Graphical issues with games

Evil_Tomato

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Ryzen 5 1400 3.2Ghz
EVGA GTX 1050 ti SC
8GBx1 Corsair Vengeance
120GB SSD
B350 PCMATE MOBO
PSU Cooler Master Elite v2 550w

Hello, I've been trying to fix this problem for quite a while, after building this PC I started to have very problematic issues specifically when playing games, it seems that when the GPU has to render visuals it starts to fail, causing one of the following:

- Freezes: the screen either blacks out or freezes, with some games, it fixes itself by re-rendering absolutely everything on screen again, with other games, I have to minimize the game then maximize so it can re-render the visuals again. (This happens with PayDay 2, Killing Floor, Terraria, Thumper, etc)

- Crashes: games completely crash, sometimes it takes longer to crash (1-10 min), sometimes it does just as the game loads (DotA 2, DOOM, Half Life 1, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Shadow Warrior (Sometimes runs fine, but absolutely random))

In most of the freeze scenarios one of these messages appear "Nvidia Display driver stopped working and has recovered" or "-Appnames- access to graphic hardware was blocked" as a pop up window.

Checks I did:
- MemTest86 to check the RAM memory.
- FurMak to stress test the GPU (Crashes after some time).
- HeavyLoad to stress test the CPU/GPU (CPU tests worked fine, GPU tests would suddenly stop showing display)
- CrystalDisk to check the SSD and HDD I use.
- Checked all temperatures and they were fine.
- Voltage values in the PSU were fine.
- Updated the BIOS to the latest build.
- Swapping PCI ports to see if the PCI port was faulty.
- Swapping RAM stick to another slot to check if it was faulty.
- Using 2 different GPU's to check for any differences in my machine.
- Using a different PSU.

Fixes I tried to do following things I read in the internet:
- Disabling PCI Express energy optimization.
- Setting Max performance on NVidia power management panel.
- Disabling VSync on NVidia graphics panel.
- Creating a TdrDelay value on Regedit.
- DDU then a clean reinstall of the latest drivers.
- DDU then a install of an old driver.
- Changing from Windows 10 to Windows 8.1.
- Reducing memory usage through Msiafterburner.

I'm very stressed since I still can't understand the situation and I don't know what to do. After all these fixes all I did was making some games more stable but the issues still keep going.
 
Solution
These symptoms are indicative of a PSU failure, or a MB's failure to supply sufficient GPU power thru the PCI-e slot....

Despite a PSU seeming faulty out of the box seeming unlikely, try a known good one of equal or greater wattage...

Drop to a single mem stick in required slot...

Check if using latest MB BIOS....

(1050's are popular cards, I can't imagine you'd be alone if it was a design issue, as these mainboards work normally up thru twin GTX1080's, etc...)

Instead of trying to copy over drivers, try a complete delete partition, quick format, Win 10 reinstall (use latest Creator's update), being careful to install all required chipset drivers, then GPU drivers/software, then the games in question...

At no time do you want to...
These symptoms are indicative of a PSU failure, or a MB's failure to supply sufficient GPU power thru the PCI-e slot....

Despite a PSU seeming faulty out of the box seeming unlikely, try a known good one of equal or greater wattage...

Drop to a single mem stick in required slot...

Check if using latest MB BIOS....

(1050's are popular cards, I can't imagine you'd be alone if it was a design issue, as these mainboards work normally up thru twin GTX1080's, etc...)

Instead of trying to copy over drivers, try a complete delete partition, quick format, Win 10 reinstall (use latest Creator's update), being careful to install all required chipset drivers, then GPU drivers/software, then the games in question...

At no time do you want to rely on MS default drivers for aythiing, if a mainboard manufacturer's version is available....
 
Solution