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PowerSpec General Questions
Greetings, We'd like to hear your questions regarding our PowerSpec PC's. Please ask anything you would like. Pre-sales and post-sales. Questions about the testing and qualification process internally. Really, anything you would like and we'll answer as soon as possible. Our intent is to compile the data gathered into an…
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Firmware Issues with WD NVMe drives and 24H2
Greetings, Be advised there is a known issue with some WD and Sandisk NVMe drives that can cause instability and OS corruption with the 24H2 update. See this article for more information: https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/51469 Impacted Drives and required firmware versions: WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD…
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Find the All-New Blog on Micro Center News
The recently launched Micro Center News is the new home of the Community Blog and our new editorial content. All of the same great articles, reviews, and news, just in a new home. And we’ll be bringing even more news to you, with more regular uploads and new articles, including upcoming tech highlights and unique maker…
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How do I make a post?
If you're curious about where to start here in the community, you've come to the right place. We'll go over the basics of how to create a post, how to ask questions, and how to get involved in the community! We'll go over the basics of how to make a post, how to ask questions, and how to get involved in the community!…
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Does microcenter build with custom cases? (Cases not sold by microcenter)
I travel for work from state to state in my vehicle, it's currently very annoying moving my full tower pc mainly because it's big and I feel like it's very fragile. So I can't really pack my stuff around it or on top of it. It's been a couple years since owning this PC microcenter built for me, I was thinking will they…
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Secure Boot for Battlefield 6 Beta (AMD X570 Pro MB)
I installed Battlefield 6 yesterday and was playing it fine. Today it would not load and told me Secure Boot had to be enabled. I followed the general EA instructions but when I got to the UEFI bios piece it would not allow me to turn secure boot on. It gave a message about needing keys and that it could be done in user…
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Any adjustments I can make to my build?
(I’m using this for gaming and personal pc and school work)
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Bios update for B650M C3-Y1 (G521)
Upon trying to update in QFlash any version beyond F31a (as shipped with G521) it produces OEMID Mismatch.
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How can I get replacement modular cables for a PS 650GFM PSU?
I have a PowerSpec 650W 80+Gold Fully Modular power supply that previously belonged to a family member. Unfortunately he lost all the modular cables except for the 24 pin motherboard cable. Are there any official ways to purchase new cables? Similar relevant thread here:…
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PowerSpec BIOS Requests and Questions - Intel
Greetings, This a thread for our customers to request BIOS updates, or at least ask questions about BIOS updates and if new features may improve them system performance and reliability. Please post here with all questions and requests. We'll add the BIOS updates to this thread as they become available.
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G725 pc won’t boot to bios
hello, I picked up my g725 exactly one month ago. Everything was going great until about 2 weeks ago when I was playing Age of Empires 4 and the screen froze and the pc crashed and restarted. I shrugged it off and figured it was some issue with the game. 2 days ago this started occurring again, and happened about 5-7 times…
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Here's a longshot but here It goes
Hey I know this is a long shot and I doubt this will even question will be put in the right hands but here It goes anyway. My name's Javen. I'm 16 and from a city In Indiana called Fort Wayne. I keep seeing videos on Youtube where all these creators and gamers are able to easily get good priced pc parts, professional help,…
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Winbook TW100 Windows 10 Upgrade Driver Woes
Hello, I am working with a discontinued Winbook TW100. I have recently performed a clean install of Windows 10, 32 bit and I am having problems that previously did not exist with Windows 8. After install the touchscreen does not work, The battery is not recognized, and the sound hardware is also not recognized. The only…
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Need Help Choosing Parts (new PC build).
Hello! My old PC of about 10 years finally gave out, been wanting to upgrade for awhile but kept putting it off until now. This is what I came up with but wanted to get some opinions and/or advice on it before I fully commit to something. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!…
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Goliath - Micro Center Build
Goliath - Micro Center BuildWe guarantee your satisfaction on every product we sell with a full refund in accordance with our return policy – no receipt needed if you have a Micro Center Insider Account. Read the full story here
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Need Help Choosing Parts
I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=9282e932-c344-4f0f-979a-4f1a8c884a09
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Would Micro Center consider building a store in northwest Oregon?
