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,…
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PC Reboots Under Load After RTX 5070 and PSU Upgrade
I upgraded from an ASUS Radeon RX 570 8GB and a six-year-old Thermaltake Smart RGB 500W power supply to an ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Dual OC 12GB and…
Why does my PC shut down unexpectedly while gaming?
My PC sometimes powers off completely during gaming, with no warning or blue screen. I suspect the power supply, but I'm not sure whether a 750W unit should…
Why does my PC shut down randomly while gaming with a 750W PSU?
My PC sometimes powers off completely during gaming, with no obvious warning or blue screen. I suspect the power supply, but synthetic testing has not made the system…
RTX 5080 PC Powers Off Completely When Path Tracing Is Enabled
Since the 1.2.1 update for 007 First Light, my entire PC sometimes powers off instantly when Path Tracing is enabled. This is not a normal crash or crash-to-desktop:…
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…
PC Randomly Loses Power During Certain Games Despite Passing Stress Tests
My PC occasionally shuts off completely while playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and it has also happened in Uboat. The display goes black, the GPU fans stop immediately,…
Kingston NV2 2TB Causes Complete PC Shutdowns During Write Operations
My Kingston NV2 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive causes the entire computer to power off whenever I write data to it. Copying files from the NVMe drive to…
PC Progressively Shut Down During Gaming and Now Won’t Power On—Could the PSU Be Failing?
My PC first began shutting down randomly while I was gaming, as if the power had been cut. It restarted normally at first, but the problem happened again…
Could a 550W PSU have damaged my RX 9070 XT during game crashes?
I installed an RX 9070 XT in my PC while still using an older 550W Cooler Master Bronze power supply. The computer shut down and restarted about five…
PC Shuts Down Randomly Even After Replacing the Power Supply
My desktop shuts off without warning at random times. Replacing the power supply did not solve the problem, and the PC can sometimes turn back on only to…
Can a 550W PSU damage an RX 9070 XT during gaming?
I installed an RX 9070 XT while still using my older 550W Cooler Master Bronze power supply. I knew it was probably underpowered, so I ordered an 850W…
Why does my PC shut down without warning even after replacing the PSU?
My desktop powers off suddenly with no warning, and replacing the power supply did not resolve it. The system can turn back on afterward, but sometimes it shuts…
Could My RTX 3080 or 750W PSU Be Causing PUBG Crashes and Black Artifacts?
My PC sometimes suddenly shuts down while playing PUBG, without showing an error or warning. The first time, it powered off after about an hour of play and…
Help! My PC Keeps Randomly Shutting Off, What Could Be the Problem?
I've been having a really frustrating issue with my PC. It keeps shutting down randomly without any warning or blue screen, whether I'm gaming or just idling. Sometimes,…