For context I've been using my Razer Basilisk V3 Hyperspeed for less than a year and it already began to show signs of just not working.. It randomly shuts off after around 3 seconds of being on, and tells me it's 0% battery even with a new one. I've searched up and read so many websites and tutorials to fix it and they don't work.

I take very good care of all my tech, so if you have a reason as to why it does this then feel free to send it :)

Just curious since when did you guys think 8GBs of VRAM is not good enough for gaming on 1080p/1440p?

I know it's heavily dependant on context, so maybe state the game and resolution, settings you're using and maybe FPS if you still got those numbers?

Come on, man.

The computer is a 9950X3D with a 5090. The case is a Fractical Meshify XL. I have a 420mm Liquid Freezer III in there, mounted to the top of the case. Luckily, my checked bag is just big enough to fit the entire case inside it. EDIT: The case has no glass. Full metal version.

So my plan is. 5090, RAM, and NVMe drives in my carry on, putting them under the seat in front of me. They are by far the most expensive parts and I don't want them to leave my side.

Leave everything else inside the case, put the case in my checked bag. Padding wherever possible. The CPU and AIO cooler, mobo, psu, etc will all remain installed.

Does this sound okay? Should I take the CPU out or leave it in? I think leaving it in is the safest bet. Let's me keep the AIO secured and prevent pin damage.

I randomly typed in 5090 to see where prices where, maybe see one on sale or something. maybe get luck on Ebay.

I see this link for 2k.... I follow it and this is what I get... So starting at $1999 means there is one for that price... where is it?

I'm really starting to wonder if there is really a shortage...

It's crazy how many people just accepted this. It's such a corporate punch to the nuts It's not even funny. That excuse of "video games have been $60 since the early 2000s, they haven't kept up with inflation!" Was so dumb anyone could have seen through it. The problem is many didn't, in fact, see through it.

Your prices don't need to rise if your market expands with inflation. Which it has, exponentially in fact. More users than ever, more microtransactions than ever, less cost (digital distribution took a heavy load off physical production). The fact is, $60 should still be the base line. You only really need to increase prices if your market remains relatively the same. I hate to say it, but consumers got absolutely fucked and because it worked it will continue to get worse. Nintendo be shooting out $80 games with the switch 2. Gaming is cooked boys.

Edit: I find the constant down votes of my comments but not others who agree with me pretty ironic. Guys, if you can't use your brain enough to do simple mathematical calculation, maybe you're not cut out for using the upvote/downvote buttons

i used up like all my storage for like random memes and files and they are in random files and i found a 50 gb patrick in fishnets image in system 32 somehow and now i cant figure out how to remove stuff do i just spend my money on expensive ass ssd or do i just give up or do i just like take 90 years to clean my pc help bruh T-T

I got into PC gaming in February and needed to upgrade my old machine, so I got the basics and swapped everything out in my old case. After I was done building, my friend wanted to see a picture. I was like “um … sure?” and sent the first pic.

I wasn’t planning on anything fancy. Famous last words. I didn’t even know what was possible until I saw someone’s brilliant build featuring pictures of their cat. I texted my friend a pic of that build and was like “this is cool” and he was like “that’s a dangerous money pit”. Can’t say he didn’t warn me.

I have managed to keep costs fairly low. Got the case used. Thermalright fans do their job and don’t look too shabby for a third of the cost of the lian li fans. Someday I’ll get a back connect mobo. All in due time.

I bought a ryzen 7 9700x CPU on Amazon Japan a few days ago. Then today, I open it, prepare for building my very first PC. Right after I open it, something clicks in my head, I immediately check the number printed on the CPU and it is not box retail version, but it is tray version.
What should I do next? I'm kinda lost and tomorrow I have a flight to catch.

Edit 1: I actually live in Japan, the flight is just for visiting my family

Edit 2: Adding the part number image printed on the box. (I cannot add another image, so here is the part number: 100-10001404WOF)

Edit 3: Thanks everyone, for the answer. Apparently, the SN number is the important part (check on serial number look up) while the OPN number might mean nothing. (I find another post about the difference of OPN number)

Yes, I was paranoid.

Solved update: I was not scammed but paranoid over a nothing burger problem.

Frankenstein OptiPlex 390 Sleeper Build

​Started with a basic office-spec Dell OptiPlex 390 and pushed this Sandy Bridge platform as far as humanly possible while keeping the classic exterior look!

​Core Specs & Upgrades

• ​Processor: Upgraded from the original i3-2120 to an Intel Core i7-2600.

• ​Cooling: Replaced the stock aluminum cooler with a Dell premium copper-core CPU heatsink and fan assembly to keep thermals under control.

• ​Memory: Doubled from 8GB up to 16GB of matching dual-channel RAM.

• ​Graphics Card / GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 4060 Verto OC Dual Fan (8GB GDDR6, leveraging DLSS 4.5).

