sooo i upgraded my cpu to an i7-14700k, andddd it just isnt working.. for some reason my gpu is operating at 0%? and my cpu is under intense load.. i need help desperately, im not good at this🥲

I don't play much single player games but some of these new DLCs that came out for the games I used to play are costing like $30 to $35. Is this the new price DLC meta or something? I was curious about the DLCs and these were the prices..

Dragon Dogma 2 DLC - $29.99

Dragonball Sparkling Zero DLC - $34.99

Granblue Fantasy Relink DLC - $29.99

im new to pc, i have had this built for around 9 months but im just not starting to use it more. everything runs perfectly fine when i play games or run anything. what I notice is weird little glitches when i hover over certain things, how can I fix this?

This is probably being asked like a billion times right now due to the sudden events and I'm sorry I'm advance if I'm echoing someone else's questions. But somebody explain it to my dumb brain: Does this affect the average Joe like me playing games online or surfing the web? Or does this only really affect people who are developers and hosts of websites? And if it does affect me as an ordinary user, how do I tighten my info and internet security more than I already have?

Don't already help that literally one of my only true unexaggerated phobias is shit like this where either my setup or my personal info or the internet itself being compromised. So somebody please tell me if there's room for worry. Obviously I'm not a complete dummy with easily guessed passwords and shit, don't click dodgy links or use sketchy sites. But one can never be too careful because hackers seem to have gotten smarter.

This is a far cry from the old "Congratulations! You're the 10,000th visitor!" scheme or the scam that pretends to be Microsoft saying you have a virus. This shit is real! Way too real for my liking!

Beautifully recorded coordinated rocket barrage on enemy vehicles. All men made it home safely for Caramel ice cream cones and mountain dew.

No, it does not get hot in here, our central air unit is a beast.

The circuit breaker has never tripped in the years we have been meeting.

I get these questions a lot.

Zotac makes terrible fans. The first one started making a rattling noise as soon as I unboxed the card. I set a custom fan curve for it in MSI Afterburner, which temporarily 'solved' the issue, but then the second fan started doing the same thing (even louder). I thought about filing an RMA, but I was afraid I wouldn't get a replacement, so I made this temporary deshroud. I'm planning to watercool it now, since the temps still aren't great, but it is much better (~8c difference) then stock with a lot less noise.

I knew about the pc parts going crazy but I assumed it was for mainly high end parts. I never could’ve imagined that my own pc would’ve doubled in value

Hi, everyone! I've been planning the best PC build for gaming. I want a system that can handle triple-A games with ease. Here's what my dream ASUS PC setup looks like:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

Motherboard: ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO

Graphics Card: ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition

AIO Cooler: ROG RYUO IV LC 360 ARGB

Power Supply: ROG THOR 1000W Platinum III (ROG Equalizer)

Chassis: ROG Cronox ARGB

I'm joining the ASUS Upgrade What Matters giveaway for a chance to bring this build to life with an ASUS AMD or Intel motherboard, graphics card, or other high-end hardware.

What's the first game you would build this rig for?

I started to get back into gaming (especially single player games) since work has slowed down a bit. Built this rig in 2023 and the last time I used it seriously was early 2025. I was doing some research and everything has gotten way more expensive than I remember. Anyway, here are my specs. If there is any improvements y’all think I need go ahead I love constructive criticism.

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming OC 12GB
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6400 C32
• Storage: WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB NVMe SSD, SAMSUNG 980 1 TB NVMe SSD
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX
• Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT 360mm AIO
• Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow
• PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GT 850W 80+ Gold

Will the MSI PRO B760M-P DDR4 (it has no vrm heatsinks) support an i5-14600KF? I'm limiting it to 125W anyway. trying to maximize the use of this motherboard cause I plan to upgrade it in a couple of months alongside the GPU.

I've read that I need to change passwords on literally every site I've been on along with enabling 2FA. I've also been wondering how vulnerable I am just by going to some of the sites I go on whether it be a comic, anime or even blog sites.

Will it mostly be notable sites that're more known than others? Or watch out for copies of? like paypal, bank, email, etc.

Hey guys, I've just reached home, so I am updating you about my 9060 XT 16GB Hellhound, bought FROM Temu and SHIPPED by Amazon Shipping, and left on my restaurant's front in its retail box. As you can see in the pics, there is my card with the original plastic that I peeled off it, the shipping labels that got slapped straight to the back of the retail box, GPU-Z and CPU-Z info, stats while running Cyberpunk 2077 (Native 2K/High-Ultra/FSR On/FG On-Off), Doom: The Dark Ages (Native 2K/High/FSR On/FG Off-On), Hogwarts Legacy (Native 2K, Ultra, FSR On/FG Off) without Ray-Tracing, Amazon delivery info from Temu app, delivery guy's message time vs the time I took the pic, and the Temu seller's info. Yesterday, there was light rain, so you can even see the water damage on the box's end, caused by it being placed on the ground outside. I am a student working part-time, so no way in hell that I would treat my hard-earned money like that just for a picture for Reddit.

Originally, I just wanted to complain about how Amazon Shipping's delivery guy left it in front of my restaurant instead of just bringing it inside, but I did not expect the post to explode into so many discussions, so I want to clarify a few things here, as well as provide proof.

