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Hey there, Recently my PC has been "blacking out". Both of my monitors will go black for either a few seconds or until I restart my PC. Its not a monitor problem as I have now tried about 7 monitors. About a month ago something happened to my GPU and it was displaying horizontal green lines on...

Hi Everyone! My aim is to reduce the power consumption and heat production of my PC. I want to install 2 graphics cards. I have an old card and I'd like to buy a newer, better one which consumes more power and produces more heat. For non-CAD work, I'd use the old card and power off the new...

I'm having the issue mention in this thread i created earlier https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/pc-wont-turn-on-after-a-lighting-strike-psu-able-to-jumpstart.3835290/ i try to remove the CMOS battery, since that the only thing i haven't try to unplug, after i plug it back in, my pc able...

I've searched this forum as well as others, but have been unable to find a potential solution. I built my PC about 1 year ago to the day. My power button on my case has always had an issue. Where it may not turn on the first time I press it, but then I do a bit of percussive maintenance by...

Hello. I have a Steelseries Nova pro wireless headset, with a hub connect trough USB-C to the computer. My problem lies when I boot up my PC, all USB hardware connected to the PC also starts up but not the Hub. I have to plug it back in in order for the Hub to start so my headset will work...

I've been encountering several issues with my PC, tried countless solutions and yet to find one that works for any. I believe they could be related but possible they aren't. The first issue I encountered is that occasionally, normally once or twice a day, all of my peripherals plugged into the...

My laptop was running hot so I removed the screws, opened the backplate, and wiped the older paste with a soft tissue paper and IPA. I applied a little bit more because I had heard that "very little" paste would be more damaging than "too much" paste. I put everything back together and started...

My house just had a black-out and I restarted my power. My white Verizon wall box just started beeping (I think its because the white box is telling me that I need to replace the battery): https://ibb.co/98Nctqk For some reason, my router can't connect to the internet: https://ibb.co/6RXjZT4...

If PSU calculators say that my build needs 350w then recommends a 850w PSU i think it's a big headroom for my build my question is what is the actual PSU wattage needed for the build to work very fine and handle all power spikes ? Build: MB: Asus Prime H510m-k GPU: AMD Rx5600xt CPU...

Hello, I recently removed my graphics card from my system in order to use my igpu. After removing my gpu my system will no longer power on. So far I have reset the cmos, put the gpu back in, flashed the bios, and tried booting with 1 stick of ram. I don’t have an extra power supply does anyone...

I installed new ram for my pc because it has no display, but when I install new ram it begins to power cycle. when I remove the ram, the pc runs normal, but when I insert the ram back, it begins to power cycle again. I tried to clean the ram slots, swap the ram placements, apply new thermal...

Hi guys sorry for my bad english. First of all i have pc build psu 850w gold . My house already supply in ups . My wall plug include. Then iam going to new extension cord? For my pc safe or not?

Over a year ago I built a PC with the following specs: Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 PSU: Corsair RM 750x CPU: Intel i9 12900k GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 RAM: 48GB DDR4 It worked perfectly until a month ago when it abruptly powered off while idle and would not turn back on. There were no lights...

My PC (with an RTX 3080 OC card) and four other cords drawing power to different things are plugged into a decent sized surge protector. The cord from the surge protector was plugged into an outlet on the opposite side of my room and when I tried to make sure it was plugged in all the way...

Hello! i am planning to buy a new PSU (PURE POWER 12 M 750W) My current is DN500 and im switching my 1060 with the MSI 3070 OC and i have a question, ive looked into the psu and it looks good and well, but it has one PCIE 5.0 and one PCI E, Is 5.0 PCIE for 40 series? cause it says 600 watt...

I was wondering if 320w platinum power supply will work for GTX 970 ??

A quick question about the Amazon firestick. I have recently plugged a TV into a Tapo smart plug with power monitoring capabilities. I noticed that when watching live TV from the aerial, the TV consumes about 57 Watts. However when I switch to the firestick, the power consumption increases to...

So I have a pretty decent PC, it was very recently built. My specs are on this link, along with my monitors: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WWK6QP I have my second monitor, the LG one, plugged into a secondary outlet with an extension cord because there aren't enough wall outlets next to my PC...

I was just curious if i use my type c port or usb port to charge my phone while gaming, it will use 15W(5v * 3A). So, will that reduce the performance of CPU or GPU because instead of power being used by them, its being used to charge

My laptop is HP EliteBook 840 G3. First Problem: Laptop will not run from direct power source. It will run only from battery. Then it started not charging the battery. Battery was charging only after overnight shutdown. After 10 to 12 hours of break. My solution: I changed the power adapter...

Hello everyone, I've run into a bit of a hiccup with my PC. When I boot it the GPU fans instantly run at full speed, but there is no display(It rarely shows display and it works perfectly when it but when I restart the PC its goes back to no display again for weeks). When I use the integrated...

