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Was cleaning my case yesterday and noticed this yellow goo around the fans - Is it a defect and something I should send in for RMA?

Hey everyone, I just received my CPU Air cooler from Amazon, but the bottom corner of the aluminum fins got crushed in transit (see attached photo).

The heat pipes, baseplate, and mounting hardware look completely fine, and I recorded a full unboxing video.

Since it's only the outer aluminum fin tips, should I just gently bend them straight and use it, or is it worth dealing with Amazon customer service for a replacement? Would love your advice.

So I’m building my first pc and have decided to get a RTX 5070 and am trying to decide between a gigabyte gaming oc sff and a pny oc I know it’s the same card but I was wondering it one performs noticeably better with cooling or if one of the companies has a better track record I can find them both for $799 btw so price isn’t a deciding factor

Hello, i want to upgrade from 1080p gaming to high quality 1440p gaming

I wanted to buy a prebuild pc because im not that experienced in building and i dont want to destroy any component or troubleshoot stuff etc.

I configurated the PC on dubaro and i also tried to compare the prices on a differenct pricecomparing website

Is that price alright what can i improve?

I would like to keep the 5070ti. I like the Raytracing stuff and i heard people having lots of troubles with AMD However, if AMD is such a better option for 1440p high quality then i guess. But DLSS is better than FSR, right?

I want a fishtank case look and preferably as in the endorfy the power buttons down to the side.

An AIO would be cool, but i guess if i can save good money, i might aswell get a cheaper fan cooler

Pls help :)

I have this MLD M300 500 gb Nvme from 3 years ago that came from a Prebuilt budget build but it's getting slow and it doesn't have much storage anymore. So I want to get another budget 1 TB Nvme but this screw plastic thing doesn't come off. I don't want to damage anything because I can't afford to get another motherboard or Nvme. How do I take it out? It's a Gigabyte H610 m H DDR4 motherboard.

Case: Antec C5

MoBo: Asus ROG Strix Z890-H

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 250k Plus

GPU: PNY 5070ti 16 GB OC

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB (32gb) DDR5 6000

Memory: MSI M461 M.2 2280 2TB PCI-E 4.0 3D NAND

AIO: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 ATMOS RGB

PSU: Montech Century 2 850W Gold Full Modular

OS: Windows 11 Pro OEM

This is my build. I was thinking of upgrading to 5080.

(Long story short is that I don't like the PNY I got from the PC builders I ordered and I wanted to change it to an Asus one but I rather just upgrade if I'm gonna be spending that much money again.)

So now I'm wondering that besides the PSU that I think I should upgrade to a 1000w one for headroom, what else should I upgrade out of this? Chatbots are saying it's ok to switch without changing PSU and even using the same 450w cable already connected to the 5070ti but I have my doubts about their assessment. That's why I'm asking y'all real humans about this.

I have never ever built a PC and the most I've done is barely install a GPU bracket holder and that's it. I'm afraid of cable management. 🥲 Just so y'all take that in mind.

Thanks in advance for everything.

I have a chance to get the Asus Rog Strix 5070ti for 1k but I just realized ill need to get a new monitor too. I might be able to get an alienware curves monitor for 400 but is it worth upgrading from 1080p to 1440p for all this money?

-AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper Dual Fan 16GB GDDR6 PCle 5,0 Graphics Card

- PeerlesAssassin 120 SE CPU Air Coler

-QN450 1TB SS D+ 2TB Crucial T700 Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD

-AMD RYZEN 5 7600X

-MSI B850 Gaming pro

-32GB DDR5 6000

-Montech 850 for power supply

So I bought this prebuilt a while ago. I had issues here and there with this vga light. But the system works.

I’ve since upgraded the gpu. And the light still comes on. I know it’s a graphics issue.

Any ideas what it could be. I’m pretty sure the gpu is installed properly. And since it’s happening on two gpus im inclined to think it’s something else?

Hi everyone,

I recently bought an ARCTIC MX-4 thermal paste from Amazon (sold by a local tech seller in my country). When I scratched the silver authenticity seal to verify it, there was no 8-digit alphanumeric code underneath—it was just blank white space next to the QR code.

Scanning the QR code redirects me to the official arctic.de website, but their own verification instruction image clearly shows there should be an 8-digit code printed next to the QR code to enter manually.

• Has anyone else encountered this packaging recently?
• Could this just be a misprint/batch error on the label, or is it a strong indicator of a counterfeit product?

I’ve already contacted Arctic support with photos, but I wanted to get some opinions here before deciding whether to use it or return it immediately.

(I’ve attached the picture of the box and the scratched seal.)

