black screen crash

[max_head]

Ok so I built a Pc for my son and after 6 months its started Black screen crashing. Replaced each RAM stick at a time and still it does it, reformatted and reinstalled windows and wiped drives, and its still doing it. Always seems to do it when youtube or twitch is being viewed, and not so much games. My 15yo is tearing his hair out!!

Any suggestions for how I can continue to troubleshoot and where I should focus next? Im thinking swapping out the GPU to see if it continues.

Also is there a crashdump I can view for black SoDs?

Thanks for any help!!

 

[unclebun]

Though the video card can result in the computer shutting off, more often I see blue screen crashes from them. I'd be suspicious of the power supply. Though it seems to happen less often nowadays, there was a time when bad capacitors on the motherboard would cause shutdowns very commonly. You'd see their tops bulging or leaking.