?

    Hi everyone, giving toms hardware a shot to see if we can help solve my issue. PC Specs: GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX AM4 RYZEN 7 5800X 3.8GHZ 8 CORE EVGA XC3 ULTRA GAMING GEFORCE RTX 3070 CORSAIR H11i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM LIQUID COOLER RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 3200 2X16 DDR4 PSU...
  5. PoodleMuffins

    Question For around a year now, my PC has crashed when running games ONLY one time upon turning my PC on for the day. (Crashing details described within post)

    Hey guys, I am not very good with PCs, but I have a pretty decent PC I bought from bestbuy a few years ago (maybe 3). Specs: GTX 3070 Amd Ryzen 7 3700X Ram 16gb (can't remember the rest). I have had this issue that started maybe 10-12 months ago where whenever I boot my PC up to play a...
  6. FS93

    Question Help Needed - Intermittent POST Failure on Aorus B450i Mini ITX Build

    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...
  7. V

    Question Pc turned on but there is no singnal on the monitor and keyboard , mouse are not working

    Pc turned on but there is no singnal on the monitor and keyboard , mouse are not working. I have tried unpluged all devices and removed the cmos battery but it won't work.
  8. draxpc

    Question First time building a PC, boots up fine but sometimes crashes ?

    Computer boots up fine. Everything turns on, but it crashes sometimes when running games and apps. I know its not the GPU, or the PSU. I have, A320M-DGS ASROCK motherboard Ryzen 5 5600D 6 core 32GB Ram an m.2 1TB Asus GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. Please help!!!
  9. T

    Question Visual artifacts when alt+tabbing some games and Youtube etc. ---- is this normal ?

    Computer Type: Desktop GPU: ASUS Radeon ROG RX 6800 GAMING OC 16GB GDDR6 256 Bit CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 4.6GHz 35MB Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550M-K 4600MHz(OC) DDR4 BIOS Version: PRIME B550M-K BIOS 3002 RAM: ADATA XPG Spectrix D41 TUF RGB 8GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200 MHz CL16 Ram PSU: ASUS TUF...
  10. coolperson142

    Question PC won’t boot past the ASUS logo after a BIOS update ?

    I updated my ASUS PRIME B450M-A bios successfully but after turning it off at the switch, it was stuck on the ASUS logo when I turned it back on. After hours of restarting, power cycling and refreshing the CMOS it booted into the BIOS and I got into Windows 10. From there, I thought I had fixed...
  11. Emiliath

    Question PC BSOD, crashing randomly, have searched EVERYTHING and can't find a fix

    I'm at a complete loss, I've tried everything under the sun to try and fix this issue. I bought this pc from ibuypower (I know) and after a few months it started crashing my games, so I sent it back not once, but twice, for the same issue. The first time they said they replaced the motherboard...
  12. Purpy__

    Question Solid PC but bad fps

    Greetings, I am encountering some issues with my PC's performance. I think it should work a lot better since my friends have much worse PC's but their games are running similarly good to mine. Specs: Ryzen 7 3700x (no overclock) Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2...
  13. B

    Question PC Half-Freezing After Games/Benchmarks - Mouse/Keyboard Usable - Hard restart Needed

    Hey all! This is an issue that has been plaguing me for two weeks and across two different builds. Basically, how it started is the PC was working fine, months of no issues, then I went and played a VR game for 7 hours or so with friends (again, no issues during this), and the next day while...
  14. T

    [SOLVED] My PC isn't turning on all of a sudden

    Hello. My PC was working fine yesterday night, today in the morning when I tried to turn it on, it isn't. The casing fans turn on and the GPU lights are on but the power button lights (lights around the power button) is not on, the processor fan isn't running. There's a red light on the...
  15. Nihal Rajput

    Question PC DOES NOT START UNTIL CMOS RESET

    My PC is working fine until I remove power cord from wall socket. If power is disconnected then pc does not boot all fans will be spinning but no signal on monitor and when I reset CMOS it will start normally after bios reset. Please help what can be resolve the issue.
  16. Anjisth

    [SOLVED] can i use 1030 on dell inspiron 3250

    hi, there i'm having a full pc issue regarding set up of things like my gpu 1050ti to fit in dell 3250.Config - i3 6th gen , 180 w psu , 1tb hdd 7200 rpm , 1050ti
  17. gonzo19

    Question Asus Notebook keeps BSODing even after Hard Reset

    Hi guys! I am truly frustrated with my Asus pc, as I have been having problems with it for a while now. I have reset it several times but the BSODs keep happening. In fact, the last time I tried to do a reset it BSODed in while the disk was going through the reset process. I have ran...
  18. N

    Question Custom new build pc keeps turning off when gaming:

    Hello all, This is my first time building a PC and everything was running smoothly, however, the PC now turns off when running games - there is no set interval when this happens, it's random and I have checked forums on here and people seem to be suggesting a number of reasons and I was...
  19. PCNoGo

    Question How do I prevent my PC from freezing when gaming?

