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  1. Václav Kopřiva

    PC stuck on booting screen

    Hello. My computer just can't boot. It's always stuck on "preparing automatic repair". So i tried booting it in safe mode, but that doesn't work either. It just is stuck on the booting screen. I even put the windows 10 installation on a usb disk and tried booting the pc from the usb. But it...
  2. ferodemopanxd

    I need some advice for upgrading a very old pc.

    Hi! This is my current pc (lol, I know it's bad, it's more than 10 years old) . Motherboard: P7H55-M CPU: Intel core i3 530 @2.84Ghz (2 cores 4 threads) RAM: 12,0 GB (used to be 4gb, upgraded recently) Graphics card: GeForce GT 730 (didn't even have that, I recently bought it.) Windows 10 on 120...
  3. Keaton Fletcher

    My GPU utilization is Dropping

    My GPU utilization if fluctuating so bad that games are unplayable. It will go from 95% to zero. To a complete freeze. I don’t think it’s bottlenecking because my cpu usage is only like 40% when playing a game. But my GPU still goes down. It’s not overheating, powers supply, fans. I’ve checked...
  4. P

    Reboot loop help [Nothing working]

    Hello, whoever is reading this! Some time yesterday, my computer must have hit a bug because it went black and is stuck in a reboot cycle. I have tried using all the general fixes, but it always runs into a problem. So, I checked youtube, and have resorted to using the cmd to fix, but reseting...
  5. Will Smith

    DDR4 #1 Slot On Motherboard Not Functioning.

    - I have an H130M A Motherboard, which of which I recently changed the cpu. Before, the ram slot was working, but after I changed it, the ram slot does not work. No matter what I do: I've tried clearing the CMOS, I've tried different ram, and a different cpu. The computer only boots if I use the...
  6. RedMeerkat

    Would this work?

    I have a Z390 UD motherboard and it only has 1 HDMI output. I really want 2 monitors and was wondering if a USB to HDMI converter would work as I purchased one ( only about £10 ) and it doesn't work so it might just be a bad converter or maybe it isn't possible. Sidenote: I have checked that the...
  7. Caleb Komolafe

    Help, my pc will randomly boot loop...

    So my pc will run for a while, then randomly restart like 3 times over consecutively, then stop. Then this would just happen randomly all day. I have ran diagnostics, updated all drivers, reseated RAM, used a repair tool to repair everything I could and nothing works. So far all I have got from...
  8. S

    Hi, I am Brenyon and I have a burning question for my close friend Brenton about the Java client and applying it to .jars.

    Hi, I am Brenyon. My friend, Brenton is currently having a issue opening .jar's using the Java client. Below I have listed two screenshots. One that Brenton took on his own PC, NOT mine. Another that shows When he hovers over the option "open with" on a .jar file while having Java the...
  9. I

    Solved Automatic repair function

    So a couple of days ago i got a notice from windows saying theres something wrong with my harddrive. So it started an automatic repair which didn't solve anything. And now im stuck in the Blue screen with advanced options and restart or something. And i have tried everything in advanced options...
  10. J

    Help with cable connections.

    Hi there, i recently bought 5 coolers to my new case, and i noticed they each have molex connectors. I would want to connect them to 1 of 2 molex female cables that are coming out from my psu. The problem is, in order for my gpu to work i have a 8 pin to 2 molex adapter. 8 pin goes to gpu and...
  11. A

    Solved PC not being able to boot

    Hi! First time posting here, so idk if im posting this thread in the right place, so do help me out. I built a pc for my mate a year ago and everything was fine. Until last week, he told me that his pc cant seem to boot up. He never opened up the pc once, last day he was able to use his pc was...
  12. V

    PC keeps crashing

    I have a pretty basic gaming pc (ryzen 5 3600, amd radeon rx 570, 16 gb ram, asus tuff b450 pro gaming motherboard). A little while ago i bought a new ssd to put in my system so i was not limited with only my Kingston A400 SSD 480GB 2.5'' . My new ssd was a TEAM GROUP MP34 1TB NVME PCIE GEN3 X 4...
  13. O

    Low fps with cpu potential left

    Hey im playing BF2042 and i have just over 70 fps, sometimes going over or underneath. Based upon MSI afterburner i Still have room for some workload of my cpu. I just wanted to start to get in touch so maybe some of you can help me get the maximum fps of my computer. My Settup is: RTX3080...
  14. Z

    Solved Display shut down on Dell Optiplex 3010 ?

    i have this problem where the pc boot up but with no display ,load of noise from cooler but after i set BIOS to defaults and purge power from the unit, it does turn on and works well for 4-2 minute then it shut down and it came back to the same problem(orange color button no display) again ? I...
  15. Garrettlee18

    Solved No signal on monitor upon first startup

    To make a long story short, HP screwed me on an 1100 dollar paperweight with components that weren’t exactly compatible. It burned out in half an hour. Went black. I could unplug the CPU and SYS power and get an led/fan pulse for about 2 seconds. Then back off. So I read online and came to the...
  16. T

    I need help with my PC

    So for a couple months now it would be Ive had this issue where my pc (windows 10) completely restarts itself randomly like it would if you press the restart button. And it would do this at random intervals, sometimes with a blue screen sometimes none at all and just turn off and back on. so...
  17. lfcben

    Solved GPU Black Screen

    Hi, I recently switched from AMD to Intel and since then my GPU will not receive a signal only giving a black screen but the onboard graphics work. I have taken the GPU to be tested at my local shop and it worked fine so I thought it could have been my motherboard, after trying with a new...
  18. C

    Pc keeps turning on and off

    So ive recently changed my ram in my pc (motherboard is b250m ds3h and the ram that i put in was the corsair vengence 2x8gb 2400 speed) ive put the ram in slot 2 and slot 4. I had to remove my gpu in order to open up ram slot to put the ram stick in. When the stick was in i placed everything...
  19. Z

    Very low FPS in games all of the sudden

    So I played some GTA earlier today and everything went smoothly. Later in the day i installed le latest game ready driver and went on with my dad. I got on about 30 mins ago to play some GTA and i realized that my graphics card seemed to be running alot more intense than it usually does, and...
  20. D

    SAS NAS Server

    Hi Guys, I´m trying to build a nas from some old sas drives i have got laying around. the only problem is that i dont know witch hardware i should use that don't makes me bankrupt. Ive already got 34 sas drives (22 2,5" and 12 3,5") and a lot of ddr3 and ddr2 ram. everything else i would...