Experience a PC crash or restart accompanied by a blue screen of death.
Experience a PC crash or restart accompanied by a blue screen of death.
Hi, I have my PC for around 4 years now. i7 10700F CPU with a Gigabyte H410M H Mainboard (Driver F6 installed, F7 and F8 are available). 2x 16GB RAM 2933 MHz, and a RTX 3060 from Zotac. VS650 Corsair Power Supply. Good cooling Block on the CPU with 2x 120mm fan, and a good Airflow case with 6x 120mm fans. I think nothing in the System is overclocked, but have to check it again... Windows 11 System So like I said i have this PC for around 4 years. And the first time I got some issues was around 1 year ago. The PC crashed when i was gaming or rendering videos. So I opened the graphics card and the thermal paste was almost gone, coudln't barely find a sign of it. So i put some new on, and after that it worked again perfectly. Then I had some problems like 1 month ago again, with crashes.. Did the same thing again, renewed the thermal paste and it worked again, until this weekend. I barely play video games, but I render from time to time. Upscale short videos for example to 4K and put some effects and filters on. And create some AI images. And it crashes there. Never when I use my PC in the normal mode, like surfing on the internet, watching youtube, doing my mails, office and all that stuff.. So right now while doing nothing my CPU temp is at 35° and my graphics card at 40° When I start creating/rendering my AI images, it starts to crash after like 5 Minutes already. The PC shows the blue screen "your PC run into a problem.." than restarts. My graphics card had a temperature of 67° when it happened. CPU I don't know, have to check it now, but I think it's not the problem there. I never changed anything.. I'm to tired to check again if the thermal paste is already gone from the graphics card, after 1 month, but I think that will not be the case, and it's not like im rendering 24/7. And I just cleaned the PC crystal clean. I installed the latest RTX 3060 driver, but didn't help either. Someone has an idea? Is there something wrong/broken with my 3060. Or other hardware? Or windows 11 problem? I wanted to make a fresh Windows 11 installation and put the latest f8 BIOS driver on my Mainboard, but I have alot of things to safe, before I can do that. With program settings and so on. So will take until the weekend until I can do that and to be sure i saved everything what i need. I have a 500GB SSD which only has around 50GB free Space. Maybe this could also be a problem? I don't know, just give you all information i find. I will render again and check the CPU temp and put the fan speed on the 3060 to max, and see what happen... Cya later and thanks for the help already
Check BlueScreenView for clues on crash causes. Start with SFC/DISM, DDU, and MemTest86+ to eliminate simple issues. Also verify the PSU—https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/#:~:text=Corsair | VS 2012 [orange-label] Grab HWMonitor and examine voltages to ensure they match ATX standards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX#:~:text=Generally%2C supply voltages must be within ±5% of their nominal values at all times
Do you think your PC shutting down is due to insufficient thermal paste? You haven’t installed any additional software yet. You’re planning a fresh Windows 11 installation soon.
Hey, I see you're having some issues. Lately everything seems to be acting up after a Windows 11 setup and BIOS update. The system runs fine otherwise—renders images smoothly, updates programs, and even handles heavy rendering tasks. But it starts crashing after about four pictures, especially when rendering GPU-intensive scenes. The temperatures are also spiking during rendering (around 97% GPU usage and 70°C), and the BIOS settings don’t seem to be the issue. I haven’t changed any other programs or played games yet, but I’m worried it might be a temp or power management problem. Have you tried checking the BIOS for overheating warnings or adjusting thermal settings? Also, look into whether MSI Afterburner is affecting performance—maybe lowering its intensity could help. If it keeps crashing, posting the bluescreen details will be useful.
Maintain the power level in a consistent range; adjust downward if it spikes to 110% and up to 105% as needed.
Run sfc/scannow and reinstall your RAM. Irregularities often point to a memory issue. If that doesn't resolve it, test with a single RAM stick installed, then rearrange the slots. If unsuccessful, boot without any RAM configuration (like XMP). If none work, consider reseating the CPU or checking the IMC connection.