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Greetings! I have a eass for you question, im not sure and i want to be: so, i have old graphics card, probably its "burned" or something, is it possible to damage mother board or pci-e port? (card ATI HD 5770)
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Hi, I'm just wondering if tweaking all of my fans in the PC to 100% would decrease the lifespan of it. I have a Corsair H115i Pro AIO cooler for my Intel Core i3-8100, a 140mm RGB fan from Cooler Master at the back, and my 3 fans from the GTX 1060 Strix GPU. Put them to max all the time does give it a very cool temperature, for example my CPu never go over 55 degrees celcius, or my GPU also never goes over 55. Is the compromise worth it?
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I hope you guys can help me with this one. So, two weeks ago my computer started shutting down and rebooting with a message saying : " Power surges detected during previous power on. ASUS Anti-Surge was triggered to protect system from unstable power supply unit ! " whenever I tried launching a game. I did some research online and came to the conclusion that the PSU was most likely at fault so I changed for an EVGA Supernova 650W G3 80+ Gold. After installing the new power supply, the computer booted as usual and everything worked just fine. I even ran Unigine's superposition benchmark and everything went well. I then proceeded to try and launch a game and the computer shut down once again. After several minutes I tried to start it back up by pressing the power button and I saw a spark and smoke coming out of the case. I immediately turned off the PC from the PSU switch. The next day I looked inside and there was a burnt spot on one of the motherboard's metal components (I believe they are for heat dissipation) It clearly came from the GPU since once I removed it, I noticed that the card's PCB was burned. After entirely removing the card I tried booting the computer and once again everything worked just fine, I used the PC without a GPU for about a week and had no issues. I then proceeded to RMA the card which was still under warranty. While I was waiting for the new card to arrive I bough a cheap 1050 off of Amazon and ran several benchmarks with it, mainly Unigine stuff and the same games that used to cause my PC to shut down. This time everything went well, no crashes, no shut downs, nothing. I also tried some AIDA64 benchmarks and stress tests. Today the RMA'ed card arrived and I'm not sure if I should put in and test it. I'm afraid that it could get damaged. Any suggestions on what to do or insight on the subject are greatly appreciated. The case was clean from dust, it didn't experience high temperatures. I don't believe the GPU dying can be attributed to a overheating problem since it died when I tried powering on the computer and the card was cool. Old card (980Ti) was using an 8+6 pin setup for power the 1050 only gets power from the PCI-E Slot. Right now I can't really change the card slots since the top PCI-E slot is obstructed by the CPU Cooler. Changing the whole thing (Motherboard/Cpu/Ram) isn't really an option right now unless I buy another Z-87 motherboard. System specs : Motherboard : ASUS Z-87 Pro LGA1150 GPU : GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ New Card : EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING Power Supply : Seasonic M12II 620W 80+ Bronze New PSU : EVGA Supernova 650W G3 80+ Gold Storage : Samsung 850 EVO 500GB / WD Black 1 TB RAM : 16GB Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600
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So I just got done rebuilding my PC (long story). And I`m noticing that games feel a bit more laggy. The fps is about the same ( except in cs:go, where my fps dropped from ca. 220-270 to ca. 180-250). I think the hdd is damaged. It sometimes makes a weird buzzing sound. Could this be the problem? Or do you think it might be software related (got a new copy of windows)
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So, guys , I have a predator 17x on which I spilled a coffee a days ago. I was in school when it happened so after 5 mins it happened I got a blue screen of death. As a response, I unplugged my power supply and cleaned off my laptop with a towel. I rushed to the computer store/ repair shop at my college. So finally, should I worry about saving up for new parts or just relax and wait for their response.
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After installing a new CPU cooler my right two RAM slots DIMM B1 and DIMM B2 stopped working. Having any memory in those slots causes my PC to fail to post, the red DRAM LED on my ASUS Sabertooth Z77 board lights up. The A1 and A2 slots work fine. Upon inspecting the motherboard during troubleshooting, the CPU socket looks intact with no noticeable bent pins. But I definitely see scratches on back of the motherboard, likely from when I was trying to get out the stupid stock Intel cooler that was stuck... Attached is a photo. It looks like they're fairly deep... Does the issue look like it'd be caused from the scratches or should I re-check the CPU socket again?
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Specs: Asus R9 270x GPU Asus M5R97 R2.0 AMD FX8300 (tried with and without stable OC applied) 8Gb Kingston Ram Thermaltake PSU Windows 10 Build 16299.rs3_release.170928-1534 A few hours ago I was playing Dead Space 2 and suddenly both my screens went dark (still receiving a signal, but dark). PC Froze completly. On restart, I entered BIOS and noticed two vertical glitchy stripes of video (hard to describe, check pictures please). Windows would not boot outisde safe mode. After that, managed to get into windows in Safe Mode, and the same glitchy stripes appear. What I've done so far: -Reseated every single component in this PC, (including GPU), except the CPU. -Tried multiple monitors with the following results: Monitor 1: 1360x768 VGA with DVI->VGA adaptor: Two thick glitchy stripes. Monitor 2: 1920x1080 HDMI: A lot of glitchy stripes, simmilar to the ones on Monitor 1. NOTE: While Monitors are "duplicated", like in the UEFI, stripes are the same shape and location on both monitors, I think it has something to do with resolution, as in the first few photos monitors run at 1024x768 or something like that. If anyone has any idea on what could be going on, please leave a comment on this thread. Thanks in advance!
