does overclocking CPU cause GPU to fail?

zqa20

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My 3570k@4.5@1.22v

my new 780ti that ive owned for 2 weeks has crashed 4 times (screen goes black for 2 secs then i get msg saying GPU crashed but was able to recover). is my gpu faulty or is my cpu OC causing this?

this only happens when gaming and gpu under load

 

KrazyMe

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Overclocking your CPU doesn't cause your GPU to crash. If your overclocking would be bad, you'd get a BSOD.

Make sure your driver is up to date, it's most likely a GPU problem that you have, does it happen in all your games ?

You might also have temperature issues, is your case well ventilated ?