I've been experiencing some strange issues with my Windows PC lately. Every few days, my monitors blink, all my browser tabs refresh, and I face crashes when I'm playing games or using programs like OBS. Sometimes I even get odd out-of-memory errors, despite having 32GB of RAM showing plenty of available memory. This situation seems to improve temporarily after I reboot my system. One time, my main monitor stayed off despite the light being on, and I had to re-enable it from my monitor list to get it working again. I've checked the temperatures of my CPU, GPU, and RAM, and everything looks fine. With a few brownouts happening recently, I'm concerned it might be a power issue, memory leak, or something with the OS itself. Any insights would be appreciated!
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It sounds like you might be experiencing a memory leak due to Windows 10 or maybe something specific in a configuration. Have you checked if all your drivers, especially graphics drivers, are up to date? Sometimes outdated drivers can cause erratic behavior like crashes and memory issues. Also, keep an eye on CPU and memory usage in Task Manager when these problems occur—it can give you a clue if something's hogging resources before the crashes.
It could be related to your power supply, especially with the brownouts you've mentioned. Those fluctuations can sometimes cause instability. If the voltage drops, your system might act weirdly, or it could be that your PSU isn't supplying enough power during peak usage. I’d recommend monitoring your PSU's performance, especially during gameplay sessions.
Good point! Power issues can definitely cause these symptoms. Just to be safe, you might want to consider a power surge protector or an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to avoid issues in the future.
Yeah, definitely check the drivers! That could be huge. I had similar issues, and updating my GPU drivers fixed a lot of my problems. Also, running a memory diagnostic tool might help you rule out any RAM issues.