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Update: I ran GPU stress test in AIDA64, the PC crashed in 14 minutes. I ran the Cache test in ADIA64, the PC crashed in 4 minutes. Ran the Cache test again, Pc became unresposnive in 5 minutes. Does anybody have any idea what this might relate to?

Hello, this is my first ever post on a forum like this, so please bear with me if i'm bad at this. I experience system hangs, my pc is unresponsive but reamins under power and frozen, it locks up, the audio turns into really loud static machine noise, or repeats the last thing heard infinitely, mouse and keyboard stops responding. Generally my PC seems to be underperforming when it is working, the only thing I did in the BIOS is set the correct RAM speeds, which my motherboard downclocked for some reason. I did everything correctly, using the default values that was given by Corsair. I tried the downclocked values as well, did not help. The pc seems a tad slow when for example opening a browser, my other weaker PC seems to react faster, but I could live with this. There seems to be no physical wear and tear on any hardware. At least I see none. To fix the freeze issue i have to reset the computer or shut it down via powerbutton, this results in work loss and ofc frustration. Current rig Info: (Bold ones are new ones) MOBO: B450 Tomahawk Max with latest BIOS version CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Cooler: Wraith Stealth for a month, Currently Gammax 400 with noctua nt - h1 paste GPU: Sapphire RX 590 Nitro+ with latest stable Radeon adrenaline driver RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8gb DDR4 3000MHZ CL16 1 SSD: 250 GB WD BLUE via Sata cable 2 HDD: 1TB WD BLUE and 500GB WD BLUE HDDs (latter was disconnected for now, I'm afraid of data loss) PSU Chieftec Force series 650W Bronze+ (MODEL NO: CPS-650S) 64 bit OS : Fresh Windows 10, with latest updates. Case: Cooler Master N300, with two case fans to keep everything cool. Recently I decided to upgrade different parts of my PC. I started from upgrading my graphics card from gtx 950(2gb) to Sapphire Rx 590 nitro+ (8gb) My problems began here with terribly inconsistent framerate values, dropping to around 39 from 60 in older games (even from 2003). I would understand if the older games were not supported by the current AMD drivers, but even newer games struggled to keep on a consistent rate and i began to see microstutters. I use vsync because I have a 60HZ 1080p monitor. I believed at this time that this could be because of a general bottleneck issue. So i decided it's time to update my CPU and MOBO I went with ryzen 5 2600 which i used with it's stock cooler for a month, then I switched to the gammax 400 cooler and MSI b450 tomahawk Max, with 2x8 Corsair DDR4 3000mhz. Framerates got a bit better. My system is powered by my chieftec force series PSU 650W bronze+. Now I never had similar problems as far as I recall, this PSU powered 2 different configs, that is why i'm reluctant to deduce that my PSU is the cause. (I believe it is unlikely that it goes bad the minute I install new parts.) My problem occurs randomly, sometimes I can go multiple hours even under considerable Gpu and Cpu load, sometimes it crashes with only an OS running and nothing else. Temperatures: MIN load 27-30 celsius on CPU and 35 on GPU, MAX load/sress load around 65 for CPU and 75 on GPU. The PSU is warm to the touch while stress testing but not even close to hot, it's airflow is guranteed. What I did to try to find what causes my problem: First of all I did a DDU driver cleaning, and reinstalled every driver, no positive change. Upgraded BIOS, no imrpovements. Then i tried to pinpoint the cause by benchmarking the PC. I used PassMark, 3DMark, AIDA64 HWMonitor etc. I measured temps, clock speeds, disk write speeds. Everything seemed to be in order. I did try my friend's rx 580 in my rig, and it had similar results although it did not crash IIRC, taking my suspicion away from the GPU at that time. I tried memtest x86, I did only 1 pass on the RAMs because I was in a hurry, but that pass came back perfect, I did not suspect the RAM in the first place. I had memory problems on a different rig 3-4 years ago, and it always returned with BSOD and not this weird crash, and i could immediately figure the problem out with a simple