Hello all,
I'm having some very specific and peculiar issues with a new EVGA 1060GTX.
I converted my gaming PC to a parttime etherium miner;
it already had an asus strix 970GTX, and a 620 watt PSU from coolermaster.
To increase the mining efficiency I decided to add a new EVGA 1060 GTX SC edition.
I moved the 970 to a PCIe 1x slot, and put the 1060 in the 16x slot to be used as the primary graphics adapter for gaming purposes.
But then, the issue started:
Whenever I started a game that required some work from the GPU, it crashed during the loading or within the first minute of gameplay.
This would be a huge issue, were it not for the fact that when I restart the game, it works fine for long periods of time.
I tried quite a few things to resolve it, including removing the 970, which didn't make a difference, reinstalling the nvidia drivers also didn't make a difference; I updated the audio drivers, and switched the audio output from motherboard to HDMI via the nvidia built-in audiochip.
The only thing I found to make a difference was this:
https://community.amd.com/thread/180166
Since I sometimes got the "Graphics driver stopped responding and has recovered" message.
Now the game doesn't crash in the first minute, but after a while (2-5 minutes I think).
Again, on a second start, there are no more issues.
The obvious suspect would be the PSU, were it not for the fact that it worked fine with a 970, which is a powerhungry beast, but not with a 1060.
But I know it's not a great PSU (coolermaster 620 Watts, 80+ bronze).
Any idea what can make a game crash on the first startup, but only on the first startup?
Advice on a good diagnostic utility is also very welcome!
Cheers,
mal
I'm having some very specific and peculiar issues with a new EVGA 1060GTX.
I converted my gaming PC to a parttime etherium miner;
it already had an asus strix 970GTX, and a 620 watt PSU from coolermaster.
To increase the mining efficiency I decided to add a new EVGA 1060 GTX SC edition.
I moved the 970 to a PCIe 1x slot, and put the 1060 in the 16x slot to be used as the primary graphics adapter for gaming purposes.
But then, the issue started:
Whenever I started a game that required some work from the GPU, it crashed during the loading or within the first minute of gameplay.
This would be a huge issue, were it not for the fact that when I restart the game, it works fine for long periods of time.
I tried quite a few things to resolve it, including removing the 970, which didn't make a difference, reinstalling the nvidia drivers also didn't make a difference; I updated the audio drivers, and switched the audio output from motherboard to HDMI via the nvidia built-in audiochip.
The only thing I found to make a difference was this:
https://community.amd.com/thread/180166
Since I sometimes got the "Graphics driver stopped responding and has recovered" message.
Now the game doesn't crash in the first minute, but after a while (2-5 minutes I think).
Again, on a second start, there are no more issues.
The obvious suspect would be the PSU, were it not for the fact that it worked fine with a 970, which is a powerhungry beast, but not with a 1060.
But I know it's not a great PSU (coolermaster 620 Watts, 80+ bronze).
Any idea what can make a game crash on the first startup, but only on the first startup?
Advice on a good diagnostic utility is also very welcome!
Cheers,
mal
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