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Dear all I just received the above motherboard from Amazon warehouse and tried to connect the CPU but it does not lock. Tried few times but it fails to lock. Thankfully did not press it hard. Anyway took a pic of motherboard and there are some white stuff sticking to CPU Socket, it looks like...

hey gang, hope everything's treating you well. am doing my first solo build in close to 20 years, so I feel like I'm learning how to ride a bike all over again haha. I wanna get the Corsair ICUE H150i Elite Capellix cpu cooler, as it looks awesome and I want it to match up with the other RGB...

Hi friends, I have the need to create this topic, since a few weeks ago I bought a 5950x. First of all I want to clarify that the CPU is accompanied by an X570 Aorus Master, 128GB RAM, Noctua NH-D15, and PSU Evga 850w. The BIOS version is F33i. My problem is that when I start the computer in...

Playing Cyberpunk was the last straw for my elderly i7-4770K and it has just about given up. I'm fairly confident that I could build a PC by myself but I know little about processors and motherboards and so I'm looking for some guidance. I plan to re-use my SSDs (250GB SATA for Windows and 1 TB...

I have an older CPU, an i5 3470K, that under full load measures about 60° on Speedfan. Does this mean it's throttling/not being used to its full potential becuase it won't allow itself to overheat? Might I benefit from a better cooler than the stock Intel one it came with in order to get full...

hello nice peoples, im new to this so forgive me if im in the wrong place and ask stupid questions, ive had my hero v111 running for a while now, its built in a tt tower 900 with a amd series 9 3900x, power cooler red devil gpu, 2 m2 drives, 1 samsung 1 tb ssd, and other bits an bats, psu power...

Does the Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi X570 (Stock Code MB-6DY-AS) work out of the box with the ryzen 5000 series, specifically the 5800x and the 5900x?

I'm still rocking a Core i5 3470K that I bought in 2012. I don't really need to have the newest most powerful gaming system any more as I now use Shadow cloud gaming service for that, but I wanted a little extra power for editing 4K video which I do a lot. To this end, I decided to upgrade my...

So, recently I've noticed my PC stuttering when gaming, these are freezes in the game that can last anywhere from a millisecond to 30 seconds (in the worst cases). I've noticed this is now happening more and more and I've been trying to capture this occurrence to find out what's causing it. I...

Raw sand in one end, CPUs, GPUs, RAM, etc out the other end? Say I'm Bezos. I see that there's a world-wide undercapacity of chip manufacture. I have the billions required to build the plant de novo. So how quickly could I be up and running?

I have a RX580 currently. Looking to upgrade to max out 144fps on 1080p games. In getting 70-100fps on COD at some high settings. Also is it possible to overclock my CPU easily to a 3600x without buying a cooler ? I have 16 GB 3000mhz ram. Ryzen 3600 GPU. 650w gold power supply. Asus b450f...

Hi there, I'm seeking some help buying a laptop, if you're knowledgeable your help would be very helpful. I'm looking to purchase a good laptop that can withstand high usage on Office and also image editing using a myriad of programmes from Adobe. A decent CPU & Graphics card is going to be...

Hi, I'm new to PC building and I've just built my first PC. My CPU is a Ryzen 5600x and I noticed while playing Warzone the temperature was 90/92° with the stock fan. This seems quite high to me, so looking at an after market cpu cooler and just looking for recommendations? My budget is £100 and...

Hello, I've inherited some components to upgrade an aging watercooled rig. I'd like to find out if the existing EK waterblock on my current Core i7 4770K would be compatible with a new motherboard and Intel i7 6950X CPU? I can't seem to find a model number on current EK waterblock annoyingly...

Hey All, Looking for a laptop in or around the £200 - £300 second hand, Does not need to be new, i dont mind what year it is as long as the laptop has a decent intel i5 / i7 / ryzen processor with at least 2.5ghz speed or above, but importantly has a ram Max capability of at least 16gb...

I've been using a Ryzen 2600 since a few months ago when I sold my 3700x in anticipation of Zen 3. I've already gotten my refund for it from Amazon, just need to send it back before February. I'd planned on buying a 5800x since it was revealed. I even upgraded to a Tomahawk X570. But I recently...

Hello, I hope somebody is able to assist me. I have a Toshiba Satellite L730 - 10G laptop (Part no: PSK73E-006004EN) It contains an Intel i3 780M 2 core cpu. 2nd gen (PGA988). I cannot locate a motherboard tech manual to find what other processors its compatible with. Was hoping an i7 640M 2nd...

Morning all! Hope you're well. I recently received my new Ryzen 9 5900x and had nothing but problems to start with! Multiple reboots with WHEA Uncorrectable Errors, Cache Hierarchy errors etc, even the DOCP settings meant I couldn't POST so had to clear the CMOS and start over! I was able to...

Morning guys and girls, Sorry if this is considered spam but I’ve tried to get through via phone with no luck. On hold for hours and then just drops out. I ordered a 5900x on 5th Jan when it had an “in stock” status. Shortly after the order, the item went into a “pre order” status. Did I order...

Hi, really new to PC builds Can someone tell me if the: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics is compatible with the MSI Ryzen B450M MORTAR MAX AM4 mATX Motherboard. I'm building a PC, not for gaming, so dont require an expensive graphics card. The case I have bought...