I have been trying to find out what's wrong with my PC for a Month and I am stumped..

[Ajr2000]

I thought I would give forums a try on finding out some possible solutions with fixing my gaming pc, it functions as normal until I start playing demanding games, either the game crashes, my monitors and K&M go dark and my pc sits in limbo, or my computer does a full reset. I have tried many possible fixes and none yielded any results, I will list what I've tried and the specs of my PC below.

• Ryzen 7 3700X
• Gigabyte Gaming OC GTX 1080Ti 11GB
• 16GB of G.skill Ripjaws DDR4 3600 memory
• MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard
• GIGABYTE GP-B700H 700W 80+ Bronze PSU
• Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU Air Cooler
• NZXT H510 Compact ATX case

-Resetting my boot drive and windows install
-Updating, rolling back and using DDU on Graphics drivers (Basically cleaning out my drivers and getting a fresh install) multiple times
-Updating and rolling back versions of Windows 10
-Using HWMonitor to check temps of all components (Nothing is overheating)
-Underclocking my GPU
-Cleaning all dust from my system and double-checking to see if everything is plugged in inside
-Reseating RAM, Graphics Card, and CMOS battery
-Making sure that no external connectors (DPs, USB, etc) are faulty or getting disconnected
I have tried almost everything I can think of other than updating new GPU bios or swapping out components due to not owning any other components.
I have a possible hunch that it could be that my PSU is faulty, broken, or somehow getting overloaded, but I am not 100%.

[Ajr2000]

I have posted this also in r/techsupport so if I get replies that are similar to those there I will copy and paste what was said.

[Tristerin]

What slots are the DIMMS in on the motherboard (Ram)

[Biomecanoid]

37 minutes ago, Ajr2000 said:

I thought I would give forums a try on finding out some possible solutions with fixing my gaming pc, it functions as normal until I start playing demanding games, either the game crashes, my monitors and K&M go dark and my pc sits in limbo, or my computer does a full reset. I have tried many possible fixes and none yielded any results, I will list what I've tried and the specs of my PC below.

• Ryzen 7 3700X
• Gigabyte Gaming OC GTX 1080Ti 11GB
• 16GB of G.skill Ripjaws DDR4 3600 memory
• MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard
• GIGABYTE GP-B700H 700W 80+ Bronze PSU
• Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU Air Cooler
• NZXT H510 Compact ATX case

-Resetting my boot drive and windows install
-Updating, rolling back and using DDU on Graphics drivers (Basically cleaning out my drivers and getting a fresh install) multiple times
-Updating and rolling back versions of Windows 10
-Using HWMonitor to check temps of all components (Nothing is overheating)
-Underclocking my GPU
-Cleaning all dust from my system and double-checking to see if everything is plugged in inside
-Reseating RAM, Graphics Card, and CMOS battery
-Making sure that no external connectors (DPs, USB, etc) are faulty or getting disconnected
I have tried almost everything I can think of other than updating new GPU bios or swapping out components due to not owning any other components.
I have a possible hunch that it could be that my PSU is faulty, broken, or somehow getting overloaded, but I am not 100%.

 

 

Weird errors that can not be explained are usually PSU related or due to overclock of the CPU/RAM. Also memtest your Ram.

[NattyKathy]

Certainly sounds like a PSU issue. Have you tried loading the CPU, GPU, and memory separately (with Prime95, Furmark, Memtest86 respectively)? How old is the PSU and was anything changed around the time the system started doing this?

[Ajr2000]

2 hours ago, Tristerin said:

What slots are the DIMMS in on the motherboard (Ram)

Slots 2 and 4

 

[Ajr2000]

2 hours ago, Biomecanoid said:

 

 

Weird errors that can not be explained are usually PSU related or due to overclock of the CPU/RAM. Also memtest your Ram.

currently running some tests, I will get back to you

[Ajr2000]

2 hours ago, Natty Ice said:

Certainly sounds like a PSU issue. Have you tried loading the CPU, GPU, and memory separately (with Prime95, Furmark, Memtest86 respectively)? How old is the PSU and was anything changed around the time the system started doing this?

