My PC gets stuck when I play games.
My PC gets stuck when I play games.
Hey everyone, this is the first time I've ever had this happen. It started when I was playing KCD 2 and my PC woke up on its own while I ate dinner with my family. When I turned it back on after going to sleep, everything worked fine for a while. But about an hour or so later, the game started stuttering really hard. The screen would freeze for twenty seconds, then suddenly the whole computer stopped working and I had to restart from the power button.
I tried uninstalling the game thinking it was just a software error, but when I came back in, Mount and Blade: Bannerlord II gave me the exact same problem after 45 minutes of playing. The BIOS is up-to-date too, so that's not the issue. I cleared all my drivers and reinstalled everything again, but it happened once more. It never worked before KCD 2 either, even though the computer temperature looks fine in normal use.
Here are my current settings:
Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 (version 1.3) with 32GB of RAM from G.Skill Ripjaws running at 3200MHz CL16. The graphics card is an RX 6700 XT from an XFX Speedster, and the CPU is a RYZEN 5 5600X. I have a 1TB Kingston NVMe SSD storage and a 650W XIGMATEK power supply unit made by X-SERIES.
Welcome to the forums! You're a newcomer here. Your 650W XIGMATEK X-SERIES PSU is looking weird in your PC build. Maybe try getting a reliable 650W unit from someone else instead of buying it yourself and see if that helps.
I have a CPU that gets too hot at 64.5 degrees Celsius, and I have a GPU that gets too hot at 74 degrees Celsius.
Is this a used one? If you built your own PC, just remember: don't cut corners on the power supply. It is the most crucial piece of equipment in a computer. If it came from a pre-built package, then stick to that brand and never buy anything else from them. No matter if the PSU caused your issues (it probably did), you should still replace it with something reliable just to be safe.
It has been seven years since I bought this pre-made power supply from a trusted seller back home in Turkey. Right now, I'm thinking about buying a new Corsair RMX series unit instead.
If your Corsair RMx is having trouble but you know those power supplies are great, then that means it's not a power supply problem. The Corsair RMx tops the list for power supply quality on the market.