New PC experiences frequent restarts during intense gaming sessions.
New PC experiences frequent restarts during intense gaming sessions.
Hello everyone. I recently set up a new PC for a friend. It comes with a Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, an AsRock B550M-HDV motherboard (updated the BIOS), G.Skill Ripjaws RAM (2x16GB @3200 MT/s with XMP enabled), an Asus RX 7600XT graphics card, a Corsair CX750 power supply, a Kingston NV3 2TB NVMe SSD using PCIe 4.0, and a monitor. After installing some games, he wanted to play COD 2 for nostalgia and aimed for around 330 FPS. Over time, he noticed a buzzing sound from the speakers followed by a reboot. Once back on, the PC functioned normally. He then tried COD WW 2 with maximum settings, achieving about 260 FPS but experiencing a buzz, reboot, and temporary display issues. After rebooting and adjusting the GPU power limit to +20%, the display returned. The BIOS version was 3.30; he upgraded it to 3.46 to attempt a fix. He also increased the GPU power limit to 20% above normal, expecting better performance. Windows and drivers were up to date. In the Event Viewer, there was only an "unexpected reboot or shut down" entry. Kernel-Power logged error code 41 (Task Category 63). DxDiag reported a "RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64" warning. Any suggestions if this happens again? Thanks ahead of time.
You haven't talked about temperatures. Maybe the CPU or GPU overheated? Check if your monitor is displaying the correct resolution. Consider using a FPS limiter or enabling Vsync. If you're seeing higher FPS than your screen supports, that could be an issue.
GPU performance sits near 70, CPU operates at 80, peak temperature reaches 85°C. Display runs at 165Hz.