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Ome

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We could hear everything so it would load windows. It would also happen sometimes while playing a game. Black screen, no video detected, still able to hear sound.
 

Noodleface

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I would guess it's the video card then. I'd make sure it's fully seated and secured in the slot. Are there other PCI-e slots you can try temporarily to rule that out?
 
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Ome

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Sadly that's a no go. Going to order a video card and hope thats the issue. Thanks for the help Noodle.
 

Mr. K

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I've been having some funky random crash issues. Sometimes in game, sometimes out of sleep, sometimes just doing productivity stuff. Screens flick out and back and eventually crashes, sometimes hanging with case fans are full blast. Sometimes it's a reboot.

Running memtest86 and bought some RAM to exclude that, then I guess I'll try to figure out how to get a replacement Video Card to try.

After that I guess it's mobo?

Crashed are super random. I can play for 8 hours with no issues one day and then have a day with 3 or four crashes.

I just took apart the PC to move it into a new case, so I know things are seated nicely and such.

So frustrating.
 

wilkxus

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I've been having some funky random crash issues. Sometimes in game, sometimes out of sleep, sometimes just doing productivity stuff. Screens flick out and back and eventually crashes, sometimes hanging with case fans are full blast. Sometimes it's a reboot.

Running memtest86 and bought some RAM to exclude that, then I guess I'll try to figure out how to get a replacement Video Card to try.

After that I guess it's mobo?

Crashed are super random. I can play for 8 hours with no issues one day and then have a day with 3 or four crashes.

I just took apart the PC to move it into a new case, so I know things are seated nicely and such.

So frustrating.
Sounds like might be power supply, try a spare one first. If you suspect Gfx card try it in another PC first. Does your CPU have onboard Gfx? Take out Gfx card and try onboard video. I would not recommend randomly replacing anything (unless Gfx card is shit) until you've explored cheaper investigation options.
 

Mr. K

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Was on sale for like $60, the bad reviews were DOA, but it works. Like I said just wonky reboots.

Was kind of hoping it wasn't power supply because they are expensive now a days.

Guess I could buy one to test with.
 

Mr. K

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Ordered this power supply to try and test with, if that turns out to be the problem $80 isn't terrible and I've had good luck with corsair renewed items.

If it does end up being the problem I'll try to get my Coolermaster replaced via warranty and sell it for $80 bucks to offset.

If it turns out it's not RAM or PSU thayts tough.

Corsair CX Series 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply (CP-9020061-NA) (Renewed)
 

Noodleface

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Amazon return policy is very lenient. I'd guess PSU then move down the chain. If you get no errors in memtest I seriously doubt it's RAM
 

TecKnoe

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aight boys quick question

heres 2 screenshots from windir, i have the same nvidia folder in program files folder then again in the program data folder, trying to free up another 10gigs, and this seems to be the only place i have wiggle room, my drive is filled up from warzone and a few other games.

im gonna include a screenshot of my full windir, the only place i can make room would be if i can move these windows folder to my other HD but its not an SSD, theres also a folder named <files> that i dont think i can move

or should i just move CoD to my regular HD? i mean there aint no loading except in the begining, or Pso2 on my regular HD but i feel like that game is gonna be full of loading screens


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thats my entire windir

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second one is the folder in question if it can be deleted or moved to my other HD (non SSD)

and this third one is basically the same folder in a different folder, can this be moved as well?
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jooka

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The Nvidia Downloader folder is probable just a bunch of old installers. Link below shows what to delete. Any time you update drivers now, in GeForce Experience use custom install and be sure to check "clean installation" and it will only save the driver you are installing and the previous one in case you have to revert.


 

Mr. K

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Sounds like might be power supply, try a spare one first. If you suspect Gfx card try it in another PC first. Does your CPU have onboard Gfx? Take out Gfx card and try onboard video. I would not recommend randomly replacing anything (unless Gfx card is shit) until you've explored cheaper investigation options.
Agree. How old is the PSU? which model?

Here is where we are at...

New RAM didn't fix it.

New PSU didn't fix it.

New GPU didn't fix it.

That leaves me with Ryzen 3600 or my x470 Taichi.

Unless it's something really weird like Corsair fans/hubs, etc.

Now here is a new quirk, I've noticed my clock hasn't been keeping time properly and I've been having to sync it.

Is that still a CMOS battery thing?
 

slippery

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Here is where we are at...

New RAM didn't fix it.

New PSU didn't fix it.

New GPU didn't fix it.

That leaves me with Ryzen 3600 or my x470 Taichi.

Unless it's something really weird like Corsair fans/hubs, etc.

Now here is a new quirk, I've noticed my clock hasn't been keeping time properly and I've been having to sync it.

Is that still a CMOS battery thing?
Yeah, I would try replacing the CMOS battery
 
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Fucker

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Here is where we are at...

New RAM didn't fix it.

New PSU didn't fix it.

New GPU didn't fix it.

That leaves me with Ryzen 3600 or my x470 Taichi.

Unless it's something really weird like Corsair fans/hubs, etc.

Now here is a new quirk, I've noticed my clock hasn't been keeping time properly and I've been having to sync it.

Is that still a CMOS battery thing?

Mainboard. A flaky mainboard can pose as many problems.
 
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Mr. K

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Going to look into an RMA. Still within warranty for 20 days or so.

I can't be without my computer for work. If I do need to send it in to RMA, I'll probably have to buy another mobo to use then just sell the replacement when I get it.
 

Aazrael

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Started playing Doom (2016) just now and it started giving me Blue Screens of death (win32kfull.sys). Thought it was due to me OCing my graphic card but it still happens when I defaulted it.

Tried Witcher 3 as well and got a kernel error after a while.

Tried Ram Memory test and it crashes and locks the computer with a black screen, guess bad ram sticks?

Edit: Guess bad ram? ;)
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Denamian

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Started playing Doom (2016) just now and it started giving me Blue Screens of death (win32kfull.sys). Thought it was due to me OCing my graphic card but it still happens when I defaulted it.

Tried Witcher 3 as well and got a kernel error after a while.

Tried Ram Memory test and it crashes and locks the computer with a black screen, guess bad ram sticks?

Edit: Guess bad ram? ;)
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Wouldn't hurt to try reseating it. Otherwise you'll want to pull all but 1 stick and retest to find the culprit.