By Richard Anderson — Owner, Cincinnati PC Repair LLC | 16 Years in PC Repair If your gaming PC shuts off while gaming — no blue screen, no warning, just instant power-off — you are dealing with one of the more frustrating problems in PC repair. The symptom looks the same whether the cause is … Read more
How to Diagnose Bad RAM: Symptoms and Testing Guide (2026) In 16 years of running Cincinnati PC Repair LLC, I’ve seen one problem cause more misdiagnoses than any other: bad RAM. Customers come in convinced their hard drive is dying, their Windows installation is corrupt, or their motherboard is fried — and time after time, … Read more
PC Shuts Off Randomly While Gaming: Complete Fix Guide (2026) By Richard Anderson | Cincinnati PC Repair LLC | 16 Years in PC Repair | Desktop Troubleshooting ⚠️ 2026 Component Price Note If this fix requires replacing RAM or an SSD, be aware that memory and storage prices have risen sharply in 2026 due to … Read more
MemTest86 Guide: How to Test Your RAM Properly (2026) ⚠️ 2026 RAM Price Alert RAM prices have surged dramatically since late 2025. AI data center demand is consuming the majority of global DRAM production, creating shortages for consumers. DDR5 kits that cost $80 in mid-2025 are now $350-$430+, and even DDR4 modules have roughly tripled … Read more
In sixteen years of running a PC repair shop in Cincinnati, I’ve seen thousands of machines come through the door. But the call I get more than almost any other goes something like this: “My computer turns on — fans are spinning, lights are blinking — but my monitor shows absolutely nothing.” It’s one of … Read more
By Richard Anderson — PC Repair Veteran (16 years), Owner of Cincinnati PC Repair LLC In 16 years of fixing desktops professionally, I’ve replaced more power supplies than I can count — and the sneakiest part of the job is that a dying PSU almost never announces itself cleanly. It pretends to be a bad … Read more
When Windows crashes with a blue screen of death, it flashes a stop code on screen for about two seconds before rebooting. That stop code is useful, but it tells you less than half the story. The real evidence — the crashed driver, the offending memory address, the exact call stack at the moment Windows … Read more