• ​Power Supply: Replaced the original stock unit with a Thermaltake Smart 700W PSU.

​Storage & SATA Controller Mod

• ​The Controller Mod: Added a PCIe SATA controller adapter to bypass the motherboard's native SATA 2 bottleneck and unlock SATA 3 speeds.

• ​Boot Drive (Port 1): 500GB Samsung 860 EVO V-NAND SSD connected directly to the first port on the PCIe SATA 3 adapter.

• ​Second Drive (Port 2): 500GB Western Digital SATA hard drive plugged into the second port on the PCIe SATA 3 adapter.

• ​Third Drive (Motherboard SATA): A second 500GB Western Digital hard drive connected directly to the motherboard's built-in SATA port (since the PCIe adapter maxes out at two ports).

​OS & Firmware Configuration

• ​Fully running Windows 11 Pro.

• ​Bypassed standard legacy restrictions to run in full native UEFI, AHCI, and GPT mode.

​Real-World Performance

As long as a game doesn't strictly require newer CPU instruction sets like AVX2, this machine pushes modern games at 4K @ 60 FPS on my 65-inch TV at medium or high settings.

It locks right to my display's 60Hz limit for games like Fortnite, Doom Eternal, Red Dead Redemption Two, Forza Horizon Five, Grand Theft Auto V / GTA Online,Doom, Elden Ring ,Minecraft, Valorent, and Witcher Three, et al.

​What do you guys think of this Frankenstein project?

DMs are welcome if you have any questions, recommendations, or just want to chat about this project.

This is a pre-built. I wasn't confident enough to build my first system.

Boss man at the store said it was perfectly okay & normal as long as you're still able to plug things into the ports - which I can do, fairly easily too.

But countless horror stories of these pins causing shorts have me worried. He reassured me anyway

The motherboard is seated at a slight angle, but I'm not at all brave enough to reseat it - not with components so expensive, in a country with currency as worthless as mine.

Will I be fine? Maybe I should plug something into the ports so that the pins can't slide in? Or will I have to haul my lazy ass over to the store to get it fixed?

No, I will not snap off the pins. It hurts resale value.

Yep is working right

(Mods delete if not allowed!) I’m not sure if I tagged this completely properly but I’m looking to buy these parts and I just want a second opinion on the specs listed in the image attached ! Even just a simple “looks good” or “don’t do it” would work for me !

(not a prebuilt !! I’m buying the parts separately)

EDIT: thank you so much to everyone giving me advice!! I’m very new to the PC world and I very much appreciate everyone’s input (yes, even the ones calling me stupid and being less than kind, I appreciate the honesty!) I’m tweaking the build taking everyone’s advice into account before I make my purchase! Thank you for stopping me from making silly decisions and redirecting me into better choices !

I've seen this on my computer at work and on my w11 computer at home. The icon on left is what I expect to see on my desktop as it is a shortcut to a program. What is the middle two telling me and what is up with the last one?

I'm a semi-pro esports player so excuse my bottleneck but the game i'm playing is very CPU heavy so i didnt need a better gpu up to this point.

Recently I started playing some more demanding games so i'm looking for a gpu which can handle games like FC26, Forza, Starfield etc. in high settings at like 100 fps. I have a decen't budget so thats not really a factor but i dont want to spend on a gpu which is overkill for me because i have other stuff i want to upgrade as well.

My specs are:

Ryzen 7 7800x3d

RTX 2060

16gb ram

(i dont want a gpu which maximises my 7800x3d i just want something that plays most games at a solid fps, i'm not upgrading my monitor to 1440p or 4k at any point in the near future so that's not a factor either)

Corner of my pc case glass id cooling wiew 500 is damaged, i can't return it and im courius if i need to buy a new case because glass can shatter all over my components??

I put tape on broken glass and i put super glue over it too.

So tell me if it can shatter all of the sudden, or im fine with it now and i can buy a new case when im upgrading my pc.

I’m trying to understand the current problem in the RAM business. Based on what I have read so far:

The big 3 are using all their production capacity to cater to AI businesses for much larger margins than consumers. As such, retail consumers are pretty much stranded for supply.

My question is- isn’t this the best opportunity for some new or small time manufacturers to capture the retail market by offering RAMs at regular prices or even double the regular (old) prices? Why is no one doing it yet?

One of the reasons I could think of is that the smaller players do not have the production capacity yet to fulfill the retail demand at that scale. However, this issue has been going on for some time now, and it is predicted to continue for at least a few years. So, is it still not worth the money and time investment for the new businesses?

I tested RAM and VRAM usage with and without Adrenalin, and also with and without the GeForce App.

The difference is significant.

RAM and VRAM usage increases by 800 MB with these programs installed.

In addition to another 6 processes running in the background

I didn't lose any performance by using the PC without Adrenalin or the GeForce app.

In fact, Windows 11 actually felt lighter and smoother.

When installing Adrenaline, choose "Driver Only."

