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I have this external hard drive that isn't working suddenly today, I think it's most likely related to how when I tried to cancel shutting off my pc everything just went black and I just press the physical power button to shut off my pc yesterday. When I start up my pc today it was starting up...

Hi there, can anyone recommend any good usb-c to usb-a cables for data transfer as i am using it for editing purpose off my external ssd. Or is there no such cable, and the only way is for me to get an usb-c to usb-a converter. (PLEASE CLARIFY THIS FOR ME! I NEED HELP) Additional question, can...

Hello, Pc specs Mobo: Gigabyte AB350M-GAMING 3 Old Cpu: Ryzen 3 1200 New Cpu: Ryzen 5 2600 GPU: GTX 1050 ti RAM: 3x4gb DDR4 So i check gigabyte and updated bios to F20 then changed over the cpu and pc wont post but Led and fans come on. I replaced the old cpu but still the same problem. Ive...

I had a Z390 Phantom Gaming 4-CB that I recently poured water on when I got a little too thirsty. Apparently those aren't produced anymore so I'm looking for a replacement. Any suggestions? I don't mind downgrading in terms of ram slots from 4 to 3. However I'm fine spending around 300 dollars...

OK so I have a i5 10600k with an ASRock b560 Pro motherboard that is running the latest Bios along with 3200mhz DDR4 ram running at 3200mhz. The main question I have is that no matter what multiplier I set in the Bios or even using the Intel Extreme Utility app in Windows I can't get over...

OK so I have a really odd issue well at lease to me anyways. My fathers computer which is listed below was just built like 2 months ago. He called and told me that when he first starts it up and gets into Windows it sometimes will reboot and you can't do anything to the machine unless you unplug...

Hi! I recently made a build from my spare parts from older working builds. Pc boots up normally and works as intended with integrated graphics. I plugged in a gtx 650 and after this my screen is black. Im pretty sure the pc boots normally because i could access bios menu and restart it with a...

Hey everyone! I've recently bought a RX550 and it keeps crashing after 5 - 10 minutes of gameplay. I've tried all of the YouTube methods, none work for me. Here are the rig's specs No Hate Please MB : Asrock A320 (Socket AM4) CPU : Athlon 3000g SSD : (Don't know a lot, it just says "PATRIOT...

Hello!, I want to buy a power supply but i have quite a few options here. XILENCE XN053 | XP600R7 600W , VER 2.31, CE , P.PFC Deep Cool|DE600 | 600W Zalman ZM500-XEII (500W) 83+, 230-240V Could you tell me which one is the best here? all of them cost the same, i have only these 3 options, I...

Hey, I've been recently experiencing random game freezes and slower load-ins into games. The game used to freeze randomly anywhere from 4 - 15 minutes and would force me to exit out of it and restart the game, sometimes even freezing my Start button so I would have to restart the computer to be...

Computer restarts randomly when I start SOME games and AFTER stress test, makes no sense Hello, Trying to troubleshoot a friends custom built computer as it crashes randomly during games. I can recreate the problem by running MSI kombuster to stress the GPU +CPU (for max power draw) but the...

Hello, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I recently finished my new PC build and am running into low FPS in games that I know I should be getting at least 144+ FPS @ 1440p. PUBG is the game where I notice specific issues. No matter what graphics settings I set , very low -...

Hello all, I built this PC in April. Any feedback is appreciated. Here's my symptoms: For one, my Chrome (and then computer) would crash when I tried to insert bullet points here using the UI. So, forgive my lack of formatting. About a month after building my PC, I started to gradually get...

Hi, My Dell Chromebook isn’t charging. It also isn’t turning on because it’s out of battery. When I plug it in the charge light comes on for about a second but then turns off again. I have tried the charging ports on both side of the chromebook and have tried multiple plug points. Has anyone...

The build: Motherboard - MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU - Nvidia GTX 1060 3gb RAM - 2x8GB Spectrix D41 DDR4 RGB 3200MHz Memory SSD - Vulcan G 2.5" 1TB PSU - GameMax RBG 750 Watt Hey, everyone. I had just purchased my brother a practically new PC for his birthday the other...

Hi, I am not sure whether or not I need to completely scrap this computer or just buy a few components to upgrade it. I do game on my PC but mainly 4X Games, Strategy (Turn Based, RTS). I do not need anything to play the top top games at top graphics. I've posted my specs below and hopefully...

Hello, As the title states, when I play any type of games on my SSD (Crucial MX500 M.2) the game would open, go into the game and goes black then the process stops. After forcing it to close through task manager, checking steam and seeing my downloads, there was a 'DISK WRITE ERROR' meaning my...

Okay, so during lockdown I decided to build my first ever gaming PC and from the word go, it has been nothing but problems. I cannot find one game that runs smoothly, regardless of graphics settings I can always count on a massive drop in fps out of nowhere which makes my game stutter, almost...

I recently built a R5 3600 NVidia 2060 system for the first time & it has been running well until I started playing real demanding game titles. That's when my PC would just randomly reset without a single warning just on one second then I get my motherboard screen the next as it reboots. Trying...

my MSI z370 Pro Died after i connected a used bought SilverStone PSU (750 Watt) Silver rating (I know i made a biggest problem buying a used psu) the Guy wont agree to return the psu nor agree that his psu is faulty ... so short story he was a scammer as soon as i connected the psu my sades k14...

