Calling all graphic & display experts, specifically on the 'voltage' and 'clocking' side of things. I appreciate all the help and edumacation I can get from everyone.
System specs:
GA-P55USB3 rev.1 (which i plan to upgrade to a PCIe 3.0 mobo asap)
i3 LGA1156 @ 3.0 GHz
OCZ Gold series RAM overclocked @ 1600MHz 1.65v
Corsair TX850W PSU (less than 1yr. old)
VGA listed in thread topic @ factory settings (less than 1yr. old)
OCZ Vertex3 SSD w/ fresh Win7 x64 install
Alright, so this card seems to be defective in the sense that it's failing whenever it's put under stress, and sometimes not at all. The display will die, flicker, come back to life -or- the app will crash, the system will lock up entirely displaying only a 'colored' screen of whatever color it chooses.
These are some of the apps running in full screen 1080rez. that are seemingly causing my GPU to fail:
Metro 2033 (1st title)
CoD MW2
Media Player Classic
I started monitoring the GPU while playing CoD to see what was up. This is what I got after 30 mins:
GPU Temp: 45C min - 67C max
Fan speed: 37%/1290RPM
True Current Clock:
-Core: 1188MHz (base clock: 1045MHz / boost clock: 1110MHz)
-Mem: 3004MHz
-VDDC: 1.175V
GPU Power: Avg. 30%-70% TDP
GPU Load: Avg. 50%-99%
Limiting Policies (NVIDIA): GPU voltage limit reached (occasionally, then failure)
**that last one sounds problematic to me**
I've already gone through the whole driver song 'n dance, and it's clearly not a software issue. I've also tried disabling that 'Powermizer' jazz and that did jack-squat.
I'll mention that I'm a certified PC tech and that my system was running like a dream until I put this *NEW* video card in, especially since the fresh OS on a new SSD.
I guess what I'm looking for, is a bit of advice regarding the clock/voltage settings and if I should tweak them to potentially fix my problem. OR I just get on the horn with EVGA and attempt a warranty return/refund while trying not to throw my phone and computer out the 3rd floor window.
System specs:
GA-P55USB3 rev.1 (which i plan to upgrade to a PCIe 3.0 mobo asap)
i3 LGA1156 @ 3.0 GHz
OCZ Gold series RAM overclocked @ 1600MHz 1.65v
Corsair TX850W PSU (less than 1yr. old)
VGA listed in thread topic @ factory settings (less than 1yr. old)
OCZ Vertex3 SSD w/ fresh Win7 x64 install
Alright, so this card seems to be defective in the sense that it's failing whenever it's put under stress, and sometimes not at all. The display will die, flicker, come back to life -or- the app will crash, the system will lock up entirely displaying only a 'colored' screen of whatever color it chooses.
These are some of the apps running in full screen 1080rez. that are seemingly causing my GPU to fail:
Metro 2033 (1st title)
CoD MW2
Media Player Classic
I started monitoring the GPU while playing CoD to see what was up. This is what I got after 30 mins:
GPU Temp: 45C min - 67C max
Fan speed: 37%/1290RPM
True Current Clock:
-Core: 1188MHz (base clock: 1045MHz / boost clock: 1110MHz)
-Mem: 3004MHz
-VDDC: 1.175V
GPU Power: Avg. 30%-70% TDP
GPU Load: Avg. 50%-99%
Limiting Policies (NVIDIA): GPU voltage limit reached (occasionally, then failure)
**that last one sounds problematic to me**
I've already gone through the whole driver song 'n dance, and it's clearly not a software issue. I've also tried disabling that 'Powermizer' jazz and that did jack-squat.
I'll mention that I'm a certified PC tech and that my system was running like a dream until I put this *NEW* video card in, especially since the fresh OS on a new SSD.
I guess what I'm looking for, is a bit of advice regarding the clock/voltage settings and if I should tweak them to potentially fix my problem. OR I just get on the horn with EVGA and attempt a warranty return/refund while trying not to throw my phone and computer out the 3rd floor window.
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