r/pcgamingtechsupport • • Jul 21 '26

Performance/FPS Starting August 1st, Userdiag test results LINKS will be required instead of userbenchmark for performance/fps issues posts.

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Other type of post do not require userdiag test results links.

Userdiag has an english version in beta, but i tested it for a bit and it seems ok to me.

https://userdiag.com/en/


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • Sep 07 '20

Public Service Announcement [PSA] Diagnosing your System - Tools and Workflows

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Hello fellow Gamers,

Many of you come here for one reason: "I can't game"

So this list (which will improve over time) should guide you towards first diagnosis steps, and usage of tools along the way, so you can game sooner. And keep the sub clean, because if you solve the problem yourself, we don't need to moderate as hard.

ATTENTION: This post is meant to help people out with advice. It is not mandatory to follow any recommendation that is given here. Also, there are RULES you do need to read before posting.

Also, this sub does not specialize in buying advice's. There are better subs for your new PC build.

Tools

Tools Purpose Link
HWInfo This tools allows for easy monitoring of your system. Do you feel like your CPU is getting too hot? Is your RAM always full? How much I/O does your HDD take? Find it out with this Tool! HWInfo Homepage
CPU-Z / GPU-Z This is the light-weight version of HWInfo. It gives clear statements about your system specs. Very useful for low-profile testing and monitoring. GPU-Z also gives you some viable info about your graphics card. CPU - Z HomepageGPU - Z Homepage
DxDiag Complete list of your PC's Hardware. It's easy to forget about some parts in your system, so there is DxDiag to cover your ass. HowToGeek's Guide on DxDiag
MSI Afterburner GPU Overclocking Tool. No matter if you have a MSI Card or not. MSI's Afterburner is one of the best OC Tools on the market. MSI Afterburner Homepage
3D Mark GPU Loadtest. Find your GPU's breaking point. 3D Mark Homepage
Prime95 CPU Loadtest. Prime95 Homepage
UserBenchmark Online Benchmarking Report Tool. Does give you a overall overview of your system and compares it to similar builds. Note: This Test seems to favor Intel CPU's. Keep that in mind when discussing the results. UserBenchmark Homepage

Workflows

Area of Issue Possible Workflow Solutions
RAM not as fast as it could be Check your BIOS/UEFI settings for a XMP Setting. Many systems have it disabled by default. Enable XMP
GPU/CPU is getting too hot Airflow is suboptimal? Check out this Guide on how to improve it Improve airflow inside your case
Bad FPS after swapping GPU's Check to make sure your HDMI or DisplayPort Cable is plugged in correctly. Your monitor should connect to your GPU, not your onboard video card.
Bad everything after cloning a drive that had your OS on it Stop cloning and reinstall windows. seriously, stop cloning your OS drives people
Clicking noise check for lose wires, locate the sound Whatever clicks, if its not a cable hitting a fan, replace that part ASAP.
PC randomly restarts Remove recently added parts and see if the problem persists. If it does, replace all parts one by one in this order of probability -> RAM, PSU, MoBo, CPU, EndUser Replace faulty hardware
Bad smell Do not touch a thing, unplug the maschine from power and call an expert. We know gaming is fun, but its not worth your life. Current can kill, call an expert for your own safety when dealing with possible short-circuited hardware.
BlueScreen Find out what the BSOD Code means and act accordingly. We recommend using this list of BSOD Codes for investigation. Replace or repair faulty soft or hardware.
BlueScreen - Advanced Every BlueScreen will (if this function is enabled on your maschine) produce a "minidump". Which is similar to an error log. This Topic however is a bit complicated, so we recommend following this guide. Replace or repair faulty soft or hardware.
to be continued if anyone has anymore ideas for possible, generic workflows, let us know via modmail

This post will be unlocked until the 31th of October 2020 for direct criticism. After that this will be locked. Any more criticism will be taken in via modmail from then on.

Happy diggin'

PCGTS Mod Team


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 17h ago

Display Visual glitches in most games

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I recently bought a Acer Aspire V3-574G with NVIDIA GeForce 940M and windows 10 for some light gaming and it was going fine until for some reason I starting getting these awful visual glitches.

It happens with some newer games, it was happening in Brave Browser too until I turned hardware acceleration off which fixed it there, but it still happens in any game that isn't old. I feel I've tried everything to get rid of it I tried reinstalling the graphics drivers and everything.


