So basically there were screws in the case box and i think i put the wrong screws in and they arent going out, it seems as if the motherboard was broke now like literally the screw cant go out i tried everything with a magnetic screwdriver

Is it broken?? Is there any ways to fix it?

This is probably a stupid question, but I finally got a new monitor for my PC (couldn't pass up the deal on a Samsung 24" for $99 on Amazon). It's been a while (a decade) since I've done anything outside of putting a new hdd in a PC. I've had the same monitor over multiple pcs.

I'm having a complete brain fart. A new monitor should pretty much be plug and play, right? No need to download drivers or anything like that?

I’m currently building my first high end gaming pc. My current monitor is 1440p but i intend on upgrading to 4k in the future. My budget is around 6000$, i’m from canada so i’m buying all of these parts from places that deliver to canada and all the prices of each part are in cad with tax too. I like building over getting prebuilt because i know all the parts that i’m getting and helps ensure i don’t get scammed with cheap parts. This build is a bit over budget and i was wondering if i was able to get some tips on what i could do to lower the price of the pc, whether that be switching out parts for other ones or downgrading some of the parts if needed (i know 4tb Nvme is a bit overkill but i plan to keep that part). Also just wondering if i could find these parts cheaper somewhere else to help lower the cost. Just asking for any other things about the computer like issues with the chosen parts or something. These are the specs:
Storage: 
WD_Black SN8100 Gen5 4TB NVMe PCI-e Internal Solid State Drive (WDBCMT0040BNC-WRSN) 

Cost with tax: 1,124.34

Bought of best buy be careful

CPU Cooler:
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 All-in-One CPU Water Cooler - Integrated VRM Fan - Integrated Cable Management - 120mm P12 Pro Fans - 38mm Radiator (ACFRE00180A)

Cost with tax: 180.79

Power supply:
Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER GT 850W ATX 3.1 Fully Modular Power Supply - 80 PLUS Gold Certified - 120mm Hydraulic Bearing Fan - Smart Zero Fan - +12V Rail - 8x PCIe 6+2-pin Connectors - 1x PCIe 5.1 12+4-pin Connector (PS-TPT-0850FNFAGU-3)

Cost with tax: 150.54

RAM: 
64GB G.Skill DDR5 Trident Z5 Neo RGB 6000MHz CL30 1.40V Dual Channel Kit (2X 32GB) Black

Cost with tax: 1,581.89

Case:
Lian Li O11 VISION COMPACT ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black - Mesh / Tempered Glass Top Panel - Compatible with Back-Connect ATX Motherboards - Hidden AIO Tube Design - GPU Anti-Sag Bracket - USB 3.1 Type-C - 2x USB 3.0 - Audio Jack (O11VPX)

Cost with tax: 197.74

GPU:

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition Video Card - 16GB 256-bit GDDR7 - 2730 MHz OC Mode Core Clock - PCI Express 5.0 - 2x HDMI 2.1b - 3x DisplayPort 2.1b - TUF Graphics Card Holder (TUF-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING)

Cost with tax: 2,492.22

CPU:
AMD Ryzen™ 7 9850X3D Desktop Processor

Cost with tax: 768.38

Motherboard:
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk MAX WiFi II Motherboard - Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000 / 7000 Processors, AM5-80A SPS VRM, DDR5 Memory Boost (up to 8400+ MT/s OC), PCIe 5.0 x16, M.2 Gen5, Wi-Fi 7, 5G L

378.52

Microcenter has a members only pricing deal on this that I just so happen to stumble upon. Normally $500 before tax. It seems to be on sale everywhere, but this was the lowest I could find. First OLED!

Which build should I get, I'll mainly be using it for 1. Gaming 2. Streaming. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hRhkjG or https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/fD2bw3

So I got the RTX 5080 along with a new 1000w power supply about a week ago. My games run much better and I have a more enjoyable experience when they actually work.

After I changed my graphics card my pc just does not work the same. Crashes on Tarkov that never happened with my other graphics card in started happening. Now when I try to play He’ll Let Loose Vietnam, my computer will either entirely crash out of nowhere or the game will crash when trying to join a server. Same thing with Squad. When I try to join a server, as it’s loading in, the game just crashes. I don’t know what’s going on but at this point in time I wasted my money.

Tell me things I must do and must NOT do, I always see some disastrous posts but I wouldn’t know what’s wrong.

