I've had this rig for about a year now - over the last 4 days, I've had this problem where the computer would stutter and lock up for a second or so. In the following minute, audio would often noticeably crackle.
This happens far more frequently under high load than under low load, but the problem occurs either way. It's actually freezing up as I type this.
Discord audio may bug out and either my mic doesn't register, or no audio comes through, until I leave and rejoin any call I'm in.
I've been looking closely at CPU and GPU temperatures. During freezes, GPU temps are less than 45 C, CPU is less than 60 C.
In the resource monitor, when a freeze occurs, I look over, and when it unfreezes, it notes that, GPU usage, CPU usage, and Disk active time - either shoot to near 100% or drop to 0%. The GPU seems particularly extreme - either 100% or 0%, no alternatives.
All components, except the PSU (more like 2+ years old) and the SSD (2 1/2 weeks old) are exactly 1 year old to date.
EVGA GTX 1660 XC GAMING
Ryzen 3 1200
B450 Gaming Plus motherboard
2 x 4 GB DDR4 @ 2666
WD BLUE 500GB 2.5" SSD
Insignia 450W ATX12V 2.4/EPS12V 2.92 80 Plus Power Supply (Absolute crap)
I realize that I'll need more thorough system specs. I'm just typing this up quickly. Where should I get a better system specs list?
I used to BSOD with DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION when scanning with Malwarebytes, but driver updates fixed that issue. I haven't had any other freezing cause bsods, so I assume that it couldn't be the motherboard or the CPU, since issues with those would probably make the system unstable.
I'm suspicious of my power supply, since the system grinds to a complete halt. Any way to confirm my suspicions, besides by replacing parts? (I need a new PSU anyways, I want upgrades but my wattage is too low. I need to know what's failing before I make any upgrades, though).
This happens far more frequently under high load than under low load, but the problem occurs either way. It's actually freezing up as I type this.
Discord audio may bug out and either my mic doesn't register, or no audio comes through, until I leave and rejoin any call I'm in.
I've been looking closely at CPU and GPU temperatures. During freezes, GPU temps are less than 45 C, CPU is less than 60 C.
In the resource monitor, when a freeze occurs, I look over, and when it unfreezes, it notes that, GPU usage, CPU usage, and Disk active time - either shoot to near 100% or drop to 0%. The GPU seems particularly extreme - either 100% or 0%, no alternatives.
All components, except the PSU (more like 2+ years old) and the SSD (2 1/2 weeks old) are exactly 1 year old to date.
EVGA GTX 1660 XC GAMING
Ryzen 3 1200
B450 Gaming Plus motherboard
2 x 4 GB DDR4 @ 2666
WD BLUE 500GB 2.5" SSD
Insignia 450W ATX12V 2.4/EPS12V 2.92 80 Plus Power Supply (Absolute crap)
I realize that I'll need more thorough system specs. I'm just typing this up quickly. Where should I get a better system specs list?
I used to BSOD with DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION when scanning with Malwarebytes, but driver updates fixed that issue. I haven't had any other freezing cause bsods, so I assume that it couldn't be the motherboard or the CPU, since issues with those would probably make the system unstable.
I'm suspicious of my power supply, since the system grinds to a complete halt. Any way to confirm my suspicions, besides by replacing parts? (I need a new PSU anyways, I want upgrades but my wattage is too low. I need to know what's failing before I make any upgrades, though).