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Issue with system instability during initial setup

Issue with system instability during initial setup

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ElKrewl
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01-17-2023, 01:40 AM
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Hello everyone, I'm really struggling here and trying to figure out what's going on with my setup. My specs are: an i7 14700K, RTX 4080, 32 GB DDR5 memory, a 240mm AIO case, 850W PSU, and a 1TB SSD. I built this system just a week ago, and it keeps crashing multiple times each day. Initially, I thought it was due to Intel microcode problems, but after a BIOS update nothing helped. What's interesting is that I can't actually trigger the crashes myself. During tests like Prime95 and stress tests, the system stays stable for hours. But when I try things like playing games, installing Steam, or watching YouTube, it freezes completely—forcing me to hold the power button until it restarts. In the event viewer, I only see "system shutdown unexpectedly." I've tried reinstalling Windows, clearing CMOS, running Intel stock settings, undervolting the CPU (before updating BIOS for the new 14th-gen code), and disabling XMP tools like chkdsk and sfc. No luck so far. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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ElKrewl
01-17-2023, 01:40 AM #1

Hello everyone, I'm really struggling here and trying to figure out what's going on with my setup. My specs are: an i7 14700K, RTX 4080, 32 GB DDR5 memory, a 240mm AIO case, 850W PSU, and a 1TB SSD. I built this system just a week ago, and it keeps crashing multiple times each day. Initially, I thought it was due to Intel microcode problems, but after a BIOS update nothing helped. What's interesting is that I can't actually trigger the crashes myself. During tests like Prime95 and stress tests, the system stays stable for hours. But when I try things like playing games, installing Steam, or watching YouTube, it freezes completely—forcing me to hold the power button until it restarts. In the event viewer, I only see "system shutdown unexpectedly." I've tried reinstalling Windows, clearing CMOS, running Intel stock settings, undervolting the CPU (before updating BIOS for the new 14th-gen code), and disabling XMP tools like chkdsk and sfc. No luck so far. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!