Need some help grasping this short summary and hopefully resolving the ongoing issues.
Need some help grasping this short summary and hopefully resolving the ongoing issues.
I've been dealing with unusual crashes and reboots for over a year now. Sometimes my monitors wouldn't show up at startup, requiring a hard reset. Other times it would freeze repeatedly during boot until I reached the desktop. Most often, it would just stall within the first few minutes of launching. This issue occurs even on brand new drives with fresh Windows installations and no peripherals connected. The problem seems to be worsening, possibly due to recent Windows updates or other device changes. As a beginner, I haven't thoroughly investigated it and didn't know how to analyze crash logs. Below you'll find a summary of the key issues, focusing on the most common ones.
Consider bad memory chips, driver issues, or hardware faults. Check the specifications. Booting into Memtest can reveal faulty RAM.
But the leading issue seems to be a DirectX error or GPU problem. It might be related to the graphics card. I’m not sure, so I’ll run memtest now. I’ll prepare the flash drive. Here are my details: Windows 10 latest, Nvidia Game ready, i7 5820K (OC off), Asus Strix GTX 1070 OC, 8 GB RAM, 16GB SSD, 3 internal SSDs, PCIe, Asus AC56 Wi-Fi.
Apex legends for gaming... Ableton Live for audio work, DaVinci Resolve for video editing. These issues occur occasionally during startup—sometimes no video appears on the screen, and most often right after booting when only the NVIDIA control panel shows up and the stream deck is visible (even without it). It seems completely unaware of which programs are running, especially after installing Windows on a spare drive. You're currently running a memory test. A user on Reddit suggested your GPU might not be properly seated or the PCIe port could be dirty, recommending cleaning as a fix.
Have you ever attempted a completely new Windows setup? It seems like it could go really wrong, considering what we've discussed before.