Hey guys, first time here and I'm afraid I come with a problem.
During moderate gaming sessions, the screen will begin to flash solid colors (strangely, the color usually matches whatever my cursor is on). The flashing becomes increasingly rapid until the computer freezes and the sound turns to static or looping. I then must force a reboot which occasionally sees the computer attempt to start several times in a row before manually rebooting it again. Additionally, once the computer freezes in this way, it is more likely to do so upon restarting the computer and playing a game again. *However*, sometimes I can play a game for hours on end without an issue, while other times issues will begin with 30 minutes with the same game.
After researching this issue, it seems to me that the culprits are either the GPU, the PSU, or the motherboard (it is worth noting that a very small capacitor located near the RAM recently fell off). All components are just over 2 years old. They are listed below:
Processor: i5-4690k
GPU: EVGA GTX 780
MoBo: Asus Z97-A
PSU: SeaSonic S12II 620W Bronze
RAM: Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 X 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
Monitor: Asus VG248QE Black 24", 144 Hz
Finally, I've tried doing a clean install of graphics drivers to no avail and WhoCrashed won't report anything because the computer is only freezing The reliability report on Windows doesn't show anything but "hardware failure". If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!
During moderate gaming sessions, the screen will begin to flash solid colors (strangely, the color usually matches whatever my cursor is on). The flashing becomes increasingly rapid until the computer freezes and the sound turns to static or looping. I then must force a reboot which occasionally sees the computer attempt to start several times in a row before manually rebooting it again. Additionally, once the computer freezes in this way, it is more likely to do so upon restarting the computer and playing a game again. *However*, sometimes I can play a game for hours on end without an issue, while other times issues will begin with 30 minutes with the same game.
After researching this issue, it seems to me that the culprits are either the GPU, the PSU, or the motherboard (it is worth noting that a very small capacitor located near the RAM recently fell off). All components are just over 2 years old. They are listed below:
Processor: i5-4690k
GPU: EVGA GTX 780
MoBo: Asus Z97-A
PSU: SeaSonic S12II 620W Bronze
RAM: Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 X 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
Monitor: Asus VG248QE Black 24", 144 Hz
Finally, I've tried doing a clean install of graphics drivers to no avail and WhoCrashed won't report anything because the computer is only freezing The reliability report on Windows doesn't show anything but "hardware failure". If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!
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