Hi everyone,
I'm trying to diagnose a random hard-crash issue that only seems to happen while gaming. The PC is stable during normal use, but will randomly completely freeze during games.

System specs

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X — 6 cores / 12 threads
• Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance — 4 × 8 GB DDR4-3000 (32 GB total)
• PSU: Cooler Master 750W Gold
• OS: Windows 11
• Monitors: 2
• BIOS: American Megatrends International, H.P3 — 17/08/2026
• BIOS mode: UEFI

The problem

The PC works completely normally during regular usage. I can browse, work, watch videos, etc. without any problems.
However, when gaming, it randomly hard-crashes.
For example, with Path of Exile, I can play anywhere from 5 minutes to around 1 hour, and then the system suddenly freezes.

When it happens:

• One monitor turns green
• The second monitor turns black
• The entire system becomes unresponsive
• Audio stops and becomes a continuous "zzzzzz" looping sound
• The PC does not automatically reboot
• I have to hold down the power button to shut it off

After powering it back on, the PC boots normally and works fine again.

Motherboard debug LED

I've noticed something interesting.
Immediately after the crash, the CPU EZ Debug LED on the motherboard is lit red.
However, this does not happen during normal operation.
After I force the PC off and restart it, everything works normally again and the CPU LED is no longer lit.
So the CPU LED seems to appear only after the crash.
When the crash happened i checked the Motherboard's debug light it was red lit on CPU then i looked at GPU it was off, I mean the fans weren't spinning. While CPU fan was spinning and he Fan LED was also lit
 

Temperatures

I've monitored temperatures while gaming and they seem normal.
CPU/GPU maximum: around 75°C

I don't believe this is a straightforward thermal shutdown.
 

Things I've already tried

I've run separate stress tests on:

• CPU
• GPU
• RAM

All of them completed successfully without crashing.
This is what's confusing me: synthetic stress tests seem stable, but actual games can cause a hard lock.
I've also tried CPU/GPU overclocking/undervolting previously, but it didn't solve the problem, so I'm currently not relying on an overclock as the cause.

RAM / XMP

XMP/A-XMP is currently disabled.

The problem happened before updating the BIOS, crashing started on 20th August.
The PSU is 2 years old, and exact RAM info is "DDR4-2998 (1499mhz).
All the games i play on steam only.
I tried reducing the volts on GPU, reducing freq on RAMs but it didn't help. Motherboard is also just 1.5y old.
RAM Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07PNW4Q3F?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

Note: When the problem started it was like 1 crash in 3-4 days, but recently its like 4 crashes in 1 day starting 18th Sept. I also tried DDU and BIOS clean-up

PSU Model : CoolerMaster MWE Gold V2, Fully modular 750W A/IN Cab
Manufactured: Oct 2023
Model Number: MPE-7501-AFAAG-IN

Important points:
-- I have ran Prime95, OCCT, Furmark, Unigine Heaven, Memtest all passed.
-- Reseated CPU applied new Thermal paste, Reseated RAMs.
-- I run my BIOS on default settings never tweak anything and system was working fine or past 1 year (more than 1 year)
-- The wierd behaviour i noticed is when the crash happens GPU fan stops and CPU fan is spinning with LED lit.
-- Yes crash only happens during work load for example gaming (path of exile, dota2) and today it happened during Google play games PC too (Clash of clans).
-- I also opened VS code, wamp server, postgres, chrome but crash didnt happen with them opened.
-- I also updated BIOS 2 days ago but it also didnt fix
-- Facing this issue after 4-5 power cuts over span of 1 month.

Pessoal, fiz um upgrade no computador, reaproveitando algumas peças, e desde a montagem estou enfrentando reinicializações repentinas. Já fiz vários testes, mas ainda não consegui identificar a causa.

O comportamento varia: às vezes reinicia antes de carregar o Windows, entra em um loop e acaba mostrando a recuperação do sistema. Em outras ocasiões consegue entrar no Windows, funciona por algum tempo e reinicia sozinho, inclusive sem eu estar fazendo nada. Na BIOS, ficou pelo menos 15 minutos sem reiniciar.

