[SOLVED] Underclocking stops my games from crashing (Sort of)

[jddonnelly.jd]

I have had tan issue for a while now where my games will freeze for 15-20 seconds and then crash to the desktop with no error codes. Im not sure why but lowering the power limit % (to 85%) on MSI Afterburner seems to decrease the crashes. I think i have narrowed it down to either my PSU or my GPU. Does anybody know which one is more likely? I have a Zotac NVIDIA 1070 Ti and a 600W 80+ white PSU.

 

[Tolis_GR]

Post your full specs. Are you overclocking cpu?

 

[COLGeek]

Also, what specific make/model PSU are you using? These are symptoms of heat and/or power issues. What are your CPU and GPU temps at idle and under load?

 

[jddonnelly.jd]

Post your full specs. Are you overclocking cpu?

Thank you for the reply. I am not overclocking my CPU. My specs are:

Motherboard: Bazooka 350M
RAM: 16GB CORSAIR DDR4
SSD: WD GREEN 120GB SATA
PSU: Thermaltake 600W 80+ White
CPU: Ryzen 1700X 3.60 GHz
GPU: Zotac Nvidia 1070 Ti

 

[jddonnelly.jd]

Also, what specific make/model PSU are you using? These are symptoms of heat and/or power issues. What are your CPU and GPU temps at idle and under load?

Thermaltake 600W 80+ White.
TEMP Idle I Under Load
CPU 39 C I 68 C
GPU 37 C I 59 C

 

[COLGeek]

The PSU is where I would start. Do you have access to another PSU to swap in for troubleshooting?

I would also recommend testing your memory with an app like memtest.