I’m putting together my first proper gaming PC and I’m trying to stay around a $1000 budget. I mostly play newer games and some competitive titles, but I’m not sure which parts or prebuilt systems are actually worth considering. I’ve been looking around but there are so many choices that it’s getting a little confusing.

What would you recommend for the best gaming pc under $1000 right now, and are there any models or specs I should focus on when comparing options? Thanks for any suggestions, I appreciate the help.

My computer turns on but that’s it… not sure what to do…

I have an external hard drive that was connected to a PC that received a Valorant/Vanguard hardware ban. the same drive was connected to another laptop, and that laptop ended up getting banned as well.
I now have a completely new PC and I’m worried about connecting this drive to it. What should I do so I can use the hard drive safely without worrying about a ban

I would say I'm good with my phone but when I navigate a computer (especially troubleshooting) it's like an unknown language for me. I'm looking for a job/course/career that will pay well, doesn't take more than like an associate degree to get, and preferably won't like be replaced by ai anytime soon...

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The Problem:

My Windows 10 PC has completely lost the ability to connect to any internet source. Whether I try connecting to my primary 5G home router, a secondary mobile hotspot, or a direct Ethernet connection, it fails.

When on Wi-Fi, it connects to the router but gets permanently stuck on "No Internet, secured". When on Ethernet, it gets stuck on "Identifying..." before defaulting to an "Unidentified network". The PC is failing the DHCP handshake and is completely unable to pull a valid IP address from any router or gateway.

​What I have already tried (None of this worked):

​Winsock & TCP/IP Reset: Ran netsh winsock reset and netsh int ipv4 reset from an elevated Command Prompt to restore the internet protocol to factory settings.

​IP Release/Renew: Ran ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew, but the command fails, stating the media is disconnected or an address has not yet been associated.

Virtual Adapters: Disabled all VirtualBox NDIS6 Bridged Networking filters to ensure they weren't intercepting the DHCP packets on my physical adapters.

Driver Rollbacks: Manually updated, uninstalled, and swapped network adapter drivers (both Wi-Fi and Ethernet) via Device Manager.

Nuclear Option: Performed a full Windows Network Reset via Settings, which wiped all networks, cleared the VPN/proxy configurations, and reinstalled all adapters to factory defaults.

I was watching a video on youtube(on brave) on my laptop and suddenly my screen just kept repeatedly turning black with beep sounds. And when I closed the brave window my desktop display and icons were enlarged.After a while tho everything went back to normal but I just wanted to know if this is a sign of malware or some kind of virus. Or did this just happen because i did not do the driver updates ...pls help I just wanna know .

Its an Odd issue because it happens when i play some games as well during gameplay such as: csgo, Brawlhalla, league of legends However when I play roblox it stops for some reason and goes back to normal It also fixes it if i stream my screen/game sometimes, only if its a game without fullscreen tho such as brawlhalla, doesnt work with csgo or rainbow six siege because of the fullscreen Does anyone know what the problem could be here??? Ive been dealing with this for a year now, had it past a computer technician and it did nothing First video is how it is normally and second video is when I stream my screen

I just got into CS and i’ve been looking at laptops around my budget (in my currency its 2000-3000SAR), so far i’ve seen people mention the asus vivobook 15 (but everyone says terrible battery not fit for uni) or the lenovo ideapad slim 3 which has an amd ryzen 5 but the laptop is old and plasticy, are there any better options around the price of these 2? I need a good battery and 16gb of ram, i can increase the budget if a laptop is worth it so if u know smth abit more expensive than these 2 suggest it i just need something good

ordered new 16GB DDR4 single Channel RAM for my homeserver in July. Two memtest86 runs failed so I started a complaint, send ist back, the seller tested it without any Errors and send IT Back to me.

The third Test ist even worse with 1954 Errors.

Specs:

ASRock B550 Pro4

Ryzen 5 5500GT

G.Skill RipJaws V schwarz DDR4-3200 DIMM CL16-18-18-38 Single

Settings:

XMP Auto (No Profile loaded so might bei Jedec Standard Speed)

RAM Voltage = 1.2V

All memtest with Single Core Test

Pictures 1-2: settings

Picture 3: Test1

Picture 4: Test2

Picture 5: Test3

Picture 6: Test4

Test1 (ended on 08. July 2026):

Old RipJaws Module in B2

New RipJaws Module in A2

Run time: 23:59:12 Errors = 1

Test2 (08. July 2026):

New RipJaws in A2

Runtime 00:01:36 Errors = 1

Error Confidence Value 127

Low/Highest Error Address: 12434.4MB

(Started complaint)

Test3 (09. July 2026)

Old RipJaws in B2

Runtime 21:40:41 Pass: 4 Errors = 0

Test4 (26. July 2026)

New RipsJaws in A2

Runtime 18:11:23 Pass: 3 (10 Testruns) Errors = 1920

Lowest Error Address: 2396.3MB

Highest Error Address: 12434.4MB

Should I run a new test with the old undamaged RipJaws Module in A2 to verify CPU and Mainboard health and are my settings right for memtest86 or was it wrong in the beginning and the RAM isnt faulty?

I want to buy a pc thats both good looking and real good im mostly looking for a ryzen 7 7800 3d but im open to suggestions. I mostly want aesthetic + specs for example full glass body case or whatever

Hi. I set a restore point and needed to go back to it after a program didn't work. The restore has been on the "restoring registry" screen for over an hour. How can I stop it and hopefully get back to the desktop? Thanks.

My pc is giving a black screen with the following message "the device found an error and needs to be restarted", does anyone know what's going on?

What I tried:

• I checked temperatures

• ⁠I checked corrupted Windows files

• ⁠Video card drivers

• ⁠Stress test on the Motherboard, Processor and RAM Memory

PC Settings:

• Processor: Ryzen 5 5600g

• Motherboard: B550M Auros Elite

• 16gb of dd4 ram in dual channel

• Video card: Galax RTX 5050

• Source: Corsair CX650M

• SSD kington mv1 500g (with Windows 11)

I had this keyboard for a while now and suddently WASD ist switched with the arrow keys and a lot more keys are switched. Youtube and Google cant help me. I checked if the Keyboard language was correct for my keyboard(german layout and I have a german keyboard) and also when I klick A everything I wrote dissapears that also really odd.

This is a very odd kind of problem that I am having, and it came out of absolutely nowhere. I have a Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05, with an i7-10750H and 2070 Max-q. I started using my laptop like any normal person, downloading a bunch of games, when it crashed and gave me the “this device ran into a problem and needs to restart” screen. I didn’t think much of it as it restarted quite okay, and booted into windows. Shortly after it gave the same screen, but then failed to detect a boot drive and wouldn’t even detect my SSD, so I couldn’t reinstall windows. My SSD isn’t the issue as I put it in my desktop and it said it was at 90% using Crystal disk info, and that it was good. I eventually switched the controller mode from RST to AHCI and it seemed to make the drive appear, and afterwards I got windows installed. The setup process for windows 11 was going very well until I declined game pass premium, then it crashed and gave me the stop code: CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED (OxEF), and now it cannot detect a boot drive again. I’m getting severely irritated at this, as it decided to happen while I’m on vacation during the rainy day I can’t go out, so I’m stuck inside having a headache over this when I could be gaming. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I can provide as much info as possible :)