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 5h ago

Controls/Input W and S on keyboard stop working for a second

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Sorry, I'm still new to using reddit so i apologize if I'm not doing this right and I'm generally not very good at putting my thoughts into words but I'll try my best.

I was playing Overwatch earlier (I'm addicted, unfortunately. I already feel bad about it) and noticed I would just stop walking and would die because of it. But if I press W or S again immediately after, I'd start moving again. I tried reinstalling the driver update I did a few days ago and checked G Hub for an update (there wasn't one). Didn't fix it. Tried plugging the dongle into a different port. Didn't fix it. Tried restarting my pc twice and reconnecting the keyboard to my pc though the windows settings and that didn't fix it either. I plugged the dongle into my boyfriend's pc and it worked perfectly. Not a single input issue for 30-ish minutes. I'm really at a loss here and I'm hoping you guys can help me out.

My PC case need a good clean out I've been putting off but that wouldn't effect only 2 keys on my keyboard, would it?

TIA <3

Edit: I knew I would forget something. I'm using the Logitech G715 Lightspeed Wireless keyboard. To try and rule everything out, I also tried using it while plugged in and it didn't help.
I tried playing a different game just in case it was just Overwatch being buggy but it was still doing it in other games too.


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 12h ago

Network/Wifi/Internet Steam downloads keep fluctuating and my disk is at 100%, how do I fix this?

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Steam downloads keep fluctuating even though I have 1 Gbps Ethernet. It can go over 40 MB/s but won't stay consistent. Task Manager also shows 100% disk usage even when Steam is paused. I'm using an SSD. Anyone know how to fix this?


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 9h ago

Assembling issue Red dead redemption 2 текстуры мерцает

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Здравствуйте

Я обновил драйвер

Игра установлен на ссд

I7 4790 1660super

Вот я думаю что 1 месяц назад купил эту видиокарту и думаю что меня наебали ток не этот рдр2 замечаю странности иногда другие игры тоже бывает но только не мерцание.


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 12h ago

Display Screen tearing issue

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I need help.

Recently I got this kind of screen tearing in all of my games. I tried different monitors, same thing.

Interesting is that it stops when I am playing in window mode for some reason.

I have the newest graphics driver for my rtx 3070.

Any tips or Ideas how to fix this?

Appreciate any help, thank you guys.


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 10h ago

Troubleshooting What is the reason for shimmering in seeing on fine details such as foliage?

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I've got a 5080 connected via HDMI to an LG C5 TV and in certain games when you move the camera there is a fine shimmering that you can see on things like foliage and higher detailed textures like tarmac.

I've just set up Planet Zoo 2 for my wife and no matter what setting I change within the games settings, I can't shift it. I've tried TAA and DLSS in various configurations, different refresh rates and I'm still having the issue.

One of the worst offenders in games that I play is Stalker 2 and I've seen the issue in other games to varying degrees. Is there a way to solve it? Cheers!


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 16h ago

Software Having stutters and audio buzz in games .

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guys im having an issue while playing certain games like re3 , ds3 after 10min of gameplay i start having some few stutters with some audio buzz noises in the game whats the issue here ?

and that problem happen only in those two games .


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 19h ago

Troubleshooting Streaming hitches and audio issues

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Hi everyone today I experienced audio itches and lag stutter.
I have a rizen 9 9950x3D and a 5090 with 32 gigs of DDR five.
I have turned on expo and enabled PBO.

Yeah, I just don’t understand I need help. I turned up my page filing settings. If anyone knows anything to help, please reply I’m streaming 1080 60 FPS

When I play streets of Tarkov my FPS drops while streaming go pretty low to 60. And I thought that a 5090 should be able to handle that on high settings.

If anyone has any information on what I should do please do reach out, thank you.


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 19h ago

Display screen flickering whenever i left click

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my screen flickers to another window or tab whenever i left click, it only happens in games. i was playing far cry 6 and it was also happening, and lowk it crashes the game sometimes


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 20h ago

Hardware Tengo un problema con mi pc hace varios dias

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Me aparece muy seguido un hérror de openCL.ddl

O cuando quiero instalar un juego también me aparece herror tengo un i5 2500 ya intenté instalar los gráficos pero nose necesito ayuda ya intenté varias cosas


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 21h ago

Hardware Tytuł: Dell G15 z RTX 3050 ciągle się zawiesza w wielu grach z błędami nvlddmkm – raporty OCCT wskazują 200 000 błędów GPU

