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Started by ScorpioW | | 10 answers
Gigabyte 780ti crashez on games :D
Ok so im guessing there is probably a bunch of dozen posts about this same card crashing :D  so ill skip the part where we all agree gigabyte failed with this card :D  NO HARD FEELINGS GIGABYTE :) 

Anyway, i bought this card like 1 month ago and some... yes some not all.. games crash!...


    Unfortunately some of the games that actually crash are really good games.. such as crysis 3, watchdogs and recently alien isolation.

    Ok so the crashes are totally random.. i can play for like 30 min and then crash.. or 5 min and crash.. its depends on my gpu daily mood :p 


My System Specs


Oh and i tried memtest86 on my ram with 7 cycles and no errors so im guessing my ram is ok

My question would be what steps should i take to solve my crashing problem other than RMA :D 

Thanks in advance! :) 
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October 10, 2014 9:33:57 PM

Its safest to get RAM that is 1.5V or lower for your board.

DDR3 2200(OC) probably means you have to manually set your RAM to run at 2200MHz in the BIOS even if the RAM you get is 2200Mhz (the board will run it at an unspecified lower speed by default). Getting 2133MHz RAM should not be a problem.
October 10, 2014 1:28:22 PM

In the website it says the motherboard has 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
1.5V and this RAM is 1.6V.. this means it wont work right?

Ram specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and it also says Support for DDR3 2200(OC)/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
what do they mean by 2200(OC)? is 2133 RAM i mentioned considered OC?
October 10, 2014 1:01:56 PM

Upgrading your processor to the i7-4790K will require a motherboard change as well (to Z97 chipset) but ultimately pointless because it won't improve games performance by much.

Upgrading RAM will be a more sound option although it won't be as noticeable as changing to a more powerful graphics card. Your motherboard supports RAM speeds of 1600MHz and 2200MHz. Be sure not to mix it with your old RAM.

Another good upgrade option is to get an SSD if you are not already using one. It won't improve game framerates but will certainly slash loading times of anything you put on it (including your OS).
October 10, 2014 12:50:50 PM

Thanks for the help..

I have one more question
Im planning for an upgrade either my current processor to i7-4790k or upgrading my RAM with G.skill RipjawsX 16GB (2 X 8GB) DDR3 2133 CL9
Which do you think would benefit me more in games in terms of fps

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October 10, 2014 12:33:05 PM

Yes your card was unstable. You have the right to RMA it because it doesn't perform as advertised.

If you don't want to, you can try working around the instability. On the main screen of MSI Afterburner, move the Power Limit slider to +20. Now try 950MHz on the core clock.

If you can have successful gaming sessions without crashing (driving in Watch Dogs sounds like a good way to test) then try 1000MHz.

If it is still ok then keep doing it with small increments in the core clock.

You can do a lot more than just changing clock speeds with Afterburner. Going into settings allows you to set your own custom fan profile, as well as modify the frame counter overlay to display other stuff like GPU usage % and GPU temperature. Most important is to apply your settings at startup (bottom of main screen) and to have Afterburner launch with Windows (settings general tab)
October 10, 2014 12:19:03 PM

I would RMA it.
October 10, 2014 12:17:25 PM

So ya after downclocking i tried it on both watch dogs and crysis 3 and they stopped crashing
In watchdogs, everytime i drive a car for like 5 min.. it crashes after.
Ya well now the core clock is down to 915 from core default 1020... so since they stopped crashing ... that means my card is unstable?
Is there a way to fix that?
October 10, 2014 11:37:01 AM

ok i will try that now
October 10, 2014 11:28:10 AM

I got a feeling your 780Ti is unstable, could explain the crashes when those very demanding games push your card to max load.

Using an overclock software (EVGA PrecisionX or MSI Afterburner) set the core clock to 876MHz

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/msi-afterburner-bet...

Be sure to save settings and minimize Afterburner (to tray) instead of closing it with the [x]

And then try those games again.
October 10, 2014 11:24:34 AM

Forgot to mention i read some other posts about my same problem.. and some mention upgrading their cpu fixed this problem, others said it might be a driver issue... others say check bus interface to be pci-e 3.0x16 and maybe try forcing it to 2.0..others went to event viewer to check the error and diagnose it... some of those worked and some didnt for them.

Aaah i just dont know what to do

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