I've heard good things about Micro Center, and I wish there was a location near me (in northwest Oregon). Fry's Electronics had a location in Wilsonville, OR, and since Fry's closed, I've thought Micro Center might be a perfect candidate to come in and use their old building (at 29400 Town Center Loop West, Wilsonville OR…
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Can you please open a store somewhere in the Buffalo NY or Rochester area. I am very desperate.
I live in Niagara Falls NY and I would like to see a Micro Center store open up somewhere in the region. The nearest store is over 4 hours away in Columbus Ohio which just isn't do-able for someone who wants to buy a new PC. There are almost no electronics stores in my area that actually have things in stock and provide…
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Need Help Choosing Parts
i dont know if these are a good pair together
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Custom build questions
I have a custom build that I would like built but have some hopefully easy to answer questions before I make the trek to my local MC to have it done. I chose a bundle with an available RAM upgrade. I would like to make the upgrade but the online tool says to see store associate. Rather than purchasing my build online,…
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Store pickup timing question
I am going to purchase a Desktop and will have to drive a couple of hours to pick it up. I have a lot going on and do not know exactly when I can make the drive to pick it up. If it looks like I cannot make it within 3 days, can I extend the pick window by day? Thx
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Why can't we get replacement cables for power supplies, if lost or damaged or brought else where?
This actually horrible of the company Power spec which they should warn customers, that god forbid you lose cables you can not contact a manufacturer because when you ask they send you to micro center. Manufactures like Evga and thermal-take instantly get you replacement. EVGA does it for free and thermal-take just makes…
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What would be the best RAM expansion product for MSI Katana GF76 12UD-005 17.3" Gaming Laptop?
Purchased this MSI Katana a couple years ago at Micro Center. It's time to expand the RAM - which product at Micro Center would deliver the best performance? Thx
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Gaming Laptop Recommendations
Hi all! I'm looking for a gaming laptop primarily used for gaming (call of duty, god of war, horizon zero dawn, minecraft, stardew valley, etc) and work (microsoft office, many tabs open). I want a laptop with at least 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD (if the storage can be expanded, 512GB is fine), and under $1,500.00. I'm willing to…
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Inland TN320 Warranty question
Hi so my sister bought for me about 2 years ago a 2TB Inland TN320 NVMe drive and now it no longer works and i would like to know how the warranty would work since i live in Canada and i have no way of going to the US at the moment due to the whole border situation and the reason i am asking about this is because i read…
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Building my first pc and want to ask if this looks good. I have around a $1400 budget
I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=935ccc77-4023-4f61-afba-c46aeafbdca6
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Good build for productivity + power gaming?
I want performance at reasonable price - company PC that I will use for min 5 years
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Powerspec G717: AIO Cooling control from Linux
Hello: Has anyone installed Ubuntu linux on a G717? It looks physically like the fans are moving but I smell burning when using Linux so I stopped doing it. I thought it was controlled from the motherboard.
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PowerSpec PS 850SFXG Custom Cables
I am trying to find out the cabling setup for this PSU. I was told this is a Seasonic rebrand and am wondering if that means Seasonic cabling will work in this PSU? Are any of the major brands cabling compatible or will I need a full custom set specifically for this PSU?
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Long Shot but.. New Location Idea?
Okay I know this is just a discussion forum and that I just made an account for me to be able to just do this - But I finally got to go to my first Microcenter this year (In Virginia) and just DAMN! I knew it was gonna be good, but I was like a kid in a toy store man. Who do I need to reach out to for them to open a…
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Need help configuring a computer system to run Nvidia's Isaac Sim 5.0 (Robot Operating System SW)
I have built hobby robots before, but I just discovered the Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano Super Development Kit and want to build a robot using it. Nvidia’s GPU optimized robotics software stack is available to run on it, so it would be exciting to see what it can do. This new project is coupled with having to replace my…
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Need Help Choosing Parts
I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=bd517aff-66e4-4367-af47-53ab2fd45959 Looking to put together something that will last me on a ~$800 budget. Shooting for Best possible 1080p gaming for games like bf6 with room to change or…
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Need Help Choosing Parts
Will this GPU fit with the motherboard?
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Would this build fit in this case? Also lmk what u think and how well optimised this build is thanks
this build hasn’t come to life yet but I’m saving up for it :)
