I've started to get crashes that makes my PC go black screen (no BSOD) then restart during games about 4 months ago, it was only in occasionally in Dying Light. But then it happened pretty often in Overwatch, and lately Attack on Titan, and now FIFA17.
Here is part of my spec:
MB: MSI Z97-G55 SLI
CPU: Intel i7-4790K
GPU: MSI GTX970 Gaming 4GB
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3-1866 8GBx2
SSD: Crucial M550 256GB
HDD: WD Black 640GB/ WD Red 3TB
PSU: Highpower EP-750S
No OC at all.
I've read many threads which points the problem to CPU overheat in general, and indeed I've started monitor it's temperature. it sits at 40-45C idle, and above 70 on load, maxing at 83 (CPUID Monitor). I've already reinstalled the stock heat sink (and reapplyed paste) 3 times, tried using normal amount of paste, extra amount, and less ('coz it ran out, haha). The temp. is more or less the same.
I'm not sure what is the temp. exactly when it crashes because I'm usually playing in fullscreen when it crashed. But I think 90% of the time it crashed some kind of a transition, like just when a game is just won in Overwatch, or just when the games go from menu to cutscene, from cutscene back to normal gamplay, etc. Which led me to wonder if it as anything to do other parts like PSU / GPU.
I had GPU overheating with my last rig, and it usually started to get video lag and maybe audio loop before it crashes/ hangs. And my GPU is sitting at 71C with FIFA running (menu) in the background. And the fact that it never crashed in some other high requirement games like Far Cry 4 made met feel it's not the GPU (could be wrong).
I'm suspicious about the PSU, it's probably not a quality one. I'm not sure if it's unstable power making the CPU heat up, or if it's simply the PSU that's causing the crashes.
Or maybe it can even be the other parts? So I'm mainly asking, what so I do/check to pin point the problem? From your experience, what does it look like that's the cause?
I do plan to buy a new PSU to try as the first step, I'm also thinking about getting a better CPU cooler. But I just fear that if it's not the problem then it'll be a waste.
Thanks in advance.
Here is part of my spec:
MB: MSI Z97-G55 SLI
CPU: Intel i7-4790K
GPU: MSI GTX970 Gaming 4GB
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3-1866 8GBx2
SSD: Crucial M550 256GB
HDD: WD Black 640GB/ WD Red 3TB
PSU: Highpower EP-750S
No OC at all.
I've read many threads which points the problem to CPU overheat in general, and indeed I've started monitor it's temperature. it sits at 40-45C idle, and above 70 on load, maxing at 83 (CPUID Monitor). I've already reinstalled the stock heat sink (and reapplyed paste) 3 times, tried using normal amount of paste, extra amount, and less ('coz it ran out, haha). The temp. is more or less the same.
I'm not sure what is the temp. exactly when it crashes because I'm usually playing in fullscreen when it crashed. But I think 90% of the time it crashed some kind of a transition, like just when a game is just won in Overwatch, or just when the games go from menu to cutscene, from cutscene back to normal gamplay, etc. Which led me to wonder if it as anything to do other parts like PSU / GPU.
I had GPU overheating with my last rig, and it usually started to get video lag and maybe audio loop before it crashes/ hangs. And my GPU is sitting at 71C with FIFA running (menu) in the background. And the fact that it never crashed in some other high requirement games like Far Cry 4 made met feel it's not the GPU (could be wrong).
I'm suspicious about the PSU, it's probably not a quality one. I'm not sure if it's unstable power making the CPU heat up, or if it's simply the PSU that's causing the crashes.
Or maybe it can even be the other parts? So I'm mainly asking, what so I do/check to pin point the problem? From your experience, what does it look like that's the cause?
I do plan to buy a new PSU to try as the first step, I'm also thinking about getting a better CPU cooler. But I just fear that if it's not the problem then it'll be a waste.
Thanks in advance.
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