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Should I use this or hold off and get a replacement corsair 4000D panel?
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Should I use this or hold off and get a replacement corsair 4000D panel?

I was trying to take the panel off and it just shattered like this. Its only kept together because of the factory wrap on each side. It kinda looks cool but peices are coming off from the side and doesnt seem sturdy. Should I run with it and tape it up more or just wait for a replacement?

u/poppinlemonade — 9 hours ago
I/O shield covering USB 3 port. What to do?
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I/O shield covering USB 3 port. What to do?

The shield goes over other ports fine. Just for that USB 3 port. It goes over it. Lol wtf. Should I cut it somehow?

u/PracticalBad2466 — 8 hours ago
Image 1 — My middle sons (3 boys) PC build for his birthday.
Image 2 — My middle sons (3 boys) PC build for his birthday.
Image 3 — My middle sons (3 boys) PC build for his birthday.
Image 4 — My middle sons (3 boys) PC build for his birthday.
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My middle sons (3 boys) PC build for his birthday.

I just finished building this for my 2nd sons birthday coming up in a couple months and want to know what GPU you guys would recommend either the RX9070 16BG or the 5070 12GB? Not trying to have a crazy crazy build. I already built my oldest son’s PC with a 7700x and 4070 ti super.

Mine is a 7800x3d with a 5080. Here are some pictures of our builds. First 2 pics are my middle sons, 3rd pic is mine, and the last one is my oldest. I really am interested in what your experience is with those two GPUs list above are and which one I should end up buying. I know he’s gonna be happy with it either way, but I’m just trying to mid max his build. Happy gaming.

u/Kado_Omerta — 7 hours ago

Need help with my PSU fan

My PSU fan keeps making this whirring sound above a certain speed (see & listen video). How do i fix this?

For more info: this is a DeepCool DQ850M-V3L. this unit is not over a year in age. i cant RMA this since i didnt buy directly from DeepCool and if it's not visible in the video, the warranty sticker is out. i cant dish out money as of right now, so i appreciate if someone can help me fix this as im stressing out so much about this lol

u/Responsible-Fix-1111 — 4 hours ago
Prebuild iBuypower

Prebuild iBuypower

Is this pre build worth it?

iBuypower intel i5 1440F

NVIDIA GeForce 5070 12GB

16 GB DDR5

1TB NVMe SSD - SBI5N5701

Original price: $1299 USD

Got it for $1099 before tax.

u/Striking_Country_495 — 7 hours ago

I used 91% isopropyl alcohol on CPU and now the motherboard issues a CPU light after 20 minutes of letting dry

The title says it all. I used a toothbrush on the bottom pins too, and now I’m scared I wasted a 5700X wanting to clean the thermal paste on the sides. Like it won’t post at all.

Will I need to get a new CPU?

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u/Ok_Mammoth_3519 — 3 hours ago
Image 1 — Help
Image 2 — Help
Image 3 — Help

Help

Just finished my new all-white build! Hope you guys like it. I'm looking for some advice: how can I make the GPU power cables look cleaner/neater?

u/These_Click4643 — 8 hours ago
Image 1 — Do you think I could/should put a new another fan in the front?
Image 2 — Do you think I could/should put a new another fan in the front?

Do you think I could/should put a new another fan in the front?

This is a fractal north case

u/Mind0Matter — 18 hours ago
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Pc randomly shuts down

Hello.

So i'm having this issue for a while since I rebuilt my pc in new case.

/No screws were dropped, nothing was broken, no loose connections, missing cables etc./

There is no problem with overheating, temps on cpu and gpu are good at all times.

Screens go black, fans, rgd etc. keep working, sound from game/discord is on for few seconds.

Previuos build:

Corsair 850W RM850X
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A
Deepcool Mystique 360 aio
Intel i9-13900KF
G.SKILL Trident Z 4x8GB
RTX 4070 Ti Super Aorus Master

After trying to troubleshoot, swapped some parts one by one to check.

First swapped PSU:

Asus TUF Gaming, 1200W, ATX 3.0, 80PLUS Gold

But random crashes kept happening.

Then swapped MB and RAM to

Gigabyte, Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Kingston, FURY Beast White (EXPO + XMP), DDR5, 32GB, 6000MT/s, CL30, Kit of 2

Also tried setting power limits to CPU due to known issue with stability but nothing changed.

Problem still remains unsolved..

I dont want to believe that GPU is dying so i'm willing to try anything 🥲

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u/CapitalOnion6649 — 3 hours ago

Freshly built computer won't turn on after a week

Built my first pc two weeks ago, complete newbie but i did a lot of research beforehand and also double checked every step on reddit and google and the component user manuals and stuff bc I was really paranoid I might mess something up ... took me like 5h to set it all up but when I did it seemed I did a good job - computer posted no problem, I updated the bios, installed windows 10, installed the drivers ... I did forget to plug the four pin argb fan connector to SYS_FAN, so it didn't spin (the leds worked fine tho). One other thing I had troubles with was the network card - I couldn't get it to work properly (bluetooth sound was incredibly janky, it didn't detect any wifi), figured I messed up the driver installation or something ... but I use ethernet and wired headphones anyway so I didn't really pay attention to that lol.

Anyway a week of gaming later (still didn't get over the upgrade from the gaming laptop I used for the last decade tbh, I feel like a caveman entering the spage age 😫) I get home from uni, decide to open it up and connect that fan properly before playing some BG3 on a resolution on which i can actually see the people's faces - I do it, boot it up, everything lights up - ram, ssd, gpu, fan, all fans spin now - but I get no video output. do a LOT of googling but couldn't find anything useful. Unplugged the fans, removed the battery from the motherboard for 10 mins, double checked if everything is plugged in right - the motherboard, the gpu the cpu, (I was sure I didn't touch anything but the fan connector but just in case), even checked with a different monitor just in case, the psu seems to be working fine since the fans spin? So i didn't do the psu test.

