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Everest - Micro Center Build
Everest - Micro Center BuildThis is a gaming/creation rig for light Illustrator and Premiere work. What games? All of em, champ. We dabble in everything around these parts, and the 4090 rips and tears them all to pieces. Also, the Fiji water is absolutely crucial for maintaining Read the full story here
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No Confirmation E-Mail for Order; No order showing on my account
I ordered the Acer AOPEN 25XV2Q around a little after 11PM on 11/05/22.I have not received the confirmation email.I can see the charge pending on my card but the order is not on my account or any email confirmation yet. I did not take a screenshot of the confirmation page, hence no order number. Could someone, please…
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Mousepad help; mysterious bubbles?
I've recently bought a Steelseries 3XL mousepad, however a day after setting it up I had noticed that there was a very persistent fold on it, that wouldn't go away no matter what i did. I had tried dtretching it out and that didn't work, so I kept books on it overnight and its still here. I'm scomsidering going over it…
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can not access bios w/ pro z690-a ddr mobo + 13600k cpu
I am trying to boot from usb and attempting to access the bios settings results in a black screen. I have tried accessing the bios via holding shift + restart, from advanced start up and by hitting delete during boot and all 3 result in a black screen rather than the bios. MSI center can not change LED settings for the…
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Missing Uncharted code with AMD CPU Purchase
I recently purchased a qualifying AMD CPU and did not get the code for Uncharted. Can the Micro Center team please assist?
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Cooler Master AIO pump making noise
I bought my Powerspec G436 in Feb 2021. The pump has been making a rattling noise for quite some time, very soon after I bought the PC. I’ve finally had time to look into this and determined the cause to be bubbles stuck inside the pump of the AIO. I have turned my PC upside down which temporarily resolved the issue, but…
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Air Cooler for Ryzen 7 7700x
Hi all, I am considering upgrading to the Ryzen 7 7700x for a new build and I'm wondering what size air cooler would be adequate. I'm mainly split between bequiet's Shadow Rock 3 and Dark Rock Pro 4. Is the latter excessive? Could I get away with an even smaller cooler like the slim model? Thanks! 😀
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Upgrade Graphics card
Good afternoon all. My first post here I bought a used HP Elitedesk 800 G5 SFF i7-9700 16 GB RAM. This pc is to stream on Twitch for my DJ internet radio show, record music (Audacity), & some photo processing. (Adobe Lightroom or Capture One) No gaming. What graphics cards can you recommend I update to without having to…
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Future Proofing or Overkilling
I'm building a gaming pc for my friend for the first time. I have no former experience in building. The monitor will be QHD, 170 Hz. All I know is I want to make a future-proof build as much as possible. 1800 $ is my upper limit but I'm planning to buy another set of 8 GB RAMs later. Cannot edit links so please refer to…
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Can I use this case for a new build? ... HP Pavilion ~ 2006
Can I use this case for a new build? ... HP Pavilion ~ 2006 approximately purchase date. Old desktop sitting in my basement. Original OS Windows Vista. Then got upgraded to Windows 10... stopped using because wireless network card was not compatible with Windows 10. Thanks... PeteNuclear
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My Graphics card will not fit in my motherboards PCIe slot
Hi, So recently I got the new RTX 4090 graphics card along with the Asus ROG STRIX X670E-E GAM WF Motherboard. According to the online specs of the motherboard it has 2 PCIe 5x16 slots and one PCIe 4x16 slot. I tried to put my graphics cards into all three slots with no luck. I do not know what I am doing wrong and there…
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Windows bluescreen when overclocking ram to 5600Hz with Ryzen 7700x
Hi! This is my first time building a PC and I keep getting a bluescreen with the error: memory_management when I turn on D.O.C.P and overclock my ram to 5600 MHz. cpu: ryzen 7700x motherboard: Asus rog strix x670e-a gaming wifi ram: g.skill trident z5 2x16gb ddr5 36-36-36-89 F5-5600J3636C16GX2-TZ5S I've made sure that they…
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Build of the Week 10/21 - 10/27
Every week, we choose some of our favorite builds submitted to our Build Showcase, with one very talented builder getting highlighted as our Community Build of the Week and also getting an exclusive Micro Center T-Shirt! This week's Community build is: Reflection Created by Mirør Chosen by @Rye_Bread: Another great week…
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Water cooling brand recommendations for a powerspec g470
I few months ago I purchased a Powerspec g470 from the Microcenter in my area. When gaming for an extended period of time, the room temperature raises above 73 degrees and the computer starts making a loud, high pitched, tone. This tone will cease and allow me to keep using the computer, if I put a tower fan directly in…
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Site Refresh Looks Great!
