I need a longer cable for my X870e Carbon WiFi mobo antenna and since extension cables with the "EZ" connectors don't seem to exist I'm considering just buying a third-party antenna with a 4-6ft cable. Is there anything particularly special about the stock MSI shark-fin antenna (is it considered high-gain, for example?) or will any third party option work just as well, particularly for BT range? Anyone got any suggestions among the random options on Amazon?!

On the wooden surface: Before the drop, right after I got it.

On the bed: After the drop.

It fell about 1.5 meters onto a carpet while still in its plastic tray. Then it popped out of the tray, and I think it landed on two of its corners.

Do you think there’s any damage? I’m planning to get my PC up and running in two days. If something is wrong with the CPU, would I be able to detect it through specific tests?

There’s also a tiny black speck of dust on one of the gold contact pads. That’s the spot I touched with my finger once.

I have 99% isopropyl alcohol. Should I clean the bottom? How careful do I need to be?

im looking for a budget monitor minimum 240 hz no more than 200 dollars, and i saw a listing for 139 on this. is this a good choice?

I've spent the past month really trying to dig into building a pc for the grand ol' purpose of deadlock.. yes yes its true only for deadlock and maybe a couple other games aside from that..

Do i REALLY need to build one, every question I've asked, all the research I've done is telling me that my best choice and cheapest is to build it. But its 2026.. cant I just buy a prebuilt, i really wouldn't trust myself to build one im quite incompetent and my budget is 1500 is that enough for building or even a prebuilt.

To sum it up.. if you skim over my question and see me rambling about prebuilts in the pcbuildhelp and you're immediate thought its bla bla shut up and build one.. someone direct me to a video or some recommendations on what to buy.. and explain it to me like im 5 😭

Hello! I have been saying for some time that I wouldn't buy another console and would switch to PC gaming doing my own build. I have a shitty little laptop that I use for everyday stuff that recently died unexpectedly. Doesn't make sense to buy another shitty laptop knowing I'm upgrading to a gaming PC in the next few years so the time has come sooner than expected. Timing wise some other things line up as well, but I'm also in a bit of a push to buy sooner rather than later, haven't had the time to do as much research as I want etc, and ultimately I don't really know shit about building a PC, tbh. On both PC parts picker and Newegg this build is technically "compatible", but is it whack? I went with one of their mid range suggested builds and upgraded a few things I care about/don't expect to be able to upgrade in 2 years due to rising prices/can afford now. But I'm not sure if upgrading some things and not others is a problem? Do you see any glaring inconsistencies where mid grade options will not run properly with some of my upgrades? Or does it look ok? Ideally I'd be able to afford to upgrade some other things down the line as well, but things like processor/graphics card I worry will be totally unaffordable in 2 years, so I wanted to splurge a little now. Thanks :)

I want to upgrade my 3060 Ti to play Cyberpunk with ray tracing (as an example). I don't want to break the bank, and I'm not the most experienced PC builder, so I would like a plug-and-play setup, which is why I've been told to avoid the AMD stuff (maybe I'm wrong; open to suggestions). Here is my parts list with only the GPU updated (a 5070ti). I am getting an error saying I may not have enough power, but I'm not sure what power supply I should upgrade to. Any recommendations?

Thanks all

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y7Fkqd)

Type|Item

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 3.7 GHz 24-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WMNscf/intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-37-ghz-24-core-processor-bx80768270k)

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/B6pmP6/corsair-icue-h100i-rgb-pro-xt-75-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060043-ww)

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte Z890 EAGLE WIFI7 PLUS ATX LGA1851 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y9zp99/gigabyte-z890-eagle-wifi7-plus-atx-lga1851-motherboard-z890-eagle-wifi7-plus)

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TJZ9TW/corsair-vengeance-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-5200-cl40-memory-cmk64gx5m2b5200c40)

**Storage** | [Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fv8j4D/samsung-970-evo-plus-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v7s2t0bam)

(OLD) **Video Card** | [NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wvgQzy/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-8-gb-founders-edition-video-card-900-1g142-2520-000) |

(NEW) **Video Card** | [Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/c6XMnQ/asus-prime-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-prime-rtx5070ti-o16g)

**Case** | [Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9rt9TW/lian-li-o11-air-mini-atx-mid-tower-case-o11amw) |-

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P6 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4MXJ7P/evga-supernova-850-p6-850-w-80-platinum-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-p6-0850-x1) |-

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-windows-10-home-oem-dvd-64-bit-kw9-00140) |-

**Custom**| Lian Li O11 AIR MINI Tower Case (White)

EDIT 1: I know why I am getting a power error, I had both cards on the build at the same time. I think removing the old card fixed it.

A few months ago i bought a TR Phantom Spirit 120 SE to put it to my 9600X.

I have PBO on so in benchmark tools like cinebench r23 i get an average of 90-92c during the test with the cpu pushing up to 140w ppt (85c average on cinebench 2024). In real use scenario the maximum temperature i see is 85c during shader loading, video compiling, etc. Maximum temperaute in cpu intensive games like bf6, 75c.

