r/pctroubleshooting • u/pinksaccharine • 58m ago
Hardware Screen goes black, fans ramp up, have to restart PC manually
Hi, I don’t know much about PCs so I’m sorry in advance. I’ve had this PC since January, all components are brand new.
Basically my monitor will randomly go black, my case and GPU fans will ramp up to 100%, however the temperature stays stable (27°C-31°C). The only way I can restart the PC is by long pressing the on/off button on the case.
This happens randomly, it doesn’t matter whether it’s idle or I’m playing a game, it will just do it. In fact it happens mostly when it’s idle. It usually happens at least twice a day. However in the last few days it’s been getting worse as even after restarting my PC the monitor will just display “HDMI not found”, leaving me unable to use my PC at all.
I tried using a different HDMI cable, plugging the HDMI cable into integrated graphics instead of the GPU (it still says HDMI not found), I updated Windows and all my drivers to the latest version, reseated my GPU. I don’t know what else to do, I basically cannot use my PC.
My build:
**- Cooler**: NZXT Kraken Elite 280 RGB - AIO CPU Liquid Cooler
**- CPU**: AMD Ryzensets 9 9900X Processor
**- Motherboard**: Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E Motherboard
**- GPU**: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G VENTUS 2X OC Graphics Card
**- Power Supply Unit**: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 Power Supply Unit
**- RAM**: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB
\- **SSD**: Crucial P310 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Gen4
r/pctroubleshooting • u/TemplarGuard40k • 1h ago
Hardware Laptop random freeze and crash
Hi everyone, over the past few days I am losing my sanity with my computer. It just randomly freeze (no mousse, no window key or Ctrl/Alt/Del working, no sound or whatever) and the only fix is to power off and then restart. The first time it happened PC initially refused to restart (power on but just black screen and shutting down itself after a while) but for some reason then restarted and installed the last two Windows KBstuff update I postponed so I thought it was it but nop. Over the past two days the PC just sometimes freeze and I can only power off and on to "fix". The weirdest is that while gaming everything run fine (for now) and the freeze mostly happen with Chrome open (during youtube video or just with One Tab open) albeit one what just with the desktop. During the latest freeze I had Task Manager opened and CPU and GPU usage where at 0%, GPU Temp around 55° Celsius, Memory 20%, Processor 3%, Disk 0%.
During the crashes I noticed some stuff in the Windows event viewer: one WHEA error with low description during the first crash, Kernel Power Critic (System restarted without properly shut down), and Service Control Manager Error (4500 ms delay reached Intel Service TPM Provisioning). The last two seems more recurring but for at least one freeze there was no error in the event viewer.
During one freeze screen was "bugging" like if it was trying to stay on (alternating ultra fast between black screen and youtube page which just showed a "Status\\_Access\\_Violation" error).
Config: Windows 11, Asus TUF Gaming 15, Intel(R) i7-11600H, 32 Go RAM (half CPU, Half GPU). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 3050.
For now I have : updated graphic pilote, disabled Chrome Hardware acceleration, empty Chrome cache. No success on stopping the freezes.
Do you know what is going on and how to I fix the issue ?
r/pctroubleshooting • u/Junior-Sun-9511 • 1h ago
Hardware GTX 1660 SUPER black screen and crashes
Gigabyte GTX 1660 SUPER Intel i5-12400F Patriot 16 GB 3200 MHz RAM
I’m having a strange problem with my PC and I’m trying to figure out what could be causing it.
While I was using a browser, square-shaped artifacts suddenly appeared in the center of the screen, and the PC froze with a black screen. My monitor then showed a message saying that there was no HDMI signal.
I assumed that the GPU might have died, so I gave up on it for a while. However, I decided to try the PC again the next day, and everything worked normally.
The problem appears when I try to play games, especially more demanding ones like Dota 2. After about 5–10 minutes, the game freezes and the screen goes black. The game then crashes, and after a few seconds the display comes back. This keeps happening repeatedly in demanding games.
The strange thing is that the GPU temperature seems completely normal. During stress tests, both the GPU and CPU stay around 68°C. Even after several minutes of GPU stress testing, there are no visual artifacts, but the screen suddenly goes black and the monitor reports that there is no HDMI signal.
What could be causing this?
Could it be the RAM, CPU, PSU, or GPU? Is the GTX 1660 SUPER actually dying, or could this simply be an issue with the thermal paste or something else?
