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  1. S

    Question Abnormal behaviour of sleep, shutdown and powered-off states on my PC ?

    I've been observing weird behavior in the last 2 months of my 4yo self-built Ryzen PC. I've uploaded 2 Videos on YouTube showcasing the problem, When powering ON the PSU (Scenario-1) When shutting down the PC (Scenario-2) In Scenario-1, at 0:08 seconds of the video, as I turn on the...
  2. S

    Question Changed PSU and GPU now USB and HDMI dont have any output

    Hey, I know this question got asked a lot but I'm trying to help a friend (they're pretty new to PC building) upgrade their GPU and PSU remotely but we need some advice. Basically after connecting everything to the new PSU, the Motherboard would indicate it's on and all fans would start but...
  3. angle8a

    Question No signal to monitor after upgrading the GPU ?

    So recently I upgraded my RTX 2060 to an RX 6800, however, upon booting up there was no signal to the monitor. The LEDs in the case turn on, the case fans spin, my AIO cooler turns on, and the RAM lights turn on as well. My power supply says it's only pulling 40 watts which is a significant...
  4. ineedhelppleaseu

    Question PC suddenly wont turn on. I need it for school..

    Hello, Yesterday after a day of not using it, I turned my pc on but it did not turn on. The cpu fan and other fans only flashed for a second or not even a second. 2 days prior to this it was working fine and i was getting my work done. I do not know what to do anymore. I would like to have some...
  5. Newbiedude

    Question Has explosion sound every time psu swith turn on but my pc is till running like nothing happen

    Recently i has explosion sound every time psu swith turn on (still not start pc) after turn off for a long like over night this sound come with light in the back of my psu what happening? my pc still running fine i can still play heavy load game but i just shut down and dont dare to use it...
  6. M

    [SOLVED] I think my PSU needs replacing

    I'm pretty sure my PSU needs replacing, and probably picking one up later on today. I thought I'd ask quick and see if I got any opinions, too. My system is a Core i9 11900K, Asus Strix Z590-E Gaming WiFi, 4 x 8GB 3200 @ 3600, 2 m.2 1TB, a 1TB FireCuda, Aorus RTX3090 Extreme, and a custom loop...
  7. Doctor Gabagool

    [SOLVED] Motherboard lights up but PC won't turn on ?

    Hey all Here's my specs to start. Asrock B460M Steel Legend Mobo Intel i7 10700kf Patriot Viper 16gb 2x8 ram DDR4 3200 Zotac RTX2070 AMP Extreme Core Powerspec 750w Bronze psu Cougar mx-330g case Western digital sn750 m.2 2280 1tb ssd This was my first build ever. I put it together a little...
  8. ninthcloud

    [SOLVED] PC shuts down randomly when playing games.

    My pc shuts down randomly when I'm playing games. I'm checking temps but my cpu and gpu are only at 60c and 65c. And when it shuts down, the monitor tries to get signal but it cant. Its just showing the hdmi on the monitor then a black screen. But when I unplug the pc and turn it on it goes back...
  9. iaskqstns

    Question My PC can't turn on

    hi. i have built a pc last month and works just fine. but today, i cant seem to turn it on. (it actually worked just fine hours before this happened) so, i decide to plug off the psu and pull the cord. i waited for hours and decided to plug it back in to turn on. when i turn on my switch, the...
  10. I

    [SOLVED] Im scared of buying a new PSU

    Hello, I want to buy a new PSU and Ive set on buying the Corsair RM Series 750Watt 80+Gold one. I heard however that people had problems with it and when they plugged it in it fried all of their parts. Im not sure wether or not this is probable or if there is a way to test wether or not a PSU is...
  11. J

    Question Troubleshooted PSU please help

    I followed an tutorial online in troubleshooting a PSU, to check its performance with that paper clip method. But before all of that I was testing with my PC. First it was turning on for 3 seconds and then turns off, then after attempts it doesn't turn on anymore. So I tested the PSU alone this...
  12. Justinsanity

    [SOLVED] Random shut offs, now won't boot but fans are running

    GPU: RX 480 PSU: Seasonic S12 II Bronze 620W Mobo: 970A-UD3P Randomly, my computer would shut off without warning, but the fans and power light would stay on. It happened both while under a full load and while idling. I would have to shut off the PSU and turn it back on to restart my PC. It...
  13. O

    Question system Crash

    I recently bought a used PC with a Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD. It has recently been making sounds when gaming especially when loading heavy saves of games (Subnautica), sometimes causing a Unexpected Store Expection BSoD. When playing Apex Legends I have experienced some packet loss followed by...
  14. X

    [SOLVED] Is my Power Supply failing ?

    Everytime i turned on my computer, the power supply fan sound like its about to take off with lots of vibration but the noise goes away after awhile like 15mins, im really not into PC , if you guys could help me i'll be so glad. (also i used to have a graphics card (GTX 960) when i played games...