troubleshooting help

Forum discussion tagged with troubleshooting help.
  1. Irafli

    Question Am I having broken PSU?

    My PC keeps randomly restarted and it's says memory overclock disabled and it's not enabled xmp anymore but it's still keeps randomly shutdown, When I run furmark and prime95 for 30 minutes and it's fine but it's restarting at random time and now it's keeps restarting without going past the...
  2. F

    Question Terrifying "fuse" sound now pc is fine again?

    Hello, I'm once again in over my head. Rog maximus x hero Intel i7-8700k Gtx 1070 gigabyte X2 in sli (boo) Corsair cv650 80 plus 32gb ram I built this pc maybe a year ago out of a bunch of new-old stock. CPU and graphics cards were second hand though. It's been going great guns until today...
  3. koko667

    Question AMD system artifacting and freezing

    i just got this new amd system with a r5 7600 and rx 6800 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pD9yn6 and i played apex legends then after exit the game i opened another game and it started artifacting not long ago in the main menu and then it somehow fixed itself after a few force shutdown with power...
  4. H

    Question Performance Issues with Ryzen 7800X3D + 4090 GPU ?

    I recently upgraded to a 7800x3d system from a 5900x3d system, carrying over only my PSU and GPU, and have been having performance issues in games. Prior to this upgrade I had no issues, perfect performance and no stuttering or crashes. Old System Specs Mobo: ROG Crosshair VIII Impact CPU...
  5. Minty Mentos

    Question Help with a System Diagnosis Nightmare?

    Okay Specs List first AMD R5 3600 16gb DDR4 Corsair Vengeance PNY GTX 1650 Gigabyte B550M Aorus Pro-P Mobo Thermaltake smart 500W (80+ Basic) Explanation Was playing valorant, PC randomly shuts off, try replugging and turning back on to no fan spin. It's my first build so forgive some of the...
  6. D

    Question Dell XPS 8650 slowed to snail's crawl after fan upgrade??

    Hello All, I purchased a Dell XPS 8650 over a year ago and the dreaded noisy fan started up in the PSU. after doing some research, i discovered the proprietary nature of the power supply. Instead of paying out the nose for a "new" one from eBay, i decided to replace the two cheap fans with...
  7. TheAdultBoy

    Question RAM running at slower speed after bending pins.

    Specs : CPU : Ryzen 7 2700x Mobo : Strix B450-f Gaming Ram : Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200mhz CL16 (Samsung) GPU : Asus rtx 3060 TI dual I recently bought an AIO for my R7 2700x, while removing my stock Wraith prism cooler I noticed it wouldn't come out even though the latches were off, the...
  8. Iraku1337

    Question Completely new build, computer will not start.

    I need help, I'm a new builder starting from scratch. I've gone step by step but I may have missed something because my computer is kind of held in limbo. 1: Motherboard lights up, no led debug code, no POST beeping 2: fans are not lighting or spinning 3: gpu is not spinning, 4: power supply...
  9. jackmarkey

    Question Ethernet cable/ connection issues

    While setting up my PC at my parents house, I keep getting the error: “A Ethernet cable is not properly plugged in or might be broken” I went to Best Buy and got a new cable but still getting the same notification when running network diagnostics. Not sure what to do and really would love some...
  10. Rasil

    [SOLVED] Figuring out what's wrong with the graphics card

    Hi everyone! I have a LENOVO OEM gtx 1050ti which, when plugged into a PC (lenovo thinkcenter E73) the CPU fan goes to 100% rpm and the GPU fan doesn't spin at all. i have tested the system with a different card and its confirmed working. If the card was shorted then the PC wouldn't turn on...
  11. PatryKing

    Question After BSOD GPU stopped posting

    Hello, I've recently build my first pc, bought new parts (except for gpu) and followed step by step guides on yt. Everything work fine for 3 weeks until today. I was watching yt and downloading games on xbox app, then first BSOD happened, if I remember correctly it was: "attempt to write...
  12. A

    [SOLVED] B550m phantom gaming 4 mobo RAM clock issue

    I recently built my first pc and I'm having some trouble changing the clock speed for the ram. I enable XMP 2.0 profile and when I switch to 3600mhz it only shows up 2100mhz on task manager. The highest ram speed I could get is 3000mhz at 1.35 voltage. My ram is put in slots A1,B1...
  13. A

    Question Random Black Screen

    Hi, I'm really in a stuck place and have tried loads of solutions to solve this issue but nothing's working. I'll try o keep this brief. Essentially this issue popped out of nowhere, I turned on my pc as normal, speaker gives one beep indicating no issues and I'm met with the windows log in...
  14. A

    Question black screen of death

    Hello, i ran into this issue just today. I have an Asrock HM110-hd motherboard, i5 2.8GHZ, AMD radeon rx480, I needed to update my windows so i did. started up fine, only issue came up that no amd software was found. the application was there tried to run it as admin, same window of it not...
  15. Bembi

    Question My PC won't run simple games like LoL or LoR at above 110-150fps

    Hi All! First time poster here, so be gentle c:. My PC, which is fairly high end (i9 9900k, 2080ti, won't run LoL or any other game at the same intensity at above 150 fps.. even at low settings. This is an issue because I use a 165hz monitor, and plan on buying a 280hz to relegate this...
  16. M

    [SOLVED] Possibly bad on-board audio?

    Hello, TLDR at bottom... I have a low-end build with gigabyte b360m ds3h mobo that I use for doing some home music production and a little gaming. I was recording today and heard a loud crackle while I was fiddling with a microphone. I figured it was just clipping from the mic, but then all...
  17. O

    [SOLVED] After first day DIY PC will not boot

    recently i built a PC for a friends, just helping him put it together. I got windows installed the same day and the drivers installed fine but the day after the pc did not show any signs of life. the specs are a r5 2400g, a rx 570, ,a evga 400w psu ,8 gigs of ram is signal channel in a spec 4...
  18. R

    Question BSOD: "Gaming" PC shutting down, running slow, not running games well

    Hey guys, I'm sorry to just show up and ask a question but I'm at my wits end. I've been struggling with my pc for well, years, really; but this particular build for a few months. I've been trying and trying to troubleshoot, but nothing is working out and my frustration is building. I got tired...
  19. D

    [SOLVED] PC Powers On No Display Or Keybaord Detected

    Hey so I built my first pc and all the lights rgb and everything turns on when i plug the keyboard it inst detected and inst getting any power there is also no display.1 beep. SPECS: AMD RYZEN 5 2600 ASUS B-350F EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1070 TRIDENT Z RGB 2X8 EVGA 550W CRUCIAL MX500 SEGATE 1TB
  20. P

    Is This A Good Build?

    https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NBg7d6 If you can make it any cheaper I don't mind losing a couple frames I only want to game and the most demanding one I can think of is bf1 on high/ultra thanks