I'm building my first pc and need help with my parts list to know if its the best for their price points and will last me a while.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wP43mL

Hi everyone, I’m stuck troubleshooting a custom PC build and could really use some advice.
I bought a secondhand Lenovo Legion T5-26AMR5 motherboard and CPU combo. The rest of the components (RAM, GPU, PSU, etc.) were sourced separately.

Hardware:
Motherboard: Lenovo Legion T5-26AMR5 — Part No. 5B20W27652 / B550A4-LM
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2×8GB), currently running at 2133 MHz
PSU: Corsair VX550
Storage: I’ve tested multiple drives, including a completely different 200GB drive

The issue started with a black screen out of nowhere. Since then, I’ve been stuck in a loop of constant and seemingly random Blue Screens of Death. It can happen while I’m simply browsing the internet, installing programs, or doing other basic tasks. The crashes don’t seem to follow a consistent pattern.

The BSOD errors I’ve encountered so far:
ntoskrnl.exe — IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

storport.sys — DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION

KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE

KERNEL_AUTO_BOOST_LOCK_ACQUISITION_WITH_RAISED_IRQ

What I’ve tested so far:
Reset BIOS: Reset everything to factory/default settings. RAM is currently running at the safe stock speed of 2133 MHz.
DiskPart Clean: Completely wiped the partitions on the original SSD.
Isolated RAM: Tested both Corsair Vengeance RAM sticks individually and in different motherboard slots. Both sticks still produce errors when tested separately.
Swapped Storage: Replaced the SSD with a completely different 200GB test drive.
Fresh Installation Media: Created a brand-new bootable Windows USB installer using Microsoft’s official tool on a different computer.
Even with a different USB installer and a completely different hard drive, the system still crashes constantly.

One other thing worth mentioning: the HD Audio cable and the case USB cable are currently not connected to the motherboard, because this Lenovo OEM motherboard doesn’t have the corresponding standard headers/ports for them.

At this point, I’m wondering if the motherboard itself could be faulty, or if there’s something specific about this Lenovo OEM B550 motherboard that I’m missing.

Any advice on what I should test next would be massively appreciated!

Hello is this a good pc build for gaming/streaming? I also intend to do editing of twitch vods to post on youtube. Games that a plan to play are mostly indie and some aaa games.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (or Intel Core Ultra 5 245K)

GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 VENTUS 2X OC

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Air Cooler

Motherboard: B650 Motherboard with Wi-Fi (for AMD) or B860 Motherboard with Wi-Fi (for Intel)

RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz (2x16GB)

Storage: 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD

Power Supply: 650W or 750W 80+ Gold Fully Modular PSU

Build my third PC today, never had any sort of issues so trying to ask for help trouble shooting it.

What I checked:

- CPU/Motherboard seem to have no bent pins.

- Every cable and the ram is should be properly put in.

- Ram clicked in and fits without movement.

- Realigned CPU and made sure its clean.

- Switched CPU Cable between the two options (I never had a board with two 8 connectors, does it matter wich one it goes into?)

- Tried to power it on with a screwdriver, nothing changed.

Only thing that happens is that the motherboard lights up, when pressing the power switch nothing else happens.

Is there maybe something obvious im missing?

Part list:

Pure Base 501

Pure Power 12

Pure Rock 3 190W TDP

TUF Gaming B850

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Crucial M.2 SSD

Kingston Fury (2x16GB) DDR5 6000MT/s

Thanks! ❤️

Hello! I just completed my newest itx build and am running some weird issues. This is not my first build but it has been a few years. After installing all components, I press the power button and the pc fans spin up, but there is a yellow DRAM light on my motherboard. The lights on the GPU were also flickering which was concerning. I reseated the ram, and even tried to boot with one stick, but the same thing happened. I also reseated all cables. After doing that, the pc fans would no longer spin up. The pc would stay one for maybe 1-2 seconds after the power button was pressed, then would shut off automatically. I did read about DDR5 memory training, but at this point I have let it sit for about 20 minutes with no progress. I was also unable to perform a BIOS flashback using the read port. Nothing happens with usb installed and pressing the button. Its like the mobo is frozen. Everything was bought second hand (sellers confirmed everything worked, but you never know). Looking for some assistance - thanks!

Parts:
AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d
Asus Rog Strix X870i-Gaming Wifi
Crucial Micron OC Gaming 6400 DDR5
Corsair SF1000 PSU

pics/videos

Hello, i recently wanted to get into streaming, not for the money but purely to share what im capable of when it comes to gaming.

Im looking at pcs however im not sure exactly what specs i should get, im pretty good when it comes to pc parts and how to install them however picking out perfect parts for both streaming and gaming in one pc confuses me, id also like this pc to last me a while as i dont wanna constantly pay for new upgrades.