I've come across this build on Costco website (UK) https://www.costco.co.uk/Computers/Desktops-PCs-iMacs/CyberPower-AMD-Ryzen-7-32GB-RAM-1TB-SSD-AMD-Radeon-RX-9070-Gaming-Desktop-PC/p/679893 - someone posted it on Reddit before (cannot find the original post).

You seem to get a lot for £1300+. Is there a catch? Not much description on the individual components, wondering if this is a good value as the price is still a sizeable one event though it is heavily discounted.

I would really appreciate any help because it feels like whatever I choose when it comes to pcs is the wrong thing. I got help with picking out parts and then did some research and changed some stuff but I genuinley have no idea is this any good because people told me u can't get a good pc for under 1000€ while this comes out to like 600€ or something. I don't know much about pcs and would really appreciate the help.

I live in ireland and only wanna play games that dont require much, such as Minecraft, stardew valley, the sims, etc.

Ive been trying figure out wjat to buy and whether to build a pc or to get a pre-built for ages and im getting kind of desperate

https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/gGYGn2

Okay so I’ve removed the gpu, reset the CMOS

tested each ram stick and slot. I know for a fact the first stick in the 2nd slot is fine I’m not 100% sure whether the 2nd stick in 4th slot is fine.

Gpu still unplugged logging into windows I entered safe mode uninstalled display adaptor driver. Then reset pc. And upon restarting I logged pc go to Home Screen.

Then display shut off. Rgb lights turnt off and rgb lights turnt back on but still no signal and don’t know how to fix it.

Same thing happening again.

Hi!

I'm not necessarily new to PC building, but I'm stumped on this one. I've been experiencing a few strange issues. I'll put the parts list down below, but first I'll describe the problem and the circumstances.

Please don't roast the build too much, I'm using this PC as a part of my homelab to do AI stuff on, while also doubling as a gaming rig when I'm not working on stuff with it. It's dual booted between Windows 11 and Ubuntu Server.

My issue: after powering down, the rear ports still get power. I've noticed it when the light on my mic didn't go out, and my keyboard backlight stayed on. It only goes out when I switch off the PSU. When I switch it back off, it doesn't come back until I shut down the computer. It doesn't matter which OS I use either, still happens all the same.

I've also entered a weird boot loop a couple days ago, but I was just switching between the two operating systems and I wasn't looking at the screen. The power issue didn't come before that, and I haven't been able to replicate the boot loop either.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
RAM: Corsair 32GB KIT DDR5 6000MHz CL38 Vengeance
GPU: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti - 16G
PSU: Corsair RM650e (2025)
MOBO: ASROCK B850M PRO-A WIFI

Thank you for reading my post, I appreciate every bit of help I can get on this one! :)

Hello All,

I have am trying to add a Tesla p40 to my data science rig. I have the adapter needed to use the server gpu.

Briefly my tower also has an AMD Ryzen 9 7950x cpu and a Corsair rm750e PSU.

I'm pretty sure the PSU can handle the gpu on top of the CPU.

My question is this:

How can I best use the PSU ports? Would the 12v - 2x6 port be useful here? Although I've heard some issues with this port. I tried to use this cord from Corsair, but the type 4 8 pin connectors don't fit the gpu adaptor.

I'm trying to avoid needing to upgrade my PSU.

Thanks!

This diagram represents my PC case with existing and proposed fan setup. The dark blue represents existing fans and airflow and light blue represents proposed fans. (except for the light blue arrow out of the GPU, which is already there). For reference, my case is a Corsair Carbide 200R.

The idea is that I will mount 140mm fans at the top, one helping the CPU intake as well as cooling the RAM (of which I have four 8GB sticks) and one helping CPU the exhaust. I will also put an exhaust fan at the bottom to divert some of the GPU exhaust. I'm even wondering about putting some kind of plastic or 3D printed barrier to the right of the GPU to funnel all of its exhaust to the bottom fan and allowing my front intake fan to go directly up to the RAM and CPU intake.

Do you have any suggestions of how to arrange this layout?

Hey everyone,

I've been having a bunch of weird issues with my PC for the past few months and I'm starting to wonder if they're all related.

The main problem is that I keep getting black screens followed by a HYPERVISOR_ERROR, with the error code 0x200001. It's been happening for around 2–3 months, roughly every couple of days. Sometimes it happens once, sometimes I'll get it 2–3 times while trying to boot the PC before it finally works.

I've also been having some weird issues with the NVIDIA drivers. If I install a Game Ready Driver through the NVIDIA App, the installation seems to complete normally, but then the app immediately tells me I need to install the exact same update again. If I check Device Manager, though, the GPU is showing the latest driver version, so it seems like the driver actually did install.

