PC crashes 20 mins into playing games!

[Spraticus]

Hey Guys,

 

I am having an issue where my PC stops displaying my screens about 20 mins into playing a game.

I had the motherboard replaced the other day as it was broken, fitted all started up new and well, then when I started to play Counter Strike GO low and behold 20 mins in it crashed.

I can still here my teamspeak when this happens and all other ingame sounds. I can use the PC for everything other than playing games and it doesn't crash.

I've uninstalled all drivers and reinstalled them but still the same thing, it lasts a bit longer now before doing it but still happens.

 

Any Ideas on what could be causing this? Not sure if it is the GFX Card or the PSU maybe causing the issue. Or if it is a software issue.

 

GFX Card : GeForce 660Ti GTX

PSU: CoolerMaster 650W

 

Thanks

Spraticus

[DaltonM]

Check which applications are running in the background. Perhaps something is popping up occasionally. 

 

Does any other game do this? 

[beach_boy98]

That PSU is meh. Could be overheating on the GPU. Would check that with something like MSI afterburner while playing games before it shuts down. If that is the issue I would repaste it like in this video here.

 

 

[Spraticus]

Just now, DaltonM said:

Check which applications are running in the background. Perhaps something is popping up occasionally. 

 

Does any other game do this? 

The only other things I have been running in the background are TeamSpeak, Steam & Sometimes Spotify.

 

It does it will all games so far. Rocket League being the most tested one.

[Spraticus]

1 minute ago, beach_boy98 said:

That PSU is meh. Could be overheating on the GPU. Would check that with something like MSI afterburner while playing games before it shuts down. If that is the issue I would repaste it like in this video here.

I have used this PSU for over a year now (Xmas Past), and have had no issues up until now

[DaltonM]

1 minute ago, Spraticus said:

The only other things I have been running in the background are TeamSpeak, Steam & Sometimes Spotify.

 

It does it will all games so far. Rocket League being the most tested one.

Check your task manager and processes, perhaps its a background process. Look up how to disable start up applications for your OS and disable things you never use. Google a few if you don't know they are. 

[beach_boy98]

Just now, Spraticus said:

I have used this PSU for over a year now (Xmas Past), and have had no issues up until now

Its unlikely but rule out GPU overheating first.

[Bittenfleax]

5 minutes ago, Spraticus said:

Hey Guys,

 

I am having an issue where my PC stops displaying my screens about 20 mins into playing a game.

I had the motherboard replaced the other day as it was broken, fitted all started up new and well, then when I started to play Counter Strike GO low and behold 20 mins in it crashed.

I can still here my teamspeak when this happens and all other ingame sounds. I can use the PC for everything other than playing games and it doesn't crash.

I've uninstalled all drivers and reinstalled them but still the same thing, it lasts a bit longer now before doing it but still happens.

 

Any Ideas on what could be causing this? Not sure if it is the GFX Card or the PSU maybe causing the issue. Or if it is a software issue.

 

GFX Card : GeForce 660Ti GTX

PSU: CoolerMaster 650W

 

Thanks

Spraticus

Download MSI Afterburner and check temps 

[Spraticus]

Just now, DaltonM said:

Check your task manager and processes, perhaps its a background process. Look up how to disable start up applications for your OS and disable things you never use. Google a few if you don't know they are. 

I have done this already unfortunatly, I have basically nothing on startup, just antivirus and Razer Synapse

[Umeshwarnath]

Do you have access to any other video card? if so please try it with that one, also try this card on another system if you can! try running onboard and see if this happens! let us know!

[Spraticus]

3 minutes ago, Umeshwarnath said:

Do you have access to any other video card? if so please try it with that one, also try this card on another system if you can! try running onboard and see if this happens! let us know!

No i dont have access to another card unfortunately, nor another system to try it on.Shall try onboard.

[Spraticus]

9 minutes ago, Bittenfleax said:

Download MSI Afterburner and check temps 

Have done this, goes nowhere above 40 degrees celcius.

[ReesZRB]

16 minutes ago, Spraticus said:

Hey Guys,

 

I am having an issue where my PC stops displaying my screens about 20 mins into playing a game.

I had the motherboard replaced the other day as it was broken, fitted all started up new and well, then when I started to play Counter Strike GO low and behold 20 mins in it crashed.

I can still here my teamspeak when this happens and all other ingame sounds. I can use the PC for everything other than playing games and it doesn't crash.

I've uninstalled all drivers and reinstalled them but still the same thing, it lasts a bit longer now before doing it but still happens.

 

Any Ideas on what could be causing this? Not sure if it is the GFX Card or the PSU maybe causing the issue. Or if it is a software issue.

 

GFX Card : GeForce 660Ti GTX

PSU: CoolerMaster 650W

 

Thanks

Spraticus

Did your game lagged alot before it crashed? If so CSGO you might have hit F2, so quickly open console then hit F9 to stop recording. It lags my game and crashes my pc.

[Spraticus]

1 minute ago, ReesZRB said:

Did your game lagged alot before it crashed? If so CSGO you might have hit F2, so quickly open console then hit F9 to stop recording. It lags my game and crashes my pc.

No lag before crash, it stutters before it crashes but no lag to speak off. The stutter inclueds the screens going instantly black then i can hear everything sound wise

 

[ReesZRB]

1 minute ago, Spraticus said:

No lag before crash, it stutters before it crashes but no lag to speak off. The stutter inclueds the screens going instantly black then i can hear everything sound wise

 

Well I have no idea.

[Spraticus]

!!! UPDATE !!!

I have tried playing the game without the card installed playing off of the GFX on the mobo, worked fine with no crashes.

Does this mean it is most likely the GFX card?

[Bittenfleax]

On 2/5/2016 at 11:32 PM, Spraticus said:

!!! UPDATE !!!

I have tried playing the game without the card installed playing off of the GFX on the mobo, worked fine with no crashes.

Does this mean it is most likely the GFX card?

Yes. Try an RMA. Altough make sure it is not down to software like drivers.