Asus Strix 1080 OC

MitjaGrega125

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Hello, i have one problem and I dont know where to write about this... for the first i apologize for my bad english... I have one big problem... I get randomly crashing and freezing (game freeze and i can go the the desktop) in games ( gta 5, mafia 3 , the division ) Sometimes i get only freezed game and sometime i get self-restart. I have whole new computer build by part

Asus maximus hero VIII
Intel i7 6700k 4.0ghz ( turbo mode 4.2 ) stock
HyperX DDR4 2666mhz 32gb ( 4x8gb ) 1.20v
Ssd Samsung EVO 870 512gb
1x2tb seagate barracuda
Asus Strix 1080 OC 8gb
Corsair RM1000w
Corsair white window 780t

All parts is brand new. I've tried everything. Complete remove all drivers and try nvidia 368.81 and even new one 373.06. Mafia 3 always freeze when something big and visual heavy happend all other games freeze random or restart my computer. I've heard that a lot of people have same problems with that new pascal graphic cards... I have normal temps. under heavy load:

gpu: 57 C max
cpu: 70 C max

I even tried higher ram voltage to 1.25V and now computer does not freeze anymoro but that freeze is what anoying me. Please help!!

Ohh i almost forgot... I have widows 10 pro x64 v. 1607
 
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aldanaa

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Nov 6, 2016
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I am also using maximus 8 hero, with ASUS GTX1080 O8G.
I found that if I use Asus tweak 2 / EVGA precision to control the fan curve, it would freeze while playing games for sometimes.
So now I get rid of those GPU control software, and got no issue.
 
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