Why Does My PC Crash When Gaming? What Each Kind of Crash Points To (New Jersey)

Sep 28, 2026

A PC that crashes only when gaming is usually telling you something about heat, power, the graphics card, memory or storage. Here is what each kind of crash tends to point to, why guessing gets expensive, and how I find the failing part at my Somerville, NJ shop.

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MEMORY_MANAGEMENT Blue Screen on a Desktop PC: What It Means and Why It Comes Back (New Jersey)

Sep 28, 2026

MEMORY_MANAGEMENT (stop code 0x1A) usually points to RAM, memory settings, storage or a driver. Here is what the blue screen means, why buying new RAM on a guess often doesn’t fix it, and how I find the cause at my Somerville, NJ shop.

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Kernel-Power Event 41 on a Gaming PC: Why It Shut Off and What It Means (New Jersey)

Sep 27, 2026

Kernel-Power Event 41 means Windows lost power or crashed before it could shut down cleanly. On a gaming PC it usually points to power delivery, heat or a component giving out under load. Here is what it means and how I find the cause at my Somerville, NJ shop.

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DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION on a Gaming PC: What It Means and Why It Keeps Coming Back (New Jersey)

Sep 27, 2026

DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (stop code 0x133) on a gaming PC usually points to storage, a driver, memory or power. Here is what it means, why internet fixes rarely stick, and how I find the real cause at my Somerville, NJ shop.

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Motherboard Debug LEDs and Beep Codes Explained (Plus What I Check First for New Jersey Towers)

Sep 22, 2026

A lookup table for ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and ASRock debug LEDs, Dr. Debug codes and BIOS beep codes, with the first three checks for each light.

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Why Is My Computer So Loud? A New Jersey Repair Tech Decodes Fan Noise, Coil Whine and Grinding

Sep 22, 2026

A New Jersey repair tech explains what each desktop noise means, which ones are harmless, and which ones mean back up your data tonight.

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Signs of a Failing Power Supply and How I Test One at My Somerville, NJ Shop

Sep 21, 2026

The symptoms of a failing desktop power supply, what home tests can and can’t prove, and how I load-test and replace one at my Somerville, NJ shop.

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Signs Your Graphics Card Is Dying: Artifacts, Crashes and What NJ Gamers Bring Me

Sep 21, 2026

A bench technician’s checklist for telling a dying graphics card from a weak power supply, overheating, a bad cable or a driver problem, and what can be repaired.

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Why Does My Desktop PC Randomly Restart? Causes I See on the Bench in New Jersey

Sep 20, 2026

A hardware-first guide to why a desktop PC randomly restarts or shuts off under load, with home checks and what I test at my Somerville, NJ bench.

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AutoCAD Workstation PC Build Idea for New Jersey: What’s Inside a $6,000 Design Workstation

Sep 20, 2026

An AutoCAD workstation PC build idea for New Jersey: the specs inside a $6,048 reference system, what each part does for drafting and design work, and how to sit down with Dave in Somerville to spec one around your budget.

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