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Hi guys! I started having this problem where my pc would suddently freeze while I was playing some game, and the only sollution is to hard reset. It only seems to happen while gaming, as It has not happened while I was 3D modeling or rendering. SPECS: -GPU: PNY RTX 3060 12Gb -CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz -PSU: Corsair VS 650 -MEMORY: 4x 16Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400MHz -MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Z170-E -STORAGE: Kingston SSD 240GB, NVME 128GB, HD 2TB So far what I've tried/checked: - sfc scannow - windows memory test - virus check - tried with only 1 memory, 2 memories, 3 memories and 2 new memories from a friend - not a temp problem - no log on event viewer - 3D Mark benchmark (tried just a couple of times, nothing happened) - Updated BIOS - Downgraded GPU Driver That's all that I can recall doing! The only new thing in my pc is my memory, the problem didn't happen until I bought them, but they worked on my friends PC, and even with his old memories, the problem still happened.

Hi all. I know I'm boned, just want a gauge as to how hard and what specifically is boning me. Symptoms: Running any type of GPU bench (or even launching something like PSO2) makes the screen go black, but the system keeps going (still hear sounds if a video is playing). Win+ctrl+shift+b doesn't reset (can hear the beep tho). System specs: Windows 10 (Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042) ASUS Maximus VII IMPACT (BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. 2401, 2/24/2015, I'm scared sh*tless to update it) Intel i7 4790K (default boost to 4.4GHz but issue still present at stock speeds) 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM (1866MHz XMP profile 1, the logs were collected at stock 1333 for giggles) MSI RX 480 8G ( Software Version: 2020.1113.1501.27036 | Driver Version 20.45.01.18-201113a-361132C-RadeonSoftwareAdrenalin2020) x2 2TB Crucial MX500 Apevia ATX-SP700W (I remember my friend saying they are bronze certified back when buying it, but checking the site there is no longer any trace of that) Commentary/ whining: I attached hwinfo and Radeon logs, though I hardly see anything interesting (minus hwinfo saying the memory is clocked at 656). I did a clean DDU install before getting those logs. Ran a memory test, passed fine, ran intel's cpu test, also passed. My feeling is its either the GPU is bust or the PSU has decided to kick the can. I did some tuning in Radeon software too, lowered clocks, upped fan curve, cranked power limit, no dice. This is a decently aged system, I also had to RMA the 480 (and a 470) cards during the lifespan, albeit for unrelated issues (coil whine, bent rad, etc). This whole saga started maybe 3-4 months ago now, I finally got the time to poke around. I'd like this beast to live till I can get my hands on a full upgrade, just stuck waiting for stock like the rest of you. Cheers amdlog.CSV hwinfolog.CSV

Hey All, Having a stability issue with a relatively new system. Here's the specs: Ryzen 7 3700x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz C16 Asrock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1070 OC1 Corsair H60 AIO Corsair 275r case Samsing 970 Evo NVMe (primary) Here's what's happening: With XMP enabled, randomly while gaming, the system will hard power off (like someone pulled the plug) and automatically reset itself. Upon resetting, the BIOS is returned to its factory settings. PBO is disabled, XMP is disabled, almost like it goes into a hardware safe mode. With XMP disabled, the system seems perfectly stable and will game for hours just fine. It doesn't seem to be anything related to thermals, CPU never gets particularly hot with the H60 AIO I've got on it. The system was perfectly stable at this exact spec for a few months now and suddenly develops these issues. I'm not getting any crash dumps to chase down, and there doesn't seem to be any log files anywhere I can avail of. Can someone help point me in the right direction? I don't want to randomly start replacing parts without something to go on first. If you need anymore details, let me know

So. I did a hard reset on start up. Now my computer won't post. I would put up full specs but can't really access them and haven't written them down, so here's what I can remember: AMD A4-5300 APU, 16GB ram, MSI FM2-A75MA-P33. I realised right after I done it how stupid it was, so what has happened and is it fixable? Thanks P.S. I'm a bit of a pc noob so simple terms please P.P.S Its not a new build, been using for a year or two now.

