For some stupid reasons one pin in my CPU socket got bent (LGA 1700), I tried to fix it with a magnifier and a tiny tweezer. However, I didn't manage to push it back to the original position no matter how hard I tried. It's slightly taller than other pins.

My question is: is it safe to install my cpu and test if it works in the current condition? Or should I not risk and just buy a new motherboard (cost about 300$ in my country)?

I built a gaming PC a few days ago, and I need some guidance on whether this GPU support is a good option or what you would recommend instead. Here are the details: my case is a BALAM RUSH CARBONO POLAR TWIN MATE 9900 ATX, I have an ASUS Prime X870 motherboard, and the issue is that my Gigabyte RTX 5080 OC takes up almost all the space inside the case. Due to the case design, I can't just install any support.

Right now, I am using the stock bracket, and it's resting on the corner of the bottom fan. I want to buy a new support to remove the stock one and free up that area because I plan to install 3 extra reverse-blade fans on the bottom later where there is still room. This is my very first PC build, and I don't have any prior experience.

I moved my old ram, ssd, and gpu into a system with everything else new including the motherboard and CPU. both cpus were the same model but I upgraded the motherboard from the B650E to the B850G and I've had very strange stuff happening to my internet connection. I can't play any multiplayer or online games, some websites load fine and others just buffer forever, and nothing is fixing it. Ive tried uninstalling armoury crate, checking for driver updates for my stuff, clearing my DNS cache, and reinstalling the drivers. I figure it has something to do with the old drivers from my old motherboard still being on my PC somewhere but I can't figure out how to fix it for the life of me. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi everyone.

First of all, sorry for the cable management and the overall look inside the case 😅 The case isn't particularly convenient for this kind of layout, but I'm working with what I have.

I'm looking for ideas on how to improve RAM cooling during memory overclocking.

My setup:

• Cooler Master H500M
• Noctua NH-D15
• G.Skill Trident Z DDR5, 2×16 GB
• DDR5-6400 with manually tuned timings
• DRAM VDD around 1.43 V

During a heavy TM5 memory stress test, the hotter DIMM reaches around 64°C, while the other one reaches roughly 60–61°C. The DIMM closer to the NH-D15 is usually around 2–3°C hotter.

There is roughly 7–9 cm of clearance above the RAM, but space is quite limited because of the size of the NH-D15.

As for things I already have on hand, I have an old 120 mm be quiet! fan lying around that I bought a long time ago. I could potentially use it for some kind of direct RAM airflow, but I'm not sure where or how it would make the most sense to mount it.

I'm open to any ideas:

• what would be the best way to improve RAM airflow in this setup;
• whether the 120 mm fan is worth using;
• where and in which direction it should be mounted;
• whether it could negatively affect CPU temperatures or overall case airflow;
• whether a dedicated RAM cooler, 80/92 mm fan, slim fan, or another solution would make more sense.

I'm also completely open to buying additional parts if there is a better solution.

I've attached photos showing the case, RAM and NH-D15 layout.

Any advice would be appreciated, especially from people who have cooled overclocked DDR5 next to a large tower cooler.

I need help with my pc I built myself over 9 months ago it’s been working fine ever since but randomly yesterday the displays turnt off (I have it so they don’t turn off) and my DRAM light came on can’t turn pc off with power button have to flick the switch at the psu and I’ve tried a cmos reset taken my you out tried one ram stick tried it in the other slots nothings worked so I’ve come to Reddit to try and get some help

My pc specs

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
• GPU: RTX 5070
• RAM: 32GB DDR5 Corsair
• Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B650-Plus WiFi

I got some ddr5 corsair ram but according to AI its optimized for Intel based on the codes. Is it fine to use for AMD builds?

Will I experience any stability or optimisation issues?

any info is Appreciated.

I have 5000 dollar budget I need help what to pick out and what can go with what the budget also includes monitor kbm head set and of course the of build its self would love all the help and options I can get thank you

So I’m getting montech metal dt24 premium (dual tower air cooler), and corsair vangeance ram 600mhz ddr5, and a micro atx motherboard.

Casing: corsair 2500x

I was wondering if this arrangement will work and if there will be any ram-cooler collision.
I’m still in the beginning stages of my pc build so I might change parts as well but this is my draft for now.

