Hey everyone, I just drove for about four hours to a different state with my computer and now I'm experiencing some serious problems. After booting up, I got a blue screen that hinted I might need to take it for repairs, but I managed to turn it back on. However, there's a noticeable lag—while I can play Marvel Rivals smoothly, using Discord or switching tabs in Chrome is a real hassle. Sometimes my screen freezes or shows a mix of content from different tabs. Oh, and my taskbar is completely gone! I can only see it when I hit the Windows key. Do you think this is a hardware issue or something else? Should I try to fix it or just wait until I can build a new PC? I tried using Cinebench 2024 to check performance, but the scores confuse me since I'm not super tech-savvy. Here are my specs if that helps:
- CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core-i7-12700F; Multicore: 655; Single Core: 101
- Cores x GHz: 12 cores, 20 threads @ 2.12 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER; score: 2436
- Memory: 32 GB
- Disk: nvme wdc pc sn530 sdbpnpz-1t00-1006
4 Answers
I started having a similar problem today, too. It feels like something is off with my PC after a long drive. I wonder if it's more common than we think!
Make sure your monitor is plugged into the graphics card and not the motherboard. It sounds like your graphics component isn't rendering content fast enough, which might be causing the lag and screen issues you're seeing.
If you're able to boot into Windows normally or even in Safe Mode, check for any crash dump files in C:WindowsMinidump. These logs can help diagnose the BSODs you're experiencing. If there are any, zip them up and share them on a file hosting site. This could help pinpoint the problem better!
Have you tried reseating your components? If your PC was laid horizontally while transporting, that could have caused some connections to loosen up. It's pretty simple—you just take out the parts like RAM and the GPU (if you're comfortable with it), then put them back in. Just make sure everything is snug!
Yeah, I haven’t opened mine either. But it might help—just be gentle!