The problem can't be solved, as the rain in GTA V is linked to a hardware issue.
The problem can't be solved, as the rain in GTA V is linked to a hardware issue.
I own an RX 470, an I5 3450, and 8 gigabytes of RAM, which should be sufficient for running GTA V at high settings, even with the Redux graphics addon active. The issue, though, is that whenever it rains, the system just restarts without any clear cause. I can play GTA V without rain for a full day, drive or fly near a forest, the busiest part of the city, teleport with the trainer, and even enable MSAA at 8 while experiencing no problems. However, when it starts raining, I notice only a few seconds of gameplay before it restarts.
I suspect the problem might not be related to airflow, because I can run it at 8x MSAA in GTA V and play Metro Exodus at high settings without issues—though FPS drops slightly. The Afterburners K benchmark test ran for over ten minutes and generated some heat, but no visible artifacts appeared. This suggests the rain might be triggering something else. I also experienced a crash while playing Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 on the first mission, with no overheating or performance issues, just a sudden crash.
It seems the air condition is affected by the settings I used. After adjusting the MSI afterburner and removing the side panel, temperatures remained stable around 60°C. When I added rain mode with a trainer, the temps rose noticeably, reaching about 68°C for the CPU. This happened only when the side panel was open, suggesting it might be related to heat retention. Playing without rain mode or with higher settings didn’t cause problems. I think a new case would help, but for now I’ll continue testing without the side panel.
Even when the side panel is on, temperatures shouldn't rise excessively. You should only become concerned if they reach the 90s. Remember, sometimes depending on the situation, taking off the side panel could actually worsen things by limiting airflow. In short, your temperatures seem acceptable.
It's hard to lower airflow if there isn't one at the start, especially since this issue was resolved in 2008 from all angles except the rear section where air can enter and there are no fans beyond the GPU, CPU, and PSU. Previously I had a Radeon 7730 with 2GB DDR3 and a Celeron processor; later I upgraded to an i5 3450 while still using the DDR3 card, which was probably insufficient to cause any overheating, regardless of case choice. An RX 470 is a completely different situation. My PSU is a Chinese Zeus 600W unit with no efficiency rating mentioned, likely around 50% or less, but I plan to upgrade it soon once my salary arrives. MSI Afterburner doesn't display all the data it should—like GPU load and FPS—which is why I'm looking for another tool to monitor CPU and GPU temperatures, frame rates, etc. Some information about heat levels is correct, and I did get a surprising result. I believe the 470 runs at 1217MHz, with three preset overclock settings; I used the default one at 1250MHz. I selected the lowest setting, 1230MHz, and it produced these results: the side panel was slightly open, lower MHz reduced GPU temperature as expected, while the CPU remained noticeably warmer (even felt a bit hotter), though it took longer to cool after each bench. The most notable outcome was that the lower overclock achieved a much higher FPS—far exceeding the current rate in the screenshot, by about 5,000 frames. It’s possible this difference is linked to temperature changes. Also, no visual artifacts appeared during testing.
What's the fun in that? It's actually quite interesting. This isn't just one game, but several as I mentioned—recently it popped up in Just Cause 4, then again in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and Sniper Ghost Warrior 3. It wasn't a tough title, and I could play through it without any problems back when I had that 2GB DDR3 card.