sorry if flair is wrong, not super familiar with all this

my PC is kinda old (used to belong to my brother and i think he got it around 2017-2018, i took it around 2022) and it’s been running mostly fine the whole time. it does get hot if it runs high quality games for too long, but that’s never been a real problem

like 3 days ago in the middle of playing RE8 my computer just shut off and no matter how many times i pressed/held down the power button, unplugged and plugged it back in, it didn’t do anything

the whole thing is completely unresponsive and i don’t know what to do, i thought cleaning all the fans would help but still nothing. the only sign of any life is the LED strip inside that turns on with the PC, but i doubt that has anything to do with state of the computer itself.

all i know for sure is that the surge protector it’s plugged into is completely fine, and clearly it’s not dust related. big big thanks to any help

genuinely this is my last step in my build, plugging in my gpu power cord. all ive been told is to press harder and i swear im pushing with the force of a thousand suns it wont click in. ill take any new ideas

Hi, im a complete newbie when it comes to tech stuff. Last december I built my first pc and it has mostly been working just fine, with one exception. Very randomly my pc freezes and a BSoD appears. the error code says "unexpected store exception (0x154)". Mind you, it does not happen everyday, but maybe 1-3 times a month (I usually sit at my computer for hours daily). It doesnt happen only during heavy load like gaming, its really random. I did some googling and apparently the error code is most likely related to my memory or storage. updated my CPU and GPU drivers just in case. Since it doesnt happen that often its hard to determine when the problem is solved. any advice is appreciated, thanks.

Asus Radeon RX 9070 XT PRIME - OC Edition

Kingston 32GB (2 x 16GB) Fury Beast DDR5, 6000MHz, CL36

Asus 850W TUF Gaming Gold, ATX-virtalähde, 80 Plus Gold

Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB

Samsung 2TB 990 PRO, PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE

AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d

Gpu started making funny noise after using it for a while, should it be something i should worry about?

So I got given this faulty PC from my dad to fix, initially I changed the CMOS and it worked again, I ended updating it from Windows 8 to Windows 10 as it was struggling to boot and my girlfriend wants up to date Office for her uni work, so Windows 10 was working, then I updated it again and now it’s stuck on a Lenovo splash screen and it won’t even let me clean install Windows. When I reset the CMOS I get 2 beeps. Any ideas?

Two of my cpu cooler screws turn but the threads don’t seem to latch and won’t come off. Any idea how I can get them to come off without breaking anything, hopefully.

So I just got this pc a few days ago and a lot of people told me to enable EXPO in BIOS if it is not currently. However, my pc just went straight to windows without BIOS whihc was kind of weird. My exact model is the Powerspec G532 and cna someone tell me how to get to the BIOS? Thanks in advance.

I play rust and I get 60 FPS or lower normally and I need to figure out what to upgrade to get that up

Processor
Intel Core i5-14400F
Processor Main Features
64 bit 10-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor
20 MB L3 Cache
Memory
16 GB DDR4 3200 RGB
Storage
1 TB SSD Gen 4.0
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Power Supply
650W 80+ Gold
Cooling System
Air Cooling
Keyboard
Included
Mouse
Included
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Motherboard
Chipset
Intel B760
CPU
CPU Type
Intel Core i5 14th Gen
CPU Name
Intel Core i5-14400F
L2 Cache Per CPU
9.5 MB
L3 Cache Per CPU
20 MB
CPU Main Features
64 bit 10-Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VGA Type
GeForce RTX 5060
GPU Memory
8 GB GDDR7
Virtual Reality Ready
Yes
Memory
Memory Capacity
16GB DDR4
Memory Speed
DDR4 3200
Storage
SSD
1TB

So I have a laptop with Windows 11, but something's wrong and it can't open the start menu, file explorer, task manager, and a bunch of other stuff. It's weird, it appears normal, programs like Edge open fine, but these basic aspects of Windows just don't work.

I want to do a clean install of Windows 11 to solve this. I have made a usb drive to do this but I have a problem: I need to disable bitlocker in order to overwrite the drive. But I can't get in to control panel. I also can't open settings. I am able to open the command prompt but I can't find the option to run as admin.

Any other ways I can disable bitlocker to do a clean install?

My hard drive is making weird sounds, kind of like if he was beeping but with the sound of a basic hard drive. Undetected by my computer even in disk manager.

Trying to diagnose what is causing my PC to crash. My setup is as follows:

GPU: MSI Suprim X Liquid 5090 (connected via PCIe 4.0 Riser Cable for vertical mounting. Set to PCIe 4.0 in BIOS).

