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PC Shuts Down Mid-Game

Instant shutdown (black screen, click) is the Power Supply protecting the system from overload or overheating.

1 · Choose a symptom2 · Check safely3 · Your next step

Work through these checks.

01Check CPU and GPU temperatures immediately before crash
02Feel the back of the PSU (is it extremely hot?)
03Clean dust filters on PSU intake (bottom of case)
04Check if you are daisy-chaining GPU cables

What happened?

Temperatures are very high PSU is underpowered Cleaned dust, now stable

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