Prey 2016 crashing and rebooting PC
Prey 2016 crashing and rebooting PC
I am experiencing random crashes within approximately 15 minutes of playing a specific game on my PC. The game freezes momentarily, displays static white noise for a second, and then my computer reboots unexpectedly. I have adjusted VSync settings, scaled down the GPU clock, and maximized GPU wattage to ensure optimal performance, as well as installed the game on both an SSD and HDD, but these changes have not resolved the issue. The event viewer consistently shows a Kernel Power error (Event ID 41) with a BugcheckCode of 80, accompanied by detailed technical information regarding the crash. Specifically, it indicates a hardware problem related to power issues, evidenced by the "BugcheckCode" and associated data fields within the EventData section. The system time created at the moment of each crash is recorded, along with other relevant parameters like sleep status and timestamp. My system specifications include a Radeon RX 570 graphics card, an i5-3570k processor @ 4.3GHz, 12GB of DDR3 RAM, Windows 7 64-bit, and a Seasonic 750w Gold PSU with a Samsung Evo 500gb SSD. I previously used a 660ti graphics card before upgrading my PSU and installing the SSD, and the problem emerged after those changes.
Since you changed from Nvidia to AMD, i would completely uninstall all display drivers using Display Driver Uninstaller. Once done, reinatall the latest gpu drivers.
Ok, so this is strange. I've set my i5's clock speed back to its default value, and the crashing has stopped in Prey. Normally, this would clearly indicate an unstable overclock, but I haven't had issues like this with any other game. Could Denuvo be to blame, considering how it eats CPU performance?