[SOLVED] My PC is crashing, would could cause this?

[ryanbodner1]

My PC will sometimes freeze in the middle of use (usually during a game) and I will not be able to do anything except sut it down. When I shut it down, it will continuously start up and turn off over and over. Any ideas on if this is a driver issue or windows 10? I really hope it isn't the components because the PC is only 3 months old.

P.S. I'm still new here so let me know if this is the correct section.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Specs?

 

[ryanbodner1]

Specs?

Intel i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz 6 Core
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 6GB
16 GB RAM
2TB Seagate HDD
Motherboard is B360 AORUS Gaming 3 Wifi
OS is Windows 10

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PSU?

 

[ryanbodner1]

PSU?

Thermaltake 600 Watt 80 Plus ATX Power Supply

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Not a very good PSU to power a build.

Have you checked all the power connections to make sure they are all seated properly?

 

[ryanbodner1]

Not a very good PSU to power a build.

Have you checked all the power connections to make sure they are all seated properly?

They seem to be fine, could it be nvidia's driver update on the 1060? I've read that updates can sometimes cause errors.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sometimes yes , if you update a driver and then it starts happening shortly after.

 

[ryanbodner1]

Sometimes yes , if you update a driver and then it starts happening shortly after.

I'll see if I can use an old version. Got an update a day or 2 ago.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Good Luck.

 

[ryanbodner1]

I didn't get to doing the driver thing yet, but I was on my pc and I left to do something and when I came back it was blue screened. The stop code is

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Any ideas on this?

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Just restarted the PC and it didn't do the repeated resarting, but I checked windows website and it said it could be from external device plugged in. I've had a USB plugged into the back of my PC for awhile now, maybe that's it?

 

[ryanbodner1]

Ok so this is the answer, I for one, had a broken graphics driver. I uninstalled it and reinstalled and then that was fine. Second, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL was because of an unstable GPU oc. Problem resolved.