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  1. Cedric69

    Monitors turning black and fans going full speed when gaming

    Hello, I had this problem for quite some time now but it got worse. One day when starting my system all my files seemed corrupted and nothing would function properly. Eventually got stuck in a bluescreen loop of updating and restarting for, which my friend could luckily fix. Now when I use my PC...
    • Cedric69
    • Thread
    • hardware help requested overheating software sudden shutdown windows 10
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Windows 10
  2. F

    PC randomly powers off while gaming, RGB remains on

    In the past couple weeks, while gaming, my computer has suddenly powered off with no warning. When this occurs, strangely, the PC's internal RGB remains on, while everything else powers off. My fans stop spinning, monitors stop receiving signals, and power button doesn’t do anything until I...
  3. S

    Freeze and beep...

    Ill make it short. So with this hot days and all, i've noticed that under my desk PC accumulates a lot of heat, literally making my feet sweat. So i decided to move it from under my desk to left side of my desk under window so it get more air flow i might change location of desk, doesn't matter...
    • Styx
    • Thread
    • beep freeze hardware
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows 10
  4. Finnegan Sellers

    EDID emulator that supports 240hz at 1920x1080p?

    Hi all, I recently just found out about edid emulators and I believe it would function really well for what I need it for but I’m wondering if I can use my monitors true refresh rate with it at 240hz at 1k? Or if I’m limited to 60 like most advertise, if there is one that would support 240hz...
  5. Scrace Sebastian Edwin

    Solved PSU issue

    My PSU makes a buzzing noise when the PC is turned on, can anyone help?
  6. PCDiagnosis

    PC not booting after cleaning. (No Power?)

    I wanted to clean my PC and apply some new thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol and canned air spray. I disconnected two fans, unscrewed the cooler and applied the new paste. I also disconnected the graphics card, opened it up and applied new thermal paste because I’ve had the 1080 since...
  7. Larissa Snow

    PC keeps crashing and cold restarting

    Since 19/9/2023 ive been experiencing crashes with my pc. They can appear at random, sometimes after 10 minutes, sometimes after hours and sometimes the computer doesnt crash for days. eventviewer says its a kernel power 41 issue. At first, i decided it was PSU problem. so i bought a new PSU...
  8. under

    Dead CPU or Motherboard

    I recently bought an old PC. The problem is that it's not posting anything on the screen. Tried different ram, power supply. I am not sure if the problem is in the cpu or in the board. I tried jumping the 2 power pins on the motherboard and it did power on, but it does not beep or gives any...
    • under
    • Thread
    • cpu gpu hardware hardware failure issue motherboard no post no signal ram
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  9. A

    Solved PC Build advice and support

    Hello :) I am a bit of a PC gaming Noob and am embarking on buying my first gaming PC. The driver to buy on is because I have started Sim Racing on the PS4 but want to upgrade the Sim racing experience onto the PC. I want to play Iracing with the specifications below: I was looking to purchase...
  10. Uncrow

    Solved What’s this sort of mesh and it’s purpose ?

    Hi ! I don’t know what’s this part in the computer that I’m currently disassembling, it’s around every ports, jack, usb, hdmi, lan etc… Can I remove it and should I ? Here’s a picture :
    • Uncrow
    • Thread
    • hardware hdmi internal jack ports lan mesh usb ports
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  11. Uncrow

    Solved Computer won’t turn on for good

    A few months ago I got a computer which gave me trouble with the keyboard an mouse as they were not responding unless I was in the bios, since then I did 2 things, first I removed and put back the battery in the motherboard then I changed the HDD with an SSD, to be honest I cannot ensure which...
  12. miyun

    BSOD, random restarts...

    Hi. I recently bought a used cheap desktop and I've been having some trouble with it. First, the pc doesn't shut down; when I click "shut down" it restarts instead of shutting down. I changed some preferences on windows, tried forcing shut down through cmd, and disabled fast boot in bios...
  13. S

    Solved PC stopped working

    https://streamable.com/gzcc9e This morning I turned on my PC as usual but after 2 seconds it shutdown and turned on again. Looking at the motherboard, DRAM and CPU red lights were on. So I cleaned everything, including graphics cad. Now it goes as it is shown on the video linked. First red CPU...
  14. J

    Solved Ram stopped working??

    Hi there I need some help with my ram. I recently purchased new ram since my old one was bad and caused alot of bsod. The new ram I purchased was this one https://www.24.se/datortillbehor/datordelar/ram-minnen/qumox-4gb-ddr3-1600-pc3-12800-cl11? It has the same speed the same cl and above all...
    • Jensen
    • Thread
    • hardware issue pc beeping pc broke ram refusing to boot
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  15. alonoemo十一

    Pc becoming louder and laggier

    I got my pc around december 2020 for an xmas gift, the specs are: Processor amd ryzen 3 3100 4 core processor 3.59 ghz Ram 12gb Gpu Radeon rx550/550 series I’m aware that its pretty low end, but i’m fine with that I just want things to run smoothly with no lag and the pc to be quiet as it was...
  16. Swiftey 1990

    Dead PC after surge

    I got an Acer N50-650 compact gaming PC from a friend who said it died after a power surge. I'm fairly confident where this is going but I thought I'd ask because I'm not 100% how to test one of these new types of PSUs and Mobos. I'm not 100% what the mobo model is but it's an Acer compact with...
  17. R

    Solved Issue with PC crashing and Hardware stopping

    Hi there, The issue I am having has been ongoing for a few months now, I have the intention of replacing my PC in the near future so haven't addressed it yet, however the issue has recently become worse and is rendering the PC hardly useable with any kind of reliability. The issue began with...
  18. C

    Mostly No Signal Detected

    I've got a several years old desktop that I build myself. Lately, it will power on (the fans all spin up), but the monitors will just sit at "no signal detected". In playing around with it a bit, I've noticed that if I power down, pull motherboard battery, wait 30 seconds, put it back in, and...
  19. Zicheng Wang

    Solved Building a PC

    Hi guys: I'm new here and trying to build a gaming PC right now. I have some problems to ask. First of all, I want to customize my own PC. 2. I want a backup GPU for gaming now as I'm still waiting for the 40s（4070） in the future, so it definitely terminates other hardware choices for now as I...
  20. Luke12313

    Am i screwed?

    While I was away from my house my daughter (4) was playing around my PC. We live in a very small apartment so our kids have the living room area to really only play in, and that's where my PC happens to be. So for my PC setup, I have a wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse that require...
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