Witcher 3 Crashes to the desktop

Tracer_Bullet · Friday at 9:38 PM

Keep looking at different things i guess.
If all else fails and there is no way out, one thing you can try is to play on linux via steam which uses proton to play windows games ( steamdeck also uses it). Linux amd drivers should be good i think.

https://www.protondb.com/app/292030

bssunilreddy · 2024-11-23T09:28:03+0530

How can I get older version of Witcher 3 before the next gen update? Its 1.32 version now is 4.02 version.

Tracer_Bullet · 2024-11-23T12:48:24+0530

bssunilreddy said:
How can I get older version of Witcher 3 before the next gen update? Its 1.32 version now is 4.02 version.

On steam, go to game properties > Betas.
There is a classic branch which says its 1.32. I havent used it but this should work. I have used other versions this way in another game ( nuclear throne ) and it works to get another build.

bssunilreddy · 2024-11-23T13:46:04+0530

Even while playing Wolfenstein: The New Order its crashing and giving BSODS. What could be the problem?
Its restarting itself.

Tracer_Bullet · 2024-11-23T14:18:45+0530

bssunilreddy said:
Even while playing Wolfenstein: The New Order its crashing and giving BSODS. What could be the problem?
Its restarting itself.

Then problem is likely external to game.
It could be anything - psu / gpu / ram / motherboard / cpu ..

Set power limit on gpu - say 70%, does that help ?
Maybe look at event viewer and see if you get a log when bsod happens.

Else try to eliminate things one by one.
Try to test one 1 ram stick at a time. Test ram without xmp.
Maybe if you have access to another pc you test each part one by one or someone on forum near you could help diagnose.

Once you can identify the faulty part, if its ram/gpu/cpu and is out of warranty - can try and test whether it works with lower clocks at same voltage.
Since you dont seem to get bsod immediately, maybe problem is only triggered after extended run with things heat up.
Sometimes it might have degraded and may only work with lower clocks.

Or test with updated drivers/firmware just in case.

bssunilreddy · 2024-11-23T18:20:20+0530

Tracer_Bullet said:
Then problem is likely external to game.
It could be anything - psu / gpu / ram / motherboard / cpu ..

Set power limit on gpu - say 70%, does that help ?
Maybe look at event viewer and see if you get a log when bsod happens.

Else try to eliminate things one by one.
Try to test one 1 ram stick at a time. Test ram without xmp.
Maybe if you have access to another pc you test each part one by one or someone on forum near you could help diagnose.

Once you can identify the faulty part, if its ram/gpu/cpu and is out of warranty - can try and test whether it works with lower clocks at same voltage.
Since you dont seem to get bsod immediately, maybe problem is only triggered after extended run with things heat up.
Sometimes it might have degraded and may only work with lower clocks.

Or test with updated drivers/firmware just in case.

The BSOD problem comes only when I load any level of any game. That means my GPU is the problem right.

Tracer_Bullet · 2024-11-23T18:59:47+0530

bssunilreddy said:
The BSOD problem comes only when I load any level of any game. That means my GPU is the problem right.

Cant say for sure. You need to isolate one by one if possible by using spare parts if available. Can be psu too. Or even ram.
Or try some repair guy or someone ready to help you living nearby.

You can start by testing both ram alone ( if you have 2 ), that way atleast that can be ruled out. Also try with say 70% or 50% power limit for gpu just in case heat/power is stressing something.
Then if possible, try to test with different psu, and then different gpu. Basically you need to one by one rule out a component until you get confirmation of whats causing the issue.

Generally in my case problem has happened at boot time itself and i have had issues with dead power supply and dead gpu and dead cpu/motherboard.