    I just recently built this PC a few days ago, these are the components: CPU: I7 9700k not overclocked GPU: 2080 Super Hybrid MOBO: MSI MPG Z390M Gaming Edge AC (mATX) RAM: 16GB Corsair DDR4 SSD: 500GB M.2/1 TB SSD (Both Samsung PSU: Corsair 750W Gold Plus Rated The issue I am having is that...
  20. S

    Question Upload speeds affects one computer,help?

    This is a weird issue. for context I been experiencing up and downs on my internet since moving to my new place of residence. I use COX internet and use their modem/router panoramic CGM4140COX and all my devices I get the 30 mbps upload speed that is on my plan,same with my wife's computer..the...
  21. T

    Question My PC randomly turns off

    Hey guys, I currently have a PC but I have a big issue. The issue is that my PC keeps shutting off randomly. But it is no ordinary shut off. First the Screen will go black out of nowhere, then all the fans in my PC will set themselves to 100%, then my RGB lights will reset to factory settings...
  22. emanuxd11

    Question PC crashes on games.

    For backstory purposes (the backstory is really long, I know, but it will make sense), I bought the PC at a physical store near me 2 years ago, and since then had crashes on video games. As soon as I noticed the crashes (which didn't take very long), I went to the store and reported the problem...
  23. P

    Question PC not turning on after power outage

    Hey. I'm asking for a friend. He had a power outage the other day and now his PC wont turn on anymore. He removed the PSU and held down the power button to release any static in the components. That did not fix his problem. He also tested another PSU that was in another computer in his house...
  24. A

    Question Is the problem my RAM?

    Hello! (before I start I would like to state I have tried factory resetting my computer and it did not fix anything, so I believe that the issue is in the hardware and rather not the applications, settings, etc. I would also like to say, that I keep my drivers and windows fully up to date- so...
  25. K

    Question New Mob, RAM, & CPU. Computer hard freezes and other things. Help!

    I'm going to say this in order of time. Time span is less than a week. Started last Tuesday. I download parsec software so I can use my computer when I'm at work. Next day I install new motherboard, CPU, and RAM On the same day as the new hardware my computer starts to stop audio playback for...
  26. Xerof

    Question Pc not turning on after installing ram

    I had just installed two ram sticks to my pc and when I hooked it all back up and turned on nothing was happening, not lights except for my head phone usb, but I won't display or anything. Pc specs before the update: Asrock B150M Pro4 motherboard Intel i5-6500 Vengeance LPX DDR4 8GB 600w Bronze...
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    Question PC freezes and then restarts at least once a day (Windows 10)

    Hello, The past few weeks my computer has been acting up by crashing all of a sudden. Both of my monitors freeze and then my PC restarts by itself. When this happens, I can't do anything, the Caps-Lock key won't respond and I just have to wait for the restart. When checking Event Viewer, the...
  28. M

    Gaming PC for causal gaming

    Hi guys. I have a question about my PC. Its not some monster but i wanna know can i play some new games on 1920x1080 resolution. P.S I just build it :) Cpu: Intel core i5 7400 Mobo: Asrock H110M DGS 3.0 Ram: 16GB 2400MHz Micron GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti Windforce 2 4 GB OC PSU: Corsair CX550...
  29. O

    AMD Radeo R5 330 Upgrade

    I have AMD Radeon R5 330 graphics card, and im looking to upgrade it to a card good for gaming, what cards are compatible (I have £150 budget)
  30. salerhino

    Does this pay off?

    I can get: Asus p5k Motherboard Q9400 LC Power 600W PSU 500GB HDD 100% health and performance for about 60 Euros. Does this pay off? I will buy GT 730 in near future aswell. So does someone have similar build and what can you play with Q9400 and GT730 ? Thanks in advance!
  31. C

    GPU Fan Speed

    I just installed MSI AfterBurner. I have a Asus Strix R7 370 that runs just a bit too hot for my taste while playing witcher 3 ( Approximately 78°C at most with max load) with a mix of medium and high settings. On low/medium settings, I get around 60-71°C. My question is how much rpm can a gpu...
  32. J

    my new tv doesnt have scart option but my harddrive only has scart connection how do i get round this please

    require solution to enable continued recording of programmes
  33. G

    How to downgrade to android 4.4.4 KitKat

    Hey guys, So, I upgraded to Lollipop on my motox 2013 and the experience is horrendous. ALL the apps I use frequently Crash. YouTube videos don't play half the time, when they play the image gets stuck and the sound continues. THIS didn't happen when I had KitKat, and It's for this reason I...