PC Crashing during gaming

Deathjester

Deathjester

Deathjester

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I've not changed anything hardware wise for a while (Since upgrading to a 3080Ti some time last year).
In the last couple of months I've been getting increasing numbers of crashes during games. Screen goes blank, and I can hear the game. Discord disconnects and I can't interact with anything so it's definitely hanging.
I've updated all of my drivers, and Windows 11 Pro OS.
I've also run sfc /scannow

It's definitely DWM.exe which is crashing (Windows Desktop Manager), which I can't disable any more in Windows 11. I know my PSU is fairly old, and I'm wondering if it's caused by power instability (Corsair 1200Ax series).
My rails currently look like this:

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I think they look a little on the low side, but I'm not certain.
Could it be this? Or am I looking in the wrong place?
 
Those readings aren't something I'd use to diagnose a fault.

"Misdiagnosing voltage output readings

Many end users use the BIOS voltage readings as a gauge of the performance of the power supply and when they find this reading to be too low, they mistakenly think that the PSU is faulty. The voltage readings in the BIOS, however, are not always accurate.

At times when the system has stability issues, at first sight the symptoms can seem to indicate a problem with the power supply, but the motherboard or the motherboard’s VRM can also be the cause of the instability.

To troubleshoot which component is at fault, testing the PSU with another motherboard or connecting the motherboard to another power supply could immediately show which component does not function properly.

In other instances, when the end user has access to and knows how to use a voltmeter, testing the power supply in this manner will give very accurate voltage reading results."
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Misdiagnosing voltage output readings - Seasonic Knowledge Base

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