So PC restarts only when playing Far Cry Primal on Uplay when the game is loading from using Fast Travel. Does not happen all the time but enough to make it unplayable. PC does not restart under any other conditions during more demanding games. Have searched the net extensively and cannot find anything that helps. Have used DDU with no luck. PSU is proprietary and cannot be changed as it has a custom connection to the power button. W10 RTX 2060 S 500W PSU Edit: Spoke too soon, now it is restarting when loading initial save and just out of the blue? Tested RAM and seems ok, fast start is not enabled, if it is an outdated BIOS am afraid to update it. Why does it happen for just Far Cry Primal, Far Cry 4 works no problem? Event Viewer - keyword: (70368744177664),(2) initiated the power off for the following reason: Other (Unplanned) Reason Code: 0x0? UPDATE 3/12/2020: Finished and uninstalled FCP, then restarts again on different game. Added all game files including GOG Galaxy 2.0 to Avast Exclusion list and have not had a restart in over 2 weeks. I don't know if Avast/GOG was the issue but am noting this as it could help others.
OK, auto-restart was already unchecked. Anything else that could be causing it? I just checked all the hardware connections, could it be software related? My hunch is that it is Uplay but I haven't tried another Uplay game yet. Maybe that is my next step to troubleshoot this?
Those kinda restarts suggest psu is the issue. Failing or cant handle the configuration, we all had similiar problems before.
Did you do run a chkdisk on both the OS partition and the installation partition (if you install/store game installation files on another disk)? There might be a corrupt file somewhere.
Not all of us.... Mine either work just fine, or go up in a cloud of smoke. Never had a PSU cause restarts.
You never had an underpowered or failing psu but only exploding one. Had a 500w psu when i bought the 580 then restarts started under heavy load so knew what was happeneing and when i got an 750w it stoped right away, have no problems ever since.
The advantage to being broke all the time, is that you learn to plan well ahead..... power supply has always been a priority because I could never afford to replace failed components. Every upgrade was planned 12-18 months in advance. You don't skimp on the PSU when you know you can't afford to replace it if it's inadequate for your next upgrade. Now, I plan out upgrades years in advance..... For my switch to Ryzen, I started planning shortly after Zen development was made public. My next upgrade will be Zen 4......barring any disappointments.
A failing PSU can cause restarts if it's old. In fact that's an ideal death, going up in smoke is the hallmark of a poorly designed PSU.
