Game freeze after installation of a new gpu

Zazumaki · May 22, 2014

I just bought a new r9 280 graphics card and now all the games i play freeze after like 3 mins of gameplay, i lowered the graphics and it still freezes. I reinstalled my 6670 and the freezes stopped. I thought it was the ram but i ran memtest through 4 passes and I tried windows memory diagnostic test and passed so i guess i can rule that out. The only thing i can think of is maybe my cpu can't handle the card. I also have a r9 270 and if i use that i'll get blue screen of death saying either service exception or memory management. I tried researching myself but can't seem to find a cause. Here's my specs:

AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition FX-4300
PNY Optima 8 GB PC3-10666 1333 MHz DDR3 Desktop DIMM Memory
Motherboard GA-78LMT-USB3
MSI AMD Radeon R9 280, 3GB GDDR5
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache
Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

emdea22 · May 22, 2014

Sounds like a driver issue. Uninstall amd drivers then remove them completely using Driver Sweeper or equivalent then install the r9 280 and install latest (14.4) drivers. If this fails repeat the process as amd drivers are known to cause problems.

UvovSimon · May 22, 2014

did you uninstall the amd graphics drivers first beforehand? porbably a driver issue

update-nvm someone answer it b4 me

ArtificialApple · May 22, 2014

A CPU bottleneck is definitely a possibility, but perhaps clearing your old drivers and installing the latest ones for that 280 will help.

Update: Man, I must type really slow....

Zazumaki · May 22, 2014

emdea22 :

I did update to the latest 280 but ill try that driver sweeper and see what happens

emdea22 · May 22, 2014

Zazumaki :

Do exactly what i said and in the same specific order.

Zazumaki · May 22, 2014

emdea22 :

Zazumaki :

Do exactly what i said and in the same specific order.

Alright

Eduello · May 22, 2014

Also, that PSU is really not meant for cards like the 280(X), although I doubt an insufficient PSU could cause freezes.

Zazumaki · May 23, 2014

Yeah wiped drivers still same problem

Eduello · May 23, 2014

You could try resetting CMOS, updating BIOS or re-installing the OS.

Zazumaki · May 23, 2014

Eduello :

Im going to try those two first, if all else fails ill reinstall the os

MostWantedSoulRider · May 23, 2014

Eduello :

+1 for this. I believe that OP's PSU is not suffice for his gaming rig. I recommend Corsair gs650W.

Eduello · May 23, 2014

And one more thing, if nothing else helps, try testing your PSU in a similarly power-hungry system or testing a more powerful PSU in your system.

MostWantedSoulRider · May 23, 2014

I've got R9 270X and I use CM GXII 550W PSU. So, it's better to start analyzing on your PSU 'cause I feel that it's low for your configuration.

Zazumaki · May 23, 2014

After updating the bios it seems like it may have stopped the freezing problem. So far so good. Thanks guys i am going to get a corsair 750watt too.

MostWantedSoulRider · May 23, 2014

Zazumaki :

Glad to hear that.

Eduello · May 23, 2014

Yeah, good to know

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