Computer keeps tripping breakers
Ok so here’s the deal,
I built my computer back in 2020, I’ve upgraded some parts here and there over the years but I’ve never had any problems with it. About 2 years ago I moved into a new apartment inside the same apartment complex that I had been previously living in. Since moving into this new unit, I’ve consistently dealt with my PC tripping the breaker. It typically happens while playing games that have a heavy graphical load, although it has happened a few times while just browsing. The maintenance guys have replaced the breaker in question a couple of times already and have chalked it up to my electronic usage and have basically washed their hands of the situation. I would disagree with this as it’s not like I have a crypto mining rig, it’s just a gaming PC with a higher end graphics card (4090) and it never caused any issues before, only the new apartment unit has changed . I’ve tried having the PC plugged directly to the wall, plugged into a surge protector, plugged into a different circuit entirely; nothing has worked and the different circuit that ran it on also flipped. No, there is not an excessive amount of electronics hooked up, it’s basically just the PC. I’ve swapped out my graphics card and swapped out my power supply unit to see if that would help and nothing has. To my nearly nonexistent knowledge, the circuit breaker is an AFCI breaker and I’ve read tidbits on how there could be nuisance tripping but I’m basically at wits end. The slum lord-err- apartment managers won’t hire an electrician to take a look because again, according to the very qualified handymen, it’s a usage issue. Any suggestions on what to do next?
Ok so here’s the deal,
I built my computer back in 2020, I’ve upgraded some parts here and there over the years but I’ve never had any problems with it. About 2 years ago I moved into a new apartment inside the same apartment complex that I had been previously living in. Since moving into this new unit, I’ve consistently dealt with my PC tripping the breaker. It typically happens while playing games that have a heavy graphical load, although it has happened a few times while just browsing. The maintenance guys have replaced the breaker in question a couple of times already and have chalked it up to my electronic usage and have basically washed their hands of the situation. I would disagree with this as it’s not like I have a crypto mining rig, it’s just a gaming PC with a higher end graphics card (4090) and it never caused any issues before, only the new apartment unit has changed . I’ve tried having the PC plugged directly to the wall, plugged into a surge protector, plugged into a different circuit entirely; nothing has worked and the different circuit that ran it on also flipped. No, there is not an excessive amount of electronics hooked up, it’s basically just the PC. I’ve swapped out my graphics card and swapped out my power supply unit to see if that would help and nothing has. To my nearly nonexistent knowledge, the circuit breaker is an AFCI breaker and I’ve read tidbits on how there could be nuisance tripping but I’m basically at wits end. The slum lord-err- apartment managers won’t hire an electrician to take a look because again, according to the very qualified handymen, it’s a usage issue. Any suggestions on what to do next?