The B550I Based System is experiencing frequent crashes, but the cause remains unclear.
The B550I Based System is experiencing frequent crashes, but the cause remains unclear.
I'm trying to fix my PC that's been having problems lately. It worked fine for about a year and a half until I started facing issues while playing Baldur's Gate III. The system would suddenly reset, showing the BIOS splash screen before jumping back into Windows whenever I tried to open the game. Even basic tasks after the reset would cause crashes.
System details:
- CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
- Motherboard: GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX AM4
- GPU: EVGA FTW GeForce GTX 1080, GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 (for testing)
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3600 MHz
- SSD: Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0
- PSU: CORSAIR CX650 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular
- HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB
- Optical Drive: Digital Pioneer BDR-212V Blu-ray SATA
At first, I thought the power supply might be faulty and cleaned it with compressed air. Nothing changed. Then I cleaned and tested the GPUs, even replacing them with a working GTX 1070, but the problem continued. I also noticed one RAM slot wasn't working properly, so I was limited to using just one 8GB stick. I checked everything carefully, but nothing resolved it.
I couldn't test the CPU or motherboard directly, but upon inspection, I found some thermal paste buildup on both. After cleaning them with IPA, the system felt more stable. Still, crashes kept happening, even after reinstalling the graphics drivers.
I'm stuck and unsure what to do next. It seems like a motherboard or power delivery issue might be involved, but I'm open to suggestions for further troubleshooting. Any advice would be really helpful.
It might still be the power supply. Cleaning it wouldn't likely fix the issue—temporarily swapping in a known good unit would be better for troubleshooting.
Apologies for missing this, I also tried using a different standard 600w power supply from another system. The same crash pattern appears again.