Hello! I'm trying to figure out an issue (most likely hardware related) that has rendered my high-end gaming PC seemingly unusable overnight. Here's a quick rundown of my specs:
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
MOBO: MSI Z170A Gaming M5
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700k @4.00Ghz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H00i v2
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X
RAM: Ballistix LT 32Gb (2x16) 2400Mhz
PSU: Corsair RM 650i
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500Gb SSD, Seagate FireCuda 2Tb SSHD
Monitor: Acer Predator 27" 1440p IPS G-Sync, 144Hz
So I arrived home from work and booted up my PC (which I built roughly 7 months ago) for some afternoon gaming when I noticed that my games were taking an unprecedented performance hit. Games that my PC could normally run at 90-100fps were chugging along at 8-9fps. My first instinct was to check my components for dust buildup. After giving my parts a good dusting, the problem seemed to be fixed briefly (I shut it down when things seemed to be working), but the next time I booted the same problem persisted along with several other issues.
In addition to my games running incredibly slow (with choppy sound to match the frame-rate), my PC is now also randomly losing signal to the monitor. Sometimes this will occur for 10 or 15 seconds before reconnecting. Other times I need to restart the whole PC to do so. This occurs more frequently if I try to play a game or watch video, but it can also occur without any other notable trigger from my actions. General performance such as navigating Windows and browsing the web is also noticeably more sluggish. I've also noticed that the fans on my CPU cooler seem to be spinning abnormally loud for not doing any intensive tasks on my computer. My PC's normally rather quiet, but after a couple of minutes the cooler's fans are spinning loudly as if I'm playing a very resource intensive game (I should note that both my CPU and GPU are running at stock speeds). Finally, the computer is also susceptible to random shutdowns. Sometimes I will get a bluescreen with the Stop Code: WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, but most often the device will just shut completely off without warning.
At this point I'm pretty positive it's a hardware issue, but the fact that I can't get the PC to stay on for more than a few minutes is making it really difficult to test certain variables (fan speeds, temps, etc). Nothing had seemed out of the ordinary in terms of temperatures before these problems started happening. I'm currently working with an open case as well, so there shouldn't be an issue with heat. The issues on this PC have gotten so bad so quickly that I'm actually having to type this from a library computer (I can't rely on mine to stay on long enough to type a help message online). If anyone has any sort of help as to where I should be looking to fix this sort of issue, all leads would be greatly appreciated. This is my first custom-built PC and I'd like to do whatever I can to keep it functioning and optimal for as long as I can.
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
MOBO: MSI Z170A Gaming M5
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700k @4.00Ghz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H00i v2
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X
RAM: Ballistix LT 32Gb (2x16) 2400Mhz
PSU: Corsair RM 650i
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500Gb SSD, Seagate FireCuda 2Tb SSHD
Monitor: Acer Predator 27" 1440p IPS G-Sync, 144Hz
So I arrived home from work and booted up my PC (which I built roughly 7 months ago) for some afternoon gaming when I noticed that my games were taking an unprecedented performance hit. Games that my PC could normally run at 90-100fps were chugging along at 8-9fps. My first instinct was to check my components for dust buildup. After giving my parts a good dusting, the problem seemed to be fixed briefly (I shut it down when things seemed to be working), but the next time I booted the same problem persisted along with several other issues.
In addition to my games running incredibly slow (with choppy sound to match the frame-rate), my PC is now also randomly losing signal to the monitor. Sometimes this will occur for 10 or 15 seconds before reconnecting. Other times I need to restart the whole PC to do so. This occurs more frequently if I try to play a game or watch video, but it can also occur without any other notable trigger from my actions. General performance such as navigating Windows and browsing the web is also noticeably more sluggish. I've also noticed that the fans on my CPU cooler seem to be spinning abnormally loud for not doing any intensive tasks on my computer. My PC's normally rather quiet, but after a couple of minutes the cooler's fans are spinning loudly as if I'm playing a very resource intensive game (I should note that both my CPU and GPU are running at stock speeds). Finally, the computer is also susceptible to random shutdowns. Sometimes I will get a bluescreen with the Stop Code: WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, but most often the device will just shut completely off without warning.
At this point I'm pretty positive it's a hardware issue, but the fact that I can't get the PC to stay on for more than a few minutes is making it really difficult to test certain variables (fan speeds, temps, etc). Nothing had seemed out of the ordinary in terms of temperatures before these problems started happening. I'm currently working with an open case as well, so there shouldn't be an issue with heat. The issues on this PC have gotten so bad so quickly that I'm actually having to type this from a library computer (I can't rely on mine to stay on long enough to type a help message online). If anyone has any sort of help as to where I should be looking to fix this sort of issue, all leads would be greatly appreciated. This is my first custom-built PC and I'd like to do whatever I can to keep it functioning and optimal for as long as I can.
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