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Unusual behavior when the computer restarts during medium workload.

Unusual behavior when the computer restarts during medium workload.

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Vityusha
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11-26-2016, 09:37 PM
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My PC frequently restarts while playing GTA Online, Rust, or Cyberpunk—the only games that really push it. Error code 41 appears when power drops in the event manager, causing random shutdowns. It seems like a reset is happening automatically. I expected a PSU failure, but it passed a two-hour stress test with browser and Discord running. A full system test using Aida64 showed high load across CPU, GPU, RAM, disks, and GPU fans, with power use way above normal gaming levels (CPU 90-110W, GPU 350-380W). During the test, fans and the AIO pump stayed on at about 80%.

On average, gaming draws 170-180W on CPU and 410W on GPU. At peak, power consumption reached 290-300W. In summer, playing Cyberpunk in 4K caused shutdowns once, but after updating GPU drivers, I played for hours without problems. My room felt unusually hot.

I also faced LCD issues on the GPU. After a driver update, it worked fine. I booted into Windows Safe Mode, re-downloaded drivers, and updated again. I performed a clean install of a new GPU driver (released Dec 12) and tried setting a 75% power limit. It still restarts in Cyberpunk after just five minutes.

Side notes:
- Cleaned up bloatware on my LCD panel.
- Reinstalled GPU drivers twice recently.
- Ran Rust for 8 hours straight without issues, but it restarted after about 20 minutes the next morning.
- Updated BIOS and set GPU power cap.

Overall, I’m still puzzled—Windows 10 might be the issue, or maybe compatibility problems.
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Vityusha
11-26-2016, 09:37 PM #1

My PC frequently restarts while playing GTA Online, Rust, or Cyberpunk—the only games that really push it. Error code 41 appears when power drops in the event manager, causing random shutdowns. It seems like a reset is happening automatically. I expected a PSU failure, but it passed a two-hour stress test with browser and Discord running. A full system test using Aida64 showed high load across CPU, GPU, RAM, disks, and GPU fans, with power use way above normal gaming levels (CPU 90-110W, GPU 350-380W). During the test, fans and the AIO pump stayed on at about 80%.

On average, gaming draws 170-180W on CPU and 410W on GPU. At peak, power consumption reached 290-300W. In summer, playing Cyberpunk in 4K caused shutdowns once, but after updating GPU drivers, I played for hours without problems. My room felt unusually hot.

I also faced LCD issues on the GPU. After a driver update, it worked fine. I booted into Windows Safe Mode, re-downloaded drivers, and updated again. I performed a clean install of a new GPU driver (released Dec 12) and tried setting a 75% power limit. It still restarts in Cyberpunk after just five minutes.

Side notes:
- Cleaned up bloatware on my LCD panel.
- Reinstalled GPU drivers twice recently.
- Ran Rust for 8 hours straight without issues, but it restarted after about 20 minutes the next morning.
- Updated BIOS and set GPU power cap.

Overall, I’m still puzzled—Windows 10 might be the issue, or maybe compatibility problems.

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