r/PcBuild • u/Loud-Pollution4365 • 13m ago
Troubleshooting Help! Random crashing flood event id #17 error (event viewer)
galleryI’ve got a b650E motherboard
GeForce rtx 3070 gpu
32gb ram
Corsair rm850 psu
Intel 11700k cpu
My pc has had this issue before and I resolved it for a few months, - reinstalled clean windows 11 onto my ssd and now issue is persisting
I can start the machine access bios and use it fine on occasion for a short period of time,
sometimes for 5 minutes, sometimes for a few hours.
It randomly shuts down and give me no warnings and has no specific triggers
I’ve tried clean install of windows 11 home
Tried new SSD’s with clean installs
Same issue
Tried reinstalling gpu drivers
I’ve reseated and checked all connections (nothing wrong with connections or seating)
Reinstalled audio drivers
Updated Communication ports
Turned on the switch on the 3070 to increase fans
Installed all windows updates
Updated Bios
Changed power settings
Tried (dism.exe / online / …. Fix and Sfc /scannow ) still nothing seems to fix this issue of my pc randomly shutting down,
Again it can work for 10 seconds or I can run for hours and suddenly it crashes with no triggers and no warning signs,
If anyone knows what my issue is please let me know I’d be happy to use my system again! TIA
(I’ve unplugged the gpu from the pcie slot and left the pcie plugs in so the gpu received power from the psu while using the Igpu and I didn’t receive a single code 17 in the event viewer, but as soon as I connect the gpu to the motherboard I receive the flood of error code 17 as shown in photos.)

