I "fried" my CPU while playing this game

[Naruto 607]

I know it's hardware-related and should be discussed in Hardware and Operating System, but I'd like to discuss it here since the problem started while I'm playing Ace Combat 7.

I can't really assure what caused this, though. While playing this game yesterday, my PC suddenly shut down and started again without any boot screen or even entering Windows. Literally unbootable (even though fans are running okay and no power problems).

However, the reason I said as the title implies is because my PC is using 100% CPU usage whenever this game is running. I'm running on i5-6400 CPU, Radeon RX 470 GPU, and 16 GB RAM. Definitely somewhere between minimum and recommended system requirements, but still runs on 60+ fps on High 1080p settings.

I was thinking that the parts inside might be dirty, but after cleanup, still no boot screen. My dad also come examining, and possible causes are either CPU, GPU (but it doesn't use full power or 100%), or maybe when Denuvo was still in my system (hard drive) when I bought it on my birthday and played this game before I went for family trip.

Does anyone have issues like this when playing Ace Combat 7? I'm taking my PC to the computer service for repairs to see what went wrong and hope that my HDD is still okay.

[Useless Bunny]

My CPU is often at 100% usage and I have been fine for almost 3 years now. I have an i5-6500, GTX 1070 and 16gb ram.

Denuvo as the cause doesn't make any sense, since that should've been an issue back then and not just now.

[Mad Scientist]

My CPU ran at 100% until I used vsync, since the extra FPS don't matter anyway. Dropped to 50%-70% max when using VSYNC. Temperatures were acceptable for a Desktop CPU.

Though that's coming up as a mobile processor, and those are known to not have the best cooling solutions nor should generally exceed 65C (even if rated as higher than this) due to other parts not having direct cooling. Try a Recovery Disc/Recovery USB and if possible get into the BIOS and see if something got messed up especially for Boot Order or Legacy/UEFI boot. If you're getting absolutely nothing other than blackscreen, it's possible you overheated and damaged the GPU.

[TTSHAR.-]

Escrito originalmente por Naruto 607:

I know it's hardware-related and should be discussed in Hardware and Operating System, but I'd like to discuss it here since the problem started while I'm playing Ace Combat 7.

I can't really assure what caused this, though. While playing this game yesterday, my PC suddenly shut down and started again without any boot screen or even entering Windows. Literally unbootable (even though fans are running okay and no power problems).

However, the reason I said as the title implies is because my PC is using 100% CPU usage whenever this game is running. I'm running on i5-6400U CPU, Radeon RX 470 GPU, and 16 GB RAM. Definitely somewhere between minimum and recommended system requirements, but still runs on 60+ fps on High 1080p settings.

I was thinking that the parts inside might be dirty, but after cleanup, still no boot screen. My dad also come examining, and possible causes are either CPU, GPU (but it doesn't use full power or 100%), or maybe when Denuvo was still in my system (hard drive) when I bought it on my birthday and played this game before I went for family trip.

Does anyone have issues like this when playing Ace Combat 7? I'm taking my PC to the computer service for repairs to see what went wrong and hope that my HDD is still okay.

Maybe, for the extreme temp. there is a motherboard issue.
When play games in a notebook without a good cooling, is NECESSARY use a aditional coolers (aka. base cooling, etc) for a good performance and to avoid problems like yours.

[JtDarth]

This is not AC's fault, nor is it Denuvo's fault. You have a mobile version of the processor, so I'm assuming this was all shoved into a laptop of some sort.
If you have a laptop, and have a cpu running at 100% utilization across all cores, or even just 2 of 4, then your cpu is probably getting too hot for it's own good, let alone the heat that gets trapped on other components, or the runoff from the GPU.
Cpu utilization itself is non-indicative of issues, temps are far more important. You can run a cpu at constant 100% utilization for literally years without any additional problems, so long as the temps are controlled.
That's the biggest flaw with laptops, is that they just CANNOT cool stuff properly when it starts to get really stressed. Heat death is a very common problem for laptops, and even the well-designed, high end ones tend to have some heat issues if you push them.

AC7 nor Denuvo fried your laptop, poor temperature management did. My fx-6300 tends to get maxed out utilization in basically any game that has full multicore support, yet it still runs fine, because I keep the temps below 60 degrees celsius. It's also a rather old processor.

[Naruto 607]

Thanks for replies.

Actually, it's a desktop computer, not a laptop. I have been using it for 2 or 3 years for playing games and doing my usual college tasks. This setup doesn't have any problems with any games until this persists and dunno what just happened despite I know computer parts and thing.

I have one, but FAR more reduced, heck, using a weaker GPU card than this one. I play Fallout New Vegas on a laptop, actually, and back before this happened, its HDD failed and have been swapped to a new one with fresh OS install.

