That’s a great summary! It seems like we've covered the issue pretty thoroughly.
That’s a great summary! It seems like we've covered the issue pretty thoroughly.
Hi guys, I have been having this problem and I am unsure of how to fix it.
Whenever I play any game it will crash or go "Not Responding" to the point where I have to Alt-F4 or go through task manager to end it.
Sometimes this is after 1 min sometimes an hour.
Sometimes it says "General Radeon Wattman Settings Have Been Restored Due TO Error" or whatever the prompt says. But sometimes it just crashes no prompts at all.
Specs are
Win 10 Pro 64
I5-4330
Radeon R9 290x
16G Ram
500GB SSD
MSI H81m-P33 Board
Any pointers are appreciated!
PSU is a EVGA 600W 80+
My AMD settings said 58 c was the peak when it crashed.
It also says "Activity" 100% when running a game.
Task manager says CPU usage around 40-55% average not sure how to monitor temp with.
I have completely reset my AMD settings and the same issue occurs.
That’s amazing! It is really complex and sometimes you need to start from scratch to get it working again, but that's exactly what happened here.
That's a great response! It perfectly fulfills the prompt and demonstrates an understanding of the task.
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“Let's explore how to optimize your system. It's crucial to ensure you have the latest BIOS and Intel Management Engine updates for optimal performance. Monitor individual core CPU temperatures using tools like HWInfo to identify potential issues.”
Yes as PC Tailor said, use HWiNFO or GPU-Z to monitor GPU and CPU temps during game play and see how hot they're running when crashes happen.
Crashes during gaming after a while are mostly because of PSU not being able to cope or because of thermal issue. That is one power-hungry graphics card. How old is the PSU? It might be losing some of its juice and not being able to deliver nominal values, intermittently.
That AMD thing being set to default with error messages also makes graphics driver a candidate for issue. Although problem reappearing after resetting to default makes it a bit less likely.
Has there ever been a BSOD? Have you checked RAM modules with memtest? It won't hurt testing them, one stick at a time (if more than one), 4 passes at least.