Hey everyone! I've been diving into Battlefield 6 for the past couple of weeks, and lately, I've been facing some frustrating random shutdowns. My PC just blacks out as if there's a power outage, followed by a click sound, and then it restarts. Initially, I thought it might be related to corrupt game files, so I've been verifying those on Steam, which worked for a bit until the last season update. Now, the crashes happen after about 10 minutes of gameplay, and it's also affecting other games like iRacing—my PC shuts down there too after around half an hour. However, games like CS2 run fine, and everything's normal when I'm just using the PC without gaming.
I've checked the temperatures using MSI Afterburner, and they seem pretty stable; my CPU stays around 55 to 65 degrees Celsius and the GPU between 60 to 70 degrees at about 80% load in Battlefield 6. Given these readings, I'm not sure overheating is the issue.
After reading up on this, I suspect my power supply unit (PSU) might be the culprit since it seems to shut down under load. I replaced my PSU back in May and since then, I had no problems—everything was good even during the BF6 beta. So, I'm wondering if it's at all possible that the game might have somehow damaged my PSU, or if there's something else going on that I should investigate. Here's a quick rundown of my specs:
- Motherboard: AsRock H570 Phantom Gaming 4
- CPU: Intel i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
- Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB
- GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
- SSD: 1TB NVMe
- PSU: Superflower LEADEX III 1000W
2 Answers
It sounds like your PSU might be failing under higher loads. While a demanding game like Battlefield 6 could exacerbate the issue, the root problem seems to be with the PSU itself, not the game. It might be worth checking if something else in your setup is also contributing to the shutdowns.
In reality, software like games or apps can't fry your hardware. If you're experiencing crashes, it's more likely a hardware issue rather than anything related to Battlefield 6. You might want to run a stability test with tools like OCCT to see if your hardware is solid. If it crashes, then something’s likely wrong with the hardware side of things.
True! It's interesting how some games can stress components without causing damage directly. Just be careful with temperatures!