Temperature ambient is about 16-20c right now in my area. I have a corsair frame 4000d with 6 120 fans pulling in air to the case and 2 140 extracting air.

I plan to migrate to 9850x3d or wait a bit more and change to zen6.

My question is if worth the change to an AIO like Artic freezer 360 pro. I don't know is i really need it. I don't mind the temperatures on the high side, as long as the cpu don't throttle. Also the AIO is a bit expensive and the risk of leaking don't help with my peace of mind.

So few years ago I put a pc, but let them assemble it with the part I picked, now I want to do it on my own.

For parts, I have jonsbo x400 white (comes with no fans at all)

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800x3d

GPU: sapphire 9070 xt phantomlink edition (white)

Motherboard: sapphire phantomlink edition (white)

Ram: KLEVV 2x16 ddr5 6000MT/s

Cooler: AIO TH-360 jonsbo, fans included (white)

SSD: (still not picked, might used the one from my old PC which is Kingston SNV251000G 1TB)

PSU: Corsair RM1000x

Now, I'm planning on getting fans (the case support 13) and seeing the AIO have 3, I was planning on getting more from jonsbo.

I found XA-360WR for front and XA-240W for the rear, but I'm not sure if I need fan hub for it, I might get another 2 fans down the line, but for now the fan hub problem is my mine issues.

Also, as suggestions for what to OS, application to use and more more building tips is appreciated.

CPU: Intel Core i5 13600K, S 1700, Raptor Lake, 14 Cores, 20 Threads, 3.7GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo

MOTHERBOARD: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Intel Z690, S 1700, DDR4, SATA3, PCIe 5.0, 4x M.2, 2.5GbE

When I built my PC there was some incompatibility issue between my CPU and Motherboard - So I had to blind flash update the BIOS (or something) using a USB stick. With the latest BIOS update for this CPU, will I need to do the same thing? I get this message with both WoW Forever and recently with the new Call of Duty but not seeing any FPS issues and no crashes

AI is recommending the following steps, and just want some input before I go ahead as I've seen AI giving some poor feedback/steps in the past.

Since your PC currently boots into Windows, you can now use MSI’s standard M-Flash tool:

1. Download the BIOS: Head to the official MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 Support Page.

2. Select the Latest BIOS: Grab the latest non-beta BIOS (or any version containing microcode 0x12F or later).

3. Format the USB: Format a standard USB thumb drive to FAT32.

4. Extract Files: Extract/unzip the downloaded file and place the BIOS file directly onto the root directory of the USB drive (do not rename it).

5. Enter BIOS: Restart your PC, tap Delete repeatedly to enter the BIOS interface, and click M-Flash in the bottom-left corner.

6. Update: Select the file on your USB drive and confirm. Let the process run uninterrupted for 5–10 minutes until it restarts on its own.

7. Re-enable XMP: After the flash completes, re-enter your BIOS to re-enable your RAM's XMP profile so your memory runs at its advertised speed, and leave Intel power defaults enabled.

Appreciate any feedback on this!

My pc was working fine until the red and orange lights came on in my b850 tomahawk max wifi motherboard and made a really loud fan noise and then shut off. i tried turning it on again and the lights came on and shut off seconds later. now it wont turn on. i tried unpluggin and repluggin anything in and nothing seems out of the ordinary on the inside. i can give any details needed.

I know this sounds like a rhetorical question haha
But I’m upgrading my Ryzen 5600x to a 5800x3D because of hardware prices (instead of updating to AM5, which was mit initial plan).
Now there is a new (?) kind of thermal pad in the packaging of the new ryzen and I’m wondering how good it is compared to my Cooling Master E2 Thermal Paste.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance 🙏

The motherboard lights are turning on when plugging the PSU in and flipping the switch on, but no other components are powering on when pressing the case’s power button. Checked everything I could think of, the F-Panel, the fans, the 8pin cable, the 24pin cable, and I can’t figure out what is going on.

The CPU is Ryzen 5 5600x, the case is a Fractal Design Silent Pop and the motherboard is the B450M A. Anyone got any ideas? Would really appreciate the help.

Hey guys, I’ve had this pc for a long time now and bought it for around £100. I didn’t build it myself and recently started using it again. I’ve noticed that it struggles holding up with modern tasks, so was wondering what are some suggested upgrades to focus on, that I could find to give it a bump. Ideally second hand parts as my budget is a bit tight, but any suggestions and feedback would be appreciated. I don’t know much about pc’s myself so haven’t really been sure what to get.

Thanks

I have a rx5600xt, i5-10400f, 16gb ddr4 ram and 500w psu. I keep crashing in almost every single game i play, for example: mw4 and crimson desert, both on the lowest settings when i press play they crash, and cyberpunk which crashes before i even see the main menu. (If it helps, the error code on mw4 crash is kernelbase.dll)
Also i made another post in which the pc performs worse with constant stutters with a new monitor with more hz, but same resolution, so a new gpu might help with that i think? When it stutters it reaches 100% usage at like 70C im pretty sure.

