Does PC stop working while you are playing games?
Does PC stop working while you are playing games?
Hey guys, my computer keeps crashing after about twenty minutes of playing. I've been trying to play Valorant and Genshin Impact, but it restarts right away. When the game starts, my CPU fan stops spinning completely. This started happening one month ago before. Earlier, when I turned the PC on, it would shut down with a loud beep (BSoD). But now that isn't happening anymore. However, I can no longer play games properly. My computer was taken to a shop where they tested it for hours and everything worked fine there. When I brought it back home, it only restarted once the first day. On the second day, I could only play for twenty minutes before crashing again. I tried using different power cables and even plugged it directly into the wall, but nothing fixed the problem. If I just use it for something else like watching videos or browsing, it works perfectly fine. What do you think is wrong? My computer specs are: a Zotac RTX 3060, an NZXT C650 gold cooler, a Hyper 212 fan, Windows 10, an Intel Core i5-11400f processor, a Gigabyte B560M motherboard, and some RAM sticks.
I am really confused right now. Maybe the power outlet in our house isn't strong enough. I also have no idea if five computers running all at once is a problem for us.
Two main reasons are power spikes and issues with the electrical grid. You can't fix the latter yourself; you need a professional electrician for that. For the first one, changing your power supply unit (PSU) to something better or more powerful might work. Power spikes often happen when you use high resolution or play games at high frame rates, so you could try lowering those settings and see if it helps. Or maybe your GPU is just faulty—that's always a chance. I think the shop wasn't able to reproduce that issue regularly enough, which suggests the problem comes from electricity rather than your computer parts.
If it was actually a power supply issue, why would my friends' PC work fine? My GPU is definitely the best one they have. But why does the problem stop at the shop? Sometimes when I turn up 144hz on my screen, it goes black and forces me down to just 99 or even 75hz instead of the higher speed. Also, if I plug a Display Port cable into this monitor, I don't get any picture at all. When I tested this exact setup with their shop's computer and their own monitor, none of these problems happened there. The power cord on my screen needs some extra twisting to actually work when I plug it in, and there seems to be a little electric buzzing if that is connected. I'm using an AOC 24G2 with a 23.8 inch screen that supports 144hz, freeSync, and 1ms response time for IPS technology. I am not sure if this specific monitor could cause these issues since no one else seems to know better. All I really need is to know the real root of all this trouble.
Is this the same spot where you plug in your stuff? Have you checked if 144Hz is actually working, or maybe a 144Hz screen? That way we know your cable can handle it at full speed. If something else could break up the connection and stop other devices from working, that's a possibility. But nothing will make your monitor drop to 60hz instead of 144hz just by itself. Also, just because two things are plugged in together doesn't mean one will restart the other PC automatically unless they share the exact same outlet—and even then, you'd probably see weird glitches on the screen when a reboot happens.
No, but I tried two different places in my room. They were using a 240hz monitor and yes, my cable can handle speeds over 144. There was no black screen, it works fine on my PC. On their monitor though, when I plugged the same DP cable into my current setup, I got a black screen at 120hz and 144hz. At the moment I'm using 100hz rn :/ but hey, at least I get some signal so you can see me show you video if that helps. When I first bought this PC it ran 144hz on HDMI. But after one month of using it, this problem got worse and faster as I pushed harder to use 144hz. I don't remember anything strange happening. By the way, this guy has a similar game restart issue like mine, can you check that out? View: https://www.reddit.com/r/pchelp/comments...elp_plzzz/
Grid problems can often be very local, like only in your room. Try your PC in other room. This sounds like your monitor is having a problem then. But again it would have nothing to do with PC restarting. He's having restarts even under no load so that's something different.