CPU went to SLEEP mode while I'm playing high graphic games

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Just build a rig at December 2015 from Low Yat.

Specification:

  • Intel Core i5 6500
    MSI H110M Pro-VH
    Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz Value RAM
    Sapphire R9 380 4GB
    WD Blue 1TB HDD
    Seasonic S12II 620W
    Thermaltake Versa H25

What seem to be the problem is when I play high graphic games like Fallout 4 and Dark Souls 3, it will go to sleep mode in like few minutes, sometimes 5, sometimes 10 or longer, but it will definitely go to sleep mode as I can clearly diminish the sound of my fan going from loud to no sound after my screen went black.

The first game I played with this rig is Fallout 4, where it occasionally goes to sleep and I do not know how to wake the PC and was forced to restart it with the restart button. Eventually, I stop playing the game so I didn't care about the problem as I thought it was the game's problem.

Until today, I have Dark Souls 3(my favorite game) downloaded on my PC, what makes me frustrated is the AUTO-SLEEP mode takes on my CPU during my game play.
Initially I thought it was merely the game's issue, but after countless of sleep modes, I have came to realized that it was a SLEEP.

I hope anyone out there could be able to help me with this problem as I am no expert on this field and have little experience only. Please guide me step by step and tell me what to do.

tldr;
Help me on fixing this problem where my CPU goes to sleep when I'm playing high graphic games like Fallout 4 and Dark Souls 3.

Thank you and much appreciated!


 


A. When these power saver features are enabled, it causes a bunch of problems.
B. Windows shuts down your system to sleep, hibernate, standby, etc..etc...
C. After shutting down system to "save power" the system malfunctions when you try to wake it up again...and locks up, freezes, etc...
It locks the mouse, it locks the keyboard, it shuts off the display, and locks out the hard drive, it shuts off USB devices, etc...etc...
D. This will cause you to pull your hair out, and go to the funny farm...(those nice young men in their pretty white coats)
E. Make it stop, please make it stop.
F. Shut off all these "features" and USE your computer for a change):

Click Start, Click Control Panel,
Look at the top of the window, in the path bar you see “control panel >”
Click on “>” (in the path bar) now click on “all control panel options.”
(This will open up all the hidden controls available)
Click Power Options
click on the arrow to “show other plans”
Check the Box that says "high performance"
Click (in high performance) "change plan settings"
Turn off display: set to NEVER
Put the computer to sleep: set to NEVER
Click: Change advanced plan settings
Scroll down the list: Click on the + signs to expand the choices for each item on the list.
Require a password on wake up: set to NO
Hard disk: turn off the hard disk: set to NEVER
Wireless adapter settings:
Sleep: set to NEVER
Allow Hybrid sleep: set to NEVER
Hibernate after: set to NEVER
Allow wake timers: set to disable
USB settings:
USB selective suspend setting: set to NEVER
Power Buttons and lid:
Power button action: Setting: set to shut down
Sleep Button Action: set to: do nothing
PCI Express:
Link State Power Management, Setting: OFF
Processor Power Management: Minimum state (set to) 7%

System Cooling Policy: setting: Active
Maximum State (set to) 100%
Display
Turn off display after: setting: NEVER (turning off display automatically can cause freezing also)
Turn off the monitor power manually, when you want it off. Don’t use the auto monitor turn off.
Multimedia Settings:
When Sharing Media: Setting: Prevent idling to sleep
When Playing Video: Setting: Optimize Video
Click APPLY
Click OK

Open the bios set up and make sure "cool and quiet" is OFF. (AMD)
If there is a power saver or a "quiet mode" in the bios, shut it off...
There may be a performance setting in the bios setup you have...make sure it's cranked up to max.
in the bios, see that the allocation for video, if available, is maxed.

Now open the hardware manager profiles...
click start
click computer
click system properties
click device manager
double click on mice and other pointing devices
right click on HID compliant mouse
left click on properties
click on the power management tab
UN-check the box that says: "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power." (there is now NO check mark in this box)
click OK

Now repeat this procedure for all mice, monitors, keyboards, and ALL USB ports on the device manager list.

You must open ALL the devices one at a time, as above, and turn off the power saver, for each device.

NOW turn all the security back ON. NOW open your security antivirus. Make sure the antivirus is set to "gaming mode." Or "multimedia mode."
This prevents the security updating from interrupting your game / multimedia priority.
IF the security does not have "gaming mode" or "multimedia mode" get different security.
IF you are using "free" security downloaded from the internet, get rid of it NOW.
Use ONLY professional all in one security. DO NOT load multiple mismatched security programs, which conflict with each other.
DO NOT load free tools into your system such as: "driver sweeper" or any of that "free" goofy stuff.

 
So, does this mean that this changes will let my GPU to be damaged because a GPU's temperature is normally not 79*C high in just a minute of game play, if I make this changes, does it mean it will not protect my GPU anymore?