PC Powers Off After 25–30 Minutes With Kernel-Power Event 41
My desktop shuts off instantly after roughly 25–30 minutes. There is no blue screen, visible freeze, or obvious temperature spike, and Windows later records Kernel-Power Event ID 41.…
GPU issues
PC randomly loses display while fans ramp to full speed
My two-year-old PC has been intermittently losing video output. Both monitors suddenly go black while the case fans spin at maximum speed. Sometimes audio continues, such as a…
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…
Screen Goes Gray or Black During Gaming and GPU Fans Suddenly Ramp Up
My PC was completely stable for about six months, but it has recently started having display failures during gaming. At first, the screen would turn entirely gray and…
League of Legends Drops to 3 FPS After NVIDIA Driver Update
After installing the latest NVIDIA driver, League of Legends suddenly drops to about 3 FPS whenever I enter a match. The game ran normally before the update. I've…
League of Legends Drops to 3 FPS After NVIDIA Driver Update
After updating to the latest NVIDIA graphics driver, League of Legends became nearly unplayable. The game previously ran normally, but now it falls to about 3 FPS as…
PC freezes after startup and shows motherboard debug lights—how can I diagnose it?
My PC first started having problems while I was gaming. It began lagging, then the display froze, although Discord continued working. After shutting it down with the power…
Why does my PC freeze whenever I hit the desk?
I often play FPS games and sometimes hit or slam my desk when I get frustrated. Whenever the impact is strong enough, my computer completely freezes and the…
PC Becomes Extremely Slow Despite Low Resource Usage—How Can I Find the Fault?
My Windows 11 PC boots normally, but every day it eventually becomes almost unusable. The mouse starts lagging, windows take a long time to close, and even HWiNFO…
PC Becomes Extremely Slow Despite Normal Temperatures and Resource Usage
My Windows 11 PC boots normally, but every day—sometimes after 20 minutes and sometimes after about an hour—it suddenly becomes almost unusable. The mouse moves with heavy lag,…
Monitor Keeps Disconnecting and Sometimes Forces My PC to Shut Down
I've been dealing with recurring monitor blackouts and apparent disconnects for almost a year. I've had the PC for about a year and a half, paid to have…
Why does my monitor keep losing signal and forcing my PC to shut down?
I've been dealing with intermittent monitor disconnects for almost a year. The PC is about a year and a half old, and I've already spent around $200 having…
Could a Power Outage Have Damaged My PC or SSD?
After a recent power outage, my PC showed a blue screen the next morning. I booted into Safe Mode and ran Windows Memory Diagnostic, which found no problems.…
PC Freezing and Display Contrast Changes After a Power Outage—What Should I Check?
My PC had a power outage recently, and it showed a blue screen the following morning. I started it in Safe Mode and ran Windows Memory Diagnostics, which…
Older Windows 11 PC Shows Pink Pixels and Reboots During Updates
My older PC has been freezing and sometimes won't let me sign in. It's running Windows 11, or at least I'm fairly sure it is, and I've already…
PC Freezes and Resets Displays During Basic Browser Use
My PC runs games smoothly for long periods, but it becomes unstable during ordinary tasks in Chrome or Firefox. At random times, the screens briefly reset and all…
Why does my PC freeze and disconnect peripherals during basic browser use?
My PC behaves normally during long gaming sessions, with no stuttering or interruptions. However, when I use Chrome or Firefox for simple tasks, the display occasionally freezes or…
PC Freezes and Restarts Without Warning
My PC has been randomly freezing and restarting for a while. It started mostly during games, but now it happens more often regardless of what I'm doing—even when…
Why Does My PC Crash or Restart While Playing Games?
My PC has started crashing during several games, especially Valorant. It originally only closed occasionally, but the problem has become more frequent. Now, after Valorant crashes, reopening it…
Apex Legends Freezes Every Match After Switching GPUs
I'm troubleshooting a problem that only happens in Apex Legends. My system has a Ryzen 5 7600X, Radeon RX 9070, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, and a wired…