Frame gen causes rebooting PC WTF

[ya hurr]

It was working before patch 1.1 now when frame gen is turned on its rebooting my pc

black screen > reboots wtf

[sinephase]

reboots are a hardware issue 99% of the time, not software for sure. Could be low-level driver related but that's remote as you'd get a BSOD if that were the case.

[ya hurr]

Originally posted by sinephase:

reboots are a hardware issue 99% of the time, not software for sure. Could be low-level driver related but that's remote as you'd get a BSOD if that were the case.

Worked fine when i turned off FG... soo not hardware

[sinephase]

Originally posted by ya hurr:

Originally posted by sinephase:

reboots are a hardware issue 99% of the time, not software for sure. Could be low-level driver related but that's remote as you'd get a BSOD if that were the case.

Worked fine when i turned off FG... soo not hardware

Key Points

Research suggests that hard crashes, like games causing PC reboots, are typically due to hardware issues rather than direct software faults.
It seems likely that games stress hardware, exposing problems like overheating or insufficient power, leading to reboots as a protective measure.
The evidence leans toward hardware-level errors, such as faulty power supplies or overheating, being the root cause, even if triggered by software activity.

When you play a game on your PC, it makes the computer's parts, like the graphics card and processor, work really hard. If these parts get too hot or if there's not enough power to keep them running properly, the computer might suddenly turn off and restart to protect itself from damage. So, even though it's the game that's making the computer work hard, the real reason for the restart is a problem with the hardware, like overheating or a weak power supply.
Why It’s Not Directly Software

Software, like games, usually can't cause the whole PC to reboot on its own. Instead, it might push the hardware too far, and if the hardware can't handle it, the system reboots to prevent damage. This is often due to hardware protections kicking in, not a direct software bug.

[ya hurr]

Originally posted by sinephase:

Originally posted by ya hurr:

Worked fine when i turned off FG... soo not hardware

Key Points

Research suggests that hard crashes, like games causing PC reboots, are typically due to hardware issues rather than direct software faults.
It seems likely that games stress hardware, exposing problems like overheating or insufficient power, leading to reboots as a protective measure.
The evidence leans toward hardware-level errors, such as faulty power supplies or overheating, being the root cause, even if triggered by software activity.

When you play a game on your PC, it makes the computer's parts, like the graphics card and processor, work really hard. If these parts get too hot or if there's not enough power to keep them running properly, the computer might suddenly turn off and restart to protect itself from damage. So, even though it's the game that's making the computer work hard, the real reason for the restart is a problem with the hardware, like overheating or a weak power supply.
Why It’s Not Directly Software

Software, like games, usually can't cause the whole PC to reboot on its own. Instead, it might push the hardware too far, and if the hardware can't handle it, the system reboots to prevent damage. This is often due to hardware protections kicking in, not a direct software bug.

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[sinephase]

Originally posted by ya hurr:

Originally posted by sinephase:

reboots are a hardware issue 99% of the time, not software for sure. Could be low-level driver related but that's remote as you'd get a BSOD if that were the case.

Worked fine when i turned off FG... soo not hardware

hey man I tried to fix stupid but I guess I failed LOL

[LilDipper]

Sounds like something is busto with your rig OP, time to re-image and/or replace failing hardware.

[Xengre]

While hard crashes leading to reboots are primarily hardware issues, often PSU related in majority of cases, they can be caused by software related problems...

The current Nvidia drivers as of this year are known to cause various BSOD/reboots for all of the releases this year... Currently, developers are recommending rolling back to the December or earlier drivers from 2024 for the time being. Windows updates have also, at times, caused this issue but I haven't looked to see if any known instance right now (as it is usually Win11 and I'm on Win10 which is way more stable).

If rolling back drivers doesn't fix it, and assuming you aren't on a RTX 50xx series GPU which could have its own various issues, I would consider checking for any known Win11 update issues in recent months, otherwise double checking hardware issues. While disabling it might have fixed the issue it does not mean that this cannot be hardware related.

That said, your exact issue matches this report of Frame Generation from driver 572.16 causing this exact problem, and the others released this year have had sporadic reports as well: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/nvidias-new-dlss-4-driver-might-be-appealing-but-you-might-want-to-avoid-it-for-now-its-reportedly-causing-crashes-across-several-games-potentially-even-bsods

[ya hurr]

Originally posted by LilDipper:

Sounds like something is busto with your rig OP, time to re-image and/or replace failing hardware.

No. it works without FG but reboots with FG after 1.1

[Gabi]

I would wager hardware, or driver issue over a game one (possible but very unlikely). It sucks to hear but it is what it is. The update may simply be stressing your system in a different way revealing the problem.

[Rashified]

Mine actually did the same thing. Would boot fine before the patch. Downloaded patch and went to play, hit play in the launcher, screen went black, pc rebooted.

[Semipalmated Plover]

Originally posted by ya hurr:

Originally posted by sinephase:

reboots are a hardware issue 99% of the time, not software for sure. Could be low-level driver related but that's remote as you'd get a BSOD if that were the case.

Worked fine when i turned off FG... soo not hardware

That is not a way to determine it's not a hardware error.

[BlastThyName]

Try unplugging your unused monitors.

[K3VIlN]

Originally posted by Semipalmated Plover:

Originally posted by ya hurr:

Worked fine when i turned off FG... soo not hardware

That is not a way to determine it's not a hardware error.

its definitely not a hardware issue its the drivers because before patch 1.1 i didnt have any problems with frame gen now when i enable it its laggy and crashes the game and sometimes the whole pc freezes and i have to hard reset it

[ViktorReznovTR]

DLLS frame gen broken and blurry

[Patriot]

why are you using frame gen at all?