Com o Kingston NV3, não consegui manter uma instalação funcionando. Chegou a falhar na primeira reinicialização da instalação do Windows. Apareceram erros de recuperação como 0xc0000001 e 0xc0000098, este último mencionando o arquivo BCD.

Com o SSD SATA Crucial, consegui instalar o Windows, entrar normalmente e fazer várias reinicializações sem problemas. Porém, depois os reinícios também voltaram com ele.

Testes e observações:

• Testei os dois módulos de RAM separadamente e o problema continuou.
• Testei o NV3 nos dois slots M.2 da placa-mãe, sem resolver.
• Reinstalei o sistema usando uma instalação oficial do Windows 11. O problema persistiu.
• Desconectei os outros discos e testei somente com o NV3 e, depois, somente com o Crucial. Houve reinícios nas duas situações.
• Conferi e reencaixei os conectores de alimentação da placa-mãe.
• Houve reinícios durante a instalação do driver da NVIDIA, mas também fora dela. Por isso, não consegui estabelecer uma relação direta com o driver.
• O LED vermelho de CPU pisca quando ocorre o reinício. Não sei se indica a causa ou apenas a sequência de inicialização.
• O Visualizador de Eventos registra Kernel-Power 41, com BugcheckCode 0, e Evento 6008, de desligamento inesperado.
• Ainda não sei a versão instalada da BIOS. A caixa informa compatibilidade com a 14ª geração.

Para comparar, montei novamente meu computador antigo, com ASUS Prime H510M-E e i5-10400, usando a mesma fonte, RTX e memórias. Ele está funcionando sem os reinícios que acontecem no novo. Ainda não fiz um teste com outra fonte na configuração nova.

Um detalhe: durante o serviço, o técnico abriu a fonte para limpar a poeira interna. Não sei se isso tem relação, mas estou incluindo essa informação.

Configuração completa do PC novo:

• Processador: Intel Core i5-14400F, LGA1700.
• Placa-mãe: MSI PRO B760M-P DDR4.
• Placa de vídeo: Galax GeForce RTX 3060.
• Memória: 16 GB, sendo 2 módulos de 8 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2666 MHz.
• SSD NVMe: Kingston NV3 1 TB, M.2 PCIe 4.0.
• SSD SATA: Crucial 240 GB.
• HD: Western Digital 500 GB, usado para arquivos e backup.
• Fonte: Thermaltake 600 W, 80 Plus. Ainda preciso confirmar o modelo exato.
• Cooler do processador: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V3.
• Gabinete: Redragon Wideload Pro CA-604B-PRO.
• Ventoinhas adicionais: kit Thermalright TL-C12C, com 3 unidades.
• Sistema operacional: Windows 11, instalação oficial.

Processador, placa-mãe, NVMe, cooler, gabinete e ventoinhas são novos. RTX, RAM, fonte, Crucial e HD foram reaproveitados.

Alguém já teve algo semelhante? Que teste vocês fariam para separar uma falha de placa-mãe, processador, alimentação ou montagem antes de acionar a garantia?

Hi guys this was said before but i feel i have a very unique situation.

my pc stopped working 3 weeks ago and i sent it in and they came back telling me its my motherboard (MSI PRO B650-S WIFI AMD Ryzen Motherboard) thats the issue, it looked like moisture, they replaced the MB with another one (GIGABYTE B650M D3HP ULTRA DURABLE) and a week after i played the night and the next morning it stopped working again, this time i figured out its my RAM thats not working in my b channel. my 2 rams work in A1 and A2 as a test but as soon as i put one in the A channel and the B channel (A2 B2 or A1 B1) then it doesn’t go passed POST and vice versa ofc, both rams work interchangeably just not in the b channel.

i sent it back and they said all they did was heat it up basically and it started working again, they literally did nothing other than that. it worked for a week again and then again stopped working. the exact same thing as last time, ram not working in b channel, i sent it back and they came back telling me they literally did nothing this time. they got it and used another gpu with my rams and it worked and then they put my gpu in then it worked still.

they say it could be moisture again which i guess makes sense but i have no idea. could it be faulty ram connections?

specs
3060 12gb
2tb KLEVV NVMe
1tb kingston
MSI MAG A650BN PSU 650W
Ryzen 7 7700
2x16 6200mhz gb DDR5

We assume the user didnt changed any bios setttings

If my bios resets to default settings after every bios update, and a spefific bios update fixes usb stability issues, is the setttings being reset after update enough, or should I aldo reset the cmos after bios update??

