Display Driver Crashed and has recovered (no overheating, nor PSU issue)

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AscendingZ

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AMD FX-8350
MSI R7 370 4gb
8gb Hyperx RAM
600 watt corsair PSU

Couple days ago, games started randomly crashing (no BSOD or error msg, just going to desktop). Yesterday, computer doesnt last 5 min without the screen going black then coming back with the message "Display Driver Crashed and has recovered"

Did a driver wipe (using DDU) and clean install, the problem persists.
I checked the temp with CPUID, and averages 37 degrees Celsius.
I took the GPU out and installed on my second desktop for testing and the problem was repeated on the 2nd desktop, therefore narrowed it down to only GPU being the source of issue. For further testing, I installed the Geforce 1060 6gb that was pulled from the 2nd desktop to the first one and it works without any issues (2-3 hrs of The Division without hic-ups or crashes)

The R7 370 has about 1yr of usage, no apparent dirt, but it does have signs of oxidation where the ports are, in the external area but not on the GPU itself. (I live near the coast area.)
Any ideas? I was planning on upgrading it anyway to a new GPU, but I wanna try to salvage it if I can.
Thanks!
 
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DigitalHamster
It would appear as though the R7 370 has developed an issue.
To confirm it, I suggest you roll back the AMD graphics card drivers just in case the new one has been updated and is causing crashes.

Looking around on the internet, I have found a couple of interesting things, notably other people experiencing the same problems as you.
Something to look for is artifacts like random flickering blobs before a game crashes, or bars appearing.
If these are showing, this most likely means the card is on its way out.
If you still have warranty, try returning it and getting a replacement.

If you want to try and live with it or you have no warranty or money, I think you should try installing a program like MSI Afterburner and lowing the core clock...
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It would appear as though the R7 370 has developed an issue.
To confirm it, I suggest you roll back the AMD graphics card drivers just in case the new one has been updated and is causing crashes.

Looking around on the internet, I have found a couple of interesting things, notably other people experiencing the same problems as you.
Something to look for is artifacts like random flickering blobs before a game crashes, or bars appearing.
If these are showing, this most likely means the card is on its way out.
If you still have warranty, try returning it and getting a replacement.

If you want to try and live with it or you have no warranty or money, I think you should try installing a program like MSI Afterburner and lowing the core clock by 50MHz or so, using the sliders on the program.
If there is no change to the crashing, put the core clock offset back to 0MHz and instead lower the memory clock by around 150MHz.
This should prevent or at least reduce the rate of crashing.
 
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