- Feb 20, 2017
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So I've recently completed (well, mostly completed I guess) a gaming PC build. Once I got everything set up I instantly downloaded Steam as well as some of the games I frequently play. Some of the games mentioned on here (as well as settings and FPS) are:
-Specs at bottom of post-
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Original Edition, High Graphics, 60+FPS)
Fallout 4 (Low Settings, 30-60FPS)
Grow Home (Max Settings, Constant 60FPS)
The Last Leviathan (Max Settings, 60FPS, occasional drops)
Space Engineers (High Settings, 60FPS)
Portal 2 (Max settings, 60+FPS)
Gear Up (High settings, 60FPS)
Dirty Bomb (Max settings, 60FPS)
So at first I was like "Alright, this is pretty neat". However, after about an hour or so of Fallout 4, the screen just froze. I had to restart my computer, and then I started playing again. After an even shorter time, my computer blue screened. Then after a very annoying sequence of blue screening on launch (fixed now, not important), I finally was able to access Windows 10 again. I noticed I was still crashing after a certain amount of time. Space Engineers crashes the most frequent. Note when I say crash, I mean restart the computer crashing. Earlier today, Fallout 4 froze up, but I noticed the audio was still playing. I unplugged my video cord (Dual Link DVI), plugged it back in, and sure enough the video was back up. Note that I was using dual monitors (DVI on one, HDMI on the other). Both went black. But just by unplugging one, it brought both back up. Note I have installed and updated my drivers for pretty much everything (including GPU). It still freezes at times, even when just doing single monitor. Sometimes the unplug the video cord thing doesn't work. Sometimes I don't hear the audio after freezing either, so it seems the whole thing crashed. At first I though my GPU was overheating, but it had normal temps. CPU at normal temps. Then I noticed my Hard Drive/Disk Drive/Whatever was sometimes hitting 90-100% usage. I was like "That must be it", however I noticed while playing heavier games like Fallout 4, the disk usage stayed about 0-20% (except on loading screens, but it doesn't crash on those). So I opened my PC, and my hard drive was really hot. Like, I could barely touch it levels. So I was like "That must be it". I don't think so. I set a PC case fan on top of it (because I don't have any available slots around the cage), and it actually cooled it. I have cool air blowing in my PC as well. After playing 30 minutes to an hour of Fallout 4, it stayed cool. Sometimes it does get a bit warm, but not too much. I noticed less crashing, and I thought I solved it.
Wrong.
Sure enough, right before I posted this, I was playing Fallout 4 (about an hour of playtime) and it crashed. My hard drive felt somewhat warm, but it didn't necessarily feel hot. Unplugging DVI didn't work, and I have no idea what is happening. Then I was starting to wonder if the PSU wasn't good enough. I know it isn't overheating, and I thought it had enough wattage. Apparently a symptom of a bad PSU is -sure enough- blue screens and freezing (just to clear something up, when I say freezing, I mean the images stays on the screen, or the screen goes black. Unplugging recovery success varies for both outcomes). My specs are down below. Does anyone have any idea what is going on? I've been working on this PC for a while and I really want to be able to use it.
SPECS:
EVGA 850W BQ
XFX AMD RADEON RX 460 (4GB, GDDR5)
16GB Corsair Vengeance (8gbx2, DDR3)
AMD FX-9590 8-Core Processor 4.7GHz (4 cores typically used)
750GB Hitachi HDD, 7200RPM, 32MB cache
Windows 10
Gigabyte 970-Gaming-SLI (optimized for AMD FX series and AMD 9-series chipsets, DDR3)
GAMES THAT HAVE CRASHED:
Skyrim: Has crashed
Fallout 4: Has crashed
Space Engineers: Has crashed
Grow Home: Has NOT crashed
The Last Leviathan: Has NOT crashed
Portal 2: Has NOT crashed
Dirty Bomb: Has NOT crashed
Gear Up: Has NOT crashed
Note that the games that have not crashed have not been played for times longer than 30 minutes to an hour. They could possibly crash.
