Will Putting My 2017 MacBook in the Freezer Damage It?
I have a 2017 MacBook and am wondering whether leaving it in a freezer for about five hours could damage it. What risks would there be, especially when…
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Will Putting My 2017 MacBook in the Freezer Damage It?
I have a 2017 MacBook and I'm wondering whether leaving it in a freezer for about five hours could damage the laptop. Would the cold itself be harmful,…
Bluetooth Disappears After My Windows 11 Laptop Gets Hot
For about six months, Bluetooth on my Windows 11 laptop has been randomly failing after extended use or when the laptop gets hot. All connected devices disconnect, although…
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…
Should I Be Worried About Liquid Metal in My Laptop?
I sent my ASUS TUF F15 in for a deep cleaning and thermal paste replacement, but there was a misunderstanding and liquid metal was applied instead. I don't…
Should I Be Worried About Liquid Metal in My Laptop?
I sent my ASUS TUF F15 in for a deep cleaning and thermal paste replacement, but there was a misunderstanding and the technician applied liquid metal instead. Nobody…
Why Is My Five-Year-Old Gaming PC Getting Louder and Struggling to Record Gameplay?
My PC was built about five years ago with an Intel i7-10700K, RTX 3060 Ti, and 32GB of DDR4 memory. I mainly play games at 1440p, ranging from…
Is My Five-Year-Old Gaming PC Actually Wearing Out, or Is Something Else Causing the Slowdown?
I built my current PC about five years ago with an Intel i7-10700K, RTX 3060 Ti, and 32 GB of DDR4 memory. I mainly play games at 1440p,…
Brand-New Prebuilt PC Hard-Freezes Every Few Minutes
I bought a new prebuilt PC about two weeks ago, and it randomly becomes completely unresponsive. Sometimes it runs for nearly an hour, but other times it freezes…
What CPU Cooler Should I Get for an Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF?
I'm using a Rise Mode Storm 8 cooler with an Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF. Although the cooler is supposedly rated to handle the processor's maximum power, the…
Why is my M.2 SSD reaching 70°C while idle in a USB enclosure?
I bought a popular Sabrent M.2 enclosure and initially it seemed to work normally. After copying files for about 10 minutes, the SSD began thermal throttling. I disconnected…
Brand-New Prebuilt PC Hard-Freezes Every Few Minutes
I bought a brand-new prebuilt PC about two weeks ago, and it randomly becomes completely unresponsive. Sometimes it runs for nearly an hour, but other times it freezes…
Computer Shuts Down Shortly After Starting a Game
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 playing in…
Why is AddInProcess.exe using nearly all my CPU on an ASUS TUF F15?
I'm using an ASUS TUF F15 from 2022, and it occasionally becomes almost unusably slow, with severe cursor lag. Task Manager shows CPU usage around 99%, while memory…
PC Shuts Down After About an Hour Even Though Temperatures Are Normal
For the past few days, my PC has been powering off unexpectedly after roughly an hour of use, whether I'm playing a game or simply sitting at the…
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 is my Acer Nitro V 15 suddenly stuttering in every game?
My Acer Nitro V 15 started stuttering in every game, even though it ran those same games smoothly a few weeks ago. It has an RTX 4050, an…
Why is AddInProcess.exe Using Nearly 100% CPU on My ASUS TUF F15?
I'm using a 2022 ASUS TUF F15, and it occasionally becomes almost unusably slow, with severe cursor lag. Task Manager shows CPU usage around 99%, while memory usage…
PC Shuts Down After 30–40 Minutes Since Reconnecting Fans While Powered On
I have a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, TUF Gaming B650M-PLUS WIFI motherboard, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, an RX 9070, a 750W power supply, and I'm running Bazzite. One of…
PC Hard-Freezes and Restarts Whenever It’s Under Load
For more than a month, my computer has been completely freezing and then restarting whenever I play games or run moderately demanding programs. This happens with both newer…