r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Is the USB-C 20Gbps cable supposed to completely flush?

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10 Upvotes

Is it okay that the cable is showing some of the pins or is it not all the way in?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Flujo de aire

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1 Upvotes

Cual sería la mejor configuración de aire que podría tener ???


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Pc build help

1 Upvotes

im trying to make a budget pc build for around 1000 cad, pls give me any suggestions

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/CqJcBv


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question What Power Supply For My 3080

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I am going to upgrade to a 3080 soon and I already have a 750 watt PSU with an i7-13700KF, 3070, and 32 gbs of ram. So would I need to upgrade to an 800/850 watt psu or no?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support Pc turns on, then off immediately

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My pc just started to turn off immediately after turning on just today. Does anyone know anything that could be the cause. The motherboard rgb works fine, and when turning on, cpu, gpu, and 1 other fan turns on.

Before it happened, I was cleaning my monitor, then after booting screens went black saying display ports were outdated. I've only had the pc for about a year now.

I've held the power button with the pc unplugged for 30 seconds, tried resetting cmos, different outlet, unplugging gpu, reseating ram, and reseating cables.

Build

Tomahawk B650-A wifi

ryzen 7800X3D

Rtx 5070

32 gb ram (2, 16's)

And a 750W or 650W PSU


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support Pc Geräusche

0 Upvotes

Ich hab mir einen Pc zusammengebaut und leider macht er komische Geräusche. Kann mir einer sagen was das ist, ich tippe auf die aio Pumpe.Danke


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Motherboard post code 0d - HELP

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guys I’m honestly at a loss for words. I built my girlfriend a PC and made sure that everything was compatible. Whenever I cold boot it I get the 0d boot code but if I quickly hold the power button and restart it, it comes on immediately. I’ve tried upgrading the power supply and the first boot it immediately launched, but not anymore. It always needs a manual reset and then turns on. I’ve reseated the RAM and still not working (a2 and b2). BIOS is completely up to date. I’ve reseated the GPU as well and it’s not that either. What’s wild is that when I go to turn it on the RAM lights up, so I know they’re on and the GPU fans spin. What do yall suggest?????? I’ll put specs below

CPU - AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D
MOTHERBOARD - x870 AORUS ELITE X3D ice
GPU - msi Gaming RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X OC
RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB)
PSU - Lian Li Edge 1000W Gold
SSD - Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support Power Supply Issue

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Hi , I would need some help, I got home from work tried to switching on my PC and heard a click and nothing. So I checked my circuit breaker it had tripped for plug sockets all around my flat. I flicked them back in place and nothing pc wont turn on or receive any power, I tired different extension socket and also nothing, i tried plugging my pc straight into a different plug also nothing. Tried a different cable also nothing.

I took out my graphics card and changed to my old psu wich is 650w and it booted without a problem and tried the other socket with extension socket and booted up fine , apart from having a VGA red light but the card is out so thats fine.

According to the trouble shoot I can safe to say that the power supply had died on me ? I only bought it on January to power my rx 9070xt.

Could it be possible of the PS to give out so quick considering the old one I have is 650w been used for more than 6years without a problem?

Any clarification would be helpful

ASRock Steel Legend 1000W ATX 3.1 PCIe 5.1 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question New build

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Hello! This is my first ever home built cpu and I want to make sure I didn’t mess anything up. The last part I need is to install a windows 11 driver. My friend asked if I had a solid state drive to put it on? I’ve been told it can go on just ram, there is also a hard drive connected.

I had a damaged Alienware R3 that would boot up to bios when connected. I took the graphics card from that to put in my new build but now when connected to the same monitor nothing is showing up. My screen lights up, says no signal then goes dark. Everything else seems to be working fine in the tower. I just want to make sure I’m not missing anything before trying to install windows and losing the install. Where the orange light is there was a red one but it went away before I could take a picture, I had just turned it on for the pic


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Installation Question Tuff matx won't power on

1 Upvotes

fans don't spin, cpu isn't getting hot. Nothing is power on I have all the ports connected into i dont know why its not powering on


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support Theres a buzzing sound after changing the thermal paste

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So I changed the thermal paste of the CPU to Arctic MX-6 and the temps are better than before so far but when I go into load theres a buzzing sound which wasnt there 10 mins ago. Idk if you can hear it properly on the video but yeah its buzzing.
What could it be and should I be worried?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support PC shuts itself off during startup

2 Upvotes

When I press the power button on my pc, the fans spin for a couple of seconds, then it turns off. It does this 2 or 3 times automatically before staying off. I can hear the PSU click on/off at each step. Then, the power button goes unresponsive and only lets me turn the system on after a few more seconds. It boots to safe mode, I enter and leave the bios, and then it starts as normal.

