Hi, long time since I've posted here. Been away from enthusiast PC gaming for a while!
Recently, my PC has been restarting whilst playing most games. Deadfire, Kingdom Come, Dark Souls 3 to name a few. It's the same symptom every time - I'll get a few seconds to a few minutes before the system will restart. It's as if the reset button had been pressed.
Nothing shows up in WhoCrashes, MSInfo etc. It's almost like the crash is bypassing any reasonable form of logging.
This all started around 30 hours into playing Original Sin 2. I put this down to the game at the time. Since then, stability seemed to recover enough for me to able to complete the game and put 30 hours into Deadfire without any issues. As of a couple of weeks back, the problem has re-emerged.
Things I've tried:
* Check all connections etc.
* Strip down, full dust & clean out with compressed air, reseat of CPU + thermal paste, reseat GPU, memory and remove/clean PSU.
* H80i tried on turbo mode as I suspected temp problems. Seems OK. 30-40 idle, 40-60 gaming. GPU is 70-90 depending on the game.
* Prime 95 running for 24 hours. All OK.
* 3D Mark ran. No crashes.
It seems quite random in terms of the 'moment' it will reset. On Deadfire it tends to be during battles, but not all. On Kingdom Come, almost instantly in the main menu (rendered in engine). Oddly, on Deux Ex: MD no crashes are observed so far.
Spec:
i7 4790k
Asus Z97 Pro
16GB Corsair Vengeance
EVGA 980 Ti FTW
Corsair TX750M
Really hope someone here has some ideas! I'm at my wits end as it's very frustrating to work through!
Recently, my PC has been restarting whilst playing most games. Deadfire, Kingdom Come, Dark Souls 3 to name a few. It's the same symptom every time - I'll get a few seconds to a few minutes before the system will restart. It's as if the reset button had been pressed.
Nothing shows up in WhoCrashes, MSInfo etc. It's almost like the crash is bypassing any reasonable form of logging.
This all started around 30 hours into playing Original Sin 2. I put this down to the game at the time. Since then, stability seemed to recover enough for me to able to complete the game and put 30 hours into Deadfire without any issues. As of a couple of weeks back, the problem has re-emerged.
Things I've tried:
* Check all connections etc.
* Strip down, full dust & clean out with compressed air, reseat of CPU + thermal paste, reseat GPU, memory and remove/clean PSU.
* H80i tried on turbo mode as I suspected temp problems. Seems OK. 30-40 idle, 40-60 gaming. GPU is 70-90 depending on the game.
* Prime 95 running for 24 hours. All OK.
* 3D Mark ran. No crashes.
It seems quite random in terms of the 'moment' it will reset. On Deadfire it tends to be during battles, but not all. On Kingdom Come, almost instantly in the main menu (rendered in engine). Oddly, on Deux Ex: MD no crashes are observed so far.
Spec:
i7 4790k
Asus Z97 Pro
16GB Corsair Vengeance
EVGA 980 Ti FTW
Corsair TX750M
Really hope someone here has some ideas! I'm at my wits end as it's very frustrating to work through!
