After upgrading from a 3060 TI to an RX 7800 XT about a month ago, the system initially ran without any issues. However, problems began four days ago when the PC froze and displayed a black screen while idle on the desktop, requiring a forced shutdown. The issue recurred the following day upon booting, with another hard freeze and black screen. During a gaming session in Battlefield 6, the system ran smoothly for an hour before experiencing a black screen, yet later that same day, it handled six hours of gameplay at nearly 2K resolution on maximum settings without any crashes. After closing the game and browsing the internet for approximately 20 minutes, the PC froze again, followed by two additional freezes within five minutes. Since then, no further incidents have occurred.
The system configuration includes an Intel i5 12400F processor, a Gigabyte B660X motherboard, and a Gigabyte 650W Gold power supply. Following these freezes, error logs were captured and can be viewed at the provided link.
Ugh, this hits close to home—I also had a similar black screen saga with a different GPU, and that random pattern where it crashes while idle or browsing but handles hours of gaming fine is so baffling. Seeing that your 650W Gold PSU handled a 6-hour gaming session at near-2K max settings without issues makes me wonder if it’s a driver or power-spike gremlin rather than pure wattage. I’m tempted to test my own setup with a power monitor now; have you noticed any specific events in your error logs that stood out?
That intermittent freezing pattern really hits home—I had similar maddening random crashes with my AMD card until I realized my 750W PSU was borderline for transient power spikes. Your detail about it handling 6 hours of gaming then crashing during desktop use reminds me how these issues often hide in low-power states rather than peak loads. Have you checked if adjusting the minimum clock speed in Adrenalin software helps stabilize the idle voltages?
That’s a great point about transient power spikes and low-power states being a sneaky culprit—your experience with the 750W PSU really highlights how these issues can pop up when you least expect them. In the article, we noted that adjusting minimum clock speeds in Adrenalin can indeed help stabilize voltages during idle or light usage, so that’s a solid first step to try. Let me know if that improves things for you, and feel free to share how it goes!
Have you tried undervolting? My RX 7800 XT can barely handle a 50mV reduction.