It’s not easy to find a solution that works.
It’s not easy to find a solution that works.
My computer has been acting strangely lately, freezing unexpectedly for a month. It mostly happens when playing certain games, but now it seems to occur with any game I try. The problem varies in severity—some titles freeze more often than others. When it freezes, audio stays on but the screen goes dark or stalls until I restart the PC manually. I’ve also noticed the GPU lights often shut off during these episodes, suggesting a possible shutdown even though temperatures stay low. To fix things, I’ve reinstalled Windows, moved games to new drives, replaced RAM and power supply, thinking those were the main culprits at first. My hardware specs include an MSI MPG X570 with an RTX 3080, a Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB of crucial RAM, and a Corsair RM 1000 RAM module, along with a PSU.
Consider adjusting the clock speed or reducing voltage using Afterburner. Test if it improves performance. Have you verified your RAM with Memtest86? (Yes, you even swapped it out) Temperatures can be high—around 84°C, especially near the hotspot.)
Edited January 12, 2025 by leclod
I’m currently checking for HD tune errors on my system drive, and everything looks good so far. I haven’t experienced any crashes except when a game is running, which makes me think the issue might be with the GPU. I don’t have much control over that part except possibly replacing the card.
All drivers are current with the entire system. I attempted to revert to an older driver for the graphics card after reviewing stable options, but that approach failed.
That’s actually a good point maybe I’ll try and turn down the temp limit in afterburner to 80 and see if that helps at all
If you haven't tried yet, especially with the 80° assistance, I'd also look into reducing the voltage. Undervolting gives the same performance while cutting down on heat, noise, and power usage—it's simple to implement.
If you can actually narrow the problem down to the GPU and don't have the money for a new one, maybe look in to getting it repaired? There's a guy on YouTube who does repairs called northwestrepair, he's a WIZARD with GPU repair and you can just watch his videos and find out for yourself. Might be cheaper than a full up new card although I've never seen how much he charges. Hope the problem is sorted soon, I can't imagine how frustrating it must be.