I'm having a weird issue with my gaming PC. Whenever I dive into more demanding games like Borderlands 4 and Marvel Rivals, my whole system freezes within the first 30 minutes. The audio and video stutter and just stop, forcing me to do a manual shutdown and restart. Here's the strange part: after this happens, the crashing doesn't occur again until the next day. I've tried starting the PC fresh and jumping right into gaming, but the freeze always happens on the first attempt each day. I thought if it were a demand issue, the crashes would happen more randomly, not consistently just once per day. My specs are pretty close to the minimum for Borderlands 4, so I'm wondering if one of my components could be the issue. I've had this build for about six years. Here's what I'm working with:
- **CPU:** AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- **GPU:** MSI Nvidia 2060 Super
- **RAM:** 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX
- **Motherboard:** MSI B450M Gaming Plus
- **Power Supply:** 750W Gold Seasonic GX-750 (recently upgraded, but the issue still occurs)
If you need more information, such as Windows crash reports, let me know. They're a bit technical for me to interpret!
2 Answers
If you noticed something specific in the Event Viewer, like the Kernel-Power error you mentioned, that could indicate a power issue or a crash. Keep an eye on that, and make sure your drivers are up-to-date too. It's a good step in diagnosing these freezing problems!
It sounds like you're facing a tricky issue! I’d suggest checking out the Event Viewer on your PC to see if there are any logs around the time the crash happens. Look for errors that match when your system freezes. This could give you clues about what's going wrong.
I’ll definitely check it out! I remember seeing a Kernel-Power error logged before, which definitely sounds like a crash issue. Thanks for the heads-up!