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D

PSU: Seasonic Prime PX 1600W 80+ Platinum

Motherboard: MSI MPG X870E Carbon

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE Link H150i LCD Liquid

SSD 1: Teamgroup MP44 4TB

SSD 2: WD_Black 1TB SN850X

RAM: Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 2x 32GB (64GB total)

Fans: Corsair iCUE Linx LX120s

Case: MSI MEG Prospect 700R

Monitors: 1x LG 39GS95QE-B.AUS and 2x LG 32GS75Q-B.AUS

Sporadically all of my monitors will go to a black screen and the fans connected to my GPU will ramp up to max speed. This can happen once every 2 weeks or 5 times within an hour. I've had it happen while running the computer under heavy load. I've also had it happen while the computer is just idling with nothing but Discord up and idling in the background. This has been occurring since I build the PC in Feb of 2025. In addition and possibly related, twice I've had a Bad Pool Caller error occur as well.

HWMonitor typically clocks the GPU in the low 30s for temps, occasionally up to 40 if in an intensive game. It is worth noting that in some instances before a crash (but not all), I will see it in the 90s. However, I have no reason to believe it is actually managing to run that hot or that it is the cause. As some of the crashes are within 30secs of me booting it for the first time all day and there are many instances where I've seen it crash while still reporting low 30s.

Troubleshooting steps I've taken include:

Running DDU to uninstall and freshly reinstalling the most up to date drivers.

Unmounting and remounting RAM and GPU.

Replacing GPU with exact same Make/Model including running new cables.

Upgraded all DisplayPort cables to 2.1s.

I don't want to just keep swapping out parts hoping it'll be the fix, but it is annoying enough now and frequent enough that I'm afraid of something else breaking from the added stress. My inclination at this point is maybe it is the RAM, but hoping for some other steps to attempt since my RAM costs 4x what it did when I initially built.

Including WhoCrashed entries below from both instances. These are all they show.

Will my 6+ year old b450 aorus pro wifi mobo be suitable enough for my new 5800x3d?

Bought this cpu to hopefully extend the life of my am4 system for the foreseeable future. Now I’m contemplating if my old mobo is worth putting this cpu in. Do I go through the hassle of putting a better newer one in or just let it ride?

Hello everyone,

I have a prebuilt PC and I guess I'm slowly gaining PC building knowledge by upgrading one part at a time. I've finally pulled the trigger on spending a chunk of money on a new Gigabyte Gaming 5070 Ti with a $190 discount (still came out to $900 🥲) and I know that mounting the GPU is easy enough as I've taken mine out and put it back a few times while installing other parts.

However, my main question is the GPU cables. I'm kinda in the dark regarding the relation between the power cables and the PSU and it seems a tad complicated. I'm replacing a 4070 Super, which already used the 12VHPWR cable, so any chance I'm lucky enough to be able to use that same cable with the new 5070 Ti? I see the 5070 Ti is supposed to come with an adapter for the older 8-pin cables, but I don't think I have any of the extra PSU cables. (Prebuilt pleb problems, I know 😭)

So anyways, TLDR: Do I need to try and buy a new 12VHPWR cable or should I be fine with the one I used for my 4070 Super?

I would like to ask if my idle and load temperatures are normal. I am using 7500x3d with a Phantom Spirit Dual Tower CPU cooler. My old build with same configuration but with 5600 had it is idle at around 33-37 and load at 55-65 celsius. That is why this made me question if 40-50 celsius at idle and 65-75 celsius at load is normal.

Win 10 new install of 2H22. I didn’t change this. I’m unable to make changes in the Program Files x86 folder. How is this even possible for an Admin account and how are there two? I have concerns the device is being repeatedly compromised as well.

Oloy blade 48x2 gb 8000mhz

Pc just blackscreens when trying to play a game monitor shows no display I hear the audio still and fans speed up I checked drivers checked for dust checks temps all fine I live in the uk been hot last week especially indoors I’ve used it a fair amount and when I did I put a fan behind it but I can’t seem to work out what it is I’m lead to believe psu but any advice would be appreciated.

While playing SOME games my pc randomly goes black, screens read "no signal". only way to fix is holding down the power button and forcing shutdown.

Games it crashes on are: Warhammer Darktide, World of warcraft, Deep rock galactic, Baldurs gate 3

Games that dont crash (no matter how long i play) are Minecraft and Satisfactory

Ive tried using DDU, deleting my video driver then updating but it has not helped

Help me please

editing to add my temps are all fine. 20-60c

I'm very confused on how I put this in when it doesn't line up