Ethernet stopped working on my PC, and a USB adapter doesn’t help
My wired internet worked normally until about a week ago, then suddenly stopped. The Ethernet port on the PC no longer shows any link light. I confirmed that…
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New PC Has Constant Crashes, Corrupted Game Files, and Blurry Graphics
I spent the last couple of years saving for my first custom-built PC and finally assembled it myself using build guides and the instructions included with the parts.…
Dell Precision 5560 randomly hard-freezes despite passing diagnostics
I have a used/imported Dell Precision 5560 with an Intel i7-11850H, 32 GB of RAM, and an RTX A2000. It randomly becomes completely unresponsive, most often during games,…
Why Is My RTX 4070 Ti Only at 50–75% Usage and Stuttering at 1440p?
I built this PC about a year ago with an RTX 4070 Ti, i5-12600K, 16GB of DDR4-3200 CL14 memory, and a 1440p 185Hz monitor. Everything worked normally until…
RX 9060 XT Crashes and Artifacts on CachyOS Even Outside Games
My Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is less than a year old, but it has started crashing unpredictably on CachyOS. While playing Big Walk, my…
Why does my PC randomly fail to boot with the CPU debug light on?
My PC ran normally for almost a year with one 16 GB RAM stick and one 8 GB stick, but then it crashed twice. I removed the 8…
Dell Precision 5560 randomly hard-freezes despite passing diagnostics
I have a used/imported Dell Precision 5560 with an Intel i7-11850H, 32GB of RAM, and an RTX A2000. It randomly freezes completely, most often during games, but it…
Monitor stays black after startup until I power-cycle it
When I start my PC, the keyboard and mouse power on normally, but the monitor remains black. I have to press the monitor's power button to turn it…
My PC Had a Sugary Coffee Spill—Is It Safe to Keep Using?
I accidentally spilled about half a cup of coffee with sugar inside my PC. I shut it down and unplugged it immediately, then took it to a technician…
How do I connect an internal SATA CD drive to my laptop?
I recently bought three inexpensive internal LightScribe CD/DVD drives because I want to burn and label discs. My external drive worked fine for burning, but I wanted LightScribe…
New 34-inch curved monitor has a faint vertical line—should I return it?
I bought a 34-inch curved display yesterday, and it already has a faint line running vertically down the center of the screen. Is there anything I can try…
Is the Power Cable Fully Seated on My RTX 5070?
I'm installing an RTX 5070, but the power cable still appears to have a small gap and I can't seem to push it in any farther. Does this…
PC randomly powers off and immediately restarts
For the past three or four days, my PC has been shutting off completely and restarting instantly at random. It happens during gaming and while idle or browsing,…
Coffee Spilled Inside My PC—It Works, but Now Makes a Faint Buzzing Noise
I accidentally spilled about half a cup of sugary coffee inside my PC. I shut it down immediately, unplugged it, and took it to a technician, who disassembled…
PC randomly powers off and immediately restarts despite normal temperatures and voltages
For the past three or four days, my PC has been completely shutting off and restarting instantly at random. It happens both while gaming and during light browsing…
PC keeps rebooting at the motherboard logo—hardware or Windows issue?
Earlier this week, I restarted my PC and it began restarting repeatedly at the ASRock motherboard logo. Occasionally it displays "Preparing automatic repair," but it never reaches Windows.…
PC Instantly Shuts Down Under Combined CPU and GPU Load
I recently built a PC with a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi motherboard, XFX RX 9070 XT, MSI MAG A850GL 850W PSU, 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory,…
PC keeps crashing with ntoskrnl.exe BSODs during gaming and shutdown
My five-month-old PC has been crashing with blue screens for about two months. It can happen while playing a game, closing or launching one, or sometimes while shutting…
5800X3D Performs Worse Than My 5700X in Games—What Should I Check?
I upgraded from a Ryzen 7 5700X to a Ryzen 7 5800X3D, but performance has unexpectedly dropped. In Cinebench, the 5700X scored about 15,172 points while the 5800X3D…
Why does my PC still shut down with a CPU overheating warning?
I don't know much about PC hardware, so I'm trying to figure out what to check next. An IT-savvy friend has been helping me troubleshoot my computer. We…