How Do I Prevent System Crashes?

bosboombrian

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Hello,

Is there a way for me to retrieve some kind of a coding crash log that someone can diagnose...?

The system in question is built from hardware that is almost brand new. The builder in question (me) has built similar gaming PCs before that functioned flawlessly. Interestingly enough, my system did not crash from gaming until I changed the motherboard, CPU, and GPU. All components were properly installed however, and Windows was reinstalled after the hardware swap....

More Information:

-System only crashes after gaming for roughly fifteen minutes. It can be used for movies, web browsing, listening to music, etc. for twenty four hours without crashing
-Hardware monitor program shows acceptable operating temperatures. CPU: ~40 C idle, 70 C load. GPU: ~40 C idle, 60 C load. Motherboard: ~40 C idle, 60 C load, etc.
-All drivers are up-to-date. Device manager indicates no issues or red flags.
-System is virus, worm, and Trojan free as indicated by Windows Defender. Clean re-installation has been performed for good measure.
-BIOS is up-to-date....
-Ample power supply for all hardware to run at load, liquid cooling is present on both the CPU and GPU (Corsair H75).

My theories thus far:

-Driver conflict anomaly.
-Automated shut down when temperatures reach upwards of 70 C.
-GPU overheats (it has a Corsair H75 cooling block mounted to it and has no heat sink for its PCB....


 
Solution
Depending on Windows Defender to keep your computer clean is a bad idea. Most viruses, malware, etc. bypass it. Download Avira free antivirus. It's better than most paid antiviruses. Run a full system scan. Then, download the trial version of Malwarebytes and run a scan. This just makes sure that no malware is crawling around causing the crashes.
If the scans come up clean, then I have no clue what could be causing the crashes, but at least you won't have to worry about viruses.

Aspiring techie

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Depending on Windows Defender to keep your computer clean is a bad idea. Most viruses, malware, etc. bypass it. Download Avira free antivirus. It's better than most paid antiviruses. Run a full system scan. Then, download the trial version of Malwarebytes and run a scan. This just makes sure that no malware is crawling around causing the crashes.
If the scans come up clean, then I have no clue what could be causing the crashes, but at least you won't have to worry about viruses.
 
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