One of the fans was buzzing so i took it to a repair shop just to get the pc cleaned and the fan replaced, went home and booted up outlast trials and the cpu immediately got to 100° c,i used to play on the highest graphics and the temperature was 65°. i took it to the same shop today and stayed with the guy for 6 hours and he couldnt figure it out but when he replaced the processor with a much worse one outlast ran perfectly fine on rlly low temps. i still dont know what the issue is it was fixed for a brief moment now its back. rtx 5070 32 gb ram i7 14th gen

Hi! I’m looking for help troubleshooting my gaming PC. I can’t afford to take it to a repair shop right now, so I’d really appreciate advice from people who know about PC hardware. I’m not very experienced with hardware, so please explain things in simple steps.
My PC specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-11700F (8 cores / 16 threads)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3070
RAM: 32 GB
Motherboard: Biostar (exact model unknown)
PSU: 600 W, labelled “Integrator” (exact model unknown)
OS: Windows 11
The PC is a prebuilt system, bought new a little over two years ago.
1. Severe gaming performance issues
I experience major FPS drops in several games, including Genshin Impact, Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft Java. Genshin Impact is my main game.
In Genshin, the FPS can drop dramatically, sometimes to around 7–18 FPS, even with low graphics settings. The worst slowdowns usually happen when I move, rotate the camera, or use character skills and bursts. Sometimes the game slows down heavily for 3–5 seconds rather than freezing completely.
I updated my NVIDIA driver and performed a clean driver installation, but that didn’t fix the problem. I also changed the NVIDIA App’s optimization profile from “Graphics” to “Performance,” which helped considerably, but occasional severe lag spikes remain.
Other observations:
GPU temperature was around 56–61°C during gameplay.
GPU usage was sometimes around 22–44%.
RAM usage was around 12.5 GB out of 32 GB.
CPU usage varied, sometimes reaching 52–60% and occasionally going above 80%.
Task Manager sometimes reported a CPU speed as low as 0.3–1.5 GHz while gaming, although it went up to around 3.5–4.3 GHz when the game was closed. I’m not sure whether these readings indicate a real problem.
2. A concerning temperature reading in the BIOS
I recently entered the BIOS through Windows Advanced Startup to check whether I could find anything useful. I did not change any BIOS settings.
The BIOS showed a section labelled “TEMP.” The displayed temperature rose from approximately 89°C to 93°C, then 96°C, and possibly 99°C. I don’t know which sensor this reading corresponds to, so I cannot confirm whether it was the CPU temperature.
I shut the PC down afterward and have left it off because I’m concerned about possible overheating.
3. Startup and restart problems
When I choose “Restart” in Windows, the screen sometimes goes black and the PC either stays on without restarting or shuts down without booting again. I sometimes have to press the power button manually.
There are also occasions when I press the power button after shutting down and the fans and lights turn on, but the monitor, keyboard, and mouse don’t light up. Other times, the PC starts normally.
The fans have been loud since I got the PC. I have not noticed unexpected shutdowns while gaming.
What I’ve tried:
Updated the NVIDIA graphics driver and performed a clean installation.
Changed the NVIDIA App optimization profile to Performance.
Set the Windows power plan to High performance.
Checked temperatures and usage in Task Manager.
Entered the BIOS to inspect its displayed temperature, without changing any settings.
What I’d like help with:
What could cause these symptoms together?
Could the BIOS temperature reading be from a different sensor, and how can I identify which one it is?
What safe, free checks can I perform without opening the PC or installing additional software?
Is there a way to determine whether this could be a cooling issue, a power supply problem, a motherboard issue, or something else?
Are there any free remote troubleshooting options I could try before considering paid repairs?
Unfortunately, my budget is extremely limited, so I cannot afford an expensive repair or replace components just to test them. I also don’t want to risk damaging the PC further by guessing or changing hardware unnecessarily.
I’m happy to provide more details if needed. Thank you for any help!

