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Boanta Razvan
By Boanta Razvan
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So i have a problem with an old computer intel core 2 duo 2,6 GHz , GTS 450 1 GB  6 gb of ram . And here is the problem . The pc is booting just fine , but when i open chrome and want to watch a movie , screen goes black and the fans go full speed and is stayng like that  untill i cut the power .Olso the hard disk is kinda old with the IDE connector 160gb

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Sounds like a dead video card

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

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3 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Sounds like a dead video card

i can still use the pc but for a short period

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3 minutes ago, Boanta Razvan said:

i can still use the pc but for a short period

Is the video card fan spinning? It sounds like your video card is overheating and shutting down to save itself

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

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2 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Is the video card fan spinning? It sounds like your video card is overheating and shutting down to save itself

I was using opera for like 15 min , and everything is ok , but like 30 secs after i opened chrome fans on full speed and black screen . i think i should stop using chrome

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5 minutes ago, Boanta Razvan said:

I was using opera for like 15 min , and everything is ok , but like 30 secs after i opened chrome fans on full speed and black screen . i think i should stop using chrome

Use Firefox

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

She/they 

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