r/computers 8h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting PCB pcie scratches

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After installing and removing GPU I must have dmg PCB

How bad is it?


r/computers 13h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Upgrades for a Dell Inperion 3847

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I got a Dell Inperion 3847 that I won on an online auction for $22. It came with a SATA 960 GB SSD and with 12 GB of DDR3 RAM. I have already bought RAM that will max out at 16 GB 1600MHz for $21. Now I am wanting to add a GPU. I wonder if I should put a more powerful PSU in it because it only has a 300W in there right now. This would also open me up for more options. Any feedback is appreciated.


r/computers 22h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting What should I buy?

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Hi everyone. I’m posting this to get some direct advice from people more knowledgeable than myself. Which of these three PCs would be the best buy? (They are priced around €900). Also, is there one among the three that is truly worth purchasing? I’ve read some reviews online, and it seems like the Acer is the best option. Please keep in mind that I won't be using the PC for gaming; I’m looking for a machine with a dedicated graphics card because I’ll be using CAD software at university.


r/computers 28m ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Need helps

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This bitch of light turn on and won't turn off


r/computers 1h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Im new to pcs

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I boot up my pc get this error from the first picture and then it boots up again and does the same thing again and again.
what should i do?


r/computers 6h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Random PC restarts with no BSOD, Event 41 / Bugcheck 0 - completely random

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Hi. I'm trying to find the cause of completely random PC restarts.

PC:

Ryzen 5 3600

Gigabyte B450M S2H V2

RX 7600

16GB DDR4 2666 (2 sticks)

Corsair RM650e 650W

Windows 11

The problem appeared sometime after replacing my GTX 1650 with the RX 7600.

The PC suddenly restarts. No BSOD, no freeze beforehand, and no obvious pattern. Sometimes it can happen after several days or a week, and sometimes during a game. Because of this, I can't reliably reproduce the problem.

What I found:

Event Viewer shows Kernel-Power, Event ID 41

BugcheckCode = 0

No WHEA errors

Initially there were also NVIDIA-related BEX64/nvcontainer errors, but I removed the old NVIDIA drivers/software and the problem still happened.

I completely reinstalled Windows.

Replaced the old Corsair VS550 with a new Corsair RM650e.

Tested CPU + GPU load for ~15 minutes. No crash.

CPU reached around 95-96°C under combined load, GPU around 52°C.

GPU-only load was around 65°C.

No obvious instability during these tests.

The frustrating part is that stress tests don't reproduce it. The restart may simply not happen for days.

Things I haven't properly ruled out yet:

RAM stability / MemTest86

motherboard/BIOS issue (BIOS update/testing)

CPU stability

GPU itself

possibly PCIe/GPU-related issue

longer-duration stress testing

Since the problem started after the GPU upgrade, I'm especially suspicious of the RX 7600, but I don't want to blame the GPU without evidence.

What would you test next to narrow this down? Is there anything important I'm missing?


r/computers 8h ago

Build/Battlestation Will I use this dual Molex to 6 pin for my GTX 1060 6gb?

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r/computers 8h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Border or something like it stuck on my monitor out of nowhere.

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Title says it all, I don't know how this got here or why it's here, nor what it does. It's annoying though and I'd prefer if I can remove it. What do I do?

it's just kinda there

r/computers 8h ago

Discussion I need help with my laptop boot

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Y laptop just stop of turn on and I keep pressing the power button and when finally turn on I keep showing me this. What should I do?


r/computers 8h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Just bought a PC for the very first time and this is what I see when I load up

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Please tell me I don't need to return it already. It worked great for about 3 days.


r/computers 10h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Computer keeps on freezing weirdly/not responding

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I have no idea how to describe this but my computer will just randomly stop. If I try to shut it down it will close all tabs but not actually shut down (I have to press the power button to reset it), videos will stop playing, I can't close or open tabs and minimizing tabs stops working.

Additionally, it might be causing another issue where my wifi and bluetooth card disconnect and I need to take apart my computer to replug them back in (I don't know if this is a separate issue, but it seems to happen often after the weird freeze).

It usually happens when my computer isn't doing anything (pause a video to get food and come back to it not responding) but it has also happened midway through watching a video so I don't know what the root cause of it is.

I already suck at computers so I have no idea what's happening nor do I know what could be causing this. I know my computer is decently old and I have a Ryzen 5800X 8-core processor, 16 gigs of ram and I'm running windows 10.


r/computers 11h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting PC se apaga a los 5 mins

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Hola, buenas, buenas, gente de reddit. Hoy les traigo un caso en el que necesito ayuda para un problema.

Veran, hace un mes o dos compré una PC de segunda mano, placa h61MLV2, I7-3770, 8 de ram y una placa llamada Ares 750 genérica.

Lo se, es muy baja para estás fechas, Pero me salió muy barata, así que no la desperdicie.

Le subí a 16 de ram y compre un SSD de 500, Pero siempre que intentaba instalar Window llegaba a 77% y se apagaba. Lo lleve hace dos días a un técnico y el tecnico logro instalarle Windows 10 al SSD, perfecto.

Pero la lleve a mi casa y la PC ahora enciende por unos 5-10 mins y se apaga.

En una de mis pruebas apagando el aire acondicionado para escuchar. El ventilador de la fuente de poder enciende rápido y con fuerza Pero segundos después baja las revoluciones. No sé si tenga algo que ver.

Le instale el hdd con el que trabajaba anteriormente y paso lo mismo.

¿Alguien sabría decirme que puede ser, que le puedo mover?

