Keep losing display with OCCT on stock system, could it be drivers?

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (Purchased For $0.00)

I tried looking for some answers, and I found some similar stuff, but nothing that really helped me


I recently built my first computer. It works completely fine, while using it. I've used it for audio editing. Played Assassin's Creed on it for hours (even while slightly over clocked), ran cinebench multiple times, did some prime 95 testing, and never had any stability issues, but for some reason, every time I run OCCT my gpu malfunctions within a minute and I get a DRAM light flashing on my mobo.


Sometimes it completely turns off my GPU, but sometimes I just lose display and the GPU flashes on and off. Sometimes the diagnostic RAM light doesn't come on.
All the other components seem to continue functioning properly.


At first I thought it was the ram, but I have it all on stock, and Memtest worked fine even when it was at its advertised 3k D.O.C.P profile.

So then I switched the gpu to the other pcie slot, and OCCT worked without shutting down my gpu. I thought I had figured it out, but I realized that, since I had changed slots, the drivers weren't installed for it. I then installed two nvidia drivers, and with both of them, the same crash happened again.
Is it possible that the driver is causing this? Or is this a power or ram issue?

 
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deadmaufive
If you have a friend with a PSU, ask if you can insert your card in their machine, update drivers, and run the test there. You might even take it to a pc shop or something.
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It almost sounds like it's not receiving enough power when being pushed to it's maximum. I suppose it could be drivers, but I feel like it would be a much bigger issue if that were the case.

Do you have another PC with a larger PSU or just a separate PSU laying around you can plug your GPU into to test with? I would recommend doing so, if possible first. Could also just be a defective GPU itself. Could be Thermals going to high and not throttling like it should, or could the RAM.

I would still try testing the power first.
 
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Thanks for the reply!

I'm not super informed on this stuff, but when I play a game its at 98%-100% for hours and doesn't overheat or shut down. Maybe the psu is defective, but its rated for 200w more than what my computer is supposed to be using. I worry it's ram, but it was on my MOBO's qvl, and its at stock.

Also, I can run other video tests and it doesn't shut off the display. IDK, that's why I'm pretty confused.
 
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Yeah, but if the psu is faulty is why i say it might be a power issue. That's why I recommend testing a new psu. Could be the wires as well. When I said RAM early I meant your Graphics. Forgot to add the "G."

when you say other video tests, does the other video tests max out the GRAM as well? If not, find other tests that can max out both GPU processing and your GRAM.

Again, I'm not saying the Driver is the issue, and you can definitely install past drivers to test that theory. In fact, you should. I just don't personally think it will be that.
 
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hmmm, so I don't have any spare psu's to test it with. I'm going to try to test the gpu by itself a few more times. That could be it. I really don't know how I'd figure out if it is the psu. Thanks for your help.
 
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Thanks. It just crashed on 3dmark and gave me the ram light on the mobo. It's one of the two I guess. I'll try to figure out which it is. Thanks again for your help
 
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