Gaming experience interrupted by black screens or crashes, then significant drops in performance.
Gaming experience interrupted by black screens or crashes, then significant drops in performance.
UPDATE 04/11 Just been using it for several days without incident, and then while playing ZZZ it once again did the same Black Screen Crash that forced a reboot. Slightly different Errors this time, I'm not sure what to make of it. Any ideas? Note the audio doesn't always distort, so I'm unsure if it is an actual crash or if there's something else going on. EDIT: Just had another crash, some notable errors that came with this one:
Update 04/11: Detecting a noticeable odor near the vents above and beside the CPU/Motherboard. If a fault existed in the CPU, wouldn't the crashes stop completely and audio playback remain impaired (though possibly distorted)? I'm still uncertain about the exact issue, but it seems something is generating enough heat to produce a smell.