games keeps crashing, i need help
Posted by AnalysisFresh7126@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 11 comments
hey everyone, so big games have been crashing on my pc, but i dont understand why because my pc should have well above whats needed, ive done everything from updating my drivers, updating my bios, changing some settings in windows, doing my windows updates, cleaning my computer, checking my temp, etc etc and i have still not found a solution, this has been happening for a while now and i cant seem to find an issue, ive had my computer for over a year and this has been happening for about 6 months now..
my specs are
-windows 11 pro 64 bits
-corsair vengeance 32GB ddr5 ram (6000 MT/s) (2x16)
i7-13700KF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB)
-MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI (MS-7E07)
-corsair RM850X psu
(if you need any more info to try and assess the problem lmk..)
Iansheng@reddit
How do you provide power to your GPU?
AnalysisFresh7126@reddit (OP)
my psu is plugged directly into it
Iansheng@reddit
Are you using any sort of adapter?
AnalysisFresh7126@reddit (OP)
im not big into pc building, my friend built mine, but im almost certain im not
Iansheng@reddit
So, the power cable connected to your PC is just one clean single wire. Not some sort of two wires leading into one head or something like that?
AnalysisFresh7126@reddit (OP)
actually it is 2 wires merging into one, mb for my lack of experience lol
Iansheng@reddit
Could you check if each of those two wires are connected to their own separate power cable from your power supply? Or do each of those wires share a cord with split heads.
AnalysisFresh7126@reddit (OP)
it looks like its a single wire that separates into 2, the wire is a single cable in at my psu, then splits into 2 wires (both plugged into my gpu)
Iansheng@reddit
That may be the problem. Each wire of the adapter must be connected to the Power Supply on its own indipendent connector.
At its current state, your adapter is essentially sharing one single wire to the Power Supply. That may be enough to turn the GPU on, but down the line, on more intensive games where it needs to draw more power, it cannot and may shut down or crash the game.
I dunno if you get it, but look for independent wires from your PSU and have each head connect to their own wires.
Am I making sense?
AnalysisFresh7126@reddit (OP)
Ill try doing that and see if it works.. but if that can give more info, my fps are consistent (like if i lock them at 120 fps it stays at 120 fps) right up until the crash, like it goes from 120fps to freeze and crash
Iansheng@reddit
Are you using any sort of adapter?