Why does my game crashes randomly every 5-10 mins of playing?

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues with your game crashing on your PC.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

May I know what game is crashing on your PC?

Be guided with the following troubleshooting steps:

Please make sure that your graphics card drivers (NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel) are fully up to date. Check the manufacturer’s website for the latest drivers. Don’t forget to update other essential drivers, like your chipset and audio drivers, since these can sometimes cause instability.

And then monitor your CPU and GPU temperatures while gaming because excessive heat can cause your system to crash.

Next is to test your RAM, a faulty or improperly seated RAM can lead to random crashes. If you suspect storage issues, check your SSD/HDD health.

An underpowered or failing PSU can cause crashes, especially during high-performance tasks like gaming. Please make sure that your PSU is sufficient for your hardware setup.

Then disable background applications (like overlays from Discord, Steam, or GeForce Experience) to see if they’re causing the crash. Temporarily disable antivirus software as well, as some aggressive settings can interfere with games.

Kindly make sure Windows is fully updated in order for games to work s smoothly on the device. After that is to check for any corrupted system files by running the sfc /scannow command in Command Prompt.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Indeed im rather annoyed actually as i cant play sleeping dogs as every 5 mins its crashes my xbox and its the only game that does so very strange and ive tried 3 different discs

Hello

Have you tried to copy any games over or does that crash as well?

It could possibly be a Defective Drive. I purchased a Seagate Drive and it would install but crash the game every 5 mins.

yep same liteary after 10-20 min playing it just crashes again and again every single time

Just randomly and yes dashboard, apps and games! Sometimes it would take over and hour but sometimes it would happen in 5 or 10 mins