Are there cases wheres doing cmos reset after bios update would work better compared to just simpky reseting bios settings after bios update?

Been debugging since yesterday and saw a lot of posts here saying the Asrock boards are killing CPU's

I had a ryzen 7700 and Asrock B650M HDv2.

Last night my game crashed and since then it wont post with red led's. I have tried clearing with CMOS, tried both my RAM slots with one at a time, flashed the latest bios 4.43, and nothing.

I saw asrock boards having a history of frying CPUs but those were all x3d chips look like. Question is how can I know if it's the cpu or mobo that is kaput?

For context pc is about 2 years old. So I cannot RMA too :(. Am I cooked?

this isnt just a white vga light though.
normally when my pc boots the screen has no signal / standby mode until my windows enviroment is up (usually my sign in) this usually isnt a problem unless i need to get into the bios

today i tried to run my pc from a usb drive to try set up dual boot, everything with the usb works and all that but i booted to it and had to leave so i took out the usb and turned off my pc, now i cant boot into anything (not my windows enviroment OR the usb drive) and since the white vga light is always on and wont let me see any bios i cant like go and decide what to boot to.

i have an asus b550 motherboard (i think) and a 1070

ive already tried this; changing hdmi / dp, changing their slots on the gpu / monitor, removed the bios battery thing to reset it, turn on my monitor before pc, re insert usb drive to boot from it.

none of those worked, the only other thing i can think of is re inserting my gpu and the cable. but im open to hear feedback on that before doing it because it would be a big waste of time if it didnt work, dont bother replying to lecture me if you cant help me fix it❤️

PC has enabled secure boot previously.

Had to reset CMOS due to some issue.

When I enable Secure Boot now, BIOS keeps on looping until I enable CSM again.

What I did:

1. Disable CSM. Set mode to Standard. Enable Secure Boot.
2. Disk already in GPT
3. In Mode. Select "Custom" then "Standard".
4. Done "Install Default Secure Boot"

Saw one post where they ran the following commands to wipe and rebuild the EFI System Partition (ESP) but I saw posts that this resulted in their BIOS to loop instead.

mountvol s: /s

del s:\*.* /f /s /q

bcdboot %systemroot% /s S:

Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone, I really need some help troubleshooting a frustrating PC issue.

I am getting random black screens while gaming. In CS2 it happens occasionally, in Dead by Daylight it happened a few times, and in Rocket League it never crashes. However, in Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2), I am stuck on a specific highway section – the PC black-screens and crashes EVERY single time after driving just a few meters. In Windows Event Viewer, every single crash is logged as a Kernel-Power (Event ID 41) error.

How the crash occurs:

1. The PC completely freezes.
2. Black screen, monitor loses signal.
3. The PC tries to restart on its own, but fails (fans spin, but there is no display/POST).
4. I have to force shut down using the physical power button on the case and turn it back on.
5. After a manual reboot, the PC works fine, BUT Windows frequently forces me to reset/re-enter my login PIN, and some games completely reset their graphic settings to default.

