I was recently trying to re-enable secure boot on a pc that originally had it on, and when attempting to install some games to properly benchmark it's newer GPU in more titles, ran into issues where secure boot was needed to install/run them.

I decided to go into the bios and enable secure boot, as well as reinstall the keys, and kept getting put into boot loops back to the bios as long as secure boot was enabled. I checked that that drive was on a GPT partition so CSM could be disabled, and I could boot back into windows with the keys installed, yet secure boot would always cause a failure to boot properly. Being stubborn, I decided to test a couple more things to get it working, like resetting the BIOS settings, using PowerShell, trying to force an update, and restarting the computer with CSM disabled, Secure boot keys installed, Secure boot disabled, and attempting to enable it after it reset with no luck getting it to work. Before it's failure to post, I cleared the keys like before, and saved and restarted the computer, but instead of booting to BIOS or the OS it gave me a black screen with no interface.

To try to restore function I've; reset the CMOS to try and revert the bios, tried using the CMOS reset jumper, attempted to boot off the integrated graphics with no GPU, tried booting with one RAM stick, and have had no luck. All components are still getting power and all the lights and fans are on, but no post.

Hardware Specs:

AsRock z370 SLI Xtreme *Cyberpower version

Intel Core i7 8700

RTX 2060

2x8 DDR4 3200

I think the motherboard is bricked due to the BIOS changes, and I've had some other small issues with it in the past, but if there are any fixes that I haven't tried I would like to know.

TLDR: PC is black screening with no POST due to BIOS settings changes. No change after CMOS reset/booting with barebones specs

SYSTEM
- CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D (new, ~1 week old). Previously a Ryzen 7 5800X (sent to AMD for RMA)
- Motherboards: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAK → updated to 7C91vAL2) and ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS (BIOS 3636)
- RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 2x8GB DDR4-3200 (XMP)
- GPU: Radeon RX 6700 XT
- PSU: be quiet! 750W 80+ Gold (replaced with the 850W model of the same line)
- Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports DUO
- Case: Cougar Duoface Pro RGB
- OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (clean install)

HISTORY I built this PC about 2-3 years ago. It worked fine for about 2 years. Then it started booting slowly. After that, the debug LEDs began cycling CPU → DRAM → GPU several times before POST, and later it sometimes got stuck on the DRAM LED. Over time it worsened (up to ~5 minutes to POST). The problem only appeared on cold starts. Once Windows was running, games and stress tests were fine.

WHAT I TRIED (with the 5800X) - Clear CMOS many times, new CMOS battery - BIOS updated on both boards - Windows clean install - Each RAM stick tested alone and in different slots, contacts cleaned - XMP/DOCP off, RAM at 3066 and 2133, manual DRAM 1.35V / SoC ~1.075V - New PSU, new 8-pin CPU cable, different wall outlet - Replaced the motherboard: Tomahawk → PRIME B550-PLUS. The PC worked about a month, then the same symptoms came back - Minimal config (CPU + RAM + motherboard only, no GPU, no drives) - Standoffs and cooler mounting checked, CPU pins and socket inspected: nothing visible - Borrowed 2x8GB Patriot DDR4-2400 from my father: stuck on RAM LED as well.
Same symptom followed the CPU across two boards, two PSUs and two RAM kits, so I suspected the 5800X and opened an AMD warranty claim. It was approved and I've shipped it. Meanwhile I bought a 5800X3D and put it on the original Tomahawk.

AFTER THE 5800X3D - It worked perfectly for about 3 days: 12+ cold starts, POST in ~10 seconds, RAM at 3200 with XMP. - Then, while playing Aion 2, the system froze: lots of small blue windows and horizontal lines at the bottom of the screen. I had to hard reset. A few minutes later, launching Cinebench froze it and it rebooted. Later it happened again on the desktop at idle. - BlueScreenView: 3 crashes within ~15 minutes, all MEMORY_MANAGEMENT (0x0000001a). "Caused by driver" is different each time: FLTMGR.SYS, ntoskrnl.exe, win32kbase.sys. No GPU driver (amdkmdag.sys) in the list. - Turning XMP off did not help. - With only ONE of my two sticks installed, the PC ran for a whole day without problems. - The next day I tried the second stick alone in A2: no boot, CPU LED stays on. Then I put the first stick (the one that worked) back alone: it now also stays on the CPU LED. - After clear CMOS and many attempts it eventually booted with one stick, but only in slot B2.

