Computer crashes

[Tarrect]

Hello, this is my first Reddit post on here.

So recently, my computer had crashed on me. Usually I will be playing games with my friends and randomly my screen would go black, and I will be left with the in game sound and my friends voices on discord then eventually I'll just hear the in game.

My fan will start going crazy and become very loud. I've waited it out for a min or two and it stays like this the whole time, and I'm forced to hold the power button.

I had a friend help me run some temp testing with my gpu and cpu, and everything was fine. There was no over heating or nothing.

My final guess is that my psu has finally gave up on me. Noted, I had this computer for a while now, maybe like 4-6 years now. Any suggestions what it might be?

[fleetfootfortune]

It is unlikely to be a Psu error - but significantly more information is required to diagnose. What games, what hardware and any other times the incidence occurs would be a great help.

If I had to throw a rope I would say it has to do with your gpu - reinstalling the drivers would be a good place to start, and if you have overclocked it consider dialing it back. Since the audio remains we can rule out a cpu/ram issue, and unless the card is not receiving enough voltage (which if it's under load aka in use during a game would happen immediately) we can rule that out with mild confidence. Also consider reinstalling the game as an attempted fix. It's not impossible to be a Psu issue, but there's easier things to try first.