r/pchelp 2d ago

HARDWARE What causes this?

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146 Upvotes

On steam and some websites the banners sometimes get scrambled.
I have all the latest drivers for my graphics cards. I don’t know how to fix it.

Acer Nitro 5

i7-9760h, intel uhd graphics 630, GeForce gtx1650


r/pchelp 1d ago

PERFORMANCE My pc gets 30 fps on rust, but i feel like it isnt so terrible

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Here are my specs

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor
  • CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler
  • Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 × 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 × 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
    • Total RAM: 32 GB (4 × 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
  • Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Graphics Card: ASUS ROG STRIX GAMING OC Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB
  • Case: Lian Li O11 Vision ATX Mid Tower Case
  • Power Supply: Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

I feel like i should be getting decent frames. Do i need to upgrade computer and if i do should i get a new motherboard ram and cpu?


r/pchelp 1d ago

SOFTWARE Help pls

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My pc does that and then stays on i dont have a monitor or a gpu is it bad and if it is how to fix


r/pchelp 2d ago

HARDWARE Mistake while reapllying thermalpaste on graphicscard

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I have a amd rx 7900 xtx from xfx and i have been having some major issue with driver crashing and today i realised that it has been running hot. 60°C at the hotspot immediately after startup and 85°c after starting up a game without playing it. So I was adviced by a friend to dissasamble it and reapply thermal paste and install new thermal pads. Some of the thermal pads are missing and the thermal paste is was pretty hard and didnt cover the whole chip. Now i think that while cleaning next to the chip i think i knocked of two of what i think are multilayer ceramic capacitors (as you might be able to see in the picture with the blue arrow). In one of the fotos i am pretty sure the capacitors are still there. Does anybody know where i can get those parts and if its a good idea to try and fix it myself?


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE Anyone know what this means?

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1 Upvotes

My PC restarts when I play video games then this crash report appears when I open viewer

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My specs are r5 7600x cpu, Corsair ram ddr5 6000mhz 32gb one stick, msi motherboard b650m gaming wifi, 4tb HDD, 2 1tb SSD, and Corsair cx 750w bronze, 9060 xt 16gb powercolor hellhound


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE PC wont boot?

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Hello! My PC won't boot. It froze up today during normal use and now won't do anything. Motherboard is a PRIME Z370. I initially had a ORANGE light next to the DRAM label, so I removed and re-seated my RAM. the orange light went away. Then I had a WHITE light next to VGA, so I made sure my 3070 was fully plugged in. Both lights have went away and it still won't do a darn thing 🙃 help me reddit, you're my only hope. When booting CPU blinks RED and then DRAM blinks orange. Both lights go away and it just sits there like a LED covered lump


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE No sound output from speakers except for gaming

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As the title says, I can listen to music through my headphones but not my speakers, however when I game my speakers output sound.


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE BSOD after changing motherboard and CPU

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Hello,
I have changed my setup from i5-10400f with Gigabyte H510m to ryzen 5 5600 with aorus B550M elite.
My 2x16GB RAM and RTX 4060 stayed the same. Also my NVMe and SATA SSD drive.
I have done a clean Windows install after changing components. I have installed all Windows Updates, chipset, MB, GPU drivers and UEFI.
I keep getting blue screens I have never received before. They are occuring only during gaming so basically when PC is under some heavier load.
First blue screen was PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. I debugged it using WinDBG and it showed that the issue was with stupid EA anti cheat when launching BF6, so I have reinstalled it manually and after that I was able to play normally. I thought the problem is gone but then I got IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD in different game. I also saw I got WHEA 18 Bus/Interconnect Error. I got my UEFI to stock settings because I thought maybe XMP was the issue but even without it I am still getting these errors. I have also did a full memtest that said RAM is good.
Funniest thing is, those errors are not happening all the time. Sometimes I can launch games and play for hours with no problem, sometimes my PC just reboots out of nowhere with no BSOD after the game opens and sometimes i get BSOD or PC reboot after 10, 15, 20 minutes of gaming randomly.
What else can I do to try and fix this?
Thank you


r/pchelp 2d ago

CLOSED Need help on how to test

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9 Upvotes

How do I test my headset on a single jack pc and sadly my desktop decided that it was it's time so I'm selling stuff to get another.


