[SOLVED] My computer keeps crashing at randomly, on startup, and in video games.

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

I've had this problem for about 2 months now and when it first started, it was just when loading up the computer so after a few tries it was ready to go. Then it started to crash on the agent select of valorant. It was bearable until it started crashing mid-game and up until recently, I cannot even load up any videogames and also crashes a lot at startup. I've tried countless solutions and they've never worked. The BSOD also pops up a few times on startup and here are my specs.
Processor: AMD FX(TM)-6300 Six-Core Processor
RAM: 16 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Operating System: Windows 10
PSU: Thermaltake 600w
The problem might be my PSU is there any way to check?
Let me know if you need more information, If the problem is a faulty pc component, I would like to confirm it before replacing it.

 

[rgd1101]

check the cpu temp?

 

[revodo]

Two questions. First, does the computer crash only when it's under load, or spiking CPU / GPU usage? Or does it crash even when it's idling / doing mundane tasks? Second, when it crashes while playing games, does it display a BSOD? Or does the computer just turn off / restart?

 

[TangoDown87]

Also might help to know what the model of your Motherboard is, most modern motherboards have some sort of monitoring system for heat, fan usage & power usage.

 

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

I managed to load valorant and I had a steady temperature of 78 C and to answer your questions, the computer crashes randomly even when there's no task on at the moment. It's very weird, sometimes I manage to load in the game and I can play for a few hours and it won't crash but the next day it'll start crashing again. It only displays a BSOD when it crashes at startup and recently my pc just freezes then after a few seconds it turns off. bought this pc as a prebuilt so I'm not sure what motherboard this is but it might be this :
GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P (rev. 2.0) AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

 

[TangoDown87]

you can find your motherboard info in the system info hit windows+R and in the run box type msinfo32

 

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

All I can see is Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 970A-DS3P and the other slot is to be filled by O.E.M.

 

[revodo]

Potential RAM issue? Try running Memtest86 from a USB drive. It will take a while .

Any overclocking done in the BIOS?

 

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

I'm going to run Memtest but no overclocking done.

 

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

I finished the Memtest and it found no issues what do I do next? I tried loading up valorant again and I crashed again when queuing up for a game. It worked fine in the practice range.

 

[revodo]

PSU might be going out, but I have no reason to think that. Just a guess. Other than that, I can't think of anything else.

 

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

PSU might be going out, but I have no reason to think that. Just a guess. Other than that, I can't think of anything else.

Is there any way to check if the problem really is my PSU?

 

[revodo]

Is there any way to check if the problem really is my PSU?

Short of swapping it out and testing another one, I don't know of another way.

 

[TangoDown87]

you can always buy another PSU (keep the receipt and box & Return it if it turns out that's not the issue)

 

[scout_03]

use occt to stress test psu for about 10 minutes note voltages beforeand on test also use hwinfo to check all system temp and post picture of hwinfo here .

 

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

I used the occt and tested out on all of the tests including power, VRAM, and CPU. There were no issues but when I switched to monitoring and opened up valorant, it crashed at startup.
I don't really know how to navigate in hwinfo so I'm guessing this is what you wanted me to post

https://flic.kr/p/2m8CSJF

View: https://flic.kr/p/2m8CSJF

 

[rgd1101]

is that temp correct?
min cpu is 80+

 

[Thepersonwhoneedshelp]

I don't know if it is, I used speccy and it gave me a steady average of 78 c.

 

[rgd1101]

redo the thermal paste