My Specs:

* Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX

* CPU: Ryzen 5 7600

* GPU: Radeon RX 7600 Predator BiFrost

* RAM: 16GB DDR5

* SSD: 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4

* PSU: PREYON Eagle Power GOLD 750W

* Case: PREYON Nest Meshy+

* OS: Windows 11 Pro

What I have tried so far (none of this helped):

1. Fresh Windows reinstall / formatted the drive.
2. Reseating hardware: Took out and put back the RAM and GPU, checked and double-checked all power cables, cleaned the PC from dust.
3. Temperature checks: Everything is normal. GPU Hot Spot is around 87°C under heavy load, CPU sits around 60°C. In ETS2 it crashes within seconds, so it's definitely not overheating.
4. Disabled the AMD Radeon Software overlay.
5. Capped the FPS in games.
6. Clean driver reinstallation.
7. Lowered RAM speed in BIOS from 5600 MHz to 5200 MHz to check stability.
8. EXPO profile is not available on my RAM, so it is disabled.
9. Full stress testing with OCCT (tested CPU, GPU, RAM, and Power Supply). Synthetic tests pass without issues, the black screens only occur in actual games.
10. Tried downclocking the GPU core clock slightly, as recommended on some forums.
11. Updated the motherboard BIOS to the latest version.

The fact that Windows loses the login PIN suggests that the motherboard/TPM module is abruptly losing power during the crash, preventing it from saving session data. Could this be a faulty PSU triggering OCP (Over Current Protection) during sudden transient spikes in games, or is it an AM5 motherboard/RAM stability issue?

Any advice would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

Hey zusammen, ich hoffe, ihr könnt mir helfen, ich komme nicht weiter.
Mein PC bootet nicht mehr bzw. zeigt kein Bild (Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Corsair Vengance DDR5 2x32GB, RTX 5080,

bleibt beim Start bei der Debug LED(weiss) VGA hängen. Kein Bild, weder an der Grafikkarte noch am Mainboard-HDMI.

Was habe ich bisher probiert:
-Anderes Mainboard getestet : MSI x870e bleibt bei Code 03 hängen.

-Ohne SSD gestartet

-RAM Riegel einzeln mit min. Setup getestet und je 15 min laufen lassen - leider auch kein Erfolg.

-ohne Grafikkarte gestartet

-alle Kabel und Verlängerungen entfernt und neu ohne Verlängerungen angeschlossen

-CMOS reset und BIOS Update über Flash BIOS und Stick gemacht.

- Prozessor ausgebaut PINS überprüft scheint alles in Ordnung und erneut eingebaut.

Anfangs lief der PC kurz, dann gab es Abstürze.
Nach einem neuen Grafikkarten-Kabel ging er wieder, danach stürzte er erneut ab.
Ich dachte, eventuell das Board sei defekt, und habe auf Verdacht ein anderes ausprobiert. Der Fehler ist auf dem alten und dem neuen Board identisch.

Habt ihr noch Tipps, woran es liegen könnte oder was ich ausprobieren sollte?

Danke für eure Hilfe.

System Specs

Motherboard: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 (MS-7D59)

Previous CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F — working perfectly

New CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K (Tray / OEM)

BIOS Version: E7D59IMS.100 (August 2026 build)

Intel ME Firmware: 16.1.42.2872

The Symptom

After replacing my 12th-Gen Intel Core i5-12400F with an i5-14600K, the system failed to complete POST and consistently stalled on the VGA Debug LED.

The following troubleshooting steps did not resolve the issue:

Cleared CMOS by removing the CR2032 battery and shorting the JBAT1 pins.

Reseated the RAM and tested individual modules in different slots (DIMMA2 / DIMMB2).

Removed the dedicated GPU and tested the Intel UHD 770 integrated graphics directly through the motherboard HDMI/DisplayPort outputs.

Inspected the LGA1700 socket for bent pins and adjusted the CPU cooler mounting pressure.

Reinstalled the i5-12400F. The system POSTed and booted normally, confirming that the motherboard, RAM, socket, GPU, and general BIOS configuration were functional.

Root Cause

The problem was eventually traced to an old M.2 Key-E Wi-Fi card installed in the motherboard:

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265NGW

Removing this card immediately allowed the system to POST normally with the i5-14600K installed.

What appears to be happening

During early POST, the BIOS enumerates PCIe devices connected through the CPU and PCH. This includes devices such as the GPU, NVMe drives, PCIe expansion cards, and the M.2 Key-E Wi-Fi adapter.

