Games crashing repeatedly
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Laurih
December 10, 2013 6:10:33 AM
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Hardware:
MB: ROG Asus Crosshair V Formula (Bios version 1703)
CPU: AMD FX-8150 (Overclocked to 4,2GHz)
GPU: XFX Radeon HD R7950 (No overclock)
PSU: Nexus RX-1K (1000W)
RAM: 4x 4Gb Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz
Games crash after couple of minutes causing the computer freeze. Usually I can Alt+Ctrl+Del to Program manager where it tells that game has crashed. My browser also crashes at the same time.
Couple of days back screen went to power safe mode after the freeze and stayed in it unless I switched the power off from the PSU. I cleaned the computer and it seemed to stop complete crash.
This seems to happen only when GPU reaches over 75 Celsius. This should be the normal temperature during stress (Checked it from the manufacturer).
I have also done Memtest and no problems were found.
Hardware:
MB: ROG Asus Crosshair V Formula (Bios version 1703)
CPU: AMD FX-8150 (Overclocked to 4,2GHz)
GPU: XFX Radeon HD R7950 (No overclock)
PSU: Nexus RX-1K (1000W)
RAM: 4x 4Gb Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz
Games crash after couple of minutes causing the computer freeze. Usually I can Alt+Ctrl+Del to Program manager where it tells that game has crashed. My browser also crashes at the same time.
Couple of days back screen went to power safe mode after the freeze and stayed in it unless I switched the power off from the PSU. I cleaned the computer and it seemed to stop complete crash.
This seems to happen only when GPU reaches over 75 Celsius. This should be the normal temperature during stress (Checked it from the manufacturer).
I have also done Memtest and no problems were found.
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Skeefers
December 10, 2013 6:15:20 AM
AMD recommends that their FX series CPUs don't go over 62C; 75C is WAY too high, and is most likely the cause of your crashes. I suggest removing you overclock until you get a better cooler for your CPU that can handle the higher temps generated by overclocking. If you have a good cooler (what are you using, btw?), perhaps your thermal paste is either inferior or not applied correctly.
I run an FX-8350 on the same motherboard you have, overclocked to 4.3GHz with an Antec Kuhler H2O 920 cooler, and my temps at max during a stress test never pass 35C; you should be aiming to have your temps in that same range.
Edit: I now see that you said your GPU temps are at 75C, not your CPU temps; my apologies. Perhaps your CPU isn't receiving enough power for the overclocked speeds you're using...
I run an FX-8350 on the same motherboard you have, overclocked to 4.3GHz with an Antec Kuhler H2O 920 cooler, and my temps at max during a stress test never pass 35C; you should be aiming to have your temps in that same range.
Edit: I now see that you said your GPU temps are at 75C, not your CPU temps; my apologies. Perhaps your CPU isn't receiving enough power for the overclocked speeds you're using...
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Skeefers said:
AMD recommends that their FX series CPUs don't go over 62C; 75C is WAY too high, and is most likely the cause of your crashes. I suggest removing you overclock until you get a better cooler for your CPU that can handle the higher temps generated by overclocking. If you have a good cooler (what are you using, btw?), perhaps your thermal paste is either inferior or not applied correctly.I run an FX-8350 on the same motherboard you have, overclocked to 4.3GHz with an Antec Kuhler H2O 920 cooler, and my temps at max during a stress test never pass 35C; you should be aiming to have your temps in that same range.
75C is the GPU temp, not the CPU temp.
EDIT: Sorry, just saw your edit.
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Laurih
December 10, 2013 6:27:08 AM
expl0itfinder
December 10, 2013 6:39:47 AM
Laurih
December 10, 2013 7:21:56 AM
Laurih said:
I tried with no OC but the program+browser crashed excatly when GPU at 75 Celsius.expl0itfinder said:
That is strange, as 75C should be just fine for a GPU. Have you tried doing a clean driver install? You may have corrupted yours.Clean driver install done, didn´t help. It seems that 75 C is the magical point were programs start crashing, because after i turn my chassis fan speed higher it continued normally (Temp was 65C after that).
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Laurih
December 10, 2013 12:06:17 PM
expl0itfinder
December 10, 2013 3:06:10 PM
Laurih
December 11, 2013 4:55:08 AM
expl0itfinder
December 11, 2013 5:47:02 AM
You don't need windows 8 pro, but a standard copy of Windows 8.1 can't hurt. Let's save the OS restore until last, as that is a hassle that we want to avoid if possible. Let's narrow the issue a bit. Have you tried running prime95, or Furmark?
Prime95, to stress the CPU: http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/
and Furmark, to stress the GPU: http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
In prime95, you will see an error saying "WORKER STOPPED" in one of the boxes if the CPU is instable. In Furmark, the system should crash altogether if the GPU is unstable.
Prime95, to stress the CPU: http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/
and Furmark, to stress the GPU: http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
In prime95, you will see an error saying "WORKER STOPPED" in one of the boxes if the CPU is instable. In Furmark, the system should crash altogether if the GPU is unstable.
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Laurih
December 11, 2013 6:20:46 AM
expl0itfinder
December 11, 2013 6:27:12 AM
Laurih said:
Prime95 reported no problems, but Furmark caused a system crash at 76 C similar to the crashes I encountered week ago. Two fans at my GPU worked fine at 50% at the time of the crash.
Try setting a custom fan curve, and having the GPU fan/s run at 100%. It will be loud, but we want to eliminate the possibility of a bad temperature sensor. If the GPU still hits 75C under 100% fan curve, and crashes, you probably have a faulty sensor.
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Laurih
December 11, 2013 6:46:32 AM
expl0itfinder
December 11, 2013 6:48:03 AM
Laurih
December 11, 2013 6:49:55 AM
expl0itfinder
December 11, 2013 7:03:57 AM
Laurih
December 11, 2013 7:07:18 AM
expl0itfinder
December 11, 2013 7:09:40 AM
Laurih
December 11, 2013 7:12:43 AM
Laurih
December 11, 2013 8:19:07 AM
Best solution
expl0itfinder
December 11, 2013 3:27:23 PM
Laurih
December 20, 2013 7:54:29 AM
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