Question random restart just happened while gaming... what logs do I check?

Turbonium

Platinum Member
Mar 15, 2003
2,109
48
91
I was playing some CS:GO and my computer just randomly restarted. This has never happened before.

What logs do I check to begin to investigate the possible cause? And how do I check them?
 

WilliamM2

Platinum Member
Jun 14, 2012
2,372
479
136
You can check the event logs, but if you didn't see a BSOD, there probably won't be anything there to help you.

If it's only happened once, I would wait to see if it happens again before worrying about it.
 

Turbonium

Platinum Member
Mar 15, 2003
2,109
48
91
Is your PC overclocked? This sounds like an unstable overclock to me.
Nothing is overclocked or over/undervolted or anything.

You can check the event logs, but if you didn't see a BSOD, there probably won't be anything there to help you.

If it's only happened once, I would wait to see if it happens again before worrying about it.
No BSOD. And OK.