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AwfulTabletDrawing

Games installed after new GPU keep crashing

I got a used lightly used GTX 1080 from a friend, any games that I have installed after I put the new GPU in crash pretty often. So far it's happened in

  • Control (device removed error, frequent)
  • Arkham Knight (direct CTD)
  • Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (device removed error)
  • Spellbreak (direct CTD, frequent

However any game installed with I had my 970 in runs just fine. I can play Apex with no issues, The Sims for hours on end no problem, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare I had no problem with (but haven't played it too extensively since the upgrade), A Plague Tale, R6 Siege...

I've tried reinstalling drivers, the card isn't overclocked and I even tried it in debug mode with no real change, I've monitored it with GPU-Z and a few other programs but nothing really noteworthy happens on the crash. I tried re-seating the card, turning off Anti-Aliasing on the nVidia control, turning the graphics down on everything... I'm at a loss. Could the card just be crap?

I still have my old card but I don't really want to go back as everything has been running so much more smoothly... Aside from the cashes. But if the crashes can't be fixed I guess I have to.

Here are my specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FtBDq4

Thanks!

Posted Sep 7, 2020, 7:59 PM UTC

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illusion_hill•

It sounds like an issue with the card, can you test it in another system?

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AwfulTabletDrawingOP•

I can probably convince a friend to let me use their machine to test it. I'll do that when I get a chance.

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illusion_hill•

Hopefully you don't need to replace the card, but replacing your friend might be a good idea 🙃

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AwfulTabletDrawingOP•

Need to replace the card. In their defense they told me it was acting up I was just hoping to fix it. Ah, well.

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makarastar•

- Install Asus GPU Tweak 2

- in "Simple Mode" select the "Silent Mode" big button

- Switch to "Advanced Mode" - and in the "Fan Speed" slider/s (there may be just one - or more than one...do this for all of them if more than one...) - click on the "Manual" button under the slider/s - and change the speed/s to 100%

- "Apply"

- "Save new" - and rename the profile to what you want - you will then find this under the "My profile" big button back in Simple Mode

(you can add multiple different setting profiles...they will be under the "Profile name" drop-down menu under the "My profile" big button

- Test on games

- When you want to turn the fans off (i.e. when not gaming) just press the big "Silent Mode" button again in Simple Mode

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AwfulTabletDrawingOP•

Tried it, and the game crashed in a manner consistent with the previous. This time, though, my entire display froze and went black for a while before coming back with GPU tweak strangely transparent.

I think the card might be bad, or I'm drawing more power than I think and crashing it. It's just so strange to me that it's only on games I installed after putting the new card it.

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makarastar•

The PSU at 550 Watts - how old / new?

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AwfulTabletDrawingOP•

Maybe 3-4 years old?

Monitoring voltages everything seems fine and the problem is usually just a game crash. I'm just grasping at straws.

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makarastar•

Not very old - and Gold - seems ok.

One other thing to try with AGPUT2 - do exactly as I advised for Silent Mode (100% fans) - but this time on the GAMING preset

- test and see what happens.

If still issues - then try the OC preset with 100% constant fans.

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