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CPU Failure

Forum discussion tagged with CPU Failure.
  1. Kunec

    Question Sudden shut off

    Hi, my PC (8 years old) suddenly turned off and I cannot turn back on again (There was a small but noticeable sound when something shorts itself but not sure). There were some occasional BSOD (2-3 in the last month). After this there was no RGB, no reaction to start button, but after...
  2. C

    Question Chasing the cause of graphics drivers failing

    I have been having issues with the display drivers crashing and not recovering. The screen will freeze but the system continues to operate in the background. Windows plays the chime you hear when unplugging a USB device when the driver fails. I was able to save a screenshot and capture a crash...
  3. ineedhelppleaseu

    Question PC suddenly wont turn on. I need it for school..

    Hello, Yesterday after a day of not using it, I turned my pc on but it did not turn on. The cpu fan and other fans only flashed for a second or not even a second. 2 days prior to this it was working fine and i was getting my work done. I do not know what to do anymore. I would like to have some...
  4. HoosierTransfer

    Question possible amd cpu failure

    my pc keeps freezing ive tested gpu, ssd, and ram and i want to know if there is a way to test every function of the cpu. i want to test the memory controller, northbridge, alu, fpu, cores, infinty fabric, apic, and so on. is there a program like intel cpu diagnosic i can use amd ryzen 5...
  5. al0e

    [SOLVED] Pc wont boot after upgrading cpu

    Hello, today I decided to upgrade from ryzen 5 3500x to ryzen 7 5800x. My motherboard, b550m pro4 supports the 5800x but only with an older version of bios 1.20, it says so here: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B550M Pro4/index.asp#CPU So i installed the version 1.20 of bios successfully and...
  6. T

    Question MotherBoard not working (sort of)

    I pushed back the computer monitor slightly and accidentally hit the computer case (gently). Then the computer shut up and restarted. However, there is no "beep" sound when the computer starts. There is power. The "double digit" red LED's which show the different "post code" or whatever it is...
  7. Y

    [SOLVED] New high end PC build won't boot ,no fan sppining ,solid REd LED on MOBO(CPU) HELP!

    Hi everyone , yesterday I finished a completely new PC build with the following specs: CPU:core i9 10900k GPU:EVGA 2080 super black MOBO:AORUS Z490 elite (LGA1200) PSU:AORUS AP 850 GM (850W 80plus gold) COOLER: NZXT Kraken x73 RAM:G skill trident neo 32gb Storage: 1tb Kingston nmve m2...
  8. avishekc

    Question Dell XPS 15 9570 - CPU Failure. What are my options?

    Hi guys Hope I am posting in the right place. So admittedly, I have been a bit stupid. My XPS was prone to overheating and a couple months back did some repasting and adding thermal pads to the vrms, a couple of days ago I noticed one of the pads had moved and was blocking the fan flow and...
  9. H

    Question No signal

    I’ve been waiting months to get a new gpu and it finally came today. I installed a new mb with it but when I turn it on it stays on but gets no signal to my monitor. Any idea what I did wrong?
  10. T

    Question Which part is failing on my motherboard?

    I have a relatively older build. Processor: Ryzen 1600. Motherboard: ROG B350-f RAM: HyperX RGB 16GB (8 x 2) GPU: GTX 1060 And an older PSU. The system ran generally fine, did what I needed it to do. No hiccups. One day though, I was watching a YouTube video and the display said, "going...
  11. G

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 Installation BSOD at Gathering Files %

    Hey guys, I could really use some advice on how to go about resolving this issue with my new AMD build. So I'm trying to clean install Windows 10 via USB on three different drives, two of which are brand new, and each time the installation fails at "gathering files %" with a BSOD, followed by...
  12. W

    [SOLVED] Issues with new Ryzen 3600, stuck in a boot loop?

    Hi team, I recently (Wednesday just gone) just built a new machine (using some old parts, GPU and Drives) after moving to the US and my old 2500k finally dying, and it's been running fine for 5 days. However, today I left it on when I went out as I was downloading some steam files, and when I...
  13. T

    Question PSU failure? (Or hopefully not something for menacing)

    Three days ago I built a brand new build. Before continuing, the core components are as follows: Mobo: MSI x570 MPG Carbon Pro WiFi CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x GPU:EVGA RTX 2080 Ti RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro PSU: Corsair RMx 850 (I know 850w is a lot for my build, but it was on sale at Best...
  14. wanted56

    Question PC turns on, no video and no sound from speaker

    Recently my PC that worked fine decided to not show video signal anymore. At first i thought that the GPU died or some connections might be loose, but after the initial basic checks, the issue was not resolved. I get fan spins on all case fans, GPU fan and CPU fan, it just keeps running for the...
  15. S

    Laptop for Office?

    I am the communications manager and I also manage a volunteer program that requires the use of a laptop for the organization I work for. We are a small non-profit and I inherited a Lenovo B590 when I came on in the fall. I have no idea how old this laptop is, but I'm guessing it's a dinsosaur by...
  16. M

    Compatibility of DDR5 graphics card on H81m-S motherboard

    Will motherboard H81M-S support DDR5 graphics card????
  17. A

    First time building a PC

    NOTE:Not sure if this is the right category. So I just bought the parts for my first PC build(Gaming PC). This is my build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VqZzzy I just added another monitor. So I have all the parts and am planning on building in the coming weeks I was just looking for any tips...