• PC crashing in intense games
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Just a few days ago my computer just completely shut off whenever I tried playing Total War Warhammer when it was working just fine the night before. It got as far as the campaign screen but right after it finished loading it just cut to black and restarted my pc. This has happened in ESO and Overwatch as well so far. I noticed that before this whenever there was loading or something big going on discord voice would cut out until things calmed down. Could this be a memory issue? My current RAM is about 10 years old which might be the issue but I honestly have no idea.
Specs please? At the moment a couple things I can think of are, as you said a problem having to do with the RAM, overheating, or a problem having to do with the power supply. Maybe keep an eye after the temperatures in the CPU and video card while reproducing the problem.
[QUOTE=daigennki;51905858]Specs please? At the moment a couple things I can think of are overheating or a problem having to do with the power supply. Maybe keep an eye after the temperature while reproducing the problem.[/QUOTE] Right I'll get you the specs when I'm at my computer later. I don't think it's overheating but I'll check later.
Crashes, shutdowns and reboots during peak loads usually indicates something (usually the CPU or GPU) is overheating. Bad RAM usually causes random BSODs or crashes depending on what program is loaded in the bad bits of memory. Use something like HWMonitor to get an idea of what your temperatures are during gaming. If you want to test your RAM as well, use Memtest86+ from [url]www.memtest.org[/url]. You'll need to run the test for at least 8 hours for a proper burn-in test.
As said above that certainly sounds GPU or CPU related. Possibly even the power supply not giving enough power to function the GPU enough.
Well I just started up all the games I know were causing it to see if the temperature got too high but they managed to launch just fine with no crashes even though I didn't change anything. Still, here are my specs if you still want them [sp]Don't know if this is all that needs to be seen[/sp] [IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/bff9b65756c3d549b2fe519eb7006d43.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/35647b154ed0b509a538ea1a70c6fc49.png[/IMG]
That's an old cpu. Did you ever clean the fan? Download HWmonitor and let it run in he background while playing the game. Post results here.
[QUOTE=kiloy;51905818]Just a few days ago my computer just completely shut off whenever I tried playing Total War Warhammer when it was working just fine the night before. It got as far as the campaign screen but right after it finished loading it just cut to black and restarted my pc. This has happened in ESO and Overwatch as well so far. I noticed that before this whenever there was loading or something big going on discord voice would cut out until things calmed down. Could this be a memory issue? My current RAM is about 10 years old which might be the issue but I honestly have no idea.[/QUOTE] Your power supply is probably dying. Same thing used to happen to me until I replaced it.
[QUOTE=AJ10017;51913754]Your power supply is probably dying. Same thing used to happen to me until I replaced it.[/QUOTE] Just a word of warning - if it is your PSU dying, [B][I]replace it ASAP.[/I][/B] I can't even begin to list the things a bad PSU had killed in my PC but 8 HDDs and 2 sticks of RAM is just an example. It worked fine, had some issues and then my hardware started dying before the PSU finally died (but not before killing stuff).
[QUOTE=kiloy;51907790]Well I just started up all the games I know were causing it to see if the temperature got too high but they managed to launch just fine with no crashes even though I didn't change anything. Still, here are my specs if you still want them [sp]Don't know if this is all that needs to be seen[/sp] [IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/bff9b65756c3d549b2fe519eb7006d43.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/35647b154ed0b509a538ea1a70c6fc49.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] If your ram is 10 years old then im going to assume that your power supply is also that old. Replace it now, they're cheap enough that its a simple fix. Also pick up a can of air and thermal paste and replace that shit.
replace PSU now! Not tomorrow, now!!!! I learned that lesson long time ago. This could seariously f*** up your motherboard and everything else as well. What kind of PSU you have now?
[QUOTE=ben.sawyer;51919456]replace PSU now! Not tomorrow, now!!!! I learned that lesson long time ago. This could seariously f*** up your motherboard and everything else as well. What kind of PSU you have now?[/QUOTE] It may not be his PSU though. There isn't enough information to tell this. Just because it was the story with one person doesn't mean it is his problem also. Did the computer just power down, or did it boot loop? You could try turning it on straight after it dies and going into the BIOS and checking temps also.
Well fuck now its happening again. Is there anything specific I should try to look for on HWmonitor? I'm pretty sure its not overheating since after the issue was temporarily fixed the temperatures were fine. I've had overheating issues with my old pc and with that one the computer remained on but the monitor shut off. [QUOTE=mark6789;51919053]If your ram is 10 years old then im going to assume that your power supply is also that old. Replace it now, they're cheap enough that its a simple fix. Also pick up a can of air and thermal paste and replace that shit.[/QUOTE] As far as I know the power supply isn't that old. I bought this pc from a friend but he kept his ram so I just replaced it with my old one. [QUOTE=SatoshiAaron;51921247]It may not be his PSU though. There isn't enough information to tell this. Just because it was the story with one person doesn't mean it is his problem also. Did the computer just power down, or did it boot loop? You could try turning it on straight after it dies and going into the BIOS and checking temps also.[/QUOTE] It completely shuts off then a few seconds later it turns back on.
Just asked, power supply and generally everything else in the computer is about 5 years old
5 years is getting long in the tooth for any power supply, especially one being run hard and in a hot computer case. The electrolyte in the filtering capacitors breaks down over time, which can cause the capacitor to fail in a number of ways which all affect voltage regulation. Power supplies can be "recapped" if you know what you're doing, but it's usually less of a headache to buy a new one. If you're curious, you can unplug the PSU and remove the case to see if any of the capacitors are leaking or bulging from the top. Here's a FSP unit before I recapped it a few weeks ago: [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/sYS4KgP.jpg[/thumb] You should replace your power supply if you're sure nothing is overheating.
[QUOTE=kiloy;51921848]Well fuck now its happening again. Is there anything specific I should try to look for on HWmonitor? I'm pretty sure its not overheating since after the issue was temporarily fixed the temperatures were fine. I've had overheating issues with my old pc and with that one the computer remained on but the monitor shut off. As far as I know the power supply isn't that old. I bought this pc from a friend but he kept his ram so I just replaced it with my old one. It completely shuts off then a few seconds later it turns back on.[/QUOTE] You know what, now that i have thought about it, i had the same exact issue with an older computer and it was the ram that was wrong. It was older ram around the same age as yours and it was the issue. Replace the ram.
Alright well I decided to go with a new power supply and so far the problem seems to be fixed. Installed it Monday and haven't had a crash yet. Thanks for the help.
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