I'll be taking it for repairs soon, and I'll tell you guys how it goes.

[KKNDKING]

im going to have to call bs i5-6400U is only in laptops form what i can tell

[Naruto 607]

Escrito originalmente por KKNDKING:

im going to have to call bs i5-6400U is only in laptops form what i can tell

And can you explain how Radeon RX 470 CAN FIT in laptops?

The GPU's casing is big enough that you need bigger laptop, heck, a desktop computer to use it, believe me.

EDIT: I have 2 HDDs, 1 SSD for my OS, and one bigass CD/DVD reader too. And 4 big fans. How's that sound to you?

[Scary Barry]

Are you sure it's a 6400U? According to Intel, it doesn't exist:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/88393/6th-generation-intel-core-i5-processors.html

And Intel U series are soldered down in the laptop motherboard, and won't fit in a desktop motherboard.

Press on the Windows icon and type "dxdiag", that way we can clear this mystery up.

[Naruto 607]

Escrito originalmente por Scary Barry:

Are you sure it's a 6400U? According to Intel, it doesn't exist:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/88393/6th-generation-intel-core-i5-processors.html

And Intel U series are soldered down in the laptop motherboard, and won't fit in a desktop motherboard.

Press on the Windows icon and type "dxdiag", that way we can clear this mystery up.

I checked it out more than once on CPU-Z. With my PC literally unbootable, this is all I can get.

I'll update my main post when my PC comes out from the repairs.

[JtDarth]

Escrito originalmente por Naruto 607:

Escrito originalmente por KKNDKING:

im going to have to call bs i5-6400U is only in laptops form what i can tell

And can you explain how Radeon RX 470 CAN FIT in laptops?

The GPU's casing is big enough that you need bigger laptop, heck, a desktop computer to use it, believe me.

EDIT: I have 2 HDDs, 1 SSD for my OS, and one bigass CD/DVD reader too. And 4 big fans. How's that sound to you?

:health:

470m is a thing.

[Sarumoon]

God why can't people just say, I'm playing on a laptop, and save us all a lot of reading...

It's that.

It's good that it died, now you can get a real computer and join the Master Race.

It was never going to get any better on that thing, you learned an expensive lesson, but ya, no you can't game on a Laptop. I'm sure there is a $7000 one that you can, someone will link some stupid thing, but as a rule, forget the laptops if you want to play games launched in 2019.

[JtDarth]

Escrito originalmente por Sarumoon:

God why can't people just say, I'm playing on a laptop, and save us all a lot of reading...

It's that.

It's good that it died, now you can get a real computer and join the Master Race.

It was never going to get any better on that thing, you learned an expensive lesson, but ya, no you can't game on a Laptop. I'm sure there is a $7000 one that you can, someone will link some stupid thing, but as a rule, forget the laptops if you want to play games launched in 2019.

Oi! Don't need to be a ♥♥♥♥ about it. A top-end consumer laptop, can in fact run pretty much all games. You just can't expect to max everything the way you would with a desktop.

[Sarumoon]

Escrito originalmente por JtDarth:

Escrito originalmente por Sarumoon:

God why can't people just say, I'm playing on a laptop, and save us all a lot of reading...

It's that.

It's good that it died, now you can get a real computer and join the Master Race.

It was never going to get any better on that thing, you learned an expensive lesson, but ya, no you can't game on a Laptop. I'm sure there is a $7000 one that you can, someone will link some stupid thing, but as a rule, forget the laptops if you want to play games launched in 2019.

Oi! Don't need to be a ♥♥♥♥ about it. A top-end consumer laptop, can in fact run pretty much all games. You just can't expect to max everything the way you would with a desktop.

I'm sorry but i'm trying to help, maybe someone will see this and realize that you can't game on a laptop, it's a myth and scam by the industry that anyone believes it's possible, and I don't want anyone to fall for it. They are all de-tuned, run so hot, cuz you can't actually make it work.

Whatever, I hear the new Apple pro or is $7000. Go for it...

[Sarumoon]

I mean the guy is telling you he fried his laptop, what more evidence do you need, again and again...

[JtDarth]

Escrito originalmente por Sarumoon:

Escrito originalmente por JtDarth:

Oi! Don't need to be a ♥♥♥♥ about it. A top-end consumer laptop, can in fact run pretty much all games. You just can't expect to max everything the way you would with a desktop.

I'm sorry but i'm trying to help, maybe someone will see this and realize that you can't game on a laptop, it's a myth and scam by the industry that anyone believes it's possible, and I don't want anyone to fall for it. They are all de-tuned, run so hot, cuz you can't actually make it work.

Whatever, I hear the new Apple pro or is $7000. Go for it...

Just straight up lies from you. Begone.