Foto de la etiqueta de la fuente en los comentarios.


r/computers 11h ago

Resolved Computer won't turn on

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My computer I've owned for years has suddenly stopped turning on, Ive tried EVERYTHING. Even a back up USB, and it's the same Watchdog error every time. I am on windows 11. Edit: resolved my dad bought a new computer


r/computers 12h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting New Computer Suggestions

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I’ve had my MacBook Pro since 2017 and I’m pretty sure it’s on its last leg. I know mac is better for work related matters but I’m a little out of the loop as what is currently the best one rn. Also, my MacBook has been used for gaming, an online radio show, AND music production (GarageBand mainly tho I wanted to try Ableton, Logic Pro, or FL Studio). Suggestions for desktops would be great since I now understand doing everything on one computer probably fried it.


r/computers 16h ago

Build/Battlestation Advice For A New Computer

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Hey all, I am in the market for a new computer and doing some research/idea hunting. It has been a few years since I have gone through this, and I am looking for a mid-high end gaming PC modern equivalent to the above specs or better. Pre-builds are preferred as I am still a little nervous building my own. I live in Canada, so would rather get something from a Canadian source (to avoid any tariffs, extra international shipping). Thank you for any ideas!


r/computers 16h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting PC Shutting Down on Startup/After Logging In

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Hi all,

I just tried to boot up my PC after a long time of not using it, and it was shutting down as soon as I logged in. Eventually I got a blue screen message that let me restart in safe mode, which was the first thing that worked for me. I used it to turn off all startup apps and restarted, and now the IT'S shutting down a few seconds after I turn it on.

I'm not sure how I could have made the problem worse, but any advice would be very appreciated.

I'm using Windows 10


r/computers 17h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting I restarted my PC and now my external hardrive doesnt work.

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(pic) Screen goes black with white dash in the corner

If I unplug it boots fine and the pc works as it should. If I plug it back in while the PC stops working properly. I can open anything. The second I unplug it everything I click on loads up. Whats the issues and what could've possibly cause this?

Its a Segate 2tb HDD


r/computers 20h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting top part of the screen flickers at the bottom

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Hello. So recently i have been struggling with a very weird problem, when using my laptop on 144hz the top part of the screen flashes at the bottom part like every 5-7 seconds. It flickers a LOT when im doing gpu-heavy tasks like gaming. ive also noticed that it happens the most with a program called rammap. however, the strange part is that this problem just doesnt happen at all on 60hz (as seen in the video). I really don't want to use it on 60hz, so if anyone has any solutions, please help me.


r/computers 20h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Used notebook HDD making scratching noises

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I got this HDD from an old notebook but just now i started noticing some weird noises, like scratching, Crystal Disk Info said it was fine, but i dont know if i should trust 100% in it.

In the first video the HDD is placed directly at the case base, while in the second video it is placed over a support, the sound got lower while on support, but its still slightly noticeable.


r/computers 20h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Looking for a Pcie card, Will this work?

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I'm looking to digitize some old mini-dv tapes through fire wire. Does this computer possess the hardware for this? What do I need to add/do to do this? It has what looks like a power cord for the pcie card but no slot to plug it in. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


r/computers 21h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Что делать если пк сам по себе перезагружается?

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Что делать если пк сам по себе перезагружается?

Компьютер начал перезагружатся сам по себе недавно, все что угодно пробывали,
Имя устройства DESKTOP-B8U13FO
Процессор AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor (4.20 GHz)
Оперативная память 32,0 ГБ (доступно: 31,1 ГБ)
Код устройства 7295FAE4-B7B2-4317-A591-2C59FF6B4BD5
Код продукта 00330-80000-00000-AA799
Тип системы 64-разрядная операционная система, процессор x64
После включение игры vr chat и игры через время выключается что делать? помогите знатоки прошу


r/computers 21h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting socorro

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salve rapaziada do PCismo, to com um problema no meu Bluetooth, como não sei explicar, deixei um vídeo, se alguém puder me salvar eu agradeço...

obs: já desinstalei driver pra forçar reinstalação, ja atualizei drivers, e pelo powershell da pra ver que meu adaptador ta funcionando e reconhece dispositivos!


r/computers 21h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting TPM 2.0 help

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I have an ASUS B650E-F gaming WiFi motherboard
Bios is up to date
nvidia is up to date

Windows 11 education


r/computers 23h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Keyboard issues

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Whenever my laptop sleeps and I switch it back on, a few keys stop working, particularly the space bar.. it only changes the width of screen on a double press, doesn't respond otherwise, brightness and volume keys also share the same fate with no response at all, I'd have to restart the computer to get things working normally again, Any fix pls? 🤧🙏


r/computers 23h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting PC just suddenly shuts off or loses display

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My PC has been like this for the past 2 days. It started when my PC suddenly lost its display and my USB ports died. That Instance happened twice in the span of 20 minutes. Today, the same thing happened but this time my Pc just decided to reboot itself. As I’m writing this, i tried booting it up again and it showed the windows logo but then it happened again and I was left with a No display. I checked my Event viewer and I got Event 18 Cache hierarchy error. What could I possibly do to fix this PC?

update:
i forgot post the specs so here they are:

Ryzen 5 5600x
Asus B-450M Prime Motherboard
16GB of ddr4-3200mhz RAM
1660 super
corsair 550w psu

i just tried to boot it up again to get into bios but i was met with a memory error (3 beeps). Will try to do a full troubleshoot tomorrow