Blank red screen of death
Blank red screen of death
In the past few minutes my computer froze abruptly during a game, accompanied by a loud buzz in my earphones and a blank red screen with no error alerts. It was quite unsettling. After restarting, it completed five boot cycles before successfully launching into Windows, and my RAM had been downclocked to 2133. I’m not sure what triggered this issue—it seems likely hardware-related, probably connected to the overclocking of my CPU, GPU, and RAM. Although my system has remained stable for several weeks with these settings in games.
Here are my specifications:
R7 1700, overclocked to 3.73GHz at 1.3375V, using Ryzen Master (stable enough not to win the lottery)
16GB Team Group T-Force DDR4 RAM, running a 2933 XMP profile in BIOS
MSI B350M Gaming Pro motherboard
RX Vega 56 (stock cooler), operating at +50% power for 1550MHz clocks, undervolted to 1120mV, HBM at 915MHz at 940mV
EVGA Supernova 550GS (550W 80+ Gold)
Plus a Kingston 120GB SSD, WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD, a Gigabyte WiFi/Bluetooth PCI-E card, and two case fans—one front, one back. All components stayed within safe temperatures, CPU running stock fan with an aggressive profile, GPU at 70% fan speed, and both case fans adjusted.
I’ve been playing games and occasionally mining Ethereum for short periods when I’m not using the rig, with temperatures never going above 73°C, and it has never crashed during those sessions. General use and browsing as well. Built in August. Any suggestions? PSU might be insufficient, RAM possibly faulty, motherboard, CPU, GPU issues, or incorrect overclocks? I’ve used CPU-Z and Cinebench for stress testing the CPU. Thanks very much for your help.