Games crash to desktop or total system restart
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Hello, I just built my first pc and everything seems to run well, except when I try and play games. They will indeed play (beautifully) for a couple minutes before they just quit, or shutdown the computer altogether.
My build:
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Mobo: MSI P67A-C43
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4GB
Processor: Intel Core i5
Power: Diablotek DA Series 600w ATX
Video: EVGA NVidia GeForce GTX 460
I have the latest video drivers. I think it is a video card issue though, as I've run a cpu stress test, and a memtest, those are fine. I've reconnected everything as well. I only have this problem when I start up a game.
Has anyone else ran into this problem, or know of a solution? Thanks in advance!
My build:
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Mobo: MSI P67A-C43
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4GB
Processor: Intel Core i5
Power: Diablotek DA Series 600w ATX
Video: EVGA NVidia GeForce GTX 460
I have the latest video drivers. I think it is a video card issue though, as I've run a cpu stress test, and a memtest, those are fine. I've reconnected everything as well. I only have this problem when I start up a game.
Has anyone else ran into this problem, or know of a solution? Thanks in advance!
More about : games crash desktop total system restart
frequently, games might crash if the PSU is a bit weak/ GPU possibly power starved....
(not all 600 watt PSUs are created equally; a test of a no-name Chinese 700 watt unit at HardOP had it pop/explode/burst into flames at a mere 350 watt load....; not saying this applies to your PSU, but, it is still a likely suspect for your symptoms)
YOu might also double check mem timings, and/or check your system briefly w/ but a single RAM module, check both of them
(not all 600 watt PSUs are created equally; a test of a no-name Chinese 700 watt unit at HardOP had it pop/explode/burst into flames at a mere 350 watt load....; not saying this applies to your PSU, but, it is still a likely suspect for your symptoms)
YOu might also double check mem timings, and/or check your system briefly w/ but a single RAM module, check both of them
I thought I tried every single thing, but I just tried something else. It was related to the power, but the PSU wasn't to blame. The motherboard had phase control set, which I found out is not recommended (unless you're trying to save power and not play games). I disabled it and nothing has crashed so far!
Thanks for the reply though. Hopefully this helps others with this problem.
Thanks for the reply though. Hopefully this helps others with this problem.
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