Hi everyone, I recently purchased a custom-built gaming PC from my brother that's probably about 4-5 years old now. It looks like this:
Windows 10 64-bit
8gb RAM
4 Intel Core i5 CPUs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Graphics Card (All drivers fully up-to-date)
It played perfectly the whole time he had it, however soon after I got it it began crashing with every game even mildly intensive. The audio loops, screen goes black, and the monitor disconnects and won't reconnect even if it is unplugged and plugged back in. The only way to get it back to normal is to reset the computer. I know its not caused by any issues with temps because all temps on the temp monitor read fine even while playing. Its not dust as I opened up the computer and it was not dusty at all. Its also not the PSU because when it crashes the keyboard still works and is responsive, so it's still receiving power. No CPU's are parked and GPU drivers are completely up-to-date. At first I thought it was an issue with the OS because I got a message saying Microsoft.NET is corrupted, so I completely reinstalled windows, but it is still happening. The crash doesn't always occur immediately, sometimes it doesn't happen until even a few hours into playing, however more often it occurs a few seconds or minutes in. It also only occurs with games, not any other applications. Any help would be appreciated, as at this point my $800 computer is basically no more useful than a Chromebook. I have no idea why it is happening, so please help!
Windows 10 64-bit
8gb RAM
4 Intel Core i5 CPUs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Graphics Card (All drivers fully up-to-date)
It played perfectly the whole time he had it, however soon after I got it it began crashing with every game even mildly intensive. The audio loops, screen goes black, and the monitor disconnects and won't reconnect even if it is unplugged and plugged back in. The only way to get it back to normal is to reset the computer. I know its not caused by any issues with temps because all temps on the temp monitor read fine even while playing. Its not dust as I opened up the computer and it was not dusty at all. Its also not the PSU because when it crashes the keyboard still works and is responsive, so it's still receiving power. No CPU's are parked and GPU drivers are completely up-to-date. At first I thought it was an issue with the OS because I got a message saying Microsoft.NET is corrupted, so I completely reinstalled windows, but it is still happening. The crash doesn't always occur immediately, sometimes it doesn't happen until even a few hours into playing, however more often it occurs a few seconds or minutes in. It also only occurs with games, not any other applications. Any help would be appreciated, as at this point my $800 computer is basically no more useful than a Chromebook. I have no idea why it is happening, so please help!
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