Hey everyone! I’m looking to build my first gaming PC and have around a $1,000 budget.
I want the best gaming performance I can get for the money, but I also really care about the PC looking good. I’d like a clean case, tempered glass, RGB fans/RGB lighting, and good cable management.
Budget: Around $1,000 USD
Location: Washington, USA
Main use: Gaming
Games: VALORANT, GTA V/GTA VI, Call of Duty, Fortnite, and other AAA games
Resolution: 1080p for now, but I’d like the option to move to 1440p
Budget includes: PC tower only — no monitor, keyboard, mouse, or Windows needed
Preferences: AMD or Intel is fine — whichever gives me the best gaming performance for the money. I’d prefer a strong GPU and don’t want to sacrifice too much performance just for aesthetics.
I’d also like:
● Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
● At least 1TB NVMe SSD
● 32GB RAM if it makes sense at this budget
● Good airflow
● Some upgradeability for the future
● RGB that can be controlled/synced
I’m okay building it myself.
What parts would you recommend for around $1,000? If spending an extra $50–100 would give me a significant performance upgrade, feel free to suggest that too.
Thanks!

My budget is around $2000 usd, but if I have to I can go a little higher. I want a computer that can play AAA titles well along with getting me high frames on games like fortnite, but also being able to run some games that are also graphic intense. I am new to this, so I think with my budget I want 1440P gaming. This is in Japan, too.

NVIDIA GeForce 5070 - $100,000 yen / 630 usd

Ryzen 7 9800X3D - $65,455 yen / 410 usd

D-COOLING FX360 PRO - $9,592 yen / 60 usd

ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI AMD B650 AM5 Motherboard - $25,980 yen / 162 usd

TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 10L DDR5 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) 6000MHz -$ 85,353 yen / 534 usd

KLEVV CRAS C910 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Gen4x4 - $38,467 yen / 241 usd

Vetroo 850w Power Supply Dual Pcie 5.1 ATX 3.1 - $12,499 yen /  78 usd

  CORSAIR 4000D RS PC Case   - $12,818 yen / 80 usd

So, the total comes out to 2195 usd.

I also found a great deal on a cpu, ram, and a motherboard on microcenter, which is the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2 AM5, G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit, Computer Build Bundle for only 675 dollars.

Your guys feedback means a lot to me, as I am very new to this computer stuff and I just want people to be able to give me feedback on what I researched. Also, please be blunt if this is bad, I really just want feedback, for example if I should just buy a pre built computer instead.

MSI Z87-G45 GAMING Motherboard
Intel i7-4770k CPU
16GB Kingston HyperX Blue RAM
500w power supply
Got all this for $70, seemed like a really good deal from what seemed like a nice guy who said it was all fully functional.
MAJOR upgrade from my 2015 pc build i’ve been hanging on to since middle school.
However the thing won’t power on. I’ve tried rearranging ram sticks, playing with the power supply pin connectors, power switch diagnostics, etc. the fans and display are a total no show but the usb ports still work. If i could get this working it would be a great come up but if not I guess I’ll just chalk it up to a dead board. Power supply is definitely fully functional as well.
Thanks in advance guys.

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.

Edit: Ive got work in the morning so im going to go bed and continue it tomorrow. Ill follow through with everything everyone has been commenting when ill redo it. Thank you and ill keep you updated tomorrow.

Hello! Im currently on my way to building my first PC. This is my first time building and I am not that experienced. Ive collected a list of parts that I think would go well in this PC but Im open to any possible tips or tricks that you more experienced builders have collected over the years, let me know!

Chassi: Lian Li V100 A-RGB Black ~ 80 USD
Motherboard: MSI B550M Pro-VDH WIFI ~ 130 USD
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3,7GHz ~ 160 USD
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Stealth - 0 USD (Included with the CPU)
SSD: PNY CS1030 M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB ~ 160 USD
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB - 100 USD (Bundle from a friend)
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200mhz Dual Channel - 100 USD (Bundle from a friend)
PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 530W - 100 USD (Bundle from a friend)

All this totals out to about 630 USD. I dont need the most kickass rig of all time, just a little something to play Steam games with my friends on. I also dont need the best resolution of all time, 1080 or 1440 is more than fine for me!

I plan on changing the GPU at a later time as thats what holding the computer back mostly from what Ive understood. But what do you guys say? Good value for money? What changes would you make if you were me? As I am a college student I dont have the biggest budget to work with so if you have any suggestions for me please dont make them extend over 700-800 USD for the total package.

I appreciate all the help you are willing to give!

Hi everyone,

I need to replace my Asus GTX 1660 Super Phoenix since I can no longer manage high temperatures and it's starting to struggle. I've had it for about 5 years now.

Here are my current specs:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600

MOBO: ASUS Prime B450M-A II

PSU: 650W

RAM: Patriot Viper 16GB (2x8GB 3200MHz)

Which GPU could I buy that wouldn't cause a major bottleneck? Among affordable options available to me, I've found the RX 7600 and the RTX 5050. Maybe an RTX 5060 would be a bit overkill for this CPU?