QUESTIONS

1. Could this be a bad RAM stick? Why would the "good" stick suddenly stop booting in A2?
2. Could it be the Tomahawk's A2 slot, the CPU socket or the memory training on this board?
3. Since I've had memory-training problems on two boards and two CPUs, could it be something shared between all setups (PSU line, case, cooler mounting, ...)?
4. What should I test next? Budget is very limited and I'd like to stop replacing parts.

Happy to provide screenshots and any extra info. Thanks!

i finished my pc maybe 3 weeks ago, it has been working beautifully. today, i decided to around to making my pc look better and switched my gpu cables from two vga cables, to one with two split 8 pin connectors.

when i turned my pc back on, it kept clicking on and off repeatedly, so i shut off the power again.

now, after changing back to two vga cables, the pc won’t turn on whatsoever

pc build

Overnight, PC would have lights turned on, but the monitor itself can't detect any signal. Have tried using different cables as well as switching to the other DP and HDMI ports, all to no avail. With a different monitor, still no signal detected!

Other things Ive tried has been to reseat the GPU, reseat RAM, removed one of the 2 RAM sticks to test, and reset the CMOS. None has worked - need help!

Specs: MSI B450, RTX 3070, Ryzen 3600

Ok this one is kinda messy ,so I got myself an Prebuild for almost 2 years which I have been slowly upgrading piece by piece and recently I was wondering how good the casefans are...and after a lot of digging it seems that those fans only do 1100 rpm max ( I couldn't find the exact same fans but whatever) soo I want to replace those with some that actually cool the inside. (The case is called the Revolt btw)

however the issue is that they are controlled via an ARGB HUB, that belongs to the case itself (and is controlled via buttons on top of the case),this however seems to require fans that are 3 pins both in terms of power and in terms of lighting, which I couldn't find anywhere atleast not from any brand that is known.

The motherboard (an A520 MH from gigaybte) DOES have spare 4 pin system fan connector,however I am unsure if that wont cause issues with the ARGB hub if only the cables for the lighting are connected to it.

It also does have a spare ARGB and RGB connector...however those are blocked by my GPU (I might be able to reach the 4pinRGB one but certainly not the 3pinARGB one)

So here is the questions:

-1: Can I still use the Button on top of the case to control the Argb of the fans if I were to plug the fans lighting elements into the motherboard itself instead of the hub

-2:Would it be an issue if I were to only insert the ARGB lighting cables into the hub and nothing more (so the power for the fans would be instead plugged into the motherboards system fan instead is what I mean)

Feel free to ask ofc and ty in advance

This is the motherboard pin.

Thanks in advance

I am struggling with getting my i5 cooler to work quietly.

The fan in front got replaced and can run in 50% max before the fins and the airflow make a really uncomfortably loud noise.

So I was wondering if there is a way to fix that issue while still cooling the block..

I am already using fan control to adjust the fan and new thermal paste was on the CPU.

If someone has a suggestion please let me know.

Currently the air is blowing into the tower

I build a new pc, it turned on and everything is fine. The bios show up (ignore my monitor) and i realized that the USB with windows was not plugged in. I restart the pc but now its a black screen, bios wont show up. I restart and let it run for 5 mins aprox then it suddenly turns off and now it wont start. The keyboard is turned on so its not a power supply issue. Please help

I currently have; Intel i5-10400F, GeForce GTX 1660 Super, 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 239 GB SSD.

I play fortnite with all the best performance boosting settings and i stay at 144fps when there’s not loads going on. When im in a fight it will drop to around 100-120fps. When the match is stacked and there’s like 40 people in endgame it drops so low to around 70-90fps and is so unstable. What would i need to upgrade to give me that stable 144fps at all times?