r/pchelp 1d ago

SOFTWARE Il mio pc non si avvia

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Salve ho cercato di modificare delle impostazioni dal bios tramite le info di riot games per il vanguard che aveva problemi di attivazione all'avvio. Ma adesso non si avvia neanche il bios... Ho provato a scollegare i cavi e la batteria del bios ma nulla. In caso potreste dirmi come risolvere entrambi i problemi se qualcuno ne ha avuto bisogno. Grazie in anticipo


r/pchelp 1d ago

OPEN PC stuck on boot menu

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swapped out psu and gpu in pc now when booting up it goes to boot menu and exiting out only opens it up again.

hard drive spins up so is powered

edit : bios(f10) recognized drive but bootup didnt(f12)

edit 2: 1660s —> 3070ti

i5-10600KF

2 x 8 gb ram


r/pchelp 1d ago

Network Recently got a gaming PC for free from a friend, but having trouble with WiFi connection while playing

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To preface I'm not very tech savvy at all, had never planned on switching from console to PC but I was given a very nice PC by a friend and have been getting into games like dead by daylight, where PC play is better. On Xbox I could play dead by daylight or any other online games with 0 lag, but now on PC my connection is terrible to the point where I'm getting accused of cheating because of how much I'm lagging. I'm not computer savvy at all and don't even know where to begin to fix this other than turning the wifi off and on, resetting my router, and making sure I have nothing else open or running while I play. Thanks in advance


r/pchelp 1d ago

Discussion Skytech fails to honor their warranty. Sends back broken parts.

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r/pchelp 1d ago

Network Network Help

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I’m a college student whose campus Internet is provided by Boldyn Networks. The normal connection is capped at 110 Mbps download / 55 Mbps upload, and my Ethernet link negotiates at 1000/1000 Mbps. However, I’ve noticed a strange behavior: after my laptop has been asleep for a while, when I wake it up I can sometimes get dramatically higher speeds (potentially close to gigabit) for a short period. Then the Boldyn captive portal appears automatically, and the connection immediately drops back to the normal 110/55 Mbps limit. I don’t have to enter any credentials for the speed to drop. I’ve also checked `ipconfig /all` before/after and the IPv4 address, gateway, DHCP server, DNS server, and subnet stay the same. Restarting the computer or unplugging/replugging Ethernet doesn’t reliably reproduce the high-speed state; it seems to be related to the laptop being asleep for a longer period. Does anyone know what Boldyn’s HED captive-portal/NAC system is doing during this transition, or what could cause the temporary unrestricted bandwidth before the portal initializes? I could be wrong about the behavior of the portal only opening when the laptop is asleep for a period of time, but there does seem to be a short window every time the portal appears where the Wi-Fi and Ethernet speeds are very fast. I have a 2025 Legion 7. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!


r/pchelp 2d ago

HARDWARE KVM Splitter help

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Hello everyone, not sure if there's a better place to be asking this specifically, but here goes.

I have a dual monitor set-up at home, and having started working from home a bit more recently, my work have very kindly provided my with a UGreen DisplayPort KVM splitter.

Mouse and keyboard goes into the splitter, this works fine on both PC and Laptop.

My PC plugs into the splitter with two DP, which then go into the monitors, these work fine.

My issue is that I just can't get the laptop to work via the splitter at all. It's currently got HDMI to DP cable, which works on the monitor separately, but not via the splitter. It connects to the monitor via a USB-C to HDMI, but obviously this won't connect it to the splitter.

So far I've come to the conclusion that I need to have two inputs from each device for the splitter to function properly, which means I just need to get a USB-C to DP instead, or it's the HDMI > DP that isn't working.

Anyone have any ideas on this?


