hardware

I keep getting a BOSD saying driver_irql_not_less_or_equal and specifically saying stornvme.sys has failed. I have tried to fix it in command prompt but that didn't work and so saved the few things I wanted on my pc and reset it. This didn't go to plan and crashed several more times. I am now on...

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Hi everyone! I have an old PC that started showing malformed characters during boot and windows started to fail to start up. I wonder if these malformed characters can point to the potential issue (cpu, mobo, etc). Here are a couple of pictures On the first picture the D, 5 and e look weird...

Hi all, I think there’s a problem with the Lenovo hardware scan option. On my V15 the time changes to 00:00 very quickly and then goes back to the correct time and then passes fully. With my Legion 5i Pro the time changes to 00:00 and gets stuck on the test and then pops up with an error...

I have a Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Glass RGB Special Edition - BlackWhite with a Phanteks RGB LED Strip Starter Kit (PH-LEDKTCMBO) installed, the lights are always green and I cannot find a way to change them, there is a small button under the USB slots that changes the colour of the power button...

Looking for some advice please as I’m at a loss with what to do. About a week ago my pc started running extremely slow & laggy especially when using the taskbar or going into settings then when the lag got to much for the pc to handle it would crash and display a BSOD WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR...

Hey! I can't seem to figure out why my PC is crashing. No black/blue screen just a freeze and restart. I was away for sometime and started using my PC and noticed these random crashes. It was in need of maintenance so I took it apart, cleaned it and put it all back together and it seems the...

Specs - 5800x RX 580 16gb 3600mghz cl16 B550-F When I’m playing rust the game will randomly freeze and then a few seconds later, crash. Temps are fine on all components, drivers all up to date. Never had this problem before but now it’s regularly occurring. One thing i have noticed is that my...

Hi all! I've recently purchased my first PC build, after a week of setting it all up, I've got everything up and working, except two things: The CPU fan works fine, but the rear fan hasn't switched on at all. Not only that, but the RGB lighting on the case and fan don't work at all. There is a...

My full system- Ryzen 7 5800x 2x8gb corsair RGB 3600mghz CL16 memory RX580(waiting for gpu prices to go down to get a new one) Asus B550-F WiFi Cooler master ML240 AIO 6x RGB fans 2x Non RGB fans Lian Li Lancool 2 mesh RGB corsair fan controller 500GB 2.5' Samsung SSD BeQuiet 450W PSU - is...

PC- Ryzen 7 5800x - Asus B550-F - RX 580 - corsair 16GB 3600mghz CL16 On my motherboard I have the option to update drivers through the armoury crate app. I updated drivers such as the AMD chipset driver, intel LAN, intel WIFI, Intel Bluetooth and the Realtek audio driver. After doing this I...

Hello, I'm extremely new PC gaming and I'm having issues my pre-built PC from Overclockers, Specs are- CPU &Motherboard- Intel 11th Gen Core i9 11900F Eight Core Processor Cooler Master 240mm Liquid Cooler Gigabyte B560 Motherboard Memory 16GB 3200MHz Dual Channel RAM Graphics Card NVIDIA...

Hi everyone, I just bought 2 new 120mm fans for my pc as I was going to create a push pull configuration for my 240mm radiator. However I wanted to check with you guys on here that my fans in the optimal positions. I currently have 2 front intake fans that push air though my radiator into my pc...

Good afternoon all, I'm really hoping someone can help me out. I built a custom PC back in early 2016 with the total cost coming to around £700-£800. I'm now looking into either upgrading or replacing the PC, but in honesty, I have disconnected myself from the PC building industry/community...

Hi, I just got a new cpu (5800x) that is apparently compatible with my motherboard (b450). But when I use my RAM in the optimal positions, slot 1 and slot 3, my pc does not boot up and the CPU or DRAM lights come up on the ez debug. However if I use my RAM in slots 1 and 2, my pc works fine. It...

This only started happening around a week ago and this computer is about a year old, including all components. It seems to happen every 15-30 seconds or so. It is a small freeze where everything stops in game and the just resumes after 1 second maximum. Here is a clip of the freeze...

I brought this PC from overclockers last January, yesterday evening the PC turned of automatically while I was using it. When I tired to turn it on the CPU light would blink for 1 sec and do nothing. But the keyboard and monitor still has power only the CPU wont turn on. Please help. AMD Ryzen...

Hi all! So my pc does this weird thing where it lags/ hitches when I enter the desktop from starting up the pc. So when I’m moving my mouse around after a few seconds the pc will seemingly freeze or lag. It’s noticeable as my mouse hitches completely. I’ve tried reinstalling drivers, different...

Just bought a 5800x, I have the latest bios, and all components are 100% working good. When I use 1 ram stick in the first dimma2 slot it works fine or if I use 2 sticks ( 1 in the first dimma 1 and 1 in the first dimma 2 ) it also works. However I want to use both dimma 2 slots for best...

Hi All, so I wanted to warn you about Asus RMA and in particular this motherboard. I had a I9-10900K running on a ROG Maximux XII and the maximum temperature of the CPU was around 50 celsius. I bought a ROG Maximus XIII APEX and mounted the I9-10900K in it with an EK Delta Tec with full custom...