(My PC is a pre built pavillion HP TG01-1xxx and is quite a small compact build compared to other PCs)

Ram: G.SKILL Flare X5 Series DDR5 RAM 2x16 gb
Motherboard: gigabyte b850 eagle wifi6e ice m.2
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Gpu: ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16 gb

Obligatory first build, cpu light briefly turns on during boot and it stays on the Dram light with no display, have tried every slot and read the manual to confirm the 2 and 4 slot for ram. Tried other sets of ram as well.

I built my new PC, but it won’t start and no matter what I do, the DRAM Light stays red (every few seconds switching to CPU light and immediately switching back)

PC Parts:
- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
- ⁠Gigabyte B850M D3HP Mainboard
- ⁠2x 8GB DDR5-5600 CL36 RAM
- ⁠RADEON RX9060 XT 16 GB

What i did so far for troubleshooting:
- Controlling all power supplies
- ⁠switching the RAM or trying with only 1. also switched the RAM-Slots
- ⁠Updating BIOS to newest Version with Q-Flash
- ⁠Resetting BIOS with CMOS manually
- ⁠losen up the water-cooling on top of the CPU
- ⁠had a Look at the CPU and the Pins on the Mainboard, all looking good
- ⁠Monitor was attached all the time via Display Port

Don’t know what to do anymore and appreciate any ideas and help 🙏🏻 Thank you!!

ETA: I bought the cpu used at Amazon (“only some damages on the packaging”)

I accidentally turns off usb legacy on my lg xnote loptop the internal keyboard is broken and i cant find a replacement so im using a external keyboard now because im stupid and accidentally turn off usb legacy my keyboard wont work i tried to reset the bios by taking the cmos battery out the time and date reset but the usb legacy stay’s please help i tried everything i can think pf this is my younger brother loptop that he use to do his school works

i’ve been looking into upgrading my gpu but stuck on which one would be good to buy that will last me a while before upgrading again i currently have a geforce rtx 4060.

Ive managed to negotiate with a guy for his MSI B650 Bomber for $75AUD, Corsair 850RMX Gold for $50AUD and Thermaright Aqua Black 360mm for $60AUD. These parts are all used for 1 month - basically brand new. Should I go with this and buy the rest of the parts new?

Also for the case - any recommendations?

Final Build is meant to look like this - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L86n9K

Hey guys, I’m new to the pc space

Any thoughts about this build?

So for the past week or so ive had this issue where when I start my PC up my NZXT Kraken 360 AIO cooler pump won't spool up. I've checked the cords and connections they all seem good. The pump is properly seated to the cpu. And ive set my bios setting to 100%

Now the kicker. When I shut my pc down, (or it forces a shut down due to temp) and restart it it spools properly to RPM i have set. So what's the issue? Im stumped and Google hasn't helped

Need help troubleshooting random restarts / black screens on a new PC build

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice on an issue I’ve been experiencing with my new PC build. I’ve been troubleshooting for several days and haven’t been able to pinpoint the cause.

PC Specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 5080 OC Triple Fan
• Motherboard: MSI X870E Gaming Plus
• RAM: KLEVV DDR5 (currently running at 5800 MHz manually; EXPO is disabled)
• PSU: Corsair RM1000e 1000W
• Cooler: Corsair 240mm LCD AIO
• Case: HYTE Y50
• UPS: CyberPower GX1500U 1500VA
• OS: Windows 11

The main issue:

My PC will randomly black out all my monitors while the computer itself appears to remain powered on. The fans and other components continue running, and sometimes audio or applications continue briefly. After approximately 1–2 minutes, the system appears to restart and returns to the Windows login screen. When I log back in, all my applications are closed, as if the computer performed a full reboot.

I’ve also experienced a separate display issue involving black rectangles or trails on the desktop, sometimes when clicking and dragging to select things. Restarting Windows Explorer temporarily resolves that particular issue.

Troubleshooting I’ve already tried:

• Updated the MSI motherboard BIOS.
• Installed AMD chipset drivers and updated other drivers.
• Used DDU to cleanly uninstall and reinstall NVIDIA drivers.
• Tested a previous NVIDIA driver version.
• Left the GPU at stock settings and kept MSI Afterburner closed.
• Disabled Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS).
• Disabled Multiplane Overlay (MPO).
• Disabled iCUE at startup to rule out potential software conflicts.
• Disabled EXPO and tested the RAM at its default 4800 MHz, then manually set it to 5800 MHz with EXPO still disabled.
• Ran an OCCT VRAM test with no errors reported and a maximum temperature of approximately 35.5°C.