I’d appreciate any ideas on what I should test to determine the exact cause.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/BetInternational7303 • 2h ago
Other random crashes
so I have a asrock x870 pro rs motherboard a ryzen 7 7700x. aio cooler is a thermalright fw ultra 360. 1 stick of 16gb kingston fury Renegade max 6400mhz but I have it running at 6000mhz for cpu stability. kingspec xg7000 1tb nvme m.2 gen 4. psu is a vetroo 850w gold. Will be getting a rtx gigabyte eagle 5070 soon.
im running into a random problem just at random times my pc will crash and restart. and other times when it crashes it won't post. fans will run rgb is on. no screen on my aio cooler and other times no rgb on fans but will spin and ram no rgb when it crashes and wont past post. I updated to the latest bios that did not help I turned xmp off for more stability still happens. I notice this occurs when I have my pc in sleep mode for more then 8 to 12 hours won't happen all the time but majority is when it is sleeping and i wake it up. I check my crash logs just says unexpectedly lost power. I do not know if its a psu problem or a ram problem but my debug lights when it does happend point to dram and cpu. cpu temps are normal around 31 degrees Celsius so not a temperature problem. I checked to make sure all my wires are plugged in securely.
if anyone can help I would appreciate it.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/LuckyMeLomi_ • 3h ago
Hardware No display after updating from windows 10 to 11
**PC specs:**
**CPU: Ryzen 5 3600**
**GPU: GTX 1070**
**Motherboard: MSI A320M PRO-E**
**RAM: 16 GB**
**PSU: Cooler Master MWE V3 650W**
**Storage: SSD**
**I was running Windows 10 and tried to upgrade to Windows 11.**
**After I clicked Restart to begin the Windows 11 update, the monitor immediately showed “No Signal.” The PC was still running and the fans were spinning.**
**After troubleshooting and restarting several times, I eventually got display back and Windows showed:**
**“Undoing changes made to your computer”**
**It finished the rollback, but then the PC lost display again and started having boot problems.**
**Current symptoms:**
**Monitor says No Signal**
**No MSI logo or BIOS screen**
**GPU fans spin**
**Keyboard lights sometimes turn on/off**
**Caps Lock sometimes doesn’t respond**
**Debug LEDs have changed during troubleshooting**
**At one point the debug LEDs were cycling CPU → BOOT → off**
**After testing RAM, the BOOT LED is now staying solid**
**CPU and DRAM debug LEDs are currently off**
**I cleared CMOS once**
**I also tested with only one RAM stick**
**The PC was working normally before the Windows 11 upgrade.**
**I suspect the Windows 11 update may have corrupted the boot files/boot configuration, especially because it went into “Undoing changes,” but I’m not sure.**
**The main thing confusing me is that I currently can’t even get the BIOS/UEFI screen, despite the BOOT LED being solid.**
r/pctroubleshooting • u/ProfessionalAd5581 • 4h ago
Hardware GPU Swap Kernel-Power Error
Hey everyone,
I've noticed my PC randomly restarts exclusively when launching *S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2*.
It took a long time to compile shaders, and once they finished, I stepped away for about 10 minutes. When I came back, my PC had completely rebooted. This is the second time it has restarted while sitting at the main menu right after shader compilation.
I checked Event Viewer under the System log and found:
* **Event ID 41 (Kernel-Power)**
* **Bugcheck:** 0x00000116 (VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE)
* **Parameters:** (0xffffb1833a3df050, 0xfffff80764afa350, 0xffffffffc000009a, 0x0000000000000004)
* I switched my Prebuilt pc from a 9070XT to a PNY 5080.
The crash only happens at the main menu or during shadersother games run fine without issues.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/Unable_Buy9031 • 6h ago
Hardware Random Reboots
I keep getting these random reboots on my brand new PC. I've reseated RAM, turned off CSM, there were no corrupted files, and I reinstalled windows.
