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Question PC completely freezing when playing certain games.

Feb 24, 2022
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Hello,
i have a problem with my pc completely freezing and i have to force shutdown because no windows commands work.
I bought a new psu, reinstalled windows, tested different RAM slots, system scans, updated BIOS, updated all necessary drivers, did benchmarks and all of the temperatures are fine, but i still don't know what's causing the issue.
The pc freezes randomly after about 5 minutes or 3 hours of gameplay, for example in Black desert online and It takes Two. But the pc won't freeze in most games i.e Lost Ark, Rocket league, runescape etc.
Here are my specs

Motherboard: GA-Z170-GAMING K3
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4001 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) HyperX Fury, DDR4 3200MHz, CL16, 1.35V
GPU: ASUS GTX 1070 STRIX
ssd: 1TB A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD-levy, M.2 2280, 2200/2000 MB/s
Power Supply: Corsair 750W RM750x
OS: Windows 10

Thanks in advance!

Edit: I get this bluescreen when it freezes SOMETIMES, i don't get the bluescreen every single time.
(MACHINE CHECK EXCEPTION)
 
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i've tested both of my ram sticks in the past with memtest and they're both completely fine.
i ran all the commands and nothing was found wrong
the results from crystaldiskinfo are completely normal