What's wrong with my computer?

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What's wrong with my computer? 2017-01-09 09:52:14 Post No. 248392
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What's wrong with my computer? Anonymous 2017-01-09 09:52:14 Post No. 248392 [Report]

Was playing some vidya when all of a sudden my computer froze. Instead of a blue screen I got a light brown color with white lines for a few seconds, before it returned to the last still image of the game I was playing. Restarted the computer and was able to play for a few seconds before it happened again.

After about 3 times, my computer stopped booting. I would get to "Starting Windows" and then the screen would go from black to a darker black and just hang there indefinitely. I restarted again and was able to boot into safe mode just fine. This tells me it's probably a GPU problem, but I'm no expert.

I've tried reformatting the hard drive and re-installing windows. I've popped open the case and checked that everything was firmly in place. I didn't see any bulging or blown capacitors anywhere. I'm posting this from the computer in question without any video card drivers installed, using VGA instead.

These symptoms ring a bell for anyone?

Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:08:31 Post No.248393
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Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:08:31 Post No.248393 [Report]

>>248392
Was your GPU overclocked?

Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:25:11 Post No.248399
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Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:25:11 Post No.248399 [Report]

>>248393
Nope. Never touched any of those settings.

Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:30:10 Post No.248400
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Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:30:10 Post No.248400 [Report]

>>248392
Maybe try to update your gpu drivers

Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:33:09 Post No.248401
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Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:33:09 Post No.248401 [Report]

>>248400
Forgot to mention I tried that. I also tried installing much older drivers. Neither worked.

Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:45:19 Post No.248403
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Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:45:19 Post No.248403 [Report]

>>248401
To rule out the GPU you could try installing it on a second PC.

It could also be a power supply issue. For some reason while playing Overwatch my PC would crash. I removed a 1 year old CX Corsair 750w powersupply and installed a new EVGA 950w psu. Somehow that fixed the problem, however I still have no clue what caused it. I just think Corsairs entry level PSUs are shit. Read the issue on a Overwatch forum and people reporting similar issues having fixed the problem by buying new PSUs.

Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:49:13 Post No.248404
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Anonymous 2017-01-09 10:49:13 Post No.248404 [Report]

>>248403
Interesting, I didn't even think of the PSU.

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