So starting around 2 or 3 months ago, my pc would randomly lock up while gaming and make a loud buzzing noise. I have to hold down the power button to do anything from that point. It was random at first, I could go for many days without this happening, but it has now gone to a rate of once every 45 minutes or so. Again, this only happens when gaming.
I have been sleuthing the internet and tried many tweaks to settings, reinstalled Win 10 twice, made sure GPU drivers were up to date, etc. Nothing has worked, and I am now wondering if it is hardware related instead given the lackluster success with a software focused approach and that it has become more frequent with time.
i7 7700k (OC'd to 4.8 Ghz)
EVGA GTX 1080 SC
16 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000
Win 10 64 Pro
Z270 m7 mobo
Cryorig R1 Ultimate cooler
1Tb Samsung 850 Pro
1Tb Samsung 850 EVO
1TB WD Black Mechanical
Corsair RM 850x Gold PSU
This happens on any and all games, modded or not, Origin, GOG, Steam, etc. Right now I am only trying out MGSV-TPP and that is the only game installed, period.
The only thread that was quasi useful with the same problem mentioned the load on the psu from an sli setup, and it got me wondering if I might have a hardware issue.
Thoughts? I am totally desperate here, I have a very pretty paper weight on my hands as this is a gaming rig only. Normally tooling around the web gives me a fix, but this time I'm coming up empty.
Could this be a psu or other hardware related issue? Anyway to figure out if it is, or what other component could be the culprit?
I have been sleuthing the internet and tried many tweaks to settings, reinstalled Win 10 twice, made sure GPU drivers were up to date, etc. Nothing has worked, and I am now wondering if it is hardware related instead given the lackluster success with a software focused approach and that it has become more frequent with time.
i7 7700k (OC'd to 4.8 Ghz)
EVGA GTX 1080 SC
16 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000
Win 10 64 Pro
Z270 m7 mobo
Cryorig R1 Ultimate cooler
1Tb Samsung 850 Pro
1Tb Samsung 850 EVO
1TB WD Black Mechanical
Corsair RM 850x Gold PSU
This happens on any and all games, modded or not, Origin, GOG, Steam, etc. Right now I am only trying out MGSV-TPP and that is the only game installed, period.
The only thread that was quasi useful with the same problem mentioned the load on the psu from an sli setup, and it got me wondering if I might have a hardware issue.
Thoughts? I am totally desperate here, I have a very pretty paper weight on my hands as this is a gaming rig only. Normally tooling around the web gives me a fix, but this time I'm coming up empty.
Could this be a psu or other hardware related issue? Anyway to figure out if it is, or what other component could be the culprit?