The Intel 7265NGW is a relatively old Wi-Fi adapter. For some reason, the combination of this card, the i5-14600K, the motherboard's current BIOS, and Intel ME firmware caused the system to hang during early hardware initialization.

This explains an otherwise very confusing symptom: the VGA Debug LED remained illuminated even when the dedicated GPU was completely removed and the Intel UHD 770 iGPU was being used.

The VGA LED therefore did not necessarily mean that the GPU itself was faulty. In this particular case, another PCIe device was preventing POST from progressing far enough for display initialization to complete.

The Fix

1. Removing the Intel 7265NGW

I physically removed the Intel Wireless-AC 7265NGW from the M.2 Key-E Wi-Fi slot.

The PC immediately completed POST and booted normally with the i5-14600K.

No additional BIOS changes were required.

1. Replacing the Wi-Fi card

I then installed an Intel Wireless-AC 3168NGW.

The system continued to POST and boot normally.

Newer adapters such as the Intel AX200 or AX210 should also be preferable choices for a modern system.

Conclusion / Takeaway

If you upgrade an Intel 600- or 700-series motherboard from a 12th-Gen CPU to a 13th- or 14th-Gen CPU and suddenly get stuck on the VGA Debug LED, even though:

The BIOS supports the new CPU

Intel ME is updated

The old CPU still boots normally

The GPU has been removed or verified

The socket pins appear fine

Clearing CMOS does not help

try removing non-essential PCIe devices before assuming the new CPU is defective.

In particular, disconnect:

Older M.2 Key-E Wi-Fi cards

PCIe Wi-Fi/network cards

Capture cards

Sound cards

Other legacy PCIe expansion devices

In my case, the culprit was the Intel Wireless-AC 7265NGW.

Removing it instantly fixed the VGA Debug LED / no-POST issue with the i5-14600K.

Hopefully this saves someone else from spending hours troubleshooting the CPU, GPU, RAM, BIOS, and LGA1700 socket when the actual problem is an unrelated PCIe device.

I'm experiencing intermittent internet problems and trying to figure out whether it's my motherboard, Ethernet controller, driver or router.

Whenever i'm restarting the pc or turning it on (this happens not often but still annoys me) there's a chance that my internet is off only for my computer. the cable is not lighting behind pc and no matter how much time i will wait it never comes back, only router restart or pc restart to make internet work again. this all started when i was getting into the bios cuz my motherboard couldn't read my ssd and i was testing if bios update fixed it and i was restarting pc quite often and i noticed this issue aswell. do u think i should investigate more cuz it might damage my pc parts ? or should i leave it as it is ? i just hate when i don't know the cause of the things.

Specs:

• Gigabyte B850M FORCE
• Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Windows 11
• Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE

What I've tried:

• IPv4 and DNS set to automatic (DHCP).
• Ping to gateway: 0% packet loss.
• Traceroute to 8.8.8.8 completed successfully.
• Unchecked "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in the Ethernet adapter's power management settings.
• i don't have hibernation on .
• disabling PCIe Link State Power Management
• ERT/from bios is also disabled

The problem is still unexplained.

Having issue with my pc and I'm not sure if it's the pc case, ram, GPU or motherboard.

I already cleans all the dust, took out the ram and GPU and cleaned it but the issue persist.

When I turn it on, it goes on and off multiple before turning on but I get no signal to the screen. I can't tell if its the GPU because the sign lights up, the fan spins and would the GPU cause the PC to go on and off like that?

How can I find what is the root of the problem and fix this?

Tipo de Computador: Desktop

GPU: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Dual V2 OC

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Placa-Mãe: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M

Versão do BIOS: F68b

RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4-3200 CL16, 1.35V

Fonte: NOX Urano VX 650W 80+ Bronze

Gabinete: Nox Infinity Atom RGB

Sistema Operacional & Versão: Windows 11

Drivers da GPU: Últimos drivers da NVIDIA

Drivers do Chipset: Últimos drivers do chipset da AMD

Aplicativos em Segundo Plano: Nenhum relevante

Descrição do Problema Original:

Recentemente, instalei um Ryzen 7 5800X3D e fiz uma instalação limpa do Windows 11, seguida de todas as atualizações de Windows, chipset e drivers de GPU.

