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  1. J

    Question PC dead again a month after replacing the PSU ?

    A bit over a month ago I came here because my PC wouldn't turn on, and there were sparking/buzzing sounds coming from near where the PSU was. I assumed it was the PSU, especially since my other one was 6 years old, and considered really bad. I replaced it with a Corsair RM750e and a belkin surge...
  2. TheCheapGamer

    [SOLVED] Electrical buzzing when connected to UPS

    So I dont know much about power/voltages and all that, and this may be an easy fix but I am currently lost. PSU - Seasonic 520w S12II series 80+ Bronze GPU - RX 580 8GB CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 Mobo - X470 Gaming Pro Recently we have been having regular power outages (South Africa), and my family...
  3. SobeAlaska

    [SOLVED] GPU minimal artifacting, and freezing screen? My adventure into repair

    I have RX 480 8GB by XFX, it has served me well for a couple of years. A few days ago it shut down, screen froze up and each restart of the computer it froze at a sooner interval, until I decided to take it out and see what the problem was. I unseated the heatsink, took the graphics card apart...
  4. S

    [SOLVED] Is my mobo or psu short circuiting?

    Hey, i built my pc around two days ago. We had some problems in the beginning these were that we plugged all the front panel connectors in the wrong pins, and when we tried to turn on the psu the electricity immediatly went out idk if this has something to do with my problem. Then the next...
  5. carson_e

    [SOLVED] GPU fan not spinning, won’t post, no signal, everything receiving power

    So, after cleaning out my PC via compressed air from an air compressor, all of the stuff in the title is happening. I have reset the CMOS via jumper and removing the battery. I have taken everything out and put it back in. I have tried running it without any memory and it doesn’t beep. I have...
  6. XircuitHed

    Question Wierd Behaviour with Small Case

    Hello folks, first post here: I am working on a build for my mom. Standard home PC, nothing fancy, main constraints are desk space(width) and cost. So I got a vios s607 slim case that came with an SFX PSU (branded vios but obviously some 3rd party white-labeled crap). The case with PSU cost me...
  7. SubZeroFlsh

    [SOLVED] Can metal shavings from screw damage mobo?

    Just installed my new M.2 SSD in my new Thinkpad and the screw was very difficult to undo. Some metal shavings came off while unscrewing. I blew all I could see away and looked carefully at the area to see if I could see any more. Am I being paranoid? My laptop powers on fine, but I don't want...
  8. P

    Question Problem with PC case

    Hi, I just built a PC about a few days ago, and I got a problem about the case. Built the PC with Cooler Master Elite 110A Mini ITX Case. So my PC always rebooted without warning every time my PC is on load like playing games etc. When I first found the problem, I thought it was the motherboard...
  9. M

    Whole Home Wifi System with Wired Parallel Network?

    I'm looking into a whole home wifi system, possibly the BT whole home, or the Linksys Velop, or the Netgear Orbi. I also have a fair bit of hard-wired network throughout the house. I have had really trouble making wireless tech play nicely when adding an AP to other parts of the house via the...
  10. D

    How to Oc?

    How do I overclock my intel i5 devils canyon???
  11. A

    looking for affordable 8gb memory

    http://currently have 4gb memory eco with [ asrock z68 proffesional gen 3 motherboard 2:gtx 580 3gb 3: eco low voltage 2x2gb ram 4:750 watt power supply trying to upgrade to a decently priced 8gb memory for gaming wanted some input from proffesionals
  12. alex vulture

    LAN Stop working after power failure

    Hello Everybody :) I have ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 which comes with 2 LAN Inputs when the power fails every time the second lan stop working and when i plug internet cable on it the leds of that lan not flashing and the lan act as not connected same as the pic below only...