System Crashes- total freeze

Was running blender, web browsers and discord/teams during a class. PC froze, nothing was moving BUT I was able to hear the class for a bit, then cut out and then stuttered to death too. Other than that, everything else was just like a picture. Fixed by the power button.
Happened again just when running a browser and vim and again: twice today.
Not ram filling up- I've not been over 60% even with full work flow.
Each time my PC HAD been running longer than usual- maybe 9 hours max.

also, no idea what or how to get the system logs. its been about an hour since the last crash

using dragonized gaming edition.

inxi -Fxxxza output:
System:    Kernel: 5.10.10-114-tkg-bmq x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 
           parameters: intel_pstate=passive BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-tkg-bmq 
           root=UUID=8385376e-058c-4190-b13c-0411b1ce92e4 rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet 
           splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 
           systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 
           resume=UUID=25f83cb9-6cfa-4fc0-9ebb-5459b0de6e09 loglevel=3 
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM 
           Distro: Garuda Linux 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME B350-PLUS v: Rev X.0x 
           serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 5220 date: 09/12/2019 
CPU:       Info: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+ 
           family: 17 (23) model-id: 8 stepping: 2 microcode: 800820D L2 cache: 3 MiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
           bogomips: 92312 
           Speed: 1375 MHz min/max: 1550/3850 MHz boost: disabled Core speeds (MHz): 
           1: 1375 2: 1375 3: 1375 4: 1374 5: 1375 6: 1375 7: 1375 8: 1375 9: 1374 
           10: 1374 11: 1374 12: 1374 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass 
           mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
           Type: spectre_v1 
           mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 
           mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1060 6GB] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia 
           v: 460.32.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus ID: 09:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1b83 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: nvidia 
           display ID: :0 screens: 1 
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1449 s-dpi: 101 s-size: 967x364mm (38.1x14.3") 
           s-diag: 1033mm (40.7") 
           Monitor-1: DP-0 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82 size: 598x336mm (23.5x13.2") 
           diag: 686mm (27") 
           Monitor-2: DVI-D-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102 size: 477x268mm (18.8x10.6") 
           diag: 547mm (21.5") 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.32.03 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 09:00.1 chip ID: 10de:10f0 
           Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 0b:00.3 chip ID: 1022:1457 
           Device-3: Logitech Webcam C310 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo 
           bus ID: 1-3:2 chip ID: 046d:081b serial: <filter> 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.10-114-tkg-bmq 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
           vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: f000 bus ID: 03:00.0 
           chip ID: 10ec:8168 
           IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: f000 
           bus ID: 08:00.0 chip ID: 8086:2723 
           IF: wlp8s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.25 TiB used: 35.41 GiB (2.8%) 
           SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
           ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Transcend model: TS256GSSD370S 
           size: 238.47 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: <filter> rev: 6KB 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 
           size: 931.51 GiB block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: <filter> rev: 1A02 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: SanDisk model: SSD PLUS 120GB 
           size: 111.8 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: <filter> rev: 00RL 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 94.61 GiB size: 94.61 GiB (100.00%) used: 35.41 GiB (37.4%) 
           fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 
           ID-2: /home raw size: 94.61 GiB size: 94.61 GiB (100.00%) 
           used: 35.41 GiB (37.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 
           ID-3: /var/log raw size: 94.61 GiB size: 94.61 GiB (100.00%) 
           used: 35.41 GiB (37.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 
           ID-4: /var/tmp raw size: 94.61 GiB size: 94.61 GiB (100.00%) 
           used: 35.41 GiB (37.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 
Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache pressure: 75 (default 100) 
           ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 17.19 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 
           dev: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34 
           ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram0 
           ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram1 
           ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram2 
           ID-5: swap-5 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram3 
           ID-6: swap-6 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram4 
           ID-7: swap-7 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram5 
           ID-8: swap-8 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram6 
           ID-9: swap-9 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram7 
           ID-10: swap-10 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram8 
           ID-11: swap-11 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram9 
           ID-12: swap-12 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram10 
           ID-13: swap-13 type: zram size: 1.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 
           dev: /dev/zram11 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 34.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 57 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0% 
Info:      Processes: 326 Uptime: 20m wakeups: 0 Memory: 15.63 GiB used: 4.08 GiB (26.1%) 
           Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 clang: 11.0.1 Packages: 
           pacman: 1781 lib: 547 Shell: fish v: 3.1.2 default: Bash v: 5.1.4 
           running in: konsole inxi: 3.2.02

I edit your terminal output, please read wiki "Reporting bugs". Greetings SGS :slight_smile:

No problem here, I use use on old intel, NVIDIA 460.39

inxi -G                   
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 6GB] driver: nvidia v: 460.39 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: loaded: nvidia resolution: 3840x2160~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.39

Maybe update your DE and Nvidia driver.
Next try other kernel, I use Kernel: 5.10.11-zen2-1-zen x86_64

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ill look into using another kernel. sounds fun :stuck_out_tongue:

Should it happen again and i restart, where do i look for the logs prior shutdown? and

Did you check your CPU usage or just your ram usage at the time?

There was a bug with the auto-cpufreq.service which is in the process of being fixed. You can temporarily mask the service to check if that was part of your issue.

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ill look into that.