Hey everyone, I'm stuck with a frustrating issue on my PC. It runs smoothly for everyday tasks and less demanding games, but whenever I try to play more resource-intensive titles like Call of Duty, Rust, or Siege, my computer crashes immediately. There's no blue screen or warning—it just goes black and restarts. I've already tried a bunch of things: tweaking the voltages, reinstalling Windows, and changing out cables, yet nothing seems to help. All my drivers are also up to date. I would share my reliability monitor, but images aren't allowed here. Just for specs, I have an AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (8-core), 32GB of RAM, and an 850W Thermaltake Smart BM3 PSU with a B550 UD AC motherboard. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
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Also, what’s your memory setup? Are you crashing right after launching the games, or do you get to play for a bit before everything goes downhill? If you can load into the games but then crash, that might help narrow down the issue.
You might want to consider getting two separate 8-pin cables if you're currently daisy chaining. That can often lead to power issues under load. Just check if your PSU supports that configuration; it could make a difference.
This sounds like it could be a failing power supply unit (PSU). Have you checked if you're using separate cables for your GPU instead of a daisy-chained setup? That's often a common issue. A mediocre PSU might not handle the load when gaming.
That's interesting! I actually got the PSU brand new back in December, but I see what you're saying about the cables.
I have 2 sticks of 16GB Vengeance Pro RGB DDR4 3200MHz installed in slots 2 and 4. I can load the games for a while before it crashes.