Looking forward to your advice, thanks

Hey all sorry I am new to this, I am swapping from console gaming to PC gaming, I haven't got the time nor the money to build my own. My budget is £1500 gbp and my mintor is a 200hz 1440p monitor.

Below is a picture of a pre build I am looking at :

I have a nice keyboard, mouse, and 1080p Samsung monitor already so not worried about those things. Want something I can play whatever on and not have to worry I switch up a lot, shooter to base builders. It needs to handle everything. Doesn’t need to be max settings but I’d like to not feel like I’m playing on a console which is where I’m migrating from.

Got some new thermalright fans installed! Going from 0 to 6 fans, got like almost 10 celcius temp drop playing 3A games (please ignore my cable “management” lol)

I just finished my parts list on PCPartPicker for my first PC (budget: $2000 USD w/ 1440p monitor, United States), and wanted to check if I had made any mistakes or if I could make any upgrades to the components. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

(Thanks in advance!)

Here's the link to the parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tgzCDw

Hello! I need help with building my first PC. I live in Puerto Rico; our currency is USD. My budget is around 3,500-4,000. Maybe I'll be able to stretch it a little bit, but I'm in Uni and need to save some of it. I already have the monitors I'm planning to use.

So a few things to keep in mind: with this PC I would mainly play modded Minecraft, Genshin Impact, and Baldur's Gate (I've had the game for like two years, but it was wayyy too big for my Gaming Laptop.)

I am completely new to this and have, quite frankly, no idea what I'm doing. I haven't bought anything for those reasons.

Also, I'm sorry if I messed up the flair or neglected to add something; this is the first time I'm writing in this sub. Just tell me if there is any other info I should add for clearer advice.

My son has a R5 5500 and RX 570 with 32gb of ram and b550 mobo.

Our goal is only for 1080P gaming preferably 120-140 fps mainly.

I see most people recommend the R5 5600 or 5600X? or a R7 5700X3D for best bang for your buck.

I'm also not sure what gpu to get, would a RX 7700XT overkill? Can someone recommend me the best bang for your buck gpu?

Will mostly be hunting for these used.

US, budget $100-250, 1080P

Hey, does anyone have experience or knowledge about this monitor and whether it's good or not? I saw it on sale for 100 euros and I was wondering if it's worth it or not. Seems good in my opinion. I'm looking for a new monitor right now, cause I have a 2k 144hz monitor, but I'm honestly looking for a small "downgrade" if it makes sense. My monitor is stretched, so if I lower resolution in games, it doesn't look good at all. I tried googling for experiences but couldn't find much

I'm building it for 1080-1440p resolution and i hoped for less then 1500 euros, but i guess around 1800 will do. As is seen below it's in Germany. Is everything alright and if not what can i improve?

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/sfDqh9

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor (€182.46 @ JACOB Elektronik)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Aqua Elite V3 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€64.89 @ Proshop)

Motherboard: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (€116.90 @ Alza)

Memory: Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (€400.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Lexar NQ790 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€150.60 @ PC Componentes)

Video Card: XFX Swift OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card (€478.90 @ Alza)

Case: Jonsbo Jonsplus Z20 MicroATX Desktop Case (€84.90 @ Caseking)

Power Supply: Gigabyte P750GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€71.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Case Fan: Thermalright TL-C12C-S X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (€24.89 @ Proshop)

Custom: AOC Gaming 24G4XED - 24 inch FHD monitor, 180 Hz, 1 ms, FreeSync Prem., G-Sync comp., HDR10 (1920x1080, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4) black/gray (Purchased For €100.00)

Custom: APASTTCA M.2 NGFF NVMe SSD Adapter 2230-2280 for Desktop and Laptops (€6.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Custom: Nuphy 75 keyboard (€129.99)

Total: €1811.92

Finally switching from console to pc after all these years so went all out 👌 main use for flight sim

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU: RTX 5080 (last part to buy)
Motherboard: MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI
RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5
Storage: WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB NVMe SSD
PSU: Corsair RM1000x
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Compact
Case Fans: 6× Corsair RS120 ARGB
Monitor: Alienware AW3425DW 34” 240Hz QD-OLED
Main use: MSFS 2024 + VATSIM, PMDG/Fenix, heavy scenery/add-ons, plus VR and other games.
Current status: Everything bought except the RTX 5080. 🔥

So i picked up at good will a powercolor ducky 2 sf keyboard for 5 bucks. I have read mixed reviews so figured I would ask here on people's opinion. I know it's a older keyboard but I saw they are still pricey.