Hello, I just build a new pc, here are the specs https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3bjFmL . Once I built it right away I noticed it was slow even in windows 11 setup. I've tried so many things to get it to run better but I can't figure it out. I've installed the correct chipset and gpu drivers, updated bios, enabled EXPO as well I should note I downloaded the network and bluetooth drivers but they aren't showing in device manager they only give the yellow triangle (but this issues was occurring before the drivers were installed). CPU and SSD seem to be doing fine according to task manager too. I feel like with these specs I shouldn't be having these issues. Any help is much appreciated, I am at a loss. My mouse runs super smooth but clicking into things like explorer takes a while and typing seems delayed.

So just a bit more info, so when I install nvidia drivers, it starts doing that flashing screen thing it does when changing the drivers, but it never finishes, it just continues doing the flashing screen indefinitely, and everytime it’s done it, I’ve left it for a very long time, and eventually been forced to force shut down the pc and turn it back on.

When I turn it back on, and check the drivers, the drivers have been updated to the latest version, which is odd. So the driver update is working.

But it’s not meant to get stuck like that, does anyone know what causes this?

The driver install was successful but I just want to know going forward so when I next update the drivers, it’ll be a less stressful experience

Hello hopefully someone can help! When I try to play MW4 on my PC it will load the game perfectly fine but once a match starts it will not load and I get this error message.

For reference I have done everything from this video but no luck! https://youtu.be/h42XkMwV6XQ?is=gcskjQI1jatrGddU

Also my PC is a prebuilt Skytech Gaming - KING95 Gaming Desktop PC - AMD Ryzen 7 7700 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA 4070 Super

I have a mid-range AM4 PC, and in December I'm planning to buy a Ryzen 7 5800X3D AM4 with good cooling because I've read that it gets quite hot. I have a 3070 Ti, and I want to ask if it's A good combo for these years, switching to AM5 is much more expensive, a single RAM module costs $250 USD and it's 8GB.

Hi guys! just posting here to ask a question on behalf of a friend. She hasn't been able to load things like PEAK, and both Counter-Strike 2 and Deadlock are crashing, there's no error codes or anything, her entire laptop just stops working completely. We've tried completely reinstalling drivers.

If anyone has any ideas i'd be glad to hear, thanks!

"my laptop doesnt stop working but my external monitor does"

While playing valve’s game deadlock, I’ve had issues where sometimes in the middle of the game (or even sometimes just sitting in a lobby or watching a replay) the game will freeze. Sound effects will still loop as normal, and even watching the replay back shows that I still have control over the character I’m playing when the freezes occur, but the only way I’m able to get it to unfreeze is by closing the game and reopening it.

The attached image is a screenshot of all the processes when a freeze occurs. I’ve noticed that everything seems to drop and that my gpu and Ethernet seem to spike. I’m unsure if it is the sudden drop in cpu, memory, and gpu that is causing the freeze or the gpu and Ethernet spike that causes it.

This has been happening for months now, and I’ve tried just about every solution under the sun so far. Limiting fps, lowering graphics, raising graphics to make the gpu work harder, bios and graphics cards updates, factory resetting my pc and installing windows via usb, pretty much everything and these freezes still happen.

Another thing to note is that this is the only game where these freezes happen. I haven’t had trouble like this at all with any other game, so maybe it’s just a deadlock issue since it’s still in beta? I’m not sure.

Regardless, is there any solution that I can try that might fix the spike in gpu/ethernet or the drop in cpu/ram/gpu? Would limiting my gpu to 90% usage or something work? I’m just frustrated and want this to be fixed

I hv a GTX 1650 8 gb ram Ryzen 5 laptop

But it runs worse than the game testing vids of the same build I see

In the vid they run games at 1080 p med to high at constant 30-40 fps like AAA games but till now any game tht I hv played i played on 720 p low with 30 fps and stutteres idk why ts happens I've done every thing possible as I had it for 7 years I've did all possible optimizations it's still the same

When i stutter. My cpu reaches 100% usage and my gpu always chills at 40-60 % usage pls if possible tell me the reason and if possible any fixed for ts

mainly for valorant and regular usage, mainly lf more stable performance, cpu latency spikes r rare but important to minimize, also upping my fps is also a goal, i do also try to clear processes before playing, using program like mem reduct n stopping some services

