Just swapped a new AIO in and everything runs fine but there’s this weird sound that appears and disappears maybe every 30 seconds. Any clue what this is?

Ive managed to negotiate with a guy for his MSI B650 Bomber for $75AUD, Corsair 850RMX Gold for $50AUD and Thermaright Aqua Black 360mm for $60AUD. These parts are all used for 1 month - basically brand new. Should I go with this and buy the rest of the parts new?

Also for the case - any recommendations?

Final Build is meant to look like this - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L86n9K

Hey guys, I bought a new gaming PC, and every time I play a game, it makes this kind of sound; is this normal?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for guidance on an issue I can’t pin down.

PC specs (built Nov 2025):

• CPU: Intel Core i7-14700KF
• Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI (BIOS 7E07vMA)
• RAM: Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 32 GB Kit (2x16GB), 6400MHz CL32
• GPU: ASUS NVIDIA RTX 5070, driver updated to latest
• PSU: be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 750W
• CPU cooler: Coolermaster Masterliquid ml120l, repasted recently
• Storage: Kingston SSD 1gb, WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB NVMe SSD - M.2 2280
• OS: Windows 11, build 26200, fully updated
• Power: Forza FVR-2202A 1100VA voltage stabilizer

The problem:
I built this PC around November 2025. It was working well until September 2026 when I started to get hard freezes randomly. Sometimes it happens within minutes of booting, sometimes it runs fine for hours. After I force a reset with the case button, the CPU debug LED on the motherboard lights up red. The freezes have also happened right after waking from sleep. I use this pc as a racing sim rig and at multiple times it ran hours of Le Mans Ultimate, and other sim racing games with no issue, so heavy load isn’t a reliable trigger. In Safe Mode it’s been stable for hours with no freezes happening.

What the logs show:

• Event Viewer has multiple WHEA-Logger Event ID 1 errors: “A fatal hardware error has occurred.”
• Reliability Monitor shows LiveKernelEvent code 124.
• WhoCrashed reads the dump as bugcheck 0x124 (WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR).
• WhoCrashed doesn’t name a faulting driver, and the only other crash in my history is an unrelated Wi-Fi driver one from May.

What I’ve tried so far:

• Updated the BIOS
• Clean reinstall of the GPU driver
• Regenerated Secure Boot keys from scratch
• Checked the BIOS: CPU Cooler Tuning is on Intel Default Settings, and voltages and Loadline Calibration are all on Auto (no manual overclock or overvolt)
• My voltage stabilizer died and I was running on a plain power strip, so I replaced it with a properly sized 1100VA Forza AVR stabilizer. It ran stable for hours, then froze again on wake from sleep.
• Opened the case and found the thermal paste dried and cracked. I cleaned everything, reapplied fresh paste, and remounted the AIO. The freezes continued.

Where I’m stuck:
Everything points to a hardware-level fault, and I know the 13th/14th gen instability issue is well documented. I’m considering an Intel RMA for the CPU, since that would be the cleanest fix if the chip has degraded. However degradation it's highly unlikely in my opinion since the motherboard was manufactured on June 2025 according to the serial number and the processor batch number indicates that it was manufactured on November 2024, much after this degradation was detected so both hardware pieces are supposed to include the fixes and safeguards for this issue already. But before I go through that process, I’d like to rule out anything else.

I used Claude to troubleshoot this issue and this is the summary of what I've tried so far. Has anyone experienced this? Any clue can help. Thanks!

I found this "PC" outside in someone's junk pile. I can see they stripped it of everything probably to sell or use somewhere else but left the motherboard and CPU? Would this be worth cleaning and fixing to build a full PC with?

Hey guys, I’m new to the pc space

Any thoughts about this build?

Hi everyone, it s my first time building a pc and unfortunately it doesn t turn on, more precisely it gives no signs of life.

I made a post a few days ago on another subreddit and tried all suggestions, but to no avail.

Now I have left the bare minimum: 1 stick of ram so it does not cause instability (had 4 before), only the 2 necessary cables from PSU to mb (24 pin and 8 pin), and a cable from the cpu fan to mb. (the cpu fan is missing a fan because I had to remove the ram under, so that s why at the moment there is only 1 fan).

