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R9 270X Black Screen Crash while Playing!

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  • AMD
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  • gygabyte
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March 28, 2014 7:21:40 AM

Hello. I'm having quite an issue here.

Just installed my brand new Gygabyte Windforce R9 270X 2GB, and I can't barely play for more than 20-45 minutes without a black screen. It has happened while playing BF4, TitanFall and Diablo3 (D3 went black screen at an hour and a half).

According to various PSU calculators, I need 430W minium; and I have plenty more than that. Is it possible the PSU is faulty, or the R9 270X is faulty?

Here are my specs:

Intel Core i7 3770 3.4Ghz -STOCK-
Corsair Hydro H80.
3 DDR3 Sticks for 12GB.
Gygabyte R9 270X 2GB.
1 M4 Crucial 128Gb SSD.
2 SATA Blue Caviar 1TB HDD.

Please help me, this is driving me nuts!

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March 28, 2014 7:32:13 AM

If the PSU was faulty wouldn't the PC shut down? The GPU does take the most watts in a rig but still..
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March 28, 2014 7:33:45 AM

It most likely is the GPU that overheats, but you can determine that by running FurMark (or a similar utility) while monitoring the temperature. What PSU do you have?
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March 28, 2014 7:35:07 AM

Try installing the GPU drivers again and if that doesn't work your GPU is most probably broken.
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March 28, 2014 8:31:14 AM

Rami Zerker Reini said:
Try installing the GPU drivers again and if that doesn't work your GPU is most probably broken.
Drivers can't cause that type of issue where a system crash occurs after playing 20-25 minutes. The GPU is overheating or the PSU can't provide the required power once it gets hot.
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March 28, 2014 8:39:32 AM

I have a Corsair CX600W 80 Bronze Plus.

GPU temps are between 55-65 ºC on 100% load on Furmark while the BurnIn 15min test. Also my CPU were at 50 ºC on max load. Been monitoring through HWmonitor and can't seem to find the problem!

I even underclocked 40mhz both gpu/memory as this helped someone here on this forum, but didn't work either. Checked my memory with memtest and didn't show any errors on the tests. I even reinstalled Win7 clean to see if it was a driver problem, but stil crashes appeared.

I have an old GTX660, when I plug it in; it works flawless. Never crashes or something! This is really driving me nuts.

Could it be the PSU? Its brand new! Or could it be the GPU instead?
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March 28, 2014 9:00:29 AM

Let FurMark run while you also run Prime95 torture test on the CPU. The R9 270X draws approximately 40W more than the GTX 660 at full load, but your PSU should normally be able to handle it. It also is possible the new GPU causes more heat inside your case - open the case and use a fan to blow cool air towards the inside of the case while gaming to see if that helps.
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March 28, 2014 9:18:12 AM

I let Furmark and Prime95 torture test ran for 15 minutes without problems at this moment. GPU is at 74ºC and CPU at 60 ºC. I can't understand what is happening.
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March 28, 2014 10:10:16 AM

Did you uninstall the previous drivers completely? Also try the non-beta drivers. Some people can have problems running them.
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March 28, 2014 10:13:14 AM

el_klaha said:
I let Furmark and Prime95 torture test ran for 15 minutes without problems at this moment. GPU is at 74ºC and CPU at 60 ºC. I can't understand what is happening.


Mind = Blown, I think it's the GPU but truly some weird stuff none the less.
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March 28, 2014 10:15:01 AM

GhislainG said:
Rami Zerker Reini said:
Try installing the GPU drivers again and if that doesn't work your GPU is most probably broken.
Drivers can't cause that type of issue where a system crash occurs after playing 20-25 minutes. The GPU is overheating or the PSU can't provide the required power once it gets hot.


Are you sure the system crashed? I think his screen went black that's it.
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March 28, 2014 10:18:51 AM

I've tried Beta and Stable drivers; both with no success.
I get a Black Screen, and I have to hard reset the PC.

What are the possibilities of the PSU being faulty?
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March 28, 2014 10:24:26 AM

el_klaha said:
I've tried Beta and Stable drivers; both with no success.
I get a Black Screen, and I have to hard reset the PC.

What are the possibilities of the PSU being faulty?


Can happen. Depends how long you had it for and the quality. CX600 isn't a great psu but theoretically it is enough. However, there can be bad batches but they are rare.
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March 28, 2014 10:28:24 AM

I've had it for 2 weeks, it's brand new.

I forgot to specify my mobo, is an Intel DH77eb.
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March 28, 2014 10:32:14 AM

My god! an Intel MoBo? No wonder xD. I don't believe the PSU's faulty. Might sound like a far leap but I would buy a MoBo that's not made by Intel and get the same GPU or ask for your money back at buy it again.
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March 28, 2014 10:41:06 AM

I know, but it worked perfectly with the GTX 660; and It should do the same with the R9. I've looked on Internet and there are people with R9 290 on the same MoBo xD
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March 28, 2014 11:37:06 AM

Rami Zerker Reini said:
My god! an Intel MoBo? No wonder xD. I don't believe the PSU's faulty. Might sound like a far leap but I would buy a MoBo that's not made by Intel and get the same GPU or ask for your money back at buy it again.

I use an Intel motherboard when I need a very stable system, e.g., to build a server based on a desktop motherboard. I never had a crash with an Intel motherboard and there are no reasons to claim a motherboard is bad because it says Intel on it. My Asus motherboards definitely have been less stable with a few crashes a year (acceptable on a desktop PC, but not on a server that runs a bunch of VMs). The OP's issue most likely is the GPU or the PSU.
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March 28, 2014 11:54:07 AM

Yeah.. you could get the same new GPU and tell us what happened after you tried it out : /
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