Random Crashes

[requantum]

Hey there! I made a post about this a while ago which didn't get much attention so I figured I would make another post about it. Recently my PC has started crashing whilst playing games like Valorant, Call of Duty (Warzone and Cold War), Apex Legends, the whole nine yards. It seems to happen quite randomly, since the times from startup to crash range from ~13 minutes to ~57 minutes. Tested a couple games and the more graphically intensive games like CoD and Apex caused my PC to crash much faster, understandably. When the crash occurs, my screen goes black and there is  a popping sound in my headphones. I usually wait for some time in case one of my components was overheating, and then turn the computer back on after about 10 minutes. I really am having trouble figuring this issue out, so if anyone has a clue as to what the problem might be, feel free to comment them below! I will try to answer any questions you need to diagnose the issue. Here is the parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pj6YNq 

 

I got some previous comments about the power supply as well as the cases' lack of airflow. (H510 Elite)

 

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, requantum said:

Hey there! I made a post about this a while ago which didn't get much attention so I figured I would make another post about it. Recently my PC has started crashing whilst playing games like Valorant, Call of Duty (Warzone and Cold War), Apex Legends, the whole nine yards. It seems to happen quite randomly, since the times from startup to crash range from ~13 minutes to ~57 minutes. Tested a couple games and the more graphically intensive games like CoD and Apex caused my PC to crash much faster, understandably. When the crash occurs, my screen goes black and there is  a popping sound in my headphones. I usually wait for some time in case one of my components was overheating, and then turn the computer back on after about 10 minutes. I really am having trouble figuring this issue out, so if anyone has a clue as to what the problem might be, feel free to comment them below! I will try to answer any questions you need to diagnose the issue. Here is the parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pj6YNq 

 

I got some previous comments about the power supply as well as the cases' lack of airflow. (H510 Elite)

 

So have you tried a different PSU?  Or another GPU? OR reseated RAM and used less sticks?

 

What exactly have you done to trouble shoot this?  Anything?

[requantum]

Just now, Dedayog said:

So have you tried a different PSU?  Or another GPU? OR reseated RAM and used less sticks?

I don't own any other PSU/GPU, but I can reseat the ram. I built this with someone from a repair shop and he did something in BIOS but I doubt that's the issue. I will try to reseat the ram now and I'll tell you the results.

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, requantum said:

I don't own any other PSU/GPU, but I can reseat the ram. I built this with someone from a repair shop and he did something in BIOS but I doubt that's the issue. I will try to reseat the ram now and I'll tell you the results.

He may have simply enabled XMP in the BIOS.  But to be safe, go into BIOS and load "Optimized Defaults", should be on the same screen you  "Save and Exit" on.

 

Well, you may need to purchase or borrow another PSU or GPU to test.  There's not magic setting that fixes all things, we have to use trial and error most times.  Contact your repair shop guy, maybe he can help with parts?