BSOD While playing the game

[Nitro]

So i recently got a high end gaming pc so decided to get baldurs gate 3 to play through coop with a friend. The default settings are maxed out and it runs buttery smooth. i get about 2 hours play time then my pc blue screens and restarts. Its happened both times ive played. I'm not having any problems doing anything else like running ready or not on max settings for over 2 hours with no crashes, blue screens or anything.

I've run memtest86 from a bootable usb, it ran through 5 passes with 0 errors.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

BSOD's are pretty much always Hardware/os/Driver related. Games have not deep enough system access to trigger a BSOD. BSODs happen on the kernel layer, Games do not.
Typical Candidates are overheating/wrong ram config/hardware failure/CPU/GPU/overclocking issues but those aren't the only things.
There have been cases were it was faulty USB Drivers or a broken USB Cable or the Audio Driver...
Look in the windows event log for what caused the bluescreen and go from there.
Without additional info we can only guess...

[jonnin]

specifically blues are always software, usually drivers or OS. Red is failed hardware, but in my experience it rarely gets far enough on failed hardware to trip one, usually ops to not post instead. There may be yet another color too.
Regardless, if you read the BSOD message at the top it will usually say it failed in some .dll file (or .exe, rarely). Get us the name of that file..

[Wuorg]

Originally posted by Manta:

So i recently got a high end gaming pc so decided to get baldurs gate 3 to play through coop with a friend. The default settings are maxed out and it runs buttery smooth. i get about 2 hours play time then my pc blue screens and restarts. Its happened both times ive played. I'm not having any problems doing anything else like running ready or not on max settings for over 2 hours with no crashes, blue screens or anything.

I've run memtest86 from a bootable usb, it ran through 5 passes with 0 errors.

Like the other commenter said, this probably isn't BG3's fault (I would be flabbergasted if that was the case). Depending on how recently you got it, all you might need to do is reseat your RAM and GPU, and replug everything that can be.

And if it is a hardware problem, you could probably easily get a replacement via the manufacturer's warranty, even if you didn't get the retailer's warranty.

[Nitro]

first off all, thank you all for replying. So i looked at my event viewer, system and all the criticals say kernel-power under source. what additional info do i need to provide?

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Originally posted by Manta:

first off all, thank you all for replying. So i looked at my event viewer, system and all the criticals say kernel-power under source

Well, it could be just wrong bios settings.
It's also not that uncommon with prebuilt PCs to have rather weak and/or cheap PSUs, which could be the source of your problem. Again hard to tell with the barebones infos you are giving us.

[Wuorg]

Originally posted by 1337_h4x0r_xXx_deathlord666_xXx:

Originally posted by Manta:

first off all, thank you all for replying. So i looked at my event viewer, system and all the criticals say kernel-power under source

Well, it could be just wrong bios settings.
It's also not that uncommon with prebuilt PCs to have rather weak and/or cheap PSUs, which could be the source of your problem. Again hard to tell with the barebones infos you are giving us.

I agree, it seems to point to a PSU issue. OP, try this site and see what it says and how it compares to your unit: https://www.newegg.com/tools/power-supply-calculator

[Nitro]

Originally posted by 1337_h4x0r_xXx_deathlord666_xXx:

Originally posted by Manta:

first off all, thank you all for replying. So i looked at my event viewer, system and all the criticals say kernel-power under source

Well, it could be just wrong bios settings.
It's also not that uncommon with prebuilt PCs to have rather weak and/or cheap PSUs, which could be the source of your problem. Again hard to tell with the barebones infos you are giving us.

Ok well what other info can i provide? How do I get it?

[cyb3rc001]

Originally posted by Manta:

Ok well what other info can i provide? How do I get it?

You can tell us what kind of electronic components do you have. You can read your CPU/GPU/SSD/HDD model and RAM capacity in Task Manager in Performance tab.
Motherboard is a bit different to look up: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-see-the-motherboard-model-on-windows-10/00beca8f-86cc-450a-8bf7-a3b494458edf
As for your PSU capacity, you'd have to physically check this. They usually have a huge sticker with their capacity (ex. "500W") written on them.
Maybe you can also remember what model you bought and tell us that.

[Chaosolous]

It's not the game doing it. It's the game causing your system to do it because it's something wrong with your system.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/how-to-fix-a-windows-blue-screen-of-death-bsod
This will give you some start to figuring out BSODs.
Though a fair warning, not all BSODs are easy to figure out. Steam Forums also aren't the best place for troubleshooting them.
If you have a prebuilt PC an exact manufacturer and model would be a good start, otherwise detailed infos about your hardware components, as has already been mentioned would be required.
As you stated you had multiple BSODs, it would also be helpful to look up if it's always the same Error code, or if it varies, which can happen for example if the system drive or ram is malfunctioning.
If in doubt it might be prudent to either return the PC to the vendor to fix it, or get someone experienced to look it over, as it's usually much easier to diagnose, if you have physical access to the system and potentially replacement parts.
It's no shame to ask...most people bring their car to a repair shop, and don't try to fix it themselfes, yet many feel they should fix their computer themselfes.

[Nitro]

Well my pc is an MSI

13th Gen Intel(R) Core I5-13400F
16GB DDR5 RAM
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060

I'm trying to do the psu calculator but I can't figure out what my motherboard is other then:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: PRO H610M-G WIFI (MS-7D46)

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Originally posted by Manta:

I'm trying to do the psu calculator but I can't figure out what my motherboard is other then:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: PRO H610M-G WIFI (MS-7D46)

Well, you already figured it out...
Your Mainboard is the MSI PRO H610M-G WiFi
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-H610M-G-WIFI/Specification

[Wuorg]

Originally posted by 1337_h4x0r_xXx_deathlord666_xXx:

Originally posted by Manta:

I'm trying to do the psu calculator but I can't figure out what my motherboard is other then:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: PRO H610M-G WIFI (MS-7D46)

Well, you already figured it out...
Your Mainboard is the MSI PRO H610M-G WiFi
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-H610M-G-WIFI/Specification

Just in case this is all greek to OP, what he wants to put into the PSU calculator is "Micro ATX"

[Nitro]

Originally posted by 1337_h4x0r_xXx_deathlord666_xXx:

Originally posted by Manta:

I'm trying to do the psu calculator but I can't figure out what my motherboard is other then:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: PRO H610M-G WIFI (MS-7D46)

Well, you already figured it out...
Your Mainboard is the MSI PRO H610M-G WiFi
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-H610M-G-WIFI/Specification

Hmmm ok, i'm trying to figure out if its:
ATX
E-ATX
Micro ATX
Mini-ITX
SSI CEB
SSI EEB
XL AT

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Sorry, I've never used that calculator, and didn't check...I thought you were confused with the letter and number salad and not sure if that was the mainboard...
As Wuorg mentioned above, it's "Micro ATC" (mATX for short iat the bottom of the Spec-sheet)