Games crashing to desktop

SpaceWolf · 13 Dec 2020 at 17:44

Afternoon everyone.

Got my new pc up and running now(using it now for this forum post), and have installed NVidia's latest drivers, as well as audio drivers and the chipset driver. The only issue is that when i launch a game, it crashes back to the desktop. The pc works fine other than that, as i can watch videos, browse the web etc. Any idea on what could be the cause?

PC specs as follows:
GeForce RTX 3070 (MSI Gaming X Trio) Driver version 460.79
AMD Ryzen 5 5600x (Flashed BIOS before building)
Cooler Master 212 RGB Black Edition
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 3600MHZ RAM
MSI X570 tomahawk Wifi
RMX 650W PSU
1920 x 1080 @60Hz

SpaceWolf · 13 Dec 2020 at 18:02

So far I've tried Rust, Elder Scrolls V and drunken wrestlers and all of these crash to desktop. Getting to the menu is fine but when i click play/load into a server it crashes to desktop as if i pressed alt + f4.

Oh, and i'm using one cable from the PSU that spits into two 8 pins.

SpaceWolf · 13 Dec 2020 at 18:12

I can run the Unigine Heaven Benchmark with no issues but for some reason won't play the games i've tried. Temps under load averaged 65 degrees

SpaceWolf · 14 Dec 2020 at 00:08

EsaT said:
Have you checked Reliability Monitor and Event Viewer for any errors time marked for those crashes?

Hi there EsaT! Sorry for taking too long to reply. I have various flags but am unsure on what it all means. Please see below:
https://imgur.com/gallery/OclHLfM

SpaceWolf · 14 Dec 2020 at 00:12

Blue160 said:
Do you have the option to run two separate cables?

Hi Blue160! Again, sorry it's taken me so long to see your message. I have two of these cables that arrived with my PSU, but thought i could only use one of them. Is there any benefit in using two? Please see attached:https://imgur.com/gallery/q7MKoLu

SpaceWolf · 14 Dec 2020 at 00:18

Blue160 said:
It’s definitely worth trying. It’s good practice to use separate cables if possible and it costs you nothing to see if it helps.

Oh ok, I'll give it a go once I get home from work tmrw. Any tips are much appreciated as a 1st time builder. Plus it's a bit late to be taking cables out

SpaceWolf · 14 Dec 2020 at 00:24

DoneADougalOnSofa said:
Yes. Absolutely do this. GPUs can require large currents, and quite often the higher-end GPUs can draw more than a single cable can provide... and it crashes.
It may not solve the issue, but it's definitely something you should do anyway.

Okay dokey! Good to know and will let you know tmrw

SpaceWolf · 14 Dec 2020 at 22:39

Ok, so I have changed it so the GPU is running off of two cables now. The crashes have still carried on, even after wiping the drivers, installing them from scratch again. Some games like Colony Survival and other low impact games run but that's about it. Not to mention that occasionally when I restart the PC, nothing posts on the screen and so I have to hit the reset button on the case for it to actually show on the screen. At this point I'm not sure if its windows, faulty drivers, faulty GPU or even a faulty PSU. Any recommendations as to what I should do next would be awesome? Hitting a wall here

SpaceWolf · 15 Dec 2020 at 08:40

The 3070 I'm afraid doesn't fit in my other case without taking everything out. I did put my 960 from previous pc into my new case but the PC just wouldn't post which is weird. I'll try lowering the clocks later tonight as well. If I have to lower clocks to play, wouldn't that mean a faulty GPU?