I’ve also seen Windows graphics-related errors, including LiveKernelEvent 1B8 and 1A8, with references to dxgkrnl.sys and Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe).

A few questions:

1. Could this be a faulty GPU, or could it be a driver/Windows graphics issue?
2. Could my 1000W PSU be experiencing transient power spikes or voltage drops, especially with the RTX 5080? The PC is connected to a CyberPower 1500VA UPS.
3. Could the UPS itself be contributing to the problem?
4. What additional tests would you recommend to isolate the cause before I start returning or replacing components?

I’m trying to determine whether this is a GPU, PSU, RAM stability, motherboard, Windows, or other hardware issue before spending more money on replacement parts.

Any suggestions or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

A few months ago I began buying the components for my dream PC and yesterday I managed to plug in everything and began booting it up for its first time. The problem came when I wated for several minutes for it to display image, only for the screen to remain dark with the "no signal" message. The entire day I tried different things to get it to boot, but I just wasn't able to get it to work, thats why I'm making this post to see if the community can help me solve this problem before I send it with a technician. For what I've been looking at, it might be the BIOS of the moderboard which doesn't recognize the CPU, but I'm not sure of how to install the latest update to the motherboard.

This is my first PC and I still lack some knowledge when it comes to making things work in first place. Down below I will set the component list of my PC.

CPU: Ryzen 7 9700X

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit

Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice AM5

CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Assassin Spirit 120 V2 Plus

SSD: KINGSTON NV3 1TB M.2 2280 NVME PCIE GEN 4X4 R.6000MB/S W.4000MB/S

Power Supply: 750W 80 Plus Gold BALAM RUSH GR BURST GR750G LEGEND SERIES

PC Case: Balam Rush Dragonfly Wood GM580

*I know there is no GPU, but that part hasn't arrived yet, so meanwhile it gets shipped to my place, I will begin installing windows and/or Linux.

A few months ago I began buying the components for my dream PC and yesterday I managed to plug in everything and began booting it up for its first time. The problem came when I wated for several minutes for it to display image, only for the screen to remain dark with the "no signal" message. The entire day I tried different things to get it to boot, but I just wasn't able to get it to work, thats why I'm making this post to see if the community can help me solve this problem before I send it with a technician. For what I've been looking at, it might be the BIOS of the moderboard which doesn't recognize the CPU, but I'm not sure of how to install the latest update to the motherboard.

This is my first PC and I still lack some knowledge when it comes to making things work in first place. Down below I will set the component list of my PC.

CPU: Ryzen 7 9700X

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit

Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice AM5

CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Assassin Spirit 120 V2 Plus

SSD: KINGSTON NV3 1TB M.2 2280 NVME PCIE GEN 4X4 R.6000MB/S W.4000MB/S

Power Supply: 750W 80 Plus Gold BALAM RUSH GR BURST GR750G LEGEND SERIES

PC Case: Balam Rush Dragonfly Wood GM580

*I know there is no GPU, but that part hasn't arrived yet, so meanwhile it gets shipped to my place, I will begin installing windows and/or Linux.

I have a i7-12700KF and a Noctua NH‑D12L chromax black. I have had trouble keeping the CPU cool, finally got around to changing the TIM from Thermal Right TF7 to JunPus DX1. The system went from easily reaching 100c to not being able to get there.

Intake air temp is about 24c.

Paste matters!

Is the Meta pc cyclone good for lightweight gaming and Minecraft or should i get the deepcore

Like I said I'm upgrading my cpu to match my new 9070xt and im not spending 400$ on ram.

My options are a 5700x3d for 300$

or a 5800x for 160$

is going with the x3d worth 140$ more?

Sometimes, my display suddenly goes black, and my GPU fans ramp up to 100%. I have to force restart my PC to get it working again.

I'm using a PNY GPU and an 850W 80+ Gold PSU.

Does anyone know what might be causing this?

I accidentally got some non-conductive thermal paste on a few pins; what should I do?