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If that was the cause, then it would occur in other places as well, not just GPU-Z, it's to specific of an issue to be a broken part of that magnitude
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GPU-Z AMD 380 can cause PC Freeze very rarely.
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So, how can i go forward with this?
Should i try to use my old card and see if i can replicate the issue (pretty certain i can)?
?Should i try to use my old card and see if i can replicate the issue (pretty certain i can)?
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If that was the cause, then it would occur in other places as well, not just GPU-Z, it's to specific of an issue to be a broken part of that magnitude
i didnt realize it was a gpu-z specific issue.. if it is.. dont use gpu-z seems to be the answer.. it isnt essential..
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Well that software is kinda useful, and 3Dmark uses it as well which also causes application to crash or total freeze which i noticed today.
I also tried a new Windows 10 installation, GPU-Z crashed there as well.
The thing is my card has issues elsewhere, but it's so hard to reproduce those that i can't tell if it's drivers, software or hardware.
But the GPU-Z has been around since my other card so it kinda must be the software, and i would like to see it solved and will gladly assist in debugging.
I also tried a new Windows 10 installation, GPU-Z crashed there as well.
The thing is my card has issues elsewhere, but it's so hard to reproduce those that i can't tell if it's drivers, software or hardware.
But the GPU-Z has been around since my other card so it kinda must be the software, and i would like to see it solved and will gladly assist in debugging.
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gpu-z attempts to read hardware sensors.. its a very very commonly used piece of software.. if it causes system crashes whilst trying to communicate with hardware its a hardware issue..
the most common reason for not find an answer is looking in the wrong place.. i think you have a simple hardware problem.. i think its likely your motherboard and not a software or driver issue..
just my thoughts and i could be wrong..
trog
the most common reason for not find an answer is looking in the wrong place.. i think you have a simple hardware problem.. i think its likely your motherboard and not a software or driver issue..
just my thoughts and i could be wrong..
trog
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Though why would it be my motherboard if it's the GPU sensors;s?
Cause i can't use warranty without any proof
Cause i can't use warranty without any proof
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Try a different card. If you can, an Nvidia GeForce card too.
What makes you think 3DMark uses GPU-Z? I do not think it does in any way. It has its own ways to work with the videocard.
What makes you think 3DMark uses GPU-Z? I do not think it does in any way. It has its own ways to work with the videocard.
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The only other card i have is AMD 6970, which i know also had this issue
Why is because 3DMark can give an Assertion crash, or Freeze. And looking at EventViewer for the Assertion crash it says 3DMark tries uses GPU-Z.
It seems random if it freezes or just gives the error.
Why is because 3DMark can give an Assertion crash, or Freeze. And looking at EventViewer for the Assertion crash it says 3DMark tries uses GPU-Z.
It seems random if it freezes or just gives the error.
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Then uninstall GPU-Z, then try 3DMark again.
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It's not installed, it's portable in a folder.
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This has just recently started happening to me, too. Have I just been lucky all this time? Maybe I have been opening the program more often now than ever. Usually Chrome is opened when it happens, too. I can encode videos, play games, run FurMark GPU stress test and browse the net with no freezes ever. I just did a new Windows 10 install on July 4th and it has only crashed from opening GPU-Z. It never Blue screens, it just freezes and never recovers.
As mentioned though, I have definitely been opening the program much more than I ever have and I've been using GPU-Z for a few years
I am using 1.9.0 and this version is when it all started for me. I have a EVGA GTX 680 4 GB
4770K, 16 GB of RAM and my PSU is a Corsair TX650
EDIT (8:29 PM): Strange thing, was either after the Windows 10 anniversary update or it was the HDMI drivers that was causing this. I've opened up GPU-Z a ton since then and it hasn't frozen, so it must've been one of those two things that was the cause.
As mentioned though, I have definitely been opening the program much more than I ever have and I've been using GPU-Z for a few years
I am using 1.9.0 and this version is when it all started for me. I have a EVGA GTX 680 4 GB
4770K, 16 GB of RAM and my PSU is a Corsair TX650
EDIT (8:29 PM): Strange thing, was either after the Windows 10 anniversary update or it was the HDMI drivers that was causing this. I've opened up GPU-Z a ton since then and it hasn't frozen, so it must've been one of those two things that was the cause.
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