Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in
Your question

System crashes when GPU is idle

Tags:
  • GPUs
  • Power Supplies
  • Crash
  • Sapphire
  • Graphics
Last response: in Graphics & Displays
Share
September 30, 2014 11:36:09 AM

Hi, i'm having some trouble with my PC. I recently bought a Sapphire R9 290OC TRI-X card and my system keeps crashing when i try to watch a video or even when browsing. The only way to avoid that is to load the GPU. Even now i put furmark working so i can keep my system from crashing.
So, when i'm playing a game, it's ok..for anything else..100% crash.
My setup is:
CPU: AMD FX4100
MB: Asus M5A78L-M LE
Video: Sapphire R9 290OC TRI-X
PSU: Thermaltake Smart 630W (about 2 years old)
6GB Kingston HyperX RAM
Asus soundcard
WD Black 1TB HDD

LE: system just crashed before i could post this, while running furmark
Last GPU readings before the crash:
GPU Temp : 71 celsius
GPU load: 0 (previously was 56 and 3 sec before that was 100..seems that it changes at about 10 sec intervals from full load to half or a 1/3 and then 0 ..then goes up again)
Memory usage dedicated : 241 MB
Mem usage Dynamic : 79
12V : 11.50 ~ 11.63V
VDDC(V): 1.039~1.089
VDDCI(V) : 1
VDDC Current in (A): 13.8 - 18.6
VDDC Current out (A): 129 - 170
VDDC Power in (W) : 151 ~213
VDDC power out (W): 123 ~175
VRM Temp1 : 77 celsius
VRM temp2 : 50

I don't really know what does values mean so hope someone can help me understand why is my system crashing.
Thanks

More about : system crashes gpu idle

a c 2488 ) Power supply
September 30, 2014 12:41:18 PM

PSU: Thermaltake Smart 630W < Should be replaced.

Very unstable PSU.
m
0
l
September 30, 2014 12:53:27 PM

Thanks for the reply but why is this happening every time except for when i run a game? just now i am playing Lichdom: Battlemage at full details and it runs perfectly...been playing for more than 1 hour now still no problems
m
0
l
October 1, 2014 1:10:44 PM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
PSU: Thermaltake Smart 630W < Should be replaced.

Very unstable PSU.


Changed the PSU, same problem
m
0
l
!