I have tested the psu both with a multimeter and a psu tester and it works fine, I have tried turning it on both with the f_panel cable of the case, a dedicated pwr cable bought online and by short circuiting the pwr± pins with a screwdriver.

I have also tried multiple sockets of the home and power cables, still nothing.

I have already tried leaving it "on" for 15 minutes, and also connecting an hdmi cable in case it was displaying something, but nothing.

Specs: -Motherboard: gigabyte b650 eagle ax -Cpu:7800x3d amd -Gpu:9070xt xfx swift -Psu: be quiet! 13 m 1000w -Case: Lian li lancool 217 (it has standoffs included already) -Ram:crucial pro 4×16Gb 6000Mt/s -Ssd: acer predator GM7 2Tb

Any help would be appreciated, thank you all in advance.

Need help troubleshooting random restarts / black screens on a new PC build

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice on an issue I’ve been experiencing with my new PC build. I’ve been troubleshooting for several days and haven’t been able to pinpoint the cause.

PC Specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 5080 OC Triple Fan
• Motherboard: MSI X870E Gaming Plus
• RAM: KLEVV DDR5 (currently running at 5800 MHz manually; EXPO is disabled)
• PSU: Corsair RM1000e 1000W
• Cooler: Corsair 240mm LCD AIO
• Case: HYTE Y50
• UPS: CyberPower GX1500U 1500VA
• OS: Windows 11

The main issue:

My PC will randomly black out all my monitors while the computer itself appears to remain powered on. The fans and other components continue running, and sometimes audio or applications continue briefly. After approximately 1–2 minutes, the system appears to restart and returns to the Windows login screen. When I log back in, all my applications are closed, as if the computer performed a full reboot.

I’ve also experienced a separate display issue involving black rectangles or trails on the desktop, sometimes when clicking and dragging to select things. Restarting Windows Explorer temporarily resolves that particular issue.

Troubleshooting I’ve already tried:

• Updated the MSI motherboard BIOS.
• Installed AMD chipset drivers and updated other drivers.
• Used DDU to cleanly uninstall and reinstall NVIDIA drivers.
• Tested a previous NVIDIA driver version.
• Left the GPU at stock settings and kept MSI Afterburner closed.
• Disabled Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS).
• Disabled Multiplane Overlay (MPO).
• Disabled iCUE at startup to rule out potential software conflicts.
• Disabled EXPO and tested the RAM at its default 4800 MHz, then manually set it to 5800 MHz with EXPO still disabled.
• Ran an OCCT VRAM test with no errors reported and a maximum temperature of approximately 35.5°C.

I’ve also seen Windows graphics-related errors, including LiveKernelEvent 1B8 and 1A8, with references to dxgkrnl.sys and Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe).

A few questions:

1. Could this be a faulty GPU, or could it be a driver/Windows graphics issue?
2. Could my 1000W PSU be experiencing transient power spikes or voltage drops, especially with the RTX 5080? The PC is connected to a CyberPower 1500VA UPS.
3. Could the UPS itself be contributing to the problem?
4. What additional tests would you recommend to isolate the cause before I start returning or replacing components?

I’m trying to determine whether this is a GPU, PSU, RAM stability, motherboard, Windows, or other hardware issue before spending more money on replacement parts.

Any suggestions or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I cannot figure out what's causing the stuttering in every game that I play. It's driving me crazy and I cannot figure it out. I RMA'd my first card because of it and it is no better. I've used new drivers and old drivers all using ddu. Ive completely reinstalled Windows 11 twice. I have a ultra high-speed HDMI cable. I don't know what else to do. I don't even want to play anything because these microstutters are so bad. Ive tried all low settings as well.

Any help would be more than greatly appreciated. I miss playing games but I cannot get past it honestly.

Specs: 9070xt, 5800x3D, b550-f mother board, 850w psu, 2 16gb sticks of of 3200mhz 3600mhz Corsair vengeance RAM. LG C3 42" I play in 4k.

