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New computer turns off after few minutes of using it. Powers back on. PSU?

These are the problems I have experienced: Computer turns off while trying to install Windows 10 for the first time. After many tries, I was able to install Windows but can´t use it as computer turns ...
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PC beeps once and then turns off

I recently got a new motherboard because I am pretty sure the current one is a bit dodgy. I built it outside of the case and powered it on, however it turns on, beeps once and then almost immediately ...
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New ddr3 ram sticks won't work with motherboard?

So I brought 2 new ddr3 sticks which my motherboard uses, but when I put them in, the power supply just has 1 constant beep, meaning that the ram sticks aren't working, is this a fault with the sticks ...
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Motherboard Lights On but Nothing Else Gets Power

So after getting my brother's build pc shipped to me by UPS, the computer stopped working. It was working before hand and now I'm trying to find out what went wrong during shipping. When plugged in ...
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PC Restarts Randomly

I have a PC with the following configuration: AMD R7 2700, B450 Aorus Elite, GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, 16 GB DDR4, 240 + 480 GB SDD's, 500GB HDD, Super Flower Leadex 2 Gold 650W PSU. I am facing the following ...
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PC not booting even after changing the motherboard and processor

3 months ago, I accidentally bent my CPU socket pins as I was foolishly cleaning the mobo (socket 1155 Motherboard). Then after researching, I tried to correct the pins but no luck. I put all the ...
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System Random Hard Freeze. Are my CPU's pins bent?

I've just upgraded RAM and CPU in my MSI-G31 P21(MS-7529) motherboard to 2X2GB DDR2(800Mhz) and CPU - Core 2 Duo 3.14Ghz 2 Core. Before upgrading, my PC used to randomly hard freeze. I thought if I ...
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Computer won't boot, possible causes? Motherboard or CPU [duplicate]

I have a old setup that I haven't used in a while. When I plug it in and turn it on, I see it light up for a second before dying. So far I have tested the paperclip method with the psu and it works ...
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New build won't start, but seem to have ruled out potential causes

I'm working on a new build, and have never run into anything like this before. I hit the power button, and... nothing. No case fans, no CPU fan, no PSU fans, no sounds, no beeps, no POST, no clicking,...
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Computer boot looping for hours

I am facing a very odd problem, since a while my computer does stuck itself in a boot loop. At the beginning it was just 4-5 times then it was booting normally. Recently hours of boot loops was needed ...
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New PC freeze just a few seconds after the Windows 10 installation program starts

The problem: my new brand new PC freeze after a few seconds while loading Windows 10 x64 setup. When the motherboard logo shows up and the Windows spinner starts, then it freeze. Hard reset required, ...
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Computer used to work with 16Gb of memory, now only works with 8Gb

I have a rather puzzling problem, my computer used to just work for many years but now it refuses to even pass POST. Trying to narrow down the problem, I figured out that by removing two memory ...
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Newly built PC won't boot 1st time

I've recently built a budget PC for my cousin and the parts are as follows: CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 MB: Asus Prime B350-Plus CPU cooler: Cooler Master 212 Evo RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2666 MHz (2× 4 GB) GPU: ...
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HP 8300 CMT only turns on sometimes

My HP 8300 with an i5 3570 8 GB RAM EVGA 600W PSU GTX 1060 does not turn on consistently. If I press the button then the fans run for only 1 second or so and nothing happens. Sometimes (maybe 1 out ...
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Custom PC not booting and intermittently turning off / on

I'm building a custom computer with the following specifications: Storage: Crucial P1 3D NANA NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Memory: G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 288-Pin SDRAM DDR4-3000Mhz GPU: MSI GTX 1070 TI ...
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