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  1. project_m

    Question Random blue/red/yellow pixels + random crashes when starting up games or benchmark

    So i started getting these problems randomly. I was already about to buy a new CPU so i did that and it just made it worse. I then installed new RAM and a new GPU and still i had these problems. I think it is due to my Psu being too old/overused or it just doesn't have enough power or something...
  2. I

    Question Random CHKDSK taking a really long time

    I turned my PC on yesterday and left the room, when I came back it prompted me to hit a key to cancel Chkdsk, I was too late and it already started doing it's thing. It has been about 14 hours now and it is only at 18% progress with an ETA of 65 hours and increasing. I haven't really had...
  3. Link0702

    Question Random lockup, possible faulty gpu or something else?

    Hello everyone, lately I've been having a problem, I can have a game open for hours without an issue, but when I close it and I'm just browsing the web, my computer freezes completely, sometimes it restarts by itself sometimes i have to do it manually, restarting makes it freeze at the windows...
  4. J

    Question monitors turn random colors and then pc crashes

    I built this system this last March. I’ve looked for similar threads but found nothing where the screens turn random colors. Usually, the search leads me to people having issues with their screens turning black or white. It seems to happen at complete random. It’s happened while browsing, while...
  5. L

    [SOLVED] HELP BSOD Randomly with "Memory_managment" error

    So, about a month ago my brother moved to another city for university. We moved everything there including his pc that i built for him, i made sure it was packed tight and nothing would break and it was next to me the whole way there. From the day we went there there are random BSOD with the...
  6. Slavio

    Question Black Screen, Fans Ramp up and Computer Crashes

    This crash happens when underload and when not underload. They've been completely random and I've been struggling to pin down exactly what's happening. I've noticed many people are getting something similar and it might be connected with the Windows Update or Nvidia Update, not sure...
  7. Shadowspirit91

    [SOLVED] Random VGA Debug Led

    Hi guys, My 6 months old PC is acting up, since a couple of weeks. Very random and rarely it doesnt boot with the VGA Debug led lit. More often in the morning on a cold boot. Specs: i5 9600K @ 4,8ghz Noctua D15 Chromax MSI Z390-A Pro MSI RTX 2080 Super 16gb 3200mhz Corsair Ram 750 CM Bronze...
  8. not.Puffer

    [SOLVED] My PC make this random click noise

    Recently my PC have been making this random click noise which I cannot identify which part of the pc it came from, I have a theory it's my HDD since recently I have some problems that could related to my hard drive, but not 100% since I did a lot of hdd check with software and such, and couldn't...
  9. N

    Question Random No Display Output on PC Bootup - Doesn't happen always

    Hello Everyone! I recently built this computer for my friend (less than two weeks ago) and this issue has happened about 4-5 in that time. Issue: Computer turns on but does no display output. It doesn’t happen every time. Description of the what happens to my friend: Every now and then...
  10. Wargwolf

    Question PC freezes randomly, cannot replicate error

    Hello! I am writting here to see if someone can help with this problem. My computer freezes at random moments, sometimes it is after a couple hours of gaming and sometimes 2 minutes after I started it. When it does not freeze the performance is usually optimal. As said in the title, I cannot...
  11. O

    [SOLVED] CPU fan flaring up randomly, but frequently. Low CPU temp/load with brief spikes.

    Having an issue with my CPU. Not sure if it's just my cooler I need to replace or if another component is the problem. My CPU fan is flaring up in a seemingly random pattern starting at low RPMs then increasing to high RPMs. When not under significant load, the RPMs stay low to mid, but still...
  12. itsDonzo

    Question Random Video/Audio Stutters for 1/2 second

    So, I've only had this build for about 3 months. I get a random stutter every few hours that distorts my audio and stutters my video lasting for only 1/2 a second. I've updated all my drivers and bios to the latest versions. Everything seems to work perfectly but the stutter always occurs every...
  13. S

    Question Getting random reboots and/or signal losses

    Hi, these past few days i have been getting random problems with my pc that have been hard to pinpoint and i still don't know if i got it right. It started after i lauched a game and my computer randomly rebooted, i thought it was something to do with the game so i tried another one, it did the...
  14. carson_e

