troubleshooting

I recently added a wifi/bluetooth card to my system, but since I've done this the system will power on, restart then power on normally. Windows also updated in the same sort of time so it could be that? How is best to troubleshoot this? Thanks

So I recently upgraded my pc, installed all components without a hitch but noticed my cpu was running a little hot. I removed it, replaced thermal paste and heatsink and now my pc won't boot. It turns on but with a red light on the "Ez debug" lights next to dram. Doesn't reach bios. I figured...

Hello, I have noticed that when I connect or disconnect a bluetooth device to my PC I will experience LAG spikes in my games. This is most notable when using an xbox controller via bluetooth but also happens when I connect my WH1000XM3 headphones. The GPU utilisation will drop to 0% at the...

I recently moved from an matx form factor to itx, I replaced my storage hdds with shiny new ssds and my motherboard with a B-GRADE aorus X570 i pro wifi (which might be the problem) no other components were changed apart from the case ofc. When my system wiped for the first time I blamed it on...

Hi, I've recently picked up the LG 27GL850 (Free sync with gsync compatibility) to replace my XB270HAb (Gsync) as my main gaming monitor. The idea was to use the LG 27GL850 as my main gaming monitor, and retire the XB270HAb to act purely as a second display (for surfing net, twitch chat etc)...

Hello, This is my first post, the issue isn't pressing as there is a temporary fix, but I'd still like to know what's going on and why I can't seem to fix it. At the beginning of the year I built a new PC, it's not ever 2 weeks old yet and I bought all components from Overclockers, however...

Hi Just brought a new pc and finished assembling however I don't have no power. I made the mistake of not testing it before I put everything in the case. The psu is fine, it past the paper clip test, all case fans, all in one pump and fans and case lights comes on no problem. When I plug the...

I just finished my new build, the problem is that it freezes or gives me a blue screen when i open games and sometimes while just doing nothing, when i get 2 sticks of ram in it's almost seconds after booting, if i only keep one in it can last for hours but eventually the result will be the...

Hi, so I recently received the MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX from OCUK to complete my new PC build however I cannot get the PC to post. The VGA LED has been on a few times, same with BOOT and DRAM but the CPU light is on almost constantly. I have tried to POST with one RAM stick, with no GPU, with no...

I changed out my old FX 8320 and Asrock 990fx extreme 3 to a Ryzen 7 3800x and Gigabyte Arous elite 570x with 4 sticks of 8gb 3333mhz hyper X RAM. The PC starts as normal past the bios screen and into the windows loading screen for about a second before all of the fans go off and the system...

PC boots sometimes, often doesn't boot and fans spin at full speed - can't find issue or fix Hi, posting for a friend here. I've been messaging him trying to figure out the issue. the issue is that the PC only boots up when it is in the mood to. most boot attempts result in the fans spinning at...

I've got a HP G5345UK PC, and I'm trying to wring the last bit of performance out of it. It has a H-I41-uATX (Eton/EtonL) and HP's site says I should be able to use the following Socket 775 CPUs: Core 2 Quad Q8xx0/Q9xx0 (Yorkfield core) (95W) Core 2 Duo E8xx0 (Wolfdale core) (65W) Core 2 Duo...

Hi guys, I built a new system yesterday and after reading through all the documentation and grind I finally go to turn it on and the cpu fan and rear LED fan start spinning for half a second then the system goes off immediately. Here is a list of things I have tried... Removing the I/O shield...

Good morning all! A few weeks ago I made some significant hardware changes, including the motherboard, and opted to do a clean install of Windows. Following this everything appeared fine however the clean install of Windows 10 was an older version of it and there were a million Windows Updates...

For many months I had problems with my pc crashing (which I described in this thread https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/crashing-freezing-in-every-game-and-in-browser.18727621/) I thought it was an SLI problem or it was cause by some other hardware e.g the PSU. It turned out that the...

Hi all and thank you for anyone reading this and can provide advice. A few days ago my games which I launch through steam are suddenly running at an increased speed. For example when playing Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros and TPP, character runs at increased speed, reloads quicker, rain falls...

Hi. I would like some RAM troubleshooting advice before I RMA. Mobo = Asus Prime x370 pro, RAM = Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz, CPU = Ryzen 3 1200, GFX card = sapphire nitro+ 470 4GB With both RAM modules installed (in the recommended dimm slots), I can't get to...

Hey guys I got an i7 8700k a little bit ago and I can't get it to decrease the clock speed when not under a high load, It constantly runs at 4.4-4.7 Ghz. I am probably just missing some setting in the BIOS knowing me. When I disable Turbo boost it just stays at 3.7Ghz. All I want is for the CPU...

So as the title suggests, I've been having some odd issues with my PC the last couple of days - full specs are below & sorry in advance for the uber post. Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H 16GB HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz Gigabyte GTX 780Ti Windforce 3x OC Samsung 850 512GB SSD Corsair...

Hi, so I built this PC recently out of some components I had already and some new components. The specs are: Intel Xeon X3440 not oveclocked with a stock intel heatsink MSI R9 270 ASUS P7Q57-M DO Motherboard 500GB Seagate Pipeline (refurbished) Aerocool 500W Integrator 80+ Bronze (brand new) 8GB...