So I've had this Asus Zenbook Pro UX501JW for half a year now until it all of a sudden stopped working. I tried booting it, but it wont even do that, the only thing that happens is the 3 LEDs light up (Power indicator, AC Adapter indicator and Airplane Mode indicator), the screen is just black. I've tried hard resetting it the normal way by disconnecting the battery (Opening this thing wasnt fun, 10 Torx T5 screws and 2 Philips screws) that didnt work. Then I removed all hardware (ram, ssd, wifi) I could remove + CMOS battery, after that when I plug in the AC Adapter and it turns on directly after, with the same result of black screen and 3 LED indicators on. Then I re inserted everything back, same thing happened.... So what can I do next? Should I just RMA the damn thing and sit through Asus' painful and terrible Customer Service? hmm

Hi guys I just recently upgraded my PC with new parts (i5 9600k, RTX 2070 super, 16GB DDR4 RAM and gigabyte z370p d3 motherboard. However after playing games (forza 4, battlefield 1, witcher 3) for a varied amount of time the game will crash and so will the computer itself which requires me to turn it off and on. However the game runs perfectly fine. The PC boots fine, all the fans spin, the temperature for the i5 sits at around 28 Degrees idle to around 45 Degrees underload and the GPU sits at 30 degrees idle to at max 68 degrees under load. Ive made sure windows is at the most recent update, the geforce drivers have been uninstalled and installed again and all the drivers from the motherboard disk have been installed. Im confused on what it could be? Perhaps my HDD, its almost 6 years old now and this is where my games are stored so that might be the issue? Or the PSU its also almost 6 years old now. (Corsair 750M) Any help is greatly appreciated!

I think it started happening around the time of the last major Win10 update. My PC freezes after some time while in a game (has happened to me in Path of Exile and Subnautica: BZ up to now). The amount of load is not important, it even froze this way on PoE's menu screen one time. Requires a hard reset, and the buzzing sound in the headphones doesn't stop until the PC is reset. This never happens outside of games. At first I thought it was a thermal issue because the ambient temps have elevated due to it being summer, so I downclocked my i7-7700 from 5 GHz to the stock 4,2 - it didn't help, so I don't think it's a temp issue at all. Also ran a check of all my drives in HDD Sentinel, says they're fine. Probably not a RAM issue either, since that's pretty new and I've never had the slightest problems with it prior. One possible clue is the fact that after the latest Win update, I had to reset the settings for my soundcard to hear any sound (using a Sound Blaster AE-7), so could the driver for that require reinstalling by any chance?