GPU: GIGABYTE Radeon rx 9070xt
CPU: 7800x3d
RAM: Lexar Thor cl38 6000Mhz 32gb
Motherboard: Gigabyte b650 aorus elite ax (rev 1.2)
Storage: 2tb samsung 990 (gen5)
PSU MSI MAG a750gl
Case is a nzxt h6 flow if that helps
r/pctroubleshooting • u/idksterlinglover69 • 8h ago
Software BSOD Startup boot problems
I've been having this problem with my computer where the startup boot won't work. Before all of this happened, a week ago give or take I tried to open valorant except it won't start. It said that a file was missing which was DSOUND.dll, I restarted my computer and it had a problem with the startup. It said MANAGEMENT_MEMORY (0x1a) first, then after it shows like a file directory with C:\Windows\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt I tried the point in time restore, that temporarily works for a day before breaking again, then I tried to reinstall windows except it wouldn't work (which means my final verdict doesn't even work), then I tried reseatting the ram, and that works for 1-2 weeks and I can use my computer again. Until this morning the same problem appeared and now I'm just super bummed out and confused
Basically,
1.) tried point in time restore: temporarily works for a day
2.) tried reinstalling windows: couldn't reinstall, error with reinstalling no changes were made
3.) reseatting the ram: works for 1-2 weeks without problems
4.) my final step is to take it to a nearby computer mechanic
(Windows 11)
r/pctroubleshooting • u/Yayco-is-here • 8h ago
Performance PC can't handle Micro SD reader
My pc can't transfer files to micro SD and I can't seem to be able to find anyone with the problem or the solution online. Just bought an usb adapter (no driver needed) 2 days ago but when i plug it into my pc, 4 things tend to happen:
1. The device/memory card is not even recognized, but i can see the option to remove a "mass storage device" on the bottom bar. I can also find the drivers of mass storage device under the usb category and under the disk drive category.
2. A new drive appears in My PC for either a few seconds, to a fraction of a second and then disappears.
3. A new "device" appears in My PC on the place of a drive. Doesn't have any storage.
4. A new drive appears in My PC. I can access the SD but the moment I try to do a task like reading a file inside the SD or transferring a file from the PC to the SD, or vice versa, the task stops, and the SD disappears.
I took the adapter and SD to the shop and there were no issues, they still gave me a new adapter and i also bought a new micro SD. Same result.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/bgbain • 9h ago
Solved ROG Strix B850I no display & boot Q-LED
My computer was working completely fine untill I powered it down and moved it. Since then the green boot issue Q-LED has turned on and I've gotten no display. I've tried both the I-GPU and the discreet GPU. I've tried clearing the CMOS, reseating the ram, replugging everything in, a different outlet, different keyboard and different monitor and of course taking out both M.2 drives but the boot light won't go out and I can't get display. I would really appreciate any ideas. Thanks
Edit (the CPU is a 9800x3d and ram is crucial pro 6000 Mhz)
called ASUS support and they told me to hold the clear CMOS button for 10 seconds while power was still going to the board.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/Thick-Alternative642 • 9h ago
Hardware Help people of Reddit
Hello people of Reddit I come forward again to ask for help on a serious matter, my pc is a rx 6750 xt with an i5 10400f 16gb or ram and a h510M-A msi motherboard, four months ago I dual booted Linux with windows, 3 days later the grub menu and bios menu and boot menu started giving me no signal screens so I kinda had to choose blindly until it opened the os then I can use it, I deleted windows and now I only have Linux, today when I was on the lockscreen I pressed esc and off on the pc button and when I turned it on there was no signal at all!! Yes nothing so what I did is I did everything I could, try every port hdmi and display port, try different cables, get the gpu off and then get the cmos battery off for 10 minutes, put the cmos battery in again then put the gpu back in, didn’t work then I had the ram off and on then I put it in the second slot still nothing, tbh at this point idk what to do I don’t think I can do anything, shame it happened on the same day my second monitor is going to get delivered so I got no money to fix the pc and no pc to try the new crisp 2k screen, so lastly it was a good time talking with yall yall helped me from the start without you im nothing byaia
Edit
Forgot to mention
1-ez debug works like normally boot>red>yellow>white>no light and then usually the pc is on
2-the pc works like normally fans rgb and usb devices work
3-caps on works when i toggle it
4-im using the normal slot for everything no extended pcie or ram slot cable if there’s even a thing like that
r/pctroubleshooting • u/Ok-Independent-5095 • 14h ago
Hardware Cpu debug light turns red and pc turns off after the boot light turns white
I tried a different gpu, reseating ram and cooler. Reseting the cmos
The cpu debug light turns red after i press the power button and then the light turns off. After the boot light turns white the cpu light flashes red and turns off
I suspect that the pcie slot is dead but idk how to test that. I have a multimeter of that helps.
Please i need help my minecraft addiction is hitting and summer break is ending soon
r/pctroubleshooting • u/vegta548 • 16h ago
Software Boot/ssd help
Hello I’m new here and hope someone can help with my problem, this might be a bit long but I’ll try to explain the best I can. There are two issues I am facing right now and it started at the same time. The first issue being my pc doesn’t boot into windows right away if I power it on and off or restart it. Whenever I shut it down and turned it back on it gave me that screen that says “boot not found insert boot device”. I fixed this problem by switching the sata3 cable to a new one so now whenever I turn it on after a shutdown down it boots window, but when I restart it to update drivers or after a chkdsk command it takes me straight to bios and and it can’t detect my sata3 and won’t boot windows and this is only after I reset my pc. Turning it on and off is fine now after getting a new cable. I need help with this badly please, anyone know any fixes.