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I use the lg23mp68vq monitor. It's an IPS display normally at 60hz. However, if you turn on freesync you can get 75hz. Does this count as overclocking the monitor? If so, is there any consequence of overclocking it since I want the freesync but don't want to damage the monitor
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A few days ago, i was gaming for 6hours straight. When i touched the tempered glass panel, i found it's really hot and when i measure it, it's about 56 celcius. After that day, i found that my gpu ran quite slower and it has more lag and rendering problem. It also causes major screen tearing in all my games, so much that was never there before that day. I'm afraid it overheated because i had a laptop that it's gpu fan broke and it overheated. I brought it was home and game on it but notices the problem stated above; decrease performance, lag, rendering problem and screen tearing that was not there before. Could this be the case that i've lost(or won) the silicon lottery and my gpu isn't tolerant to the heat like it normally do? please help GPU- rx 570 CPU - r5 1600 MOBO - msi b350 pc mate RAM - crucial 2400 8gb powersupply - corsair cx550m
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Hello everyone, This has to be the lamest mod ever, I've ordered x20 (used them all) tiny neodymium magnets (6x3mm) so I can attach my front dust filter to the case (front metal mesh) since I broke off all 4 of the plastic clips (right word?) result of the combination of fragile stuff and my clumsiness. So as the title says, will it be safe to put strong neodymium magnets directly over my x2 140mm Corsair fans? I would say they're a good 5-6cm away from the hard drives so I think I'm good there, but the fans concern me the most. Appreciate ya!
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i hope some of you already got "long time" experience on UV light and pc parts and shares the story or tells about shenanigans long story short i wanted some light in my case and got a UV recommendation @unknownmiscreant warned about possible dangers that the UV can harm the components thanks in advance
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Two years after the initial issues regarding mounting pressures of big air coolers with the then new Sky Lake CPUs the issues celebrate a revival as it seems. German tech magazine "PC Games Hardware" reported a serious issue with Skylake system that's just over two years old and was assembled by German blogger Bjoern Olausson. Equipped with an i7 6700k and the Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 died a mysterious death – mysterious until the "autopsy" revealed serious deformations on the CPU's substrate. Olausson reported that his system has never been moved around and was therefore never exposed to sudden movements PC Games Hardware published further tests unrelated to that specific incident in their July and September issues and published a mounting force table (see original article at PC Games Hardware). Test results revealed that most coolers exceeded Intel's specs for static mounting forces (222 N) by quite a margin (maxium value of still produced cooler was 540 N) though Intel's limit for dynamic forces as in sudden shocks and other momentary spikes was not exceeded (712N). The Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 was measured with a mounting force of 380 N. The question remains if the excessive mounting forces of large air cooler are or at least can still be an issue. Interesting enough: even some AiO might exceed Intel's spec of static mounting forces (i.e. Cooler Master Master Liquid 240 with ~240 N). Maybe the issue is not fully resolved and large air coolers might still damage CPUs in the long run which could be an issue regarding RMA requests as well. For copyright reasons I'll only link to Bjoern Olausson's page. The damage is obvious. Sources: PC Games Hardware (german) Bjoern Olausson (english)
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Will running Aida 64 on a laptop damage it? I have a Dell precision m6700 (i7 3850QM 2.85ghz)
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Hi guys, I'm currently putting together my next PC, since my current 4670k+r9 290 build is starting to show its age and isn't really doing it for me anymore. I plan to carry my Noctua NH-D14 over to my new rig, but I'm having some second thoughts about that. When I originally replaced my annoyingly high-maintenance custom loop with the NH-D14, I immediately lost use of 3 ram slots and my PC wouldn't boot. It turned out the cooler was so heavy that it was straining the motherboard, probably breaking soldering points and causing the ram slots to fail. I had to use a piece of wire to tie the cooler to the top of the case, which restored my motherboard back to working condition. I'm now wondering if this is something that was caused by a shitty/abused motherboard, or if it's just something that happens with coolers that heavy. Are there any more elegant ways of suspending a cooler in the case, without using wire to tie it to the case?
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hello, i have a computer , and yesterday when i tried to turn on the computer, but suddenly no reacts, the pc is still off with no sign of life. so i tested the PSU, and the PSU worked fine (using paperclip attach to greencable with black cable, and the system fan went online.) so it means my mobo is dead? I've tried unplug ATX and 24pin but nothing. No beeps too. and after that i noticed something weird, here : notice something a small liquid at 2 black chips near pci ex? near PCH word, you'll see some sparkling liquids. here too, near PSU. its feel like oily thing. but i never put anything near my pc, so no liquid spills....
