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Recent content by BadAtPCStuff97

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    Games Freezing

    Look, I'm just trying to make sure this is the actual problem before I drop money on a new component. There's no need for the condescension. I'm not running games at 4K with maxed out settings. Half my game library is filled with titles released before 2010. I'm not going to spend tons of money...
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    Games Freezing

    I got the PSU brand new, and I've had the PC for a little over a year. I don't have the ability to borrow a PSU, and so I checked several different wattage calculators online. My build only needs about 315 watts, and a few of the calculators recommended this exact PSU to me. Is the difference...
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    Games Freezing

    I've been considering an upgrade for a while anyway. Is there a PSU you would recommend? Also, if it's such a bad PSU, then why did it work for so long? Do they tend to wear out over time rather than outright failing?
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    Games Freezing

    Here's the specs
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    Games Freezing

    Thanks. Very helpful. I had a friend help me build it, and he knows more about the parts than I do. If you can't tell by my username, I'm a noob at this.
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    Games Freezing

    I don't know the complete specs, but it's a 500w PSU.
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    Games Freezing

    I've already closed all unneeded background processes. I tried again after unplugging everything except the keyboard and mouse. No change.
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    Games Freezing

    I've got a decently powerful machine. It's got a Ryzen 7, GTX 1660, and 16GB of RAM. I've had it for about a year and it worked very well, but lately it's been giving me problems. In various games, it will randomly freeze for upwards of 30 seconds to a full minute. This happened with multiple...