Just refreshed the page for some memory that I'd like to purchase, and the page looks much more modern now. Just wanted to say it is appreciated.
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Did not receive copy of Modern Warfare 2 With 13700k Purchase
Hello, I bought a 13700k on the 28th and heard about the code you receive to Modern Warfare 2 with the CPU and I did not receive one, it is not on my receipt so I am wondering how I would go about getting the code?
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New graphic design computer/monitor
Good afternoon, I am in need of a good tower and monitor for graphic design. I am working on a 10 year old system and adobe illustrator will no longer work. I am not computer savvy and don’t have any idea where to start. I will primarily be using the latest version of coreldraw, adobe illustrator and photoshop. I rarely do…
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MasterLiquid ML240L cooler
So I've been on these forums before with kind of a similar problem but I just had a fairly simple question, I've had this Pc (PowerSpec G707) for quite a while now (2 years this next June) and the Cooler Master fans are just too whiney and loud to the point where I can hear them through my noise dampening headphones. I was…
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Did i get scammed out of a surge protector?
I ordered an Inland Power Strip - Black; 12 Outlets; 3420 Joules; 4 ft. Cable back online back in 09/04/2022 and it still says back order when its literally in stock right now online and i still haven't received it. & it was my first-time time ordering online from micro center since i do not have one in my city.
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Price Protection
Hello, I recently purchased a PowerColor Red Devil AMD RX 6800 XT and I noticed that the price had dropped. I would like to go forward with the process to refund the difference. I did pay with a American Express card.
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ASRock B650E PG-ITX - Why can't I purchase one in store?
Asrock has MicroCenter listed as their only authorized retailer. This motherboard has been out for a few weeks now and is being sold on newegg.com. It's even backordered now due to demand. Why is MicroCenter not selling this motherboard and why are they not able to provide an eta (called customer service who checked…
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re: pre-built desktops
okay, my research (tech mags/YouTube reviews/MC staff) all convinced me 12th gen i-7's are generational!! So my current shopping list begins with "12700 mandatory" (along with other 'minimum requirements). Recently learn 12700 includes Igpu (vs 12700F which will have Dgpu) subsequently by-passing the Igpu completely! So if…
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Mother board broke
I have coverage. Do I just bring it into Micro Center?
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How do I upgrade my stream
I’ve been streaming off my Xbox series to the twitch app I’ve noticed even when I stream 1080p the graphics are bad. My WiFi is really good and I don’t want to lower the resolution to 720p because it’s even worse how so I make my stream quality more better ? I was told a capture card will help
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Rgb not working powerspec g470
I'm having an issue with my back and front fans rgb not working properly, the cooler works fine just nothing else. If anyone's had a similar problem or could provide some ideas I would appreciate it.
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I need to upgrade graphics card from Intel UHD Graphics 730 to one with a display port.
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF Desktop Computer (Refurbished); Intel Core i7 6th Gen Don't want to pay a lot, just need my new monitor to work with this computer. I do some designing work with quite a few windows open at once. What do you suggest?
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Just Wanted To Give A Shout Out
I'm sorry if this forum is the wrong vehicle to do this, but I wanted to provide props to Micro Center for their great return policy. I've done more than a few builds over the past year and a half, and I've started to use Micro Center more and more because they have such a great return policy. I know that if I have a part…
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Driver trouble with ASUS AC58BT wifi card
I obtained the AC58BT wifi card and followed the installation process but after multiple uninstalls and reinstalls it was being recognized not as the marketed product but as a Network GBE Family controller. Every tutorial, walk-through video, and ASUS support page had the card recognized as Intel(R) Wi-fi 6 AX200 1600MHz…
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External GPUs?
I've heard of a couple places that have external GPUs that a laptop can use to give more power when needed for more resource heavy gameplay. Is there anything that remotely possible to do so? I have a laptop, but I was debating on selling it and getting a desktop that's 900. But I doubt there's anything that has a 3050 RTX…
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How long will it take an new computer to diagnosis?
I just set a new pc up and haven't install the windows yet, but have some blue screen issue, so I drop my new pc on Oct 10th, micro center says it will take a week, and I went there on the 18th, they haven't start yet, on the 24th they finally start check in for me, on that time is already been two week since I drop it…
