- May 2, 2025
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I've had an issue for a few months now where it seems that while only playing video games, after between 30 mins and 1 hour 20 mins, I will suddenly get a blue screen crash. There is no error code of message when the crash happens. First, I will notice the game freeze for about 5-10 seconds, audio is still playing. Parts of the desktop are still functional, then after at most 10-15 seconds, the bluescreen will appear. This issue only seems to occur under gaming loads, it has happened in the following titles. Witcher 3, Oblivion Remastered, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Here is some helpful information I can provide.
System Specs
MOBO: ASRock Z490 XTREME 4
CPU: I9-10900KF
GPU: GTX 3080
RAM: 32GB G.Skill 3600MHz
PSU: 1000W Corsair Platinum PSU (Can't remember the specifics)
OS: Windows 11
The system has been functional for about 16 months now. It is a full custom loop with 3 Triple fan radiators. For a while, I've had both the GPU and CPU at fairly aggressive overclocks, temps would never really exceed 70 on the GPU and 85 on the CPU when the crashes started,
What I've tried to fix the problem:
As the system has a fully custom water cooling loop, it's hard to replace a component in order to just 'test' it's made a difference. I'd really like to confirm the issues before investing in new gear. Any suggestions on what I could possibly try to track down the issue would be much appreciated.
Here is some helpful information I can provide.
System Specs
MOBO: ASRock Z490 XTREME 4
CPU: I9-10900KF
GPU: GTX 3080
RAM: 32GB G.Skill 3600MHz
PSU: 1000W Corsair Platinum PSU (Can't remember the specifics)
OS: Windows 11
The system has been functional for about 16 months now. It is a full custom loop with 3 Triple fan radiators. For a while, I've had both the GPU and CPU at fairly aggressive overclocks, temps would never really exceed 70 on the GPU and 85 on the CPU when the crashes started,
What I've tried to fix the problem:
- I removed the overclocks. This hasn't changed anything. Total System power draw has probably decreased by about 200W from removing the overclocks.
- I've tried testing my memory with Memtest 64. Test ran for 4 hours and passed without any issues.
- I've tried using Bluescreen view or similar programs to check the dump file for any clues, no information is shown in any of the critical errors (Failed to create dump file etc)
- I've ran prime 95 for about 3 hours on the CPU to stress it individually, no crashes
- I've ran Furmark on the GPU for over 4 hours to stress it individually, no crashes
- I've reset windows and cleared my GPU drivers with DDU and re-installed old and new drivers.
- I've ran both GPU and CPU tests at the same time without seeing any crashes.
As the system has a fully custom water cooling loop, it's hard to replace a component in order to just 'test' it's made a difference. I'd really like to confirm the issues before investing in new gear. Any suggestions on what I could possibly try to track down the issue would be much appreciated.
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