CPUs, GPUs & Memory
Processors, graphics cards, RAM, overclocking and undervolting.
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- THE CRASH THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE PC IS DOING NOTHING
- Did a CPU upgrade ever disappoint you?
- Bought A Laptop GPU And Now Theres Checkerboard Garbage In Games
- Artifacts Even In The BIOS. Does That Mean What I THINK It Means?
- blue screen under light load with no clue in sight. where do whea errors come from?
help!! to add some context: noticed in a monitoring tool that my GPUs hotspot (junction) temperature is way above the edge temperature during long play sessions. it used to be closer. performance hasnt dropped as far…
My PC keeps crashing with this, usually overnight: WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR. It passed hours of stress testing when i set up an undervolt, sooo i assumed it was stable. Now Im not so suree. Event Viewer has WHEA Logger entries too. Is teh CPU damaged? i dont…
ugh. i upgraded to a DDR4 3600 kit, enabled XMP in the BIOS, and since then Ive been getting this every day or two: MEMORY MANAGEMENT.. xD sometimes its Visual Studio that just closes instead... with XMP off everything is stable but slower, is teh RAM…
long time lurker first post lol new build on a B650 board with 2x32 GB DDR5 🙏 With the memory profile (EXPO) enabled, teh system is mostly fine, but every few days i get a random reboot or an app crash :/ With the…
long time lurker first post lol ive been running a 6 core from three generations back for a long time and Im wondering whether its holding me back for gaming at 1440p, i dont wanna spend money on a new CPU, motherboard and RAM only to see a small difference.…
hmmmm ok strangest thing. Under full load my PC is rock solid. But right after boot, it throws this: I had a multicore enhancement setting configured a few months ago and never had a problem until recently. A BIOS update came out around the same time 🤷 Im…
so annoyed rn maybe a weird question, but how do u actually feel a CPU upgrade? i hear people say their old laptop chip was 'holding them back', but my PC still feels fine for streaming while gaming... i'm trying to figure out if i'm missing something or if…
long time lurker first post lol i upgraded to a DDR5 6400 kit, enabled XMP in teh BIOS, and since then Ive been getting this every day or two: MEMORY MANAGEMENT. sometimes its Chrome that just closes instead. with XMP off everything is stable but slower. is…
guys pls help i bought a secodnhand mining card secondhand a few weeks ago, it seemed fine at first, but now i get this on the desktop: The seller said it was never overclocked, i can still return it for a few more days. How can i prove whether its teh card…
My PC keeps crashing with this, usually under light load: WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR. it passed hours of stress testing when I set up a CPU overclock, so I assumed it was stable lol now Im not sooo suree. event Viewer has WHEA Logger entreis too lmao is teh…
i upgraded to a DDR5 6000 kit, enabled XMP in the BIOS, and since then Ive been getting this every day or two: MEMORY MANAGEMENT. sometimes it's Chrome that just closes instead. with XMP off everything is stable but slower. is teh RAM faulty, or is my system…
guys pls help classic dilemma. i have some money saved and i can either replace my 6 core from three generations back or upgrade my GPU. i mainly use the PC for streaming while gaming. everyone online has strong opinions, but most are about different use…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts im about ready to return this 4 stick 64 GB kit. Thats teh third blue screen this week, usually while Chrome is open. I ran Windows Memory Diagnostic and it found nothing. But Ive read that tool isnt very thorough. Whats…
Classic dilemma. I have some money saved and I can either replace my older i5 or upgrade my GPU. I mainly use the PC for code compiling. Everyone online has strong opinions, but most are about different use cases. If uve been in a similar spot, what did you…
my three year old GPU has started shoiwng artifacts on teh desktop. colored blocks, stretched polygons, flickering lines across teh screen: It doesnt crash right away, but its getting more frequent... i updated the driver yesterday and nothing changed. Is…
ok so heres the crash: and heres teh twist: i added a second pair of sticks to make four, same model, and thats when it started. the DDR5 6400 kit was fine alone. do four sticks really change things that much? the crashes are random enough that i cant…
ok so my PC keeps crashing with this, usually under light load: WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR. It passed hours of stress testing when i set up a multicore enhancement setting, so i assumed it was stable. Now Im not sooo sure. Event Viewer has WHEA Logger entries…
ugh. classic dilemma. i have some money saved and i can either replace my 6 core from three generations back or upgrade my GPU. i mainly use the PC for video editing. Everyone online has strong opinions, but most are about different use cases. If uve been in…
help!! i upgraded to a DDR4 3600 kit, enabled XMP in teh BIOS, and since then Ive been getting this every day or two: MEMORY MANAGEMENT. sometimes its a game that just closes instead. with XMP off everything is stable but slwoer. is the RAM faulty, or is my…
so annoyed rn my laptop GPU has started showing artifacts in games. colored blocks, stretched polygons, flickering lines across teh screen: It doesnt crash right away, but its getting more frequent. i updated the drievr yesterday and nothing changed. Is this…
help!! strangest thing :/ under full load my PC is rock solid. but under light load, it thorws this: i had an undervolt configured a few months ago and never had a problem until recently. A BIOS update came out around the same time 🙏 im confused about…
help!! heres the crash: And heres the twist: i added a second pair of stciks to make four, same model, and thats when it started. The DDR4 3200 kit was fine alone. Do four sticks really change things that much?? The crashes are random enough that i cant…
long time lurker first post lol my Radeon card has started showing artifacts on teh desktop. Colored blocks, stretched polygons, flickering lines across the screen: it doesnt crash right away, but its getting more frequent. i updated the driver yesterday and…
ugh. heres my crash: it happens at idle, maybe twice a week. WHEA Logger Event ID 18 says smth about a processor core and a cache hierarchy error. I have no idea what that means in human terms. if someone can translate those log entries into plain language,…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts panic post. this appeared only after warming up: i had a mild overclock on my laptop GPU through the vendor tool, and Ive already reset it to stock. the glitches still appear sometimes. im hoping its a driver thing, but…
