CS2 crashing the entire PC

[🍅TomatoLV🍅]

Hi
Just wanted to check in with you guys regarding an issue I've been met with when trying to play for the first time since a few weeks after the initial release.

I initially installed various mods, just to load the custom map and shortly after loading ingame, the PC just outright turns off. Black, powered off. No BSOD.

Event Viewer and Reliability monitor reports only an unexpected shutdown

I tried again after removing all mods and using the default map. Scrolled, zoomed around for a few seconds, and its happening again.

Its beyond strange to me that the entire PC will crash as a result of this game. I haven't used Windows in a while (ran windows, nvidia, etc updates today) and haven'æt gamed in a while, so I also tested playing Spiderman Miles Morales and played a few minutes without any issues.

Any ideas?

[Stanik]

game is crashing now

[🍅TomatoLV🍅]

Originally posted by Stanik:

game is crashing now

Can you elaborate?
Is this a known issue? I haven't seen anybody talk about their entire PC crashing, only the game.

[vfr]

This game puts high load on both CPU and GPU. Maybe you have a problem with power supply, it shuts down because it can't handle the load. I think the only way to know is to replace the power supply.

[APROUDSCOTSMAN]

Just bought the game and noticed when the game is on pause and I'm placing items it crashes. I can't pinpoint yet what causes it, but it sounds as if CPU/GPU usage might be the culprit, but I've lowered settings and my CPU/GPU meet recommended specs...

[mikelleh63]

Delete everything and start over with a fresh install. Then use Skyve to manage mods. You will thank me.

[john.glossop]

What CPU/GPU are you using.
I ask because Intel has a real problem with a number of 13th and 14th Gen desktop I7 and I9 CPUs, plus one I5 CPU. If you are using one of the troublesome ones, you likely need a new CPU. A quick Google search of "intel issues I7 I9" should find you tons of literature on the problem - and the solution

[sternenstaub70]

Originally posted by 🍅TomatoLV🍅:

Its beyond strange to me that the entire PC will crash as a result of this game. I haven't used Windows in a while (ran windows, nvidia, etc updates today) and haven'æt gamed in a while, so I also tested playing Spiderman Miles Morales and played a few minutes without any issues.

Any ideas?

Many ideas, but as usual we are again missing the relevant information we need to figure things out.

Intel i13 or i14 ? => Update your Bios.
AMD 5600x or 5900x in combination with a MSI motherboard ? => increase voltage by 0.01 Volt
CPU or GPU temperature too high ? check your fans and the general airflow. Sometimes it already helps to open the computer case and put a big fan next to the computer and blow air into it... An AC would work even better but you for sure would not like to pay the electricity bill afterwards.

PSU too weak for your computer and not made for running at peak output for a longer time? Check the PSU power data and compare it with your GPU/CPU power usage data. Get a better PSU if it seems you need more power.

[🍅TomatoLV🍅]

Originally posted by sternenstaub70:

Originally posted by 🍅TomatoLV🍅:

Its beyond strange to me that the entire PC will crash as a result of this game. I haven't used Windows in a while (ran windows, nvidia, etc updates today) and haven'æt gamed in a while, so I also tested playing Spiderman Miles Morales and played a few minutes without any issues.

Any ideas?

Many ideas, but as usual we are again missing the relevant information we need to figure things out.

Intel i13 or i14 ? => Update your Bios.
AMD 5600x or 5900x in combination with a MSI motherboard ? => increase voltage by 0.01 Volt
CPU or GPU temperature too high ? check your fans and the general airflow. Sometimes it already helps to open the computer case and put a big fan next to the computer and blow air into it... An AC would work even better but you for sure would not like to pay the electricity bill afterwards.

PSU too weak for your computer and not made for running at peak output for a longer time? Check the PSU power data and compare it with your GPU/CPU power usage data. Get a better PSU if it seems you need more power.

It appears to be a PC issue, rather than CS2 issue. The PC crashed on 3DMark as well. Tested Cinebench with multi/single and that didn't crash. So I'm thinking either PSU under combined load or just the GPU. I'll go over the cabling and see if anything is loose on the power cables.,

Specs: Ryzen 5800x, RTX 3080, STRIX B550-I GAMING Mobo (3.3 BIOS), Corsair SF750

[🍅TomatoLV🍅]

I will add, just tested running Cinebench multicore and 3Dmark together. Maxed out power to about 470W (340gpu/130cpu), ran twice and it didn't crash. Just before that, I tried loading into CS2 and it crashed as I went to open the mods menu, not even ingame. Seems very strange.

[Cosmic Sea]

Could be a memory issue possibly (bad RAM), or you probably need to mess with voltages/timings on your cpu and/or memory