Troubleshoot Help

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  1. gabou123444

    Question I'm having trouble with my memory on my brand new pc

    So the yellow led and red led pops up meaning my mobo doesnt recognize the cpu and ram, tho I suspect this is a ram issue. Now this gets quite weird because I had that issue before but fixed it by putting my ram in a2/b2, then no lights were on, then removed the one on b2 because I was trying...
  2. CERTAIND3ATH

    Question PC Graphics card wont output any display.

    so just the other day my PC is having an issue where it will not connect to any monitor, through my graphics card with Display cable and HDMI. i was playing a game and everything was perfectly normal, when all 3 of my monitors turned black so i took my headset off and it sounded like one or two...
  3. Madahel

    Question Black screens but the PC is still running ?

    So my pc froze for a couple of seconds while a youtube video still running perfectly as the sound output indicated, a second later black screen, then the sound output started glitching, and finally the pc completely blacks-out but still running (all fans included) with the motherboard CPU light...
  4. Wouter_U

    Question Display has no signal when gaming full screen at 1440p or higher ?

    Hi everyone. I bought a new pc a few days ago but am having trouble with full screen gaming. Whenever I try a demanding game, or 3dmark for example, and run it higher than 1080p full screen at 120Hz, the TV will say that there is no signal all of the sudden. If I press Alt-Tab or press the...
  5. V

    [SOLVED] Sudden drop In performance on 2-year old build ?

    Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X PSU: Corsair RM750 Mobo: MSI B550 Mortar WiFi GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming RAM: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 2 SSDs and 1 HDD 1440p 165Hz Monitor As the title suggests, I have a build that hasn't been changed in the last 2 years. I used to...
  6. B

    Info AMD RX 6400 was not detected in Device Manager - - - fixed.

    Ok, so I was having issues with my pc not detecting my RX 6400 and was updating the gpu drivers, BIOS, and even windows. Nothing seemed to help, until I updated my PC's drivers (ASUS M11AD PC) from the ASUS site, and also restoring my BIOS settings to defaults. I'm guessing the later is what...
  7. Rover_T

    Question PC turns on when GPU isn't installed, but doesn't turn on when there is a GPU installed.

    The computer is up and running just fine when there is no GPU installed, but when the Intel Arc A770 is installed the PC doesn't turn on. I have tested different GPUs in the system, but none of the GPUs worked either. Specs: Motherboard: MSI Pro Z790-P WIFI CPU: Intel i7-14700k GPU: Intel ARC...
  8. V

    [SOLVED] Games crashing to desktop without any error messages ?

    Hey guys, first post here! My friend assembled new parts (CPU, RAM, MOBO, PSU) to my PC in late November. After few weeks of gaming I started to encounter weird crashes to desktop. No bluescreens etc. Desktop is running smoothly, and all the problems are occuring while ingame. Doesn't matter...
  9. speedrhythmics

    Question PC won't post after CPU upgrade

    I just upgraded from an old Ryzen 5 1500x to a Ryzen 7 5800x, however for some reason after installing the new CPU the PC didn't post. At first I tried updating the bios, but the only change I have noticed is that my keyboard and mouse light up, which I hope means my CPU is alive. My...
  10. S

    Question VGA light, GPU fans spinning, display running

    So I've had this build for at least a year now: ASUS PRIME Z590-A i7-11700k Gigabyte 3070ti 64GB Trident 3200C16 Samsung 980 pro Barracuda 4tb Corsair cs750m 750 watt A couple weeks ago, I found some red pixelation of my HDMI monitor. Thought nothing of it, got a new cable and it seemed to go...
  11. D

    Question PC Crashing during gaming , how to fix?

    Just finished building a new PC with the below specs. Games for about 6 hours the first night no issues, then last night played the same game for 2 hours and my screen went black, what sounded like the GPU fan sped up very quickly and became loud, and the pc crashed. During the black screen I...
  12. FrylockfromATHF

    Question GPU troubleshooting help

    Hello everyone, First off, specs: GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC 8GB MOBO: Asus B450M-Plus Gaming II RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 MHz 16 GB (2x8) CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800x PSU: Gigabyte P750GM 80+ Gold Storage: Samsung 870 QVO 2TB SSD, Seagate ST2000 2TB SSHD, and Western Digital...
  13. Vee.S

    Question Cannot even boot to BIOS after motherboard/CPU/RAM replacement

    All I have to work with are the EZ debug lights which are on for CPU and Dram and the fact that the fans and RGB from the Corsair lightning hub and from the board all work while on. I have checked for installation damage and everything is like new that I can see (CPU, RAM, MB pins, board itself...
  14. P

    Question PC will only boot up sometimes, what could cause that ?

