Solved Common Problem, Hard to solve, Loud fans Black Screen

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Nathanscu

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I've read about this problem so many times and I've yet to find a definitive answer, the same thing happened my previous PC and after replacing several parts I gave up and built a new pc and after one year the same problem again.

Randomly my pc will just go to black screen and fans will go up full, I'll have to hard reset. I've updated every driver I have, I monitored temps on GPU and CPU and several other solutions but I can't find any solution, the GPU is performing well and passes all stress tests and such so I'm assuming it's not failing.

My GPU is an 1660 super Overclocked Edition, is there anyone who can suggest any other solutions or has had any experience with such?

Thanks in advance
 
Let's get some more information:

Download and run the free version of speccy.

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  1. In Speccy, click File, and then click Publish Snapshot.
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Please list your power supply unit
 
That power supply is junk, I wouldn't put that near any computer with a GPU. CV stands for Corsair Value, any PSU without a 10-year warranty usually isn't worth its weight in salt for gaming, same for anything that's not 80+ Gold efficiency.

Do you have another quality PSU to test with?


Another note: your ram is 2133MHz, but your CPU should have 2933, AMD processors thrive off fast ram.
System Memory Specification
Up to 2933MHz
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Before we go diving into more costly issues, let's try the basics.

Disk Letter:
C:
Used Space:
376 GB (81%)
Free Space:
88 GB (19%)
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Your system is running low on storage space, this can cause all sorts of issues with Windows, see below on how to clear up space and how much you need.


This is my laundry list, it's a good starting point for troubleshooting and should get you an idea what's going on:


1. Try running the following programs, also try to keep at least 25-30% of your disks as free space.

Run Disk Cleanup (check all the boxes) this will delete things such as your recycling bin, so make sure you don't have any files you want to keep.

Run Defragment and Optimize Drives, run this on your drives.

These will free up some space, but you may need to relocate/delete files to reach the suggested free space.


2. Disable any overclocking or changes to power/performance settings

Undo any overclocking you may have done (if any)

Settings > System > Power and sleep > Additional power settings
Make sure your power plan is set to balanced, high performance/ultimate performance is only beneficial on gaming laptops where it needs that extra boost.


3. Check for Operating System Corruption

Right click on the Windows logo in the bottom left and select Windows Powershell (Admin)
Run these three commands separately:

sfc /scannow

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

These will take a while to run, do not close out of Powershell while they are running, if one fails then move onto the next and then loop back around.

Note: It doesn't hurt to make a system backup before you make all these changes, save any important files of folders. While these changes shouldn't cause any issues, better to be safe than sorry.


4. Unplug unnecessary devices.

If you have a gamepad, extra monitor, external hard drive/flash drive, or anything that is not essential to using the computer plugged in, unplug it.


Once you have completed all of these tasks, restart it (using the restart option in the power menu) and re-test.
 
During the scan windows found corrupt files and repaired them, since that there have been no crashes so I hope that's it fixed, I've ordered an upgraded RAM, what PSU would you suggest for this build?
Thank you for your help
 
Anything with a 10-year warranty is usually quality, I like Seasonic's units, but you could go with another Corsair if you wanted. just not the value line.

If you're not planning on upgrading your build in the foreseeable future, I would buy a 550W 80+ Gold unit, such as the Seasonic Focus GX-550. Look around at your preferred seller, you might be able to pick up a GX-650 unit cheaper, prices are a little strange with these.


It may have been an OS corruption, but I'm really concerned about you lack of storage, have you thought of getting another SSD to store your games on? Or an external drive to relocate files to?


Ultimately, these upgrades will help your computer perform at its best, but they can't make up for things such as a lack of space or corruption from improper shutdown. Something to think about. :)
 
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give the psu / cpu heat sink a good blow out
to remove all fluff/dust/dog ends :ROFLMAO: etc etc
make sure its got a continuous supply of cool air
just because the temp is showing normal doesn't
mean it is
 
Nathanscu said:
I've ordered an upgraded RAM,
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Why, you presently have RAM that is capable of 3200MHz which while it would be too fast for the CPU if you enabled XMP you can manually OC the RAM to 2933MHz and 1.35V in the BIOS.

If doing a whole new build from scratch a PSU with a ten year warranty would be a must but being already in use a seven year warranty will do, 500W would be ample but are scarce and more expensive Corsair TX-M Series TX550M gives you scope for adding more drives or hooking up an additional screen etc.
 
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