Making a lot of mistakes.
Making a lot of mistakes.
I use a 1650,R3 3100,16gb ram system with 3000mhz and an 850W bronze power supply. I've faced crashes—randomly and when under heavy load, like when the RAM is busy. It often causes a blue screen or a complete black reboot. I've updated drivers, refreshed the BIOS, disabled overclocking and XMP settings, checked the drives for errors, and even performed a full system wipe. The issue has persisted throughout my PC's usage. The only change I made was to the HDD. Could you assist me with this problem? Thank you. Bart.
Hi @BartHoppers02, Over ten years working with PS and server configurations, I’ve seen this situation around five times. Unexpected shutdowns, particularly when none are happening under stress, usually point to one of two causes: 1. A dust accumulation issue. It’s not about your whole machine being dusty, but rather a single speck entering a sensitive area—often the RAM slots. Try clearing out the RAM slots and checking all connections, including data and power links to drives and the motherboard. 2. The other possibility is a faulty motherboard, which I encountered once around 2007 when an Intel board was swapped for me after two years of use. This was the most frequent issue, accounting for about 60% of cases, while the second cause happened only once. I’m confident fixing the first will resolve your problem! Best of luck!
Thanks for the feedback! Your RAM performance is now fully stable at 100%, and there are no more unexpected crashes. Enjoy your weekend!