Deep Rock Galactic
Mulan2onVHS Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:02pm
PC Crashes Running DRG
Hi everyone,

Is anyone else/has anyone else had an issue with your PC crashing while playing DRG? This is the only game where my computer will do a full reset randomly. I've dug through the Event Viewer and found some codes, but I can't recreate them with any other game. Halo Infinite and Forza Horizons 5 both run great maxed out, so I don't think it's hardware.

On top of all of this, the constant crashes have reset all of my progress in DRG, and I haven't been able to recover the info/files because the game crashes my PC before I can see if the save recovery has worked.

Things I have tried to eliminate/pin down the causes of the crashes:

-Running in DX11 and DX12 - no impact
-Repairing game files - no impact
-Reinstalling entire game - no impact

I'm more than happy to provide any hardware specs, crash reports, details, etc. This game is amazing and I just want to be able to play it again :) Thank you so much for any help/advice you can give!
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ShugoTheRipper Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:05pm 
full reset is hardware or overheat or PSU.
Chibbity Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:12pm 
Originally posted by ShugoTheRipper:
full reset is hardware or overheat or PSU.

Wut he said^

Shugo is one of our foremost resident "computer guys" imo.

Open your case up and give it a good cleaning (by which I mean get the dust and cobwebs out), full shutdowns while gaming are typically heat related in my experience.
Last edited by Chibbity; Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:13pm
Mulan2onVHS Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:36pm 
Thanks guys! I figured that since I was running more "intense" games at higher settings with no issues I wouldn't be having these issues with an easier to run game. My case stays pretty clean, but I'll clean it out and give it a shot again!
Chibbity Nov 27, 2021 @ 2:01pm 
Originally posted by Mulan2onVHS:
Thanks guys! I figured that since I was running more "intense" games at higher settings with no issues I wouldn't be having these issues with an easier to run game. My case stays pretty clean, but I'll clean it out and give it a shot again!

Well, you never know which game or application will cause it depending on whether it's CPU heavy or GPU heavy.

It's definitely worth at least ruling out by opening and inspecting your case though, as it's easy to do!

Let us know how it goes, and we'll try to offer other advice.
Last edited by Chibbity; Nov 27, 2021 @ 2:02pm
ShugoTheRipper Nov 27, 2021 @ 2:20pm 
Originally posted by Mulan2onVHS:
Thanks guys! I figured that since I was running more "intense" games at higher settings with no issues I wouldn't be having these issues with an easier to run game. My case stays pretty clean, but I'll clean it out and give it a shot again!

Deep Rock is super brutal on CPU, the new goo gun can spike my 3900X (12 cores, 24 threads) up to 5% more usage. That kind of spike could instantly throw thermal protection on some CPUs.

I would suggest running a burn in suite like MSI Kombustor, and load the GPU and CPU to 100% each.

If the system can handle sustained 100% load without throttling or shutting down then there is something funky with turbos or overclock.

If the system hard shuts down from 100% load look into cooling or PSU.

You would be amazed at some of the oddball system insatiabilitys you can find with only certain games. I once had GTX560s from EVGA that shipped with slightly unstable clocks from the factory (that was hell to troubleshoot because it crashed the drivers but not the system in only 2 games.)
Mulan2onVHS Nov 27, 2021 @ 3:07pm 
Originally posted by ShugoTheRipper:
Originally posted by Mulan2onVHS:
Thanks guys! I figured that since I was running more "intense" games at higher settings with no issues I wouldn't be having these issues with an easier to run game. My case stays pretty clean, but I'll clean it out and give it a shot again!

Deep Rock is super brutal on CPU, the new goo gun can spike my 3900X (12 cores, 24 threads) up to 5% more usage. That kind of spike could instantly throw thermal protection on some CPUs.

I would suggest running a burn in suite like MSI Kombustor, and load the GPU and CPU to 100% each.

If the system can handle sustained 100% load without throttling or shutting down then there is something funky with turbos or overclock.

If the system hard shuts down from 100% load look into cooling or PSU.

You would be amazed at some of the oddball system insatiabilitys you can find with only certain games. I once had GTX560s from EVGA that shipped with slightly unstable clocks from the factory (that was hell to troubleshoot because it crashed the drivers but not the system in only 2 games.)

After running some tests in Kombustor, here's what I found:
-No hard resets/crashes
-80% CPU load = ~39-40 degrees C
-100% GPU load = 64 degrees C consistently

I will check back again after a hard burn-in test to get both GPU and CPU to 100%. Thank you all again for your help!
Mulan2onVHS Nov 27, 2021 @ 3:44pm 
After using Prime95 for a "torture" test, I never saw CPU temps get above 50 degrees C. For what it's worth, I don't OC any of my components at all. Just stock out of the box settings. I suppose these benchmarks don't entirely rule out a failing PSU, but I'm not entirely sure how to test that. Some other info:

-The Event Viewer has shown EventLog 6008 after every crash, as well as Kernel-Power 41(63) shortly after each crash. This is very consistent across every full reset crash I've experienced.
-The game/PC now crashes at the exact same spot - right as the tutorial mission (that you have to play the first time you start the game) loads and the pod is drilling down through the rock (prior to the doors opening).

