PC freezes when playing games.

[Moraxus]

Hey, my computer suddenly freezes when I play games (usually happens after like 10min) the screen goes black but I can still talk to people on Teamspeak and hear sounds ingame. To fix it I have to restart my computer.

How do I know what the problem is? Im assuming its either RAM/gpu/motherboard issue but I dont know how to figure out what component is causing the problem so I can switch it out.

 

[Wolfshadw]

What are your full system specifications (to include manufacturer and model numbers)?

-Wolf sends

 

[Onus]

Please list your components. Include the brand and model of your PSU.
Did any components change recently, e.g. a graphics card upgrade, or added RAM?
Test your RAM, one stick at a time, with Memtest. Make sure your sound drivers are up to date.
Check the Windows Event Logs for possible useful diagnostic messages.

 

[Moraxus]

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64b
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
GPU: Nvidia GEforce GTX 670 x2SLI
MB: MSI MS-7845
16gb ddr 3 mem
PSU: Corsair TX 850

hope thats all you need, im a noob so i dont know how to find manufacturer model/numbers sorry.


I have changed no components recently.

Got a screenshot of my eventlog around the time of the last freeze, im guessing the kernel power critical is from me shutting it down because of the freeze.

https://gyazo.com/5ea155b7545c1bd350761545a48f22d1

Memtest showed no errors.

 

[Diddly]

It might be the GFX card issue. check the GPU temps and CPU temps while running games see if they're getting too hot. post the temps here. use http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ and https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

 

[faalin]

try removing the sli bridge and turning off sli in nvidia control panel to see if that helps.


On a side note the tx 850 seems to be about 7 years old bing released around the beginning of 2009. A single 670 recommends a 500w 30A rail, running 2 670's might be pushing the limits of an aging PSU and the rail drops out during a heavy load in gaming hence no video but the system still keeps going.

 

[Moraxus]

It might be the GFX card issue. check the GPU temps and CPU temps while running games see if they're getting too hot. post the temps here. use http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ and https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

Ran it until the computer froze. This is for the GPU.

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[Moraxus]

try removing the sli bridge and turning off sli in nvidia control panel to see if that helps.


On a side note the tx 850 seems to be about 7 years old bing released around the beginning of 2009. A single 670 recommends a 500w 30A rail, running 2 670's might be pushing the limits of an aging PSU and the rail drops out during a heavy load in gaming hence no video but the system still keeps going.

Have already tried running it without SLI, is there a way for me to check if its not getting enough power without actually replacing the psu?

 

[faalin]

try removing the sli bridge and turning off sli in nvidia control panel to see if that helps.


On a side note the tx 850 seems to be about 7 years old bing released around the beginning of 2009. A single 670 recommends a 500w 30A rail, running 2 670's might be pushing the limits of an aging PSU and the rail drops out during a heavy load in gaming hence no video but the system still keeps going.

Have already tried running it without SLI, is there a way for me to check if its not getting enough power without actually replacing the psu?

Not sure on your setup, but try removing the second card all together and see what happens. If you still have problems then try swapping cards to see if it might be a card causing the issue.

The TX series was a good unit back in the day but its showing its age now, its probably not holding up to its specs anymore.

 

[Onus]

Well, you could remove one of the graphics cards. If it still crashes, it probably isn't power.

 

[Moraxus]

After trying to run each card alone I found that one of the cards are causing the freezes, thank you all for helping out!