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PowerSpec G466: Read if you are having BSODs
Hi all, After buying a PowerSpec G466, completing the setup, and downloading a game, I found that the PC would BSOD mere moments into a hectic scene. As it turns out, the BIOS for this PC is set to use XMP with a 3600MHz clock out of the box. This is far above the supported clock rate of the i9-10900KF that it has inside…
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Have problem with RX5700XT Red Devil card in ITX build
I recently bought a RX5700XT Red Devil and a Gigabyte B550I pro ax, with an R5 3600. I put together the build in an NZXT H1 case, and it will not display anything. Went to family members house to troubleshoot. swapped my GPU for his which is a GTX760 and it works perfectly in my system. The weird thing is I put my RX5700XT…
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Audio/Microphone Issues
I have an 8th generation HP Pavillion laptop that is having trouble with the microphone. I discovered this when video chatting because, no matter the platform, I can hear the other person, but they cannot hear me. I have tried recording myself with the computers camera to test the microphone and it just will not work. I…
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AMD CPUs Stock
Hi Micro Center team, Will the AMD Athlon 3000G get a restock anytime soon? :( Also did the Ryzen 3 3300X ever sold at micro center???? Never saw any, only the 3100. Thanks!
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i7-8700k running at constant 100c while gaming
i have an 8700k that is running at 100c almost constantly. i have two screws missing from my cpu cooler, can this be a problem and why it's throttling all the time? this is a prebuilt pc from 18 months ago, i'm not sure when it exactly started but it's about 9-10 months ago. core voltage: 0.94v, bclk: 98mhz,…
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Custom PC Randomly Restarts With Limited Information in the Event Viewer
Hi everyone! 🙋♂️ My name is Todd (aka Toro). I'm new around here 😅 (I plan on going over to the "New Members" section after this to formally introduce myself.) I'm having a serious problem with my PC build. This was my first build (SO fun!), and it's lasted about one year with little to no issues. Its main use is as a…
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Adding a second screen
I want to add a second screen so I can see two different screens at the same time. The laptop is running on Windows 10. I have an old screen with a 15 pin connection. Purchased a 15 pin to HDMI adopter. Windows 10 will not recognize the second screen. In settings the display box displays "1/2" rather than "screen 1 and 2".…
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New Acer EK240Y screen flickering
It's flickering rapidly like a strobe light. I've tried different HDMI cables and plugging it into two different machines, no change. Refresh rate on monitor shows 60 and it's set on that on the PCs too. No change. Is it defective?
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New policy: Free SD card if order in partial reservation
Inventory management is terrible at Rockville, MD store. I reserved 3 Borduinos and they could not find any in stock. There should be a new policy: free SD card for every partial reservation!!! #EpicFail
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white dram light
built a pc recently and everything turns on and spins but that light came on and it won't post or display on my screen. Tried changing the ram and gpu out with a friends and nothing happens
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Assembly service inquiry
To schedule with a technician to build a desktop for me, where is the option to make an appointment time on the website? The only option I see is making a repair appointment when I clicked the "schedule" button for repairs even at the PC assembly tier link. The only thing I can also think of is when you are in the repair…
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Inland Premium 2TB writing slower than advertised
I purchased this product : https://www.microcenter.com/product/608649/inland-premium-2tb-ssd-3d-nand-m2-2280-pcie-nvme-30-x4-internal-solid-state-drive and I am running it with my Ryzen 7 2700x and MSI MPG x570 Gaming Edge Wifi motherboard. After I got it, I cloned my old SSD and after running CrystalDiskMark, I see that…
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Trouble installing windows
I just built my first PC, and am currently trying to install Windows 10 onto it, except every time I start it up it gives me the error “The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. To install windows, click “OK” to restart the computer, and then restart the…
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Home with stone walls and 3 levels
I've been researching how to increase my Wi-Fi network as my living room and 2nd floor bedroom Wi-Fi will drop in and out. I was considering getting…
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College Computer recommendations
My daughter is going to college and we need to get a new computer for her. We are looking for a computer that is light and easy to carry, fast to process, extra storage, long battery life. My daughter has dyslexia so she is also looking for some talk to text software and also predictive writing software. What can you…
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Games crashing within 5 minutes of launch
Hi, Every single game I play crashes, usually within 5 minutes of launching. It always crashes back to desktop with no warning. The problem has been occurring for almost a week now, and I'm not sure if its a software/driver problem, or if a piece of hardware is failing. Things I've tried: -Reinstalling/uninstalling GPU…
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Powerspec g162 Freezing
Hey, so I recently bought an out of box Powerspec g162 a couple weeks ago. It was working great after I did a clean install of the OS until yesterday when it started freezing up while I was gaming. I ran diagnostics on the drivers, did a disk check, ran my antivirus, did my updates. CPU, GPU and memory didn't seem off. The…
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Laptop Recommendations
Hello, I am in the market for a new laptop for my job. Currently, I have an ASUS A55v and have not had any troubles with it whatsoever so I would probably like to stick with this brand or something comparable. I would like to keep this laptop for home use now and would like a newer laptop for work. I would like a laptop…
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Please help. Spent 1800 onn gaming rig late may. And..
