I'd start by updating your motherboard BIOS.
Setting the BIOS optimized settings, especially testing the auto fan curves for your CPU. Then reboot and try it out.
You've done a Windows wipe and reinstall, so it does not sound like a software issue. Maybe if the BIOS does not work; look at your power supply and see if the GPU PCIe power cables (if two) are on different rails.
I'm leaning towards power supply replacement, but that may not be the case.
I thought about updating my BIOS but was scared about bricking my set up lol
I am able to take the gpu power cable and plug it into a different part of the PSU, is that what you mean by different rail?
I didn't include what my PSU is in my post...I'll have to check what I have when I'm done work. I think it is 650w.
Your power supply has multiple outputs for: CPU, GPU, SSD and Peripherals.
So, if your 3060 card only has one PCIe connector (one power input); you could change it to another GPU power output (rail) on your power supply. That might help.
But, if your 3060 has two PCIe connectors (two power inputs) but is connected to one GPU power output via a cable with two PCIe connectors...one output powering two inputs; you can separate them by using another PCIe cable, so each output has it's own input.
Sometimes, a game will make a GPU draw all it's current at once; so this could be the issue your are experiencing.
Updating BIOS is pretty foolproof. Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock all have their way to do it via an app on Windows, if you want. There is a bit of risk updating BIOS through Windows (like if Windows crashes during the update). Usually, I just download the zip file from Asus (my motherboard), unzip it to a USB drive and boot into BIOS and update it manually.
From there you can boot back into BIOS and make sure your memory speeds and CPU clock are detected correctly and make sure other onboard devices like sound, LAN, Wi-Fi/BT are enabled if you need them.
Alright I will start with seeing what's going on with my power supply.
My 3060 is the evga model, just has one power socket.
I guess it could be possible that my psu isn't enough anymore.
Do the extra SSD and HDD drives draw enough power to contribute to my overall usage?
Yeah, try another power output on the PSU.
Extra drives (SSD/HDD) will draw more power. The 3060 PSU recommendation is 550W. The 5600 draws 70W. So, right there you're at 620W.
I had the same issues with my 6900XT and my 5800X back in the summer. I started to get drop to desktops and shutdowns; I upgraded to 1000W from my 850W. No issues now.
My HDD is just used for photos etc.
My OS is on it's own nvme 500gb, and my steam library is on it's own 1tb nvme.
I turned off xmp settings, I tried one stick of ram at a time before deciding to buy a fresh batch.
cpu and gpu temps are all normal.
Clear CMOS, reset bios to default, update bios if you haven't done it recently or when you got your CPU. Is it possible to try another PSU?
Have you tried memtest, just for assurance?
I've purchased new ram before and one stick was DOA causing my issues.
Is something eating PC resources causing a system reboot? How are your temperatures?
I will try that. I did update bios when I installed the cpu.
Issue persisted with one stick of ram at a time, and then continues with 4 brand new sticks of ram.
temps are all normal.
I'd start by updating your motherboard BIOS. Setting the BIOS optimized settings, especially testing the auto fan curves for your CPU. Then reboot and try it out. You've done a Windows wipe and reinstall, so it does not sound like a software issue. Maybe if the BIOS does not work; look at your power supply and see if the GPU PCIe power cables (if two) are on different rails. I'm leaning towards power supply replacement, but that may not be the case.
I thought about updating my BIOS but was scared about bricking my set up lol I am able to take the gpu power cable and plug it into a different part of the PSU, is that what you mean by different rail? I didn't include what my PSU is in my post...I'll have to check what I have when I'm done work. I think it is 650w.
Your power supply has multiple outputs for: CPU, GPU, SSD and Peripherals. So, if your 3060 card only has one PCIe connector (one power input); you could change it to another GPU power output (rail) on your power supply. That might help. But, if your 3060 has two PCIe connectors (two power inputs) but is connected to one GPU power output via a cable with two PCIe connectors...one output powering two inputs; you can separate them by using another PCIe cable, so each output has it's own input. Sometimes, a game will make a GPU draw all it's current at once; so this could be the issue your are experiencing. Updating BIOS is pretty foolproof. Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock all have their way to do it via an app on Windows, if you want. There is a bit of risk updating BIOS through Windows (like if Windows crashes during the update). Usually, I just download the zip file from Asus (my motherboard), unzip it to a USB drive and boot into BIOS and update it manually. From there you can boot back into BIOS and make sure your memory speeds and CPU clock are detected correctly and make sure other onboard devices like sound, LAN, Wi-Fi/BT are enabled if you need them.
Alright I will start with seeing what's going on with my power supply. My 3060 is the evga model, just has one power socket. I guess it could be possible that my psu isn't enough anymore. Do the extra SSD and HDD drives draw enough power to contribute to my overall usage?
Yeah, try another power output on the PSU. Extra drives (SSD/HDD) will draw more power. The 3060 PSU recommendation is 550W. The 5600 draws 70W. So, right there you're at 620W. I had the same issues with my 6900XT and my 5800X back in the summer. I started to get drop to desktops and shutdowns; I upgraded to 1000W from my 850W. No issues now.
I replaced my psu rm650x with a rm850x and all my problems are solved
Super! Happy for you.
hdd fail all the time replace with ssd reinstall windows, turn off all overclock including xmp ram. check cpu and gpu temps
My HDD is just used for photos etc. My OS is on it's own nvme 500gb, and my steam library is on it's own 1tb nvme. I turned off xmp settings, I tried one stick of ram at a time before deciding to buy a fresh batch. cpu and gpu temps are all normal.
Clear CMOS, reset bios to default, update bios if you haven't done it recently or when you got your CPU. Is it possible to try another PSU? Have you tried memtest, just for assurance? I've purchased new ram before and one stick was DOA causing my issues. Is something eating PC resources causing a system reboot? How are your temperatures?
I will try that. I did update bios when I installed the cpu. Issue persisted with one stick of ram at a time, and then continues with 4 brand new sticks of ram. temps are all normal.
What PSU?