New configuration - games keep crashing, BSOD, etc.

MickeyBG

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Hi there!

So I made a new configuration and had a few problems while trying to make it work at frist. Then I found the problem - the USB 3 cable of the case wasn't working properly and I unplugged it. Don't have those constant BSODs now (which I had vefore I unplugged the USB cable), but my games keep crashing. Yesterday the whole day was almost perfect (maybe 1 crash in Team Fortress for maybe 5 hours of gaming), but today is like living hell...

I experience those crashes in Witcher 3, TF 2 and Warframe (I currently don't have any other games; the last 2 games are played through Steam). In Witcher I am having usually some spikes for 4-5 seconds and then the game goes on. The spikes are not that frequent since I OCed my CPU (I know it's the reason). Sometimes the game just closes itself to desktop. In TF2 I don't have any spikes, the game just crashes or a BSOD shows, or the more frequent issue - it suddenly shows me the desktop, but the game is working in the background and I hear the sounds of it, I can even control my character (I can shoot), I just don't see anything but the desktop when I try to ALT+TAB to it.

My configuration is: ASUS Z97-K, 8GB RAM, G3258 (OCed at 4.2), Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X, the PSU is a 750W Seasonic and I got a Mutec 3 cooler which is doing pretty well (CPU doesn't get over 60 degrees at 100% stability test load).

I think my CPU must be the reason for this, but I should experience a few seconds of spikes, then I must be able to continue playing the game, but it crashes or somehow the game goes to the background or something like that.

Also my GPU at 100% is working at max 75 degrees; I am using the latest Radeon Crimson drivers - not sure if they might be the reason for such a thing.

Update: Just bought CS:GO - couldn't even go for a round, the game crashed then a BSOD showed up followed by a restart...
 

MickeyBG

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If the CPU isn't OCed, the spikes are almost 3 times frequent... And I don't have any other CPU anyway, I just bought this one. It should be working perfectly.

Any other suggestions?
 

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