Diagnosis

Forum discussion tagged with Diagnosis.
  1. J

    Question Freezing

    Hello, I am noticing random freezes when playing video games. I thought it was my GPU at first so I went from an rx-580 to a RTX 4080 noticed less fps even.. Then I thought maybe it was lack of ram and installed 2 8GB 3200mhz sticks to make a total of 32gbs. Sadly they are not the same but all 4...
  2. A

    Question PC Pops, Shuts down, and Restarts again

    I have a PC that I have been using for a long time. I recently moved it from one house to another but I was very cautious as I do this often. However, when I turned the computer on, it fully booted into Windows then there was a loud pop, followed by the PC shutting down. The computer then...
  3. A

    Question Loud Pop on Startup, PC Still Booted, Next Steps?

    I moved my computer back to my house today. It had previously been working perfectly fine. However, when I booted it up after moving it, there was a loud pop sound followed by the computer completely shutting off. The computer then rebooted itself and managed to fully load into Windows. I turned...
  4. Qaerus

    Question Games freezing and stuttering on 2017 prebuilt

    I have this prebuilt that I got back from 2017. I upgraded it with a SATA Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB and two 8 GB sticks of Corsair Vengence RAM. Just over the past year I've been having some performance issues with it in games that I never had a problem with. Games will freeze and stuttering and...
  5. smoochiepook

    Question Need help reading traceroute and pathping results

    I'll go ahead and describe the issue I've been having first. Suddenly started experiencing high ping spikes (300-400ms) in-game a couple weeks ago. As far as I know (since I don't have any other games I can test), this problem only occurs in Overwatch. I can browse websites and watch videos...
  6. A

    [SOLVED] CPU hits 100c as soon as i go into windows

    My PC has suddenly gone from okay to it instantly hitting 100c when going into Windows. The motherboard also has a red light on CPU the second it gets into windows. And the fans spin up to full The cooler is making a water whooshing noise every 4 or 5 seconds, I don't know if this is...
  7. neonplants

    [SOLVED] PC build is unreliable, shuts off, won't boot sometimes... help

    Hey, general question about diagnostics. I built a PC last summer, and it's been a mess. Lots of issues, replaced the power supply, motherboard and upgraded the CPU. It still shuts down on its own sometimes, and 2/3rds of the time, it won't boot at all or goes into a power cycle loop. I end up...
  8. insinuendo

    Question Looking to buy test GPU.

    I'm looking to purchase a test GPU to see if there is an issue with my GTX 1070. Any suggestions for which one I should buy to get an accurate diagnosis? I don't want to spend too much, of course. Cheers.
  9. F

    Should i sell my PC for PS4 ?

    I have PC is it worth to exchange my PC with my friends PS4 Specifications:- Pc: Dell precision T3500 cpu: Xeon X5650 ram:8gb Graphics card: GTX 1050 2gb power supply: 525 watt does the ps 4 give out better performance than my PC in AAA titles does it woth the exchange any suggestion will be...
  10. C

    Hard drive loud and strange noises

    Hi, I recently picked up a brand new WD Black 3TB hard drive, I've been using it since the 26th December and I've noticed lots of strange and loud noises it makes during read and write cycles. The drive itself works fine, and I haven't seen a degradation in performance since the noises started...
  11. D

    No bootable devices message

    Hi. I've changed my hard drive on my Dell All In One so need to install Win10. Neither my DVD or USB devices are recognized and I have the OS on both media options that I downloaded from Dells website. I've gone in to Bios and was able to set the USB as #1 boot and it looked like it was trying...
  12. R

    I have toshiba saellid C850 - B 907 keyboard pad notworking for win. 10

    I have toshiba saellid C850 - B 907 keyboard pad notworking for win. 10
  13. T

    Problem Choosing New Components Compatibility Old PC

    I will talk fast about my problem . So,i have a old pc and i want to buy a new hard-disk because the hard-disk that i actually have have low storrage size and it moves slow . These are my pc specs : http://imgur.com/tVVmuZS I want to buy this hard disk ...
  14. F

    Can you connect computer to coaxial cable line with an adapter

    I have been reading through a lot of topics and I can't seem to find the answer I am looking for. At my work we have cable tv coaxial running to small digital boxes for each tv. We do not have wireless but are allowed to connect our laptops out in the front room where there is an ethernet...