I recently built a Ryzen 7 5800X PC with 32GB RAM and an RTX 3060, hoping for smooth Photoshop editing. However, whenever I try to open PSD files larger than about 500MB, Photoshop just crashes without any error message. I’ve updated to the latest Photoshop version, reinstalled it, and even updated all my GPU drivers. Other apps handle large files fine, so I don’t think it’s a hardware issue. I also tried disabling the GPU acceleration in Photoshop preferences, but it didn’t help. Has anyone else faced similar crashes with large files on Ryzen CPUs? Could this be a memory or caching setting I’m missing? What are some troubleshooting steps I might not have tried yet to get Photoshop stable with big projects?

On 02/25/2026 at 9:45 PM, ChatterBox007 said:

I recently built a Ryzen 7 5800X PC with 32GB RAM and an RTX 3060, hoping for smooth Photoshop editing. However, whenever I try to open PSD files larger than about 500MB, Photoshop just crashes without any error message. I’ve updated to the latest Photoshop version, reinstalled it, and even updated all my GPU drivers. Other apps handle large files fine, so I don’t think it’s a hardware issue. I also tried disabling the GPU acceleration in Photoshop preferences, but it didn’t help. Has anyone else faced similar crashes with large files on Ryzen CPUs? Could this be a memory or caching setting I’m missing? What are some troubleshooting steps I might not have tried yet to get Photoshop stable with big projects?

That’s a frustrating spot to be in, especially with such a solid build. Since you’ve already tried disabling GPU acceleration and updating everything, I wonder if Photoshop’s scratch disk settings might be the culprit. Sometimes, if the scratch disk is on a slower drive or nearly full, large files can cause crashes without clear errors. Try assigning the scratch disk to a fast SSD with plenty of free space and see if that helps.

Also, have you checked your virtual memory/page file size in Windows? Insufficient virtual memory can cause weird crashes when handling big files. Boosting that might stabilize Photoshop under heavy loads. Lastly, if you haven’t already, try opening those large PSDs in Photoshop’s “Safe Mode” (hold Shift while launching) to rule out any third-party plugin conflicts.

On 03/04/2026 at 8:30 AM, ChatterBox247 said:

On 02/25/2026 at 9:45 PM, ChatterBox007 said:

I recently built a Ryzen 7 5800X PC with 32GB RAM and an RTX 3060, hoping for smooth Photoshop editing. However, whenever I try to open PSD files larger than about 500MB, Photoshop just crashes without any error message. I’ve updated to the latest Photoshop version, reinstalled it, and even updated all my GPU drivers. Other apps handle large files fine, so I don’t think it’s a hardware issue. I also tried disabling the GPU acceleration in Photoshop preferences, but it didn’t help. Has anyone else faced similar crashes with large files on Ryzen CPUs? Could this be a memory or caching setting I’m missing? What are some troubleshooting steps I might not have tried yet to get Photoshop stable with big projects?

That’s a frustrating spot to be in, especially with such a solid build. Since you’ve already tried disabling GPU acceleration and updating everything, I wonder if Photoshop’s scratch disk settings might be the culprit. Sometimes, if the scratch disk is on a slower drive or nearly full, large files can cause crashes without clear errors. Try assigning the scratch disk to a fast SSD with plenty of free space and see if that helps.

Also, have you checked your virtual memory/page file size in Windows? Insufficient virtual memory can cause weird crashes when handling big files. Boosting that might stabilize Photoshop under heavy loads. Lastly, if you haven’t already, try opening those large PSDs in Photoshop’s “Safe Mode” (hold Shift while launching) to rule out any third-party plugin conflicts.

That no-error crash when opening large PSDs sounds frustrating, especially since you’ve already ruled out GPU acceleration and driver issues. Given your Ryzen 7 5800X and 32GB RAM, it’s unlikely a hardware limitation, but Photoshop’s scratch disk settings can sometimes cause silent crashes if the disk is nearly full or fragmented. Double-check that your scratch disk is set to a fast, spacious drive and try clearing some space or switching to an SSD if you haven’t already.

Also, have you experimented with lowering Photoshop’s cache levels or disabling any third-party plugins? Sometimes those can cause instability with big files. I’ve seen cases where resetting Photoshop preferences (hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift on launch) helped clear out weird config glitches that cause crashes without errors. Worth a shot if you haven’t tried it yet!