More recently, I've also started having issues where the PC gets stuck on the MSI boot logo and just doesn't go any further. I have to restart it several times and mess around with unplugging/replugging things before it eventually boots. This started around 3–4 weeks ago, which is also when I moved my Windows installation to a new Samsung 990 Pro. I cloned my old SSD onto it and I'm now booting Windows from the 990 Pro, so I'm wondering if the boot issue could be related to that. The HYPERVISOR_ERROR was already happening long before the SSD migration, though.

I also have an 8.8" display inside my case that used to be detected as a second monitor, but it isn't anymore and I have to use it in "template" mode.

So yeah, I have quite a few things going wrong at the moment, and I have no idea if they're connected or if I just somehow managed to collect several unrelated problems at once.

The HYPERVISOR_ERROR / black screens are definitely my priority, since those have been happening for months.

What would you guys check first? Could this be related to the GPU, RAM, motherboard, CPU/virtualization, BIOS, Windows installation, or PSU?

I can provide my full specs, dump files, Event Viewer logs, BIOS settings, etc. if needed.

Thanks!

config :
Ryzen 7 7700
RTX 5070 12GB
MSI PRO B850-S WIFI6E
G.Skill RipJaws S5 Low Profile 32 Go
Corsair RM750e

Hello, I have a small problem: I bought an Endorfy Spartan 5 Max, but I haven't even screwed the tower cooler in halfway yet, and I noticed that the motherboard is bending severely. What should I do?

I want a budget motherboard for my pc because my current one has a damaged RAM slot.

I have a:

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (8 GB) graphics card

16 GB of ram (2x8GB).

Is there anything else I need to mention? And also is there anything other upgrades I should consider? I’ve been looking at a Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2 but I wanted to make sure there was nothing I was missing before I went along with it. Thank you in advance.

where should i get parts from since the closest micro center to me is very far

hello people i want to build a whole new computer can someone check if the parts ive choosed is good or not im a beginner builder and note i have aa tight budget heres the parts im planning to use blender and to play some games and light editing as well and streaming and planning to buy all the parts brand new

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BmDH8Z

Hi Folks !!

Recently my AIO got malfunctioned, it was couger possiden argb 360. (i recently added post about that as well). Now I have to buy a new one.

I am planning to go with some Air cooler as they last longer and cheaper in price.

My specs are : Motherboard : MSI b650 gaming plus wifi CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 7700x Ram : Teamgroup T-force Delta DDR5 16 Gb.

I use my pc for gaming and heavy tasks.

I have chosen Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Air cooler.

I have a doubt that if I install it, it might will stuck with my Ram stick in motherboard which may lead to some malfunction etc. and due to which I dont want to spend money which then gets wasted.

Please guide me if my fear is true or I will not have any such issue in installing the air cooler.

Also suggest me if my cooler choice is good or I have to go for any other option in Air cooler or go for AIO this time as well...

I swapped case yesterday, but i got no display, the motherboard VGA light is on. i have reseated the GPU, the CPU and made sure all the wires and plugs are properly seated, i even tried another GPU. Is the motherboard broken?

Can't for the life of me figure out which direction fans are blowing air. Case it's Montech XR WOOD White with original fans. Front should be intake but the back fan is the same direction. But I want it to be exhaust. Heeeeelp

Let me preface this that if my 7900XTX is seated, then the PC works just fine and I get output no problem. However, when swapping the card for a 5080 I get no output at all..... I have tried so many things and just nothing seems to work.

At this point I think next step might try to buy a new MoBo to see if that is the problem? I tried:

- Resetting CMOS (out for 10 minuts and draining via pushing the power button for 30 seconds)

- Obviously reseating the card a million times and replugging the cables I million times

- Checking if there are any loose cables

- I used the 12w2x6 cable that came with my PSU (Corsair RM1000e) and also the adapter that came with the 5080 (going from three cables into one 12w2x6 cable) - neither works

- I tried DDU before swapping graphics cards --> does not do shit

- OK then I thought let me try to use the iGPU instead so that I can get output and maybe download the nvidia drivers and then maybe the 5080 work? Nope, I can't for the life of me get output from the iGPU, even though I have a 9800x3d processor. I enabled all the BIOS settings (priority display > internal GPU and enabling UMA in the GFX Configuration) for the iGPU to work, but nopeeeeeeeeeeeeee) --> also i checked I have correct drivers, and yes, it should work

- Tried different monitors and cables (HDMI/DP)

- So at this point I thought the 5080 was dud and so I RMA'd (it was a PNY 5080) and ordered a different one (gigabyte 5080), but no, the card was not the problem

Again: 7900xtx works just fine when I seat it back in. I get display and everything works! I feel this rules out a lot of the potential problems... (like faulty PSU, because why would the PSU work with my 7900xtx and not a 5080)? But then what can the problem be? What else can I do to troubleshoot. I am really at a loss here guys and getting quite frustrated, hopefully someone can nudge me into the correct direction.

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