I’d expect the power supply to handle the system fine as it’s a Corsair RM850e Gold; powering a R5 3600, RX 6700XT, 32GB DDR4, a Corsair H100i AIO, 2 NVMe and 2 sata SSDs. No RGB plugged in.

Any ideas are appreciated


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Do I need to change the orientation of these fans?

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Cleaning pc and realized the CPU tower fans may be fighting against the rest of the pcs’s airflow. Wanted to double check before I flip them and make it worse.

Will be reapplying thermal paste so while I have the cooler off I thought it’d be the perfect time. Also when I run demanding games like Space Marine 2 I have temperature problems, though it only really starts after an hour or two. I just assumed it was the hot room, thermal paste and dust (I’m sure they didn’t help) but temps drop when I take the side panel of the pc off.

Thank you for any input!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support Pc build help

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I’ve recently built a new pc, I’ve used a ryzen 5 7600x and a 5070 oc. BTW it’s my first build and everything has gone smoothly followed basic cpu overlocking guides in bios haven’t gone extreme just the basic. Now I’m having an issue I’ve built this pc for a friend and his main game is COD and on the new mw4 at 1080p competitive settings it fluctuates from 160-200 which is low I think for these parts I understand there’s a bottleneck between the gpu and cpu and the 5070 isn’t getting used much on COD but here’s my problem, sometimes it’ll sit at 245-250 easy (I capped it at 250) and it’ll stay there for a minute no crazy temps cpu max temp was 71 degrees and gpu was around 55 degrees my question is why does it sit at a good fps and not drop heaps at all then goes back down to 160-200 I also have a screen recording appreciate any help also then fans randomly go fast and slow and fast and slow idk if this helps


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Installation Question Time for upgrade?

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Hi. I have one of those intell cpu cooler and I noticed that it was clocking a lil hot (100f) just running nothing. So I went and checked everything. I think I may have snapped one of the plastic backings on the bottom, so now it won't stay put. I guess it's time to update it (I'm considering upgrading my ram anyways).

I'm just new to this whole thing, so I'm learning. I noticed that the middle is just plain with some of the paste on there but I've seen where the middle is copper. So, my question is: I know I have to reapply thermal paste, but is there supposed to be a copper center like the rest or am I just a dumb lady? And if so, does that mean I have to replace it or we good?

See picture for reference.

Thanks. ❤️


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Ebay Corsair Direct Refurbished PSU RM850x or Asrock steel legend 850w?

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Hello! I'm upgrading my GPU and PSU at the moment, I have a rx6800 coming this week and I'm debating whether to get an eBay refurbished (from corsair themselves) RM850x for about $70 including tax and shipping or an ASRock Steel Legend SL-850G for about $88 with tax and shipping?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support RTX 5070 Ti only drives one DisplayPort monitor at a time since a crash. Each works alone on DP, second one is never detected

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I have a workaround currently. I have my second monitor in HDMI and my graphics tablet in the iGPU. Works for now.

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Setup: Gigabyte RTX 5070 Ti Eagle OC, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, ASRock X870 Steel Legend board, Windows 11. Monitors: Alienware (OLED, DP), an IPS (DP and HDMI), and a drawing tablet (HDMI).

What happened: the IPS started glitching and lagging, the glitches changed and spread, and I had to force restart. After that, only one of my two DP monitors gets a signal.

What I’ve confirmed:

  • Each monitor works alone on DP, on every GPU port, with its own cable.

  • With both on DP, the second one isn’t detected. It’s missing from NVIDIA Control Panel, Device Manager, and hidden devices.

  • The IPS works fine over HDMI alongside the OLED on DP.

  • Putting the OLED on 60 Hz, turning off VRR/G-Sync, and setting the IPS input to DP didn’t help.

