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Did brown out just kill my CPU?!

Just had a quick flash brown out during storm. My otherwise perfect PC of just over a year, running an i9 chip on Asus ROG Maximus XII, seems instantly damaged. Still running with RAM RGB lights and fans, and I hear normal drive sounds during boot, b...

X99 Deluxe hardware issue.Help needed.

Hi all, i was playing Forza, and had a hard restart. When my computer reset, the PCI cards were no longer functioning. Fans do not spin up and rgb does not turn on on the video card. I even swapped the video card to my old one, maybe my new card just...

Maximus Extreme Z690 two M.2 SSDs placement

Quick question regarding Maximus extreme z690.What is recommended installation slots for mobo in question when using two m.2 nvme SSDs ? I have one pcix3 and one pcix4 units. 970 pro and 980 proThanksP.S.Maybe I need some explanations ....According t...

m.2 drive no longer seen in bios (ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula)

There's two M.2 sockets on this motherboard and the first one is used for my boot, the second as a working area but I booted up the other day and the drive was nowhere to be seen in Windows 10 or the bios.This was a 2tb Sabrent Q4 pcie4. Initially I ...

Advice lower temps on 3900X CPU help please!!!

Did a whole bunch of testing and reached 95 C max temps with stock Wrath Prism (yes I know it's HIGH). This is on a Asus Strixx B550-F, AMD 3900X, Crucial 3200Mhz 2x32GB .CINEBENCHIdle Frequency 3774MHz , VID 1.4812v (CPU TEMP), Core Voltage 1.68v (C...

Sorry in Advance... Need Ram Advice with B550-F with AMD 5600X

Sorry in advance, I tried looking for open discussions on this but couldn't fine any. Mods please move to appropriate place, my bad.I am building a PC with Asus Strix B550-F and AMD 5600X. I want to order a 3600 CL16 2x16GB kit, but the Crucial is t...

Some issues after 'tinkering' RIG G20 AJ SSD re installation issues

Hi i have an ROG G20AJ. Recently ive added an SSD to the system but had a few hiccups. i did a clean OS installation and formatted my old hdd. Started reinstalling stuffs and etc then found some issues.1) There is this exclamation mark on PCI SIM bus...

Strix 690A mobo with 2 3090 cards water cooled neede to know size of space on slot1

i want to buy a Strix 690 A Mobo i have 2 RTX 3090 FE cards with EKWB water blocks and EKWB water back plates these add 16mm to the back will this card fit into the PCI 1 Slot on the motherboard as there are no dimensions shown in the manual for abov...

PC keeps powering off - thermistor cable not plugged in.

Hi all trying to isolate an issue with my newly built rig intermittently cuts out (no power down, just power cuts off and the whole PC is dead) and i have to keep restarting it. I am facing unusually high temps considering my cooler, though the iCUE...

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New build

Did brown out just kill my CPU?!

X99 Deluxe hardware issue.Help needed.

Maximus Extreme Z690 two M.2 SSDs placement

m.2 drive no longer seen in bios (ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula)

Advice lower temps on 3900X CPU help please!!!

Sorry in Advance... Need Ram Advice with B550-F with AMD 5600X

Some issues after 'tinkering' RIG G20 AJ SSD re installation issues

Strix 690A mobo with 2 3090 cards water cooled neede to know size of space on slot1

PC keeps powering off - thermistor cable not plugged in.

New ROG PC Build green and pink screen suddenly!

B4 error with a Rog Strix X670E-E with a 4090

Oops where do these go?

Switch to B550-F Gaming

Is it ok to leave a "ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop (...

BIOS update and Q-Fan issues

Z790 Maximus Hero/ 14900K Not Posting

Problem with the external hard drive "Windows10"

Connecting the fans to the motherboard

New pc build , for the life of me I can't get it t...