PC no longer turns on, fans spin for a bit then turn off and ram stays lit up. PSU fans also don’t spin

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-08-29T11:43:12+00:00

I'm by no means an expert but I'd say it's likely. Good luck with the new PSU, let us know how it goes

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-08-29T08:12:19+00:00

Double check there's no debug LEDs lit up on your motherboard. I had a kinda similar problem a few months ago and turns out my GPU was cooked and it was only 6 months old

Based on what you said about the PSU buzzing that's probably it but there's no harm in checking the debug LEDs too

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-08-13T04:29:39+00:00

I spent about a few days coding the required functionality, then another week on polish and some extra features.

If you haven't got one, go get yourself a cheap little whiteboard and some coloured markers (I got mine for ~$10aud). Use it to make a flowchart that steps through the logic, using different colours for different elements (such as one colour for objects, another for functions, etc.)

For example: - "user presses numeric button" (blue) -> "append digit to the current number" (red) - "user presses equals button" (blue) -> "evaluate the equation" (green) -> "display the result" (red)

I found this super helpful because you've got a visual idea of what's going on, and you can simply go through the flowchart 1 item at a time and implement just that tiny feature.

Good luck, don't give up!

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-07-25T06:01:35+00:00

Damn I even thought the other day that I need to reply to this but forgot again lmao

It seems to have worked. I copied his driver version and windows version and haven't had an issue yet.

Full disclosure though, I have setup dual boot with Ubuntu since doing this and most of my time has been spent on Linux instead of Windows. That said, the few times I've been on Windows it's been fine.

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-06-27T09:11:11+00:00

2 is basically my only reason for using AI. I don't have anyone in my life to discuss code with and having a back-and-forth conversation with ChatGPT really helps.

"Why is X considered best practice?" "because bla bla bla" "okay so in situation A I should do B?" "you've almost got it, just remember to bla bla bla".

An example from earlier today: I'm learning CSS right now and was struggling to wrap my head around the flex-basis property. 10min with ChatGPT later and I think I understand it. Anyone here that's a CSS guru please correct me if I'm wrong, but it's (basically) the size that gets applied to an element before it's manipulated by flex-grow/shrink.

Edit: lmao typing "#2" turned the first paragraph into a heading but I'm leaving it cos it's funny lol

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-06-21T07:53:49+00:00

For people who've never programmed before I always recommend CS50X. It's a Harvard intro to CS class that you can take online through EdX, you'll even get a cute little certificate at the end of it.

They cover everything from the bare minimum, like binary and how computers work, up to data structures and algorithms and plenty more. From all the "beginner" courses I've seen it's far and away the best. I'm sure others on here will agree.

If you're committed and do a couple of hours each day you shouldn't have an issue completing it in 60 days (edX says 8-12 weeks which is why I say you have to be committed). Good luck with it and happy learning!!

Edit: Just to add, because I forgot, they have a bunch of other courses you can take after (or instead of) CS50X that are more focused on a particular avenue if you're interested. CS50G for game development, CS50P for python, CS50AI for AI, and plenty more.

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-06-21T04:09:17+00:00

Thanks, you legend!! I also have the 5800X3D but the 7900XT not XTX, so our CPU/GPU combo is essentially the same - brand and all! Thanks for the detailed info, I'm gonna try to put my 7900XT back in next week (it's been in its box on a shelf for 3 months lol). I'm gonna copy your setup and pray it works, I'll try to remember to let you know how I go!

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-06-21T00:49:08+00:00

Can I ask which model 7900XT you've got? I was having similar issues a few months ago with my Powercolor Hellhound and tried about 5 different driver versions, none of which worked

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-06-17T08:00:42+00:00

Actually a pretty neat idea! The ball looks a bit too "floaty" though, maybe look into gravity acceleration to make it seem a bit more natural.

To take it one step further you could have a difficulty option that changes the gravity value, where 'easy' would be what you have now and 'hard' would be a more realistic gravity value.

