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Custom PC keeps destroying components
We build a custom water-cooling system with the following specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (16x 3,5 GHz)
Board: Gigabyte Aorus Master X570
GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme Waterforce WB 11G
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I plugged in a molex cable the wrong way and the power supply exploded. Did it kill my hard drive?
I bought a cheap kit allowing me to use a 3.5 SATA hard drive with a laptop, by plugging it in with USB. It still requires external power supply so I used an adapter that came with this kit but I ...
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Unstable BCLK/PCIe clock + 4 hard drive failures in 6 weeks after move. Replaced Mobo+CPU but Issue persist & new HDDs failed
I'm having several issues that I believe are related. The issues began when I moved the computer to a new house 6 weeks ago.
The Bus Clock (BCLK & PCI Clock) of my CPU runs ~2Mhz lower than whats ...
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Computer turns off sponaneously. Is it the PSU?
My computer turned off multiple times spontaneously. It happens instantly and it also instantly starts rebooting. I didn't do anything with high ressource usage (just a browser open and powerpoint) ...
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My PSU for my PC buzzed when plugged in, caused a power short, now won't turn on
My PC was working fine yesterday.
I installed a fan controller today. After installation, I went to plug the computer in and when I did the PSU made a buzz, then the power in the room went off and I ...
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SATA Connections Fried - MB or PSU to blame?
Question: How can one test whether a motherboard's SATA connections are faulty vs a PSU's SATA output?
Context: A couple days ago, I was replacing my old PSU (Corsair CXM 750W 80+ Bronze) with a new ...
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determine cause of auto shutdown when playing games
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When playing a game, the computer suddenly shuts down, although not completely because some fans (maybe the GPU's) are still running and the light on the power button is still lit. I ...
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Constant reboots. Did I break second PSU in two weeks?
I have had some bad luck with my newly built PC which I have only had for two weeks. It worked fine for the first week. Then, at some random moment (it was not under any heavy load) it rebooted, and ...
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Upgraded computer, now it turns off randomly / won't turn on
I have recently upgraded my computer and now it turns off at random times. Sometimes I'll be on all day and there will be no problem. Sometimes it'll be a couple hours and it will shut off. And ...
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Is my PSU faulty?
My PC has recently started freezing. I've narrowed it down to the following facts (using DDR RAM):
2 modules in Single Channel mode, it takes some hours to freeze.
1 module in Single Channel mode, it ...
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PC hard resets when GPU load is high
I have a:
GPU: Sapphire NITRO+ OC RX480
Mobo: h81m-s (BIOS version :F2)
CPU: Intel i5-4460
RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB DDR3
PSU: Corsair VS550
Every time I start something graphics intensive the PC ...
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PC has no video out even with brand new RAM and mobo
I have a computer which randomly one day had no display when I came in. I turned it off and back on, and it just kept restarting on me. Turn off, turn on, turn off, turn on.
Specs:
Mobo: G41M-P25
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Will unplugging/replugging the power cable on a powered off computer damage the hardware components? [duplicate]
I just removed the cable connected to my computer and switched off the power supply switch. Then I opened the computer case in the side just to gently blow some air to get the dust out. But after just ...
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PC won't power on
I shut down my computer two days ago, when it was functioning with no major issues. About 24 hours later I tried to turn it back on and it wouldn't respond, not even the fans. I could only see the ...
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Can an old system develop coil whine?
My desktop which is a couple years old now (2016) has begun to make an annoying high pitched noise some of the time which I think might be coil whine?
It doesn't seem to matter if there's load on it. ...
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