PC reboots when gaming

[lupinlupin]

Omg. 84C? That's the thermal limit for GTX 1080 Ti before it throttles. meaning, your card is not getting sufficient airflow. Maybe your CPU might be overheating too.

You can try using HWinfo - Link here to monitor Temps for all your CPU cores and see if anything is being limited.

I have a feeling, your PC might be overheating.

Download HWiNFO, run it in background as Sensor only mode and have it Log data while you play BDO. Even if it shutsdown, you'll still have the last logged temperature of your CPU/GPU.

Just for comparison, now the same GTX 1080 Ti model but mine only reaches 70C after 2nd run.

I have friends who play the game using worse graphic card compared to mine and they have reached 82C and even 90C but they didn't crash, is it relevant? I notice mine always go up to 84C and it stays there after 1 run. I'll do the run in abit and send the screenshot here

 

[Psycovirus]

I have friends who play the game using worse graphic card compared to mine and they have reached 82C and even 90C but they didn't crash, is it relevant? I notice mine always go up to 84C and it stays there after 1 run. I'll do the run in abit and send the screenshot here

I am not saying your Graphics card is reaching 84°C and causing the crashes.

What I am saying is that, GTX 1080 Ti's thermal limit set by Nvidia is 84°C. So if your card hits 84°C, it will intelligently reduce its clock speed to maintain at 84°C so it doesn't overheat. You'll have reduced performance but the temperature should not go higher.

If your GPU is reaching 84°C, that indicates your other components in your PC will probably be running very hot, especially CPU.

It might have caused the over-temperature protection to trip on your motherboard and causes the whole PC to shut off/restart.

 

[lupinlupin]

I am not saying your Graphics card is reaching 84°C and causing the crashes.

What I am saying is that, GTX 1080 Ti's thermal limit set by Nvidia is 84°C. So if your card hits 84°C, it will intelligently reduce its clock speed to maintain at 84°C so it doesn't overheat. You'll have reduced performance but the temperature should not go higher.

If your GPU is reaching 84°C, that indicates your other components in your PC will probably be running very hot, especially CPU.

It might have caused the over-temperature protection to trip on your motherboard and causes the whole PC to shut off/restart.

Oh, so to say when I do bossing, effects go up, my gpu runs harder and hits the thermal limit; while the temperature for my GPU does not increase and stays at 84, the other parts in my pc continues to run hard and overheat and thus the crashes?

Anyway heres the result after 1 run:

https://imgur.com/a/b1hZIav

 

[Psycovirus]

Oh, so to say when I do bossing, effects go up, my gpu runs harder and hits the thermal limit; while the temperature for my GPU does not increase and stays at 84, the other parts in my pc continues to run hard and overheat and thus the crashes?

Anyway heres the result after 1 run:

https://imgur.com/a/b1hZIav

Probably. Do note that you need to have good air-flow for high powered components.

If your GPU is at 84C, it is effectively pumping in hot air into the system, which in turns increase the temperature for other components, CPU, VRMs, Motherboards... then poof, overheat.

Install HWiNFO and log while fighting Boss/playing BDO and see the temperatures of CPU/VRM/GPU... Since you are logging into a file, if PC shutsdown, you can see at what state the PC crashed by checking the last logged data point.

 

[SkyShroud]

likely to be temp issue
might not be cpu or gpu processor
might be vram overheat

regardless, u need better airflow
if possible, clean up your gpu as well, dont void the warranty though

 

[lupinlupin]

Probably. Do note that you need to have good air-flow for high powered components.

If your GPU is at 84C, it is effectively pumping in hot air into the system, which in turns increase the temperature for other components, CPU, VRMs, Motherboards... then poof, overheat.

Install HWiNFO and log while fighting Boss/playing BDO and see the temperatures of CPU/VRM/GPU... Since you are logging into a file, if PC shutsdown, you can see at what state the PC crashed by checking the last logged data point.

