pc advice

I'm having a really hard time to decide whether I should upgrade my computer and leave all of the previous components behind or if I should try and find some final way to make my computer still work again. So basically back in 2021 I bought a computer off of overclockers and for quite a while it...

Pc just got delivered today I plugged it in switched on the psu but the pc won’t start at all

hey all i'm having frame drops on games and on cinabench over heating but not over heating in games i'm also having frame time spikes https://imgur.com/a/kZ3Vdbl screen shot of hwinfo nere end of cinabench run https://imgur.com/a/GzahV1y https://imgur.com/a/k99wOqX 3dmark...

Hello everyone! Firstly I'd like to start off by saying that I am a complete amateur when it comes to PCs and the last one I had was around 20 years ago, so every bit of detail and information provided to me will be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance. So here's the gig, I'm a Head of...

just sold my Old PC Case need advise on packing it? it's a COSMOS C700M Full Tower PC Case - Cooler Master should i put any bobble rap doen sides or do any thing or will it be ok in box with original packaging it's just the case no parts in it

Hey everyone :) I've noticed that my pc starts making a clinking noise every so often, it's not loud and would happen for every second for around 10-20seconds. It's not the fans, I've checked those so I'm not entirely sure what could be causing it (I'm a big noob when it comes to pcs). I've...

hi i just noiced in HWINFO in the windows error bit it said i have errors under cpu and another one with cpu in it so did intel extreme tuning utility benchmark and it pop up with another error so did it again and the pc blue screen and come up with the message saying overclock unstable and had...

Hi, I am not really experienced with PC building so I was wondering if this is a good build or not for £1000. This PC will be used for gaming and my monitor is MSI Optix g24 Series (144hz, 1080p, 1ms, AMD freesync, Curved) Could you also tell me if this is a good build that allows for possible...

Here is my build: https://uk.************.com/list/KJbtRv I'm new to building PCs and would like my PC to be able to run games at ultra / high graphics at high FPS while keeping GPU / CPU temps decently cool. Please let me know if the build is Good! What you would change to make it cheaper or...

Edit: For now I have bought an onboard speaker, which should arrive within 2 days. Hopefully there will be some kind of error code so that I can get to the bottom of the issue. Any advice still very much appreciated Hi. So as the title says, I believe my motherboard may be broken. I really...

E: It's done. All parts have been bought and I am now waiting for them to be delivered. In the end I chose the MSI mag forge 100M. Heya. A couple months ago I asked for help with an IGPU computer build, and with the assistance of several commenters, was able to build a list as seen below. I now...

Hi Everyone hope you guys are well, i was just checking some gaming PCs here at OC and just wanted some advice. I am looking at this PC, and just wanted some help on the build. Case Kolink Phalanx V2 ARGB Gaming Case - Black Power Supply 600W 80Plus Bronze Rated PSU CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six...

Hi Guys I am looking to transfer some old VHS tapes to digital, I have a limited budget to purchase the relevant kit and wonder if someone might recommended from Amazon the best and more importantly, easiest kit to use? I am reasonably tech savy, but not with the kit needed for this! My VHS has...

Hi all, New to all this and the forum has already helped so much. Trying to make a few upgrades, my current pc parts are: CPU = Interl Core i5-2500 GPU = Nvidia GTX 1660 HDD = WD5003ABYZ 500GB RAM = 24GB Corasair Motherboard = Supermicro C7P67 Power Supply = Corsair CX430 I currently have an...

Hey there. Let me preface this by saying I'm brand new to this website (And to PC building as a whole), so if I've posted this in the wrong place please let me know. I'm hoping to get some guidance on what parts I should use for a PC build, please. I've been banging my head up a brick wall for...

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...

The Noise! This is the noise I'm hearing ignore the fans it's the whining noise behind the fan noise. This is much louder then the actual noise. For some background I just installed a WiFi card and when playing a game I could hear this noise or something similar, I went to investigate and...

I'm not new to gaming at all and i'm not new with pcs. I just have never bought a completely custom pc, but i'm looking for a gaming pc for £980 max. I need to be able to play games frequently, especially online games as im a online gamer, needs to run battlefield 2042 without the mcuh lag. Im...

Hi! Can you help me to choose which of the 2 Acer's laptops is better? I need a laptop only for youtube, programming in visual studio or matlab and sometimes/rarely play Warzone or Battlefield. Acer 1: AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500U Hexa-core 2,10 GHz Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 IPS RAM: 8 GB, LPDDR4X GTX...

Hey all, Need help. Got myself some 360mm radiators for my build that I was planning to paint white, but I can’t get them past the cleaning stage. They’re about 8 - 9 months old, been sitting dry for about 2 months. I’ve tried using deionised water (about 10 litres so far), tried using vinegar...