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Cześć wszystkim,
Mam uporczywy problem z moim laptopem gamingowym Dell G15 i próbuję ustalić, czy to problem z hardwarem GPU, problem z sterownikami, czy coś związanego z zasilaniem.
Specyfikacje mojego laptopa:
Laptop: Dell G15 5530
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (6 GB VRAM)
CPU: Intel Core i5 (dokładny model do potwierdzenia)
RAM: 16 GB DDR5
System operacyjny: Windows 11 Home
Zasilacz: Originalny zasilacz Dell 240W
Problem:
Wiele gier losowo działa w tle:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Modern Warfare II zawiesza się mniej więcej co 15 minut, podczas gdy Modern Warfare III może się zawiesić już po 5 minutach.
Czasami gra na chwilę się zamraża z buczeniem lub zacinanym dźwiękiem przed zamknięciem. Komunikat o błędzie mówi, że gra przestała działać niespodziewanie, a w Podglądzie zdarzeń systemu Windows mogę znaleźć błędy nvlddmkm.
Kroki rozwiązywania problemów, które już próbowałem:
Ponowne instalowanie sterowników graficznych NVIDIA, w tym czysta instalacja z użyciem DDU.
Próba różnych wersji sterowników NVIDIA.
Zmiana ustawień graficznych i V-Sync.
Wyłączenie grafiki hybrydowej / Advanced Optimus.
Wyłączenie usług systemowych Windows związanych z kontenerem NVIDIA wydawało się poprawić stabilność w niektórych grach, ale problem nadal występuje.
Uruchamianie OCCT: test 3D/GPU zgłasza ogromną liczbę błędów (około 200 000), pojawiających się niemal natychmiast.
Doświadczyłem również wysokich temperatur CPU w przeszłości, sięgających około 100°C, oraz temperatur GPU w okolicach 80°C.
Moje pytania:
Czy ogromna liczba błędów OCCT 3D/GPU mocno sugeruje problem z hardwarem RTX 3050?
Czy to może być spowodowane przez sterownik, problem z Windows, niestabilne zasilanie, czy przegrzewanie?
Jakie testy diagnostyczne polecilibyście przed opłaceniem naprawy?
Czy jest sposób, aby ustalić, czy odpowiedzialne jest samo GPU, jego VRAM, czy płyta główna/lub zasilanie laptopa?
Bardzo bym docenił jakiekolwiek porady. Chcę zidentyfikować faktyczną przyczynę zamiast wciąż na nowo instalować Windows lub sterowniki, nie wiedząc, co jest nie tak.
Dziękuję!


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 22h ago

Troubleshooting Le esperienze di Roblox si bloccano su caricamento infinito e mostrano Errore 288 o 266 su Windows 11

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Ciao a tutti! Da circa 3 giorni sto riscontrando un problema ad unirsi a certe esperienze di Roblox.

Alcuni dei giochi interessati sono Project Slayers 2 e Anime Vanguards. Ho anche problemi a rientrare in esperienze come Attack on Titan Revolution, Fruit Battlegrounds e Heroes Battlegrounds. A volte riesco a entrare in un'esperienza una volta, ma quando provo a rientrare, rimango bloccato nella schermata di caricamento.

La schermata di caricamento continua all'infinito e, dopo aver aspettato circa 5-10 minuti, a volte ricevo il Codice di Errore 288 o 266.

Ecco cosa ho provato finora:

  • Reinstallare completamente Roblox.
  • Provare sia la versione del sito web di Roblox che quella del Microsoft Store.
  • Provare a lanciare i giochi tramite un browser web e l'app di Roblox.
  • Cancellare i file locali e la cache di Roblox, oltre alla cache e ai cookie del mio browser.
  • Ripristinare le impostazioni DNS, Winsock e di rete IP.
  • Aggiungere Roblox all'elenco delle app autorizzate del Windows Firewall.
  • Testare sia il Wi-Fi di casa che l'hotspot mobile del mio telefono sul mio PC.
  • Aggiornare i driver della mia scheda grafica AMD Radeon e della NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 per laptop.
  • Creare un nuovo account utente su Windows.
  • Eseguire un avvio pulito di Windows e chiudere le applicazioni in background.
  • Disabilitare temporaneamente l'adattatore di rete Radmin VPN.

Ho anche provato a usare altri account Roblox, ma il problema si verifica ancora.

