Help! New Sapphire R9 280X. Random Frezzes.

MeatYourDoom · Sep 5, 2014

ive been getting random freezes since i got my R9 280X. i had a 7970 OC. ive turned off my over clocking settings, installing updates, many things.

and when i overclock it to the max. the games i play come up with squares in a grid type so u cant see the game, then it crashes. but my PC has been constantly freezing since i changed my graphics card.

pc specs

Processor AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor
Manufacturer AMD
Speed 3.6 GHz
Number of Cores 8
CPU ID 178BFBFF00600F12
Family 15
Model 01
Stepping 2
Revision
Video Card AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Chipset AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Dedicated Memory 3.1 GB
Total Memory 4.0 GB
Pixel Shader Version 5.0
Vertex Shader Version 5.0
Hardware T & L Yes
Vendor ID 1002
Device ID 6798
Plug and Play ID VEN_1002&DEV_6798&SUBSYS_3001174B&REV_00
Driver Version 14.100.0.0
Memory 13 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit
Service Pack 0
Size 64 Bit
Edition Basic
Version 6.2.9200
Locale 0C09
BIOS BIOS Date: 10/08/12 16:52:30 Ver: 04.06.04
Version American Megatrends Inc. V19.9
Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc.
Date 10/08/12
Display Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080
Sound Device 1 Turtle Beach PX3 (PC)
Driver Version 6.3.9600.16490
Sound Device 2 AMD High Definition Audio Device
Driver Version 9.0.0.9905
Sound Device 3 Realtek High Definition Audio
Driver Version 6.0.1.6631
Sound Device 4 Razer Surround Audio Controller
Driver Version
DVD Optiarc DVD RW AD-7280S ATA Device
CD Optiarc DVD RW AD-7280S ATA Device
Drive
Size 1.8 TB
Free 474.2 GB
Browsers
Internet Explorer 11.0.9600.17239
Chrome 38.0.2125.44
Firefox
Safari
Software
Java 7.0.510
Flash 14.0.0.176
DirectX 11.0
.NET 3.5.30729.4926
QuickTime 7.75.80.95
Adobe PDF Reader 11.0.8.4

MeatYourDoom · Sep 7, 2014

Could it be another problem? like the hard drive or the RAM, but it started when i got my new GPU. also, my hard drive is nearly full. in task manager it always hits 100% usage. (Hard Drive)

MeatYourDoom · Sep 8, 2014

Hey guys, i over clocked my pc a bit. still nothing new. I have scanned it with everything, but sometimes i cant fully scan it. and i cant fully defrag my hard drive. but it says its good. PLS Help.

k1114 · Sep 8, 2014

What psu do you have? It might just be a faulty card. Did you use driver sweeper?

MeatYourDoom · Sep 9, 2014

im not sure what PSU i have, but it says 900w. it could handle my old 7970 OC. and i didnt use driver sweeper

MeatYourDoom · Sep 9, 2014

i did the driver sweeper. it did speed up my pc a little bit. but didnt fix the problem. its brand new. so you think it could be the graphics card?

k1114 · Sep 9, 2014

I know the 7970 is similar tdp but I need to make sure it's not the psu. Can you put the 7970 back in?

MeatYourDoom · Sep 10, 2014

the 7970 broke. last time it was in, was before the R9 and it keept rebooting and crashing. there was barely any picture coming up. Do u think its still worth a try?

this is my PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371050
but i did not buy it from here.

k1114 · Sep 10, 2014

I'm thinking it's just a faulty card but a 7970 dying and your new card artifacting tells me it could be something else. In either case you need to rma the 280x. I don't see a mobo model in that list. What is it? Is this a prebuilt?

MeatYourDoom · Sep 10, 2014

This is a custom build PC. i just googled my specs. and i put the graphics card myself. i could take it out then put it back in and see if that works.

MeatYourDoom · Sep 10, 2014

and ive noticed, it happens ever 1hour to 2 hours. and while playing a game. without playing games, it doesn't freeze for a couple of hours. and everyday, when i turn it on at 3 o'clock. it always shuts down around 4 o'clock, but only after it hits 4 o'clock, it it'l last to 5 o'clock max. then restart.

k1114 · Sep 10, 2014

Check your temps.

MeatYourDoom · Sep 11, 2014

http://prntscr.com/4lpr1w and http://prntscr.com/4lpr4i

after about 20 mins of running. no games. and page file usage always yellow.

and the disk in task manager usually sits around here. http://prntscr.com/4lprx8

iamlegend · Sep 11, 2014

If you did OCed your card, you don`t have stable clocks.

MeatYourDoom · Sep 11, 2014

http://prntscr.com/4lq6se
settings. should i turn up the power limit and the fan on msi afterburner?

iamlegend · Sep 11, 2014

For Sapphire R9 280X which clock to 950Mhz change to 1000Mhz with 1.3V. It is a good clock.

Edited:

It`s OK. just bump your voltage a little to 1.31

MeatYourDoom · Sep 11, 2014

Itll only go up to 1299v. is that okay? it is max

iamlegend · Sep 11, 2014

try gaming if it will not freeze. then its ok.

MeatYourDoom · Sep 11, 2014

i had it freeze while doing stuff on Photoshop and once though titanfall. but it only does it like, 30mins - 1 hour while im playing. its weird, cause dont freezes normally happen straight away.

iamlegend · Sep 11, 2014

bump your voltage a little more.

MeatYourDoom · Sep 11, 2014

but it wont let me. tell me if theres another program to use or something. or on msi after burner, should i turn the power limit to 10% or something?

iamlegend · Sep 11, 2014

Oh man, I mean 1130 voltage not 1300. But it's OK though.
This settings, CPU clock = 1000; Memory Clock= 1425; VDDC= 1131.

I got that stable.

wh3resmycar · Sep 11, 2014

you have to tell us what that PSU is. if it's a good brand PSU you'll see it's name immediately when you look at it. i'm using a sapphire 280x as well (dual x version), it's working fine. can you use radeonpro and use game profiles to overclock? that's what i'm using as this card tends to go ballistic (full 1.2ghz core) even when playing old rusty games.

iamlegend · Sep 11, 2014

Oh, also use the TRIXX that comes with Sapphire Drivers.

MeatYourDoom · Sep 12, 2014

Soz sometimes my msg's dont send. my voltage wont go above 1299. and i did post my psu. 'this is my PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
but i did not buy it from here.' and the TRIXX program didnt come with the drivers. i had to manually download them.

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