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I changed any ultra settings to just high, I turned down the v-sync setting in game, and i put the frame limit cap on 60. After that I played a couple hours and it was fine. When it was powering it off, it was almost at the exact same part every time during a cutscene. Try those settings and see if it helps any. You could check your temps and maybe play with your fan profile on your PC too.
Again I'd agree almost every time that it's the PSU, but this problem seems too common and specific to this game so early on and others getting it. I think it may be a power draw problem, but not the PSU itself. The optimisation could not be great in some areas and causing the GPU to draw way too much. Power from a PSU isn't delivered steadily, it is oly drawn based on demand from the components, which can be spiked way high with bad programming.
Win10Pro
Ryzen 9 5950X
Sapphire Nitro+ 5700X
Samsung 980Pro M.2
Asus Hero VIII
Samsung 860EVO (OS)
64BG Corsair RAM
EVGA Modular PSU 1500W
Only shuts down on BG3 and D4. All other games play just fine.
Not even a good Troll.
Sometimes a certain application scratches just the right itch to reveal issues.
Games tend to be good stress testers for your home pc's hardware - stuff that works normally in most cases but not all.
ironically the character gen seemed to stress the gpu a lot - at least in my case - with a weird higher than normal difference between the GPU temp sensor and whatever the hotspot is - perhaps some very selective use of the GPU hardware.
The divergence becomes fun when your fans are controlled by the GPU sensor ;)
Games absolutely can shut down a PC, any program can. When broken down to its base level, it is all binary. Most games use C++ programming because it's efficient, but also easy to cause problems with some bad code. A bad piece of code can easily cause a GPU to demand too much of a power draw and cause safety mechanisms to shut the PC down. Can go in VScode right now and right a program to fry your processor.
Games are just programming like every other piece of software. They don't exist in some special universe where they can't cause problems for a PC. This shut down problem is too common and, and too specific to this game right now for it to be that all these peoples PSU's just coincidently fried on BG3 release day
lol
No, seriously, no. This is embarrassing.
A proper system is made to have all of its components work at 100% of their capabilities.
This is by the way how computer enthusiasts test them with benchmarks !
You must really be new to computers. Just google a bit FFS.
No game is responsible for a defective PC to shut down.
Anyways, same problem here. BG3 causes PC to completely shut down. No it's not a power supply problem. This PC build is less than a year old and far exceeds BG3 requirements. I have a dozen other games that run just fine.
The former is typically a sign of a defective or inadequate power supply while the latter can be caused by a myriad of different things, but most commonly bad system RAM.
A PC shutting down can also be a sign of overheating, because your processor might be reaching TDP (or actually tjunction), causing it to power down to prevent damage.
If your computer is shutting itself OFF while playing BG3, this is a serious problem. Don't blame the game. This is a demanding game and it's up to the user to ensure his or her hardware is up to the task of running it for hours on end or not. Download and install something to monitor your processor temperatures while playing. I like CPUID HWMonitor because it keeps track of the highest measurement reached while it has been running. If you see your processor has started exceeding 90C while playing BG3, then you need more efficient cooling for it.
If the problem isn't heat-related, then you indeed may need to consider investing in a higher-end PSU. It's as simple as that, although it is still possible that your motherboard could be responsible. A defective or worn-out voltage regulator module (VRM) on the motherboard -- especially an aging motherboard -- could be responsible for this behavior.
Typically, bad RAM will not cause your computer to shut down, but rather to execute a "hard reboot". This is often accompanied with the blue-screen error that usually lists the nature of the crash. You may not necessarily have defective RAM; it is possible that your RAM's settings are set too aggressively in your motherboard's BIOS. If you suspect this is the case, it might be worth it to at least temporarily lower the speed the RAM is running at. If XMP and/or EXPO is enabled, try disabling that.
Troubleshooting instability in gaming systems can be notoriously frustrating and often expensive, especially if a lack of experience in dealing with these things is a factor. Sometimes the best thing to do is to rely on a reputable PC repair shop to help isolate what's wrong.
it can sometimes point you in the right direction at least.
(random reboots often has to do with cpu issues , like the auto oc and curve optimizer etc do that at least on ryzen, but yeah if you are 100% sure it´s the PSU replace it asap before it kills something)
You need to replace the power supply unit unit with a new one.
Trust me on this!
Cheers