- Sep 7, 2013
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Hi all,
I built this computer yesterday, and now my daughter is getting pretty constant crashes while gaming. Skyrim, Left 4 Dead, and TF2 have been intermittently going to a black screen and crashing. A couple of times it's been a pretty hard crash with audio looping and a hard restart needed. I've tried disabling / deleting all the drivers and reinstalling, and changing the options through CCC to be all game controlled, but nothing so far. I'm still fairly new to hardware, and my troubleshooting skills are not that great. The GPU temp is at 29c, so it's not heat. Any thoughts? The kid is blaming it on Windows 8, but I'm pretty positive that isn't it. It looks like a card issue.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 2GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($110.13 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2370Smh-LED 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Kensington K72357US Wired Slim Keyboard ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Kensington Pro Fit Wired Optical Mouse
Total: $895.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 19:54 EST-0500)
I built this computer yesterday, and now my daughter is getting pretty constant crashes while gaming. Skyrim, Left 4 Dead, and TF2 have been intermittently going to a black screen and crashing. A couple of times it's been a pretty hard crash with audio looping and a hard restart needed. I've tried disabling / deleting all the drivers and reinstalling, and changing the options through CCC to be all game controlled, but nothing so far. I'm still fairly new to hardware, and my troubleshooting skills are not that great. The GPU temp is at 29c, so it's not heat. Any thoughts? The kid is blaming it on Windows 8, but I'm pretty positive that isn't it. It looks like a card issue.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 2GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($110.13 @ Amazon)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2370Smh-LED 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Kensington K72357US Wired Slim Keyboard ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Kensington Pro Fit Wired Optical Mouse
Total: $895.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 19:54 EST-0500)
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