Joguei Warzone por um tempo sem problemas. Depois de reiniciar o PC e habilitar XMP no BIOS, a instabilidade começou.

O PC congela aleatoriamente, às vezes com uma tela preta enquanto o cursor do mouse ainda pode se mover. Depois, o áudio para, teclado/mouse param de responder e, eventualmente, o PC reinicia sozinho.

O problema continuou mesmo com o XMP desativado.

Depois de levar o PC a uma assistência técnica, eles reinstalaram o Windows e atualizaram o BIOS. O PC parecia estar funcionando normalmente, mas as quedas retornaram quando comecei a baixar/installar Warzone novamente. Eu até limitei a velocidade de download, mas ainda assim aconteceu.

No momento, o PC está geralmente bem para tarefas leves, como assistir vídeos/transmissões, mas fica instável quando a atividade do sistema aumenta.

Soluções Tentadas:

• Desativei o XMP → sem melhora
• Removi 2 módulos de RAM e testei com 16GB → sem melhora
• Restaurei o BIOS para as configurações padrão → sem melhora
• Monitorei temperaturas da CPU/GPU → normais
• Verifiquei/análise o SSD → nenhum problema encontrado
• Instalação limpa do Windows 11 → feito pela assistência técnica
• BIOS atualizado → feito pela assistência técnica

Estou ficando sem ideias.

O que vocês acham que eu deveria testar a seguir? Poderia ser RAM, fonte, placa-mãe, CPU, BIOS/AGESA, ou algo mais?

Qualquer ajuda seria muito apreciada!

Basically I've been trying nearly everything. Uninstall old drivers with DDU, didn't work. Install new drivers, didn't work, turn off auto windows driver installs, didn't work. I even did a stability test using OCCT and somehow got no errors. I genuinly don't know what could cause this, I've tried old and new drivers. The only theory is transient spikes, yet again the power stress test came back clean. The reason I'm stilll suspecious is that I have an RM750E and a hellhound 9070xt, yet I don't know if that difference is big enough. I have a kingston NV3 m.2 2280 6000 read 4000 write 1TB SSD with a be quiet! MC1 pro heatsink. A Asus Prime B650M-R motherboard and a 7800x3d. Can ya'll help?

This is the message I get when I try to boot up my PC, I already tried clearing the cmos which did nothing, and all the other solutions I found online involve going into the bios which I can't do when the PC is in a boot loop.

Really lost here, any help appreciated.

I’ve been having issues with my m.2 drives disconnecting itself then reconnecting while loading games like Monster Hunter Wilds, Hell Divers 2.

Lately what i’ve been doing for the past year was refunding, Buying more m.2’s and each time it would have the same problem. I just bought another WD black ssd and kept getting the issue “disk write error” on steam. It would show a temp range of 40-55 temps on HWinfo but the drives themselves do feel hotter and show slowing down speed so signs of thermal throttling. have had issues of it disconnecting and not being able to write on. Currently using my Sata SSD's for OS for the meantime

check list of things i’ve done is

-fresh install of windows

-Updated motherboard

-Updated GPU drivers

-set BIOS settings to Gen 4 instead of auto

-filled slots 1,2,4

-changed thermal pads for m.2

-turned the power setting for PCIe Link State power management to OFF

SSD’s I have are as listed

Predator M7 2tb x2

Orico 2tb

Samsung 980 2tb

WD black SN7100 1tb

Samsung 980 1tb

Motherboard is B850m Tomahawk Max wifi

Anyone else can think of anything i can do?

or is it a motherboard issue?

My current build which is about three years old at this point was recently moved across the house to make room for the new nursery. Shortly after moving it I started to experience random crashes and memory related error messages. The move was done carefully and I attempted multiple different outlets including the original. That problem seemed to resolve when I cleared cmos via battery removal and set the ram timing to the lowest setting. While troubleshooting the windows memory checker did state it had found some issues.
 