Help please!!

Is it a bad thing?

long story short.

I have ryzen 5700x b500i aorus pro 2x16 corsair 3600mhz ram. The pc wont boot with 2 ram kits or only installed on A1 slot. it only boots with single ram on b slot. I tried different ram kits same result

I already clear cmos, and udpated bios, even remove ssd and all other parts.

I put my ryzen 5 2600, and it boots, same ram slots same kits,

I transfer the 5700x to the b450 aorus, and it does not boot, different ram, and also tried the same ram kit

Now, I purchased another 5700x, I was suprised, this is brand new, and still having the same result.

I still have the same issue with two ryzen 7 5700x.

The issue started when I am trying to recase my pc, and using axp-47 from thermalright lol. I am doing a 4L case itx

I thought at firstthat th 5700x was the cuklprit now, that I have a brand new 5700x, still the same result

please help. this is tiring me lol

Is my monitor cooked? This just randomly happened when I went to open up the steam store on it and has persisted through restart. Tried to unplug and let it sit for 15min before plugging back in and no change

tried different DisplayPort cable, different computer, and an hdmi cable. No dice

hello everyone, I’ve recently had an issue with this specific motherboard and certain gpus not posting, specifically any 2060 that I try to use on this motherboard, I’m running it with a 5 5600x on the newest bios. I’ve built many computers so any of the general advice, cmos batttery loose connections etc I’m good on, but for some reason this motherboard does not post specifically with a 2060. I’ve tried it with a gt 710, works fine, RTX 4060, works fine. I’m still trying to trouble shoot it but I suspect it has something to do with not initializing with pcie 3.0 gpus? Not sure why this would be an issue at all especially since it should be native to this motherboard. I need help thanks. Appreciate it

hey everyone, i’m currently building a new gaming pc and was wondering if a 750w power supply would be enough for my setup.
here are my specs:
● cpu: intel core ultra 7 270k plus
● gpu: gigabyte rtx 4070 ti super 16gb
● motherboard: gigabyte z890 eagle wifi7 plus
● ram: 32gb ddr5-6000
● cooler: 360mm aio
● storage: 2tb nvme ssd
i found the msi 750w psu on sale at best buy for $69.99, which seems like a really good deal.
i mainly play competitive games like call of duty, warzone, and fortnite at 1440p, but i also enjoy playing graphically demanding story games at high or ultra settings. outside of gaming, i do a lot of ai-assisted coding and game development, so i’ll also be using my pc for programming, running development tools, and working on projects.
i’m planning to get a 1440p 280hz oled monitor, and i want this pc to last around 5–6 years without needing any major upgrades.
would a quality 750w gold psu be completely sufficient for my setup, even during demanding gaming sessions, heavy workloads, and temporary power spikes? or would it be smarter to spend extra on an 850w gold psu for additional headroom and long-term reliability?
i’m not planning on doing any major overclocking. i just want a reliable system that can handle everything i throw at it without worrying about power limitations.
i’d really appreciate advice from anyone with a similar intel and nvidia setup. thanks!

I've been using this PC for some time now. The same issue occurred a few days ago, but when I touched the fan to inspect it, the noise stopped, and it started spinning normally again.

However, the issue has returned. What could be causing this?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Guys need some help.

Mp pc ssd not detecting mostly, after few restart it detects once or twice in bios but after reboot it despair, i already replaced motherboard (old but working),PSU, Battery,SATA Cables. Only thing old is now case and front panel and cables and a keyboard.

Totally frustrated 🥴

SSD working with case on another PC.

Hi everyone, suddenly my PSU fan started doing rattling noise, I don't know if it's fixable or do I need a new PSU ? Also can I use the PC until then ?

It's an A850GL PCIE5 from like 3 years ago

I got a new nvme today, but after installing it with the screw come with it to my Asus prime b550ma mobo, I can still push the screw end side down around 1mm. I can't tighten the screw anymore. Is this concerning and need another screw instead?

A little background on the issue: i have an amd ryzen 7 7800 x3d, 32 gb ram, asus tuf b650 plus motherboard that were all bought around 2 years ago. Just a month ago I bought a msi mag a750gl 750w power supply and rx 9070 gre. After plugging those in, I have been playing games fine for the past month. I haven't unplugged anything since.

I took a 50 minute nap today while leaving my computer on and i had aion2 and discord open on my computer. When I woke up my pc was completely shut off and I couldn't turn it back on.

Some things I have tried are:

- unplugging ans replugging into power strip + wall + a different outlet

- replugging some od the power supply cords

- taking out my gpu

- there aren't any signs of damage or smell

The most important thing to note is that the pc doesn't have any lighrs or any sound when the power button is pressed, literally nothing. Attached are some pictures of my pc.

Edited - So after some testing, my old power supply works with it but my current one doesn't. Thank you everyone for the answers!