I’ll give you a short version because otherwise this would just be a wall of text. Other important information is below.
Specs:
Processor: i7 4790k OC 4.5ghz @1.25v
Ram: 16GB Dominator GT RAM
GPU: Powercooler R9 280x (Cooler upgraded to Arctic Cooling Accelero Extreme IV)
PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 650W
HDD: 240GB Sandisk Ultra SSD / 3TB Seagate Barracuda
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
Paused a game, left the room for 5 minutes, and came back to a grey and black stripy screen. Rebooted, after the windows logo had appeared. Black screen.
Rebooted a number of times, same error. Booted off the internal graphics, no errors at all. Uninstalled the AMD drivers using Display Driver Uninstaller, all works fine. Reinstalled the AMD drivers, and as it gets to installing the display drivers, the black screen returns.
This seemed a plan driver conflict issue. But after wiping the whole hard drive and starting again, the problem returns.
I am now at a loss, any suggestions as to what is wrong?
Important info
The powercooler cooler was removed and replaced by the Arctic cooler a few weeks before this error, but had only been running for a few days before the error occurred. However, I stress tested it for hours, and VRAM and core temps never exceeded 60 C
It was overclocked at the time – Afterburner 1150mhz core 1700mhz memory clock. Again, was stress tested and didn’t exceed 70 C. Power boost of 15%, and overvolted to 1.2v
The game was fifa 15 – which is hardly pushing the boundaries of the card.
It is fitted in the 2nd PCI slot because it wont fit in the 1st
I have another motherboard which I will fit in a few days to see if it’s the PCI slot (really clutching at straws here)
Specs:
Processor: i7 4790k OC 4.5ghz @1.25v
Ram: 16GB Dominator GT RAM
GPU: Powercooler R9 280x (Cooler upgraded to Arctic Cooling Accelero Extreme IV)
PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 650W
HDD: 240GB Sandisk Ultra SSD / 3TB Seagate Barracuda
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
Paused a game, left the room for 5 minutes, and came back to a grey and black stripy screen. Rebooted, after the windows logo had appeared. Black screen.
Rebooted a number of times, same error. Booted off the internal graphics, no errors at all. Uninstalled the AMD drivers using Display Driver Uninstaller, all works fine. Reinstalled the AMD drivers, and as it gets to installing the display drivers, the black screen returns.
This seemed a plan driver conflict issue. But after wiping the whole hard drive and starting again, the problem returns.
I am now at a loss, any suggestions as to what is wrong?
Important info
The powercooler cooler was removed and replaced by the Arctic cooler a few weeks before this error, but had only been running for a few days before the error occurred. However, I stress tested it for hours, and VRAM and core temps never exceeded 60 C
It was overclocked at the time – Afterburner 1150mhz core 1700mhz memory clock. Again, was stress tested and didn’t exceed 70 C. Power boost of 15%, and overvolted to 1.2v
The game was fifa 15 – which is hardly pushing the boundaries of the card.
It is fitted in the 2nd PCI slot because it wont fit in the 1st
I have another motherboard which I will fit in a few days to see if it’s the PCI slot (really clutching at straws here)