Problem with PC crashing and displaying a black screen on monitors
Problem with PC crashing and displaying a black screen on monitors
After running various system tests and doing a total of 15 or more hours of researching the issue I am 99% certain it's my PSU.
My main list of reasons,
1: when my pc freezes the fans begin spinning uncontrollably due to faulty power modulation
2: There are no event logs when I have a system crash -major sign of a psu failure
3: I've gone through every driver reset and update, rolled back and restored my windows image to the most recent one, with a clean installation, performed successful CPU stress tests and DRAM tests, including replacement of the DRAM sticks, leading to the GPU and power supply.
No overheating issues according to my monitoring, max GPU temps at 84C, max cpu temps at 50C and max motherboard temps are at 45C so it's unlikely to be thermal issues. the gpu is showing no graphical fidelity issues as well as every game will run nearly perfectly, with some underperformance due to what feels like
DING ding ding
under-powering. My overall knowledge, capability and reasoning has lead me to the educated hypothesis that my PSU never worked properly to begin with, as it was always under too high of a load, 95% to be exact, 15% above maximum recommended power load on a supply unit, and has done this since I built it. Now I'm a bit tired of this issue as it becomes repetitive upon certain intervals of time, some days it will crash several times, then I'll go a month or so without any issues. This only happens during nvidia benchmarks and intensive next gen games. Though, I am not a tech, and I cannot 100% guarantee this is the issue without additional support or buying a new psu. Online calculators with my included peripherals say I'm at 95% load when 80 is recommended. Turned off any OC tuning that I had running as well.. Recommendations?
Specs:
3080 Ti FTW3 OC edition 405W draw at max with OC - powered with 2 8-Pin PCIe connectors and one 6+2-Pin PCIe connector
Ryzen 9 5900x
Samsung 980 1 TB
Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB
Trident Z Neo cl 16 3600 ddr4 16x2 - D.O.C.P. On
PSU - Corsair 850RM 2021 Ed. - Fully Modular - Supposedly using 95% at full load probably since half of its use is dedicated to the gpu alone
ASUS Tuff X570 motherboard/Plus Wi-Fi bios ver 4005
I already checked the only minidump file my pc has produced out of the numerous crashes, it was showing driver errors so I used the DDU tool and reset and rollback to the most recent stable version before these crashes really began being a persistant issue. This hasn't been as bad before as it is now, and it continously is crashing under load for about ten minutes. Today, thinking the problem may be fixed, I attempted to play the same games that have been providing issues for only a couple days now and again after about ten minutes in, the whole system crashes out and blackscreens with sound still running for a bit. My fans reset and my ram modules turn white, however I've run full scans on the modules too. I see, I've pretty much always had this error. Even with safemode DDU uninstallations and driver rollbacks. I've downloaded the driver from Dec 4 and it still done crashed...
Welcome to the forums, newcomer! With a fresh setup.
Regarding the operating system, where did you obtain the installer? Was it recreated to avoid issues with an incorrect installer? Did you install it without internet access?
corsair 850x
What is the age of your power supply unit in this build?
You didn't specify the PSU's make and model. What BIOS version is installed on your motherboard?
It's improbable you're experiencing such high power usage under normal gaming conditions. PSU calculators represent the worst scenario, with all system components drawing maximum power. A 405W draw from a 2016 Corsair RM850x could indicate potential spikes beyond that value. I share the same GPU and likely the same power supply, but I didn't overclock the graphics card, so the upper limit remains around 350W.
Did you opt for the standard cables? Preferably you should utilize three PCIe outputs from the PSU. Aim for cables with two 6+2 PCIe connectors at the end, but select only one to distribute the load evenly. I bought cable mod sets that provide direct connections from the PSU to each GPU 8-pin.
Thank you for the welcome!
The OS was set up on a fresh drive purchased from Microsoft, dedicated to Windows media. I wanted to let you know I might have made a mistake earlier. I’ve been taking apart my PC for an hour trying to check for any loose connections or faulty wiring. Recently, I repositioned the GPU cables into different slots and reorganized them, and now everything is working smoothly. The PSU is the Corsair 850RM series from about a year ago, and the PC is around two years old. It has an 80 gold modular rating, and I think the 2021 BIOS version 4005 on the ASUS Tuff Plus Wi-Fi is correct.
I purchased a C type 4 cable set for the PSU a while back, and I use two 8-pin PCIe connectors plus one standard 6+2 connector from the PSU. Despite not applying any OC tuning, my card still draws a massive 398W during peak gaming sessions, and it shows extreme readings in tests. On rare occasions, I can push up to 407W.
Wow I'm a total dunce, my apologies. It's been a while since I built it so a lot of the info slipped my mind. It's an X570 And I'll try reinstalling NZXT Cam. Though it would be wierd that changing the slotting of my GPU power cables caused it to temporarily stop crashing, now 12+ hours in of performance testing, noticed that my GPU is only pulling out 380W now instead of it's previous 400. However without NZXT Cam my CPU cooler and my keyboard will no longer work properly, causing CPU crashing instead.