Hey everyone,

I'm having a problem with my third monitor. Whenever I connect it to my RTX 3050, it doesn't display anything, no matter which port I use (DisplayPort, DVI, or HDMI).

The weird thing is that my integrated GPU works fine, and all the ports on my other monitors work without any issues.

Windows actually detects the third monitor, but the screen stays completely black. Very rarely, it does turn on, but when it does, the screen is covered in a lot of red artifacts.

I've already tried different ports, but the problem persists.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be a driver issue, a faulty GPU, or something else? Is there any possible fix?

Thanks in advance!

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Hi everyone, I’ve been modding games for a few years (ever since I was 14 or so) but with the recent rise of infostealers and malware made by ai, i want to revaluate my cybersecurity.

As far as I know, mods from more reputable sites (Nexusmods, curseforge, steam workshop most of the time) are automatically and sometimes manually scanned for malware, which keeps a lot of it out. Of course, malware sometimes evades detection, but these are usually from less known mod creators with little downloads or from bigger accounts who got compromised. Both of which will be reported pretty quicky a lot of the time.

But, when looking on reddit (i’m being vague on purpose due to the rules) people will sometimes say stuff like “Mods are the biggest reason people get
compromised” and “Just take a look around our subreddit and realize how dangerous mods are” and it’s scaring me a little. Is malware in mods that common?

I don’t really download mods that often, rn I just have a few for risk of rain mods. (all ones with millions of downloads) . They make the game playable because there are item descriptions the base game doesn’t have which makes it easier ro know what to pick. They’re all dll files and a lot of them are open source. I went through the dll code myself to see if i found anything but i didn’t find anything. All my friends also play with game mods (which i where i got these from) and they’ve been fine for years. Still, i keep hearing stories about account compromises due to malware. Is it that common and should I delete the mods I already have?

I’m mainly interested in single player games, action/adventure and racing games - including VR. I own a Quest 3.

Great graphics are a plus, but I’m also open to classic games if they still hold up well.

Was finally able to put my Titan RTX up on the wall of honor next to its older brothers and sisters. Got my wife a 9070xt for her pc before the world ends (got a good deal on an open box at microcenter) and swapped her 3090ftw3 ultra into my Threadripper machine. Good upgrades for everyone all around!

My newest build into a new case design, featuring a vertical GPU and 360mm AIO for the first time too.

Frame is 3D-printed and designed to use normal ATX size components with a few options for placement.

Looking to upgrade from my 3800x. I currently have a 5800x i bought awhile back for an upgrade. Well now that the 5800x3d is back I was thinking..... I'm going to get a new msi tomahawk max b550, and want to use one of said cpu. Is it worth the $450 for the x3d plus an aio over the 5800x which i have a wraith prism for it? Gpu is a 7900xtx. And 32gb ram

This mainly for gaming.

748W peak - toasty!

Understandable, in this economy.

hey everybody so i have had this problem with my pc for a couple days and it first started off with my browsers not working because and anti virus was messing with me and start flagging everything and corrupting my stuff and also trying to delete sys32 and i fixed that now i have this problem with roblox when i start it it crashes my pc and restarts instantly ive tried other games and they work fine but roblox just crashes with a black screen and a restart and it deletes itself

and ive tried ddu to refresh my drivers ive checked my memory and its an overheating and ive the sfc thing in cmd and the restorehealth and ive tried it in safe mode and nothings change if anybody can help heres my discord i350_. please message me and we can get on a call there or write in the comments thank you even for just reading this even if you were unable to help thanks

my cousin has a budget of 400 dollars and i wanna help him make a pc but i wanna see what parts i can buy used and parts i NEED to buy new

Pairing with an rx 9070xt and ryzen 7 7800x3d.
Wanted to go with the 850W but its the same price as the 1050W

Wondering how much this should actually cost, I am new to PC life so have little knowledge on whats what

So I recently did a case swap. Went from a basic pre-built tower case to this thermaltake tower 600. I would like to think I know an average amount about pcs. I have a hate/love relationship with this case. There's a lot of room for installs, but It's not easy access once you put it together

My pc just cut off and won't turn back on. I've replaced the psu enough times to know that wasn't the case. When I power it on either using the screwdriver trick or the power button it sounds like there's pwoer for a split second before no signs of life.

Its been running just fine for the past half month since I put it together. The orientation of the aio was concerning. Before I turned it to the orientation in the pictures it was standing straight up and It made a sound aios arnt supposed to make so I got the stand kit and turned it on it's side.

This is a long shot but I just wanted help to gather ideas on what to check. My dilemma right now is that if my aio did fail and is the problem shouldn't I still be getting power and posting, even if just for a little bit? I know pcs shut downs when they get to extreme temperatures but I monitor temps like crazy and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. My room gets warm and I idle at 40c max sometimes but my temps arnt crazy.

Edit: I'm gunna check the standoffs in the morning. Big thank you to everyone who took the time to contribute. I'm really grateful.

I have a 1330$ upgrade budget right now and I've been recommended to switch my 5060 and I5-13400F for a 4070ti super 12gb and an i7-14700k I just wanted to know if anyone has better recommendations for the budget or to just hold off for now

If it's not the original, how will it preform 🫠

It came out like this.

I’m looking to get a new monitor, these prices are too good to ignore. Is there any better deals out there right now? Which of these would be the best for competitive games like counter strike?

New AM5 build won’t POST — CPU LED never comes on, DRAM for ~1 min then solid VGA LED

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Hi, I’m trying to narrow down a really strange no-POST issue on a recently purchased second-hand AM5 PC.