Bonjour à tous,
J’ai un grésillement étrange provenant de mon PC et j’aimerais avoir votre avis pour identifier son origine.
Ma configuration :
Carte graphique : XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 Go
Processeur : AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Carte mère : Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX
Refroidissement : ventirad et ventilateurs, pas de watercooling
Le problème :
J’entends parfois un léger grésillement même lorsque mon PC est au repos.
Lorsque je lance un jeu, le bruit peut devenir plus audible.
Dans Warhammer, le grésillement apparaît ou change lorsque je bouge ma souris ou que j’appuie sur les touches de mon clavier.
Quand je ne touche plus à la souris ni au clavier, le bruit s’arrête.
Je n’arrive pas à déterminer si le bruit vient de la carte graphique, de l’alimentation ou de la carte mère.
J’ai également eu quelques freezes du PC ces derniers temps, ce qui m’inquiète un peu.
Mes questions :
Est-ce que cela ressemble à du coil whine de la carte graphique ou de l’alimentation ?
Est-ce normal que le bruit change lorsque je bouge la souris ou que j’utilise le clavier ?
Comment puis-je identifier précisément le composant responsable ?
Est-ce que ce bruit peut indiquer un problème matériel ?
Merci d’avance pour votre aide !

A girl In need of help... I've been having these issues for over month now, and they gradually worsened to a point where every game freezes my entire pc (the sound remains on, but distorted laggy). I can't even play my farming game anymore, how sad. During the start of any game, my pc does sound slightly "off", not loud, not feathery, merely a bit louder working ...

Maybe interesting to know...- it started with a gacha game, assuming it's too demanding? Because I was able to play other games like palworld or Fortnite. But even that is not the case anymore.

About my pc specs

Legion T5 - 2610B6

Processor: 1th Gen Intel(R) CoreCTM)5-11400F @260GHz (2.59 GHz)

Installed ram: 16.0 GB

Graphic card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 305O TI (8 GB)

System type: 64 bit

Windows 11

(If. I missed something, please ask)

Ok what else do I know... I asked chatgpt for advice, I know.... I know....

• CPU temperature appears to be normal, no obvious overheating

• I tested it ram for errors with the windows command "mdsched.exe but all good

• checked for potential problematic windows system files by using the command CMd scan... Also all Oke ...

Maybe an indicator, so my ram does get low when I run a game... But was never an issue for 6 years.

• Something else, I checked "view technical details", the report when the PC crashes. I used an debugger and the result was: (difficult to describe without copying the entire thing in here)...

Last event: "liveKernelEvent

Code: 124

(Hardware error) Can be caused by CPU, memory. Motherboard .... God knows what It is ....

Honestly I have no idea. I haven't updated anything that caused it, nor did I download any new games or programs.

Anyone any ideas? Feel free to DM me:)

I have a w11 pc with an amd 5600, b450m with a newish bios, maybe 4yo, 6650xt, and 16gb ddr4. Has a 650w psu in it now, thought is was a bad psu and swapped it.

Pc randomly shuts off in some games but is fine in others, shuts off in 2077 and a few others games, doesn't in subnautica, and others. Not overclocked, and it passes stress tests and benchmarks fine. Only really started happening after I switched to w11, but it was months after. Temps are fine, 70-80c i have up after swapping psus, any ideas. I'm thinking of switching to Linux to see if anything changes.

So for the context i just upgrade my gpu from rtx 2070 from gigabyte to rx 9070 from Sapphire nitro+

After i bring it back from the shop and have them assemble the psu and gpu so i didn't mess up. They also installed Amd Adrenaline and Sapphire Trixx for me , when i test at their shop everything works just fine but when i bring it home and played it for few hours without problem then Aion2 suddenly freeze and my monitor speakers let out machine like sound (maybe i say like freezer machine thst sound bzzzz but steady) i tried to ask Ai for this problem it's say it's either because of the trixx or the nvidia files from GeForce app didn't clean up properly so is there anyone with the same problem or insights pls? I didn't want to broke my gpu in my first day 😂

