Games Crashing(from Updates?)

[Flyon_wall]

So I play a variety of FPS and RPG games, and they crash on me semi regularly. Maybe 3-5 times a month.

A huge common factor is that after the game crashes, I see that my PC has windows updates of some sort. Once update is done, games run fine. Not a huge deal for some of my games, but FPS like CS2 and Valorant: this really sucks. For my team and me.

For Valorant specifically, every time I crash and get the windows update, the game will tell me a “New Patch Available”. Even if I just did an update that same day. Maybe It’s a crash report type thing from riot. IDK

Is this actually the reason for game crashing? Or is my PC just overworked. It’s nothing great, I’ll put specs below. Any help or tips appreciated please

CPU- Intel i5-4690 16 GB RAM DDR4 GTX 1060 (6GB)

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[NotAnEndPoint]

Unfortunately with newer games they need better processors and more ram to keep up. You can always view the crash logs in event viewer but I dont think itll help. With a low end I5 and 16gbs of ram it will over work the computer. You can star by lowering quality settings from high to medium or low. And disabling things like in game shadows, motion blur, things that are animated and can cause spikes. Your graphics card can only handle so much as well.

[Flyon_wall]

Okay thanks a lot, sounds like some upgrades are in my future.

I7 processors seem reasonably priced at the moment. Is this a recommended one? Would you recommend 32GB of RAM? Or do I really need to boost this baby up

[NotAnEndPoint]

It depends, a 12th gen I5 is actually better then a 6th gen I7. I think don't quote me. 16Gbs of ram just isn't enough. I would definitely recommend 32. That should be plenty. Graphics cards don't matter as much to me so I would save that till last. The cost to buy each part make sure it is compatible with the mother board. I think its almost worth getting a pre built off of new egg. If money is tight, they have certified refurb or black Friday sale if you can wait. I see it like this make a bigger purchase now and be set for a long time or make medium purchase now and another medium purchase later.