memtest. Picked it apart, bought my new cooler and installed it, temps went further down, still get system crash. Tried disconnecting my 500GB HDD which is the oldest, then tried disconnecting my other HDD, did not help. Reinstalled the OS multiple times. No improvements. Tried running only a Linux Mate OS from a flash drive, which crashed in 14 minutes. I used the Linux to check my Disk integrity(everything was mostly in order, i followed up on the values it returned, did not bring back any faulty values that would mean that any of the drives are dead. Again these drives worked perfectly before the upgrades, like the PSU). Given that i ran the PC without win 10 and drivers and it still died , I gave up hope that this is a software issue. I did check the DMP files, but again, if it was the OS or the driver which it referenced, it would not happen on Linux at all. We stress tested my PC with AIDA64 stability test with my friend, which crashed my PC a few times, but it sometimes went 35 minutes, sometimes it went on for more, like an hour, sometimes less. Games I tested with: Witcher 3, stuttery, but stable FPS. SW:Battlefront 2 on Ultra, was really awesome and stable at 60 fps until the latest Driver update, which made it stuttery again. Jedi academy 2003 Horribly inconsistent FPS can even drop to 35 from a 60 (I never had framerate problems in this game, neither did any of my friends with similar rigs). Jedi Fallen order, not the most PC optimised game, mostly stuttery but stable FPS sometimes. Unfortunately I cannot provide game footage at this time. I also noticed that after a longer period of running a more hardware demanding game, youtube videos seemed to be out of sync a tiny bit with it's audio, and seemed like it had low framerate... REALLY WEIRD. I found an oily/greasy substance on my hand which was not thermal paste after touching the motherboard a while ago, given that i don't use my PC in a kitchen, it is highly unlikely it is my fault it was there. Could it be that some hardware leaks something? Today I tried it again with the stability test, monitoring temps with my HWMonitor. I checked everything in that test, CPU tests, GPU tests, DISK tests, MEMORY tests. I was keeping an eye on HW monitor temps always when i did this, but today right before the dreaded System Hang crash which happened after around 30 minutes, I saw a reading of 204 Celsius Temp... just what the ****. I only noticed this temp once. Given that the RPM was fine, i have zero clue what the hell is going on anymore, if this reading is correct, the cpu would be beyond fried, and it would be smoky in the house. My pc can still turn on as of this moment. I did try my friend's rx 580 in my rig, and it had similar results My only takeaway: Maybe one of the peripheral hardwares is dead. Maybe the PSU is too weak? 650W should be fine for a combo like this, given that my friend runs his own rig with 550W with an rx 580 and ryzen 5 2600x. Maybe the PSU did die after 3 years of usage? Could be a motherboard failure? I have no ways to measure if my MOBO works fine, no multimeter for example. Capacitors seem to be fine but i'm not entirely sure on that... It could also be the GPU since, when i dont put higher loads on the GPU, my system seems to be running for longer times. Things I did NOT try: Other PSU, Rig without SSD connected, other SATA cables, because they seem to be in perfect condition and they are not old, Reverting back to my i5 4590 and try my video card again with that config (it is much work to reassamble that but maybe i will try in the future) Other mouse or keyboard (again the old config did not crash ever IIRC so i doubt its those pieces of hardware that worked perfectly before) Different power cable for PSU. If I had to guess it's my PSU/SSD/CPU/GPU/MOBO that can cause problems like mine. Help PLS! I'm sorry for the litany. I am by no means an expert, but I built several PC's in my life which lasted, I never encountered a problem like this before and i'm clueless. If you take the time to read this and provide any tips on what I should do, Thank you very much. P.S I did try reading around, but since every rig is different, and my case scenario is somewhat unique because of that 204 celsius temp i measured once, i decided for the first time in my life to actually ask for help on a forum.