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force rebooting

Forum discussion tagged with force rebooting.
  1. Be_Khaos

    Question PC forces a restart whenever I try to play a game ?

    Hello everyone, My old PC has been restarting whenever I try to play a game and I'd like some help troubleshooting... I've had this system since 2016 and never had any issues with it and was going to gift it to my little brother, rather than sell it. I haven't used it in over a year, so decided...
  2. ChrisPyro

    Question Using Treadmill Freezes PC

    Hello, I recently bought a treadmill to use at my standing desk, its an inexpensive one only going up to 6kph. So its not for running, just for some walking while working. Now my problem: Everytime I use the treadmill it causes my PC to freeze. It's not immediate, sometimes i can go for a...
  3. J

    [SOLVED] Machine is shutting itself down after heavy gaming and need help troubleshooting

    Hoping somebody can provide a solution to this, never-ending issue with the machine I purchased... Backstory: I’ve been experiencing issues with “higher end” games, that after prolonged gameplay, my machine will “lock up”, at times staying locked on the frame/frames being displayed at the time...
  4. E

    [SOLVED] Computer restarts when gaming while using 1080ti

    Hey everyone, I've been having this issue for a while now and I've decided to see if anyone can help. I bought a GTX 1080Ti when it first released, and it was working fine until a couple of months ago. My computer started crashing and restarting itself when playing certain games (Mass Effect...
  5. L

    [SOLVED] PC rebooting when GPU under load

    Hi, my computer seems to be rebooting itself anytime the GPU is under load (opening certain games or running a stress test) and I'm not sure what to do. This started happening very recently (a week or so ago). The only notable change in the hardware/software is a GPU driver update. It only...