    Question Random Freezes on Windows 10

    So all of this started when I started having audio stuttering... I think that has been fixed but I have a forum post on here about that. After installing my chipset drivers and other drivers I have now been getting random freezes on my computer. LatencyMon says I am getting DPC routine execution...
  15. H

    [SOLVED] Strange issue

    Hi, Having trawled the threads I find my issue remains so I turn it to you the people. Last night I was using my pc as usual playing a game and watching some youtube. 1am shut down for bed. This morning I boot my pc and the display (a tv connected by dvi to hdmi cable) is in a different...
  16. Daantje123

    Question Computer freezes but sound dus work

    I bought an gaming pc a few weeks ago. Since we work home a lot lately it is on almost the whole day. After a few hours it freezes. But if i run netflix or listen to music, the sound stutters for a second but then it does still play while the screen is frozen. The only way to get out this is to...
  17. H

    Question Graphical glitches and freezes at random

    For the past couple of months I've had this on and off problem where my display either fills with artifacts or, more commonly, turns into a random solid color as if in a BSOD. Sound keeps playing and numlock still works. So far I've suspected both the RAM and the GPU, but since this problem...
  18. K

    [SOLVED] Pc reboots randomly

    Hi, I have the problem that my PC randomly reboots OR turns off(most of the time it reboots) randomly could be when playing games for 2 hours or after 10 minutes when turning my pc on. I have tried all the different settings i could fine on internet. So I believe it should be a hardware related...
  19. I

    [SOLVED] Random flashing vertical white line on screen

    Hi! So I keep getting a wide vertical white line on my screen mainly on the left however it happens so instantaneous that I’m unable to get a picture of it, I’m not sure what could be the cause nothing has changed recently except for I fresh installed windows 10 onto an ssd. I’m worried incase...
  20. M

    [SOLVED] PC randomly shuts off as if someone turned off my PSU then turns back on, only happens in Windows 10

    So when I first built my PC I was using Windows 7 until I switched to Windows 10 in 2015 . I'd say around a year after switching to Windows 10 I noticed my pc would randomly restart itself while playing games, then shortly after that it would restart when just web browsing, then doing nothing...
  21. manineedhelp

    Question Ethernet random disconnections for a few secs

    Hello, since I built my pc (5 days ago) my ethernet keeps randomly disconnecting for a few seconds. I've tried switching ports on my router but it didn't work. When it disconnects (btw i use ethernet) it lasts for like 3-5 seconds. For some reason, it happens more frequently when I am in a call...
  22. M

    [SOLVED] Why does my PC freeze/BSOD after a full reinstall of w10

    PU: i5-4690k @ 3.5GHz GPU: GTX 970 16GB RAM 64-bit system Motherboard: MSI, Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) PSU: CX750M , 750W I've been having freezing and BSOD problems for a while now. Every time I start a game my PC freezes or has a BSOD. But the weird thing is if the PC doesn't freeze/BSOD in the...
  23. nullscarab

    [SOLVED] Wired Ethernet connection randomly disconnecting over the last week.

    Suddenly over the last 5 days, I've been getting randomly disconnected from the internet with seemingly no reason. I've always been on an ethernet cable connection, and the router I'm using is a Netgear Nighthawk R7000. The only change I can think of that might have prompted this is me changing...
  24. E

    [SOLVED] PC Keeps restarting randomly please help

    I not long just used Windows 10 in built setting to clear all files and start from scratch but now after the PC being on for a bit it just restarts randomly. Really confused why this is happening
  25. C

    Question Random beeping sound (probably AMD software)

    I installed AMD's graphics card two days ago and ever since then I've been hearing this beeping sound at random times when I press a random combination on the keyboard. This is what it sounds like: https://streamable.com/w3fcr Can anyone help me identify what's causing this sound? I don't know...
  26. jkholloway47

    [SOLVED] 3 post lights; random restarts

    Hi guys, for a while now my PC has been getting random restarts at random times for no particular reason it seems. It will restart when I'm playing a game or when I'm just on the desktop. It will come up with 3 post lights but still launch. The three lights are CPU, DRAM, and VGA. My build is...
  27. P

    Question Yet another pc randomly shutting down

    Hello everyone, here I come with another case of pc randomly shutting down, I hope I can get some help here. Here's what's happened so far: - Initialy, when playing games pc randomly would shut down or reboot. When shut down the led on the power button would stay on and I have to unplug the...
  28. Heater6785