I recently bought a new monitor a AOC G24C1, and have experienced nothing but trouble since I got it. Lots of black screens, only when trying to play Minecraft almost always as the game starts and once when browsing the web. The screen goes black and the audio glitches out and it restarts. I've...

I was setting up my old computer to get sold and was doing a fresh install of windows on a new hard drive (I had to reformat the drive). Now the on board audio doesn't seem to work. (USB speakers still work, but anything plugged into and audio jack does not) I have tried removing and...

Yes I know you've seen this a million times but if I've read through so many different suggestions, tried the ones I can and wanted to post this in case I missed something obvious First of all I WAS DUMB so any help will be appreciated. 3 days ago I wanted to update my pc a little and pushed...

Hello I'm hoping you will be able to help me narrow down the culprit for my issue, i've done what I can/know how to do to try and get a definitive answer as to which part of my PC is causing the problems. It's probably worth noting that I recently transferred my OS to my SSD, using Macrium...

I would like to get further information on Multi GPU. I was matching my Laptop specs for the upcoming Marvel Avengers game, that was coming this September and noticed the option Multi GPU in Game-Debate. Now I did check another thread a few minutes earlier. Still, it didn't really cover my...

Malware? On my previous thread https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/im-having-a-few-problems-not-sure-if-i-should-make-a-new-thread-for-each-one.3615133/ I shared some problems I had with my CPU Fx-8350 And I was told that the symptoms were Indicators of malware. 1 YouTube video started...

For about three months now every time i go to plug in my computer to a monitor it displays "no signal" in those three months ive: -bought a new cpu and motherboard -tested the pc on a working monitor -dissembled and rebuilt about a dozen times -switched out the display cables multiple times...

Hello there i just need a quick question answered for me. I am building a new computer, i currently have windows 10 installed and activated on my current computer. If i take out this ssd with windows on it and put it into my new pc (so new cpu new motherboard new gpu etc) will i have to...

Hello there i am buying a XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC III Ultra Video Card for my new build and it says that it requires 2 8 pin PCIe and i was wondering if it is safe to use 2, 6+2 PCIe's on it instead as my PSU comes with 4 6+2 PCIe's (SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully...

Hello I'm hoping you will be able to help me narrow down the culprit for my issues, i've done what I can/know how to do to try and get a definitive answer as to which part of my PC is causing the problems. It's probably worth noting that I recently transferred my OS to my SSD, using Macrium...

Somehow i can't connect to internet through my wifi so i uninstall wireless driver like a tech support website tell me, and now after restart my wireless drive is completely gone. Now it became worse, my laptop can't even detect any wifi, and i don't know which version of driver should i...

I have just built a new desktop. After about two weeks it just stopped displaying anything through the GPU. The motherboard error detection LED said it was a VGA error, which makes sense. I looked at various forums and found this wasn't uncommon for people with the motherboard I had (Parts list...

Hello guys, I am building my first PC and have been running into some serious trouble. I am honestly getting desperate as everything I tried is not working. I continue getting "no signal" on my monitor. Any help is greatly appreciated as I am starting to get desperate. here is my build...

When I turn on my pc the peripherals don’t turn on including monitor it was working fine yesterday. Previously I have had ram issues so I’m stuck to. 2400mhz 32GB or it doesn’t boot or blue screens Anyways here are the specs GPU-1060 6GB CPU-Ryzen 7 2700x RAM-2400MHZ 32GB MOBO-ASUS PRIME x470-PRO

Hi, I have an ASUS ROG Strix Scar II laptop with an RTX 2070 and 8750h. During a game -particularly BF5 - I have great performance hitting over 100fps most of the time, then occasionally my GPU seems to hit a power limit and go to an idle state as seen in GPU-Z. When the GPU goes to its idle...

Hi everyone! After migrating from a 1050ti to a Rx 5700 xt Gigabyte gaming OC, i started experiencing some issues with some more demanding titles like FFXV, the Outer Worlds and Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, after playing for a little while`, the game crashes back to windows in a second. But i...

Hi all, My pc has a 1080 and a ryzen 5 2600x. I have no intentions of overclocking. Would a Be Queit! 500w psu with a 80+ rating of bronze be goood enough? Thank you

Hey, I'm just trying to get some input from others. I game + stream from this PC, sometimes play multiple games at once, or have multiple browsers open while I game. I've been having issues for a while with my computer, in games my game will freeze for a few seconds. Frames will drop to 0/1 then...

I was cleaning my PC and my drivers were refusing to update so i did what i usally do which is delete the drivers then reinstall them, but now im unable to. Ive tried to do a factory reset, but that isn't working, what are some solutions? Would it just be easier to just install the OS over again?

My computer crashes while gaming, it will completely shut down and turn back on and boot into windows 10. I do not get a BSOD and windows will not create any dump files, I've tried everything to get any log of the issue. I have ran a full system stress test using Aida64 with no crashes for 14...