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This is what it looks like, as soon as it gets past the BIOS. No loading circle or bar ever appears to begin with, and is just stuck on this screen (I've left it like this for as long as 3 hours and come back to it still looking like this. I have not, any specific distro you recommend, only one I'm familiar with is Ubuntu, would that be fine? CPU: i7-6700K @ 4.4GHz Motherboard: ASUS Z170 S CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x52 RAM: Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 GPU: ASUS RX 5700XT ROG Strix Bootdrive: WD Black SN850 M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB SSD: Kingston Savage 240GB HDD: Seagate 3TB 7200RPM PSU: Corsair RMx 750W I had an OC applied at the time of the incident, but have since reset my BIOS to default (after also updating to the latest version), removing the OC and XMP settings. I have some old RAM sticks I could try, nothing else though. I could see worst case if I could go to a friend's and try booting from my m.2, potentially windows just corrupted on there, and I could reformat the drive and try a fresh windows install.

As the title says. Was watching a movie when all of a sudden my PC bluescreened. Initially, it was stuck in a blue screen loop where it said “Just collecting some information”, then would restart, and return to the same screen, going in a loop. After forcefully shutting down a few times, eventually it progressed to its current state. Now when the PC is turned on (after the BIOS screen) you are greeted to a black screen with a windows logo and the text “Preparing Automatic Repair”. The issue here is that it freezes at this screen, and doesn’t actually repair. All of the online tutorials don’t work since they all require to actually boot into windows and fix it from there (but it never actually gets past this automatic repair screen, so nothing can be done). I’ve updated my BIOS to the latest version, as well as tried booting from a Windows Installation Media from a USB drive, but the BIOS update didn’t fix anything, and when I select to boot from the USB, once I then try to boot my display is just black and nothing actually happens. Anyone encountered this before and have a solution, or to offer an idea for a solution? I feel like I’ve tried everything to no avail.

When you say no budget, do you mean it must be as cheap as possible, or that you don't care how much it costs, as long as it can game well at 1080p? Also, do you just need a PC, or do you also need I/O (monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.)?

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As the title says. Was watching a movie when all of a sudden my PC bluescreened. Initially, it was stuck in a blue screen loop where it said “Just collecting some information”, then would restart, and return to the same screen, going in a loop. After forcefully shutting down a few times, eventually it progressed to its current state. Now when the PC is turned on (after the BIOS screen) you are greeted to a black screen with a windows logo and the text “Preparing Automatic Repair”. The issue here is that it freezes at this screen, and doesn’t actually repair. All of the online tutorials don’t work since they all require to actually boot into windows and fix it from there (but it never actually gets past this automatic repair screen, so nothing can be done). I’ve updated my BIOS to the latest version, as well as tried booting from a Windows Installation Media from a USB drive, but the BIOS update didn’t fix anything, and when I select to boot from the USB, once I then try to boot my display is just black and nothing actually happens. Anyone encountered this before and have a solution, or to offer an idea for a solution? I feel like I’ve tried everything to no avail.

I would too, if it wasn't for the fact that my backup HDD only has 20GB left, and the SSD only has 10GB left. Ideally, I'd be using an M.2 for boot, and a slower, but still M.2 SDD, for bulk storage in my new system, which is why I wanted to just buy an M.2 now, rather than a SATA SSD. EDIT: I also have a 10% off voucher for the website I buy my parts from, so I'm also saving around $30 (The voucher expires in 7 days, so I'd have to use it now or else it'd just be wasted)

I have a Kingston 240GB SATA that I bought 5 years ago.

I'll look into it then thanks! (Only problem is that right now the 660p is not in stock and the next "unconfirmed" shipment only arrives in a month where I live - wheras the SN850 is confirmed to arrive in 1 week)

Alright, thanks so much for the help!

It will be for writing and transfering larger files in the future, and compiling code for larger programs. The difference between the 660p and SN850 for me is also only around $60.

On the specifications page for my motherboard is says this regarding the M.2 slot: "1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)" Does "PCIE mode" here refer to NVME, or would it not be compatable?

I was looking at the 970 EVO, but the WD Black one I linked is PCIE 4.0 (So 7100/5300 MB/s vs 3500/3300 MB/s) and is literally only $0.10 more, so I figured why not, especially if my new PC will support PCIE 4.0 (Planning to go with either a 5900X or wait for Zen 4 and get the 6900X).

Planning on upgrading my PC, but not right now (The reason should be fairly obvious I assume). I need more storage for my PC now though, and so I thought of just getting the SSD that I will be using as my boot drive in my new PC, the WD Black SN850 and putting it in my current system. I just wanted to make sure that this will work with my current system, on a 6th Intel CPU and a Z170 motherboard as it is a PCIE 4.0 SSD, something my 5 year old motherboard doesn't support. Obviously I understand that I won't be getting the speeds advertised, as I'll be using it with PCIE 3.0, but I just want to be sure that I can still use it without any issues.

Thanks so much! Will definetely consider this when I purhcase parts next year

I already said I'm not planning on upgrading until next year - maybe even late 2021 to wait for Zen 4 EDIT: Also, the prices I listed are not high because of shortages or anything. These are the official MSRP prices here in Norway (We're one of the most expensive countries to purchase consumer electronics in)