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Hi please help me install this ssd into this pc. I have no clue what I am doing lol
u/Arnav1029 — 3 days ago
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How can I conceal these cables?
My boyfriend recently built me a PC, and while I am tech savvy I am unfortunately not very familiar at all to the process of building PCS. I can understand the basics, but it’s all very confusing to me. I told him I wanted it to look like these photos and was interested in white cables or white cable coverings, but he told me it wasn’t possible? He won’t really go into depth about things and keeps telling me to leave it as be and that it looks good. But I have an idea for what I want and I’m having a really hard time understanding how I can get it to look like this, I’ve wanted a PC for over a decade and all I want is for it to look at least somewhat how I’m envisioning it. I did try a mesh cable sleeve as I saw people recommending those, but the ends fray and you have to burn them. Unfortunately they just kept fraying even after they were burnt. So a ton of frayed ends got inside the case and it just looked very bad. Not to mention the cables just looked lumpy and way bigger.
I’d really just like if all these cables coming out of the GPU could be replaced with some neat, white cables, or somehow covered nicely. And I’m not too sure what the other thick black cord is coming from the side.. but I’d like to cover that with something too!
Also can someone tell me what they recommend for cable management? :) the back is extremely messy and I’d like to make all the cables neat, not a fan of zip ties and they seem risky to delicate cables.
Here is my case: NZXT - H9 Flow 2025 ATX Mid-Tower Dual-Chamber
Here are my parts: GPU - 3060 Ti 8GB OC & B550 motherboard (not sure if these things matter, just putting them incase they do!)
– also the first two photos are mine, the other two are what I’m going for in terms of the cables
u/citymorgues — 3 days ago
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New pc buildt not turning on
Hiii just to be clear im not native english speaker so some wording may look a little off, me and my bf just started to build my pc but when we set power to it nothing happened. Not even a little spin from the fans. The only form of life is my little mouse stand for my wireless mouse that has rgb we have plugged in the back, nothing else.
We tried talking to some other stranger that guided us through taking the gpu/cpu/ram/ssd out and trying to jump start it without those things but still nothing each time. We also checked the wires multiple times. Also we got a little confused on the wires for the turn on button but since we cant jump start it thats not the issue we r looking for.
Everything is brought brand new exept the cpu i brought second hand from a verified retailer, so im pretty sure it had the tests it needed. We also got a little cooling paste on the cpu pins when we took it out by accident but got the most of it off.
We talked about buying a thing were we can check if the motherboard/psu even gets power just to make sure. Also saw someone say u should check it out of the case so that wil probably be our next move.
u/Eli1501 — 4 days ago
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Clueless girl needs help
I bought my brother a PC for his birthday, and ever since we got it it’s been popping up this message no matter what we have tried! I know nothing about PCs but I really want to get it working!
u/Fickle-Surprise9118 — 3 days ago
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I think I messed up big time
Hey gang. So... im a damn idiot. I got a new gpu and 32 gb of ram. I followed a tutorial I found online but when I booted the pc back up. I got no signal. Realized I forgot another crucial component, so I plugged the old gpu back in and booted it back up to run DDU and uninstall my old 1080 ti. So when installed the newer gpu again I still got no signal. After some digging i realized I never updated my bios. So I put my old gpu back but now even that isn't giving me any signal.
So how fucked am i?
u/Competition_Forward — 3 days ago
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PC stuck on one screen
hiiii, my ex built me this PC for my birthday in 2024 i think, i literally just use it for sims 😅 but i've tried to switch it on and it just doesn't go past this screen (picture attached), and then it switches off.
does anyone know what's happening? is there something i need to get? i'm not really that tech savvy when it comes to computers so any help would be appreciated!
u/Icy-Astronaut2592 — 4 days ago
Title: Is upgrading from i5-13400 to Ryzen 7 7800X3D worth it for competitive FPS games? (RX 6800 build)
Hi all, looking for advice before I spend money.