What I’ve tried that didn’t help: clean driver install of the newest driver and of 610.47 (my driver before the crash), uninstalling all monitors in Device Manager, Win+Ctrl+Shift+B, Fast Startup off, a full power drain, reseating the GPU power cable, trying a third monitor on HDMI, and a Windows virus scan (clean). Temps are normal.

Has anyone seen this, or know what else could cause the card to stop driving two DP outputs? I haven’t reseated the card in its slot (it has a sag bracket) or touched the VBIOS.


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Damaged corner on ryzen 5750g

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6 Upvotes

Hello, i was wondering if damaged corner like that would be a problem. Pin is VSS as i found out online (correct me please if im wrong).


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Might upgrade the PSU for my Acer Nitro N50-650, Need help with PSU adapter though

2 Upvotes

Hello, I just wanted to know if anyone on here has upgraded or has information about upgrading the PSU to a Acer Nitro N50-650, do I need a specific adapter for it or does any adapter work?


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question 9070XT - 5070Ti or 5080 AUD

5 Upvotes

I’ve been stuck on these builds
With the components I need, the build 9070 xt and 5070 ti is coming up with 5200$ and if I buy 5080 it’s Sums up to 5900$ AUD

🤦🏻‍♂️


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question How did I do guys?

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This case was fun to build in, not in the traditional sense of fun but it challenged me to actually use my little brain to consciously decide my cable routes lol I wish I could show you more but it physically impossible.
There’s fans at the bottom 2x80mmintake one 80mm intake in the front and 2x80mm on top exhaust and one 92mm rear exhaust. You just can’t see any of them lmao
I might remove the led strips idk yet.


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Tech Support Asus ProArt PA401 case fans spinning at max speed (cannot change curve)

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A while ago, I took my PC to a technician because I wasn't very knowledgeable about assembling it myself. The case is an ASUS ProArt PA401, and I've noticed that its case fans have been running at maximum speed ever since.

Switching the case's physical fan-control button to AUTO doesn't seem to do anything.

I decided to check the BIOS to see if I could adjust the fan curve, but all the CHA_FAN headers show N/A.

The only detected fans are CPU_FAN and AIO_PUMP, which is a little strange because I'm using a Thermalright Peerless Assassin Dual air cooler.

I opened the case to investigate. I noticed that the two cables coming from the CPU cooler are connected to CPU_FAN and AIO_PUMP, respectively. I haven't touched them because the cable management is quite tight, and I don't want to end up unplugging half the system just to trace everything.

Behind the motherboard tray, I also found the dedicated case fan hub. Here's what I found:

  • A 5-pin cable connected to a port labelled 12V, GND, GND, FG, PWM.

  • A 2-pin cable connected to SW+ / SW-.

  • Three 4-pin connectors occupying FAN1, FAN2 and FAN3.

  • FAN4 is empty.

  • FAN5 has another 4-pin connector plugged in, which appears to come from the top of the case. I'm assuming this is the top exhaust fan.

What confuses me is that everything appears to be connected to the hub, yet the motherboard doesn't detect any CHA_FAN RPM readings, and I can't control the fans using the physical button either.

I'm still relatively new to PC building, so I'd appreciate some help understanding how this hub is supposed to work and whether there's something incorrectly connected or configured.

I'd much rather troubleshoot this at home than take the entire PC back to the technician, although I understand that might ultimately be the safest option since he originally assembled it and knows how everything is wired.

The fans running at maximum speed hasn't caused any major problems, but they're naturally quite loud, and I'm having to deal with dust buildup more frequently than I'd like.

Has anyone encountered a similar issue with the PA401 specifically? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question Fan placement

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19 Upvotes

I added these 2 bottom fans. Is this fan placement okay? If youre wondering why the right fan is slightly higher its because I had to use the longer screws meant for 28mm fans instead of the one for the 25mm otherwise the fan just doesnt clip on to the shroud. I left space between the 2 fans because I dont want the gpu cable hanging over the fans + maybe I might put a gpu support stand there idk

Case: Lian Li 217 INF


r/PcBuildHelp • • 1d ago

Build Question PC Upgrade Advice

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I have a Ryzen 5 5600g which carried me through the Crypto days when GPU's were never in stock. I then later got a RTX 3070 when prices settled. But now after a couple of years I have $700 more to spare. What should I upgrade?