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Bios versions featuring AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.3 Patch C for ryzen 5000 series causes crashes on the beta. Even with fresh windows 10 install and no other software or overclock. Game always crashes within 5 to 10 minutes. Currently using Patch A and no issues. As of now, repeated attempts to join a server net success, however when joining a server i havent played before, the game crashes. As of now, If i do happen to make it into a server, i only last about 30 to 40 minutes before crash, however that is not constant. Maybe 2 out of 10 times. I have included a video of this happening. The issue seems to have evolved over time. On September 17, I could play for a few minutes with then crash. Every time I played. This was the case until Yesterdays update to the open beta. Now the game seems to crash then the visualizer starts, or when it is downloading the mission. I should note outside of setting Ram speed to 3606mhz with DOCP, and enabling virtualization along side amds already included PBO )precision boost overdrive, no other significant changes have been made in the bios. Bios used in video is most recent for ROG Strix X570-F Gaming (4021) paired with Ryzen 7 5800x. Version 4021 - Problematic Version 4002 - Trouble free Crash documented: dcs.log.old debrief.log dcs.log

NOTE: I do not believe this is a DCS defect, however this behaviour commonly occurs when in DCS Problem At least twice a week (at times much more - i play DCS every evening) and within the first 15minutes of a SPlayer VR DCS session the following has been occurring over the last year - Black Screen, Fans 100 percent, hard-reset or power-cycle is the only option to restart (12VHPWR sense pin LED indicates normal signal) History I first encountered this issues last year with a new gaming rig however windows event viewer was reporting WHEA errors - in response i RMA'd the 4090 which turned out to have bad capacitors. About 3 months after installing the new 4090, i again started to encounter the same behaviour with similar frequency and symptoms. Just prior to black screen event, the Windows Event viewer reported the nebulous and useless Event ID 56 ACPI 2. I was able to eliminate this event from being reported by Windows by setting NVCPL to prefer max performance and restart (no fast start) PC prior to any DCS session. Over the last 10months i have tried many settings to resolve or at least minimize (see below). Currently the Windows Event Viewer reports (albeit with a timestamp nowhere near the black screen event) \Device\Video3 UCodeReset TDR occurred on GPID: 100. What i have tried to solve or at least mitigate Variations of this behaviour is littered en mass in forums across the internet (NVidia, Reddit, Overclock.net, etc.); as such and as expected with anything on the internet, the unstructured responses, recommendations, etc wildly vary from moronic, insulting, helpful. There is of course no systemic solution as influencing hardware, software, OS & BIOS configuration varies materially enough that a resolution for one particular person's ecosystem does not work for others. Removed all useless bloatware e.g. gamebars, overlays, RGB crap software, razer trash, armoury crate toiletware, ... NVCleanStall 552.44 driver; Disable Telemetry, disabled NVIDIA HD Audio Device sleep timer, enable Msg Sig Interrupts (default, High Priority) BIOS, Disable PCIe Native Power Management & ASPM, Enable Resizeable BAR, power limits set to Intel spec for 13700K Windows 10: Disabled hardware accelerated GPU scheduling, Disable PCIe link Power Management, TDR delay to 15seconds, no fast start on boot NVCPL: Neg Load Bias Allow, Prefer Max Performance NOTE: Have not tried the more controversial settings such as turning off C-State in BIOS Power Supply: MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 (12VHPWR) GPU: ASUS TUF RTX 4090 GAMING w/ latest (23-2-22) VGA Bios. I use the anti-sag adjustable support brace (although a stupid design by asus) to help support the card and (hopefully) avoid slot contact issues that might lead to the behaviour i am experiencing. AC Power: I don't use my UPS as it is only 900Watt, instead using a high quality monster power surge protector. Not sure how sensitive the MSI power supply is to voltage variations (while under higher than normal load) in wall power? I do, of course, actively profile and log all relevant sensors via HWINFO and i use the Remi Mercier's FanControl (github) for all heat mgt. Nothing recorded is ever out of temp, voltage, etc bounds for any measured component when the black screen occurs At my wits end with this and truly hoping i don't have to RMA my 4090 again.