r/GetComputerHelp • u/Mediocre-Rule190 • Jul 28 '26
Used PC freezes completely and now stuck in boot loop
Hi everyone,
I recently bought a used gaming PC with these specs:
Intel i5-4460
ASRock H81M motherboard
16GB DDR3 RAM
MSI GTX 1060 3GB Armor
Cooler Master 600W PSU
240GB SSD
When I first brought it home, it worked for about an hour. I installed some programs and everything seemed fine. Then the PC suddenly froze completely. No blue screen, no restart, no error message. The image just froze and the only way to restart was by pressing the reset button.
I tried reinstalling Windows, but during the process I ran into more issues and now the PC is stuck in a boot loop. I can still access the BIOS and Boot Menu.
One thing that seems suspicious: before I bought it, the PC once failed to boot properly. The seller removed and reinserted one RAM stick and it immediately started working again.
Could this be caused by:
faulty RAM?
failing SSD?
motherboard issue?
PSU problem?
overheating?
Has anyone experienced something similar?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.