HELP My PC hardcrashes at odd moments in certain games

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wessidemassive 7 hours ago

My PC has all of a sudden started hard crashing on certain games such as Darktide and Helldivers 2. As seen by the 100's of hours put into these both, this hasn't always been the case and there hasn't been any hardware (will post an image of my hardware below) or software changes to cause this. In the event viewer all I get is error code 6008. This is odd as I have played much more graphic intensive games such as space marine 2 and Battlefield 6 beta to no crashes as well as playing both Helldivers and Darktide for 100s of hours prior with no issue. What's really odd is the points in which these crashes occur. It is never when you'd expect such as maximum load, all explosions and hordes all at once. Its usually just as the missions starts or finishes or when in the in game menus when there is little stress on my pc. Im truly perplexed as to what the issue is. I will even attach a video I captured with AMD overlay displaying the cpu and gpu stats that prove the minimum stress. The only thing that does happen prior is my fans get louder as can be heard in the video. (This doesn't happen in every match and I can at times get an hour or so but other times is literally match one). Any help at all will be very much appreciated.

System info: https://imgur.com/a/M0do9ZW
PC parts: https://imgur.com/fKTBcSL

Link to video of crash with AMD overlay to show GPU and CPU data: https://youtube.com/shorts/2XJL3tfIUsk?feature=share

Last edited by wessidemassive; 7 hours ago

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_I_ 6 hours ago

post a cpuz validation link
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
cpuz -> validate button -> submit button
it will open a browser, copy the url (address) and paste it here

are temps staying under 95c?

disable windows auto reboot on bsod
so you know if its giving bsod or just rebooting

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-bsod-automatic-restart-in-windows-11.8084/

emoticorpse 6 hours ago

Does that little gray info program still work momentarily while the text inside it disappears? It looks like the text inside the program gets lost while the gray box in the program is still technically functioning for a moment?

wessidemassive 6 hours ago

Originally posted by emoticorpse:
Does that little gray info program still work momentarily while the text inside it disappears? It looks like the text inside the program gets lost while the gray box in the program is still technically functioning for a moment?

I cant interact with it and it only lasts a splt second before the whole Pc shuts off so not something I can mess around with sadly

emoticorpse 6 hours ago

Originally posted by wessidemassive:
Originally posted by emoticorpse:
Does that little gray info program still work momentarily while the text inside it disappears? It looks like the text inside the program gets lost while the gray box in the program is still technically functioning for a moment?

I cant interact with it and it only lasts a splt second before the whole Pc shuts off so not something I can mess around with sadly

Well, the reason I brought it up was just about whether that was really happening because it makes me almost think that program itself has something to do with the crash. If the program is crashing at the same exact moment within itself then it might be what's causing or related to bringing the rest of the pc down.

What program is that? within Steam?

Schrute_Farms_B&B 6 hours ago

First off, the Event Viewer code 6008 is pretty generic it basically just says “unexpected shutdown” and doesn’t tell you what actually caused it. It could be literally everything.
Even if your PC has been perfectly stable for hundreds of hours, that doesn’t guarantee it won’t suddenly have issues. Software and hardware problems can appear out of nowhere. Similarly, when you hear someone say “all other games run fine but I always crash in this one,” that’s totally normal, it doesn’t mean their system is broken, it just means that particular game triggers something unusual in their setup.

One important thing, a hard crash without a BSOD usually points more strongly to a hardware problem than a software one. RAM issues, PSU instability, or VRM/board protection can cause the system to shut down instantly without giving Windows a chance to show a blue screen.

From what you describe, ahard crashes on certain games like Darktide and Helldivers 2, happening at weird moments (like menu screens or mission start/end) while CPU and GPU usage is low, and fans spiking, this usually points to hardware, power, or driver issues, not the games themselves.

Here’s what I’d suggest checking and trying for starters:
-Drivers & Software
-Reinstall of your AMD GPU drivers.
-Make sure your chipset drivers are up to date.

Temporarily disable overlays like AMD Overlay, Discord, or MSI Afterburnerthey can sometimes crash games.(although not very likely in your case)
Sudden fan spikes and random crashes can point to power delivery issues, especially if your PSU isn’t handling sudden voltage peaks well.

If you’re comfortable, you can try slightly undervolting the GPU to see if it helps.
Monitor VRM and hotspot temps, not just CPU/GPU cores. Sometimes the board or GPU shuts down to protect itself even if main temps look fine. The difference between hotspot and regular temps shouldnt be bigger than 20 degrees.
-Run MemTest86 for a few passes to check for errors.
If errors pop up, try disabling XMP or reseating the RAM.
-Run 3D Mark for a few passes. (GPU stability test)
-Run Prime95 for a few passes (CPU stability test)

Check for minidump files even if no BSOD appeared they might give more info than the generic 6008 code. You can share the dump files with us.

If it's a game issue, which Im pretty sure it isnt, verify or reinstall the games files, sometimes game caches get corrupted.

Last edited by Schrute_Farms_B&B; 6 hours ago

Chaosolous 6 hours ago

Start with checking the RAM.

MemTest86 > USB > Run a few cycles overnight

Julien, cut it out. 4 hours ago

Sysinfo reports 16GB of RAM, the pcpartpicker image shows 32GB. Oversight on your part?
In general, update BIOS and chipset driver to the latest version.

From the video:
The overlay readout gets stuck as soon as the scene changes, when the ship (or whatever the thing is) disappears. That happens before the text vanishes.

Try an FPS cap (f.e. 60) to evaluate if the crashes are related to load/power fluctuation.

If you have not set a 140 FPS limit, you're CPU-limited in the video above and the CPU is NOT at its "minimum stress".