-Specs at bottom of post-
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Original Edition, High Graphics, 60+FPS)
Fallout 4 (Low Settings, 30-60FPS)
Grow Home (Max Settings, Constant 60FPS)
The Last Leviathan (Max Settings, 60FPS, occasional drops)
Space Engineers (High Settings, 60FPS)
Portal 2 (Max settings, 60+FPS)
Gear Up (High settings, 60FPS)
Dirty Bomb (Max settings, 60FPS)
So at first I was like "Alright, this is pretty neat". However, after about an hour or so of Fallout 4, the screen just froze. I had to restart my computer, and then I started playing again. After an even shorter time, my computer blue screened. Then after a very annoying sequence of blue screening on launch (fixed now, not important), I finally was able to access Windows 10 again. I noticed I was still crashing after a certain amount of time. Space Engineers crashes the most frequent. Note when I say crash, I mean restart the computer crashing. Earlier today, Fallout 4 froze up, but I noticed the audio was still playing. I unplugged my video cord (Dual Link DVI), plugged it back in, and sure enough the video was back up. Note that I was using dual monitors (DVI on one, HDMI on the other). Both went black. But just by unplugging one, it brought both back up. Note I have installed and updated my drivers for pretty much everything (including GPU). It still freezes at times, even when just doing single monitor. Sometimes the unplug the video cord thing doesn't work. Sometimes I don't hear the audio after freezing either, so it seems the whole thing crashed. At first I though my GPU was overheating, but it had normal temps. CPU at normal temps. Then I noticed my Hard Drive/Disk Drive/Whatever was sometimes hitting 90-100% usage. I was like "That must be it", however I noticed while playing heavier games like Fallout 4, the disk usage stayed about 0-20% (except on loading screens, but it doesn't crash on those). So I opened my PC, and my hard drive was really hot. Like, I could barely touch it levels. So I was like "That must be it". I don't think so. I set a PC case fan on top of it (because I don't have any available slots around the cage), and it actually cooled it. I have cool air blowing in my PC as well. After playing 30 minutes to an hour of Fallout 4, it stayed cool. Sometimes it does get a bit warm, but not too much. I noticed less crashing, and I thought I solved it.
Wrong.
Sure enough, right before I posted this, I was playing Fallout 4 (about an hour of playtime) and it crashed. My hard drive felt somewhat warm, but it didn't necessarily feel hot. Unplugging DVI didn't work, and I have no idea what is happening. Then I was starting to wonder if the PSU wasn't good enough. I know it isn't overheating, and I thought it had enough wattage. Apparently a symptom of a bad PSU is -sure enough- blue screens and freezing (just to clear something up, when I say freezing, I mean the images stays on the screen, or the screen goes black. Unplugging recovery success varies for both outcomes). My specs are down below. Does anyone have any idea what is going on? I've been working on this PC for a while and I really want to be able to use it.
SPECS:
EVGA 850W BQ
XFX AMD RADEON RX 460 (4GB, GDDR5)
16GB Corsair Vengeance (8gbx2, DDR3)
AMD FX-9590 8-Core Processor 4.7GHz (4 cores typically used)
750GB Hitachi HDD, 7200RPM, 32MB cache
Windows 10
Gigabyte 970-Gaming-SLI (optimized for AMD FX series and AMD 9-series chipsets, DDR3)
GAMES THAT HAVE CRASHED:
Skyrim: Has crashed
Fallout 4: Has crashed
Space Engineers: Has crashed
Grow Home: Has NOT crashed
The Last Leviathan: Has NOT crashed
Portal 2: Has NOT crashed
Dirty Bomb: Has NOT crashed
Gear Up: Has NOT crashed
Note that the games that have not crashed have not been played for times longer than 30 minutes to an hour. They could possibly crash.
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