Computer Type: Custom built Desktop, I built this around 2016/2017 GPU: Sapphire R9 390 Tri-x Nitro with backplate 8GB GDDR5 @ stock clock, Never Overclocked CPU: Intel i5-7500 Stock clocks with Stock Cooler Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VH PLUS RAM: Its a Crucial DDR4-2133 8GB Memory Stick, its instaled on the right ram slot on the m/b PSU: EVGA 600W 80+ its exactly this one: https://www.evga.com/products/specs/psu.aspx?pn=ffee59fd-9d7c-411c-a23d-c5a0a61dde2d Operating System & Version: Windows 10 Pro build 1803 (17134.112) GPU Drivers: Right now im installing 18.6.1, i've tried already with 17.1.1, 17.7.1, 16.11.5 and windows's automatic driver download too, all with crashes Chipset Drivers: Im installing them now if it helps on anything. Driver Version: 24.20.100.6136 EDIT: Didnt work, doesnt let me install it, doubt it will do anything though. Background Applications: Literally none, I only play fortnite and Path of exile, so only the game is open. Description of Original Problem: It started like 2 weeks ago, Before i was able with no problems, to play games for HOURS (5-10Hrs) it was when i updated from windows 10 to a newer version of windows 10 i think it was the april update, before the 1803, i dont know if this is really the cause. The crash is pretty much a black screen, system hangs and the sound makes a Stuttering annoying loud noise/buzz/freeze sound.. when im on desktop it crashes sometimes too, while listening music, whats weird is that when that happens, the screen is black but the music is still going in the background. My Card is not even 2 years old i think, and its already showing faults? it was functioning perfectly a few weeks ago, playing for HOURS, no crashes, sometimes i get instant crashes as soon as i launch a game too, how is this possible? whats more infuriating is that there's no dump file or ANYTHING to tell me what the fuck is wrong with it and whats causing it. worst of all, there's no authorized Repair service where i can send this so they can check. Troubleshooting: Things already tried: * Removed Video drivers with DDU and Update Video Drivers * Update Realtek drivers * Updated M/B BIOS * Did a memtest86, it Passed and came out clean * Defragged the HDD * Did system files scan with sfc, 1 file came corrupted and replaced it, crashed still happen * Also did a chkdsk on both drives and still got a crash * took out the PC Tower and took off EVERYTHING, cleaned, replaced thermal paste even though my temps were fine, paste was still fresh, Reseated Ram slot and SATA Ports, removed the mobo battery and placed it again, Resetted CMOS, cleaned the whole thing, still crashing. * Drive C had a few sectors wrong so i swapped to a new 320gb i had lying around, sectors are fine on the 320gb, re-installed W10 Pro, still got a crash * I once again Formatted and Swapped to windows 7 Ultimate, still got a crash.. * Uninstalled the latest AMD Driver with DDU and let windows download automatically the driver which is version 17.7.1, so far no crashes after 1hr of gaming, needs more testing... EDIT: After 3hrs, it got a crash.. * Downgraded to driver 16.11.5, got the same crash * Downloaded Driver 18.6.1 since aparently no matter what driver i install, even the most stable ones like 16.11.5, still got a crash * Did some stress Testing with prime95 for the cpu, FurMark for the GPU and GPU-Z / HWMonitor for monitoring, i've attached the .txt files and FurMark Picture, the first test lasted longer than 10 minutes, later i did another at a 1600x1080 resolution at x8 MSAA, and it crashed almost inmediatelly, at around 1-2 minutes At this point I gave up, I have tried literally EVERYTHING in my power to fix this, I dont know if you guys can help me fix this for the love of.. I also dont have any spare parts so i can try with something else.. And also i think i cant RMA the card if its faulty, i bought it in 2016 and there's nowhere to send it to repair to an official repair center or something. Any ideas on what could be causing this issue? Literally cant play in peace because im in fear of the system hanging out all the time. GPU-Z Sensor Log.txt HWMonitor.txt

Hi For some time now, my PC will hard reset once every couple of days or weeks. This usually happens when gaming. In Mass Effect Andromeda it mostly used to occur during the weapon select screen. Assassin'c Creed Unity crashed when I merely enabled fullscreen but worked perfectly fine the rest of the time. In Rainbow 6 Siege, Smite and Elite Dangerous it's less frequent. It happened only once when I was simply watching a Youtube video. I tried running without the overclocks and reset BIOS/CMOS but that didn't help. Neither did de-dusting my PSU. It's not a thermal shutdown either, CPU temps are 60°C at max. What could be the issue here? Specs: CPU: i5 6600K @4.2 GHz (plus a little bit of voltage) CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 13 GPU: Palit GTX 960 @1484 MHz MBO: Gigabyte Z170X-UD3 RAM: 16GB HyperX Fury 2666MHz PSU: Sharkoon 650W 80+ Bronze

