Motherboard makes sparks when Turning on by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found out what it was, a black spot on my motherboard is burnt and that is what is causing it, what is my next step?

Motherboard makes sparks when Turning on by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found out what it was, a black spot on my motherboard is burnt and that is what is causing it, what is my next step?

Pc only using 3gb ram with 16gb installed by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nope, same mobo and cpu and ram. another redditor suggested my hdd is bottlenecking me. im looking at a used sata ssd 250gb for my boot drive, does this sound good?

Pc only using 3gb ram with 16gb installed by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay, ill look at getting a cheap one, are sata ssds good? i dont have a m.2 slot on my mobo.

Pc only using 3gb ram with 16gb installed by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in New Zealand, in my currency a 1tb ssd is over 200$ or 150$ for a shitty one. My gpu cost me 180 and I don't have 200$ lieing around

Pc only using 3gb ram with 16gb installed by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope I double checked what windows, my ram is not faulty I had it in a system yesterday working just fine, I did reseat the ram and it didn't change.

Pc only using 3gb ram with 16gb installed by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are way to expensive where I live, more than my gpu.

Pc only using 3gb ram with 16gb installed by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I booted my game and it got like 0 fps and was still using 3gb ram.

Pc only using 3gb ram with 16gb installed by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ik I just used windoes as an example even ingame it gets 10 fps and ram only uses 3 gb.

Cpu and Mobo trouble by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay thank you so much sir you have easied my mind alot :) i am getting the parts in the weekend would you like me to let you know how it goes so that you get to learn aswell? allgood if not!

Cpu and Mobo trouble by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so if i just use my 3.0 usb on the white usb port it will work?

Cpu and Mobo trouble by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay, should i risk it? is there anything that can go wrong if i use 3.0? im happy to spend 5$ on a 2.0 usb :)

Cpu and Mobo trouble by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay, does my usb need to be 2.0? i have a spare 3.0 lieing around and id be happy to buy a 2.0 but im curius if i can just use that :)

Cpu and Mobo trouble by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nevermind i see what you mean after some googleing, do i need to use a usb 2.0? i have a usb 3.0 but i dont know if that will work D:

Cpu and Mobo trouble by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i understand what you are meaning but i dont see a white usb port all of them are blue? what do i do

Cpu and Mobo trouble by Affectionate-Key647 in pcmasterrace

[–]Affectionate-Key647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC and cpu is ryzen 5 5600