CSGO Keeps Crashing for no reason

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 26, 2015

Hi
Recently, when I have been playing CSGO, my game crashes and not only kicks me from the game, but forces me to reboot my system. I do notice that my RAM is pretty much always being used, like sitting here in an internet browser, It's using 15% of 16 GB which is pretty ridiculous.

But anyway, is there anything that I can do to prevent this? I do believe my GPU is dying as well as the drivers continuously fail no matter what driver version I'm on.

Thanks for any help!

clonazepam · Jun 26, 2015

What graphics card and driver version?

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 26, 2015

clonazepam :

I have the PNY GTX 760 with the latest drivers (Version 353.30).

Onus · Jun 26, 2015

First of all, if your PC is constantly crashing, you can be assured that there is a reason; it's a matter of finding it.
Please specify your components. Include the brand and model (not just wattage) of your PSU. How old is it? Is the electrical power reliable where you are, or do you see lights flickering frequently?
Has anything been replaced or upgraded in your system, such as the graphics card?

clonazepam · Jun 26, 2015

You might be getting the "driver not responding" error aka TDR. This started happening for people after 350.12. I would try that driver and test the results. There's multiple threads about it over on the geforce.com forums. I actually resolved the problem for myself by doing a completely fresh install of Win 8.1. That's not a recommended solution, just something I had been meaning to do anyway, and ended up working out in my case. Nvidia's said they are working on a hotfix for the issue. I imagine its complicated and has something to do with all the recent windows 8.1 updates, maybe changes in the nvidia drivers, and prep for Win 10, but that's just speculation til they release an actual statement.

First you just need to determine if that is the issue. Have you looked at event viewer to see if the driver kernel is crashing a lot?

As far as RAM usage, I have a bunch of chrome tabs open, and the more add-ons, extensions you have for it, really ramp up RAM usage.

I also have UnrealEditor open but that's only using a little over 600MB for a total of 30% RAM usage for web browsing and that.

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 26, 2015

Onus :

Ok, here are my specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte Gaming 5
CPU: i5 4670K
RAM: G.Skill RipjawsX 1600Mhz 16GB
GPU: PNY gtx 760 2GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM
PSU: Seasonic 550W Modular PSU 80+ Bronze (or gold, I can't remember)

I also have a fractal design define r4 if that matters

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 26, 2015

clonazepam :

You might be getting the "driver not responding" error aka TDR. This started happening for people after 350.12. I would try that driver and test the results. There's multiple threads about it over on the geforce.com forums. I actually resolved the problem for myself by doing a completely fresh install of Win 8.1. That's not a recommended solution, just something I had been meaning to do anyway, and ended up working out in my case. Nvidia's said they are working on a hotfix for the issue. I imagine its complicated and has something to do with all the recent windows 8.1 updates, maybe changes in the nvidia drivers, and prep for Win 10, but that's just speculation til they release an actual statement.

First you just need to determine if that is the issue. Have you looked at event viewer to see if the driver kernel is crashing a lot?

As far as RAM usage, I have a bunch of chrome tabs open, and the more add-ons, extensions you have for it, really ramp up RAM usage.

I also have UnrealEditor open but that's only using a little over 600MB for a total of 30% RAM usage for web browsing and that.

Thanks! I'll try it and post results.

clonazepam · Jun 26, 2015

ImPrettyIrish :

clonazepam :

Thanks! I'll try it and post results.

Sure, just keep in mind this is a shortcut to real troubleshooting of a problem. It's just a common issue at the moment, and doesn't take very long to find out if it fixes you up or if the real troubleshooting needs to begin.

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 27, 2015

clonazepam :

You might be getting the "driver not responding" error aka TDR. This started happening for people after 350.12. I would try that driver and test the results. There's multiple threads about it over on the geforce.com forums. I actually resolved the problem for myself by doing a completely fresh install of Win 8.1. That's not a recommended solution, just something I had been meaning to do anyway, and ended up working out in my case. Nvidia's said they are working on a hotfix for the issue. I imagine its complicated and has something to do with all the recent windows 8.1 updates, maybe changes in the nvidia drivers, and prep for Win 10, but that's just speculation til they release an actual statement.

First you just need to determine if that is the issue. Have you looked at event viewer to see if the driver kernel is crashing a lot?

As far as RAM usage, I have a bunch of chrome tabs open, and the more add-ons, extensions you have for it, really ramp up RAM usage.

I also have UnrealEditor open but that's only using a little over 600MB for a total of 30% RAM usage for web browsing and that.

Yeah, that didn't work.

dominirican3351 · Jun 27, 2015

What are your temps? You stated that you think that your card might be dying have you tried running the monitor for the onboard display and seeing if the game crashes

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 27, 2015

dominirican3351 :

My temps Max out to 82 Degrees Celcius and min was 34.

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 27, 2015

I did notice a few things upon opening up my PC and looking inside.
-PSU fan not spinning (has been not spinning for a while and working up funds to get a new one/RMA)
-HDD temps were very hot, almost too hot to touch
-GPU fans were not spinning particularly fast
-Everything was dusty (will clean ASAP)

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 27, 2015

I'm going to try to move CSGO onto my second hard drive and see if that changes anything.

Onus · Jun 27, 2015

A HDD should NOT run that hot.
The PSU fan may not run under low-load conditions. Crank up a game and see if it comes on then.

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 27, 2015

Onus :

I've already tested it, the fan isn't even in the socket. It does spin sometimes, but not really anymore because when it spun it was clicking on something then it just quit at a LAN party I was at.

Onus · Jun 28, 2015

Well, if the PSU fan has died, even a Seasonic may overheat and wander out of spec a little, although I'm surprised an overtemp protection doesn't just shut it off.

ImPrettyIrish · Jun 28, 2015

Onus :

It doesn't actually get too hot. I'm sure if it got too hot it would. Anyways, I cleaned out the dust from my GPU and the fan is spinning normal now. Thanks for the help

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