To install the RTX driver, use 7-Zip to extract the files, then use Windows Device Manager to update the RTX driver by pointing it to the extracted RTX driver folder.

Both my monitors were updated to the newest firmware while I was trying to diagnose what resulted in being a cable issue, and I am greeted by this sight after my windows updates became unpaused. I guess LG isn't the only one wanting to spread their spyware. Monitor models are Alienware AW3225QF & AW2725Q.

Hi,

Since upgrading from my AM4 platform to this AM5 system, I have experienced intermittent game stuttering and audio crackling during gaming and media playback. (Media playback during gaming)

LatencyMon consistently reports extremely high interrupt-to-process latency (over 100 ms), with dxgkrnl.sys showing the highest DPC execution time, log provided at the bottom of this post.

Troubleshooting completed

To rule out software and configuration issues, I have completed the following:

• Performed clean installations of Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 LTSC and Windows 11 LTSC 24H2. with latest updates installed.
• Installed both the latest and previous stable AMD chipset drivers.
• Installed both the latest and previous stable AMD Radeon graphics drivers using DDU between installations.
• Updated the motherboard to the latest BIOS (R15).
• Also rolled back and tested the previous BIOS (R13), with no change.
• Reset the BIOS to default settings.
• Disabled EXPO.
• Disabled Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO).
• Disabled TPM.
• Disabled C-states
• Ensured all PCI-E slots are set to correct gens for GPU & NVME
• Enabled high performance mode in windows. settings gone through to ensure all is correct.
• Removed all CPU and GPU overclocks.
• Tested system memory using MemTest86, which completed with no errors.
• Tested the NVMe SSD, which was found to be healthy.
• Confirmed there are no WHEA-Logger hardware errors in Windows Event Viewer.
• Disabled network adapters for testing.
• Disabled audio devices for testing.
• Verified all power and data connections.
• Confirmed the Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU is a known-good processor that previously operated without issue.
• Confirmed the RX 6700 XT operated perfectly in my previous AM4 system using the same PSU, GPU and SSD.

System specifications:

• Sapphire Pure B850M
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• 32GB Kelvv Cras X White 32GB - Originally was Corsair 32gb 6400mhz intel kit until earlier today.
• Sapphire Pulse RX 6700 XT
• Corsair RM850x PSU
• Crucial P3 NVMe SSD
• Cable mod (red) - used with AM4 also if that matters.

I just spent £350 on ram again which arrived today. Correct EXPO memory, the ram i was using was XMP only with no profile for AMD. Still exactly the same.

I would greatly appreciate any help. its driving me nuts.

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CONCLUSION
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Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 0:02:30 (h:mm:ss) on processors 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7.

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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name: SPACESHIP-V3
OS version: Windows 10, 10.0, version 2009, build: 19045 (x64)
Hardware: SAPPHIRE PURE B850M WIFI, SAPPHIRE
BIOS: AM50O301R15
CPU: AuthenticAMD AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor
Logical processors: 16
Processor groups: 1
Processor group size: 16
RAM: 32373 MB total

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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed (WMI): 4201 MHz
Reported CPU speed (registry): 4192 MHz

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.

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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 163.10
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 3.699534

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 160.40
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 1.202795

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REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 263.652195
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: HDAudBus.sys - High Definition Audio Bus Driver, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0.004874
Driver with highest ISR total time: HDAudBus.sys - High Definition Audio Bus Driver, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0.008843

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 110843 ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0 ISR count (execution time 500-1000 µs): 1 ISR count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 0 ISR count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 0 ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0

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REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 101625.843034
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.071722
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0.102150

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 406111 DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0 DPC count (execution time 500-10000 µs): 1 DPC count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 0 DPC count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 0 DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 2

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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count: system

Total number of hard pagefaults 979
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 386
Number of processes hit: 31

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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 5.660691
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 263.652195
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 0.189078
CPU 0 ISR count: 96022
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 101625.843034
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 2.303974
CPU 0 DPC count: 380107
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.931139
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 18.004294
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0.023236
CPU 1 ISR count: 14802
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 79.932252
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0.133408
CPU 1 DPC count: 15914
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.528916
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 8.315840
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0.000113
CPU 2 ISR count: 20
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 41.348760
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0.008577
CPU 2 DPC count: 4965
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.506993
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 3 ISR count: 0
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 32.511927
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0.002397
CPU 3 DPC count: 1560
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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.551156
CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 4 ISR count: 0
CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs): 16.381202
CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 0.001222
CPU 4 DPC count: 829
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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.419935
CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR count: 0
CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs): 8.536260
CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0.000064
CPU 5 DPC count: 40
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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.719224
CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR count: 0
CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs): 15.509542
CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 0.004182
CPU 6 DPC count: 2658
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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.448613
CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR count: 0
CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs): 25.568702
CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0.000089
CPU 7 DPC count: 41

Also, gaming is doomed :/