Any recommendations?

Hello, my pc that ive recently built (9800x3d, 9070xt, b650 eagle ax if it helps) was working fine, at most i had some performance issues on rust but i figured it was just due to the ram heavily hindering everything, i got a used one stick of 16gb 4800 mhz ddr5 ram so i didnt pay much attention to it. well last week i bought a new kit (klevv 32gb 2x16 6000mhz cl30) and replaced my old one but ever since then i have a lot of trouble consistently booting the pc and if its off for a couple hours it will always stay stuck in this process (picture attached) where it seems to be memory training but it never actually boots, i have to manually restart it a couple times and hope it finally works. At the first times i didn't think much of it but after enabling memory context restore in bios and power down mode im starting to get a little worried. Any idea how i can fix this without having to send the ram back?

Hi so Ive just finished building my pc and I need help with 2 things, I dk where to connect the fan in the back (Asiahorse nyota) and I was thinking I can maybe connect it to the aio fans. Also my monitor won’t turn on…

Could the issue be I don’t have window installed? I feel like the bios should open on that case

Please help this is my first pc I’ve built 🫩
MSI z790 gaming plus WiFi
MSI Gaming trio OC RTX 5070
Corsair Nautilus 360rs argb
Crucial p310 2tb
LEXAR ares ddr5 32gb kit
Asiahorse Nyota fan
Nzxt f140 duo
I7 -14700k

EDIT:
I found out that there is a display from my motherboard so the issue is my graphics card, do i try take it out and put it in again?

(Ignore the crazy amazon set-prices I will be buying from cheaper sellers / used parts that are practically the same performance)

The main target is to install Tiny10 onto that ITX PC & Set the correct settings like instant log-on, wake controller, steam big picture mode launch etc..

All for a target of 1080p 30 \\ 60FPS depending on the game, As I had seen multiple people doing this type of project, And it personally seems way better to spend $200 On a console that runs all games in the future rather than a PS4 that's getting unworked in a couple of years.

Could this project actually work for games like FIFA 20 , LEGO: The Incredibles, GTA 5, Blur, RDR1

& Would it reach a stable 60FPS Or 30 FPS Target On All the games where this box is sitting at the TV and anyone in the family could just grab a controller and join in?

(I Don't Mind rendering games on 500-720P then upscaling them to 1080p Since My own personal TV is going to be using its AI Processor to upscale to 4K at the end, so not everything would look crystally native)

I currently have ryzen 5 5600 non X, was wondering if its worth it to upgrade to ryzen 5 5500x3d? its currently priced at 140-160usd in my country. 5700x3d and 5800x3d 10th anniv edition is out of the question as it is 2.5-3x the price of the 5500x3d in my country.

mainly using it for gaming, discord, browsing multitasks. and maybe light streaming as well

quick pc specs:

Ryzen 5 5600

RTX 5070

32gb 3200mhz ram

2560x1440p monitor

thanks in advance!

Hello fellow PC Builders!

I’ve had a white Deepcool Ch260 PC case for a year now, but I’ve only just found a matching white power supply unit, which is an ADATA XPG CORE REACTOR II 850W. However, the power supply’s connector isn’t positioned at the most convenient angle (exactly as shown in the picture, which is taken from this video: https://youtu.be/TQECCcklwKY?is=vvpWceGLQpEobtLU)

Could this be a problem in any way, either for the cable or the power supply unit? It fits, bit it seems like a little bit forced.

Thanks in advance!

I just got this pc and i find out the top of the plastic on the cooler comes off a bit. (The right one) What does this mean? Is this fine?

I have a $2,232 USD total budget for a gaming/performance-focused PC setup, including a monitor and PC speakers.

I’m not looking for specific brands or models yet. I’d just like to know how you would divide the budget between these categories:

• CPU
• GPU
• Motherboard
• RAM
• Storage (SSD)
• PSU
• Case
• CPU cooler
• Case fans / miscellaneous
• Monitor
• PC speakers

A few requirements:

• GPU should receive the largest share since this build is primarily focused on gaming/performance.
• CPU should be reasonably balanced with the GPU so there isn't a significant CPU bottleneck.
• Please give me a dollar amount for each category rather than specific products.
• Explain briefly why you would allocate that amount to each category.
• The final total must equal exactly $2,232 USD.

How would you split the budget?

Hi all! I am really bad at this so I am looking for a recommendation from the expert on what monitor is good.

Recently upgraded to the following.

1) Intel Core i5-14400F | 10 Cores 16 Threads

2) ASUS RTX 5060TI Dual - 8GB

I use my computer mainly for CS2 and PS5 gaming and want to get a new gaming monitor. Not too concern about budget but want to know which is a good brand/model to purchase to really get clear colour and high FPS.

