My friends PC keeps shutting down on him only when he trys playing steam games only!

[Darksider]

he can launch games like Pubg & days before but as soon as it's time to play the game his computer shuts down ! these are his specs :

Cpu Ryzen 3600 non X
Motherboard Gigabyte B450M DS3H Wi-Fi
Corsair 32gb 3200mhz 8x4
Zotac 2080ti
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Cooler Fan
Psu Evolution DF 650w

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Try a different PSU

[Overseer]

Could be as simple as wrong cabling because it is a multi-rail PSU. Make you followed the instructions.

[Guydodge]

did he by chance just add extra memory ? if so try removing them and running on 2
again sounds like a memory thing to me.

[_I_]

enermax psu?
replace it asap

4 dimms is more load on the cpus imc, reset bios to defaults to see if that the problem
do not enable xmp/docp

[Guydodge]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

enermax psu?
replace it asap

4 dimms is more load on the cpus imc, reset bios to defaults to see if that the problem
do not enable xmp/docp

that and some motherboards dont support 4 sticks even though they have 4 slots
takes some adjustment to stabalize.i just went through that myself and was doing the exact
same thing the op is experiencing.which i did solve.

[_I_]

a board with 4 dimm slots will support 4 dimms
just not at the oc speeds, amd/intel rate the imc at a speed that will work with 4 dimms

[C1REX]

2080Ti is a power hungry GPU for that power supply.
Some GPUs also don't like daisy chain power connections and would prefer separate power cables for each 8pin slot.

Like here:
https://forums.evga.com/download.axd?file=0;3166153&where=message&f=Seasonic3x8pin.jpg

I'm not saying this is the problem but it's a possibility.

[MonkehMaster]

its likely the PSU, i had to fix someones pc with the same issue, pc shutting down while playing games.

fix was a higher watt PSU, as his GPU was spiking past what the PSU was rated for and causing it to shutdown, it was a 4090 only being used with a 800 watt PSU and fixed with a 1000 watt psu.

the PSU could also just be degrading from age?

also as mentioned, when cabling your GPU, dont use those little end wires extended off the main wire for a second/ect.. plug, use a whole separate wire for the second plug, or third... however many it has and be sure to use the correct wires (clearly marked what they are used for) in the correct plugs (clearly marked what they are for) on the PSU.

highly doubt it has anything to do with your dimm slots as mentioned, i would look at the PSU over anything.

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

When you say "shuts down" does that mean it powers off complete and you have to physically press the power button to turn it back on?

If that's the case, it would most likely be an overheating issue or a power issue.

Only ways to really find out is by testing with a new or known to be good working PSU or test the card in another system (which ever is easier) and to also monitor the temps.

[_I_]

newer cpus/gpus dont overheat and shut down
that around amd fx or intel core 2 and earlier

intel i series and ryzen will throttle and not force shutdown
same for gpus, any modern gpu will also throttle when its too hot and not ask windows to shutdown

powering off is most likely a psu problem, sometimes a mobo issue, but thats rare

[Overseer]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

newer cpus/gpus dont overheat and shut down
that around amd fx or intel core 2 and earlier

I actually just had a case where exactly that happened and the problem turned out to be this with a 2080 Super:
https://imgur.com/fl9drut
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1222140/discussions/0/4036977429243388150/

The most surprising part for me was the EVGA part where i would not have expected that to be a thing. But build quality in general went down so nobody seems unaffected.

[kingjames488]

I'm sure at a point they'll still shut down to prevent damage...

regardless, before you go messing with hardware I'd check the windows event viewer and see if it's showing any errors.

if it was hardware it wouldn't just effect steam.

[_I_]

nope, even without a cooler, cpus will throttle to <800mhz and still run

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

You can think what you want, but even Intel posts on their site in a couple of different spots:

Intel® Processors have built-in thermal protection. If the processor gets too hot, the built-in protection shuts down the processor. If your computer isn't overclocked, and is running under the design specifications, the built-in protection can help prevent damage to your system.



It's unlikely that a processor would get damaged from overheating, due to the operational safeguards in place. Processors have two modes of thermal protection, throttling and automatic shutdown. When a core exceeds the set throttle temperature, it will reduce power to maintain a safe temperature level. The throttle temperature can vary by processor and BIOS settings. If the processor is unable to maintain a safe operating temperature through throttling actions, it will automatically shut down to prevent permanent damage.

[MonkehMaster]

all hardware (well hardware like cpu, gpu and other heat generating hardware) is set to throttle first to avoid the shutdown protection and only shut down if temp goes beyond a specific set temp.

a temp you can actually set yourself or leave set to default, including or temp protection safety related settings that majority of people should likely not even touch.

as for a cpu/ect.. getting damaged due to overheating, it is very much so, something that can happen, those protections are there for that specific reason, but its not full proof and things happen, or people happen.