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why is the service "PC Water Cooling Radiator Flush - Advanced" so expensive?
I understand that maybe around $100–$200 USD would be an okay price for such a service, but 500? to clean a small loop? Why does it seem like Microcenter is going overboard with this price? I don't understand. It's basically the price of a brand new loop for my system.
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Looking for a new router with NAT Loopback/NAT Reflection/NAT Hairpining functionality
Currently have an old Asus RT-AC3200. Wanting to run private gaming server[s] (Specifically ARK right now). The issue I've run into is ARK Server Manager *specifically* requires NAT Loopback, aka NAT Reflection, aka NAT Hairpining functionality. My current router does not have this nor does any third party firmware like…
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Hard Drive suddenly super slow, and other issues
My L drive, 2TB HDD (ST2000DM008-2FR102) suddenly started being really slow when opening or moving files from the drive. Some programs installed on that drive won't open at all. Steam no longer recognizes games I have installed on the drive either. Clicking through folders or sometimes scrolling through results in Windows…
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Submitted a build but it was rejected saying some components are missing
I submitted photos of my build, and listed cpu, motherboard, graphics card, memory, storage, power supply and case. I am not missing any components.
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Is there any reason to be a member
Anyone know why new members get free SSD drives and those of us that shopped here many times before don't? Any benefit for loyalty?
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Ethernet connection goes out sporadically during use of 1 of 2 computers
Hi anyone/everyone, My S/O has had some issues while playing overwatch where her wired ethernet connection will drop connection from the computer. It is isolated to her computer as mine does not ever lose its wired connection. We have double checked connections to both the computer and router and both connections are…
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Blue Screen issue
So ever since I upgraded my system I have been getting blue screens. It first started when I had my old hard drive in and I went to test the new build with playing a game. It would blue screen and I would be fine playing for 20 minutes until it happened. I got annoyed and went out and bought an NVME SSD and put that in and…
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Why is the red hard drive light flashing on a PC I just upgraded at Microcenter Parkville?
We just had the power supply, video card, and cooling fan upgraded on a computer we bought at Microcenter, but I've plugged it in and the hard drive light is flashing red, plus nothing shows on the monitor. Before I drag it back in, is there anything else I can do? Everything is connected properly.
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Transfer Windows 10 Upgrade to 11 on new PC
Apologies if this might be the wrong forum category to be asking this. I have 6-7 year old PC that I built and it has Windows 10 on it. I've gotten notifications for upgrading to Windows 11, however the PC does not meet the minimum requirements for the upgrade. I've heard that you can use the same product key for Windows…
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I have a repair in and am wondering about fixes.
The User spilled half of a cup of apple juice onto his PC. The bother board took the brunt of the force. After using a multimeter to run some test, it is clear the mother board is no longer good. My question is this, will i need to replace all the major components like the processor, ram, and gpu? Is it to risky to…
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Does Micro Center do assembly on parts bought outside the store
I see that micro center does assembly. But I was wondering if we can bring our own parts for a specialist to build or are the offers on the website only with components bought at micro center.
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Winbook CW140 Laptop - Will not power up.
My Winbook CW140 has been a great laptop for the last few years, love it and recommend it. Recently, however, it will not power up. The battery was fairly low last weekend and I was able to power it up. During startup, I plugged the power cable into the AC adapter to get ready to plug the computer into wall power. When I…
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Open box products are untested be careful
Drove 2 hours back and forth, 4 hours total, to Microcenter. To get a 250 USD 5800x3d Open Box. Looked terrible, scuffed ink or something all over the IHS, but thought hey it must work right? Surely they would test it. Nope, it's a dead CPU. B550 board. Have latest BIOS, tried ram in every slot. Waited forever, tried…
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Looking to network with Micro Center Indianapolis
I am an Esports organizer in the Indianapolis area and I'm looking to connect with a representative or brand manager for the upcoming Indianapolis store. I just heard it was opening, it turns out I live down the street! If someone could direct me to a name or send me a direct message that would be very helpful! Happy…
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I ordered something but I haven't gotten an email confirming my order.
Hello, I was wondering why I haven't gotten an email towards my order being confirmed because I ordered a monitor and haven't gotten an email and it is not showing up in my order history. So I was wondering if the order went through because this is my first time buying something from micro center online, and I have already…
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Will the 7800x3d be available at opening April 6th?
Thinking of getting there a couple hours early in case people camp. Any confirmation if it's even going to be available?
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Looking to set up a system/network for a business
Have a family member that's a lawyer. I know, but not the sueing type, more setting up wills, legal documents etc. Recently their laptop, a old Microsoft of some kind died and cannot be revived. Not sure if we will be able to retrieve her data as of yet. So we'd like to set up, as cheaply as possible, not all lawyers are…
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Undervolting AMD Ryzen 5 5600X?
Hello! I am having a very difficult time finding a solid answer/tutorial on how to undervolt a Ryzen 5 5600X CPU. Anyone have any helps they could share? Any advice? Thanks in advance.
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Can I upgrade an older ASUS Laptop K50IJ HDD to a 1TB SSD? Feasible? What would it cost?
Hello to all. I am thinking about upgrading my old ASUS K50IJ laptop hard drive with a solid state drive. The old HDD is a 300GB and I'd like to up the storage to 1TB SSD. The processor is a 2.0 Gigahertz Pentium Dual Core T4200, with 4 megabytes of memory. It is running Windows 10 Home (x64). I am looking to replace the…
