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Build Advice Crash to desktop while gaming

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by numanoid, 12 Feb 2025.

  1. numanoid

    numanoid Modder

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    Hi guys
    I've played 2 games...stalker 2 and indiana jones the circle or whits called and after 10 minutes to 15 minutes the games crash to desktop, I've no idea why

    Asrock x870e nova
    Ryzen 7 9800x3d
    64gb corsair dominator (2x32)
    Rtx 4060ti

    Any ideas thanks
     
  2. yuusou

    yuusou Multimodder

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    Have hwinfo running so you can check temps.
    Check event viewer after a crash, it may give you a clue as to what happened.
     
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  3. Pete J

    Pete J Employed scum

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    My brother had something similar. Turns out the silly bugger hadn't cleaned the PSU fan intake for years and it was overheating. Worth checking!
     
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  4. numanoid

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    Thanks buddy
     
  5. numanoid

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    All new stuff matey, just heard security settings could cause it too, have to have a look, thanks matey
     
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  6. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Could try rolling back the drivers to a version or 2 prior to the current ones. Also second @yuusou that temps definitely worth tracking.


    Can also try reseating the ram and GPU, checking all the power cables are plugged in properly, closing down anything you have open in the background. I once had crashed caused by Firefox updating itself. Windows updates installing or downloading in the background could be a trigger.
     
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  7. numanoid

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    Thanks you my friend, I'll take a look cheers
     
  8. hamza_tm

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    I assume you got this sorted?

    In general pick each component and stress test them one by one. RAM, CPU, GPU, see which one can reproduce the crash. There are stress tests available for each.

    I've personally had issues with ram timings and CPU clock settings in the past but I was tweaking so kinda asked for it.
     
  9. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    I'd guess at a PSU issue personally
     

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