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Question PC shuts down, then DRAM light flashes white, then VGA light flashes white, then PC reboots ?

Nov 24, 2024
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So have a PC crashing issue.

PC specs
Motherboard: MSI Z390 A Pro
CPU: I9-9900k
GPU: MSI 3070 TI Ventus OC
RAM: 16GB GSkill 3200Mhz
PSU: Corsair 650 80 Plus Bronze
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212
4 x case fans.

As stated in the title during intense loading screen when gaming Pc shuts down (NO BLUE SCREEN) then the DRAM light flashes white then the VGA light flashes white and the pc is restarted within 15 seconds.

Not sure what the cause is my guess is the PSU or RAM.

Please help it's really annoying and happens often when loading into Rust servers or EFT maps.
 
check temperatures while gaming
check ram by memtest
is it overclocked? reset bios
I watched Temperatures nothing out of the ordinary cpu at max running 70c and gpu max is 75c

I'll try a mem test and no overclocks I turned all off including in bios

I have ordered 64gb of ddr4 3600mhz Ram and a 850 plus gold power supply to see if it fixes the issue.
 
@StayFrostie

Look in Reliability History/Monitor and Event Viewer for any error codes, warnings, or even informational events be captured just before or at the time of the shutdowns and reboots.
I'll check today and let you know if I see anything in event view or in reliability monitor. The weird thing is it dosnt ask to report any error or display any error after the crash.
 
Error reporting may be configurable.

E.g., Do not report, report with permission/approval, automatically report with respect to information sent to the developers. etc..

And the "local" logging may be disabled.

If so, then the next step would be to enable logging, run the system, and look for captured events.
 
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