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Hey guys, I built a PC last year and it worked absolutely fine for about 2 months, but since then I have had issues with my PC randomly restarting/turning itself off with a solid grey or white screen before going black, and lines forming across the screen; sometimes the flickering is different colours. I systematically tried to troubleshoot the issue myself, multiple reinstalls of Windows & checked software/drivers isn't causing the issue. Then tried replacing the CPU (like for like), followed by the motherboard (from MSI B450-A Pro Max to Aourus B450), then RAM (from Ballistix to Crucial), then PSU for a higher wattage (just in case it was majorly spiking, from Corsair to EVGA), then changing the M.2 SDD (from WD green to blue), even the case (chances of a short were slim but I was running out of options). When I swapped out the GPU for my friends RX580 the PC has been stable. Previous to this post, I have sent off my MSI RX570 for an RMA to the merchant that I purchased the item from and they couldn't replicate the fault. I am completely out of options now, since this GPU is quite obviously the route cause of the issues. Do you guys have any suggestions how to get my PC stable, or is this a known issue?

@TylerDurden! The models are normally coded in R or Python, taking 10s of thousands of lines of data and applying it to different generalised linear models with some using machine learning to produce predictions. I think it uses the CPU mostly.

@boggy77 Thank you, I will have a look at your suggestions

Hey there, I'm a university student (in the UK) and my current computer is letting me down a lot with running computational models and compiling code. Decided that I'm going to try building a computer instead of getting one off the shelf, I've looked at some components and the question is whether they'll be fit for purpose/good? Here's the list: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor CPU cooler: ARCTIC Alpine 64 GT 25.6 CFM CPU Cooler Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory Storage: Western Digital Green 240 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Low Profile Video Card Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply Currently budgeting around £600 Will be using a Windows 10 for students as the OS. Thanks in advance, Peter