My current PC (built May 2023):
- CPU: Intel i5-13400
- GPU: AMD RX 6800 16GB
- RAM: 32GB DDR4 (2x16GB)
- Motherboard: MSI B660-series (DDR4)
- Storage: 512GB NVMe SSD
- PSU: MSI 750W
- Cooler: Corsair liquid cooler
- Case: Corsair 220T
What I mainly play: multiplayer FPS shooters. I want the highest fps and best 1% lows I can get.
What I’m considering:
Keep the RX 6800, PSU, case, and SSD, and replace the CPU, motherboard, and RAM with:
- Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- A B650 board (e.g. MSI PRO B650M-P)
- DDR5 (16GB to start, or 32GB DDR5-6000)
I’d sell my old CPU, board, and DDR4 to offset the cost.
My questions:
- Is this a futureproof upgrade for competitive FPS games?
- Is the 7800X3D worth it over the cheaper Ryzen 5 7500X3D for these games?
- Should I wait for DDR5 prices to drop, or is 16GB DDR5 fine for now?
- Would I be better off keeping everything, or spending on a different part instead (e.g. a new GPU)?
- Any compatibility issues I should know about (cooler bracket, BIOS version, etc.)?
Thanks for any advice!
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u/GaryNOVA — 7 days ago
What’s a good AM5 motherboard?
Hello, I am trying to build my first pc and have just about 0 idea what I am doing. I was looking for parts and it came to my attention that AM4 is not good anymore, or something like that. Now like I said I have no idea what anything is or stands for and have no idea what is a good motherboard or how it affects my cpu or gpu (whatever that is).
u/Fluid-Explanation394 — 3 days ago
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Looking for advice if I should get a fully new build or rework my existing PC
My pc is pretty old (9years), I'm curious if this build is worth upgrading certain parts to keep costs low. I don't play modern AAA games on my pc, games I've been playing lately are League, Zomboid, apex, and various indies with my friends (I also do not care about graphics, not looking for ultra on games). I don't really need anything super powerful I think, but I have noticed my pc is generally slow, especially on boot up, and will sometimes freeze in games of league for a second, and stutter occasionally in others.
Some specs from DXDIAG:
System Model: AB350-Gaming 3
BIOS: F54g (type: UEFI)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
(If there is something specific I'm missing here that is important let me know! I am not super knowledgeable about hardware)
u/mr_bananager — 3 days ago
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1440p cpu
What’s a good cpu that’s good for the 9060xt 16gb and performs really well in 1440p? I don’t want any bottlenecks though.
u/Fair-Donkey2688 — 3 days ago
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14700k With An ATX MSI B760-P DDR4?
Hello! I recently got an MSI B760-P DDR4 for a good price (the ATX version with the VRM heatsinks) and I was wondering what the consensus is on i7 processors in them? Some places say don't go higher than i5 others say don't go higher than an i7. I would be using it for video editing, and I'd probably use an arctic freezer iii 360mm AIO because my case I plan to build in has clearance for it, so could I go up to the 14700k or is it best to stay with a 14600k?
u/Sorry-Discount-3427 — 3 days ago
Am I cooked ?
Hey all,
This is my build that I built in summer 2024
CPU: 14900k
GPU: MSI RTX 4080 super slim
Mother board: Asus ROG strix z790a gaming WiFi II
Cooling: Artic liquid freezer 3 360 AIO
CASE: Antec C8
Fans: Lian li uni sl infinity fans
I have 3 intake fans from the side and 3 intake at the bottom.
I have one rear outlet fan
And AIO mounted at the top and it also has 3 Lian li fans that I changed out. Pushing air out.
I have 2 questions:
I never updated my BIOS since I built my PC for the new intel code for the Vmin shift issue. I never had any crashes or freezes or anything in any games. I played COD BF6, msfs24 forza horizon 5 and 6.
