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Computer crashes during heavy load

yzipyzi
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Hello,

My computer just started crashing when starting up a game. Whenever I load into it and play for a few seconds, the PC freezes completely and I have to turn it off. I'm guessing it's probably the graphics card, but I don't want to change it just yet. I tried updating the drivers, but it didn't help. What do I do? Do I have to buy a new GPU?

Also, when it crashes it repeats the last 0.1s of the sound played before the crash. Hope that helps.

 

Specs:

CPU: i5-4570 

GPU: MSI R9 280x

RAM: crucial DDR3 16gb (4x4GB)

PSU: 750W power supply

MOB: asus b85m-g 

 

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Use Aida64 to stress test and see what causes the crashing

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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1 minute ago, yzipyzi said:

For some reason it doesn't crash during the stress test. That's probably a driver fault, right?

What parts of the PC are you stressing?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Just now, fasauceome said:

What parts of the PC are you stressing?

I tried the benchmark where it first benchmarks the gpu then the cpu and that didn't crash my PC. Games crash it almost instantly. I'll try the cpu and gpu stress test next.

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Just now, yzipyzi said:

Okay, I stressed just the graphics card, and after 1,5 minutes it crashed again after reaching 74 degrees. So, it's most definitely a gpu problem.

 

Have you inspected the card for any damages?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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5 minutes ago, yzipyzi said:

The fans seem to be working fine, and the pins are plugged in and stuff. I don't know what else I can check for..

Board damage on capacitors and stuff, burns, etc.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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