I'm having a frustrating issue where my PC keeps restarting or crashing while I'm gaming. This happens with titles like Far Cry 5, Far Cry 6, and Red Dead Redemption 2—I'll get about 10 minutes into the game and then experience a black screen. Sometimes it reboots automatically, while other times I have to restart it myself. I've tried a bunch of things: changing settings in the games, uninstalling and reinstalling both the games and their launchers, and even rolling back the latest Nvidia drivers and Windows updates. I've checked for hardware faults, but nothing seems to be wrong. I'm at a loss here! Here's a rundown of my setup:
- Asus GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral LC OC 32GB GDDR7 Graphics Card
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Sixteen Core 5.70GHz Processor
- Corsair Dominator Titanium 48GB DDR5 RAM
- Asus ROG Thor 1200W Power Supply
- Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 Extreme CPU Cooler
- 4TB SSD.
Does anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this issue?
4 Answers
First off, check your temps! Overheating can definitely cause crashes. Open up the Event Viewer to see if there are any error codes showing up right before your PC restarts; this might help identify whether it's a driver issue or something else.
It sounds like a temperature problem to me. Do you notice if your fans spin up to max speed just before it crashes? Also, when's the last time you replaced the thermal paste on your CPU or GPU? Tracking your temps with some software while playing could give you a clearer picture of what's going on.
I think I found a potential issue! It seems like the latest Nvidia driver update might not have been fully uninstalled. When I reset my GPU, it seemed to resolve my crashing problems. Maybe give that a shot!
Make sure to check the Event Viewer for any errors, and consider running HWInfo64 in the background. It’ll help you monitor your temps and check for any unusual voltage readings.
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