- May 21, 2020
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This is technically a followup to a previous thread I posted a while back which I thought was solved (https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...es-after-computer-boot.3608934/#post-21767263 ), but the problem wasn't solved after all and it is a whole lot more obscure and weird than I previously thought. I have done extensive searching on the internet for a solution to this problem and I have no luck so far.
The Problem:
I start up my computer and it works perfectly and everything opens nice and quick. However, after X amount of time the computer becomes slow to boot certain programs and games (X being anywhere from 22 minutes to 29 hours which I will get to the details about the 29 hours later). What happens when I try to boot certain games is if they have some kind of pre-launcher (to set resolution or windowed/fullscreen) that will open first and fine, but after pressing play and opening the game itself I will usually be greeted with a black screen and the game won't respond. If I sit and wait it will eventually load fully and it will run 100% fine after that.
Observations:
Windows 10 Home 64 bit
Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon AC LGA1151
CPU: Intel Core i7-9700KF
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
RAM: Corsair LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz C16 DDR4 (CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 )
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-850, 850W 80+ Gold
I really need help with this issue. I have been trying to debug this for nearly a month now and it is driving me insane. My four year old laptop performs more reliably than this and a newly built computer should not have this issue in the slightest. At this point I don't know if this is a hardware or software issue, but I'm just about willing to do anything at this point to fix this issue. Ask me anything you need to, tell me to do stuff, just please fix this issue, or narrow down the issue to some weird component that I should RMA.
This issue is driving me absolutely insane.
The Problem:
I start up my computer and it works perfectly and everything opens nice and quick. However, after X amount of time the computer becomes slow to boot certain programs and games (X being anywhere from 22 minutes to 29 hours which I will get to the details about the 29 hours later). What happens when I try to boot certain games is if they have some kind of pre-launcher (to set resolution or windowed/fullscreen) that will open first and fine, but after pressing play and opening the game itself I will usually be greeted with a black screen and the game won't respond. If I sit and wait it will eventually load fully and it will run 100% fine after that.
Observations:
- There are no thermal issues that I have observed
- A warm reset will always temporarily fix the issue
- I have not observed any weird events in the event viewer (though someone more experienced could possibly find something)
- When launching a game it will always sit in task manager at some low amount of memory not responding (often times 14.9-22 MB, though some bigger games are exceptions like Monster Hunter World) and usually won't utilize the CPU at all or if it does only 0.1%
- The time for the issue to occur is mostly random for what I can tell except there was one odd case:
- So far the range for me has been 22 minutes to 29 hours with an average around 1-2 hours
- The 29 hour case was extremely unique and almost led me to believe I had the issue fixed, the things I did before this was change my GPU to use two PSU cables versus a single split cable and updated my GPU drivers, however right after I changed the roaming aggressiveness on my WiFi adapter to lowest I started seeing the issue again. Whether this was complete coincidence, I don't really know and I can't get it to last this long again.
- So far the range for me has been 22 minutes to 29 hours with an average around 1-2 hours
- RAM or CPU maxing out is not the cause of this issue
- I haven't noticed any outrageous values in HWInfo, but maybe someone with a better eye could spot something
- If I do decide to close the program while it isn't responding it gets an Application Hang error in the event viewer
- Scanned for viruses using multiple programs such as Eset Online Scanner, Malwarebytes and RogueKiller
- Tested RAM using memtest86 and MemTest (only to 100%)
- Reset windows while keeping personal files
- Re-installed drivers (Though order could be a potential factor in this issue, but i'm not 100% sure on that)
- Re-flashed BIOS
- I tried letting computer idle without using any programs while occasionally launching a game to test launch speed (this has varying results)
- Having computer download for a period of time
- Keeping computer under load such as playing intensive games (It doesn't seem to ever occur while it is under load, but this one requires more testing)
- Affected
- Steam Itself
- Touhou 17
- 100% Orange Juice
- Monster Hunter World
- Minecraft
- Hollow Song of Birds
- Jigoku Kisetsukan
- A Hat in Time
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
- Death End Re;Quest
- Htol#NiQ
- Skullgirls
- Acceleration of Suguri 2
- Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- Unaffected
- Phantasy Star Online 2 (I have no clue why this one works honestly, it is the second biggest game on this list)
- Fantastic Danmaku Festival
- Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part 2
- Eden*
- Doki Doki Literature Club
- Corpse Party
- Speklunky
- Hollow Knight
- At Home Alone
- Cuphead
- If there are any games you want me to test have a look at my library and let me know, though keep in mind my internet is slow
- If the problem persists over time after it has occurred (Longest I have tested this is 2 hours)
- If the problem occurs in safe mode, though this is somewhat difficult due to the randomness and variance of this problem
Windows 10 Home 64 bit
Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon AC LGA1151
CPU: Intel Core i7-9700KF
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
RAM: Corsair LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz C16 DDR4 (CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 )
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-850, 850W 80+ Gold
I really need help with this issue. I have been trying to debug this for nearly a month now and it is driving me insane. My four year old laptop performs more reliably than this and a newly built computer should not have this issue in the slightest. At this point I don't know if this is a hardware or software issue, but I'm just about willing to do anything at this point to fix this issue. Ask me anything you need to, tell me to do stuff, just please fix this issue, or narrow down the issue to some weird component that I should RMA.
This issue is driving me absolutely insane.
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