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Started by Thingthing | | 4 answers
Xfx r9 290 crashing in games and getting bsod
Hi, I have been having problems with my r9 290 while playing games like in battlefield 4 I cannot play in fullscreen if I play in fullscreen the display driver will crash and the game will close by itself if I'm playing other games I will get display driver crashes and get a screen full of pixels and had to force my pc to restart by pressing the reset button. Please I need help desperately any help will be appreciated thanks.

Pc specs
I7 3770k
8gb ram
R9 290
P8z77-v pro
Be quiet dark power pro 850w
120gb ssd
650gb hdd
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August 23, 2014 2:20:33 PM

Thingthing said:

I have downloaded hwmonitor and I cannot find anything that says 12v or above so I downloaded GPUZ to check the voltage of the card and it came up with 11.63- 11.75 at idle.


90 Celsius for the graphics card is way too much; your card has the reference cooler? If so, you must make the card's fan run faster (UBER setting from AMD Catalyst). Also, +11.75V in idle means further voltage drop under load, so the PSU cannot cope with the load.
August 23, 2014 4:43:33 AM

Cristi72 said:
Hello,

First, check the GPU and CPU temperature (it should hover around 80 C and respectively 60 C). If the temps are higher, try to clean the GPU/CPU cooler and fans from dust by using a pressurized air can or an air compressor (please do this in your garden/driveway, not inside your house).

If you overclocked the GPU and the CPU, dial down the settings to the default ones. Also, uninstall/reinstall the GPU drivers.

The PSU make is not very known, but had good reviews back in the day (it seems it's Seasonic inside). To rule out the PSU, install HWMonitor, let it running and observe the temps/voltages. You should have +12,xxx V at all times. If the voltage ducks under +12V (+11,xxx) you should try another PSU.

I have downloaded hwmonitor and I cannot find anything that says 12v or above so I downloaded GPUZ to check the voltage of the card and it came up with 11.63- 11.75 at idle.
August 23, 2014 3:51:52 AM

Cristi72 said:
Hello,

First, check the GPU and CPU temperature (it should hover around 80 C and respectively 60 C). If the temps are higher, try to clean the GPU/CPU cooler and fans from dust by using a pressurized air can or an air compressor (please do this in your garden/driveway, not inside your house).

If you overclocked the GPU and the CPU, dial down the settings to the default ones. Also, uninstall/reinstall the GPU drivers.

The PSU make is not very known, but had good reviews back in the day (it seems it's Seasonic inside). To rule out the PSU, install HWMonitor, let it running and observe the temps/voltages. You should have +12,xxx V at all times. If the voltage ducks under +12V (+11,xxx) you should try another PSU.

Hi, sorry for the late reply the gpu runs at 50c at idle and around 90-95c under load the CPU runs at 30c idle around 55c under load the pc has been cleaned before but the crashing is still occurring I have tried under clocking the CPU and the gpu but that doesn't seem to solve the problem but I'll try the psu solution. Thanks for helping
August 22, 2014 3:03:40 PM

Hello,

First, check the GPU and CPU temperature (it should hover around 80 C and respectively 60 C). If the temps are higher, try to clean the GPU/CPU cooler and fans from dust by using a pressurized air can or an air compressor (please do this in your garden/driveway, not inside your house).

If you overclocked the GPU and the CPU, dial down the settings to the default ones. Also, uninstall/reinstall the GPU drivers.

The PSU make is not very known, but had good reviews back in the day (it seems it's Seasonic inside). To rule out the PSU, install HWMonitor, let it running and observe the temps/voltages. You should have +12,xxx V at all times. If the voltage ducks under +12V (+11,xxx) you should try another PSU.

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