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Ok so im guessing there is probably a bunch of dozen posts about this same card crashing
so ill skip the part where we all agree gigabyte failed with this card
NO HARD FEELINGS GIGABYTE
Anyway, i bought this card like 1 month ago and some... yes some not all.. games crash!...
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
Thanks in advance!
so ill skip the part where we all agree gigabyte failed with this card
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
My System Specs
CPU : i7-3770 http://ark.intel.com/products/65719/Intel-Core-i7-3770-...
RAM :8GB 1333Mhz kingstone
PSU : Thermaltake Smart 750W http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_...
GPU : Gigabyte 780 ti http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=...
Motherboard : H77-D3H http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=...
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
Thanks in advance!
huilun02
October 10, 2014 9:33:57 PM
ScorpioW
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?
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?
huilun02
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).
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).
ScorpioW
October 10, 2014 12:50:50 PM
Best solution chosen by ScorpioW
huilun02
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)
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)
sla70r
October 10, 2014 12:19:03 PM
ScorpioW
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?
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?
ScorpioW
October 10, 2014 11:37:01 AM
huilun02
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.
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.
ScorpioW
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
Aaah i just dont know what to do
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