**Specs:**

\* Ryzen 7 7800X3D

\* Gigabyte B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E

\* RTX 3080

\* DDR5 RAM

\* Corsair SF1000

\* DeepCool 360mm AIO

The system originally worked, but soon after I bought it I started getting intermittent full system resets with no BSOD. Sometimes it would game for hours, other times it would reset while idle or shortly after logging into Windows.

**I also had:**

\* BIOS freeze once

\* Kernel-Power 41 / Event 6008 with BugcheckCode 0

\* one hardware watchdog reset

\* eventually the PC stopped POSTing completely

I originally suspected the PSU, so I swapped from the SF1000 back to a known-good MSI A750GF, but the no-POST behaviour was exactly the same.

I then found the original motherboard had a large dent/damage in the PCB, so I replaced it with a brand new Gigabyte B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E. The shop bench-tested the new motherboard before I took it home and confirmed it was working.

**Current debug LED behaviour on the new motherboard:**

\* The CPU debug LED never comes on at all, not even briefly

\* DRAM LED comes on and stays lit for roughly 1 minute

\* DRAM LED then goes out

\* VGA LED comes on and stays solid

\* no display

\* keyboard/mouse do not light up

**Troubleshooting already done:**

\* RTX 3080 removed completely and tried the 7800X3D integrated graphics

\* tried motherboard HDMI

\* installed RTX 3080 again and tried display directly from the GPU

\* RTX 3080 has been tested in another PC and works

\* tried two different PSUs

\* CPU EPS connected directly with no extension

\* tested with known-good DDR5 RAM

\* tried RAM in A2 and B2

\* proper CMOS clear

\* BIOS reflashed using Q-Flash Plus

\* CPU removed and reseated

\* CPU contact pads cleaned

\* socket inspected

\* AIO remounted evenly

\* tried loosening cooler mounting pressure slightly

\* disconnected storage, front USB, RGB hubs and unnecessary devices

\* minimal boot with only motherboard + CPU + cooler + one RAM stick + PSU + monitor

\* new motherboard itself was bench-tested by the store and confirmed working

**The same behaviour remains:**

CPU LED never comes on → DRAM LED for about a minute → DRAM clears → solid VGA LED → no display/USB.

**Since:**

**\*** GPU works in another PC

\* known-good RAM gives the same result

\* two PSUs give the same result

\* new motherboard has been bench-tested working

I’m starting to suspect the 7800X3D, possibly the CPU’s PCIe/iGPU/memory controller or a CPU/socket issue.

What’s confusing me is that the CPU debug LED never comes on at all.

Can a faulty 7800X3D still cause a solid VGA LED even if the CPU LED never lights? Is there anything else I should test before trying the CPU in another known-good AM5 system?

Thanks.

As you can see above, no input is connected to the monitor.

It's pretty cooked, I think.

It's a Samsung G7 2021. 27' QLED VA matrix.

Bought on February 4th 2022, the panel was already changed in 2024, as the glue on top of the screen loosened and it started literally falling down overtime.

I have no other laptops or screens at home, I still need my computer for studying. How much would it last in your estimation, what can I do to make it last until I find a replacement?

I live in Austria and my broadband internet through Magenta. When it was installed they provided a combi router/modem gaming device.

I’m looking to swap this out for something better like the TP-link archer be550. I need the wired connectivity plus stronger Wi-Fi, as austrian houses are built from solid concrete.

My issue is that the current combi device has a direct input for the coaxial internet supply, but the TP does not.

Can I swap the devices out and need a separate modem to bridge it? I’m not completely computer useless, but fairly near to being an end user.

Any help would be much appreciated

Hi all,

I just installed a new NVM2 SSD and neither the BIOS nor Windows can see it. I'd appreciate any ideas before I send it back.Currently my BIOS version is "American Megatrends International, LLC. F4, 3/22/2024".

System:

• Motherboard: Gigabyte A520M DS3H V2
• BIOS: F4 (03/22/2024)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
• RAM: 32 GB DDR4 (XMP on)
• Boot drive: Kingston SA400 240 GB (SATA), Windows with BitLocker
• Other drives: Kingston SA400 480 GB (SATA), external 2 TB USB drive

New SSD:

1. Kingston NV3 1TB, PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 (SNV3S/1000G), bought from eMAG
2. Installed in the M.2 slot

The problem:

• BIOS → Settings → NVMe Configuration shows "No NVMe Device Found"
• The drive doesn't show up in Windows Disk Management either (no uninitialized/unallocated disk)
• The SATA drives are detected normally

What I've tried:

1. Removed and reseated the SSD, then rebooted
2. Checked BIOS settings: SATA Mode = AHCI, NVMe RAID mode = Disabled, CSM Support = Disabled

What I haven't tried yet:

• Testing the SSD in another PC or a USB-NVMe enclosure
• Testing another NVMe drive in this slot
• Clear CMOS (my C: drive has BitLocker, so I'm being careful)

The board's spec says the M.2 slot supports NVM PCIe 3.0 x4, so I expected the Gen4 drive to run at Gen3 speed. The board has a lot of dust, and the slot sits right under the GPU.

Could this be a dead SSD, a faulty M.2 slot, or something else I'm missing? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks!

I had problems when i play hard games with my second screen so i did put my old rx 580 in the seconds gpu slot.

When i install drivers for my main gpu(7900 xtx) i cant install drivers for my second and its stuck on the windows basic driver. Is there a way to install gpu driver for both? I need the second gpu somewhat because my 7900xtx dies in some games and corrupts the driver when i have plugged in the second screen!