PC freezes exclusively during gameplay, requiring a hard reset to resolve the issue.

F5F Stay Refreshed Software PC Gaming PC freezes exclusively during gameplay, requiring a hard reset to resolve the issue.

Narduk
Junior Member

01-18-2021, 04:41 PM

Hey everyone! I’m facing a recurring issue where my PC freezes unexpectedly while playing games. The only fix seems to be performing a hard reset. It mostly occurs during gaming sessions, not when I was doing 3D modeling or rendering. Details: -GPU: PNY RTX 3060 12Gb -CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz -PSU: Corsair VS 650 -Memory: 4x 16Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400MHz -Motherboard: ASUS Z170-E -Storage: Kingston SSD 240GB, NVME 128GB, HD 2TB I’ve tried several things so far—SFC scan, memory tests, virus check, using one, two, three memory modules, and even two new ones from a friend. No temp issues, no logs in Event Viewer, and the benchmark results didn’t show anything. The only change I made was updating my memory cards. It seems the problem started after upgrading them.

Narduk

01-18-2021, 04:41 PM #1

xItzAleyna
Junior Member

01-18-2021, 07:45 PM

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xItzAleyna

01-18-2021, 07:45 PM #2

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captainevan100
Member

233

01-19-2021, 11:14 PM

Thanks! I'll give it a shot and share my findings.

captainevan100

01-19-2021, 11:14 PM #3

Thanks! I'll give it a shot and share my findings.

KOVIBOTI
Junior Member

02-01-2021, 09:04 AM

Updated my status. GPU-Z shows the GPU running near 100% all the time, but drops to just 2% in Task Manager. This makes me suspect a crypto virus might be present. When considering a PC reset, I plan to try it and will share an update once resolved.

KOVIBOTI

02-01-2021, 09:04 AM #4

DanielQMC
Member

103

02-01-2021, 09:47 AM

The cryptocurrency issue was responsible for the interruptions, glad I found a solution, thanks to 191x7 for bringing up this subject—it really assisted me!

DanielQMC

02-01-2021, 09:47 AM #5

The cryptocurrency issue was responsible for the interruptions, glad I found a solution, thanks to 191x7 for bringing up this subject—it really assisted me!