Hey everyone! I've been upgrading my PC bit by bit since I built it in 2019. Recently, I decided to upgrade almost everything—I've swapped my RAM from DDR4 to DDR5 and changed my motherboard, CPU, and GPU. Here's my current setup: MSI PRO B840-P WIFI, Ryzen 9 9900x, RTX 4070, and 32GB of RAM running at 6000CL30. I'm sticking with my two SSDs (ADATA XPG Gammix S5 and S11 Pro) and the Seasonic Focus SPX 650W 80+ Platinum PSU. I'm running Windows 11 Pro.
The issue I'm facing is that I'm experiencing random crashes while gaming. For example, in COD Warzone, I've been getting DirectX crashes with the latest drivers (got issues with those from May 12 and 19, but the April 30 driver seems to work better, with just a couple of games crashing).
In FiveM, my FPS drops dramatically from around 150 to 60-70, and the CPU is maxing out at 75-100% while the GPU is over 70%. And in games like Valorant and League of Legends, I get ping spikes and occasional disconnects, even though my internet seems fine.
I'm playing in 1440p and could really use some advice here. Should I consider changing my SSD or PSU? Any thoughts on trying a custom Windows install? Or should I tinker with my driver settings or in-game settings?
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Did you reinstall Windows after upgrading all that hardware? Sometimes a clean install can fix a lot of issues. Also, are you overclocking anything in your BIOS? That could lead to instability too.
I've done the clean install a couple of times already!