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Nepex

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Getting this error constantly while opening programs or alt-tabbing, I've tried factory resetting windows, clean installing and rolling back nvidia drivers, and setting TdrDelay to 8 in regedit. I'm going to go ahead and call this a hardware issue. I was just wondering if anyone knew what piece it could be? I ran memtest for 1 pass so I'm going to rule RAM out. Should I order a new graphics card or could it possibly be my PSU or mobo? What ways are there to find out?
 
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n0ns3ns3

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What is your system config (CPU, PSU Model, GPU)?
What are your system temperatures (CPU and GPU) ?
If the above is good, there are few steps that can help to identify the problem.
This error happens a lot when overclocking GPU and the values are a bit high.
So if you are running stock GPU clocks, you can try to downclock a bit and see if it helps. If it does, it can be filing GPU or PSU.
Testing with another PSU (borrowed from a family member or a friend) is a good start too.
 
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1) I suspect it's a software issue.

2) Things to try:
a) use the iGPU if you have one in your CPU (shut down and remove your video card)

b) burn a Linux DVD and run (do not install) from it. For example, Linux Mint Cinnamon 64-bit:
https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

c) Spare drive?
Download MS media creation tool, run to create DVD or USB stick, then do a clean install.

If that works either do a clean install (plan carefully) or try the inplace upgrade.

d) In-place W10 upgrade:
Create W10 media as per above, but open "startup.exe" with Windows 10 already running.

Do not enter a key, and make sure to choose to keep your APPS and DATA. It's basically the same as a W7 or W8 upgrade to W10. It may create an "OLD" backup you can delete later to save space. I'm not sure.

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html
 
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Nepex

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790
PSU: 330W Alienware AC Adapter (borrowing a power supply isn't an option)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 760 Ti

Temps look fine. Unclocked by 100mhz and problem still occurs.


 
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Nepex

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Ran a GPU ram testing program - all passes.

Got CPUZ and hardware info and monitored the voltages. Processor sits around 1.35v but spikes down to .75 randomly, doesn't seem to correspond with the times the GPU stops responding. GPU sits around .97v, goes up to 1.0v when it stops responding.

My friend says hardware issues with GPUs are less likely to be intermittent and more likely to just go out all at once. So could it more likely be the power supply?
 
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Nepex

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I wiped the partition with Win10 on it and installed Win7 from a recovery disk with the problem still persisting. Is this basically the same thing you want to try?

 
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