Hi, I'm playing an randomizer archipelago on Hollow Knight, but every ~5min in game, my PC reboot for no reason.
It is not related to specific location in game, and it is not related to a RAM cap.
I tried to uninstall and reinstall HK and every mods, I tried to verify the integrity of my game files, I tried to delete and create a new save, but my PC keep rebooting every 5min after I start the save.
I'm using Lumafly, on windows, on steam, on patch 1.5.78.11833.
#PC crash every 5min, mid game of HK archipelago
static elk
ionic karma
If you're on Windows 11, then you might be one of the people affected by a notoriously unstable Windows update that came out this year, and causes lots of restart/BSOD issues for people
The update first came out late January, and each update between then and the end of March have been known to cause problems for many. Iirc the most recent update might have finally fixed it? But I haven't looked into it too much
static elk
I forgot to mention but I'm still on Windows 10
ionic karma
Ah. In that case, you'll probably want to use a tool to watch your CPU and GPU temps. The most common reason normally for sudden reboots is a temp spike which results in a safety shutdown.
static elk
So, when I was playing, my GPU reached 70°C and my CPU reached 85°C, but the tool I used tell me that my CPU can go up to 95°C , and my PC reboot ~5min after I started the save but not when the CPU temp spiked at 85°C...
twilit bramble
Does this happen only with archipelago, or does it also happen without it/vanilla?
static elk
I tried to play on the same save of the archipelago but in vanilla, I was standing still at dirtmouth, my CPU temp was at 70°C all along but with spikes of +10°C every ~15sec, and my PC reboot and I timed it at 5min and 10sec after I started the save.
I will try to play on an another save on vanilla and also on another game later, but this issue has never happened before modding HK.
twilit bramble
Does your pc simply restart, or does it bluescreen?
Does windows say something like 'shutting down' or is it just straight black?
static elk
It’s just straight black, if there is sound it will loop the the last 0,2sec for 2sec, and then restart just after without me doing anything, and there is no crash report when I arrived at my desk.
twilit bramble
Do you know what CPU/GPU you have?
Is your system language set to english?
static elk
CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core
GPU : Radeon RX 590 Series (8 GB)
System language set to French
And I have old drivers for reasons.
static elk
After a long time of my pc turned off, I tried to play archipelago again. I timed at 5min in game I got a big stutter but it was still running after, and at 10min it restarted like before.
I tried with mods on, on another save that is not related to an archipelago server, but restart at 5min 23sec
I tried the same but in vanilla and restart at 4min40