Post #4210111
2026-07-29 19:43 UTC
Again the issue appeared later yesterday. Three times. Now our suspicions turn towards the power outlet. On the same socket is also my room's A/C unit. It acts strangely lately, but I'm pretty sure the reason is irrelevant to what happens to the desktop.
I changed the multi-sockets connectivity on that socket a bit, and we will try later with a new multi-socket (with voltage balance).
Even though my suspicions about the CPU still exist, I hope it is indeed the power outlet's fault. We figured it may be that, due to the way the new motherboard handles the freezes. It freezes for half second before rebooting itself. For the previous motherboard, I had to manually hold the power button to close it.
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@jimkats@infosec.exchange 2026-08-03 17:10
Since the last time I posted about this, I changed only one thing in the computer's setup. I added a small voltage balancer, on the cord extension from the socket, on which the computer's multi-socket connects. So far, only one freeze. I didn't change anything afterwards, it's been 2 full days with no freezes. The only positive difference of the new motherboard in comparison with the previous, is it handles much more smoothly the freezes. A strong negative is the sound card it has, makes the sound not the same as before, and even without the changes its accompanied software (Nahimic) does, it still sounds like off, with hollow bass. It isn't awful, just a bit off-putting.