Will try thw HWiNFO the next time I do bossing, see whats the temperature of each. Regarding airflow, I honestly have no idea how to improve on it.

likely to be temp issue
might not be cpu or gpu processor
might be vram overheat

regardless, u need better airflow
if possible, clean up your gpu as well, dont void the warranty though

In what situation would I void the warranty? :O

 

[Psycovirus]

Can you let us know what CPU cooler are you using? And what case? Better if you could take picture of your case and the fans.. we would like to see how it is configured inside.

Or is your PC boutique built/vendor?

Sent from Samsung SM-G965F using GAGT

 

[SkyShroud]

In what situation would I void the warranty? :O

Some brands don't allow you to disassembly the gpu, usually got warranty stickers on the screws.

 

[lupinlupin]

Can you let us know what CPU cooler are you using? And what case? Better if you could take picture of your case and the fans.. we would like to see how it is configured inside.

Or is your PC boutique built/vendor?

Sent from Samsung SM-G965F using GAGT

Someone actually helped me build my pc.
My casing is sharkoon tg5/tg4, cant remember. But they look the same. I'm using the corsair h80i cooler.


https://imgur.com/a/RnDD2uP
This is the insides of my pc.

Let me know if its too hard to see

Some brands don't allow you to disassembly the gpu, usually got warranty stickers on the screws.

Alright, will take note thanks!

 

[deadguy]

Someone actually helped me build my pc.
My casing is sharkoon tg5/tg4, cant remember. But they look the same. I'm using the corsair h80i cooler.


https://imgur.com/a/RnDD2uP
This is the insides of my pc.

Let me know if its too hard to see




Alright, will take note thanks!

Looks like both your front and AIO fan is intake.

 

[lupinlupin]

Looks like both your front and AIO fan is intake.

Is it not supposed to be like this? Don't mind but care to explain?

 

[L3g0la5]

Is it not supposed to be like this? Don't mind but care to explain?

Think what he means is that your Liquid cooler (AIO) fans and Front fans are all blowing air from outside to inside. Which means you're possibly blowing the heat generated from the Liquid Cooler heat sync into your CPU unit instead of expelling out. Likely you need to tombalek your AIO fan to expel the heat out instead.

From your description, I also think its a heating problem. You might wanna check all your fans and the airflow. Also where you house your CPU. Is it in well ventilated area or cramped under a desk in a corner kind? Whether in air-con or not can make a difference.

 

[Nelia8686]

Your chassis looks like those that will trap heat inside as the front doesn't have mesh. Only small holes at the side for cool air to enter. Try removing the side panel and do your temperature test to see if it improves. If it does improves the temp it means your case trapping heat inside. Got to reconfigure your fan direction or change to a new chassis.

Or can do front case fan as intake and top aio fan as exhaust to try if temp improve. You are not fully ultilizing your gtx 1080 ti as it is thermal throttling due to insufficient cooling.

Also do test and monitor your gpu+cpu temp when it is running games in real time. Try use something like hwinfo+rivaTunerStatisticsServer to monitor your gpu and cpu temp in real time during gaming. It will appear on your screen on the top left side when you are gaming. By doing this you are able to monitor your gpu+cpu temp in real time to see if it is thermal throttling, overheating etc.

 

[lupinlupin]

Think what he means is that your Liquid cooler (AIO) fans and Front fans are all blowing air from outside to inside. Which means you're possibly blowing the heat generated from the Liquid Cooler heat sync into your CPU unit instead of expelling out. Likely you need to tombalek your AIO fan to expel the heat out instead.

From your description, I also think its a heating problem. You might wanna check all your fans and the airflow. Also where you house your CPU. Is it in well ventilated area or cramped under a desk in a corner kind? Whether in air-con or not can make a difference.

So to be clear, my cooler is not expelling the heat and most of the heat from my parts get trapped inside the pc, thus causing it to overheat?

Oh and my CPU is on top of my desk, its pretty spacious with nothing surrounding it.