Only crashes I had where in farming sim 25 but I’m 100% sure it was because of some mods. Because if I loaded any other saved games It never crashed. Only crashed when I load that specific saved game.
I did stress test and everything. I updated my BIOS a week ago.
Is my CPU cooked? Is there away to know if there’s any permanent damage or anything ?
My second question is. After I updated my BIOS now when I play BF6 my CPU temp seems to be higher than previously. Previously it used to be between 70-80C now it goes to 90C sometimes 95 my cpu usage on the game remain around 30-40%. BIOS has intel default restriction thing on.
My Idel temp are now also a bit higher. Went from 25-37 to 35-45.
GPU Temps seem to be about the same.
How do I know what is causing this temp hike ? I never saw my CPU Temps get up to 90C even when stress testing it to the Max.
u/SnooCats9570 — 4 days ago
Is this an ok build?
I made a pc build using PCPartPicker cause I heard it was good. All I want to know is will this build work and will it work well enough to run games like KCD2, RDR2, BeamNG, Ahoy (when it comes out, if you know that game), and maybe r6. Anyway, heres the list:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Kingston NV3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Video Card
Case: Montech TG3 ATX Mid Tower Case
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit
u/Fluid-Explanation394 — 3 days ago
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Red DRAM
Need some assistance. About to throw my PC out the window. Been at this for 2 days now….
Specs:
Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX Rev 1.2
AMD 9700X
Two Corsair Kits original was 2x32GB, bought a new 2x8Gb kit to rule out bad sticks
nvidia 5080
This build is about 2 years old.
One day after coming home I noticed my PC kept restarting. Went to check and it would not post. Can’t get into bios or anything. I’ve tried the following:
1.) reseat the ram
2.) used a single stick of ram in every slot
3.) flashed the bios using Q Flash to the latest F42 version
4.) cleared cmos
5.) replaced cmos battery
6.) reseat cpu
7.) tightened/loosened cpu
8.) bought a new ram kit and restarted memory training
Only common factor is that there is a red DRAM led on and after a few minutes the PC will restart… and continue to restart… I’ve left it on for 30+ minutes to no avail.
What are the odds that the mobo or cpu is bad at this point…?
Thanks for any input
u/Legitimate-Second-99 — 3 days ago
Cooler changes?
Hey so I’m building my first PC tower at the end of the month (hell if my checks big enough it’ll be this weekend) but I’m curious if I should swap out the AIO I picked for something else I’ll also take other parts suggestion and build suggestions
Thank you
These are the main parts I chose (storage is coming in waves cause I need like 10-15 TB)
Pc parts here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K2gZXf
u/Calm_Key7029 — 4 days ago
My SSD and HDD are intermittently showing in the BIOS. Sometimes both are missing, sometimes only the SSD shows up and the HDD disappears after restarting or booting up the PC.
Kindly send me solution for this I am frustrated with this issue.
u/Icy-Valuable-2600 — 6 days ago
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My GPU stopped working after spray painting its shroud.
I made sure to remove the plastic shroud completely to ita fan and board. I spray painted it on a different room. I let it sit overnight till it's completely dry. And now, I tried powering it on. My pc turned on and its fan, but my gpu's fan isn't spinning. My monitor cannot detect any display as well. Pls Help me. Idk what to do now. I cleaned the gold contacts as well and made sure that the boars doesn't have any paint on it.
My GPU is RX 570. Painting is also bad. PLS help me
u/Ano_Jayy — 11 days ago
Used rx6900 xt 16gb or brand new RTX 5060 8gb for the same price?
I'm going to finally move on from my trusty old GTX 1050 laptop and assemble a budget gaming PC. So I've been digging deep into the local market and found out a used rx6900 is pretty much about the same price as RTX 5060 8gb here. And I'm struggling to choose between them.
I'm going to stick to my 1080p monitor and have no plans to upgrade that anytime soon.
Any other GPU suggestion in the price range is welcome.
u/SuccessfulMall2924 — 10 days ago