PC Loses Display and Input After Extended Play in Certain Games
I built this PC about two years ago with fairly strong hardware, and it worked normally for a long time. Over the past few months, though, the display…
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Windows 11 freezes for 10–20 seconds during games—could the GPU or power supply be causing it?
Since around August or September, my Windows 11 PC has been freezing roughly every 15 minutes, especially while playing Overwatch or Roblox. The mouse still moves, but the…
PC freezes after extended gaming when CPU and GPU are stressed together
My PC becomes completely unresponsive after roughly two hours of gaming. The display may freeze or turn black, and I have to force the system off. The system…
How can I align my GPU with the case without damaging the PCIe slot?
The screw holes on my graphics card's bracket do not line up with the case holes. I can force the card into position and screw it down, but…
Monitor Loses Signal Under GPU Load While Audio Keeps Working
When I play graphically demanding games, the display suddenly cuts out after a few seconds of heavy GPU activity. The fans ramp up noticeably, but I can still…
RTX 3090 Causes Black-Screen Crashes During Games Despite Stable Stress Tests
For the past few days, my PC loses video output while gaming, although game or voice-chat audio continues briefly and the fans immediately ramp to 100%. The only…
GPU Black Screens When Steam Games Reach Full Load
My PC repeatedly loses video output while playing certain games. Valorant runs, but its frame rate has recently fallen from around 200 FPS to 90 FPS. When I…
New RX 9070 XT crashes games after 20 minutes
I recently upgraded from an RTX 3080 10GB to a Radeon RX 9070 XT. Games run normally at first, but they consistently crash after a few minutes, usually…
How can I tell which RAM upgrade is compatible with my PC?
I currently have 16GB of RAM, and my games sometimes crash when I play with Discord and Spotify open. Friends suggested upgrading the RAM, but I don't know…
New Radeon RX 9070 XT crashes games after 20 minutes
I recently upgraded from an RTX 3080 10GB to a Radeon RX 9070 XT. Games run normally at first, but after a few minutes—never more than about 20…
How can I tell which RAM will work with my PC?
I currently have 16 GB of RAM, but games sometimes crash when I'm playing with Discord and Spotify open. Friends suggested upgrading the memory, but I'm not sure…
Computer Shuts Down Shortly After Starting Games
My computer has recently started shutting down about a minute after I launch a game. The lights sometimes remain on, and once the game audio continued in a…
Why does my PC crash or shut down whenever I play games?
My gaming PC crashes almost every time I launch a game. In Arc Raiders, it shuts down after about 30 seconds even on low settings, while Overwatch usually…
RTX 5070 Ti Randomly Goes Black While GPU Fans Hit Full Speed
My RTX 5070 Ti has crashed three times over the past two months while I was playing BeamNG.drive. Both monitors suddenly lose signal and the GPU fans ramp…
PC Crashes or Shuts Down Whenever I Play Games
My gaming PC crashes almost every time I launch a game. With Arc Raiders, it shuts down after roughly 30 seconds even on low settings, while Overwatch usually…
PC hard-freezes and restarts whenever it’s under load
For over a month, my computer has been completely freezing and then restarting while I'm playing games or using more demanding programs. Sometimes it restarts on its own,…
Random BSODs and hard freezes while gaming on Lenovo Legion 5
My Lenovo Legion 5-15ARH05H has started crashing unpredictably during games over the past few months. It may blue-screen when launching a game, 20–30 minutes into a session, after…
PC Powers Off During Games Even After Replacing the PSU
My PC suddenly shuts down after I've been playing games for a while. I already replaced the power supply with a new 750W Bronze unit, but the problem…
Why does my PC randomly reboot while gaming?
Over the past few months, my PC has occasionally powered off and immediately restarted while I was playing games. It has happened about three times this year, including…
Games Keep Crashing on a Ryzen 5 5600X and RX 6700 XT
My wife's Windows 11 gaming PC has a Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire RX 6700 XT, and 16GB of RAM. Over the past month, games have started freezing or…