I've been experiencing frequent crashes on my Windows 11 PC. It can freeze up in different ways: sometimes it buzzes, sometimes it just freezes without any noise, and occasionally it abruptly shuts down and reboots. I've also seen the dreaded blue screen, but it flashes by too quickly for me to catch what it says. A unique thing I've noticed is that these crashes don't seem to happen when I'm using OBS, though I'm not sure if that's just a coincidence. How can I resolve these issues? Here are my PC specs: I'm running an Intel Core i9-14900F processor with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card and 32GB of memory.
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Considering you're using an i9-14900F, I'd definitely take a close look at its drivers. Outdated or faulty drivers can cause instability like what you're describing. So, first step: update all your drivers, especially for graphics and chipset. If issues persist, testing out different RAM configurations or even checking your cooling system might help since overheating can also lead to random crashes.
To figure out what's causing these crashes, get the dump files from those BSODs (blue screens of death). If you can access Windows, check in C:WindowsMinidump for any files. These logs will help in analyzing the problem. You can zip that folder and upload it to a file-sharing site like mediafire or catbox.moe, and share the link. If you don't have dump files or only one, follow some guides to set up small memory dumps for easier troubleshooting.
What if the drivers are fine? Should I just replace the CPU then?