Question My PC crashes on certain new games, even though I have minimum or recommended specs for them ?

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cecpuman

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OS: Windows 11 Pro
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz 3.70 GHz
Installed RAM: 32GB DDR4-4272
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X
(yes i know my pc is old and I need to upgrade, don't currently have the funds for it)

The games I've played that all have the same issue:
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Cubic Odyssey
Elden Ring Nightreign.

I have the games on a lower setting, generally they run around 30-60 fps, sometimes dropping slightly lower than 30 but never below 25 so not great but playable. I will be running around in them just playing normally and they will randomly just crash, no frame drops or performance problems prior, not bsod but video glitches for a second and the game just closes no error message. If anyone on here could maybe figure out why they are crashing and if they know a fix then that would be greatly appreciated.
 
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helpstar said:
update bios and gpu drivers
check temperature of CPU and GPU
did you overclock or under volt anything?

try furmark to eventually reproduce the issue

gpu might be dying
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I already updated the GPU drivers to the newest one, didn't make a difference so i rolled back driver to 566.36 so I could play doom eternal, newer graphics drivers cause it to just have a black screen at main menu. I'll try updating bios. Haven't overclocked or undervolted anything myself, not sure if manufacturer did though. I had the same idea that maybe the GPU was dying but it doesn't do it on a lot of games, just those three. I'll also try keeping an eye on the temps.

Aeacus said:
Full system specs, including PSU make and model (or part number) is? Also, how old the PSU is, and was the PSU bought new or used/refurbished?
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CPU: Intel Core i7 8700K
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac
RAM: G.Skill DDR4-4272 (8x4)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
OS: Windows 11 Pro
PSU: EVGA Supernova 1000 G+

My pc is about 10 years old, PSU was bought new when I built the pc, I don't buy referb parts if I can help it.
 
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cecpuman said:
I already updated the GPU drivers to the newest one, didn't make a difference so i rolled back driver to 566.36 so I could play doom eternal, newer graphics drivers cause it to just have a black screen at main menu. I'll try updating bios. Haven't overclocked or undervolted anything myself, not sure if manufacturer did though. I had the same idea that maybe the GPU was dying but it doesn't do it on a lot of games, just those three. I'll also try keeping an eye on the temps.



CPU: Intel Core i7 8700K
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac
RAM: G.Skill DDR4-4272 (8x4)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
OS: Windows 11 Pro
PSU: EVGA Supernova 1000 G+

My pc is about 10 years old, PSU was bought new when I built the pc, I don't buy referb parts if I can help it.
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I'm a bit confused.

Having older parts is fine but what was changed recently? You say it's 10 years old which would imply that nothing has changed recently and what's promoting that question.

Is it just these newer games crashing or are those just examples?

Without above info, the crashing without error is pretty old school. Based on what your describing and assuming your PSU isn't bad and not giving the GPU enough power, my guess would be your GPU might be on crutches. They might be pushing it right past some component like a voltage regulator on the PCB and it's says screw this I'm out.

Best thing would be to install something like HWInfo and have it run in the background all the time. Start logging right before you run the game and stop after it crashes and upload the log. It could reveal voltage spikes or dips, thermal issues, etc..

Further I would recommend running a stress test such as 3DMark on a loop while watching HWInfo live to look for any abnormalities
 
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cecpuman said:
PSU: EVGA Supernova 1000 G+

My pc is about 10 years old, PSU was bought new when I built the pc, I don't buy referb parts if I can help it.
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Something doesn't add up. 🤔

If your build is 10 years old, so must be the PSU. But the thing is, EVGA G+ wasn't released back in 2014 or 2015. Instead, it was released in 2018. So, you could not have bought G+ series back in 2015.

Either you have different model PSU, e.g G or G2 (released in 2013) or G1 (released in 2014), rather than G+.
Or your PC isn't as old as you say it is, instead it was built in 2018.
So, which one is it?

On top of that, your CPU was released in Q4 2017. So, your build can not possibly be 10 years old. More like 7.5 years old.
(Heck, i have i5-6600K and my build isn't even 10 years old, instead 9 years, since i built mine in 2016. And back then, 6th gen Intel, Skylake, was the latest and greatest.)

Though, GTX Titan X was released back in 2015.
Looks like you've replaced CPU, MoBo and PSU at some point. Else-ways, it doesn't make sense.