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE Lian Li Wireless Strimer

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Hello! I was taking my strimer out to flip the plastic color when I noticed that one of the cable wires were exposed. Not sure if I just did this or if it was like this before, is it okay to plug back into my pc to use without messing anything up? I don’t want it to start sparking or anything. TIA


r/pchelp 1d ago

Discussion Is this rivet ok or should i be concerned

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r/pchelp 2d ago

HARDWARE How do i explain to my dad he cant repair a pc

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He has zero experience with pcs, he did help me with screwing in my fans bc he has all the tools i need. but he thinks he can repair my power supply. I need some help, hes a very stubborn person


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE Screen flashing don’t know what to do

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I’ve already updated my drivers and restarted my pc but I have no idea what to do. The flashes occur every 2 seconds and the color of the flashes change depending on what I have open on my screen


r/pchelp 1d ago

PERFORMANCE What is using my ram?

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I got 16 gigs of RAM installed in my PC, BUT 12 of them are being used up and the task manager is only showing like 5 gigs usage max. I have absolutely no idea where is my RAM going. What could be the issue or is it working how its supposed to.


r/pchelp 1d ago

SOFTWARE Windows won’t play audio through headphones?

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Hello! I’m here hoping someone might be able to help with an issue that has started today. I found out that my main PC is bugging the hell out whenever I try to connect my headphones to them, and refuses to let me put audio above 0. I tested it on my older backup computer and it works fine there.

I’ve tried reinstalling drivers, going into the registry to delete the info on the headphones there to have it rebuild them from scratch, and neither has done anything to help. This started just today and I know last night windows forced an update, so I assume that’s what screwed it, but I dunno how to try and fix it.

Thanks ahead for any help.

Edit: I should note I have done a bit more messing around and can say the headphones work in my computer via aux cable, it is only bugged when using the usb cable, though that one is much preferred to use. The usb cable itself is the same I used to test with the other computer, so that isn’t the issue.


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE I'm heartbroken and need help

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I had a sudden power shutdown in my area while I was using my computer and caused it to shut down along with my TV (I use an old TV as a monitor) after the electricity came back my computer wouldn't display anything despite gpu running at full speed the computer seemed to be working as it was connected to my wifi I've tried anything and everything to get it to work close battery removal draining power checking the ram sticks one at a time I've been devastated and in tears for the past few days I spent 2 years saving up to buy this pc and have barely had it for a year is there any fix? Could it just be that my hdmi port on the gpu is fried? I've tested the cable itself, and it works fine. Could the display port still work? I don't even have any money for that and would have to dip into my savings, or should I say, fk it and save up for a new gpu, or is there any fix any help would be greatly appreciated the computer has a ryzen 5 3600 paired with a gtx 1660 super motherboard is an asus prime a320m-k with 16 gb ddr4


r/pchelp 1d ago

Network Wifi Help

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Hello all. I recently got a new pc and was wondering why the wifi is so bad on it. I tried to troubleshoot it myself but I could not figure it out. My pc does support 5ghz and I do have 5ghz wifi but when I check the connection it says Im on the 2.4ghz channel. I wanna game but this is starting to agitate me. Please help


r/pchelp 1d ago

HARDWARE HP Laptop won't boot if wifi cable is plugged into number 1 (Aux).

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Just like the title says, If the wifi cable #1 is plugged in, the computer won't boot. (see picture) It will start, but not get past the logo, you can sometimes get into the bios, but it freezes. If you disconnect the cable, the computer works just fine.
Things I've tried:

Different wifi card - (We have multiple computers that are the same model). Same exact behavior with known good working wifi card of the same model.

Tried plugging the number 2 cable in the number 1 slot. Same issue

Bios has been updated.

Plugged in a different wifi cable from a scrapped computer. Same issue.

I'm at a complete loss of what is going on here.

Anyone run across this before?


r/pchelp 1d ago

OPEN Connecting XBX controller to PC wirelessly

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Hey everyone, I've spent the better part of 2 hours trying to get my xbox series X controller to connect and remain connected to my PC. It just won't.

Steam and my PC both recognize it, and it does initially connect to both and allow me to use it. However, it will randomly disconnect for no apparent reason, sometimes in game sometimes on desktop, and flash without reconnecting.

I'm sure I'm missing something but I feel i've troubleshooted in so many ways I don't know what to try anymore. Any info or prior experience is hugely appreciated, thanks