How can I make one use image video/gif scene in OBS?

[Winter550]

So I stream but I use a lot of image and video sources in my OBS, I've used so many to the point my computer just turned off (I do believe it was because of OBS since this is the first time that has ever happened, I've done several other stress tests and never has my PC just shut off before, by shut off I mean my two monitors turned off and both keyboard and mouse got turned off, my PC lights and fan could still be seen on but everything else was off) looking up the issue it was maybe because I was using too many sources? I've already turned down the out put scale from 1920x1080 to 1280x720, encode on NVENC, preset on Max Performance, and rate control on CBR. Only thing now is my many sources I use which is possibly contributing to the crash, is there someway I can turn everything I use into just one transparent image? I use gifs and videos so just making something on Gimp won't be enough. Can anyone help?

 

[koala]

If your complete PC hangs or ever reboots due to some crash, this is a sign of a hardware failure. Check for overheating, defective RAM and sufficient power supply.

 

[shansmi]

and usually there is an error code. this was called a BSOD but they have changed it up a bit in later revisions of win10 and certainly in win11. If you can find the error code it should at least give you a direction.

 

[Winter550]

If your complete PC hangs or ever reboots due to some crash, this is a sign of a hardware failure. Check for overheating, defective RAM and sufficient power supply.

How would I check for those? I am not super new to PC stuff but I am also not an expert? Any pointers?

 

[Winter550]

and usually there is an error code. this was called a BSOD but they have changed it up a bit in later revisions of win10 and certainly in win11. If you can find the error code it should at least give you a direction.

I use Win 10, where can I find it?

 

[shansmi]

Usually it is on the crash screen. These days they are called stop codes... old school is Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). All of them contain codes something like 0x0000000e for example. Get the code and google it. "Most" of the time that will give you a direction like USB, Video Driver or app etc...many times how to fix the issue or get around it will also be spelled out in the same thread.