Problems with my PC. Bad problems.

[_JohnB330ci]

HEY THERE! Right so, ugh. I bought a pc 4 Months back, been having crashing problems with it, tried to find a fix, no luck. So basically, whenever I get into gaming environment (sometimes it does it without it though) the pc eventually just black screens and then reboots, I thought this was to do with my R9 290X Over heating, yup, got it down to 50 Degrees, not that. Then I thought it was the vram, which is still possibly could be, but why would it crash all around and not when it just gets to that Vram Module? Any ideas?

[R3DOPS]

swap parts with another computer until you find the bad part then rma it. check if the computer is dust free and update drivers . try also re installing windows just to make shore

[Liam-McShane]

Sounds like a driver issue to me. Try installing the latest AMD catalyst drivers.

[_JohnB330ci]

swap parts with another computer until you find the bad part then rma it. check if the computer is dust free and update drivers . try also re installing windows just to make shore

 

What other computer? All my friends have cheap ass PC's, although I did swap out my 290X for a AMD 6450 and the crashing did stop, I've gotten into contact with the company, no reply yet, drivers are on the latest update and it is dust free, I also have done that process, 4 - 5 times

[XxKINGxX40]

swap parts with another computer until you find the bad part then rma it. check if the computer is dust free and update drivers . try also re installing windows just to make shore

^ That's what I'd do

[R3DOPS]

What other computer? All my friends have cheap ass PC's, although I did swap out my 290X for a AMD 6450 and the crashing did stop, I've gotten into contact with the company, no reply yet, drivers are on the latest update and it is dust free, I also have done that process, 4 - 5 times

the best way to find out is to swap parts with another computer. ether that or you can play a game called Guess RMA. its simple, RMA part after part until the issue is no longer there. Its a slow and boring game but that's the only way i can see it so far. 

[_JohnB330ci]

the best way to find out is to swap parts with another computer. ether that or you can play a game called Guess RMA. its simple, RMA part after part until the issue is no longer there. Its a slow and boring game but that's the only way i can see it so far. 

 

But if I don't have parts that are of equal specs how can I stress test the PC to find out which part?

[Megahurt]

What other computer? All my friends have cheap ass PC's, although I did swap out my 290X for a AMD 6450 and the crashing did stop, I've gotten into contact with the company, no reply yet, drivers are on the latest update and it is dust free, I also have done that process, 4 - 5 times

If switching graphics cards fixed the problem, then my guess would be that your 290x is defective. A card in perfect working condition will throttle down when overheating, not crash, a card that crashes ramdomly regardless of temerature is simply defective.

 

An alternate possible cause for your problems could be the psu that can't handle the load of a 290x but can support a 6450.

[Imakuni]

If switching graphics cards fixed the problem, then my guess would be that your 290x is defective. A card in perfect working condition will throttle down when overheating, not crash, a card that crashes ramdomly regardless of temerature is simply defective.

 

An alternate possible cause for your problems could be the psu that can't handle the load of a 290x but can support a 6450.

^This. What's your PSU?