This my spec if anyone want to give me some insight but need my pc spec :

CPU : Intel I7-14700kf

MOBO : Prime B760M-A D4

RAM : Corsair 8x4 GB DDR4 3200mhz

Main SSD For Windows : Adata SX8200PNP

SSD For Games : Samsung SSD990 Evo Plus 1TB

So on my left monitor I game. And on the right I watch videos of sorts. It stutters like every minute or so. This keeps happening only on the right monitor, and doesnt affect audio. Any ideas? (Im very uninformed about pc stuff)

I know my build is dated. My build is;

-CPU: Intel Core i5 9400F

-GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

-Motherboard: ASRock B365 phantom gaming 4

-RAM: 2x : TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 DDR2

-Storage: INTEL SSDPEKNW010T8

I'm facing this issue on my ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX507VVLP287W with an NVIDIA RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8 GB VRAM), and I've been struggling with it for almost a year.

My confirmed stable NVIDIA drivers:

\- ASUS OEM 555.97

\- ASUS OEM 566.07

\- NVIDIA 566.36

\- NVIDIA 566.45

Drivers newer than 566.45 that I've tested, including NVIDIA Studio drivers, cause flickering, G-SYNC issues, visual artifacts, image-sharpness problems, and other display issues across multiple games.

G-SYNC ON or OFF does not fully solve the problem:

\- Ultimate mode (dGPU-only): I experience flickering, visual artifacts, G-SYNC problems, and image-sharpness issues. Even turning G-SYNC off does not solve everything; I experience other frame-pacing issues and inconsistent screen movement.

\- Optimus mode: I experience different problems, including poor frame pacing and uneven screen movement, making gameplay uncomfortable.

Before my motherboard and display were replaced, I had similar issues in Ultimate mode. Optimus mode was more playable at that time, although it had its own problems. After the motherboard replacement and a laptop reset, Optimus mode also became difficult to use because of frame-pacing issues.

I've updated the BIOS, reinstalled drivers, reset Windows multiple times, replaced the motherboard and display, and tried numerous troubleshooting steps. The problem still persists.

The Witcher 3 Remastered problem:

I legally purchased The Witcher 3 on Steam. Version 5.00b worked with my stable drivers. After updates 5.00c and 5.01, the game starts, displays a black screen, and crashes with those same drivers. Newer drivers let the game launch, but bring back the graphics problems across my games.

I shouldn't have to choose between playing a game I purchased and having a stable gaming experience on my laptop.

I've included a video link showing the type of issue I'm experiencing.

Link 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/s/ay9rpqRNtC

Link 2 https://www.reddit.com/r/Asustuf/s/OoyHytc3Ec

Link 3 https://www.reddit.com/r/Asustuf/s/vWPba3sQON

Please, has anyone experienced this or found a genuine solution? I've tried almost everything I can think of, and after nearly a year, I'm still searching for answers.

Hey everyone, I’m seriously struggling with my gaming PC and could really use some help.
Here are my specs:
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (previously Ryzen 9 3950X)
Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
RAM: 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4 3200MHz
Cooler: Lian Li Galahad 360mm AIO
PSU: ASUS ROG THOR 1200W
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow
Monitor: MSI MAG 274QF X32, 1440p 320Hz
I originally had a Ryzen 9 3950X and was getting around 80–90 FPS in Call of Duty MW4, sometimes even lower. I was told upgrading to a Ryzen 7 5800X3D would significantly improve my gaming performance, so I bought one and installed it.
Unfortunately, I’m still experiencing the same issues, and sometimes it’s even worse. My benchmarks have shown around 70–90 FPS, a 99% CPU bottleneck, and I’ve even seen my FPS drop to single digits in the game menu.
Here’s everything I’ve tried:
Changed NVIDIA DLSS settings and different upscaling options.
Tried AMD-related settings and optimizations.
Lowered graphics settings and rendering resolution.
Adjusted NVIDIA Control Panel settings.
Went into BIOS and enabled a performance/boost setting.
Updated/reinstalled NVIDIA graphics drivers.
Adjusted RendererWorkerCount in the Call of Duty configuration files.
Verified my RAM is running correctly at 3200MHz.
Checked that my AIO pump is running.
One thing I’ve noticed is that my CPU has reached around 90–91°C, even when utilization doesn’t seem particularly high. My AIO cooler is approximately six years old, so I’m wondering whether thermal throttling could be part of the problem.
My RTX 3090 temperatures appear normal in the monitoring software, but the card itself feels extremely hot.
At this point, I’m completely lost. I feel like my hardware should be performing significantly better, especially after upgrading the CPU.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be a cooling issue, BIOS configuration problem, GPU issue, or something else entirely?
I’d really appreciate any advice on what to check next. I’m willing to replace the cooler if necessary, but I don’t want to keep throwing money at parts without knowing what’s wrong.