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Recently, I purchased a RX 480, and planned to put it in my smaller rig, but haven't booted the system yet as I lacked certain components. While surfing the net, I read about Motherboards getting destroyed by the RX 480, and I fear that I would damage my motherboard. Hence I ask these 2 questions : 1) should I be worried about the Rx 480 damaging my motherboard? 2) if so what should i do? Specs for the mini pc Core i7 4770k RX 480 MSI Z97 Gaming 3 CS 650M 16GB DDR3L SanDisk Ultra II 240GB
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I have a nice PC that has served me well for 4 years. I dare not turn it on today, however, since I, as the idiot I am, spilt half a cup of water onto the front IO, my external 1TB hard drive (which is fine), and my 200mm top fan. I currently have it tilted so any water that was on my IO ports either dry or slowly drip out so I can forget my mistakes and never put my water that close to my PC ever again. My question specifically is how long I should wait for my PC to dry to boot and if it's damaged at all. Heres the story. I quickly hard shutdown the PC and turned off the PSU, unplugging it to discharge all the power. I tilted it so that water went on the carpet instead of the PC and did what I said earlier, now Im here now eating lunch.
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Hello do i need antistatic device before actually start building my PC? I don't want to damage something accidentally, i will build it on my desk its wood but it has aluminum at the drawers sides. Also if i need one where can i find it? The reason i am asking this question is while i was unpackaging GPU i found something saying ''careful, antistatic'' etc. dont remember exactly but it was saying that this thing is sensitive and antistatic device is recommended. Thanks in advance! - Redjo
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A friend of mine opened up his side panel to check out his sytem and saw that the rubber around the tubes on his Corsair H100i has started to crack. Is this a cosmetic damage or does the rubber around the tubes contribute to make a seal? we have taken out the cooler out of the system until we know for sure if there is a risk for leakage or not.
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Hello my friends! I am going for 5820k build with Kraken61 cooler and i plan overclocking it, keep in mind that i never overclocked anything till now and dont really know how to do it.... anyways. - Will my CPU last less if i overclock it? - Is there chance to damage it ? What do you recommend me? How far i can push this thing without making it last less or without damaging it? Thanks in advance, best of luck!
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Hey. So recently i broke my 780ti. It was a dumb mistake and should also be noted that usually MSI Afterburner when click hold on slider and another program pop ups and steals the attention, then clicking will reset the slider (if im not wrong) Atleast it doesnt hide its value. This did not seem to be true with MSI Afterburner beta 18, as when it happen, i went down and did what i was supposed to, 200+ on core and clicked apply. woops 200% power activated. So to make it simply. I added 200% on the power limit and clicked apply., Fan speed on the GPU also locked to 100%. 1 screen went black and the one with MSI Afterburner froze to let me see my terrible mistake for a couple seconds. and the pc shut down after that. I managed to flash the bios back to my backup by unplugging the PCI 8pin power cables, using a second GPU and starting the system that way. Tho even tho it was a successful flash, if i have the power in before i start up my pc the fans are instantly set to 100% and the 780ti is not recognized. I have done a fair bit of googeling and searching for answers, tried some different things but nothing sadly. So i am going here for a last hope of some genius out there that has a couple things i can try to breath some life into my 780ti INFO: 780ti Palit Jetstream Model: NE5X78TH10FB-1100J Powersupply used: Corsair AX760 Bios used: Skynet's
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Hello, Yesterday I got a new CPU, the Intel Core i7-4790K with the stock cooler. I was looking for the temperatures because I've heard they are high. I found out it ran at 65 degrees celcius (149 fahrenheit) when it ran at 20% of full load. I got the stock cooler. I ran the CPU at 100% load with Prime95 and the temps were exceeding 93 degrees celcius! When I run the CPU at 5% it is 43 degrees average. Are these temps safe? Specs: Intel Core i7-4790K GTX 970 ASUS H81-Gamer 2x 4GB DDR3 DIMMs 600W PSU
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Hi all, I just received my HD 598s and they absolutely phenomenal when it comes to music and positional sound in gaming. I accidentally played everything at max volume when it was plugged in. It raised a question for as to whether or not this could cause damage to the headphones not necessarily in the one instance but in the future. What precautions should I take to make sure nothing is damaged now and in the future? Sounds like I'm paranoid but I want to be responsible with such a fine set of headphones. Thanks much.
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i was just playing some dragon age inquisition and suddenly the power cut off.. my question is.. can my graphics card be damaged now? the power supply is and evga 600w white the power supply is absolutely dead.. try turning on a few times and no luck im keeping the power cord unplugged from my unit my gpu is and evga gtx 980 ti sc
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