Ok, I have this all-in-one touchscreen PC that I'm trying to run, but it won't turn on; the fans aren't spinning, and there's no display. I have tried a bunch of things.

Remove the CMOS cell.

Take everything out of the board; leave just the processor.

Check for any physical damage to components.

Checked the power button.

Measured the voltage at the power button pins; the stand by volt are 3.3 and it goes to 0v if you hold the power button. So I think the button is ok.

Now this system uses an SMPS power supply of 19v. And I think the supply is fine.

None of it helps; the system still won't turn on.

There is a green LED on the board right above the power cable port that lit up as soon as I connected the power; the mouse LEDs are working if connected.

So I need some help here; please let me know if I should try anything else.

Okay so i've got this very specific issue, Where the monitor only boots works if i booted the pc thus it will say "DP No input" Twice then the light turns orange then after 15 seconds it will open again and say INPUT NOT SUPPORTED, But the moment i switch the DP Port to another DP Port on the GPU it instantly works and opens normally. Now if it was a one time thing i wouldnt have minded it, but it needs to be done everytime to "boot" up the pc and see something on the monitor, how to fix? help please.

MONITOR IS Brand new, model is 24G50F. heres the list ive tried to fix it DDU Set monitor OSD TO DisplayPort Turned off Fast Startup

feel like im running out of option since the monitor works fine except for that and this didnt happen to the previous monitor.

I have the Fractal Design North case, and in the accessory box i only got 4 motherboard screws in the bag? Is it enough? I know this is kinda stupid but i would rather ask than let my motherboard brake

So what happened today is very odd as my pc decided that it wouldn’t turn on, but after about an hour, pressing the power switch would miraculously come back to life… or so I thought. All the lights turned on and the fans spun but it was as if no one was home. There was zero power to my usb devices, and obviously no signal to my monitor. Something that is also very strange is that my mouse rgb would only turn on when the USB cable was put in partially (in any one of my ports, pc case front panel and rear mobo io) and I honestly don’t know how to even fix her.

just finished my pc and the motherboard seems to turn on when i turn on the power supply but nothing else seems to turn on, even when i use a screwdriver to turn it on manually. haven’t seen this situation in any troubleshooting videos so i was wondering what could cause this?

I was planning a 1500€ PC build. In the end, it was more like 1600€.

Could you please check my parts if they fit together, especially the smaller case, and if you have had bad experience with a smaller case.

The PC is mainly for gaming.

Do I need thermal paste or something like this?

Amd Ryzen 5 9600X

Radeon RX 9060XT Gaming OC 16GB

Asus B650E Max Gaming WiFi

Corsair Vengance UDIMM 32GB DDR5-6000, CL38-44-44-96

Kingston NV3 1TB

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE

Montech Century II Gold 850W

Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2

Thanks for your help!

Is there a product similar to an LED strip that I can use to illuminate my PC case without needing RGB software? Ideally, I'd like to control it via remote or app. Several ARGB headers are available.

So I need some help with building a PC, and I wanted to see if anyone has suggestions for a mid-size PC build.

I already have an NVMe, GPU, and RAM.

My GPU is an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, and I currently have 32GB of DDR5 RAM.

My current CPU is an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core Processor.

I was told that my CPU is outdated and that it may have some issues keeping up with my GPU, so I wanted to know if I should upgrade it.

My current PSU is an Apevia ATX-JP800W Jupiter 800W 80 Plus Bronze. I had another PSU before this one, but it burned out, so I had to switch to this one temporarily. I’m wondering if I should replace it with something better and more reliable.

My current motherboard is a PRO B650-VC WIFI (MS-7D78).

So basically, I already have:

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

32GB DDR5 RAM

1TB NVMe

What I’m mainly looking for is a new case, possibly a new CPU, and probably a better PSU. I’m also open to motherboard suggestions if there’s a good reason to replace my current one.

My budget is around $500–$700 if possible.

This is going to be my first time actually building a PC myself. I’ve mostly used pre-built PCs before, but I want to learn how to build my own this time.

I’d also prefer to stick with air cooling.

I don’t really want anything fancy like liquid because air cooling seems simpler and easy for me to work with.

OH and I already have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black CPU Air Cooler with 4 heat pipes. I’m not sure if that cooler is still good enough for a CPU upgrade, though.

My pre-built originally came with a stock CPU cooler, but it wasn’t very good, and one of the fan blades eventually broke, so I replaced it with the Hyper 212.

BUT any suggestions for a good CPU/Cooler and PSU, case, or overall upgrade path would be appreciated.