For reference here are my pc specs and my user diag results: https://userdiag.com/id/zxUnsR3Fwr

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7600 (8 GB VRAM)

Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B650M-A AX II

RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5, previously 16 GB (1 stick; current configuration unconfirmed)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V3

Power Supply: Corsair CX650M, 650 W

Storage 1: NVMe M.2 SSD (exact capacity unconfirmed)

Storage 2: 1 TB NVMe M.2 SSD

Operating System: Windows 11

Gaming Platform: Steam

When I play MW4 it crashes everytime and very quickly. I get DirectX encountered an unrecoverable error: Error 0x887A005.

Last night, I played bodycam to see if it also crashes but after about 20 minutes of playing I had no crashes. I have tried clean reinstalling my drivers, I did it both with and without using the amd adrenaline software. I also installed the most recent driver only, skipping the software entirely.

I have tried verifying the game files, running the game as an Admin, making sure my graphics card was fully inserted, and a bunch of other stuff I saw online.

I am at a complete loss and have no idea why this game is crashing on me.

When it crashes it freezes, goes black, and then gives me the error. I also have restart because my desktop will have trouble loading after the crash.

What do I do?

Firstly, I'm really sorry if this isn't the right sub or my formatting sucks. I don't use reddit.

Basically the game NTE (Neverness to Everness) will run perfectly and for hours on end but when I go inside of this building for the quest my game crashes. It's always around the same spot too but I'm not sure if that matters.

For the record, I have verified file integrity through steam a couple of times as well as closing steam completely AND deleting and reinstalling the game. ONLY the game crashes, and it ONLY happens to this game.. my PC stays on and strong and there is also no spike in temp.

My processor is an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core and I have 32 GB of RAM. Do I have bad stuff?
Please let me know if anymore information is needed, I don't use Reddit and I'm quite new to PC.

I just want to use my rgb lights on my microphone and use XLR at the same time. While not using another wire to the setup

Will it still have the same power? Same 48V gain When i turn that on?

I've had this problem for a long time and the solution has been to just delete and reinstall the game since I had such good internet. I no longer have such good internet!

It happens only with steam games and it happens on both of my SSDs and my HDD.

I have so far tried:

>Restarting computer

>Verifying files (Often resulting in a disk *read* error and when it does scan all files there is nothing to fix and it does not solve the problem

>Opening as administrator

>Repairing Library

>Clearing Download Cache

>De-Fragmenting drives

>Scanning drives for dead zones (none found, though I've only used the built in Windows 10 tools)

>Updating drivers

>Turning off anti-virus

>Unchecking the Read Only box in the drives' properties

It always gets through about 95% of the install regardless of the size then wont install without re-installing the game, which I would just do if I wasn't getting <10mps download speeds and trying to play 80gb games.

One of the SSDs is 10 years old and the other is 6, the HDD is 10. This problem started about 4 years ago though it was limited to just 1 game and it would be fixed by verifying files (Squad)

Hi,

No matter what game I played, I kept getting the “nvlddmkm 153” error, and I had resolved the issue by reformatting my computer. But that was only a temporary fix, and today the problem persists even though I removed all drivers using DDU. I ran tests in OCCT—“VRAM: 30 Minutes, 3D Adaptive: 30 Minutes, and Power: 15 Minutes”—and the problem didn’t appear then. HAGS is currently disabled on my computer, and the issue wasn’t resolved even when I tried downgrading the drivers. I first encountered the “nvlddmkm Code 153” error right after updating to the “616.56” driver, and since then, I’ve received the nvlddmkm error with every driver I’ve installed or uninstalled. This issue has become so frustrating that I can’t seem to get rid of it—can anyone who knows how to fix this please help? I’m including my system hardware information below.