I haven't tried that, I am going to now, My PSU is a little over a year old, and honestly my system just kinda started this out of nowhere like around a month ago, nothing has really changed with this config since I got my graphics card 6 months ago

 

[Ajr2000]

5 minutes ago, Ajr2000 said:

I haven't tried that, I am going to now, My PSU is a little over a year old, and honestly my system just kinda started this out of nowhere like around a month ago, nothing has really changed with this config since I got my graphics card 6 months ago

 

but now that I think about it, I started using a USB audio codec with a Mic and pair of headphones rather recently

[Ajr2000]

1 hour ago, Ajr2000 said:

I haven't tried that, I am going to now, My PSU is a little over a year old, and honestly my system just kinda started this out of nowhere like around a month ago, nothing has really changed with this config since I got my graphics card 6 months ago

 

I just ran furmark and aida64 and both gave me about as expected results

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Ajr2000 said:

 either the game crashes, my monitors and K&M go dark and my pc sits in limbo, or my computer does a full reset.

Can you describe all this with as much detail as possible?? 

 

PC sits in limbo? Like you can hear the game running, but sitting with a black screen and the caps lock makes the light on the key board go on and off??

 

(stuff like those kind of details I mean)

[Ajr2000]

but I just made a google search and "flashing or displaying dots and lines when it shouldn't be" came up as a symptom of not enough power so I think a new power supply is looking to be the solution

[Ajr2000]

Just now, ShrimpBrime said:

Can you describe all this with as much detail as possible?? 

 

PC sits in limbo? Like you can hear the game running, but sitting with a black screen and the caps lock makes the light on the key board go on and off??

 

(stuff like those kind of details I mean)

Monitors and Keyboard and mouse shut off while the pc is powered on

[Ajr2000]

Just now, Ajr2000 said:

Monitors and Keyboard and mouse shut off while the pc is powered on

like everything goes out but the pc itself

[Ajr2000]

then it just sits on doing nothing til I restart it

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Ajr2000 said:

Monitors and Keyboard and mouse shut off while the pc is powered on

 

OK the PC is going into a shut down or restart mode....

 

2 minutes ago, Ajr2000 said:

but I just made a google search and "flashing or displaying dots and lines when it shouldn't be" came up as a symptom of not enough power so I think a new power supply is looking to be the solution

Do you have this symptom? 

[Ajr2000]

1 minute ago, ShrimpBrime said:

 

OK the PC is going into a shut down or restart mode....

 

Do you have this symptom? 

yes, I haven't had it happen in a while, but it was happening consistently before I reset my pc's boot drive

[Guest]

Just now, Ajr2000 said:

yes

So before you warranty or purchase another PSU, do you have one, or a friend that has one you could swap to diagnose if your PSU is actually bad? 

[Ajr2000]

Just now, ShrimpBrime said:

So before you warranty or purchase another PSU, do you have one, or a friend that has one you could swap to diagnose if your PSU is actually bad? 

Not one that is of similar or greater wattage

[Guest]

Just now, Ajr2000 said:

Not one that is of similar or greater wattage

That's OK. A 600w would power that system for testing. 

Or a local repair shop that would be willing to help out cheap or free. 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Ajr2000 said:

 but it was happening consistently before I reset my pc's boot drive

What do you mean by "reset" the boot drive? Fresh windows install?

[Ajr2000]

Just now, ShrimpBrime said:

That's OK. A 600w would power that system for testing. 

Or a local repair shop that would be willing to help out cheap or free. 

I got a guy who I can ask for some help, but I am gonna look into some new units til then because it sounds like all roads are leading to this issue

[Ajr2000]

Just now, ShrimpBrime said:

What do you mean by "reset" the boot drive? Fresh windows install?

Yeah, basically did a reset via the windows "recovery" tab, not off of a usb or anything

[Ajr2000]

Just now, Ajr2000 said:

Yeah, basically did a reset via the windows "recovery" tab, not off of a usb or anything

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Ajr2000 said:

I got a guy who I can ask for some help, but I am gonna look into some new units til then because it sounds like all roads are leading to this issue

Well, I don't really agree (yet) because the symptoms you are telling me haven't come quite clear yet. 

 

Further testing.

 

Lower the Gpu VRam clocks about 50 to 100mhz. 

lines and dots, generally a gpu issue, yes low power could do that, but I'm yet skeptical.

 

Sorry for all the questions and stuff. Just want to help diag before you spend money and not be wasteful.