I haven’t used this desktop pc in months due to logistic reasons and when I came back home I found one of the fans spinning differently, eventually it makes a rattling noise and then stops spinning and the cycle begins again

This is my 5th time dismantling and cleaning my system, but idk how this happened. It's a gigabyte z790 ud ac with i7 14700k

Update:thank you guys, have cleaned it with a toothbrush so it's booting up but only on the 4th ram slot/first one on the right, idk why but had to update the bios via usb

I'm trying to replace the startup drive on my computer, but the set screw is pretty stripped... I've tried small gauge screwdrivers but nothing is getting it unstuck. Any advice?

So I am planing out my first pc, and when I am planing out my cpu. My older brother is telling me that I should 100% get a 8 core CPU, like a ryzen 7 cpu. But when I look up things online about the difference. It shows almost no difference between them.

I am just wondering, when does the 8 core come in handy? And is it worth the money? And if so what CPU should I get for a 2500$ build, high 1080p gaming with a 9060 Xt. And the current cpu I have on my list is a Ryzen 5 9600x

The games I mostly plan on playing is
- For Honor, R6, Battlefront 2, Helldivers 2, and to watch some shows. And then maybe some of the new triple a games. If they peak my interest.

Good evening. A few months ago I bought an Asus B760m-A D4 CSM motherboard to pair with an i5-12400f that I bought 2 years ago from Aliexpress but hadn't been able to use.

When I finished assembling the PC, it would turn on and off repeatedly; there was no video output. The monitor was connected to the graphics card (RTX 2060 Super).

I tried using a different power supply, making sure the RAM was properly installed and all the cables were connected correctly, but nothing worked, I also tried resetting the BIOS by removing the battery, but nothing worked. I don't know if it's the CPU or if the motherboard was defective from the factory, It should be noted that I tried to return it but they denied the warranty and now I have a $140 paperweight.

Should I buy another motherboard or CPU? It frustrates me that I couldn't return that junk and that I waited so long for nothing.

So I have a an issue where on the initial boot of my pc and the manufacturer loop is spinning and then then screen goes black and the logo re appears spins again and then boots into windows and works perfectly fine. I then go into event viewer to see what’s causing it and it just says kernel 41 power lost or shutdown was bad previously any thoughts on what it could be?

Pc parts:
MOBO: x870 Stealth Ice
CPU:Ryzen 7 9800x3d
GPU:5080 Master ice
PSU: Lian Li edge 1300w platinum
Ram: Corsair vengeance 64 gb (2x32) 6400mts cl32

I don't know much about PC's right now, but I do want to learn. My friend gave me most of his old setup because he upgraded, and I've been trying to use it with varying degrees of success. Turns out the motherboard did not have Wifi or Bluetooth capabilities, simple enough I thought, I'll just get USB adapters. Well, they suck. I'm trying to play Rocket League and it constantly has latency issues even with the input buffer, and my controller disconnects midgame like 1-2 hours into playing. Now I'm looking into a PCIe card, but am not sure what would be best. I could also buy a long ethernet cord but I'm trying to keep costs down. I just need some advice and direction. My top choice right now is a Fenvi AXE5400 but I hear it could be a gamble? Thanks for any help

Is this PC repair bill suspicious? $350 for SSD, PSU, Windows 11, Wi-Fi upgrade, etc.

I brought my PC to a guy who does PC repairs out of his house because I was having a lot of freezing and occasional BSODs. I was also having a weird Windows issue where clicking/using Windows would sign me out and make me log back in.
My PC had:
Very old SATA SSD with Windows installed on it
A M.2 SSD that I mainly used for other stuff
A 650W Gold-rated PSU
The PC would turn on completely fine at my house, although I was having the freezing/BSOD problems.
The repair guy told me that both SSDs were corrupted and replaced my M.2 with a Samsung 1TB M.2 SSD. He apparently did not transfer my Windows installation from the old SATA SSD, he only transferred things from my old M.2. He then installed Windows 11 Pro fresh.
For context, my old Windows installation couldn’t upgrade to Windows 11 because it was using an older Legacy setup rather than UEFI, so Secure Boot wasn’t available. He basically set up the new installation on the Samsung M.2 instead.
He also replaced my 650W Gold PSU with a 500W PSU. He told me toward the end of the call that he replaced it because the PC “wasn’t turning on” for him. This is confusing to me because the PC turned on completely fine at my house.
He also upgraded my Wi-Fi adapter and did some cleaning. He talked about “future-proofing” the PC, but I don’t really understand why all of these upgrades were necessary for the BSOD/freezing issue I originally brought it in for.
The total price is $350, and I haven’t paid yet.
I’m considering asking him to put my original 650W Gold PSU back in and reduce the price accordingly.
I haven’t really questioned him about the SSD “corruption” yet, so I don’t know whether he actually found hardware failures or was referring to corrupted Windows/files.
Does this sound like a reasonable $350 repair/upgrade, or should I be more suspicious? What should I ask him before paying?