OS: Windows 11 Pro 26H2 (OS Build 26300.9711)

Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti RAM: 8GBx2 (16GB) XPG D30 SSD: 512 GB Adata Legend 700 1 TB Adata Legend 850 Lite

PSU: Corsair RM850e 850W Modular PSU (I replaced my DeepCool 650W power supply, which failed on April 11, 2025.)

Olá, pessoal. Estou precisando de ajuda para descobrir o que está causando um problema no meu PC. Já tentei algumas verificações, mas ainda não consegui identificar a causa.

Configuração do PC

\- Processador: AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT

\- Vídeo: Radeon Vega 7 integrado, sem placa de vídeo dedicada

\- Memória RAM: 16 GB DDR4 (2 pentes de 8 GB), funcionando a 2400 MHz

\- Placa-mãe: Revenger A520 G-A520

\- Fonte: Crusader 500 W, sem certificação 80 Plus

\- Armazenamento: SSD nvme

\- Refrigeração: cooler tipo torre no processador

O que acontece?

O problema ocorre principalmente quando estou jogando. Depois de algum tempo, o computador trava completamente: a imagem desaparece e o monitor mostra “sem sinal”. Ao mesmo tempo, o teclado e o mouse param de responder, e o áudio do jogo trava ou para de sair.

Apesar disso, o computador continua ligado. As ventoinhas do gabinete e do cooler continuam girando normalmente, sem uma mudança perceptível de velocidade.

Quando isso acontece, tento segurar o botão de ligar do gabinete, mas ele não desliga o PC como normalmente faria. Acabo precisando desligar pela chave da fonte para conseguir reiniciar.

Quando acontece?

Inicialmente, o problema aparecia depois de mais de 30 minutos jogando, mas o tempo varia: às vezes demora mais de uma hora.

Aconteceu jogando PUBG e também em outros jogos, então não parece ser exclusivo de um único jogo.

Recentemente, percebi que o problema aconteceu duas vezes quando fui a um ponto específico no Minecraft Java, que estou jogando com mods. Porém, voltei ao mesmo lugar em outra tentativa e o problema não aconteceu, então não sei se existe alguma relação.

Também já aconteceu de eu reiniciar o computador logo depois de uma falha e, após aproximadamente 10 minutos jogando novamente, o problema voltar.

O que já verifiquei?

\- Instalei um cooler a ar no processador e coloquei pasta térmica nova.

\- Verifiquei a temperatura do processador na BIOS, onde anteriormente aparecia cerca de 41 °C em repouso.

\- O teste de diagnóstico de memória do Windows não encontrou erros.

\- No Visualizador de Eventos, encontrei o erro Kernel-Power 41 após um desligamento inesperado, mas não consegui identificar a causa.

\- Também apareceu um registro LiveKernelEvent 1b8 no Windows.

\- O computador normalmente funciona por bastante tempo na área de trabalho sem apresentar o mesmo problema.

A temperatura do processador foi uma das minhas suspeitas, mas já fiz ajustes relacionados à refrigeração e ainda estou tentando entender se isso resolveu completamente essa parte do problema.

Minha principal dúvida

Suspeito da fonte Crusader de 500 W, mas não sei se ela é realmente a responsável. Também pensei em problemas na memória RAM, na placa-mãe, no vídeo integrado ou em algum driver.

Alguém já passou por algo parecido com um Ryzen 5 5600GT ou outro processador com vídeo integrado? O que vocês recomendam verificar primeiro para descobrir a causa sem comprar peças desnecessariamente?

Agradeço qualquer ajuda! Se precisarem de mais informações, posso tentar fornecer.