What were the best parts I experienced? Which issues did I face most often?
What were the best parts I experienced? Which issues did I face most often?
I'm looking for some fresh perspectives on the random PC problems I've been facing lately. Last summer I upgraded my system and encountered various stability-related issues. The most frequent problems seem to be with Counter-Strike 2 and Rainbow Six Siege, which often crash unexpectedly at any point in the game. Rocket League had a similar problem until I disabled hyper-threading in the BIOS, after which it became stable while others continued to have issues. Other games like Valorant, Warzone, and even CS:GO before switching to CS2 have remained unaffected. Any issue I encounter depends on the tab I open in Chrome—it might crash randomly or cause Chrome to close entirely without restarting. Discord also restarts itself unpredictably. I'm sure there are many more cases I'm overlooking.
My system specs are as follows:
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi LGA 1700
- CPU: Intel i9-13900k
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2x16) DDR5-5600 PC5-44800 CL36
- GPU: MSI 3070Ti
- Storage: Samsung Evo 970 1TB M.2
All components were installed with a clean install of Windows 10 on the M.2 drive, and drivers were updated. I've tried adjusting XMP settings, turning off hyper-threading, and other BIOS tweaks from forums about CS2 crashes, but nothing resolves the problem.
I purchased the best parts available at the time and still faced these challenges. A friend bought identical components and reported no issues, while another had similar problems with his 12 series i9, which was replaced with a new CPU and had no further issues. Is this a common issue with Intel i9 models?
It would be helpful to have another drive for installing an operating system. Try using W11 without registration to test if the PC functions correctly. The 13th generation CPU's processor management doesn't work as expected, so it may not perform optimally. Consider checking Event ID and reliability history for further details.