Computer Restarting when playing Rdr2

[Thtraidrdude]

Got a bit of an interesting issue, so my computer plays and does everything I need to do just fine, well more than fine. But when I play rdr2 it plays the game for hours if I'm actively playing. But issues start if I pause, and go do something, even if it's like 5-10 minutes, I'll come back to a restarted computer on the windows login screen.

 

At first I figured it was my power supply, because that's what people said, but it's a brand new Corsair 850w (like 5 weeks old if that). And people say faulty PSUs cause frequent restarts or blue screens, whichy computer doesn't restart doing anything else at all (only when paused in rdr2), and I haven't ever gotten a blue screen.

 

Next I thought it could be overheating, but temps stay around 67-73c when gaming, and 36-40 when idle. But I reapplied thermal paste, and reseated my noctua cooler anyways just as a precaution, and it still happens only while paused when playing rdr2.

 

Idk what could be the issue, it seems oddly peculiar that it only happens while paused on rdr2 and not anywhere else. Any help would be appreciated.

 

System specs are

Motherboard: ASrock B550M-C

CPU: 5800x

GPU: Zotac Gaming 3080

Cooler: Noctua U12 with two fans

RAM: Tforce Vulcan 2x8GB

PSU: Corsair RM850x

[Skiiwee29]

Gut feeling tells me its likely RAM causing a BSOD, but windows is configured to just auto restart instead of displaying and error message/code for you. Follow this to disable the auto restart and see what the BSOD code is.

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/windows-disable-restart-after-bsod

[Dedayog]

I'd also look into PSU protections tripping, that doesn't include blue screens either, just restarts.  Maybe GPU tripping it?

[Thtraidrdude]

1 hour ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Gut feeling tells me its likely RAM causing a BSOD, but windows is configured to just auto restart instead of displaying and error message/code for you. Follow this to disable the auto restart and see what the BSOD code is.

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/windows-disable-restart-after-bsod

So I turned that off, the automatic restart thing and just reseated my ram for shits and gkglgles, and it happened again but no Bsod. I also ran the windows memory diagnostic, and said no issue. But when it restarts the little DRAM light on my motherboard lights up but that could because it's restarting idk. 

 

So I'm at a loss. 

 

@Skiiwee29

[Thtraidrdude]

1 hour ago, Dedayog said:

I'd also look into PSU protections tripping, that doesn't include blue screens either, just restarts.  Maybe GPU tripping it?

How could i look into that? I mean I got an 850w because I was told it'd be way more than enough for a 5800x and 3080.

[kuchikirukia]

RAM can pass diagnostics/stress tests and still cause reboots.  I had to reduce my OC from 3600 down to 3466 because I was getting reboots several hours into encoding, even though multiple RAM tests showed fine at 3600 and I could have the PC up for a month at a time just doing regular stuff.

If something just hits your RAM just wrong, it will bring the system down.

Knock your RAM down to 2133 and see if it still does it.