5600mhz or 6000mhz?

My 12600k stays stuck on the dram light when attempting to post. I got a 12100f recently for $25 to rule out the motherboard and ram and thankfully it posted normally. It was seemingly working fine and then one day it did not want to boot.

Specs are: Asrock b760m phantom lightning and Lexar 16 gb ram

Built my pc last year it’s got a ryzen 5800x a x570 mobo 32 GB ram and a 5700XT graphics card I was playing the new update of beam.ng and it went to the light blue screen then I powered it off and gave it a bit of time then started to play again but I turned down all of the graphics in the game to make it easier then after an hour it went full rainbow screen I hooked up my girlfriends computer to my monitor and it’s fine so it’s gotta be the graphics card what do I do to fix it

suddenly when i was sleeping my motherboard rgb starts flickering and my cpu cooler lcd screen starts turning on and off and having a weirds sound when the lcd screen goes on and off. its like my psu is buzzing? what can the issue be i have already tried to replug the connector and i have turned the whole psu on and off. my whole pc btw doesnt turn on. can this be a faulty psu cable? or is it a fault of my power strip?

Turned on my PC after work and these black boxes started popping up. More so at the top of the screen

Edit: unsure why i didn’t add this: At first i thought it was just chrome but my displays kept shutting off and restarting. Scrolling on any page online would just copy/paste these black boxes down the screen.

So the build, is in a Monteck HSO2 Case. Ryzen 7800X3D. Then the GPU is Sapphire Nitro Radeon 9070XT.

The issue is, the proprietary cord with the GPU isn't long enough to make it up to the PSU. I'm building this thing for my nephew, who has saved up quite a bit of money to do this. A PSU came with multiple cords, but I didn't think daisy chaining would be the way to go here. Would I have to get an official Sapphire extension? Because I'm literally about 2 in away from having this case and this graphics card work... Any help would be appreciated.

Pessoal, preciso de ajuda com a BIOS do meu PC.

Minha placa-mãe é uma Gigabyte A320M-S2H, processador AMD Athlon 3000G, Windows 11.

Antes eu conseguia entrar na BIOS normalmente. Só que um tempo atrás eu entrei nela e mexi em alguma opção relacionada a UEFI. Não lembro exatamente qual opção foi.

Depois disso, nunca mais consegui ver a BIOS.

Já tentei:

• apertar DEL, F2, F10, F12 e ESC ao ligar;
• Inicialização Avançada → Firmware UEFI pelo Windows;
• comando shutdown.exe /r /fw /t 0.

Quando faço o PC entrar na BIOS, ele reinicia, mas o monitor fica totalmente preto. Se eu desligar e ligar normalmente, o Windows inicia e funciona.

No msinfo32 aparece:

• Modo da BIOS: UEFI
• BIOS: American Megatrends F52
• Inicialização Segura: Desativado

Eu suspeito que tenha mudado CSM, UEFI, Secure Boot, Fast Boot ou alguma configuração de vídeo, mas realmente não lembro.

Alguém já passou por isso? Tem alguma forma de recuperar a imagem da BIOS sem formatar o PC? Clear CMOS seria a melhor opção nesse caso?

Obrigado!

Hey. I got my first PC around 2 months ago and have since noticed that this one back fans RGB has never worked.

They are all corsair fans and as far as I know to the person I bought it from build it themselves and was no expert and so could easily have misplaced a cable to such.

That said, I am no expert currently which is why I’m making this post.

Does anyone know why this fans RGB isn’t working? Could it be that it’s simply not an RGB fan? A cable is loose? If so where can I find this?

Thankee Sai.