As far as troubleshooting goes, try with 2nd, known to work GPU. That rules out if your Titan X would be the issue or not.
G+ does have 10 year warranty but it would be 7.5 years old as of now. Could be PSU issue as well, since G+ is mediocre quality unit. But i'm suspecting GPU more since it's older and wasn't meant to use as gaming GPU. And only few games act up, rather than most/all of them (if that would be the case, PSU would be more of a suspect).
 
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Aeacus said:
Something doesn't add up. 🤔

If your build is 10 years old, so must be the PSU. But the thing is, EVGA G+ wasn't released back in 2014 or 2015. Instead, it was released in 2018. So, you could not have bought G+ series back in 2015.

Either you have different model PSU, e.g G or G2 (released in 2013) or G1 (released in 2014), rather than G+.
Or your PC isn't as old as you say it is, instead it was built in 2018.
So, which one is it?

On top of that, your CPU was released in Q4 2017. So, your build can not possibly be 10 years old. More like 7.5 years old.
(Heck, i have i5-6600K and my build isn't even 10 years old, instead 9 years, since i built mine in 2016. And back then, 6th gen Intel, Skylake, was the latest and greatest.)

Though, GTX Titan X was released back in 2015.
Looks like you've replaced CPU, MoBo and PSU at some point. Else-ways, it doesn't make sense.


As far as troubleshooting goes, try with 2nd, known to work GPU. That rules out if your Titan X would be the issue or not.
G+ does have 10 year warranty but it would be 7.5 years old as of now. Could be PSU issue as well, since G+ is mediocre quality unit. But i'm suspecting GPU more since it's older and wasn't meant to use as gaming GPU. And only few games act up, rather than most/all of them (if that would be the case, PSU would be more of a suspect).
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yeah I couldnt remember when exactly i built it, but it was a while back, i THOUGHT it was the G+ but that could have been a different build ive made for friends. I bought the parts off of newegg and the history is missing bits and pieces, i didnt actually crack open the case to look at the exact model, i just did and its a supernova 1000 p2.
 
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cecpuman said:
i didnt actually crack open the case to look at the exact model, i just did and its a supernova 1000 p2.
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That's a completely different unit. P2 was initially released in 2014 and has 80+ Platinum efficiency, compared to the G+ released in 2018 and 80+ Gold. On top of that, P2 is good quality PSU with 10 year warranty as well. So, PSU being the issue is now even smaller.

So, try with 2nd GPU.
Now, your CPU does have iGPU in it as well and if you were to remove Titan X from the build and hook monitor to MoBo, you can test your build further. But with iGPU, you can't play any games since iGPU isn't powerful enough.

Running the build in Safe Mode would give you additional troubleshooting options. But in Safe Mode, 3rd party programs/drivers aren't launched (only Win default) and you can't game in it either.

Which comes down to either those few games issue or GPU issue.
 
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Aeacus said:
That's a completely different unit. P2 was initially released in 2014 and has 80+ Platinum efficiency, compared to the G+ released in 2018 and 80+ Gold. On top of that, P2 is good quality PSU with 10 year warranty as well. So, PSU being the issue is now even smaller.

So, try with 2nd GPU.
Now, your CPU does have iGPU in it as well and if you were to remove Titan X from the build and hook monitor to MoBo, you can test your build further. But with iGPU, you can't play any games since iGPU isn't powerful enough.

Running the build in Safe Mode would give you additional troubleshooting options. But in Safe Mode, 3rd party programs/drivers aren't launched (only Win default) and you can't game in it either.

Which comes down to either those few games issue or GPU issue.
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yeah i have hwmonitor running alongside afterburner thinking maybe the gpu is getting too hot, so im using afterburner to limit it and it seems to have helped, can't say its fixed but I was able to play roughly 80 minutes of nightreign without crashing.
 
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cecpuman said:
thinking maybe the gpu is getting too hot, so im using afterburner to limit it and it seems to have helped
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GPUs do degrade over time (all hardware actually) and either are running too hot or aren't stable with the frequency anymore. Cleaning the GPU from dust would help, since it is blower-type and most likely filled with dust. Another option is to downclock the GPU a bit, to stable clocks again but this isn't a long-term fix. Better to look towards new GPU before your GPU completely gives up the ghost.
 
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helpstar said:
how dod you set afterburner to limit? voltage or temperature to which value?
how hot is it getting without afterburner?
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set the temp to limit to 80, without it gets around 90 which is insanely hot I know, which means it's near end of life. can't do much about that as I have no money. so when it does go im SOL.
 
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