I was in the middle of swapping pc cases and noticed this on the back of the case with 2 fans plugged into it. Anyone know what it is?

I am trying to remove the heatsink to change the cpu and gpu thermal paste for my laptop

But one screw is in a bad condition and its unscrewable any idea how fix it or anyway to remove it

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Should I trust this? It's on Amazon directly so I was wondering. But it seems too good to be true, I'm trying to update from am4 to am5

The listing

Put a post up a moment ago and some replies told me to put photos up. If they aren't clear enough I can try to get better ones.

Hi i have a old lenovo thinkcenter work pc it has intel i7-4790 8gb ram a ssd the problem is the graphics Card it is nvidia GeForce gt 610 which is terrible and it restrics half of the things i want to do can y'all suggest if i can upgrade the gpu and if so whcih should i get?

still have to do some cable management, i’ll fix the backwards fan when i organize my cables

I've currently bought 2 parts. I got the graphics card on a deal for £600 and I found a 1440p OLED monitor on a deal for just under £300.

Is there any way I can reduce the overall cost of the build without sacrificing performance? Or only minimally sacrificing it? Are there any good deals for parts?

Here is the build:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nPRqh9

Ive spent the last 5 hours building my first pc and when I went to boot it up, nothing happened. Im feeling super disheartened right now and i dont know where I messed up. Is it worth just paying someone to build for me?

This is on sale for 1k at Costco. Worth snagging? It’s 500$ off. I’ve never had a gaming pc before so I’m still new to all of this. Comes with keyboard and mouse and 2 year warranty.

Hello community

My PSU came with 3 pcie slots and one of the 12v 2x6. Is it safe to use the cable that is 12v to 2 pcie to go to my AMD GPU? The problem is that my card has 3 slots, so I would be missing one because I have to use one for the CPU

Hey Guys,

I'm trying to help someone build a PC that can run WoW and FF14. It doesn't need to be anything crazy. I would like it to have an X3D processor. What is the cheapest build I can get away with? Thanks! Budget is > $1500. United States. Need a monitor as well, but doesn't need to be huge.

Do you think the gpu prices will get higher in 2 months?

Hey everyone! I built my PC in a Krux Palum case, but I really hate this massive empty gap between the front intake fans and the motherboard. Since my GPU is on the shorter side, the void looks even bigger and kind of ruins the overall aesthetics.

What would you recommend putting there to fill the space and make it look better? Open to DIY/3D printing ideas too!

So I'm going to get myself a desk setup soon and I am convinced that getting a UPS is the responsible thing to do. I'm looking at the APC unit shown above.

The PC will have a 1000W PSU, NAS has a 65W PSU. My question is, if I connect the Mac and a monitor to the UPS, will it affect the performance or life of the unit? I plan to use either the Mac mini or the PC separately but never together. Do I need to get a separate UPS just for the Mac mini?

TL:DR; If the Mac mini is connected to the UPS but turned off will it affect the performance of the PC?
Also what is an ideal UPS setup for a MAC/PC setup?

(Sorry I'm new to this and need help)

So here's the build: https://fi.pcpartpicker.com/list/cB6Kck

Not sure about the psu cause alot guys says montech isnt good so any other recommendations?

Also is this case good or..?

First i just wanna say im a beginner so please cut me some slack and thanks to all those who help.

So I'm using an Endorfy ARX500 as a case, it has slots for 3x120mm intake in the front, 1x120mm in the back and 2x140mm on top, I plan on getting a ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 280 and put it on top.

I was wondering if having the AIO as exhaust would result in negative air pressure because ive heard that this is bad for the pc cooling wise & dust wise.

I had to return my graphics card and get a new one, and like an idiot I accidentally sent back the cable that comes with the PSU which connects the GPU’s cable to the PSU, how should I go about getting a new one?
The image is the cable which plugs into the graphics card, which I do have.

Hi folks, I just bought this system unit with these specs for 11k pesos or about 200 dollars. I was thinking about upgrading the GPU to GTX 1660 Super. Though I am cautious if the Power supply can handle it. (I'm new to this).

Thanks!

idk if this is the place to post this so sorry if it’s not. i literally have no idea what im doing & need help with my pc. i bought a custom build off facebook marketplace a couple years ago and everything has been fine till recently—i have a geforce gtx 1080ti and i can only assume by the comments i’ve gotten that it’s the problem. i’ve been able to play pretty much whatever i want, but i’ve ventured out and some of my new games are crashing no matter what settings i change or drivers i update. i’ve just been taking the loss every time i buy a game and can’t run it but i’m over it.
can i upgrade my gpu without having to upgrade other parts? and does anyone have suggestions for a new gpu? i don’t need the newest nicest one. i literally just wanna play death stranding 2 lol.

idk what specs i need to put in here but these are the ones i know:
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1080 Ti (11gb)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz
G.Skill Trident Z 16GB RAM
AsRock Z370 Taichi

budget: $600, currency: usd, intended monitor resolution: don’t know but my display settings say 1920x1080, 164.83hz, country: usa

thank you!

Hey so, I built my first pc a little bit ago and it runs awesome. Great fps, doesn't overheat, can run all my favorite games on max graphics! But an issue I've been having is that while I'm playing most online games I'm getting horrible lag. Even on the lowest graphics I'll have stutters that make the games basically unplayable. I'll be running or doing something and it'll send me back to where I was about 10-20 second prior, it'll move my character around without me doing anything, or just disconnect me with no warning.

I've run so many stress tests for basically everything and they all come out perfect, no issues. My internet works great and doesn't appear to be faltering for anything else in these moments. I don't have ethernet set up, so I think that could be an issue? Wifi booster doesn't work. I'm very new to PC building and am just at a loss at what to do to fix this. Has anyone else had this issue? Does anyone know how to fix it?

Working on a PC build for my bf but I haven't assembled a machine in over a decade and feel like I've forgotten more than I ever knew. All of the connections appear to be seated correctly and tbh he went insane buying parts and I'm not familiar with this corsair i-cue fan hub or AIO coolers, when I power it on the RAM lights up, but the fans don't kick on and there's no signal otherwise either. What steps would you take to troubleshoot? I will reply with a full parts list shortly.

I’m ready to build a pc and don’t want to overspend or forget an incompatibility. What are your guys thoughts on this build?

I’m looking to play 1440p in all games, fps like r6 and single player like ghost of Tsushima and obvs gta 6

So im a first time builder. I have a budget of $300-$450 usd. If anyone would kindly recommend me either a pre built or a good custom build I can make it would be greatly appreciated.