I've been playing Battlefield 6 for about two weeks, and recently my PC has been experiencing random shutdowns. It feels like the power trips, and then the PC clicks and restarts. Initially, I thought it might be corrupt game files, so I verified them on Steam, which helped until the latest season update. Now, my PC crashes after about 10 minutes of gameplay. It's also happening with another game I play, iRacing, where I get a shutdown after about 30 minutes. This doesn't happen with games like CS2 or when I'm just using my PC normally.
I checked the temperatures using MSI Afterburner, but they seem normal (CPU around 55-65°C and GPU between 60-70°C, with about 80% load in BF6), so overheating doesn't seem to be the issue. From what I read, these sudden shutdowns under load might indicate a problem with the power supply. Yet, I replaced my PSU in May and had no issues until recently. Considering my PSU is relatively new and the issues started with my BF6 playtime, could the game have somehow damaged my PSU, or am I possibly overlooking something else that might be causing these shutdowns? Here are my PC specs:
- Motherboard: AsRock H570 Phantom Gaming 4
- CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
- Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 air cooler
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200MHz 32GB
- GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro 8GB
- SSD: PHISON PS5012-E12S 1T NVMe
- PSU: Superflower LEADEX III 80+ GOLD 1000W
3 Answers
It sounds like you might have a faulty power supply that's failing under load. It's possible that a demanding game like Battlefield 6 is pointing out weaknesses in the PSU but it's not really the game's fault. It's worth checking if something else in your hardware is also causing the PSU to trip.
Honestly, a game or application can't physically damage your hardware. You could run a benchmarking tool like OCCT, which pushes your system to its limits to test stability. If your PC crashes during that, it indicates there's a hardware issue, but the software itself shouldn’t be causing any damage.
Your PSU is actually overkill for your setup; even if you overclocked, you wouldn’t exceed 1000W. The 650W unit you had before was fine too! Seems like the new PSU might be faulty, so definitely look into running it through warranty.
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