Can someone tell me what's wrong here? (GTX 970 Issues)

TheMagicalTurnip · Jun 7, 2016

So i've had this for a while now and it's been something i've just brushed off my shoulder, but recently it's becoming more and more frustrating. Now, the issue i'm having is random reboots. Whilst playing graphic heavy games or doing something graphic heavy my computer will 90% of the time restart within the first 5 minutes of playing the game.

I've talked about this issue before and i've been told about using the drivers that came with my graphics card, which i am, and the regedit number 8 thing, which i also have done. Nothing seems to prevent these crashes but lowering my games to their minimal graphic settings appears to reduce them, however they are still frequent.

My Specs are as follows:

OS: Windows 10 Pro
Processor: AMD A8 6600K APU with Radeon(tm) Graphics (4 CPUS) ¬ 3.9 Ghz
Graphics Card: NVidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB DDR5 (Gigabyte)
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. F2A58M-HD2

Please help in any way you can!

Thanks!

sizzling · Jun 7, 2016

What make and model PSU do you have? Also what are your CPU and GPU temps during gaming?

sizzling · Jun 7, 2016

Also you should be using the latest NVidia drivers from their website, not the ones that came with the GPU as they will be seriously out of date. Also there is no need to edit the registry, that's not going to fix this issue.

TheMagicalTurnip · Jun 7, 2016

sizzling :

It's a WinPower AD-E500AE-A/A6 500W.

GPU reached a max of 48.0 Celsius
CPU reached a max of 51.1 Celsius

In reply to your other comment, i've also tried with the most recent drivers, and found that using the old ones works better.

Thanks for the reply!

sizzling · Jun 7, 2016

Wow, I'm pretty sure its your very poor quality PSU which probably would struggle to deliver 300w. That would also explain why the old drivers work better as the GPU is probably underperforming with those drivers and taking less current. You really want a tier 1 or 2 500w PSU http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

TheMagicalTurnip · Jun 7, 2016

sizzling :

Alright, had an idea it was that. Would a Corsair CX500M do the trick?

sizzling · Jun 8, 2016

The original CX range are tier 4 on that list so no but Corsair have just updated the range and apparently they are slightly better now but still not great. I would look at an XFX, EVGA or Seasonic on that list I linked, very good units at a reasonable price, just pay attention to the model you are looking at and not just brand.

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