I Spilled MX-6 Thermal Paste on My Motherboard—Should I Clean It?
I'm building my first PC and accidentally got some Arctic MX-6 thermal paste on the motherboard below the third and fourth RAM slots. The board is an MSI…
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Ryzen 7 9800X3D PC Only Posts with One RAM Stick
I'm building a new PC with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, an MSI PRO X870E-P motherboard, and G.Skill Flare X5 memory purchased as a bundle. The first build would…
Ryzen 7 9800X3D PC Only Posts With One RAM Stick
I'm building a new PC with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, an MSI PRO X870E-P motherboard, and G.Skill Flare X5 memory purchased as a bundle. The first set of…
Did I Damage My PC by Touching the Back of the Motherboard While It Was On?
I'm planning to upgrade my PC for older games and console emulation, but I made a careless mistake while checking the case. With the computer still powered on,…
Why is Windows randomly reserving half of my installed RAM?
Windows 11 sometimes reports all 32GB of my RAM as installed but makes exactly 16GB unavailable as Hardware Reserved. My system uses a Ryzen 5 2600, an ASRock…
Why is my PC only recognizing 8GB of RAM instead of 16GB?
I'm having a problem where my computer is only utilizing 2 out of my 4 RAM slots. In the BIOS, it shows that all 4 sticks of RAM…
Trouble Fitting DDR4 RAM in My New Build's Motherboard
I've got some old parts I'm trying to reuse for a new build, specifically two 8GB sticks of Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM. The issue is that they won't…
Help with RAM Slot Issues After Moving My PC
I need some help troubleshooting a potential RAM issue. My computer shut down suddenly after running for about 5 minutes, which was its first start-up since I moved.…
Having Trouble Booting After CPU Upgrade with RAM Issues
I recently upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 5 3600 to a Ryzen 7 5800x and updated the BIOS beforehand. My setup includes a Corsair LPX 3000MHz with…
Why won't my new build post with RAM in slots 1 and 3?
Hey everyone! I just finished my build with an MSI x870e Edge Ti motherboard and Corsair Vengeance GDDR5 RAM (2x16 at 6000MHz). I accidentally installed the RAM in…
Recommendations for micro ATX Motherboard with Dual M.2 Slots
I'm on the hunt for a micro ATX motherboard that has two M.2 slots, and I really need both to support 4 lanes so I can get full…
Does DDR5 Performance Change Between 2-Slot and 4-Slot Motherboards?
I'm considering building a budget AM5 system and I'm curious about the differences in performance between motherboards with 2 slots versus those with 4 slots for DDR5 RAM.…
Why Is My PC Struggling with New Games?
I've got a gaming setup, but I'm having a tough time with performance on newer games. Here are my specs: I have a Ryzen 6-core 5600x CPU, an…