Hi everyone,
I'm experiencing weird random reboots, while playing games on my desktop PC. I don't get any error message/BSOD; it's like if I pressed the power button.
It happens after a few minutes or after much more time, depending on the game. For example, in X-Plane 11.50beta (which uses Vulkan API) I'm not able to play more than 10 minutes. It's also important to note that, with the previous version (which uses OpenCL), I was able to play for double the time, before rebooting. However, in other games, like STEEP, I can play for much more time, without experiencing those weird reboots. Just another example: I can play The Division for like 20 minutes, before rebooting.
My PC components are:
mobo ASRock H170 Pro4 with the latest UEFI
CPU Intel Core i5-6600 (Cooled with Noctua NH-U9B SE2)
RAM 16 GB Corsair Vengeance 3000 MHz +8 GB Kingston HyperX 2133 MHz (but both running at 2133 MHz)
GPU AMD Radeon R9 380X 4GB ASUS Strix OC (factory overclock at 1030 MHz) (latest WHQL drivers)
PSU Corsair CX-750M (grey label)
Drives:
240 GB Crucial SATA SSD
1 TB WD Blue HDD
256 GB Samsung 960 EVO NVME
5.25" Optical Drive
5.25" MICRO SD/SD etc. reader
Case Aerocool 800 with 2 fan on the front and 1 on the rear
edit: pcie wifi card
I've tried different stress tests and benchmarks, trying to reproduce those reboots and check the hardware.
3D Mark Time Spy (2 times in a row); no problems
Memtest86; no problems
PassMark Burn-In; no problems
Unigine Heaven (20 minutes); no problems
OCCT PSU test (30 minutes); no problems
OCCT CPU stress-test; no problems
OCCT GPU stress-test; reboots after some time, at shaders level 3, and reboots instantly on higher shaders level
Suspecting PSU problems, I reseated all the cables and dusted off the internals. I've also checked ATX and PCI-e (under load) voltages, using a multimeter, but everything seemed perfect.
I've checked the temperatures under load but everything seemed, again, normal. In fact, CPU temp was below 65°C and GPU temp was below 76°C, under 100% load. I've also replaced the thermal paste on CPU and GPU.
Furthermore, I've measured the temperature of the power supply exhaust, measuring about 42°C/44°C, under heavy load.
I'm suspecting that the culprit may be the GPU or the PSU. I hope you could help me solve this problem, thank you.