    So I have an older computer I've been trying to get working after not using for about 6 months. It sometimes boots up and runs apparently fine, no abnormal temperatures, running as fast as I'd expect. Its only able to turn on properly one in every 8 times though. The other times, fans and...
  15. S

    Question Computer turning off randomly only on certain games

    I have been looking for a fix for over 2 weeks now and nothing has worked. Apologies if there was info somewhere out there already and I missed it. Specs CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 (Stock cooler Wraith Stealth?) GPU: XFX Speedster MERC319 6950 XT (I know its a mismatch with CPU but recent upgrade and...
  16. bynay

    Question PC won't boot, all fans spin ?

    I rebuilt my pc from mid tower atx to mini itx. It turns on and all the fans work, but there’s no display. It only booted up once, when I took it out of the case and it only had one ram in instead of 2. I put it back in the case, and boom, it doesn’t work again. Can someone please help? I been...
  17. Z

    Question PC booting up weirdly - is this a motherboard issue?

    I am having trouble with booting up my PC. Yesterday, at the very start of the day of opening the PC it did not signal anything to the display. The fans were running, CPUs, GPUs, case fans', and as well as LEDs were on during that time. However, I noticed that one specific LED was not turning...
  18. Micario

    Question I bought a i7-3770 put in on my HP 1790 a C216 chipset board with a bios version of k51 v01.58 (02/07/2013)

    It will get to startup but afterwards will have a black screen with white lines I saw an ASROCK board the c216 WS that says it's compatible with the i7-3770 but the HP-1790 C216 in the intel website the i7-3770 is not listed but I've heard that HP documentation is bad so I did some more...
  19. R

    Question Very niche problem with new system - freezing AFTER playing games/when idling

    Hi guys - Got a very strange issue with my 2 month old PC - got a custom gaming build from Scan Computers that freezes when I leave it idling but not during gaming. The problem seems to happen more frequently when I've been gaming, come off the game and leave the PC idle. Nothing responds and I...
  20. Dukesilver27-

    [SOLVED] PC random restarts, kernel 41, trying to nail down the problematic part.

    Hi, my PC is about 10 months old, all parts except GPU was brand new. Specs: i5-12400 ASUS Prime B660M-A D4 WIFI Team Delta TUF 2x8GB 3200 CL16 Team MP33 1TB ASUS TUF RX 6800 XT OC MSI MPG A850GF. Issue description: PC randomly restarts, sometimes even when idling it restarts, it gets...
  21. Doubtfully

    Question Stuck on yellow boot light "Please press DEL or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS Setting" - SSD Issue?

    Hello - I have researched quite a few of these topics here but the majority of them were related to new builds. Note: This issue is completely random with no parts or cables being changed in the past year. The computer I have had since 2019, and this only started today. When I start the computer...
  22. IcyAlexander

    Question Sudden Low FPS and high Latency in games (Rtx 3070 Ti / 7 5800x)

    For the past year, the performance of my GPU has been all around the place. Yesterday I ran Doom on Max settings, RT on and DLSS Quality, averaging a steady 120 fps. Today I'm barely getting 13fps with 120ms Latency. Using DDU to deep clean the drivers and freshly install them works for the...
  23. B

    Question Constant ticking sound from PC while running a specific game.

    Hey, I recently just built a new PC, and have gotten this constant ticking sound when I boot up and run a specific game. I don't have a hard drive, the GPU fans aren't spinning while the ticking noise occurs, and I don't believe cables are getting stuck in the CPU cooler fans. Maybe the CPU...
  24. H

    [SOLVED] Hardware starts failing after boot ?

    Hello, hopefully there is someone out there that can help me with this problem, I would say I'm quite knowledgeable when it comes to hardware, but this one has me clueless. My PC Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x GPU: RTX 2060 Super RAM : 16GB 3000mhz PSU: Raidmax 530W MB: Asus Prime A320M-K Last...
  25. coppa

    Question Second monitor making my pc crash??

    Hello! So I have been having this weird problem with my pc and I cant seem to find the cause or solution to it. My pc runs perfectly fine with my Acer KG241Q 144hz 1080p monitor, but whenever I plug in my second monitor (Samsung 1080p 60hz) via HDMI. the screen goes black, no video signal is...
  26. C

    Question i9 13900kf Z690 Boot Issues

    Hi, in a bit of a pickle here. I'm upgrading my CPU to a 13900kf, and decided to go the Z690 route with an MSI Z690 Carbon Wifi. Thanks to a debacle with amazon, also ended up with 2 sets of 2x16GB 5600Mhz DDR5 Corsair Vengeance RGB RAM which i'm a bit miffed at given the RAM speed limitations...
  27. Nate.Johnson_sth

