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System Crashes

Forum discussion tagged with System Crashes.
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    Question 12v rail issues on Corsair HX1050 ?

    Hi my pc specs are Corsair HX1000 1050w CPU I7-12700k RTX 2080 super Waterforce Motherboard is a Asus ROG Strix Z790 Corsair Vengeance 16GB ram kit Corsair MP510 M.2 drive Samsung 512GB M.2 Cooling is a custom watercooled loop I am currently experiencing issues with my system just randomly...
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    Question System randomly freezes for a couple of seconds ?

    Hi all, I've been having random system freezes recently, which only last a couple of seconds, though the freezes aren't always the same. They only tend to happen (or at least I only notice them) when I'm playing a game, or more commonly, while live streaming a game. Sorry for the long post...
  3. ZsigiPajka

    Question WHEA Logger 18 crashes

    Computer Type: Desktop GPU: AMD RX 5700 CPU: RYZEN 5 3600 6 CORE 12 THREADS Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) BIOS Version: 3.F0 07/23/2022 RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE® RGB PRO 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16 PSU: SilverStone Essential Gold ET650-HG 650W Operating System &...
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    Question This is a long story

    So around a month ago my pc suddenly started freezing and playing a brrrr sound while I was playing games, I looked online and thought that it was my cpu overheating. While it was quite warm at around 80 degree or so, I bought a liquid cooler and stuck that in there. The problem persisted. So I...
  5. Spunk3

    [SOLVED] HDD problem preventing proper bootup on PC ?

    I believe my HDD is preventing my PC from booting properly. To give context, I was just using my computer until file explorer was being unresponsive. I tried to close it and it asked me to either End Process or to cancel and wait. I clicked cancel, but it ruined all of windows explorer anyway...
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    Question Abrupt System Restarts While Gaming

    Hi there, Here are my current specs: CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 no-OC (have also tested a Ryzen 5 3600XT) Motherboard - Gigabyte Aorus Elite X570 (originally a MSI Tomahawk B450 board) RAM - Crucial Ballistix 16GB @ 3200MHz (previously was Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB @3200MHz). The ram is currently...
  7. chuy14

    [SOLVED] BSOD and Chrome Errors - Dump Files Attached

    Hi all! Wondering if you'd be able to help me. I've been getting some weird crashes when playing games, browsing on chrome, and also an occasional random BSOD. I've tried to include as much information below as possible, including what I've tried and what errors I'm getting (and when.) Any...
  8. Makzion

    [SOLVED] Getting System Crashes after upgrading ram

    Hi I wanted to Upgrade My Ram From 8gb to 16 gb so i bought new ram with same speed and memory my old ram is Hyper X Fury 2400mhz 8gb and I bought Corsair Vengeance 2400mhz 8gb but when I Installed both rams at first I Got Black Screen and Just light in my keyboard but no visuals on monitor not...
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    [SOLVED] How to solve a boot loop on windows 8.1?

    First off i want to apologize for posting a windows 8.1 question under a windows 10 tab. (only because there was no windows 8 option) With that being said let me come to my problem. I have a windows 8 system and it hasnt been used in a long time.. recently when i started it i found that after...
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    Question Sudden Frame drops. Any solution?

    Hello Guys, Few years ago I did build my first PC setup and since I have putted everything toghether installed windows 10 OS and run first game im experiencing sudden frame drops from let's say 60fps to 1 fps and it takes around 1 or 2 seconds to get back to solid 60. It is also followed by...
  11. yakamaster

    Question PC restarts while playing games.(Kernel-power 41)

    Hi all, I recently bought an asus gtx 970 graphic card from a friend and worked well for a while, but now when i play games computer freezes and restarts. sometimes after restarting it keeps on restarting until it becomes stable again. These freezes and restarts are totally random and comes...
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    Which is better for gaming, i5 4590 or i5 6500

    Hi there, The title explains it all, Which is better for gaming, i5 4590 or 15 6500 Thx
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    My DVD Burner not working onwindows 7 64 bit

    My DVD Burner not working on windows 7 64 bit . Start bat eject disk have to fix it
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    Do I have to reinstall Windows 8.1?

    Hello, I am buying a new motherboard, its the same exact motherboard as what I have now, which is a MSI H81M-P33 because my old one was DOA, the 2nd slot of memory would not work at all so I was stuck with just 1 4gb Memory stick. I bought the motherboard in may of this year. Anyways I didn't...