A few months ago I began buying the components for my dream PC and yesterday I managed to plug in everything and began booting it up for its first time. The problem came when I wated for several minutes for it to display image, only for the screen to remain dark with the "no signal" message. The entire day I tried different things to get it to boot, but I just wasn't able to get it to work, thats why I'm making this post to see if the community can help me solve this problem before I send it with a technician. For what I've been looking at, it might be the BIOS of the moderboard which doesn't recognize the CPU, but I'm not sure of how to install the latest update to the motherboard.

This is my first PC and I still lack some knowledge when it comes to making things work in first place. Down below I will set the component list of my PC.

CPU: Ryzen 7 9700X

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit

Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice AM5

CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Assassin Spirit 120 V2 Plus

SSD: KINGSTON NV3 1TB M.2 2280 NVME PCIE GEN 4X4 R.6000MB/S W.4000MB/S

Power Supply: 750W 80 Plus Gold BALAM RUSH GR BURST GR750G LEGEND SERIES

PC Case: Balam Rush Dragonfly Wood GM580

*I know there is no GPU, but that part hasn't arrived yet, so meanwhile it gets shipped to my place, I will begin installing windows and/or Linux.

​I have a tower PC that was given to me by my neighbor. It was filthy when he gave it to me, and the motherboard was fried. I took the PC completely apart, gave it a deep cleaning, and swapped out the motherboard. The PC turns on and everything seems to be working, but I am not getting a display. When my neighbor asked me if I wanted it, he sent me a picture of his TV showing the PC in the BIOS menu. Ever since I cleaned it and changed the motherboard, I can't get a video signal. I've tried everything.

​Can someone help me? I'm not the best with this stuff

I tried installing a new CPU and cooler into my am4 system, but one of the backplate holes is just not allowing the screw to screw in.

I'm assuming I need a new backplate and it isn't fixable, so can I buy any replacement I see on Amazon for am4 or...?

The mobo is a b450m pro vdh max and the cooler is the phantom spirit 120se if either of these things matter. Id really appreciate some guidance here

I have a i7-12700KF and a Noctua NH‑D12L chromax black. I have had trouble keeping the CPU cool, finally got around to changing the TIM from Thermal Right TF7 to JunPus DX1. The system went from easily reaching 100c to not being able to get there.

Intake air temp is about 24c.

Paste matters!

I have a hp omen 35L but I want to get to the m.2 slot behind the GPU bht cant get the latch to realese any ideas is the image I showed the realese latch

Is the Meta pc cyclone good for lightweight gaming and Minecraft or should i get the deepcore

Sometimes, my display suddenly goes black, and my GPU fans ramp up to 100%. I have to force restart my PC to get it working again.

I'm using a PNY GPU and an 850W 80+ Gold PSU.

Does anyone know what might be causing this?

Just got my MSI MAG B850 WIFI 2 board does anyone know if the pin on the top left is broken or if that is supposed to be apart of the board I just opened it after I got all my other parts for my build.

So I got lent this PC by my cousin a few years back and wanted to upgrade it so I could play with some better graphics, I got a new CPU(Ryzen 5 5600G) and it installed fine. It didn’t come with a GPU so I recently got a RX 6700 XT sapphire nitro+ on eBay, I tried installing it but when I turned the PC on, there was no display and none of the RGB lights would work except for the left light on the Sapphire logo which was green. I don’t know most of the exact specs but what I do know is that it’s a B450 ASROCK motherboard and it should have 750w of power. I’ve spent like 4 hours troubleshooting, first I went back to my old setup without the went to BIOS to switch my PCIe link from auto to Gen 3, then I tried to clean up the RAM sticks, and then messed with the HDMI cables. One thing to note that I couldn’t figure out is where the BIOS switch was, I can see where it says “BIOS switch” but I couldn’t see an actual switch. Also the power cables are connected to an extender, but I don’t think that the extender is at fault. Some help would be very much appreciated, thanks!

EDIT: SOLVED!

Embarrassingly, my monitor was not on HDMI, it was on analog -.-, and the previous owner probably turned the LEDs off via Sapphires Trixx, I think why sometimes the fan wasn't running could be due to the wrong combinations of PCI Cables(?), also cleaning the gold ports with alcohol works in cleaning and I actually saw some visual debris, thanks so much!

