Question PC crashes when gaming ?

[erxixmm]

Lately (since about 2 months) my PC crashes completely after 5 to 30 minutes when playing almost all games. It shuts down completely. Before I can restart it, I have to disconnect the power supply with the switch so that it reacts to being switched on again. It started very rarely with one game. Now it happens very often with almost all games. Unfortunately, there is no real pattern to it. Sometimes it crashes after 5 minutes in a game and sometimes after 45. And sometimes a game runs without problems and it doesn't crash at all. I have already updated all drivers, done performance checks but have no idea what the problem is. Especially because all games worked for 2 years without any problems. Only since it happened once has it somehow become more frequent.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 6 3600 6-Core, 3593 Mhz, 6 cores , 12 logical processors
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Mainboard: B450M Pro4
RAM: 16.0 GB
PSU: Corsair CX450M PC Netzteil 450 W 80PLUS Bronze (3 years old)

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

And your PSU is ?

(make, model & approximate age).

FYI: PSU details should always be included with system specs.

 

[erxixmm]

And your PSU is ?

(make, model & approximate age).

FYI: PSU details should always be included with system specs.

I added it to my question. Thank you for the advice!

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

That's a decent PSU with sufficient wattage for a 1650 Super, so I doubt that's the problem.
Please wait for more replies.

 

[Tac 25]

OP

is there another gpu that you can use? Try using another gpu for awhile. Observe if games still crash.

 

[lojikal]

Are you using a stock CPU cooler?

 

[Zerk2012]

Before I can restart it, I have to disconnect the power supply with the switch so that it reacts to being switched on again

That tells me something is tripping a safety on the power supply.

 

[boju]

That tells me something is tripping a safety on the power supply.

Me too;

It shuts down completely.

Get a Corsair Rm650x, you'll probably use the wattage later. Besides the extra wattage, Rmx is just a better built power supply. Power supply should be your priority when trying to diagnose shutdowns like that.

 

[erxixmm]

Are you using a stock CPU cooler?

Yes, I do.

 

[erxixmm]

Me too;



Get a Corsair Rm650x, you'll probably use the wattage later. Besides the extra wattage, Rmx is just a better built power supply. Power supply should be your priority when trying to diagnose shutdowns like that.

Thank you for your advice! I'll try that .

 

[lojikal]

Yes, I do.

IMHO I really don't think your problem is your PSU. Rather your CPU cooler/thermal paste.