Hi Here's the background: My PC has an AMD Ryzen 3500G processor and an Asus B450M motherboard. It was working fine until last year, it suddenly refused to boot. (One think I noted here was this was mostly on rainy days with high humidity). There was no POST beep. The fans did not come on And...

I have an HP Elitebook 840 G6. Yesterday it became unresponsive for no apparent reason. I think it may have completely discharged, but no trauma or anything. So now when it is not plugged in, when I press the power button it lights up and the charge indicator light blinks orange for a few...

Hi Everyone I am posting as I have been stumped by this issue for months now. I live in the Philippines and I have experienced an issue with my PC that has been recurring. Awhile ago my PC suddenly started to boot and work for a hours then turn off by itself. This happened a few more times until...

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/CMQmMb Estimation watts is around 300 , what would a good tier power supply be? Any recommendations? ( keeping it near 600 euros )

Hello everyone, I built my high-end system about 3 months ago and I have been having gameplay issues ever since, ones I should not be having. After weeks of discussion with NVIDIA support and even putting my PC into Microcenter support's hands, the issue still persists, and no one seems to see...

Hello, I recently tried to upgrade my system, however I’m now having issues with it not powering on at all, I’ve tried the new parts and put back the parts from my old build as I thought motherboard was faulty, now it won’t power on with my old build in place, I’ve contacted NZXT support and...

All in one computer won’t turn on Please don’t recommend a professional as I can’t afford one but do have a separate computer that I can use if this one dies on me. I’m willing to risk my own mistakes rather than spend money for someone else to try and figure this out. Can someone help me? I’m...

I have chieftec eco 700s and been gaming on it for year now.Never any issue.I was on vacation and when came back my pc started acting crazy.PC was off power for 7 days,when I turned it on,firefox and steam it became laggy as hell and eventualy BSOD happened.It happened twice.When I left it at...

Just made a new PC in with the following parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qfrLkJ. Built the machine and got it to BIOS without issue. I got windows on a USB drive, plugged it in, and exited the BIOS. Nothing happened, and my monitor eventually turned itself off for lack of signal, so I...

Long time user, lost old profile... But could use some help. I remember the prebuilt system lists that have this the best place for computer information, and I also adored the best GPU in each price range articles. Please help me with suggestions for anything that you think can help my...

I can change C states within the BIOS but I'd like to be able to change them within Windows because I only need them when running latency-sensitive apps (e.g. a digital audio workstation). Right now I have to shut down, enter BIOS, make the change then reboot every time. The ideal solution...

My laptop, when locked, plugged in, and with/without load, will sometimes begin to overheat with fans going insane as well as a dark, unresponsive screen. This hasn't seemed to happen to me while I'm actually using the laptop, when it's plugged into a thunderbolt 3 dock. To attempt to...

When I try to turn on my PC the power button light starts blinking, and there is no display on the monitor. When I plugged it into my TV it actually recognizes it's a plugged device, but still doesn't output anything. Specs: Intel i5-13400f Asus Prime B760-Plus RTX 4060 ti be Quiet Pure Power...

Hello, I recently upgraded my GPU to an AMD 7900XTX (Powercolor Hellhound Spectral White Edition); my previous video card was an Asus TUF 3090 OC edition. Prior to installing the new video card, I used DDU in Safe Mode to remove any traces of Nvidia GPU drivers. I then downloaded AMD Adrenalin...

Watch the video here My Pc recently started to develop this issue, at first it would just turn off suddenly during usage, for a few days now if just doesn't power on till the boot stage, FAN spins for a few seconds and turn off and repeat same again and again...at times it powers on fully only...

So my computer has been randomly shutting off (almost like if it gets unplugged) and turns back on by itself after 1-10 minutes of use. I took it to a pc repair shop and the guy tan stress tests on it and the pc was running fine for hours at the shop. I bring it home and it’s still having...

I have a Corsair RM750i 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply, I have owned it for 5 years now without any hiccups. I did a motherboard upgrade recently and this mobo of mine has an additional 4 pin ATX connector which is only used by "extreme" overclockers and only for extreme...

Recently upgraded from the hardware I'm now trying to use in another rig. Just got this power supply, tested it by jumping the 4th and 5th pin. It turns on. When I plug the 24 pin what happens in the video happens. Currently installed on the motherboard is just the cpu. A Ryzen 7 3700× I've...

Hey, I have a problem with my power limit throttling that i can't figure out how it happened. I simply changed my Case to a Lian Li O11 Mini and then it becomes to show this: https://ibb.co/mt0qShQ and https://ibb.co/Gc27229. Was always stable with the 125W as my i9 13900KF supports and now this.