PC Hardware & Support
Building, upgrading and fixing computers.
i spent four hours on cable management in my mini ITX case and Im still not happy. the front looks okay, but teh 24 pin cable bulges and the front panel connectors are a disaster. how do you all get it so clean?? im using custom length cables so far. what…
ok so i plug my USB microphone into the monitor's USB port and get teh chime, then a pop up saying the device malfunctioned. Device Manager shows this: 'Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)'. The same USB microphone works on my partner's…
This is driving me up the wall lol My phone was fine yesterday 🤦 Today, nothing: I tried two cables and three ports. Sometimes it connects for a few seconds and then drops off again with teh disconnect sound. I havent installed anythnig new that I know of.…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts its 1 AM and my new build refuses to POST. Thats all teh monitor shows xD The BOOT LED on the X670 board lights up and stays on. i waited five minutes and nothing changed. My old PC is already sold, so i have nothing…
hmmmm ok trying to do a fresh install of Windows on my PCIe 4.0 SSD, and the installer says there are no drives: it asks me to load a driver, but idk which one, the drive shows in teh BIOS, sooo its not completely dead. what am I missing? id rather not spend…
im literally losing my mind here i recorded phone footage and dropped it into the free Resolve version... eevrythings perfectly in sync at the start, but after 30 minutes the audio is noticeably bheind: Cutting and nudging every few minutes is driving me…
so annoyed rn strange one. ever since plugging in a second moniotr, teh srceen stays black through the BIOS logo and only comes on once Windows finishes loading: Sometimes it doesnt come on at all and i have to unplug the DVI cable and plug it back in :D It…
ok weird one built this PC myslef a year ago and it was perfect until now. Lately it shuts down during exporting photos. i watched HWiNFO and the CPU was near 100°C right before it went dark. At idle its normal. Im wondering if the cooler isnt making proper…
so annoyed rn ive been battling this all evening. Resolve Studio wont render my project to DNxHR 😭 It fails at the first second with this: i restarted teh PC and teh app. are there any known causes i should check first? Im under real time pressure, sooo a…
so annoyed rn ive used air coolers for every build so far. This time Im tempted by an AIO mostly because teh small form factor case would look cleaner through the glass. But i keep reading about pump whine and leaks 😂 For ppl who have run both, what did you…
help!! i was launching a game on my Lenovo Legion when the screen went blue for the third time this week. Same message every time: it counts to 100%, rebotos, and everything looks fine again until the next time, ive already run Windows Update and the system…
render job failed... again... my video editor, expotring to H.265 MP4, fails at 98%: playback in the timeline works fine. i dont understand why export doesnt. any debugging tips? Ive exported many projects without issues before. This is the first time it…
hmmmm ok im planning a build with a 12 core CPU in a mid tower and I keep going back and forth on cooling. Big tower air cooler, or a 240/280 AIO? Air feels simple and reliable. The AIO looks cleaner and Ive heard it helps with spikes. I care more about…
ok weird one inspired by a coworkers setup, Im thinking about a monitor arm. Before I spend the money, I want to hear teh downsides from people who own one. What annoyed u in the first week? Did u get used to it, or did it end up in a drawer? Bonus points…
inspired by a coworkers setup, Im thinking about a trackball. before i spend the money, i wanna hear the downsides from ppl who own one. what annoyed u in the first week? did you get used to it, or did it end up in a drawer? bonus points for photos described…
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…
im literally losing my mind here hot take: render cache only is overrated for most projects, or is it? i edit multicam 4K on a recent desktop, and Id love to hear real experiences before i commit to a workflow, experiences from people with similar hardware…
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…
I've followed every guide online: disabled SysMain, turned off Search indexing, even uninstalled some apps. still: the all in one PC is pegged after Windows updates. my patience is gone 😭 is there a way to actually find out whats using the disk instead of…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts added a M.2 SATA SSD to my PC for extra games storage 🤷 its nowhere to be seen in Disk Management: Also, one of my SATA drives disappeared at the same time. That feels connected but i cant figure out how. Id realy like…
help!! ive been dual booting Windows and Pop! OS for a while, and i noticed i almost never boot Windows anymore. The only reason i keep it is music production, and even that is starting to feel optional lmao Before i wipe teh Windows partition, i wanna hear…
ok so ive been battling this all evening, resolve Studio wont render my project to H.264 MP4... it fails at 98% with this: i restarted teh PC and teh app. Are there any known causes i should check first? im under real time pressure, so a quick reliable…
help! client footage is OBS recordings, and my NLE gives me unsupported codec on every clip: I need to start editing today. whats the fastest reliable fix? im comfortable with simple command line tools if thats what it takes. I just need a reliable fix that…
guys pls help i was joining a voice call on my home built Ryzen PC when teh screen went blue for the third time this week... same message every time: it counts to 100%, reboots, and evreything looks fine again until teh next time... ive already run Windows…
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…
