PC loses display and locks up during games, but stress tests run normally
For the past few days, my PC has been crashing only while playing games. Both monitors and the drawing display lose their signal, but game or voice-chat audio…
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PC Randomly Restarts During Games Despite Passing Stress Tests
My PC randomly restarts while playing demanding games. Event Viewer only shows the generic Kernel-Power 41 entry, with no WHEA errors or other useful information. The system has…
Can This Used Gaming PC Be Repaired, or Is the GPU Failing?
I bought a used gaming PC with an RTX 3060 Ti, 1TB of storage, and 16GB of RAM. It crashes during demanding games such as heavily modded Minecraft…
GPU Fans Suddenly Hit Full Speed Before Games Cause a Black Screen
When I play demanding games, my GPU fans suddenly ramp up to maximum and the computer eventually loses video output with a black screen. Stress tests haven't reproduced…
Games freeze or restart my entire PC after the system SSD hits 100% usage
Some games are causing my entire Windows 11 system to freeze, sometimes followed by a black screen and an automatic restart. This is more severe than a normal…
Gaming causes black-and-green screens followed by an unexplained reboot
I've been troubleshooting an intermittent crash for months and have replaced or tested nearly every major component. During gaming, my main DisplayPort monitor suddenly turns black while the…
RTX 5060 Ti Causes Black Screens and Reboots in Omen 40L While Gaming
I recently bought an Omen 40L with an RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, Ryzen 5 7600, 16GB DDR5-5200 memory, a 1TB WD NVMe SSD, and a B650 motherboard. It…
Multiple games crash with LiveKernelEvent 141 even at low GPU temperatures
I'm troubleshooting an Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen Edition with a Ryzen 9 5900, 32 GB of DDR4 memory, a 1 TB SK hynix NVMe drive, and an RTX…
RTX 4090 crashes under gaming loads despite passing FurMark—how can I isolate the problem?
I recently rebuilt a Lenovo Legion tower around its existing Lenovo RTX 4090. The original system had random freezes and gaming crashes, especially during demanding visual scenes, so…
Random GPU Crashes and D3D Errors After Rebuilding a Legion PC
I inherited a Lenovo Legion tower with an RTX 4090 that had been freezing and crashing during games, especially during visually demanding moments. I moved the 4090 and…
PC crashes during demanding games even with safe temperatures
My PC crashes whenever I play demanding games, sometimes even more quickly when Spotify is running in the background. The system has a Ryzen 5 7600, Radeon RX…
PC crashes under load and gaming performance suddenly dropped—what should I check?
I've had this PC for about six years. It has an RTX 3070 Ti, an Intel Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, and 2 TB of storage, with…
PC crashes under load and gaming performance has suddenly dropped
I've had this PC for about six years. It has an RTX 3070 Ti, an Intel Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, and roughly 2 TB of storage.…