I love it all was well. Yesterday suddenly it said that here was no signal nothin . Ive bought 4 hdmi cables nothing. I just want my comp to work. Ive called the store.. and been on hold since. Please anyone
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new geforce 30** series lower cost of 20** series?
Looking to buy a new GPU. I know the new series will come out sometime in september. Will it lower the cost of the 20** series when the 30** series is released?
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PowerSpec G702 power and fans
I purchased a PowerSpec G702, from Micro Centre, a few years back. Currently, I am looking at changing the power supply. Mainly, I would like all the cables to be black. Hence, the reasoning. 1. What is a recommended modular power supply (600 or more)? 2. The fans in the PowerSpec G702, can the colours be changed via…
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RealTek Audio Install Help!
I recently built my PC and I do not have the RealTek audio manager installed. All my previous computers have had it and this one doesn't. Not sure if this is the cause to my issue which is static constantly in my headphones (they work on every other computer I have tried). I have ASUS TUF x570 Motherboard. Not sure if I…
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AsRock B550 Phantom 4 Gaming Wrong # of CPU Fans
The product page says it has 1 fan header however it has two. It can be seen in the manual here: https://download.asrock.com/Manual/B550%20Phantom%20Gaming%204.pdf https://www.microcenter.com/product/625303/asrock-b550-phantom-gaming-4-amd-am4-atx-motherboard
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No power on new build
My son just finished his first build and there is NO power. Please Help, he is so bummed out. Purchased from microcenter yesterday: Asus tuf gaming x570 plus motherboard Evga 600 bq power Next H510 case AMD ryzen 5 3600 3rd gen processor Msi geforce gtx 1650 super graphics card 😪 Sad Mom
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PC not booting:/
After thinking my motherboard was DOA, I ordered a new one, made sure my power supply was functional, installed the new motherboard and when I try to start up, I hear a little switch noise coming from the PS and nothing happens. The motherboard display/RGB is on when the PS is switched on. BIOS was successfully updated and…
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Winbook CW140 - Overheats and Hibernates/Shutsdown
My laptop is about 1 year old and it's always had random hibernate/shutdown issues. It would be continuous when playing a game like Starcraft 2, although I use the lowest graphic settings and battery saver mode. It would work better when unplugged, and shut down more often when plugged in. But sometimes, I can simply be…
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PC tier 2 product key inquiry
For the tier 2 custom build service, are we required to buy the Windows 10 product key from you guys directly or is it OK if we supply you with our own product key that we already bought so you can still proceed with finishing the build?
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How Do I connect to geotracking from online casinos in atlantic city?
They say they can't see that I'm connected on wifi and the geotracking that works on my laptop doesn't work on my new Dell all in one computer please help
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New laptop or Desktop for school, and Graphic Design.
Im looking for a computer for my sister at the moment. she will be starting school this week, but everything will be online. She needs something for school, but mainly for her drawing tablet. she currently has a huion drawing tablet, but would like to eventually get her a wacom intuos Tablet. She is a very good artist and…
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New build having issues and unable to install windows OS, BIOS freezes
Hello, I would appreciate any help that I can get, below is the current build that I have. Mobo: ASUS TUF z390 Plus Gaming (WiFi) CPU: Intel core i5-9400 2.9GHz - Basic cpu cooler that came the cpu 2 types of Ram: Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 3000MHz 16 GB (2x8GB) PNY XLR8 DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (2x8GB) SSD: Kingston 250GB Fans:…