- Aug 19, 2014
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System Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MOBO: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
OS: Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Display: BENQ GW2255 22" x2
I built my PC rig almost one year ago. I have had absolutely no problems with it. This machine has ran many different game titles (Bioshock Infinite, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag) on ultra or very high graphics with no problems and little heat. My case is very open and well ventilated. It typically sits around 60-70 degrees Celsius. I ran UNIGINE Heaven and scored ~2200 with 80 fps on ultra. Topped out at 90 Celsius at the end of the benchmark. I've never had high temps during games.
Today, I came home from work and booted up Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Played through about 45 minutes of the game, with a bit of heat. Suddenly, my display crashed on both monitors with an audio loop in my headset. I couldn't turn my PC off from the case, and I had to kill power through the switch on the PSU. I rebooted immediately, and went back in, thinking it was a strange 1-off thing. Game booted, rejoined, and finished after another 15 minutes. Same crash happened shortly thereafter. I continued to reboot and would crash at varying times or not even startup at all. Crashes occurred immediately after PC turned on, at Windows login, at game startup, etc. I observed the LEDs on my MOBO, and at times the VGA LED would light up, and at times the Boot Device L ED would light up. Sometimes both would light up, hold, and then go off. Often the VGA light would stay red and the PC would simply crash. Also, occasionally the GPU fans would go full-speed.
I am within RMA Warranty on my GPU, but I want to identify the problem (if it is the GPU, or not?) before I make a claim. I've done a lot of reading on the forums of TW and other sites, and can't seem to find the same problem. Any suggestions, questions, etc., are much appreciated. Thanks TW Community!
Update: I did reset CMOS, moved GPU to secondary slot (and removed and reattached cables), removed and reattached RAM. Didn't fix the problem. Removed GPU altogether and used DVI to connect to onboard display. PC is working fine, though of course no GPU. Hope this helps to narrow down the problems.
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MOBO: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
OS: Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Display: BENQ GW2255 22" x2
I built my PC rig almost one year ago. I have had absolutely no problems with it. This machine has ran many different game titles (Bioshock Infinite, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag) on ultra or very high graphics with no problems and little heat. My case is very open and well ventilated. It typically sits around 60-70 degrees Celsius. I ran UNIGINE Heaven and scored ~2200 with 80 fps on ultra. Topped out at 90 Celsius at the end of the benchmark. I've never had high temps during games.
Today, I came home from work and booted up Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Played through about 45 minutes of the game, with a bit of heat. Suddenly, my display crashed on both monitors with an audio loop in my headset. I couldn't turn my PC off from the case, and I had to kill power through the switch on the PSU. I rebooted immediately, and went back in, thinking it was a strange 1-off thing. Game booted, rejoined, and finished after another 15 minutes. Same crash happened shortly thereafter. I continued to reboot and would crash at varying times or not even startup at all. Crashes occurred immediately after PC turned on, at Windows login, at game startup, etc. I observed the LEDs on my MOBO, and at times the VGA LED would light up, and at times the Boot Device L ED would light up. Sometimes both would light up, hold, and then go off. Often the VGA light would stay red and the PC would simply crash. Also, occasionally the GPU fans would go full-speed.
I am within RMA Warranty on my GPU, but I want to identify the problem (if it is the GPU, or not?) before I make a claim. I've done a lot of reading on the forums of TW and other sites, and can't seem to find the same problem. Any suggestions, questions, etc., are much appreciated. Thanks TW Community!
Update: I did reset CMOS, moved GPU to secondary slot (and removed and reattached cables), removed and reattached RAM. Didn't fix the problem. Removed GPU altogether and used DVI to connect to onboard display. PC is working fine, though of course no GPU. Hope this helps to narrow down the problems.
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