1/ Why the hell do I order a GPU from Temu: Definitely not what I do every day, and while I understand that most of the stuff there is junk, there are also legit sellers that sell legit stuff at the market price or slightly discounted. The seller in the pic seems to be reliable; the stuff is not super cheap to be unreasonable and is sold in a lot of units. eBay listings that day showed the 9060 XT 16GB to be from £480 - £600; Amazon listings are all above £500, and this one was £446 pre-coupon, then why not? I am not dumb enough to buy a £100 9060 XT 16GB from a no-history or no-rating, random-letters-in-the-name seller from who knows where. If you care about it, I have been buying stuff from marketplaces for years already, and I have not once been scammed. Could've been a little expensive or impulsive buys, but not scammed. However, I understand your caution about a site such as Temu.

2/ Amazon ships for Temu: Yes, they do, or at least in the UK. The name is Amazon Shipping. And I believe the packaging or slapping label was performed by the seller, not Amazon, but I cannot verify this. This might also explain your "But Amazon never ships anything without packaging outside." Perhaps because they were not the one to handle the packaging.

3/ The whole "Shipping to the restaurant/Choosing original packaging" and my main complaints: I am living with my relatives in their flat (like an apartment in a building), and I knew they would often not be home at the time of delivery. I knew I would be working at my restaurant at the time of delivery, so I would just be there to receive it. I am not stupid enough to choose "Manufacturer's packaging" for such an item, and I believe there wasn't one on Temu's UI. I use Amazon, so I know about it too. After nearly one year of staying in the UK, all Royal Mail and Amazon delivery people have always walked into the restaurant to leave the package with a staff member or at least on the nearest table to the door. Never had once that it happened like this.

That day was cold, and it rained a little, and the delivery guy might have been pushed by a tight schedule. I genuinely feel sorry for him and hope that delivery persons' working conditions will be improved. However, especially with bare items like this, which are also valuable, I just hope that they would have taken a few more seconds to ensure that it was delivered sensibly, or at least, maybe more secure packaging with another label on the outside. Those were my original post's main points. Peace.

as the title says, after days of swapping components and making sure every single component is functional ive come to the conclusion that the 9950X3D is vendor locked to the alien-ware area 51 5090 desktop, all motherboards used work all swapped CPUS tested worked, the 9950x3d simply does not work in any mobo besides the alienware prebuilt one, in the end I took it to a repair shop who also works with old dell prebuilts and told me it was vendor locked

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/spd/alienwarearea51aat2265

does anyone have insight on what can be done, is this reversible? i genuinley cannot find anything else online stating dell vendor locks consumer CPUS or what to do

Are there any games that actively have people using voice coms. I bounce around a bunch of multiplayer games and they're always silent, feels like they have been since the ps3 xbox 360 era. I know alot of people use discord now. This trend has pushed me more towards single player games over the last decade as they are more engaging to play alone obviously but man do I miss a good late night game session of just shooting the shit and getting some rounds in.

My question is with nothing but dead silent lobbies how do people even meet other gamers to play with that actively talk? Tired of playing games with a podcast or whatever going in the background.

For MP i currently play games like bf6, space marines 2, helldivers 2, world of warships and dabble in some others.

Edit: just remembered hell let loose had a great vocal community, but there isn't much like it i feel.

i have a school computer and its blocked by my school any way to bypass i really want to use my

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Should i use the is55-40mm heatsink and put a 15mm noctua fan outside the panel?
I have a 7800x3d with the axp90x36 and dual 8015 fans. In the back i have 5070 colorful igame mini. B650-E Strix, 48gb cl26 6000mhz, 2tb 990 pro and a 600w flex psu

>The cult-classic, button-mashing co-op adventure is back with all your favorite characters and improved graphics.

>Journey through the fairytale kingdom of Far Far Away from Shrek’s swamp to Fiona’s castle and everywhere in between, in a classic action-adventure experience inspired by the DreamWorks Animation movie.

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I got tired of sweating my balls off while gaming with my wife in our small office. So I poked a hole in the wall behind our desks and put them in the closet of the adjacent room. It's made a massive difference. I'm so paranoid that they'll fall, but so far so good. The shelves and straps are plenty strong enough. But I don't know about the drywall holding it all.

EDIT:

I appreciate everyone's concern for hanging them on drywall. I'm also concerned and am trying to decide how I want to add more support. Suggestions welcomed. With that being said, this isn't my first rodeo. I'm not just using drywall screws using 12 stout anchors and bolts per PC: 4 per shelf and 4 per strap. A while back, I built and hung a giant wooden frame around an elk mounted on the wall at a local restaurant the same way. It weighs several hundred pounds, and it's done just fine. But these are my babies, and I can't afford to replace them anytime soon if something happens. Hence the paranoia and consideration for additional support. As for mounting them high on the wall, that's where they have to go for the cables to reach our desks on the other side. There's good air conditioning in that space, so cooling is fine. Also, I have remote power buttons I'll be installing in our desks I'm building next.

My previous one is a almost 10 old Dell with Windows 10

I want a new one with Better graphics card. Better processing power. Capable of running Windows 11.

In a price of around 1500-1800

Any recommandations

This is for anyone who doesn't know why their 3DMark GPU score is so low. I can't say for certain because it's only been an hour, but it seems to be fixed for me. If anyone wants to try this fix and see if it works for them, I couldn't find any answer online, but for me, it was Discord Clips running in the background. Try disabling it: just go to Discord > gear icon > Clips > and disable clipping. Hopefully this can help someone.

Has anyone ever had experience with this brand / specific watercooling ? I wonder how does it fare on long term

if you've ever wondered why powershell is using 5% memory, this is why

At night, I'm playing with sunglasses 😭

8BitDo Ultimate 3 Lavender Dusk with KontrolFreaks if anyone is interested.

I just bought a 49” Samsung 240 Hz OLED Monitor
Wanted it for years, finally fulfilled my dream