Does PC crash without overheating?
Does PC crash without overheating?
So in the past five days my PC has been experiencing crashes while playing games—especially during raids in WoW, sometimes in Overwatch, and regularly in Fortnite after about 30 to 35 minutes of play.
I have a 1050 TI, an i5 3550, 8 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM, and a 450W power supply unit whose brand I’m not sure about (though I know it’s probably not worth throwing away).
With my friend we completely wiped all the data from a 250GB Samsung SSD (he connected it to his Linux machine and erased everything), then reinstalled Windows. We then ran several benchmarks for both CPU and GPU, and the PC performed well—no crashes, GPU reached up to 78°C, CPU up to 72°C—so we thought the issue was resolved.
Then I reinstalled Fortnite, and after about 40 minutes the PC shut down again.
As you probably can tell, I’m not very familiar with computers, but I asked several people who know how to fix things, and they all didn’t understand what was going on.
Anyone else know what might be causing this or what steps I could take to figure it out?
It might be another issue, honestly. I’ve got a solid system that kept crashing because of outdated GPU drivers, especially with BF 2042. Before I ran into problems with 3200Mhz RAM on an older 1600x Ryzen, maybe you should consider upgrading your PSU. If you’re not ready to replace it yet, try using MSI afterburner and increase the fan speeds to help cool the GPU a bit more and draw a bit more power. If it still crashes, it could point to a faulty PSU, but if it doesn’t, the GPU might need a fresh paste or cleaning.
The minimum PSU requirement for the 1050 Ti is between 300-350 watts. It might be worth looking for a replacement. This could be the problem.
I understand, I'll attempt a different PSU but I've had the PC for five years without issues, and it didn't crash during all the tests.
I didn't think of that... I'll attempt to clean it up and swap out the PSU, hoping it works again.
It might be another issue, honestly. I’ve got a solid system that kept crashing because of outdated GPU drivers, especially when trying to run 3200Mhz RAM with an older 1600x Ryzen. If you’re not ready to invest in a new PSU yet, consider using MSI Afterburner and increasing the fan speeds to help cool the GPU and draw more power. If it still crashes, it could point to a faulty PSU; otherwise, a fresh paste might be the fix.