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  1. WD-40

    Solved PSU fan hasn't been spinning for a long long time.

    Hi everyone. I recently discovered that some piece of plastic was stopping my psu fan from spinning. I have no idea since when. Could've been from months to even years and I can't afford a new psu currently. I just pulled the plastic and it started spinning right back up. I never noticed any...
  2. zivglb

    Computer doesn't have video output after changing GPU and PSU

    Hello, I just bought new GPU and PSU and when I connected it to my PC, I could see it turning on (fans are spinning and RGB lights are on) but there was no video output (I tried display port, hdmi, dvi). I also tried removing the CMOS for 5 minutes but with no success. I tried also to remove the...
  3. DoSombras

    Pc crashes when i play a higher end game

    Every time i play a higher end game my pc just crashes in the middle of it ( around 10 mins into gameplay) Its not overheating I thought it was a faulty psu so i sended it to the store i bougth it for to test it and they told me its most likely a faulty cpu They werent 100% sure so im here to...
  4. D

    Is this a normal PSU sound? MSI MPG A850GF Please help!!

    Hello, I’ve just bought a brand new MSI MPG A850GF PSU and it’s making a weird constant buzz at idle and under load all the time. Is this normal? Connections are strong, cables aren't loose, tried different electrical outlets - nothing helps... Here’s the link to the video: Thank you!
  5. kaolor0596

    Pc wont start/has no power

    Hello everyone, I woke up to a completely dead pc the other day. It has no power completely (my ram's LED has no power, fan LEDs no power, motherboard LEDs no power, no power/lights anywhere). I left it in sleep mode the night before which I usually do and have been doing so for the past year...
  6. Ryan Christopher Lee

    Computer randomly restarting frequently after new CPU installation

    I recently replaced my Ryzen 9 3900X with a Ryzen 9 5900X, and it was fine for the first couple of days, though I had only used it for a few hours each day. Today, it started spontaneously restarting every few minutes. The restarts are quick, I'm not getting any error or blue screens nor am I...
  7. Y

    Weird power problem

    Hello there everyone. I have a problem with my setup, last week it went off suddenly and went to sleep. I'm always turning off my PSU because sometimes my PC "tries" to power up by itself for no reason, so that day PSU off as always. The problem came the next day, as soon as I powered up the...
  8. S

    PC looses Video signal if GPU is put under any stress

    Hi Everyone So I'm kinda at my wits end. My PC looses video signal ( the display goes black, sometimes thje screen just goes black once, other times it does it a few times in quick succession before completely going black, with the only resoution being to restart my pc) if i try to put any sort...
  9. N

    Solved No POST beep. CPU fan does not start. Reset button does not work. Is it a PSU problem?

    The problem and question: My PC does not start, and I need to know if it is a problem with the PSU or the motherboard, to decide which to replace. How the problem began: Everything was working fine. I used Ubuntu 20's "Suspend" option to put the PC in suspend mode. When I tried resuming...
  10. Rey

    Solved I can't turn on my PC

    Hello! So, yesterday I was playing Valorant on my PC, then suddenly the electricity went off and my PC forcedly turned off. When the electricity went on again, I tried to turn it on again, but my PC didn't turned on, no LED blinking, no fan rotating, no sound or whatsoever. I checked everything...
    • Rey
    • Thread
    • can't turn on help motherboard pc build power supply psu
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  11. jakersondiscord

    Solved Advice on New Parts

    Budget 200-400 Euro Current Parts CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 GPU: PNY NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super (1 fan) MOBO: MSI A320M A PRO VD/S RAM: 32GB 3200MHZ (HyperX, 2x 16GB) DISK: 1TB SSD & 250GB SSD PSU: Cooler Master MWE 400W Case: Picture of Case BIOS: Latest Version bios page CPU COOLER: AMD AM4 Wraith...
  12. D

    Solved Post Failure: Video Card, Motherboard, or PSU?

    Hello, I was gaming yesterday when suddenly the computer just went black screen on me. I've built rigs for years and I'm stumped. My current rig is built with: CPU: i7 - 7700k Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z270X-UD3 GPU-EVGA 3080RTX SC3 Ultra M.2 NVMe - Samsung 970 EVO SSD - PNY 250, Back up RAM...
  13. M

    PC crashes while playing Cyberpunk2077 and TotalWar:WwarhammerII

    Hello everyone! I lately have a problem with my PC, which is crashing when I play "Cyberpunk2077" (C77) and "TotalWar: Warhammer II" (TWW2). My PC is almost 1 year old except for the PSU and 1 HDD. The first time this problem occured like a week ago, when I installed, started TWW2 and played...
    • MisterXY
    • Thread
    • computer crashing crash cyberpunk2077 psu totalwar:warhammer2
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  14. BIG YOUS

    Solved PC Keeps Crashing while gaming (continued)

    Last week I posted about an issue I was having with my PC where it would make a weird "pop" or "crack" sound in my headphones and crash on a frozen screen. We suspected the problem was with my PSU, so I decided to purchase a new one since I was planning on upgrading my GPU in the near future and...
  15. ARegularGuy

    Need help BSOD and Component problem also have some questions.

    Hello before my questions here’s what happened. Around a month ago, my PC started to take around 4-5 mins to start which is longer than the usual 1-3mins. Sometimes the DRAM LED lights up and I have to reseat the RAM to get it to start. I've noticed it happens when I turn the PSU off for more...
  16. Rick Rab

    PC not starting up, only powers for 6 seconds

    Power outages and likely surges shorted something, lost ability to boot; no power. Replaced PSU, can't get more than 6 seconds of life out of it. Voltage was unchanged. Everything is plugged correctly, the only thing that was changed was the PSU. Did something else get shorted? MOBO is a MSI...
  17. A

    I installed an M.2 SSD and my AMD software keeps crashing when I play games

    So I recently installed a new M.2 SSD but decided to keep my windows 10 on my SATA SSD. But now when I play any game, at any random moment (could be 2 minutes to 2-3 hours after I start up the game) my screen will go black for a couple seconds and my game will crash and AMD will send a crash...
  18. S

    Task manager showing very high power usage, and hardware-demanding games crashing easily

    I have a PC (Dell Inspiron 5675 - Windows 10, 32GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor 3.00 GHz, Samsung SSD 980 1TB, TOSHIBA HDD DT01ACA100, Dell PSU AC460AM-01) that is approaching two years of use. I first noticed maybe a couple months ago that an open-world game I like that also...
    • saladbowl
    • Thread
    • crash crashing dell dell inspiron gpu help help me please help requested psu
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows 10
  19. A

    Solved Power usage is "Very High" & PC is very hot

    Not sure where else to put this, so hopefully here is good. For the past few days my PC has been slow and freezing a lot, so I was trying to fix it and found that my power usage is "Very High" in my task manager. Not sure what caused this or how to fix, been looking everywhere trying to solve...
  20. Zach Burkhamer

    PSU Cricket Noise? Can PSU coil whine happen without a graphics card installed? New HX1000 Platinum

    Been getting weird electrical cricket noises from my PSU and seems to be coming from either inside the PSU or from the PSU power cable. (New Build) Things i’ve tried: Checking the surrounding of the PSU including any loose cables, external interferences, screws snug not loose or too tight...
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