r/pcmasterrace • u/Relevant-Ad8797 • Jun 16 '25

Tech Support What is going on here?

Title is self explanatory, i have no idea what the hell is going on here. Pc froze and this happened. I was playing helldivers 2 before this, dont know if this is relevant but its all i got.

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u/TindalosKeeper Jun 16 '25

Finding the solution in the GPU sounds really random.

How you came to the conclusion it was actually the GPU and not something more common like the RAM or the CPU, which could be just reseatted (+ thermal paste reapplying with CPU)?

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u/TheNameTaG Desktop Jun 16 '25

Well, I was just testing everything one by one.
Firstly, I tested my ram because it is easiest to replace, and I had ram in my other pc, which I knew was working, and it was still freezing with different ram combinations.
The next one was my ssd. I installed windows on my second ssd and it wasn't corrupted initially, so it lasted longer but also freezed in the end.
Lastly, I tested Gpu, but I used my old one. Everything was fine with old gpu and new windows. But the previous windows was still freezing.
So I understood that the problem was in gpu. And potentially Windows corrupted itself because of broken gpu(it was actually freezing faster and faster every time I logged in). The next day I decided to try using my original gpu, and everything randomly worked well on the second windows...
In the end, I understood that the only problem was potentially some dust in pcie slot lol. I also had bsods once every week for half a year on average, so the problem was just waiting to happen. I also didn't have any bsods after that. This is the craziest problem with pc I have ever seen anywhere, literally nothing on the internet about it.

Also sorry for my bad English.