I'm experiencing a frustrating issue with my PC. It keeps rebooting on its own, especially when I'm just scrolling through Facebook, watching live streams, or even playing low-demand games. When it happens, I get a kernel error, but there's no BSOD, and all the fans and LEDs keep running normal. I've already tried switching to a higher wattage power supply and replaced the thermal paste to avoid overheating, but it's still happening. I haven't noticed any performance drops, but it seems more frequent when I overclock or undervolt my CPU. My specs are:
- XFX 6950XT GPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
- 32 GB of DDR5 Vengeance RAM
- MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard
- MSI MAG A850GL PSU
- Three healthy drives according to Crystal Disk Info
Some people suggested it might be a phantom reset switch issue, but I have no idea how to test that since I only have one PC case. Others think it could be related to the IMC CPU. What do you think could be the cause, and what can I try to resolve this?
1 Answer
It sounds like you might need to check for crash logs. When a system resets like that, it usually generates a dump file, which can help pinpoint the issue. If you can boot into Windows normally or even in Safe Mode, check for any dump files in WindowsMinidump. If they exist, zip them up and share them through a file-sharing service. You’ll want to collect a few of them for a better analysis.
I don’t get BSODs, though. Should I still check for those dump files?