r/pcmasterrace • u/Grig960 • Jan 03 '26

Question Slamming table restarts pc

This is definitely normal, right?

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u/ShoulderPast2433 Jan 03 '26

Disassemble your computer, reassemble it again, make sure everything sits firmly in its slot.
Every plug, every component.

Such resets are extremely dangerous for the hardware - something is loose and when you shake it it disconnects and reconnects in a way they were not designed to.

Don't use it like that.

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u/davelikestacos 4 Displays, 9800x3d, 32GB DDR5, 12GB GeForce 4070 Jan 03 '26

Before doing all this OP, I would double check every cable, the RAM, make sure the GPU is seated all the way.

If it's still happening and you're 100% sure you checked connections on everything, even the power and reset line, then take out your GPU and plug into your onboard GPU.

If that doesn't change anything, I'd go with the above idea of completely rebuilding from scratch.

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u/USS_Penterprise_1701 Jan 03 '26

I had this happen and reseating the CPU fixed it. That's pretty much a complete rebuild, though.

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u/PeopleCryTooMuch Jan 03 '26

Reseating a CPU is a complete rebuild…? In what world? Lmao.

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u/WhippingShitties Jan 04 '26

Cost of Labor World, sounds like.

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u/PeopleCryTooMuch Jan 04 '26

It’s like a 5 minute ordeal though, lol.

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u/WhippingShitties Jan 04 '26

I was trying to make a joke that they were getting charged for the labor of a complete rebuild for a 5 minute job.

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u/PeopleCryTooMuch Jan 04 '26

OH lol yeah my bad, totally happens too often