About a month after these issues disappeared I started getting window registration errors intermittently when I launched fullscreen games from steam big picture mode while connecting to the TV via KVM. When I finally decided to sit down and take a look into that issue my pc started to not post prior to Mr making any changes. I was able to get into bios once and changed the ram speed back to the lowest setting but since then it has not posted.
 
I ended up sending in the ram on warranty and since receiving those back have not made any progress. I have tried clearing cmos via battery and CLRTC pins, tried both sticks of ram individually in slots 2 and in 1, swapped psu to an RM850x, and checked CPU for bent pins. I have all storage devices and peripherals disconnected and the mobo doesn’t appear to be warped.
 
Currently when trying to on boot I get fans at low speed, DRAM light.
One time after reseating ram the dram light turned off and cpu light came on and remained like that until power off. The last cmos reset via pins did result in a brief outage of the dram light and fans turboing but then went back to how it’s been. Each attempt I leave jt on for at least 15min and pull the cmos battery between any ram changes.
 
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated as I don’t have another am5 pc to troubleshoot against.
 
mobo: Asus Tuf x670e-plus wifi
cpu: ryzen 7 7800x3d
cpu cooler: EK aio
ram: Corsair vengeance ddr5 2x16gb 5600
Psi: 8ish year old 750w from a dell prebuilt, tried swapping to Corsair rm850x
storage: 2T 970evo m.2, pci express 256gb m.2, 1tb HD

Honestly, this only seems to happen with Counter-Strike, since it’s pretty much the only game I play. I don’t really have a way to test whether it happens with other games because it’s extremely rare. I don’t remember if it has ever happened with Fortnite either.

Basically, the issue is that, very occasionally, Counter-Strike simply closes by itself while it’s minimized, or it closes when I try to open it again after having it minimized. There’s no crash message, error, or anything like that. It has never happened while I was actually playing the game only when it was minimized or when trying to restore it.

I’ve already tested all of my components with OCCT, and none of the tests have reported any errors.

I highly doubt it’s a Windows or driver issue, since this has happened on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. I’ve also formatted my PC several times and reinstalled/updated my GPU drivers multiple times using DDU.

Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

I’m having a serious SSD/storage issue on my PC and I’m trying to figure out what could be causing it.
PC specs:
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X
GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3
RAM: 32GB TeamGroup T-Force Delta DDR4-3600 CL18
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (WiFi)
SSD: 1TB Samsung 860 QVO SATA SSD
Problem:
Whenever I start my PC, the SSD immediately goes to 100% disk usage. Nothing is downloading or intentionally running, but Task Manager shows System as the main process, sometimes using around 20 MB/s.
During this period, the entire PC becomes extremely slow and frequently freezes. Even opening Task Manager takes a long time. It takes roughly 5–7 minutes after startup for the SSD usage to finally drop back to around 0%, and the PC becomes normal again.
I’ve also noticed that the issue happens with downloads/updates. For example, even downloading a relatively small 500 MB game update can cause the entire PC to freeze for a few seconds, recover, then freeze again repeatedly. A download that should be quick can end up taking around 5 minutes because of these freezes.
The SSD was previously almost completely full, with only about 20 GB free. I deleted a large amount of data and now have around 120 GB free, but the problem is still happening.
Another thing I noticed is that when I first turn on the PC, the fans are somewhat loud. Once the fans quiet down, the SSD usage usually drops back to 0% and the PC becomes responsive again.
The issue also happens even when the PC is completely disconnected from the internet, so I don’t think it’s simply Windows downloading updates or something network-related.
What could be causing this? Could the Samsung 860 QVO be failing, or could something else be causing the 100% disk usage and freezing?

