Short Circuit

Antec VP500PC No UPS :( Was using the computer normally. Sudden blackout! Hadn't turn off the switches. The electricity comes back and I hear some sort of spark. The PC wouldn't boot up, not response at all! I narrowed it down to the PSU, I could see some burnt inductor from the PSU's meshed...

My setup: -GTX970 -i5-4590k -Samsung SDD -Evga bronze 600W TLDR; Playing CoD makes my computer cause a power outtage (flipped breaker) for my room and floor of the house. Tried things, keeps happening. Thoughts on what the cause is or how I can stop this? A recent weird thing has been...

GPU in story: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMP Extreme Core Edition PSU 1: Coolermaster V650 PSU 2: HuntKey GS550 I was mid game when my PC just turned off. No errors or warnings it just turned off and won't boot anymore. At first I thought it was the power supply since the PC will turn of...

So I was cleaning my pc Today, which I’ve Dan multiple times now. (With compressed Air) for the First time I took out the GPU, and cleaned that too. My pc chilled for 5 Hours before I booted it up, but nothing happened. Or my Fans are spinning and my GPU (lamp) is on. my keyboard mouse or...

*Build Specs So this is the weirdest issue I've had in building a PC... I got a new MB, RAM, CPU, even an aftermarket cooler. Put it together and gave it a jumpstart with a screwdriver. Started up with pretty colors and all. But no output - my CPU has no APU. Shut everything off and put my GPU...

After upgrading my GPU from a 1060 3gig (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pKX2FT/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-sc-gaming-video-card-03g-p4-6162) to a certified refurbished 2070 from Zotac (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bF97YJ/zotac-geforce-rtx-2070-8-gb-video-card-zt-t20700a-10p) my EZ Debug...

Hi there I'm a beginner builder, and my parts list can be seen here: CPU: i7-9700k PSU: EVGA 750 GQ 80+ Gold Mobo: Aorus z390 Pro Wifi Cpu Cooler: EVGA CLC 240 Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Case Fans: 5x RF120 SSDs: Samsung 860 + 970 EVO Plus GPU: FE RTX 2070 Super I put together my computer and...

Hi there I'm a beginner builder, and my parts list can be seen here: CPU: i7-9700k PSU: EVGA 750 GQ 80+ Gold Mobo: Aorus z390 Pro Wifi Cpu Cooler: EVGA CLC 240 Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Case Fans: 5x RF120 SSDs: Samsung 860 + 970 EVO Plus GPU: FE RTX 2070 Super I put together my computer and...

Hello, My new GTX 1070 ti's fans stopped working, first the screen went green and I restarted the PC I switched the HDMI to the motherboard to be sure that if the problem is from the GPU. Then I switched the HDMI to the GPU again, it worked but the fans weren't moving. I knew something has...

receentely i buy gtx 760 from aliexpress and its working fine but one day i am using my pc and the its turned off direcly and do not starting my pc out of two 6 pin when pluged in one then its displays power down but when plug in another six pin its do noting not even starts fan for little...

Hello to everyone, I have a problem with my gpu , suddenly when i was watching a yt video my computer stopped to work. When i tried to open it there wasn't signal on monitor. I opened the case to check my graphic card, and the fans didn't spin. When pressing the power button it looks like that...

I have tried my best to diagnose the problem regarding my power supply(ENERMAX REVOLUTION 85+). I first noticed the problem returning from school. The pc was working the night before. So I encounterd the problem when I tried to open my pc but the it wouldn't turn on, the psu LED was red. I...

Hello and welcome all community! My situation forced me to write a post here... Maybe some have an idea what is happening and give me a clue, but from beginning. I have an ASUS P6T6 WS REVOLUTION mobo + Xeon X5660 CPU + 12Gb DDR3 RAM + GTX 1060 GPU running Windows 10. This setup works...

Hi everyone. I recently purchased a new CPU, motherboard and RAM combo. Since this upgrade my computer shuts down if I plug any USB device into one specific back port. There is a small spark and the pc instantly turns off, no warning messages that I could see in time. The USB device does not...

I have a GTX 1070, and I was wondering which processor fits with it the i5 9600k or the Ryzen 5 2600x? Keep all intel or the ryzen performs well with the gtx 1070? Hint: I have a 2x8GB G skill aegis 3000mhz

I have an ASUS TUF FX504GM-E4112T with GTX 1060 6GB. I am a rookie gaming enthusiast, so was very careful about getting 60 fps on high settings. However, my laptop is performing decently below the benchmarks I see in Youtube videos. For instance, I get merely 10-15 fps in Witcher 3 on High...

I was wondering if the I5-3450 is still good for gaming I had this CPU for awhile and so far didnt have much problems but when recently I have upgraded to a GTX 1060 6gb I am struggling to run games that I should be able to run fine with this GPU like watch dogs 2 and wildlands I can still play...

Hello, I just got an Asus Strix 2060 and would like some help doing a mild overclock and I have a few questions: SHould I use the Asus OC tool? SHould I use MSi afterburner? What can of numbers should i be running? Full specs in signature.

