Occasionally the PC stalls when not playing games and there are Windows startup problems. Very strange issue.
Occasionally the PC stalls when not playing games and there are Windows startup problems. Very strange issue.
Hello. I’m facing an unusual issue with my computer and would really appreciate your assistance. Here are the details of my system: CPU – AMD Ryzen 9 5900X at 3.7 GHz; GPU – Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 VISION OC 10GB GDDR6X; MBO – Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite; RAM – Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 at 3200 MHz; SSD – Western Digital NVMe M2 1TB (Windows 11); HDD – Seagate BarraCuda 4TB 3.5" 5400 rpm. Power supply – Corsair RM850X V2 850W 80 Plus Gold.
The problem began after upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Previously, everything ran smoothly. Once the switch happened, my PC would suddenly freeze unexpectedly. It would become completely unresponsive, making it impossible to move the cursor or interact with the system. Even the clock would stop at the moment of freezing. I attempted a full format and reinstalled Windows 11 from scratch, but the issue continued.
I explored various fixes: updated drivers, checked hard drive health, ran RAM tests from a USB stick, updated BIOS, and even tried uninstalling and reinstalling the OS. Still, the freezes persisted. Eventually, I noticed that gameplay didn’t trigger the freezes—only certain titles like The Binding of Isaac did. Playing longer videos without issues, but occasional crashes during restarts.
After several attempts, I suspected a corrupted Windows installation. I used a USB drive with Windows 11 to try a repair, but it still froze during the boot process. I also tried connecting a working GTX 970 graphics card from another PC. All hardware replacements and resets failed to resolve the problem.
I reached the Windows PIN screen repeatedly freezing before login, then briefly succeeding after a few tries. Eventually, I managed to log in and played a game to avoid further issues. However, I’m now worried about losing access if I restart the computer.
I’m unsure what’s causing this and feel quite anxious. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.
It's unusual. Even after passing the RAM test, I'd check by running one stick at a time to eliminate that chance. Your system appears stable during operation, so I'd look into your advanced power settings and disable everything temporarily. Something might be entering sleep mode and disrupting things. I'm just speculating, you've likely handled similar steps before. From what I know, the Automatic Windows Repair usually doesn't succeed.
It might be related to the TPM updates in Windows 11. Some past concerns about AMD and TPM haven’t been fully resolved, even though fixes have been released.