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Processor: Intel Bloomfield i7 920 2.67GHz Quad Core
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 780 FTW ACX Cooler Superclocked
Motherboard: Alienware X58 Motherboard (Outdated motherboard I took from an old computer from 2008)
Hard Drive: 500GB HDD Western Digital
Power Supply: Corsair 1200AXi 80 Plus Platinum
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i
RAM: AVEXIR (3 x 8) 24GB RAM
Monitor: ASUS PB278Q 27'' 2560 x 1440 Resolution
Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro
I started noticing the problem when playing Company of Heroes 2. The game is really graphics intensive. About 10 minutes in on maximum settings, my computer would completely crash/shutdown.
After this, my computer will try rebooting as it always does after a crash, but it would fail for about 5 minutes, trying to turn on but promptly turning off. The cycle would repeat until it would turn back on.
I am guessing it is waiting for something to cool down?
1. I used AMD Catalyst Uninstall Utility to make sure my old AMD drivers weren't conflicting with the Nvidia card.
2. I reinstalled Nvidia driver and GeForce experience.
3. I ran Furmark GPU Torture test and it crashed at around 68 C.
4. I logged my GPU sensors on CPU-Z
5. I ran the Preboot Test on the Boot Settings in the BIOS
The results of my latest crash (to the latest second):
Date: 2013-11-09 18:42:32
GPU Core Clock: 992.9 MHz
GPU Memory Clock: 1502.3 MHz
GPU Temperature: 67 C
Fan Speed: 86%
Fan Speed: 2797 RPM
Memory Used: 970 MB
GPU Load: 99%
Memory Controller Load: 64%
Video Engine Load: 0%
Power Consumption: 95%
PerfCap Reason: 1
VDDC: 0.984 Volts
12V: 11.77 Volts
VDDC Current: 89.0 Ampheres
VDDC Power: 87 Watts
VRM Temperature: 70 C
Compared to idle:
Date: 2013-11-09 19:13:09
GPU Core Clock: 979.8 MHz
GPU Memory Clock: 1502.3 MHz
GPU Temperature: 31 C
Fan Speed: 45%
Fan Speed: 1487 RPM
Memory Used: 549 MB
GPU Load: 1%
Memory Controller Load: 1%
Video Engine Load: 0%
Power Consumption: 22.4%
PerfCap Reason: 16
VDDC: 1.033 Volts
12V: 12.06 Volts
VDDC Current: 6 Ampheres
VDDC Power: 5.5 Watts
VRM Temperature: 38 C
I am now afraid that my GTX 780 is damaged somehow and I have loads of questions.
1. How can I tell if it's my Graphics Card that is the problem?
- Any software tests?
- Does the information I stated above indicate anything?
2. How can I tell if it's my Motherboard that is the problem?
- It's an outdated motherboard from 2008
- Can an outdated motherboard like this run a GTX 780 and a 1200 Watt PSU?
3. Did overclocking my GTX 780 damage my graphics card?
- I can't observe any kind of FPS drop once I compare the FPS to my pre-overclock settings
- It didn't crash when I overclocked it a week ago
- I currently have the GTX 780 in factory settings.
- It has never crashed during overclocked settings
- I used EVGA Precision X to overclock and only maxed the voltage to its limits which was +38mV
- I may have increased the GPU clock or memory too high. I went as far as +200 MHz and decided it wasn't good for my GPU due to artifacts showing up.
Please help me!
Thank in advance,
North
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 780 FTW ACX Cooler Superclocked
Motherboard: Alienware X58 Motherboard (Outdated motherboard I took from an old computer from 2008)
Hard Drive: 500GB HDD Western Digital
Power Supply: Corsair 1200AXi 80 Plus Platinum
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i
RAM: AVEXIR (3 x 8) 24GB RAM
Monitor: ASUS PB278Q 27'' 2560 x 1440 Resolution
Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro
I started noticing the problem when playing Company of Heroes 2. The game is really graphics intensive. About 10 minutes in on maximum settings, my computer would completely crash/shutdown.
After this, my computer will try rebooting as it always does after a crash, but it would fail for about 5 minutes, trying to turn on but promptly turning off. The cycle would repeat until it would turn back on.
I am guessing it is waiting for something to cool down?
1. I used AMD Catalyst Uninstall Utility to make sure my old AMD drivers weren't conflicting with the Nvidia card.
2. I reinstalled Nvidia driver and GeForce experience.
3. I ran Furmark GPU Torture test and it crashed at around 68 C.
4. I logged my GPU sensors on CPU-Z
5. I ran the Preboot Test on the Boot Settings in the BIOS
The results of my latest crash (to the latest second):
Date: 2013-11-09 18:42:32
GPU Core Clock: 992.9 MHz
GPU Memory Clock: 1502.3 MHz
GPU Temperature: 67 C
Fan Speed: 86%
Fan Speed: 2797 RPM
Memory Used: 970 MB
GPU Load: 99%
Memory Controller Load: 64%
Video Engine Load: 0%
Power Consumption: 95%
PerfCap Reason: 1
VDDC: 0.984 Volts
12V: 11.77 Volts
VDDC Current: 89.0 Ampheres
VDDC Power: 87 Watts
VRM Temperature: 70 C
Compared to idle:
Date: 2013-11-09 19:13:09
GPU Core Clock: 979.8 MHz
GPU Memory Clock: 1502.3 MHz
GPU Temperature: 31 C
Fan Speed: 45%
Fan Speed: 1487 RPM
Memory Used: 549 MB
GPU Load: 1%
Memory Controller Load: 1%
Video Engine Load: 0%
Power Consumption: 22.4%
PerfCap Reason: 16
VDDC: 1.033 Volts
12V: 12.06 Volts
VDDC Current: 6 Ampheres
VDDC Power: 5.5 Watts
VRM Temperature: 38 C
I am now afraid that my GTX 780 is damaged somehow and I have loads of questions.
1. How can I tell if it's my Graphics Card that is the problem?
- Any software tests?
- Does the information I stated above indicate anything?
2. How can I tell if it's my Motherboard that is the problem?
- It's an outdated motherboard from 2008
- Can an outdated motherboard like this run a GTX 780 and a 1200 Watt PSU?
3. Did overclocking my GTX 780 damage my graphics card?
- I can't observe any kind of FPS drop once I compare the FPS to my pre-overclock settings
- It didn't crash when I overclocked it a week ago
- I currently have the GTX 780 in factory settings.
- It has never crashed during overclocked settings
- I used EVGA Precision X to overclock and only maxed the voltage to its limits which was +38mV
- I may have increased the GPU clock or memory too high. I went as far as +200 MHz and decided it wasn't good for my GPU due to artifacts showing up.
Please help me!
Thank in advance,
North
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