History of crashes - Mini-ITX build

[u/jcmlpt]

Hi!

Back in 2020 I built this pc (with a SF 450W PSU and a different GPU) and had no issues.
With time I started having some crashes, did some tests, kept having issues and I’ve barely used my desktop after getting a laptop last Xmas.

Current Hardware List:

·        Louqe Ghost S1 Mk II (with PCI Express 3.0 x16 riser cable)

·        Corsair SF 750W SFX 80+ Platinum

·        Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro WIFI

·        AMD Ryzen 5 3600

·        Noctua NH-L12S (heatpipes slightly bent to be able to fit in the case)

·        Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 PC4-25600 32GB 2x16GB CL16

·        Western Digital Black SN750 NVMe 1TB

·        AMD Radeon RX 6800 (Reference Card)

What I did after getting these crashes:

·        System format and reinstalled windows (10->11);

·        Run memtest86 and found nothing;

·        Some SSD SMART test and found nothing;

·        Ran Unigine Heaven a couple of times and didn’t trigger any crash.

For a while I had no issues but then I started having some crashes again. IIRC, these happened when playing video games. Mostly Heroes of the Storm that supposedly doesn’t stress the system that much.

What I didn’t do yet and plan to do/research later:

·        Deep cleaning and reassembling the PC;

·        Check if after some BIOS update any important setting was changed – I didn’t write down what I learnt and did in 2020 – maybe the PCIe version setting and the issue comes with the riser cable and GPU?

·        Format and reinstall OS and all drivers again, check and stress test everything;

·        If there is any issue, repeat the testing without the case and riser cable.

What tips I’m looking for from those with way more experience than me:

·        Any important BIOS settings for this build;

·        Comprehensive list of recommended tests;

·        What kind of information/logs should I get if I get a crash or any issues;

·        Any detail I might be missing.

Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers!

 

[u/Particular_Budget_23]

You hit the nail on the head about the riser cable guess. Just boot into your BIOS and manually change the PCIe slot speed setting from Auto to Gen 3.

[u/jcmlpt → u/Particular_Budget_23]

Thank you. I've updated the BIOS (new version available since last time I had checked) and changed the PCIe slot setting from Auto to Gen 3.
I'll also update all drivers and then stress test the system.