PC freeze, games crashing

[icefrog]

Hello,

I have recently built a PC and I want to leave windows and start using linux (so I am a newbie). All PC parts are new without the GPU which is a old one (but still good imho).
I am experiencing once in a while PC freeze (CTRL+ALT+F1 does not work, I have to hard reset), have tried a few games (from steam) and they all crash after a few minutes of playing (I have tried them on windows10 and they work without any problems).
I have tried some tweak found online (like adjust swap, try older/newer drivers for GPU/BIOS etc.), also I tried other distro like Ubuntu but still having the same experience.

Here are PC`s spec:

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System:    Kernel: 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.7 
           wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: X570 AORUS ELITE v: -CF serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Gigabyte model: X570 AORUS ELITE serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. 
           v: F35 date: 07/08/2021 
CPU:       Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 
           L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 114976 
           Speed: 2192 MHz min/max: 2200/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2191 2: 2402 3: 2196 
           4: 2482 5: 2694 6: 2791 7: 1969 8: 1973 9: 2069 10: 2196 11: 2654 12: 2749 13: 1929 
           14: 1913 15: 2196 16: 2208 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GK104 [GeForce GTX 770] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nouveau v: kernel 
           bus ID: 08:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1184 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
           resolution: 1600x900~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: NVE4 v: 4.3 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: NVIDIA GK104 HDMI Audio vendor: eVga.com. driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 08:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0e0a 
           Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 0a:00.4 chip ID: 1022:1487 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-90-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: Gigabyte driver: igb v: 5.6.0-k port: f000 
           bus ID: 04:00.0 chip ID: 8086:1539 
           IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 924.07 GiB used: 172.36 GiB (18.7%) 
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: A-Data model: SX8200PNP size: 476.94 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s 
           lanes: 4 serial: <filter> 
           ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G size: 447.13 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: <filter> 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 467.96 GiB used: 51.41 GiB (11.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 46.1 C mobo: 16.8 C gpu: nouveau temp: 34 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nouveau fan: 1230 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list 
           1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https: //brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
           1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com uma main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
           3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
           6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list 
           1: deb https: //deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
Info:      Processes: 444 Uptime: 4h 02m Memory: 15.64 GiB used: 5.46 GiB (34.9%) Init: systemd 
           v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Client: Unknown python3.8 client 
           inxi: 3.0.38 

Would appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you

[dorsetUK]

Hello

Hi icefrog and welcome to the forum.

Two things.

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System: Kernel: 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 bits

CPU: Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

The first is that with your chip you’re probably going to be better off with the 5.13 kernel, which is available from the Update Manager

Reboot and then, as your running Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GK104 [GeForce GTX 770] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nouveau go to Driver Manager and install whatever it recommends.

HTH.

[icefrog]

Hello

Hi icefrog and welcome to the forum.

Two things.

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System: Kernel: 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 bits

CPU: Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

The first is that with your chip you’re probably going to be better off with the 5.13 kernel, which is available from the Update Manager

Reboot and then, as your running Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GK104 [GeForce GTX 770] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nouveau go to Driver Manager and install whatever it recommends.

HTH.

Thank you for your suggestion.
I have made the changes you suggested. So far didn't had a total freeze, but I am experiencing the same behaviour as before in games. I have tried using the recommended(and other ones) drivers for GPU.
Any other suggestion?

[dorsetUK]

Any other suggestion?

Not from me, I'm afraid, but if you post another 'inxi' and say which games are giving you problems then others may be able to help.

[SMG]

Any other suggestion?

If you have installed the proprietary Nvidia driver recommended in Driver Manager, then I second the recommend to give us an updated inxi output. We should make sure it looks like the driver did install correctly.

[icefrog]

Here is System info after update:

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System:    Kernel: 5.13.0-21-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.7 
           wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: X570 AORUS ELITE v: -CF serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Gigabyte model: X570 AORUS ELITE serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. 
           v: F35 date: 07/08/2021 
CPU:       Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 
           L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 114981 
           Speed: 2195 MHz min/max: 2200/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2196 2: 1876 3: 1993 
           4: 3648 5: 1908 6: 2684 7: 1917 8: 2195 9: 2779 10: 2196 11: 2195 12: 1880 13: 2153 
           14: 1867 15: 2196 16: 2196 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GK104 [GeForce GTX 770] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia v: 470.86 
           bus ID: 08:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1184 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1600x900~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.86 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: NVIDIA GK104 HDMI Audio vendor: eVga.com. driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 08:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0e0a 
           Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 0a:00.4 chip ID: 1022:1487 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.13.0-21-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: Gigabyte driver: igb v: kernel port: f000 
           bus ID: 04:00.0 chip ID: 8086:1539 
           IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 924.07 GiB used: 175.71 GiB (19.0%) 
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: A-Data model: SX8200PNP size: 476.94 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s 
           lanes: 4 serial: <filter> 
           ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G size: 447.13 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: <filter> 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 467.96 GiB used: 54.76 GiB (11.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 49.6 C mobo: 28.0 C gpu: nvidia temp: 41 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 41% 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list 
           1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https: //brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
           1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com uma main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
           3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
           6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list 
           1: deb https: //deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
Info:      Processes: 506 Uptime: 5h 47m Memory: 15.57 GiB used: 8.80 GiB (56.5%) Init: systemd 
           v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Client: Unknown python3.8 client 
           inxi: 3.0.38 

[SMG]

Here is System info after update:

Nvidia driver information gives the impression all is installed properly.

We would probably need to know more specifics about what games are causing issues and how you installed the games.

There is a section of the forum for Gaming and maybe you might find tips there on existing threads for specific games.

[icefrog]

Any other suggestion?

Not from me, I'm afraid, but if you post another 'inxi' and say which games are giving you problems then others may be able to help.

In the post above I have poste System info after the update. I have tried to play Path of exile (on Steam) with Low settings.
Here is a screenshot after the game window went black and crashed (left side was 1st display, right side 2nd display with System monitor and GPU stats.
Sorry about the link, couldn`t make it to show as image
https://imgur.com/a/ja3ALXX

[Grayfox]

In the post above I have poste System info after the update. I have tried to play Path of exile (on Steam) with Low settings.

While proton is great and can work well with a lot of games.
I suggest you look at protondb.com and look up games you play on it.

The site will tell you how playable the game is and what settings are ideal based on what the community has found to have worked.