Please Help
Please Help
the motherboard. The issue has been here since I installed it. Sometimes it doesn't occur for a week or so after a CMOS reset. All other tests (OCCT, Furmark, Cinebench) look normal. CPU stays cool, GPU around 30-72°C during load (games), max 69-72°C on both. Could it be the motherboard all along? (Asrock X670E Steel Legend) Specifications: 7800x3D ASUS 4080 TUF OC with 2x16GB/32GB RAM, Corsair Dominator, G.Skill Royal, Lian Li Edge PSU, custom loop cooling. Water temperature stays mostly between 30-39°C when gaming. On some screenshots, the dialogue boxes appear when I try to open Event Viewer after a restart—this happens every time it locks up. I'm going to try anything now.
Consider another source, a different power adapter, and a new power supply unit if needed. What seemed like unsolvable problems were often just PSU issues. I rarely experienced motherboards failing; they either arrived damaged or lasted years. Eventually, I discovered the problem was with the PSU after not being able to pinpoint the cause. A flashing light on my GPU power connector in the manual pointed to poor power delivery.
You may attempt this after booting for 5–10 minutes without any workload. Switch to the shared screen and ensure sleep mode, hibernation, or display power-off features are disabled. Avoid putting the device into sleep (refrain from using Sleep or Hybrid Sleep). Then, enable HWInfo64 – log key metrics such as temperatures, CPU activity, IOD, and SoC stability. You might also notice readings like “CPU Die (average)” or “CPU Package,” which are less detailed but acceptable. Check voltages including VDDCR_SoC, VDDIO, or VDDIO_MEM_S5, as well as DRAM voltage levels (VDD, VDD, VDDQ). Use Prime95 with custom settings: Min FFT size 1344, Max FFT size 1344, and run each FFT in-place. Time required per FFT is about 10 minutes. RAM capacity is 1024MB, AVX is off. If you notice a sudden voltage drop just before freezing, it could signal power delivery or motherboard problems. A spike in IOD or SoC temperature may indicate overheating in the VRM or SoC area, possibly causing a crash. This log helps identify if the issue stems from hardware (VRM, power, BIOS) or software. Share the log file for further analysis.
Run the scan first via CMD as admin. Then apply DISM and Cleanup-Image, wait for completion, restart, and finally execute Prime95 with HWInfo logging.
I changed the PSU I had earlier. Someone mentioned it was faulty before I read my HWINFO log, but after swapping it out it worked for a while then the problem returned. I’m using a B650 Asus board now. This unit seems to be problematic too—I can’t enable expo or manual settings, it loops on startup and eventually shuts off the feature. I also switched from the wall adapter to a new power strip, but nothing changed. I’m still working through it. Fingers crossed something gets fixed. Thanks! I’ve already tried running CMD commands before posting. They claim repairs were made but always warn about issues after updates or freezes.
The system experiences a crash following a freeze, triggering sfc to identify file damage. This indicates a hardware problem impacting file integrity. It might stem from memory or power issues, not severe enough for a BSOD but enough to leave parts of the system unstable after restarting. Noticing “repaired files after freezing” shows the system can’t fully recover, which is unusual. I need to rest now—check again tomorrow. Good luck with the test tonight; hope we find something in the logs!
The iGPU is physically present on the IOD of the 7800X3D — it resides in silicon, similar to non-X3D components. However, firmware settings typically disable it across all X3D models because of thermal and power limitations related to the 3D V-Cache. Some users report the ability to reactivate it via BIOS on specific boards (such as ASRock), though this isn’t officially supported and may not generate any output. Still, if the iGPU functions and you can boot from it, it’s a valuable tool for testing. It consumes minimal power, is straightforward, and can significantly boost performance by removing reliance on your RTX 4080.
Yeah, hopefully. Very weird issue for sure. Thanks again. I've disabled GPU and removed power cable. It happens at random but everyday. Most recently is when I boot and going messing on desktop or start watching something online in a browser. I'm on water so best I could do without draining. I mean I've DDU wiped and repasted and even swapped water blocks thinking EK shipped me a faulty block or something. Hell, like I said. I will do anything. I will report back tomorrow on all of this. After overnight run of all this and then try iGPU if i can get a signal afterwards.