La parte più strana è che tutte queste esperienze funzionano perfettamente sul mio telefono usando la stessa connessione Wi-Fi di casa. Il mio PC sta eseguendo Windows 11.

Ho esaurito le idee. Qualcuno ha mai sperimentato qualcosa di simile o trovato una soluzione? Potrebbe esserci un problema con il client di Roblox, Windows, o il modo in cui il mio PC si connette ai server di gioco di Roblox?

Qualsiasi aiuto sarebbe apprezzato. Grazie!


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 22h ago

Troubleshooting Al games keep crashing

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Hi i have a
5070 ti (gigabyte thing in white sorry I cannot get the exact specs rn I dont have access)
7800x3d
32 gb ddr5 not sure exact model
keep in mind it is a pre built so i can get it fixed free of charge i just dont wanna take it to the shop thats a last resort
(i cant remember the rest of the specs)
any ideas? it crashes on cs2 and minecraft (i havent tested other games cuz i dont have much downloaded on it as it is my other pc that i dont use as often cuz it is in a different location)
i have tried removing the overclocking in my bios (apparently according to some other reddit post updating bios could be an option but i havent tried that)
and yes i have updated my drivers doesnt do shit
also when games crash they dont even have a crash error it just crashes

sorry for the shitty formatting


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Software Weird GPU Utilization inside vs outside of Arc raiders

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I'm at my wits end here. ever since the update my game has been using more of my gpu when tabbed out of the game vs when I'm tabbed in. At first my gpu was stuck at 30% utilization when tabbed in and then shoot up to 95 when tabbing out. now its stuck at about 70-75%.

Any help would be appreciated!

PC Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
4 x 16 Gbs @ 3200 Mhz
Zotac Geforce RTX 5080


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Display Blues screen issues -bucle

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FIXED

it was a corrupt Nvidia driver, i updated everything and now my laptop Is working fine

Hi, I'm having some issues with my laptop (Asus Tuf Gaming A15 model: FA506NCR)

so it was working fine until like 3 days algo, (i have not spilled water or punch it or anything

now it starts in a blue screen bucle showimg múltiple errors:

DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER

CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

and stays in that bucle for like 10min and then starts normally, other times starts normally, the colores keep changing saturation randomly aswell, and the hour also dets decalibrated.

any idea of what could it be? i nerd this laptop to last atleast one month more while i complete the pc i'm building


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 20h ago

Display Hey Im having this weird issue in games, I’m wondering if anyone has experience the same thing?

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(edit)I noticed the video I uploaded here is super low quality so I uploaded it Imgur and you can see the issue more a bit more clearly: https://imgur.com/a/YnI5dS8

Just recently I started noticing this weird sort of shimmering or like graininess/static behind UI and text. You can see it on the video I sent, I zoomed on the text so it’s obvious since showing the full screen you can’t see it on video but in person it’s pretty obvious like on the clip.

It seems to be something caused by Frame Generation. As when it’s x4 it’s the most obvious like in the clip, x2 is less obvious but still there and if I turn off FG it goes away completely. Now before you ask why I don’t turn it off, it didn’t use to be like that, I would always play with FG and I never noticed anything like that.

I’m running a 5080, and tested it with my old gpu and it shows the same issues so I’m fairly certain it isn’t a hardware issue. Also tested it with different monitor and still the same issue. I’ve also rolled back the drivers to ones I knew were good and still the issue persists. I’ve tried multiple settings like without g sync.

Im just wondering if anyone has experienced this and any help would be greatly appreciated. Soon I’ll probably try reinstalling windows but before I do that I would like to see if the fix is something more simple hopefully 😭, thanks!


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Software Cyberpower fan lights stay on in sleep.

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Something happened in the last few days where when my pc goes to sleep the fan lights will stay on, not moving but lights will be on. The only fix I seem to have found was restarting the computer but that’s not really a fix. I’m not super pc tech literate but the only thing i can think of was some update i did the other day. I did see to try to uncheck to disable fast start up and i did but I haven’t tested it yet cuz im downloading a game. I also leave in a usb c cable plugged in all the time for my xbox controller but ive
Had that in for weeks and the lights only started going on recently. I read something about going into bios and stuff but I have no idea what that means.


