So, my PC has started doing completely random crashes, and they vary each time. Previously it only happened whilst playing games, but now it's happening just when browsing chrome
Sometimes, the screen goes black, but it doesn't freeze. If I'm in a discord call, I can still talk and be heard. The only way to fix it is to manually power cycle the PC.
Sometimes, it just restarts randomly, but boots up fine.
However, sometimes, once restarted, it defaults to windows basic display driver. I have 2 screens, and windows only recognises one in settings, but duplicates my output to both monitors. I fix it by manually downloading and installing AMD graphics drivers. I must've downloaded and installed the same drivers at least 10 times by now. I've also tried rolling back to a few older drivers but it still happens.
I have absolutely no idea where to even start troubleshooting this issue. Any advice?
Specs:
i5 6600
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard
16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
AMD RX 570
EVGA 650w PSU
Update: So it crashed again, except this time it didn't boot. Normally when I turn my PC on the PSU fan maxes out until it posts and calms down, but this time the fan just stayed mad and it didn't post. I unplugged and replugged the motherboard power cable and it appears to be working now, so I'm hoping the crashes are fixed, but unsure until it happens again.
Sometimes, the screen goes black, but it doesn't freeze. If I'm in a discord call, I can still talk and be heard. The only way to fix it is to manually power cycle the PC.
Sometimes, it just restarts randomly, but boots up fine.
However, sometimes, once restarted, it defaults to windows basic display driver. I have 2 screens, and windows only recognises one in settings, but duplicates my output to both monitors. I fix it by manually downloading and installing AMD graphics drivers. I must've downloaded and installed the same drivers at least 10 times by now. I've also tried rolling back to a few older drivers but it still happens.
I have absolutely no idea where to even start troubleshooting this issue. Any advice?
Specs:
i5 6600
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard
16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
AMD RX 570
EVGA 650w PSU
Update: So it crashed again, except this time it didn't boot. Normally when I turn my PC on the PSU fan maxes out until it posts and calms down, but this time the fan just stayed mad and it didn't post. I unplugged and replugged the motherboard power cable and it appears to be working now, so I'm hoping the crashes are fixed, but unsure until it happens again.
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