More demanding GPU games causing crashes and returning to the desktop
More demanding GPU games causing crashes and returning to the desktop
Hey Mark, thanks for the updates. It revealed three major memory power issues, likely linked to adjusting the RAM voltage as requested by the technicians. I returned to the original 1.25V setting and no critical errors appeared. Both my CPU and RAM are listed on the QVL vendor catalog from Asus. I've tested three different BIOS updates on the ASUS site—0904, 0816, and 0813—and used DDU in safe mode to remove the drivers before installing the latest GPU drivers. The games that crashed were more demanding visually (Dead by Daylight, Back for Blood, Apex, Path of Exile, COD Black Ops Cold War from Battle Net, Forza Horizon 5 via Xbox App with Game Pass). The ones that ran smoothly are Dota 2, V Rising, and Valheim (which is less graphically intense).
Check your system's stability using non-game tools. Run Prime95 small ftt for the CPU, MSI Combustor for the GPU, OCCT for the CPU and GPU, PSU Cinebench R23 for the CPU, Prime95 Blend for RAM, 3Dmark Stability test, and Hard Disk Sentinel for the SSD.
Thanks! I've already checked CPU stability during a 30-minute stress test on Cinebench. The CPU never exceeded 90°C and remained stable. I've also run benchmarks on the GPU and CPU using 3D Mark time spy. The GPU was tested on FurMark and Heaven, and I completed a FurMark stress test as well. Memory testing with MemTest86 showed all four passes with zero errors. Additionally, I used two different M.2 NVMe drives for my OS during these tests to help identify the issue.
You're experiencing the same problems repeatedly, spending more than 1000 dollars on solutions that haven't worked. The crash reports appear consistently in Dead By Daylight and Remnant 2, suggesting a possible kernel32 issue. You also have a "cannot lock GC in unregistered thread" error from Northguard, which seems to affect only graphically demanding games. Despite being able to play other titles smoothly, this is causing significant frustration. I'm trying to figure this out and would appreciate any guidance you can provide.