Unable to utilize component capabilities due to system crashes.
Unable to utilize component capabilities due to system crashes.
I assembled my gaming PC roughly a month ago and have faced numerous problems with crashes. Here are the details: I use an ASUS ROG Strix B450-F with a Ryzen 7 2700X, stock Wraith Prism cooler, 2x8 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz RAM, a Powerspec 650W 80 Plus Gold power supply. My graphics card is EVGA 980 Ti and it's superclocked. I have an unknown WiFi/Bluetooth card. My games frequently crash after about 5 to 30 minutes of playtime with titles like CSGO, Battlefield V, or Star Wars Battlefront II. Component temps stay within normal ranges, never exceeding 80 degrees.
I resolved the issue by switching to the Ryzen Balanced power setting in Windows and adjusting the RAM clocking (though I’m unsure if that’s valid). In the BIOS I lowered the RAM speed from 3200 to 3133 MHz. Now my CPU runs at only 2.24 GHz. When I revert to another plan and use the 3200 MHz for RAM, games crash, freeze, or trigger a BSOD. Currently, my performance is around 50-60 FPS on Ultra in Battlefield V. I’d like to upgrade my graphics card later, but it seems my system struggles with higher-end options like an RTX 2070 Super due to the under-clocked CPU. My Cinebench scores for the Ryzen Balanced plan are roughly 2200-2300, while other plans sit in the low to mid 3000s.
I’m new to computing and would really appreciate any guidance since I haven’t fully assessed my machine’s potential yet.