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I cleaned my PC a few days ago, and after re-assembling and setting everything up, I booted the pc. Everything was working quite normally. I play a lot of DotA 2, and the game was working without a single issue. There is a demo mode in DotA 2, in which you can spawn bots, items etc. to experiment with or to preview cosmetics. I spawned like 20 bots, and started casting different spells on them. 10 seconds after, my PC froze, and shut down.
I posted this in r/DotA2, just to see if it was a common bug or some issue on my end. It was only on my end. No other player experianced this.
1 Day later, I got bored of DotA 2 and started playing Doom. I was able to play for about 2 minutes, and then the game crashed the same way as it was crashed earlier. I got suspicious, and tried playing Dark Souls 3, and again, crashed the same way, after 1 minute. I also tried running 3DMARK benchmark to see what happens, the PC crashed the moment benchmark started running.
There is also a game called Spellbreak, which is in beta testing, which also causes the PC to crash, despite being low end in terms of graphics.
I tried these things to fix this issue.
I first reapplied the thermal paste to CPU carefully with dot method, and tried playing the games to see if it was CPU tempreture issue, it was not. I then checked all the cables, and also checked if the PSU fan was spinning or not, it was running perfectly. I also tried changing the PCIE power cable of the GPU to the extra one. I monitored the tempretures again. And here's when I saw something strange.
Idle temps - CPU : 35 to 40, GPU, 40 to 45 DotA 2 temps - CPU : 40 to 45, GPU : 60 to 70
Doom, DS3, Spellbreak temps - CPU : 45 to 55, GPU : Jumps from idle 40 to straight upto 82, 87, 90, 93.
Even when I started the game right after the windows was loaded, the GPU temps would shoot rapidly to 85 and 90. I checked the GPU fans, they are running properly (sucks the air towards the processor). I was reading these temps on HWMoniter, I also checked on GPU-Z, and the same thing was happening.
I then re-installed the AMD graphics drivers and tried again, no difference in results. So I turned on the AMD chill mode, that resulted in about 7 to 8 degrees less tempreture, but the crash still occured.
What should I do?
P.S. : The DotA 2 game sessions are 1 hour long each game, and I have played around 8 matches since I cleaned my PC, with no issues, and yet these other games are crashing, that's what confusing me. CSGO is also working without any issues.
When I play Doom, The game stutters when looking at multiple demons, particle effects, and runs smoothly when looking at walls. This might sound like a low end PC issue, but the game used to give me solid 80-90 fps at ultra settings before I cleaned my PC.
Here is my build -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($179.99 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($245.00)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - VS 550W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($124.79 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2470H 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor
Total: $957.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-05 12:25 EDT-0400
I posted this in r/DotA2, just to see if it was a common bug or some issue on my end. It was only on my end. No other player experianced this.
1 Day later, I got bored of DotA 2 and started playing Doom. I was able to play for about 2 minutes, and then the game crashed the same way as it was crashed earlier. I got suspicious, and tried playing Dark Souls 3, and again, crashed the same way, after 1 minute. I also tried running 3DMARK benchmark to see what happens, the PC crashed the moment benchmark started running.
There is also a game called Spellbreak, which is in beta testing, which also causes the PC to crash, despite being low end in terms of graphics.
I tried these things to fix this issue.
I first reapplied the thermal paste to CPU carefully with dot method, and tried playing the games to see if it was CPU tempreture issue, it was not. I then checked all the cables, and also checked if the PSU fan was spinning or not, it was running perfectly. I also tried changing the PCIE power cable of the GPU to the extra one. I monitored the tempretures again. And here's when I saw something strange.
Idle temps - CPU : 35 to 40, GPU, 40 to 45 DotA 2 temps - CPU : 40 to 45, GPU : 60 to 70
Doom, DS3, Spellbreak temps - CPU : 45 to 55, GPU : Jumps from idle 40 to straight upto 82, 87, 90, 93.
Even when I started the game right after the windows was loaded, the GPU temps would shoot rapidly to 85 and 90. I checked the GPU fans, they are running properly (sucks the air towards the processor). I was reading these temps on HWMoniter, I also checked on GPU-Z, and the same thing was happening.
I then re-installed the AMD graphics drivers and tried again, no difference in results. So I turned on the AMD chill mode, that resulted in about 7 to 8 degrees less tempreture, but the crash still occured.
What should I do?
P.S. : The DotA 2 game sessions are 1 hour long each game, and I have played around 8 matches since I cleaned my PC, with no issues, and yet these other games are crashing, that's what confusing me. CSGO is also working without any issues.
When I play Doom, The game stutters when looking at multiple demons, particle effects, and runs smoothly when looking at walls. This might sound like a low end PC issue, but the game used to give me solid 80-90 fps at ultra settings before I cleaned my PC.
Here is my build -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($179.99 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($245.00)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - VS 550W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($124.79 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2470H 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor
Total: $957.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-05 12:25 EDT-0400
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