My PC has started to randomly power off whilst playing BG3, and often doing something completely mundane like talking to an NPC, sorting my stash or loading a saved game.
I have to switch the PSU off and leave it for a few seconds and back on again to even get the power button to work again. This is in DX11 mode but same thing happens in Vulkan.
Strange thing is it's only BG3. I've tried Cyberpunk and Diablo 4 both on ultra settings and I can play them without triggering a single crash.
I've used afterburner to verify my CPU does not go above 80 or anywhere near 100% usage when these crashes happen, GPU is chilling in the 60s
I've run repeated stress tests in cinemark and Heaven to try to trigger the issue, will not trigger. I work from home 3 days a week and my PC can be on all day with no crashes whatsoever.
1 keep the PC clean and well ventilated, all my drivers are up to date. GPU driver installed fresh with DDU in safe mode to remove older drivers before. Nothing is overclocked in BIOS.
Specs:
AMD RYZEN 7 5800X
GTX 3060 TI
32GB DDR4
850w Coolermaster 80 Gold rated PSU
AData XPG Gammix 1TB NVME Gen4 (OS installed here)
Crucial MX500 2Tb (Game installed here)
I'm concerned if this keeps up I'll do some damage to my components.
Tomorrow I'II try taking it to bits and reassembling (not sure this is the issue) and swapping out the PSU for a Corsair 850w one. I really think this a BG3 issue that's going untreated though, and not my PC hardware. I'm seeing scattered posts across Reddit, Steam and Linus Tech Tips with people having the same issue.