    Question PC From Hell

    Hello, all. I'm not sure what to do on this issue. Bear with me with this backstory, it's a doozy. I bought a prebuilt gaming pc a few years ago from someone on eBay who had scalped a 3070 card from it to resell. At the time, it was a great financial deal because the seller was willing to part...
  28. H

    Question [SOLVED] PC build not completing POST (red CPU / yellow DRAM lights)

    Hi all, just finished (or so I thought) building a new PC with all new parts. I've now stripped it down to barebones to try to get it to start. All fans spin, but there is no video output through neither HDMI nor Display Port output on the Motherboard. If all that's installed is CPU, PSU...
  29. D

    [SOLVED] Internet speed cut in half, but only on one computer ?

    ive got gigabit internet speed for my home network and ive got 3 pcs running off of it and for some reason 1 of the PCs is getting half the speed of the others. any ideas as to why that might be? its got me stumped ive tried several things to troubleshoot it and still nothing :confused2: running...
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    Question PC randomly won't start up (but powers on) - and then turns itself back on automatically after me shutting it down via the power button

    So randomly my PC just won't start. The power comes on, the lights come on, the fans spin, but nothing appears on my monitor. It usually takes me a few times of hard shutting down via the power button and turning it back on for it to finally post and boot up. Today this started happening again...
  31. P

    Question I need troubleshooting help.

    hello, this is my first post here. i’m sorry if this doesn’t belong here, but i don’t know who else to talk to about this because no one knows whats going on. so, two weeks ago i was using my PC, and then it suddenly BSOD on me, and then it wouldnt POST. it kept giving me an orange DRAM led. i...
  32. splat9

    Question Need help figuring out the problem for no POST/display on power up

    Currently unable to achieve POST (no display at all?) with motherboard GIGABYTE B650 Aorus Elite AX. Unsure if it is entirely the Mobo since I've never troubleshooted an open PC. But I get LEDs and fan use for only a moment- only when pressing the BIOS 'Q FLASH PLUS' button that is in the back...
  33. Nik02

    Question My system wont post

    So I'm trying to upgrade my system to AM5 I got all the parts Mob: B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI CPU: Ryzen 5 7600x Ram: 2x16gb ddr5 Corsair Vengence 5200mhz GPU: MSI 3080 suprim 11 gb PSU: EVGA 750 GT After installing all the part with no Storage just to see if it boots to bios, it gave out no display...
  34. O

    Question Problems with Gigabyte

    Hi! (this is a long text but if u read it thanks ;) ) This is kind of a rant and also a question. I was playing with my pc today (specs in earlier posts) and minding my own business. I have a gigabyte mbod and ofc didn't mind the software, which is known to <Mod Edit> destroy pcs. Well yea so i...
  35. K

    Question Can anyone help me please? PC has started Rebooting when I try game

    Hi, could really use a hand here if anyone is super knowledgeable about PC's and weird issues with them ? I could play Escape From Tarkov for hours or days and no issue but now it will randomly reboot my PC. The screen will go black with blotches of the game on screen then the pc reboots and...
  36. U

    Question Computer doesn't turn on, then turned on alone

    Hello everyone, I'll try to explain my problem as best I can, any help would be appreciated. Motherboard power light is on but I can't boot up. Computer randomly boot up alone and everything was fine, then I shutdown. Can't boot up again. Things I've done: Unmounted everything and mounted...
  37. obiwan005

    Question 940mx giving abysmal performance

    It was performing quite poorly in a game I was playing, which I had played before on a friend's 920m laptop. Specifically, Goat Simulator at Medium settings, giving 30-ish FPS. Horrible. After a lot of research, this is the information I have: GPU usage is near 100% According to MSI...
  38. L

    [SOLVED] m flash doesnt detect any drives "Media Not Found Please plug in USB media and press "Retry" to try again".

    hi, i recently gotten a ryzen 5 5600x for my b350m gaming pro. it isnt originally supported with the motherboard, however, with a recent bios update it is. the bios update is in beta, but i dont think that should matter. im trying to install said bios update, but im having troubles getting m...
  39. Jergister

    Question Troubleshooting help! Potentially Faulty Graphics Drivers That Won't Fix?

    Okay so here's the deal, I have been plagued by constant crashes while gaming for over a year and I have tried everything under the sun to try and troubleshoot it. I have recently replaced my motherboard and now have been getting blue screens that have indicated that the errors are associated...
  40. G

    Question Lagging Low FPS Doing Anything

    For the past week or so my pc has been acting up a bit. I could be using it playing games, or just watching stuff and out of nowhere it will begin to lag. When I open a new tab, or when the windows task bar collapses or appears it comes out in slow motion.. When I go to turn off or restart my...