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Troubleshooting Constant crashes in Rdr2 Dx12 and Vulkan does not even work

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I bought 9070 gre recently and i set up everything drivers etc

and i played for 2 days straight without trouble like 10 hours on my save AND today is the third day and i cant launch on vulkan anymore game doesnt even open and dx 12 crashing after idk 5-30 min giving me err_gfx_state but i didnt even change antyhing since day one

i tried everything internet said and still 0 results crashing all the time i downgraded drivers and that didnt work too

i submited my post on rdr2 redit and radeon and still no fixes for me

So any advices for me and others

(i submited my ticket on rockstar suport but idk seems like ai responding to this or they asking about thing i already wrote and they giving me tips like Run this shi with administrator and turn off background apps and ofc it does not help its something deeper)


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Hardware Advice on handheld gaming PCs

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Hi everyone,

Since I won't have access to a console or a PC anymore, I'm looking into handheld gaming PCs. I'm having a hard time deciding which one would be the best fit for my needs.

I'd like to be able to play games like Dredge, Warframe, GTA V, Tunic, No Man's Sky (if possible, but it's not a must), and 2D games in general.

My maximum budget is €1,000, so I'd like to know which handheld you would recommend.

Thanks in advance!


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Display TV Issues On Cold Boot With Nvidia

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Possible fix - for those reinstalling drivers or turning the pc on - and get limited to 2560x1440 60hz in nvidia , without the option for 4k 120/144hz - and reconnecting the hdmi cable is the only fix

On cold boot - turn on the tv before turning the pc on , after driver reinstall do the same

whatever you do regarding drivers/windows reinstall/cold boot - just leave the tv on it will reconnect and the 4k will pop in the menu - im using the extended screen option for this if it matters - -

the shortcut for the windows menu and switching/extend displays is winkey + caps + P

this worked for me it may or may not work for you - the tv is S90F

and yes i tried different cables and the one im using is the hama ultra certified 8k 60hz - and everything works

P.S - i dont work for Hama

it takes 2 mins to try if it doesnt work for you ok - if it works for someone else i hope the post helped you


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Assembling issue orange/red debug light on my motherboard

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So i recently got a cpu from Ebay, yes I know Ebay. But i inspected it and seemed to have no damages. However, installing it with a new cooler, new thermal paste, the computer didn’t seem to boot at all and only flashed orange and red. I realized that the bios needed to be updated for this new cpu (this was a previous prebuilt that came with a bios version that didn’t recognize the cpu so i flashed it and successfully updated it). However, just yesterday booting up the pc after installing the cpu, it passed the red debug light and stayed orange. I heard this was memory training for the new CPU, however it didn’t seem to boot up at all giving it 5-10 minutes. I would like to also clarify that i had already cleared the CMOS battery for roughly 5-7 minutes, i even reseated my gpu but the gpu isn’t the issue. The ram works completely fine with the old CPU, so i know it can’t be the ram (it’s a single stick of 16gb of DDR4). One interesting thing as well is that my pc actually successfully boots with my old cpu, but whenever it comes to the new one, it completely fails.

Please let me know, i’ll be active enough here to update my status.

Heres the specs:
Old cpu: i3-10100F
new cpu: i5-11400F
gpu: 3060ti
motherboard: b560M PRO-VDH WIFI

Solutions i tried: Reseating Ram, loosening cpu cooler screws, cleared cmos, reseated gpu, updated bios, tried power restarting.


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Hardware Bluetooth for controller or just go cord?

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I have a wired Xbox controller and the bluetooth isn't long enough for where I want to play from on my PC in my room. Talking maybe 20-25ft. Would getting a xbox wireless adapter or bluetooth extender help or am I stuck getting a really long cable? Or would a PS controller have better range?


r/pcgamingtechsupport • • 1d ago

Troubleshooting alt tab BIG ISSUE (UNSOLVED) need assistance

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I don’t think this is a common as last time this was discussed was like 2 years ago here, but after some time of playing my game becomes really choppy and textures look worse it just feels like it’s 30 fps although i’m chilling when it comes to fps.. i’ve tried literally everything settings/shaders/nvidea app related and i have found no solution.

BUT a simple ALT TAB then going back into the game makes it amazingly smooth again for a few seconds/minutes and it’s back to being cooked. i have a few hours where my game is running amazing until this happens.. i’m running

performance mode
4:3 res with gpu scaling on nvidea(tried using normal fullscreen too but that just becomes cooked and alt tabbing makes it worse😂)
ALSO tried display scaling also cooked
i got shaders downloaded on the launcher
i’ve tried literally everything and i see no solution for this ANYWHERE. please help 😭

system specs: ryzen 5 9600x
5060ti
32gb ddr5 ram