Thanks again everyone for all of your help! Best gaming community out there!
ShugoTheRipper Nov 27, 2021 @ 4:17pm 
Originally posted by Mulan2onVHS:
After using Prime95 for a "torture" test, I never saw CPU temps get above 50 degrees C. For what it's worth, I don't OC any of my components at all. Just stock out of the box settings. I suppose these benchmarks don't entirely rule out a failing PSU, but I'm not entirely sure how to test that. Some other info:

-The Event Viewer has shown EventLog 6008 after every crash, as well as Kernel-Power 41(63) shortly after each crash. This is very consistent across every full reset crash I've experienced.
-The game/PC now crashes at the exact same spot - right as the tutorial mission (that you have to play the first time you start the game) loads and the pod is drilling down through the rock (prior to the doors opening).

Thanks again everyone for all of your help! Best gaming community out there!

Things to try:
- Go into Bios and turn off XMP (Then test that)
- Go into Bios and turn off CPU turbo (Then test that)
- Check if your GPU has a factory OC or turbo and revert it (Then test that)

Kernel-Power 41(63) sound like a PSU is throwing over-current on a usage spike, hence why standard burn-ins are doing nothing. As they are constant and do not cause many power state jumps.

If you can. Try another PSU. That is the only way we could test without lab grade equipment.
Last edited by ShugoTheRipper; Nov 27, 2021 @ 4:24pm
Mulan2onVHS Nov 27, 2021 @ 6:15pm 
After trying all of those, I'm still running into the same issue :(

It looks like the only thing left to try would be the PSU, but I'm not sure when I'll be able to try another one out. Looks like it's just Halo Infinite for me for a while I guess lol

If there's anything else anyone thinks might be worth trying out, I'm open to any ideas! Thank you all so much for your assistance so far!
Chibbity Nov 27, 2021 @ 6:22pm 
Hopefully someone can give you a better idea of what else to try, the only other things I could suggest to you (driver updates and such), I'm sure you've already tried; you seem like a smart enough guy.

Rock and stone brother.
Last edited by Chibbity; Nov 27, 2021 @ 6:23pm
ShugoTheRipper Nov 27, 2021 @ 6:36pm 
Originally posted by Mulan2onVHS:
After trying all of those, I'm still running into the same issue :(

It looks like the only thing left to try would be the PSU, but I'm not sure when I'll be able to try another one out. Looks like it's just Halo Infinite for me for a while I guess lol

If there's anything else anyone thinks might be worth trying out, I'm open to any ideas! Thank you all so much for your assistance so far!

We cloud go even deeper if you wanted.

Check if you PSU had multiple rails (Rare in today's market) and swap connections between them.

You could also remove any adapters you have and run direct lines ([2x molex to 6-pin pcie], [2x 6-pin to 8-pin pcie], [CPU 4-pin to 4+4-pin splitter]) etc.
Last edited by ShugoTheRipper; Nov 27, 2021 @ 6:43pm
Rubyeyed Nov 27, 2021 @ 7:05pm 
If everything else fails you can do a clean OS install. It might fix a lot of issues.

btw, did you check what the codes in Event Manager mean? Full shutdown usually is caused by what was already mentioned especially overheating or PSU failing but since that isn't happening and other games which are more intensive run fine I wonder what Event Viewer says. I hope it's just not only the one that says something like unexpected system shutdown or stop because we know that happened already.
Ackranome Nov 27, 2021 @ 7:14pm 
Use to have full shut downs - was my CPU.
ShugoTheRipper Nov 27, 2021 @ 7:19pm 
Originally posted by Ackranome:
Use to have full shut downs - was my CPU.

The darkest timeline.

Lets hope OP does not have the horrors that is a faulty CPU.
Mulan2onVHS Nov 27, 2021 @ 8:29pm 
Thanks for the responses everyone! Here's what the codes say:

Kernel-Power Event ID 41 (63) - "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."
-This one usually comes after the system boots up again.

EventLog Event ID 6008 - "The previous system shutdown at 8:56:20 PM on ‎11/‎27/‎2021 was unexpected."
-Most people online seem to think this is related to some form of "thermal event," but I feel like other than sudden spikes in power, I've cleared basic overheating off the table. Case is clean, fans are all working when they're supposed to, etc.

@Shugo - single-rail PSU gang over here. Only one molex adapter running to an auxiliary/secondary case fan. Rear, CPU, and front fans all run off the board. I'm still feeling pretty good about the CPU not being the problem, since I can only recreate the issue on DRG right now. If it was truly faulty, I feel like I'd be having random resets all over the place, not just with one game. Who knows though haha gotta have hope though!

@Rubyeyed - another friend of mine suggested a clean install, which I definitely haven't ruled out yet. I only game on this computer, so other than having to reinstall games, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to work with.

I'm going to check prices on a PSU that's 100W higher than mine is right now. I'm currently using a 550W PSU with a Ryzen 5 1600x, a GTX 1080, and 2x16GB DDR4 (all with 0 overclocking), so maybe a 650W is the way to go, just to be positive the system isn't underpowered.

Thank you all for your comments and your help! Hoping for some sort of positive outcome after all of this :D
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