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Question

Weird crashing in games - Help needed!

by Jun 16, 2018 1:10AM PDT

So I've had this problem before and got it solved once but now it's been back for a few weeks.

Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299
16GB (2x 8192MB) HyperX FURY Black DDR3-1866 DIMM CL10-11-10-32 Dual Kit
Intel i5 4690k
4GB MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G
XFX XTR 80+ Gold PSU 650W
Crucial SSD 250GB
1000GB WD Blue WD10EZEX 7.200U
MSI H97M-G43 (bios updated to latest version)
No overclocks

Here is the old thread I started:

https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/help-with-weird-crashing/?ftag=CADc2328e1&bhid=28002531507643421592647608631537

The same thing is happening again and this time changing the sata-cables is not helping. It is happening ONLY in games, but now even in games that are not that demanding, for example Caravan.

Still the sounds continue for the most part and restarting the computer solves the problem, but it always duplicates in 1-25 minutes of gameplay.

I've tried changing the drive the games are installed and that isn't helping.

Should I replace my windows-boot drive altogether?

Here's a webspeccy: http://speccy.piriform.com/results/UpyZLGKE6rpVXuRkXOUNrju

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Clarification Request
The drive that concerns me is still there.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 16, 2018 9:34AM PDT

Windows doesn't respond well to disk issues (even if on SSD.)
Copy from other post:
The Speccy there shows some of the same troubles (CT250BX100SSD1 error counts) and we know these can lead to very hard to track down crashes.

Some of my other areas seem to still be there as well.
For the Speccy at UpyZLGKE6rpVXuRkXOUNrju

1. The boot drive is still showing errors that could do what you are complaining about. My advice is to get a clean drive in there.

2. The Network area is a mess and non-standard. This is likely due to the VPN but I'm not pointing fingers here. When you have machine troubles like this you head back to stock and see what stands out.

Here we worked a lot of areas but these two remain. If cleaning up these two and all malware scans are clean then it's some hardware issue like an aging motherboard which is only sniffed out by putting in a new one.

Sorry about the forum eating posts with Speccy links.

Also:
I use Grif's advice for malware scans:
Read http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/how-to-remove-pup-option-603542/#post-f742c795-5881-433b-a29b-6d758efe5cd3

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by ECLayla Jun 16, 2018 9:38AM PDT

Thank you so much for picking this up again, you are a life saver!

I'll do the steps in Grif's post first and then I'll change the boot drive, let's see if that will help. Will report back when I've done these steps. Thanks again!

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Be aware that
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 16, 2018 9:46AM PDT

It sounds like some progress was made but I've come across such machines that had mulitple issues and we had to clean up the PC (move to near stock OS), then still had hardware issues. In some cases we don't accept the machine for repair unless the owner accepts we may have to replace PSU, motherboard, etc. Mostly those 5+ year old machines.

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