I recently built a new PC and overall it has been a good experience with little issues. The only problem that I have come across is that the 3 front case fans do not work. I tracked the wires back to the connector on the case that connects them all together and plugs into a 4 pin power connector...

Hello. I am about to upgrade my CPU from Ryzen 5 1500 and I did like to ask which one should I buy to be honest? I am gaming guy, I do not make any videos or neither I stream. It may be in future, but lets say I don't do that. I play mostly the bigger games, Apex Legends, League of Legends...

Hi guys! I have a question in regards to display refresh rates and some flickering I’m seeing while gaming. Usually I can see a horizontal line that cuts the screen in half or almost. There is no change in colors, no black spots or any weird distortion. Just a line that appears. It mostly...

I have a Belkin play N600 HD router with Xfininty Xtreme 400MB internet. So when I plug my PC directly to the cable modem I get the 400MB. But when I plug it into the router ethernet (which I obviously want to do so this PC has access to my network storage etc) the speeds slows way down to...

Hello ,so i was thinking about buying a new PC because i tried to stream fortnite using OBS Studio with a second monitor to react with the chat and stuff it was very laggy and unplayable for me (lower than 60FPS) my pc specs: Intel i5 7400 3.00GHz up to 3.30GHz MSI AERO GTX 1060 3GB Crucial...

So here's my specs: msi z370 A-pro mobo i7-8700k 32gb ddr4 ram gtx 1080 So I just updated my h60 to an EVGA clc 280 (stock fans replaced with 2 noctua nf a14 ippc3000 fans). There are 3 cables that branch out from the clc 280. 1st: a mini usb cable that connects to a usb port on the mobo to...

Ok, so this is my build - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wCLxV6 Ram- (2x8gb) Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 3200mhz Motherboard- MSI Gaming Pro Carbon x370 (AM4) CPU- AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Everything works perfectly fine on the PC except my ram. It does not run at the base speed of 3200mhz and instead...

My son's tablet has been working fine for a long while, but recently, it's started to insist that he log in with the router's actual name and password, not the wifi password. Naturally, i'm skeptical of this and won't input that info, so he cannot connect to the wifi anymore. His is the only...

I have a hp slimline 260-a114. I want to try to upgrade it to play VR games. Can I take the guts of my computer put it in a new case with a new graphics card and play VR? I understand I would need a new psu and would also probably get an ssd I’ve seen people talk about that the motherboard is...

Hi guys I currently have an i5 4690k with a gtx 1060 (6gb) with 8gb of ram. I was going to upgrade my whole system to a 8th/9th gen i5 with 16gb of ram. My friend has offered me his second hand I7 7700k for around £250 along with mobo and ram. which means I can sell the rest of my system along...

So about a month ago I bought an Asus rog strix 1070 and it worked perfectly with games like csgo and league ( and still does to this day) however I began playing Battlefield 4 on my pc and noticed I kept getting the same crash on the event logs under the system, I noticed every time it crashed...

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Have old IBM Thinkpad that has the internal dial up modem and want to connect to internet. Can it be done? How?

So Im getting dell optiplex 990 sff in few days with 8gb ddr3 ram and i7 2600 so I have a question does 990 sff has a slot for gtx 750 ti causenI already have that gpu and want to put it inside?tnx for any help its appreciated

Hi sorry if this isn't very detailed, but I want to update upgrade my graphics card on my amd radeon rx 570. I' just looking for one that can run AAA games at high settings without huge framerate drops. i also have to check out my power supply. Any help would be appreciated. processor:AMD Ryzen...

So I bought a new logitech g231 prodigy headset and when i plug it into my laptop it picks up any in-game sound there is. Any way to fix this??

I'm building my first PC and i have a few old computers lying around. The most current is the HP P6774y. It has the hp aloe motherboard and AMD Phenom 2 x4 820 CPU. Is this motherboard too outdated? If so what motherboard should i get that will still run my CPU. I can donate a couple hundred a...

I accidently disabled my keyboard on laptop from the device manager. And my Fn Key and F1 key is'nt working anyway. Is there any way I can fix this or is there a substitute for Fn and F1 keys, so that I can enable them again?

I have an i7 8700k overclocked to 5ghz on 1.304V, using a Corsair H100i v2 to cool it While in games, it usually stays within 50-60 C, sometimes going up to 70 C which was fine, but recently I've started video editing and noticed the temps getting really spicy in the 90's. Decided to load...

Playing overwatch recently the game has begun to stutter from time to time which can be very noticeable sometimes. Whenever this happens the cpu maxes out at 100%, I have an i5 4690k and a gtx 1070, the i5 is oc to 4.2 ghz and hasn't really acted up till now. Usually i get around 200 fps but it...

My laptop fails to boot and people told me that it is an issue with graphics card. As I could not find any other problem with any other hardware I believe it os a problem with graphic card as before I crashed my laptop I saw a message warning me as " video driver has stopper working". Please...

Hello so my computer has been fucked for some time now. To begin, I put this computer together with random parts in my house. It took me about 4 days to get it to turn on. There wasn't really a difference in what I was doing. For example, I would arrange the parts in a certain combination and...