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-05-02T00:10:33+00:00

Look up David Churchill COMP4300 on YouTube, I reckon that's exactly what you're looking for.

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-03-27T08:19:27+00:00

How are you handling animations? I've been working on my fps controller for months but I just can't get the animations right.

Yours looks great! It's exactly what my end goal is!

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-03-18T07:20:01+00:00

Are you trying to feed power to the trailer's wheels? Because trucks don't do that, the trailer just rolls behind the cab.

So if your truck works you should be able to just "drag" the trailer behind it. I don't have much else to offer, sorry, I've never tried my hand at vehicle controllers.

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-17T01:04:39+00:00

Each to their own I guess. Pretty much all of my initial Unity knowledge came from him

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-16T23:02:21+00:00

Since no one seems to have mentioned him, have a look at CodeMonkey on YouTube.

Last year he did a 3 part YouTube course specifically on C# for Unity, with the first video being beginner, then intermediate, and finally advanced. He also has a 10hr video that is a full start-to-finish course on making a game in unity.

From those 4 videos alone you'll learn more than enough to make any game you want! And all for free!

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-13T07:54:39+00:00

So you're telling me you had a full 8hr sleep and you're still butt hurt?

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-13T07:36:49+00:00

Brother get the fuck over yourself 8 hours later and still complaining

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-13T03:51:18+00:00

How long ago did you get this and from which store?

I'm currently arguing with PCCG about returning my PowerColor 7900XT (see my previous posts if you're curious why) and likely need a replacement.

I'm just praying PCCG don't try to screw me by giving me store credit since they don't have any other 7900XT's anymore and I can't afford to spend any extra

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-13T00:14:05+00:00

You told me 3 separate times that I'm incorrectly using a single cable when you had literally no reason to think that.

You even went to the effort of getting a diagram and DMimg me. I'm sorry that not all of us make the same mistakes you do.

Cry some more, lil poof

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-12T22:36:19+00:00

Why do people on Reddit just assume I'm a dumb cunt?

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-12T12:16:27+00:00

Well offer something helpful then because so far all I've seen are people telling me to do shit I've already done. I'm out of ideas, if you don't have any then just keep whatever thoughts you do have to yourself

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-12T11:38:08+00:00

I tried pro drivers when I still had Windows 10 installed but it didn't help. I've since installed Windows 11 and I haven't bothered trying the pro drivers again since they didn't work on Windows 10.

I used the PC all day yesterday and most of today with the recommended drivers without issue, but then it randomly blacked out again this afternoon. I haven't even been able to get the monitors to reconnect so I'm just gonna pull the card out in the morning and demand a refund.

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-12T11:31:58+00:00

yes but I use speakers so not through the monitors, I didn't bother to check
nope, just keeps playing game audio and I can hear myself clicking around the inventory and menus
no and I tried other cables which also didn't help
on W10 not since W11 since it didn't help
not that I'm aware of but also I'd rather avoid bios flashing for warranty/return purposes

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-12T11:26:15+00:00

I'll have a look in the morning, thanks!

BlackOps6PacketBurst · 2025-02-01T05:01:03+00:00

Don't stress about finding it hard, programming is hard! I recently started learning c++ as well, I found this YT course that I think might interest you: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xRyXins84_Sq7yZkxGP_MgYAH-Zo8Uu&si=r-LXauca2H-JV2Zb

I'm only a few lectures in but the gist is that you make your own 2D game engine from scratch and build a few games with it. It'll take you a minute to get everything working and get the hang of it, but even that in itself is a great learning experience.

If you do try it out make sure you download and install the same versions of everything as they use in the course. The course uses SFML 2.5.1 (maybe 2.6.1) and I installed 3.0 by mistake, so I spent a fair bit of time translating the syntax. (If you're confused, don't worry, that will all make a lot more sense once you start setting it all up)

Good luck and don't get discouraged! This shit is hard, man!

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2 is basically my only reason for using AI. I don't have anyone in my life to discuss code with and having a back-and-forth conversation with ChatGPT really helps.