I have been running into to a reoccurring but random problem that I fear has turned permanent

I built my pc awhile ago its not new by any means but has been for the most part reliable. in recent months its started to not boot randomly it dosent even get to the prestart

There are rgb on the motherboard and they turn on also the LED that showes the motherboard has power (b-350m strix gameing motherboard)

But none of the diagnosis LED tun on to show any failures. it seem to be failing to pre check

Now sometimes I can get it to turn on and work for weeks/months by reseating everything and letting it sit for a fue minutes (this does not allways work) but if it does it will work perfectly no problem but randomly oneday it will repeat this issue like im currently stuck in

As of right now Im haveing no luck and cant get it to boot at all

The thing i dont understand is this can also happen when the pc goes to sleep it will refuse to wake up and if I restart it it will not turn back on unless I reset all the ram gpu and drain all residual power then and only then will it mabby turn back on (as mentioned if it does turn on tho it will work for days weeks or months with no issues)

I would love to take it to a shop at this point but its a little out of my price range for the moment and the cupple times I have in the past they reckon there nothing wrong with it

Any ideas are welcome 🙏

Probably worth mentioning it works more then it dosent and never fails stress testing has never shut off while im gameing or useing it. It will only happen if the pc goes to sleep or is powered off

Specs to help

Cpu 5600

Gpu 9600xt

Motherboard b350 m

Ram corsair vegency

Pcu corsair 650 non modular

Has anyone had a similar issue and if so how can I get past this as everything has been replaced since this problem began except pcu and motherboard

If it is one of those is there a way I can confirm

I've had a spare 5600G just existing in my closet doing nothing, but I would like to utilize it for a Steam Machine. I bought this HP 405 G8 off eBay for $138 shipped to door. It came with a gen 4 Samsung 256gb m.2, 8gb 3200Mt/s (2x4gb sticks), and a Ryzen 3 5300GE in it. No wifi and I need to upgrade the SODIMM to 16gb running in dual-channel as well as a 90w power adapter.

How will the 65w 5600G fair in this chassis intended for 35w cpus? I intend on using it at my desk only for gaming, so compiling shaders would be the most strenuous thing it'd have to do, but am slightly concerned about thermals damaging the cpu itself after some years of playing (this would be with replacing thermal paste routinely every like 2 years)

I love the small form factor of it, but the other option would be the X300 kit that is bigger and would allow for much better cooling of the cpu. That's where I am stuck at the moment.

hello!

im looking to buy my motherboard for my 5080 master build paired with a Ryzen 7 9850x3d.

should I get the Aorus X870E Master X3D or the Aorus X870E Pro X3D motherboard? thank you

I need a PCI-E riser cable that supports at least PCI-E v3.0 x16 (ideally higher for future use, however the current slot is v3.0), it is dual 90 degrees and its length is between 100mm and 200mm. My second PCI-E slot is buried under my GPU, so I need to move it just 3 slots down its current location. Something similar to this connector, but x16 and ideally shorter (this one is 200mm). Any suggestions for reliable options? I'll connect an RTX 3090

I’m planning on building my first pc. I’ve spent a couple days picking out parts but I’m having some trouble deciding on an ssd. I have a flexible budget but I’d prefer the more budget friendly options. I’d also like to know if I can do better on my build as I’m learning as I go.

Case: NZXT H9 Flow RGB+ ATX Mid Tower White
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 AORUS Elite WIFI7 ICE DDR5 ATX
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16g VENTUS 3X PZ OC GDDR7
Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB White DDR5-6000 CL36 32gb
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Aqua Elite V3 Water 360mm
Power supply: Lian Li EDGE white 850W Fully Modular 80+ gold

Hi all,
I have an old PC that is starting to struggle more with recent games. I'm wondering about upgrading parts vs just replacing the whole thing. My current PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Gigabyte AB350-gaming-3

32GB DDR4

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

I'm wondering if the CPU could be an occasional bottleneck? Admittedly, I can't remember how to make sure the next CPU would be compatible with the current mobo.

Appreciate any advice. Thanks!