I have an Asus ROG GL502VT, it a GTX 970m laptop with an i7 6700HQ and 12 gigs of ram Windows 10 home and pro. Problems 1. The graphic card has a few problem such as unable only able to accept specific drivers meaning if I dont have nvidia driver 22.21.13.8178 install and I boot up to windows it will freeze on my best top, if I try to install a different driver other than 22.21.13.8178 then it will freeze when installing the graphic driver. I accepted this problem. 2.Another problem it has is that when I boot up to windows I must MUST open a game to use nvidia graphics. The reason is that my computer will freeze and I have to hard reset and this happen because an application may use the graphic card for an instant and it doesnt like that for some reason so I open a game called Lovers in Dangerous Space Time to run in the background to while using the computer. If I am not going to use the computer for gaming I just go in device manager and disable the graphic card until I need it. All in all what I want a program that uses the nvidia card constantly but doesnt take up too much resources as I think these problem can not be solved. But if you want a shot at it then lets goo Side note I have a SSD and Hard drive which where formatted so I doubt its any virus and that different verison of windows requires different driver meaning my windows 10 home uses 22.21.13.8178 but window 10 pro can only work with another driver(cant remember but I can go on it to fin out). If I go in safe mode and install any driver other than 22.21.13.8178 when I boot to windows it instantly freezes. The window home was taken directly off Microsoft website and installed on the SSD and the pro is on the hard drive but I dont use it since I got the SSD

HI, i recently had a problem with my ATI Radeon HD 5970 2G(One exactly like this one) because my PC was locking up/freeze up shortly after installing the drivers for the card and I couldn't figure out what was the problem. I know my PC is overclock a little bit so I tried turning down the clock speed little bit to see if it would fix the problem but... Nope!.. tried using stock clock speed.. Nope!. Tried taking apart the card and giving it a good cleaning with new thermal paste (Loving the vapor chamber) and still the problem persist... tried cleaning the contacts on the PCI-E PCB, Resetting the cmos and the motherboard,different drivers but no signs of improvement. So a week and a half ago I decided to use a different version of windows to see if I would get the same problem. So I tried windows 8.1 just because I didn't really want to go too far back on the Os's and you know what... It's working so far!!!. temps are ok and i don't notice any signs of problems other wise, So I hope this helps anyone else that has the same card and is having the same problem. BTW System Specs: BIOSTAR G41D3C Ver. 7.x 775 Socket Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 OC 3.1 Stable 2x2GB Adata DDR3 667Mh Memory ATI Radeon HD 5970 2G 2 Power supply's lol.. one for the motherboard and one for the gpu

My little brother, well not that little, hard resets my PC 10 to 20 times a day when I'm gaming or just browsing the internet. Just because he knows that it annoys me a lot. Now here's the question: DOES HARD RESETTING 10 TIMES A DAY CAN BREAK SOMETHING (OS or HARDWARE) Also I need to know, is there a way to disable the reset button?

Hey guys. Was hoping to get some help here. I have been getting this grey screen of death. It will out of no where in the middle of doing something just turn grey and the only way to fix it is to reset the system. The CPU is being overclocked with o.c. genie. The gpu has a minor 100mhz overclock using msi afterburner. The only other time I had this since I built the system back in november was when I am play smite. Then it tends to do this grey, orange, or purple screen lock. Sometimes it will correct itself, sometimes it wont, and sometimes it will say display driver error. The thing with the smite error is that quite a few other people get it with that game too. I should also mention that this error with smite only happens when im playing smite. No other game has that. As for the grey screen of death. That is a new issue and is happening far more frequently as of the last couple days. Anyone know why this could be?

I bought my R9 290 (not x) about a month ago, during this time I thought I had solved the problem but it turns out the game I was playing at the time wasn't that intensive and didn't cause any problems. So here's my problem, every time I run a graphically intensive game, my computer black screens, almost like it's completely disconnected from the monitor, and can only be resolved by hard reset. This problem occurs every 3-4 minutes when playing games like Fear 3 (Wanted to play coop with a friend, as you can imagine we didn't get very far). I'm on the verge of sending it back, and want to know whether anyone has a solution they may have found that worked....cause non of my solutions did. My Specs: OS: Windows 7 64 bit Motherboard: MSI Mpower S1150 PSU: Artic red 750 watt CPU: Intel I7 4790k GPU: MSI twin frozr r9 290 Edit: I already experimented with drivers, none of them worked, also my first solution was to go in afterburner to increase both the core and power limit, I thought it worked....but it didn't.