Pc hard shutdowns during gaming session

[BigGrease]

asus z170a

6600k (oc 4.2)

16gb 2133 (oc 3000)

hx850i psu

1080ti strix (stock clock)

 

i have a cheap amazon vertical gpu riser aswell. (the problem hasnt started with this as its in a 2nd case with no problems.)

 

mem tested oc on ram for 24hrs before running daily. its been probably a year with the oc.

no blue screens from cpu oc either. 

 

having hard restarts while gaming. 

started noticing this issue when playing Tarkov as of september last year; it would hard restart when upgrading the hideout during the "flash" of the screen when upgrading something. 

the only way to bypass this is to change the screen resolution away from 1440p.

this would also happen while in raid killing enemies. noticed being the same issue with the "flash" of a muzzle in my face. but very seldom 

ive just been keeping up with windows updates so. i have no idea if its from 1 or more past updates,

this issue is now happening in destiny 2. with quick flashes of the game. 

 

tarkov also had random window crashes with bad module. ive since fixed this issue by disabling virtualization in bios. 

 

my 6600k has a hard time keeping pace at 144fps as its running near 100% usage at all times.

 

while gaming i run 

discord

voicemeter

corsair icue

asus gpu tweak for fans

usually have 1 browser tab on standby

 

just wondering if anybody may have a clue as to what's happening.

 

i will have to test destiny at a lower graphical setting or lower resolution.

 

these two games are intalled on different ssds 

[atxcyclist]

If you're experiencing hard restarts during heavy gaming, my first inclination would be to check power supply or cabling. Make sure your processor EPS and GPU PCI-E supplemental power are fully attached.

 

Next, go into your BIOS and see if there's a setting for "resume after power failure" or something along those lines. Disable that, effectively leaving your computer off if the board sees a power interruption. Then run your game again and see if it shuts down fully (to me indicating PSU issues) or if it restarts, indicating something else like a driver or even a slightly corrupted drive.

[Quackers101]

or get an UPS if you get unstable power from the wall to the comment above.

the riser extension for the GPU could be a problem too, since it had some issues but to hard shutdowns? maybe not.

But just to be on the safer side, you might have to tend to that too.

[BigGrease]

 

i guess its possible being the gpu riser aswell but it doesnt seem right as i bought my new case back in feb 2020 and the problem didnt arise around september last year

and i havent touched the components since feb.

 

but an aging psu could be a problem. but i wouldnt put it by the platinum psu 

it also doesnt seem like a over current shutdown. 

ill run my corsair utility and see what the watts are being drawn from the psu.

 

[BigGrease]

15 minutes ago, BigGrease said:

 

i guess its possible being the gpu riser aswell but it doesnt seem right as i bought my new case back in feb 2020 and the problem didnt arise around september last year

and i havent touched the components since feb.

 

but an aging psu could be a problem. but i wouldnt put it by the platinum psu 

it also doesnt seem like a over current shutdown. 

ill run my corsair utility and see what the watts are being drawn from the psu.

 

so far ive only seen maximum >400 watts total

[Mq3]

I would guess the overclock may not be completely stable. Does it do this without overclock?

[BigGrease]

5 minutes ago, Mq3 said:

I would guess the overclock may not be completely stable. Does it do this without overclock?

i will have to try that. ive had this oc pretty much since... new build 3-4 years ago. 

[Mark Kaine]

25 minutes ago, BigGrease said:

i will have to try that. ive had this oc pretty much since... new build 3-4 years ago. 

Overclocks degrade with time. And four years is more than enough for it to happen. PSUs can degrade also, true, so its a possibility too. 

 

 

1 hour ago, BigGrease said:

discord

voicemeter

corsair icue

asus gpu tweak for fans

all of the above crap could be contributing to the issue also.