Your chassis looks like those that will trap heat inside as the front doesn't have mesh. Only small holes at the side for cool air to enter. Try removing the side panel and do your temperature test to see if it improves. If it does improves the temp it means your case trapping heat inside. Got to reconfigure your fan direction or change to a new chassis.

Or can do front case fan as intake and top aio fan as exhaust to try if temp improve. You are not fully ultilizing your gtx 1080 ti as it is thermal throttling due to insufficient cooling.

I'll try gaming without the side panel in an aircon room and see how it goes, it should be better right? Then i'll try switching the fans around.

 

[hexenB]

You need to switch the AIO fan around, the 3 front fans are correct, you also need to check the back casing fan whether it is in (wrong) or out (correct, the triangle support should be at casing side). The AIO fan triangle support should be at heatsink side, not the space.

Also, your psu is mounted below, usually this kind of orientation will make the psu very hot as the intake below has very limited space. Lift up the casing and rest it on a chair, make sure the psu intake holes are not block.

Watch this Video if you are unsure.

 

[lupinlupin]

You need to switch the AIO fan around, the 3 front fans are correct, you also need to check the back casing fan whether it is in (wrong) or out (correct, the triangle support should be at casing side). The AIO fan triangle support should be at heatsink side, not the space.

Also, your psu is mounted below, usually this kind of orientation will make the psu very hot as the intake below has very limited space. Lift up the casing and rest it on a chair, make sure the psu intake holes are not block.

Watch this Video if you are unsure.

AIO is the corsair fan at the back right?

 

[SkyShroud]

=,= Why you resize the photo, so small.

Your airflow is wrong and insufficient.
Your cpu cooler fan is intake too, is wrong, turn that fan over.
You got 3 intake fans at front.
You only got 2 output fans at most, one for gpu, one for cpu.
Argh, your casing isn't great so is better to aim for balanced air pressure. Regardless, you need get one more casing fan and put that fan at the back where your CPU cooler once was. Then, mount your cpu cooler to the top.

 

[lupinlupin]

=,= Why you resize the photo, so small.

Your airflow is wrong and insufficient.
Your cpu cooler fan is intake too, is wrong, turn that fan over.
You got 3 intake fans at front.
You only got 2 output fans at most, one for gpu, one for cpu.
Argh, your casing isn't great so is better to aim for balanced air pressure. Regardless, you need get one more casing fan and put that fan at the back where your CPU cooler once was. Then, mount your cpu cooler to the top.

I didn't resize it, took the photo from my phone just came out like this haha

I'll do something about the cpu cooler fan. The cpu cooler fan is to pump out the heat right?

 

[SkyShroud]

I didn't resize it, took the photo from my phone just came out like this haha

I'll do something about the cpu cooler fan. The cpu cooler fan is to pump out the heat right?

The cpu cooler fan is to push or pull air through the radiator to cool the water within the AIO. Right now, you are pulling the air through he radiator into the casing, those air will be slightly warmed due to the radiator.

The concept of airflow is basically wind blowing through your house and we use "fans" to create that wind. Each fan create certain amount wind which we call air volume. Right now, you have a lot of air volume within the casing. Having that much air volume in the case would lead to the air being stagnate within the case for longer than necessary, resulting in slightly higher heat and also faster dust accumulation. Ideally, we want balanced air volume for in and out therefore it is advised that you get one more case fan to blow the air out, even if you fixed your wrongly positioned cpu fan. Alternatively, you can remove one of the front fans.

 

[L3g0la5]

So to be clear, my cooler is not expelling the heat and most of the heat from my parts get trapped inside the pc, thus causing it to overheat?

Pretty much. You have intake both in front and back. Hence you're pushing air from outside to inside from both sides.

Your CPU already sits in a spacious and well ventilated environment so its likely your CPU airflow is causing the heat buildup. Ideally you want the airflow for your CPU to be a continuous flow. One side in, other side out.