[SOLVED] PC Build (< 1 year old) having a few serious issues.

[Spencerssssss]

First and foremost I figure i'd just list of my current specs of this build:

CAS: LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Mid-Tower Dual chamber Gaming Case w/ USB 3.1 Type-C, Tempered glass on the front & side
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i9-10900K 10/20 3.70GHz [Turbo 5.2GHz] 20MB Cache LGA1200
FAN: CyberpowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 360mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler with Dual Chamber Pump & Copper Cold Plate (Intel)
STORAGE:

• 500GB WD Blue SN550 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
• 2TB Intel(R) 665P SERIES PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
• 4TB (4TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 5400RPM HDD

MEMORY: 32GB (8GBx4) DDR4/3000MHz Dual Channel Memory (ADATA XPG Z1)
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS PRIME Z490-V ATX, ARGB, 1GbE LAN, 2 PCIe x16, 4 PCIe x1, 4 SATA3, 2x M.2 SATA/PCIe + WiFi 6 Intel 201AX
POWERSUPPLY: EVGA Supernova 850 T2
GRAPHICS CARD: EVGA GeForce RTX™ 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING 10GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Cooling (Ampere)
OS: Windows 10 Home (64-bit Edition)

After going through 2 RMAs of my graphics card and having no success with my problems being fixed, I came to the internet for assistance! Below i've listed the problems that have been occurring since receiving the build back in October of 2020.

1. Constant system freezes in which the entire system freezes for 4-5 seconds, goes black for a moment, then returns to where I was.
2. Similarly to the above, the system will go completely black then the entire system with be blank - my wallpaper will be missing (all black), all taskbar icons missing but im still able to access the applications that are still open.
3. Almost all recordings (from shadowplay) I have been doing has resulted in crazy amounts of artifacting with distorted red, green, and blue pixels scattered all over.
4. Performance has been horrible in games such as grand theft auto (FiveM specifically) and other titles in which constant lag spikes occur and large amounts of frame skipping.

Some things I think may be causing the problems im having:

• My pc is currently running off an extension cord, a room over from mine since I have no outlets available to me.
• Power supply may be faulty?

Any help is more than appreciated and if anymore information is needed I am ready to shoot over whatever is needed

 

[larsv8]

Easy / Free things to try:
-Fresh install of windows and all drivers
- Move your comp into a room with outlets temporarily and see the problem persists. If not, extensions cord is the problem.
-Anything still under warranty? RMA the mobo and PSU

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

My pc is currently running off an extension cord, a room over from mine since I have no outlets available to me.

can very well be a faulty power cable if it's just some generic extension cord. running this way is definitely not a good idea.

 

[nE0n1nja]

The first thing I would try is to plug the PC directly into an outlet with the default power cable from the PSU. Then I'd go from there if the problems persists.

 

[Spencerssssss]

can very well be a faulty power cable if it's just some generic extension cord. running this way is definitely not a good idea.

Any recommendations for one that would suffice for my computers power draw?

 

[dudio]

If you want to try a new extension cord, look for a heavy guage one similar to an air conditioner extension cord, typically rated to handle 15-20 amps minimum