I followed a motherboard troubleshooting guide on here that suggested the motherboard might be the issue. From what I know about this stuff (admittedly not much lol) messing with the fans couldn't have damaged my build like this so I'm thinking the computer dying right after was just a coincidence - esp since it seemed to work fine before? Could this be just a faulty motherboard randomly giving out? Did I miss something here that I shouldn't? Really confused rn.

Here's my build (I bought everything new):

PCPartPicker Part List: https://at.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZMXQV4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (€116.90 @ Alza)

Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M GAMING X WIFI6 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€99.90 @ Alza)

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (€155.90 @ Alza)

Storage: Patriot P400 Lite 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€141.90 @ Alza)

Video Card: Sparkle ORC OC Arc A750 8 GB Video Card (€236.77 @ Proshop - OOS)

Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€96.08 @ Proshop)

Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€92.57 @ Proshop)

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 Pro A-RGB 77 CFM 120 mm Fan (€10.90 @ Alza)

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u/Artistic-Throat203 — 1 hour ago

PSU Noise

My PSU makes this weird noise. (I cleaned the dust and changed the cable) and this is while being on desktop.

I have a cool wallpaper engine running at 30fps of old snake smoking cigs but it is just a little bit more quiet if i turn that off. Both ain’t « loud » but still.

Does it sound dangerous, I have a MSI MAG 750BN 80+ Bronze power supply i bought 1 or 2 years ago.

Hope it is fine because I just got out of surgery and that would be my luck having my PSU explode my new PC.

I appreciate any help. And no I will not open my PSU I somewhat like being alive.

Thanks.

u/Aggressive_Ranger133 — 1 hour ago
Image 1 — Something about this post feels like a scam
Image 2 — Something about this post feels like a scam

Something about this post feels like a scam

A pc with these specs, for this price seems too good to be true right? I can’t lay my finger on how this is a scam because the listing feels so legit.

u/Financial_Cow_1072 — 11 hours ago
Image 1 — Mixed Ram Sticks.. Please Help!
Image 2 — Mixed Ram Sticks.. Please Help!

Mixed Ram Sticks.. Please Help!

When I first used them together, it worked really well. Went on to play Modded MC for ~4Hrs or maybe more.

Hopped off for a bit and when relogging on I was met with this error

"The jvm.dll 'Problematic frame' in hs_err_pid15344.log may be caused by several issues,
including a hardware bug or a bug in the JVM itself. Please try the following steps in order:

  1. Have you encountered a warning about Intel 13th and 14th-generation processors? If you've experienced any system instability (BSODs, random app crashes), this is likely the cause.
  2. If memory overclocking (XMP/DOCP/EXPO) is enabled, disable it, as it doesn't seem to work well with your system and may be causing memory corruption. Look for memory diagnostics instructions at the bottom of this message.
  3. If you have done any overclocking, like downvolting or upvolting, try reverting it.
  4. Apply the recommended JVM arguments for your modpack.
  5. Test different Java versions or vendors, as the bug may be caused by the current JVM installation version or vendor.
  6. Try reducing active CPU count with this JVM argument: -XX:ActiveProcessorCount=6
  7. If none of the above helps, contact support.

Memory diagnostics instructions:

  1. Save this instruction. It will be needed to get results of diagnostics after reboot.
  2. Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box, enter mdsched and click OK.
  3. In the Windows Memory Diagnostic window, click the Restart now and check for problems option. If you don't see a popup with the results after reboot, refer to the instructions on how to view them. Please note: this test may not detect every memory issue, nor can it assert that this is the cause of the JVM crash. Disabling memory overclocking is still the best first step."

Need help.. Thank you kindly.

u/Active_Prompt_3145 — 2 hours ago

Is this build good? It has an inconvenient?

Motherboard: ASUS tuf gaming B850M-plus

CPU: AMD ryzen 7 9800X3D

GPU: ZOTAC gaming GeForce RTX 5060 ti Twin Edge 16GB

PSU: ASUS tuf gaming 750W Gold Plus

Case: Asus A21 PLUS ARGB mid tower mATX

RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000MHz 2x16GB CL30

Liquid cooler: Tempest Darken 360 kit

SSD: WD Black SN770 2TB

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u/ripmideimos — 1 hour ago
Image 1 — How can I make cable management better?
Image 2 — How can I make cable management better?
Image 3 — How can I make cable management better?
Image 4 — How can I make cable management better?

How can I make cable management better?

Got this from eBay! Waiting to get it collected! I has been built great but still some wiring needs to be contained. What are my options and suggestions.

The screen pic is a screenshot I took from another post. Unable to delete it now

u/Double_Vast4199 — 3 hours ago
playing in 4k with a 3090 in 2026

playing in 4k with a 3090 in 2026

Hi, I want to upgrade my monitor. I have a 3090 (not the Ti version), a 15 GHz 12400k processor, and 32GB of RAM (I think it's DDR4). Can I buy a 4K monitor and play games at that resolution with this setup?

I currently play at 1080p at 60Hz.

u/ColdPlum6535 — 11 hours ago
Image 1 — Can’t figure out why my monitor looks so bright
Image 2 — Can’t figure out why my monitor looks so bright
Image 3 — Can’t figure out why my monitor looks so bright

Can’t figure out why my monitor looks so bright

It literally looks just like the photos, the install button is a light blue but its so bright that the black “install” letters look like they hit little white dots on them, I’ve tried plugging it into other monitors and I get the same result, yet every time I try to change any settings on the monitors and/or the PC, it never changes anything, any ideas as to what might help?

u/Dapper_Arrival1781 — 14 hours ago
Week