    Question Installing Heat Spreader on my RAM

    I'm wondering if you can install heat spreaders on every memory stick, do all of they support this feature or only some kinds? I am using 2 sticks of Corsair Value (CMV4GX4M1A2133C15). I can buy 2 heat spreaders online.
  29. D

    [SOLVED] Computer crashes seemingly randomly with loud screeching noise coming through my headset

    I recently got new parts for my computer, basically making it a whole new build apart from my 2 hard drives. Ever since then, I have been experiencing crashes at random moments. By random, I mean I have crashed right as I logged in to my computer, or crashed after 3-4 hours of playing intensive...
  30. G

    [SOLVED] Samsung Monitor LS32D85KTSR/ZA powers on and off randomly.

    So I recently got a hold of a monitor that someone was getting rid of because they were having problems with it. It sometimes will power on and stay on for several hours until I manually power it off, but 99% of the time it will either not turn on, or it will turn on for a few seconds to a...
  31. E

    Question PC Restarts Only When Launching Certain Games

    Hello all, My brother has had his PC for just about a year now (prebuilt CyberPowerPC from BestBuy) and it has worked perfectly out of the box ever since. The only thing I've changed about it is that I added a SSD the first day he had it. Regardless, all titles have worked great up until now...
  32. I

    Question Losing display and fans going to max speed

    Here's the parts list. I built it maybe a month ago. Basically, seemingly at random, my display freezes for a bit, then it goes out, and then the fans go on full power. I suspect it might be some fault in my GPU, but I don't know. Here's a list of the times it's happened, if that helps: 1. The...
  33. Z

    Question Random Black Screen Of Death

    Been having a huge issue of randomly getting a black screen with one of two things happening: A. Both monitors go black and keyboard goes out with no response and no sound from whatever was on at the time (pc was still on with all lights active) This requires me to turn my psu switch off as a...
  34. L

    [SOLVED] Random restart/shutdown

    Hey, i recently build my pc, since a week or two i've had a few random shutdowns or restarts (sometimes it restarts, sometimes it doesn't) It has happened about 4 times now, once two right after another. The one i had a few minutes ago happened right when i opened a new Firefox tab. My setup...
  35. B

    Question random small FPS drops / Stutters when gaming since upgrading Ryzen CPU

    Ever since upgrading from a Ryzen 1600 to a 3800x i have been noticing weird performance while gaming i get random fps drops in nearly all my games , generally every 10-15 seconds it will drop a few frames and create a small stutter nothing game breaking but very annoying , Destiny 2 i have no...
  36. RetryAgain

    [SOLVED] High end games crash suddenly without warning.

    Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Motherboard: B450 AORUS ELITE PSU: Corsair RM 850x RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit Games are crashing on me suddenly, even when the frame rate seems to be fine and hovering around 60...
  37. S

    Question PC Random Reboots

    Hello for the past month I have been having random reboots while on my pc. Sometimes it's a few hours before it shuts down and other times is every 5 min. I have a Thermaltake 600w smart series psu that I thought was the issue so I RMA'd it. They sent me a refurbed one and my pc ran fine all day...
  38. B

    Question PC randomly shuts down, refuses to power on despite mobo/gpu power led is on

    just built a new system and been using it for a few months with no issues at all, the 1st instance of the random shutdown happened early may when my pc suddenly shuts down without warning as if the power has been cut off, but mobo/gpu are still receiving power as the leds are still lit, tried...
  39. R

    Question PC suddenly restarts when playing games

    My PC details:- Processor: AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.5ghz/8mb cache/am3+) Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 (DDR3, USB 3.0, 6gb/s Memory (RAM): 8GB Kingston Hyper-X Fury Dual-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8gb) Graphics Card: 2GB AMD Radeon R9 270X - DVI HDMI, DP-DX 11, Eyefinity 4 capable Power Supply...
  40. N

    Question Brand New Power Supply, PC randomly Blacks out and reboots.

    So recently I was playing games as usual with my power supply that I had been using for a about 1 and a half years no problem and it randomly went black and wouldn't turn back on no matter what I did. Tested with some low power ones around the house and it was no problem so the PSU was dead...