Help with my PC (long story) lags and clicks already on third PC
Help with my PC (long story) lags and the associated soundscape already on third PC
It all started as usual, I played on my PC around September 6, 2020 and for 2 years everything was fine, but then I had to leave and the PC stood for 2 years and did not turn on, then I came back and everything was fine, but after about half a year I noticed that sometimes at the end of the audio tracks there are unpleasant clicks, although I tried to solve the problem, I dug through the BIOS settings, but the problem was not solved, after which, after 2 months, games began to freeze, as well as the Explorer program (the bottom panel began to crash, sometimes all the icons disappeared, and when hibernating and turning it on again, the wine panel was always open). Moreover, what is strange is that all this happened on two PCs and almost simultaneously (the second PC is not mine, but was in the same apartment). I decided that playing like that was too painful, so I first bought a new RX 6600 graphics card (replacing it didn't help) and a new Chieftec 600W Proton power supply (replacing it helped, but the freezing became less frequent, but still persisted).
PC specs:
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 graphics card, pulse version, if I'm not mistaken
Intel i5 9400f processor
Z390 gaming X motherboard
I can't say exactly which DeepCool power supply
The memory was a Radeon, I can't say exactly which one
Of course, I took the computer to a repair shop, and they said the graphics card was burned out.
Then I met a friend of mine, and he, you could say, almost completely rebuilt my computer.
-RX 6600 graphics card
-Intel i7 14200f processor
-ASUS PRIME B760M-PLUS motherboard
-Chieftec power supply 600W Proton after replacing the Chieftec 750W Polaris
- and a new M2 SSD
- DDR5 8GB 5600 MHz Beast Black Kingston Fury memory (2 pcs.)
It also worked for a year during the summer and then started clicking. Then I was afraid of freezing and the problem returning, so I bought a new PSU (Chieftec 750W Polaris) and a 1000VA voltage regulator (APRO AVR-1000).
But since you're reading this, you already suspect that this didn't save the PC from freezing. A small digression: when I took the video card (Rx 6600) to a service center, they told me the graphics chip was damaged and repairing it was not practical. Then we built a new, third PC.
Specs:
-GIGABYTE GeForce RTX3060 12Gb WINDFORCE OC graphics card
-AMD Ryzen 7 8700F processor
-MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI motherboard
-The same power supply (Chieftec 750W Polaris)
-DDR5 8GB 5600 MHz Beast Black Kingston Fury memory (2 pcs.)
After replacement
-MSI B850M GAMING PLUS WIFI motherboard
-MSI 750W MAG A750GL PCIE5 power supply (MAG A750GL PCIE5)
After assembly, I turned it on and immediately the power went out and the cheeks started to ache. I decided to screw it and moved to another apartment in a different area (in the fall of 2025). Guess what, as I'm writing this post, the lag has started again. After the clicking started, I replaced the motherboard and power supply (specs above), and guess what, the clicking has been haunting me since the fall of 2025 until now. Now, has anyone else encountered this problem, and my video card has failed again? A friend who built two of these PCs (the second and third) says I'm incompatible with the PC, and back in the fall of 2025, he suggested I sell the PC and buy a laptop, but I don't want to do that because I understand it's a hassle and might not solve my problem. Here are the solutions I tried for clicking and freezing:
-External and internal sound cards
-Fiddling around with the BIOS
-Connecting different headphones, including wireless ones (and speakers too)
-Reinstalling Windows
And a few more details: after purchasing a power surge protector, two PCs were connected exclusively through it, while the third PC was connected via a power outlet, power surge protector, power strip, PC, and monitor. It's also worth noting that I live in Ukraine and have occasional power outages, which is why the third PC often shuts down due to power outages, about 10-15 times. I took care of my third PC as best I could and mostly played indie games like (Barotrauma, Noita, Project Zomboid). The heaviest game on my PC is War Thunder.
I don't know where to add this, so I'll add it here. On my first PC, besides the clicking noise, there was also background noise in my headphones. But after one technician dug into the BIOS, it disappeared. I don't know what he was doing there. He said he was following YouTube guides.
I apologize in advance for any errors made while writing this post, and if you need any clarifications or screenshots, I will try to answer everything. All of this was translated through Google Translate, because even though I know English, I don’t have the strength to translate, either morally or physically
