Computer freezes when playing wow

im not sure what the issue is, but when i am playing wow sometimes the computer will completely freeze and lock up. ctrl alt del doesnt work i have to use the power button to reset the computer. on my amd software it shows that there is plenty of free operating room on my cpu, gpu, and ram. i have 16g ram so i wouldn’t think that would be the issue.

unsure how to proceed or pinpoint what the problem may be?

things tested: windows memory test no problems detected. i uninstalled the drivers from 11/15 and installed the 10/28 release. i just did this so perhaps this might be a fix. other then that i havent tried anything else because i don’t really know how to test for hardware failures. my temperatures when playing are also in the normal range.

Hi Talyrogue

I’m seeing a good number of these hang/freeze threads on the forum. Makes me think this might be more game issue than system issue. Saying that we should take a look at your DXDiag system report. See if anything looks off there:

Obtaining System Files - Blizzard Support (battle.net)

Only the DXDiag is required. Ignore the MSinfo section.

Let the DXDiag run until the green loading bar is finished. Then use the Save Information button.

That will be a wall of text - paste it on Pastebin.com then provide the link. To post links on forum you will need to contain them in a code block. Highlight link then use the </> function on the chat header bar.

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hello tratt,

thanks for reply. another thing is this issue has only happened with wow i have played most games out and never had this. i have about 90 hours in wow and i would say it has happened about 5 times. below is the code. im not sure what to paste the file is a lot of information.

https://pastebin.com/jYtWGQJa

edit new link

https://pastebin.com/tG9xxLb3

this one has the new driver.

There was a tread a few days ago where the 22.5.1 driver fixed some issues. I can’t seem to find that driver for your RX 5600XT. You could roll back to the 22.5.2 driver:

AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 XT Previous Drivers | AMD

Adrenalin 22.5.2 Optional (WHQL) File Size 565 MB Release Date 6/20/2022

I would use the AMD clean-uninstall tool:

https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/gpu-601#faq-Overview 7

When you are installing try to opt out of the AMD User Experience Program. Ideally less bells and whistles software bloat is what you aim for.

Important - Have the driver download ready to go. Before you run the AMD clean uninstall tool disable Wireless or unplug the Ethernet cable. Prevents Windows from instantly installing a driver.

I’m off forum for the xmas eve dinner - will be back later this evening

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rolling back drivers to previous seems to have fixed the problem for me. i played yesterday and didnt have it freeze. i also deleted the details add on and currently have no add ons. so not quite sure if it was the rollback on driver or the add on i might play with the add on tonight to test it.

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Good to see Talyrogue - thanks for reporting back.

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