- Aug 22, 2017
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Hello. I actually RMA'ed the video card because I was absolutely clueless as to why this problem was happening but allow me to explain. I received a Zotac GTX 1080Ti AMP! Extreme and plugged it into my motherboard as usual. Plugged in the 2 8-pin connectors and booted the system. Everything worked fine initially. Then I went to try some games and tried Witcher 3 first. Initially, the performance was just as I expected, around 90-100 FPS at 99 gpu usage. This stays for about 4-5 minutes then, all of a sudden, the fps nearly halves itself to around the 50s, but the usage continues to stay at around 99-100. I try FFXV and the same thing happens.
I'm really dumbfounded because I have tried so many different solutions but none worked. I tried reinstalling several different drivers. DDU-ing before every installation. I have tried messing with the power options, setting them to high performance and whatnot. Making sure in the Nvidia control panel that high-performance graphics was selected. The GPU temperature was fine, staying at around 64ish degrees (although I noticed that when the FPS halves itself, the temperature begins to decrease, as well as the power usage in MSI Afterburner.) I even went as far as installing the card on my friends system and was met with the same results performance-wise (which is where I came to the conclusion that the card is faulty, but I want to have your guys' input on this which is why I am asking.) One difference I noted was that on my system, the RGB was working the entire time on the card and the fans never spun at idle whereas on my friends PC, I never managed to get the RGB to work but the fans were continuously spinning, even at idle. I also noted a small scratch on the top-middle part of the card which kinda indicates to me that it may have been mishandled? I want to believe that there is a power delivery issue taking place but on the side of the card.
In case anyone is wondering, CPU temps are fine too (roaming around 65c.)
I also read that some people who have had this issue have pointed out it could be some kinda of bitcoin miner malware that may be siphoning GPU usage but if that is the case, why do I not have this issue with my former GTX 1080 or GTX 770 or my friend's GTX 1070 on HIS PC. I also ran malwarebytes just to be sure and I didn't find anything. I'm one to normally blame the user for a hardware's fault but I've really run out of solutions on the users-side of this. As I said, I don't have that card anymore but does anyone have an idea as to what the culprit could have been? Just for my own curiosity's sake.
My PC specs:
CPU: i5-8600k @ 4.5 ghz
PSU: EVGA BQ 750w 80plus bronze
RAM: G. Skill Aegis 16gb @ 3000mhz
Mobo: MSI Z370 Gaming Plus
My former GPU was a Gigabyte GTX 1080
My friends specs:
CPU: i5-8600k @ 4.5 ghz
PSU: Corsair HX 750 80plus gold
RAM: G. Skill Aegis 8gb @ 3000mhz
Mobo: MSI Pro Carbon Z370
GPU: Asus GTX 1070
Like I said, both the systems suffered from the same problem with that 1080 ti but our other cards work fine. Is this the GPU?
I'm really dumbfounded because I have tried so many different solutions but none worked. I tried reinstalling several different drivers. DDU-ing before every installation. I have tried messing with the power options, setting them to high performance and whatnot. Making sure in the Nvidia control panel that high-performance graphics was selected. The GPU temperature was fine, staying at around 64ish degrees (although I noticed that when the FPS halves itself, the temperature begins to decrease, as well as the power usage in MSI Afterburner.) I even went as far as installing the card on my friends system and was met with the same results performance-wise (which is where I came to the conclusion that the card is faulty, but I want to have your guys' input on this which is why I am asking.) One difference I noted was that on my system, the RGB was working the entire time on the card and the fans never spun at idle whereas on my friends PC, I never managed to get the RGB to work but the fans were continuously spinning, even at idle. I also noted a small scratch on the top-middle part of the card which kinda indicates to me that it may have been mishandled? I want to believe that there is a power delivery issue taking place but on the side of the card.
In case anyone is wondering, CPU temps are fine too (roaming around 65c.)
I also read that some people who have had this issue have pointed out it could be some kinda of bitcoin miner malware that may be siphoning GPU usage but if that is the case, why do I not have this issue with my former GTX 1080 or GTX 770 or my friend's GTX 1070 on HIS PC. I also ran malwarebytes just to be sure and I didn't find anything. I'm one to normally blame the user for a hardware's fault but I've really run out of solutions on the users-side of this. As I said, I don't have that card anymore but does anyone have an idea as to what the culprit could have been? Just for my own curiosity's sake.
My PC specs:
CPU: i5-8600k @ 4.5 ghz
PSU: EVGA BQ 750w 80plus bronze
RAM: G. Skill Aegis 16gb @ 3000mhz
Mobo: MSI Z370 Gaming Plus
My former GPU was a Gigabyte GTX 1080
My friends specs:
CPU: i5-8600k @ 4.5 ghz
PSU: Corsair HX 750 80plus gold
RAM: G. Skill Aegis 8gb @ 3000mhz
Mobo: MSI Pro Carbon Z370
GPU: Asus GTX 1070
Like I said, both the systems suffered from the same problem with that 1080 ti but our other cards work fine. Is this the GPU?
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