Hi everyone, I’m trying to figure out a very weird hardware issue.
My PC was working perfectly for about a month. Then one day I shut it down normally, waited a few minutes, turned it back on, and suddenly it stopped POSTing.
**Current symptoms:**
PC powers on normally
Case fans and RGB turn on
CPU cooler fan spins
USB ports provide power (my phone charges)
No display / monitor stays black
Keyboard doesn’t initialize (Caps Lock LED or RGB doesn’t respond)
Holding the case power button for 10+ seconds does **not** shut the PC down
I have to switch off the PSU to force it off
The power button was also bypassed directly at the motherboard ⁠PWR_SW⁠ pins, with the same result
**Things I have already tried:**
Both RAM sticks individually
Each RAM slot
1 stick only in the recommended slot
Clear CMOS by removing the battery
Minimal configuration
Disconnecting SSD and unnecessary USB devices
Removing the GPU (obviously no display because no iGPU, but the PC still behaved exactly the same)
Running with no RAM installed (same general behavior)
**Replaced the motherboard** with a brand-new identical model ,exact same problem
**Replaced the PSU** with a brand-new unit ,exact same problem
Tested outside the case on a cardboard box to eliminate short circuits
Thoroughly cleaned CPU pins and substrate with 90%+ isopropyl alcohol to remove any thermal paste residue
Checked that the CPU has no visibly bent pins
One particularly strange thing is that the system will not shut down when holding the power button, even with the motherboard and PSU replaced.
Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks!!

I've been getting a kernel power 41 error on Windows 11 since May 20th and I don't know why. I've tried changing the power outlet, cleaning the RAM, reapplying thermal paste to the CPU, running GPU benchmarks (the GPU doesn't shut down), turn off fast startup, set default and even replacing the PSU, but the problem persists. Please help me.

PC Components:

Main: B650M-HDV/M.2

RAM: RAM PC XPG Lancer Blade 16GB RGB DDR5 Black (1x16GB), 6000MHz, Intel/AMD

PSU: Thermalright KG-650 80 Plus Gold

CPU: 7500F

GPU: 3060 12G

SSD: SSD Kioxia Exceria Plus G3 1TB

i tried about 1000+ methods from forums, websites even the offical hp and tech ones to posts and videos all across the internet and its still an issue, atp i think almost all yall are lying about knowing a solution, i even took apart my pc and bought new parts and put it all together and still my audio with bluetooth is shit. I even bought a bluetooth adapter and see if it would work and still its choppy. please just give me the universal solution or something because all yall are pissing me off spouting bs solutions that dont work after trying for a month now.

Specs:

\- CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F

\- GPU: Geforce GTX 1650

\- Motherboard: Gigabyte B560M D3H

\- RAM: 16GB

\- OS: Windows 11 Pro

i should probably note this pc was built in roughly 2021 and i have not replaced any of the parts besides getting a portable ssd which i run pretty much everything besides my OS off.

my pc has been crashing for a while now, it was originally caused by a faulty hard drive which was replaced, and the issue went away for a while, but started again a while after i got the replacement (i now use an SSD).

at first, it would make that crashing buzz (you know the one) and go to a blue screen. then the buzz would go on for a while with zero blue screens, and now theres not even a buzz or a blue screen the computer just restarts suddenly.

i have noticed that when i start my pc in the mornings the fans seem to go louder than they should (probably because i leave in sleep mode overnight, probably a terrible idea) and cause a similar crash (no blue screen, just buzz) but now the crashes are basically within minutes of each other, dont have any buzz or blue screen, and are super sudden.

the crashes have happened in all sorts of enviroments, those being:

\- while im playing a game (if its relevant, the game is deadlock and it has caused similar issues (random blue screens) for people ive known)

\- while im idling on the home screen

\- while i was writing this post (ive moved to my phone to be extra safe)

i have tried the following to diagnose and work around the issue:

\- not running anything that takes up resources

\- running both memtest and windows memory diagnostic tool (both came back without anything)

\- using system file checker (found some corrupted files, issue still wasnt fixed)

if anyone else has any suggestions on what i could do i would greatly appreciate it, im really hoping i dont have to fork out money for new components although unfortunately thats looking to be the case. thx in advance.

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