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  1. C

    [SOLVED] Laptop Power Brick Sparks

    I have an extra laptop running Ubuntu that I recently setup to run some server software for most of the day. It turns off automatically in the evening with a script. The computer in question is a Lenovo E430. Last night, I left it plugged in and woke up unexpectedly in the middle of the night...
  2. R

    [SOLVED] PC boots up fine, but when sata connected shorts out and sparks

    Just built a new PC, everything was running fine until I decided to set the Corsair h100 aio pump and fan speed to extreme to test. I reboot the pc and it shorts out, dead. I swapped the psu and the mobo leds lit up, pressed power and everything started sparking and sizzling, I shut off power...
  3. alambento

    [SOLVED] Yellow sparks on GPU :((

    This is my 6 years old MSI GTX 970, last night there’s a yellow sparks came out from my CPU. A slight second before that, my PC suddenly turns off on its own, I guess thats an automatic safety measure (?) Then came the yellow sparks. I plugged everything off, and open my case, unplug my GPU...
  4. DarkSaph

    [SOLVED] Gigabyte RX5700 XT sparks where power goes in when PC shuts down. Any solutions?

    Whenever I shut down the PC, sparks come out of the PCI power input of the GPU. Is there any way to solve this problem or is it a faulty GPU/PSU? The PSU is a Corsair TX550M 80+ Gold by the way.
  5. J

    Question PSU sparking & popping

    Recently when I go to turn on the power to the adapter that powers my pc, and monitors, there is a loud popping sound, and more recently visible sparks and a bright white flash. I’m using an EVGA 1000GQ gold power supply, I’ve been using it roughly a year now. I’m not sure what can have done...
  6. P

    Question CPU sparked after putting in a new psu

    I just installed a brand new EVGA G3 1000w psu and as soon as I turned it on my CPU poped, started smoking and sparked. Checked all cable connecttions and they seem to be fine. How can i diagnose this and see whats good and whats broke and what the problem is. Specs: evga g3 1000w I7 8700k (not...
  7. K

    CPU at 100% when running games

    Just today my CPU has started running at 100% when running games. 2 days ago it was just fine and the only thing I think i've done is add more ram. When running any game my CPU will automatically jump and my temps will hit 80-83. Not really sure what the issue is, also today when i started my pc...
  8. LadyA

    "Unable to recover your PC. The system drive is too small."

    Hello, my original hard drive crashed/died, so I just installed a new Samsung 850 EVO SSD (250gb)... and now I'm trying to reinstall (fresh/clean) the OS onto that new blank drive. I'm trying to use the Windows 10 Home 64-bit recovery thumb drive that I made before the crash happened. I set...
  9. A

    Is everything compatible on this list Waghzufel? https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=29603866

    https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=29603866 compatibility check please...Maghzufel!
  10. P

    Would you buy a gaming motherboard without a pic express 3.0 slot?

    There's a board I want with 2 pci express x16 slots but it only supports 2.0 Now days all good graphics cards are 3.0 3.0 is twice as fast as 2.0 so in just a couple years when video cards get better won't this motherboard be obsolete?
  11. E

    New computer: FPS-drop issues

    Hello, I have recently bought various parts and built a new computer that was mostly intended to use for gaming. It has the following specifications: ----- Intel Core i7-4790 3,6GHz 8MB Socket 1150 Boxed EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB DDR5 HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 16GB MSI Z97 GAMING 5, Socket-1150...
  12. A

    the procedure entry point bink getframebuffersinfo@8

    i could not start Hitman Absolution, when i click the application its pop up "the procedure entry point _BinkGetFrameBuffersInfo@8 could not be located in the dynamic link library E:/Installed Games/Hitman Absolution/Hitman.Absolution.CRACK.ONLY-SKIDROW/HMA.exe." im kinda new, so any help...