r/techsupport

Hey All,

I have a 6 year old self-built PC that started exhibiting signs of a possible PSU problem but I wanted to see if I could confirm that before I buy a replacement PSU.

About 4 months ago I discovered that if I attempt to play basically any game my system will suddenly power almost completely off after a few minutes of gameplay. This includes games that are not pushing the system to it's limits (world of warcraft, etc) and the graphics settings don't seem to change the behavior.

Essentially what happens is the screen cuts to black, the fans, etc all stop BUT the RBG built into my memory modules continue to be illuminated. I can't power the system back on unless I turn the switch on the PSU off and on again or disconnect power entirely and plug it back in. After that I can power the system back on as usual.

The system exhibits zero issues when not playing games at all. Google says this is possibly a sign of a PSU failure/overload but given it only happens when I attempt to play games I haven't ruled out that the faulty component may be the GPU.

The system has a Corsair HXi 1000 watt PSU and a Radeon RX6900 XT GPU. The one thing I want to note is that the GPU is semi new to me as a friend gave it to me since I was still running a nvidia 1080ti until last December. I installed the new GPU back then and played some games and everything seemed fine. I don't game on PC as often as I once did so I went about 4 months without playing anything and then when I booted up WoW in April this behavior started.

Is there anyway I can definitively diagnose what the problem is or is this a situation where I should basically try replacing things (putting my old GPU back in, trying a new PSU, etc) to figure out the issue? Thanks!

I’m using Windows and was connected to my computer remotely. While using it, I accidentally turned on Airplane Mode. The remote session disconnected immediately. I don’t think I can reconnect unless someone physically turns Airplane Mode off.

Is there any way to recover from this remotely, or am I stuck until someone can access the machine in person?

For the future, what’s the best way to prevent this from happening again?

Edit:
- As some people suggested, i asked chatgpt to write me a python script that periodically turns off Airplane Mode and turns Wi-Fi back on. It's doable, so I’ll run it on my remote computer.
- I will invest one on KVM or smart plug or Ethernet.
- I ordered a pizza, he will help me turn it on 😃

- For anyone curious about how it happened: I turned off Bluetooth, which made the icon freeze for a moment. Then it disappeared and the Airplane Mode icon showed up in its place, and I accidentally clicked it.

Thanks!!!!!

Hey there. At the end of last year I bought a laptop for uni. It came to me with a little USB insert which shows up as wintousb- I know nothing about this since I didn't set this up myself, but from what I read on the net, the insert has to stay in at all times, right? What happens if it comes out? The thought of me losing the insert kind of worries me so after finding a windows disc that came with my PC I've been thinking about properly installing the operating system, and from what I've read, I can reuse the installation disc but I'm gonna need a new activation key, is that correct? I can buy a key online, yes? How would I go about this process? Am I wrong in my assumptions anywhere? Any help appreciated, I don't want to ruin my uni laptop...