MSI RTX 5060 Ti System Freeze / Reboot After ~ 4-12 Hours (Linux + Windows)

[james.x.den15c702eb]

System​

• GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
• Motherboard: ASUS B650 WiFi Max
• RAM: DDR5 (EXPO disabled / Auto)
• PSU: High-quality PSU (new)
• BIOS: Updated to latest version (Feb 2026 release)

Operating Systems Tested​

• Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04
• Windows 11

Latest drivers and firmware installed.

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Problem​

System hangs or reboots after ~8–12 hours of idle/light load.


Behavior depends on OS:

Ubuntu​

• System hard freezes
• Screen frozen
• Fans and lights still on
• SSH unavailable
• No kernel log before crash

Windows​

• System reboots
• Event Viewer shows:

Kernel-Power Event 41
BugcheckCode: 59
CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION

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Observed Pattern​

The failure appears time-bound (~8–12 hours).


It often occurs after periods of idle or sleep/wake cycles.


Grafana monitoring shows:

• GPU remains in P8 state
• Power ~8–10W
• Very low utilization
• Temperature normal (~20–30°C)

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Important Finding​

When the GPU is removed, the system appears stable.


The issue only occurs when the RTX 5060 Ti is installed.

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What I Already Tried​

BIOS / Hardware​

• Updated motherboard BIOS
• Disabled iGPU
• Disabled C-states
• Set Power Supply Idle Control = Typical
• Forced PCIe Gen4
• EXPO disabled

Linux Tests​

Kernel parameters tried:



pcie_aspm=off
nvidia.NVreg_EnableGpuFirmware=0
nvidia-drm.modeset=0
amd_pstate=disable



Also tested:

• headless mode (multi-user.target)
• sleep disabled

No improvement.

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Windows Tests​

• Latest NVIDIA driver (595.xx)
• Latest AMD chipset driver
• Tested with sleep enabled and disabled
• Power mode: Prefer Maximum Performance

Crash still occurs around ~12 hours.

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Monitoring​

GPU metrics monitored via Prometheus + Grafana.


Typical idle metrics before crash:

• P-state: P8
• Power draw: ~8–10W
• Temperature: 20–30°C
• Utilization: 0%

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Hypothesis​

Possible causes:

1. GPU firmware / driver power-state bug
2. GPU hardware defect
3. PCIe platform compatibility issue
4. GPU idle power transition issue

Since the issue occurs on both Linux and Windows, it appears unlikely to be OS-specific.

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Questions​

1. Has anyone seen RTX 5060 Ti idle power state stability issues?
2. Is there any VBIOS update for MSI RTX 5060 Ti?
3. Are there recommended BIOS settings for AM5 + RTX 5060 Ti stability?
4. Could this indicate a defective GPU?

 

[plutomate]

High quality PSU? any chance to try a different one?

 

[Svet]

GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

Which GPU model exactly?

Is there any VBIOS update for MSI RTX 5060 Ti?

Which GPU Model you have?
S/N of the GPU?
Current vBIOS version installed?

PSU: High-quality PSU (new)

see >>Posting Guide<<

System hangs or reboots after ~8–12 hours of idle/light load.

Reboot/Hang while doing what..?
Are any logged errors(if any) in Windows Event Logs, System?

 

[james.x.den15c702eb]

My GPU Model: GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16G SHADOW 2X OC PLUS
S/N: 602-V535-090T2508000537
Brand new PSU: MSI 850W Gold
Hung: without any load. (Not running any GPU related program. Just leave the OS running).
Windows vBIOS: 98.06.39.00 C5
Nvidia Driver version: 595.71

 

[Svet]

Nvidia Driver version: 595.71

Those are flawed
try 595.76 instead

Can you check for those too?:

Are any logged errors(if any) in Windows Event Logs, System?

 

[james.x.den15c702eb]

I updated to 595.76, after overnight sleep, it worked in the morning but between 11:00am - 12:00pm, it froze and hung. No display. No window logs and events for errors.

 

[james.x.den15c702eb]

I manually re-booted around 5:40pm.

 

[Svet]

Can you test the GPU in another PC?
Do you have(or can you borrow) another PSU to try?

Also how is electricity at your place where the PC is powered?
Does it provides steady voltages in outlet?
Do you use a power strip or surge protectors?
Or it's directly connected to outlet?

Windows vBIOS: 98.06.39.00 C5

The vbios is outdated, can you check for vbios updates from MSI Center, Live Update, Advanced Scan for a new vbios?

 

[james.x.den15c702eb]

I have a AI lab at home. I have another rtx 3090 works perfect on ubuntu 22.04. I tried on that machine too. I don't think PSU is a problem. Regarding vBIOS, MSI pointed me to Nvidia app to update and that's the latest on Nvidia app for this MSI 5060 Ti .

 

[Svet]

I have a AI lab at home. I have another rtx 3090 works perfect on ubuntu 22.04. I tried on that machine too. I don't think PSU is a problem. Regarding vBIOS, MSI pointed me to Nvidia app to update and that's the latest on Nvidia app for this MSI 5060 Ti .

Got it, I will prepare the latest vBIOS update to try, (should be ready for tomorrow at some time)
then retest it again and check how it's goes.

 

[Svet]

Update:
Check PM

 

[james.x.den15c702eb]

Great thanks!