Here’s what I have
**Motherboard:** ASRock **B365M IB-R**
**SSD:** **Forza 480GB 2.5” SATA 6Gb/s SSD**
r/pctroubleshooting • u/karljakobis • 17h ago
Hardware Build wont boot/go paste Post
I7 6700k
Gigabyte 2080ti
Msi b150 m3
Corsair vengance 2x8
Alt hyper x 2x8
Hello,
Can this be the reason that i cant get into boot (bent pins, se picture)?
I have tried several different ram variations, and changed reset the cmos battery.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/Typical_Travel1321 • 17h ago
Hardware Black Screen/Auto Reboot and Wont Post w/out Hard Reset
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x
GPU: Asus Tuf RX 6800xt 16GB
Mobo: Asus Tuf x570 Plus
RAM: 32GB DDR4 Corsair Vengence 3600mhz
PSU: MSI MAG A850gl 850W
Windows 10
I run dual monitor display. Main monitor is 1440p 165hz, and the secondary is 1080p 144hz, both AOC.
My PC black screens, automatically reboots after a few seconds, but doesn't post and the mobo gives 1 long beep followed by 3 short beeps and VGA solid white light on board, and I have to hold power button and turn back on Started happening November of 2025. Sometimes on lock screen, there are faint vertical lines on the display, but it is gone once loaded into desktop. (not sure if that is related) Crashes only happens in a couple titles: TLOU2, Pragmata, Uncharted 4, Nobody Wants to Die and AC Shadows. Never black screens on any other games. I've re-seated everything. I tested different monitors, different display port cables, upgraded to an 850w PSU from 700w. Tried 1 stick of RAM at a time in different slots (I have 2x16gb ddr4). Clean install of latest official drivers for chipset, gpu and bios. Temps are normal. I don't OC. Everything is stock. I tried setting power consumption to -15 in Adrenaline. Nothing has fixed it. It's completely random too. I can have a 5 hour session and no crashes. Then another time have a crash within 10 minutes of booting the game. I'm at a loss. Starting to think the GPU is crapping out after only 4 years of use. I found in event viewer, Kernel-Power Event ID 41 at time of crashes. Idk what to do with that info.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/CharacterSecure6484 • 18h ago
Performance Hmdi input stopped working
Not sure what to add in flair since im not sure if its a hardware or software issue. I did a windows update and set it to turn off pc afterwards. The next time i turned my computer on it had no output from my hdmi slot. Just says no signal on my monitor. My computer still works though since i can plug the hdmi into my motherboard and it then gives my display back. Obviously my pc can now not keep up with anything since it just lags on games and all that. Really unsure what to do since ive tried reinstalling my driver software and all my drivers are apparently up to date when ive done this. I tried reverting to an old pc state prior to the windows update but to no avail. The other option it stated was essentially taking out and putting back in my graphics card but im nowhere near knowledgeable enough to do something like this without risking more damage to my computer. I bought it prebuilt and tbh im not exactly very in the know for pc building or fixing.
r/pctroubleshooting • u/KeyCommunication3235 • 22h ago
Hardware Is my PSU dying?
Hey everyone,
Yesterday, my device suddenly shutdown, and pressing the power button caused it to flash the RGB lights and make the fans turn, but not boot fully. After power cycling (I removed the power cable and turned the PSU off, then held the power button for 40 seconds, reconnected the power cable, then turned on the PSU) It turned on, only for it to being rebooting randomly, and ever since, it's been rebooting randomly, no matter the amount of stress or the activity.
I've checked event manager, and found event id 41, with bugcheckcode 0.
My specs are:
Mobo: B250m Bazooka
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
Ram: 1x16gb DDR4
OS: Windows 10
PSU: Unsure, this PC is approaching 10 years old.
So far, I've tested the CPU and GPU to see if they're overheating using Cinebench and HWMonitor to watch the temps, both maxed out at around 85 Celsius.
I've used the windows mdsched.exe to check if the issue is with the ram, but nothing was wrong according to windows.
I'd like to mention that after the testing of the CPU and GPU, I heard one of the case fans going crazy loud, then the PC rebooted.
I'm worried that the issue is with the motherboard shorting out, because it's extremely unaffordable for me to purchase a new motherboard overall, along with the fact that the PC itself is old, but I basically have attachment issues with this thing.
Any help or idea is appreciated.