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Monitors turn off and GPU fans kick to 100% while gaming

Caring1 said:
57C might be the reported temp for the GPU Core, and not the VRM section which can be quite a bit warmer and cause the reported issue.
A thermal imaging gun (FLIR) could tell if there are any hotspots that are excessively warm.
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Good points.

But I suspect thermal imaging guns are likely out of most users' budgets - certainly out of mine. A laser guided IR thermometer gun may be a better - or at least more affordable option. And you can focus the sample point to a smaller area. Plus, they work great in the kitchen, on the wall next to the HVAC thermostat and out on the grill!

In any case, if the thermometer shows the VRMs are excessively hot, I still suggest looking at case cooling first. A little more cool air flowing through the case may be enough to get temps to more comfortable (and stable) levels.
 
Interesting. Do you have any more CPU-Z logs of your crashes?
 
Selaya said:
Interesting. Do you have any more CPU-Z logs of your crashes?
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Here's a log with the -165 applied to the clock speed. It starts out at 1455MHz like its set to, and then it boosts itself to 1845MHz which is the default boost speed even though I have it set to 1680MHz.
 

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What PSU do you have?
 
I dont think this would help but try clearing the cmos. If that fails the GPu must have some sort of problem. Just out of curiosity how gpu heavy are the titles you are trying to play?
 
Devon68 said:
I dont think this would help but try clearing the cmos. If that fails the GPu must have some sort of problem. Just out of curiosity how gpu heavy are the titles you are trying to play?
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I'm trying games at random at this point. So far I've tried Marvel's Avengers, Wasteland 3, WarThunder, House Flipper, For The King, and Fall Guys. So far Fall Guys is the only one that didn't cause the issue, not sure why.
 
Very much doubt it's a PSU related issue, seeing as it's just the GPU that craters while the remainder of the system keeps running on happily ever after. I mean, if you do have access to a spare one by any means, do a debug test, but this all indicates to a faulty GPU. If you still have warranty left, I'd suggest you to RMA it - underclocking seems to delay, but not solve those crashes.
 
Usually doing a few basic things first before more in depth troubleshooting is required is best.

Has anything changed in the past few days? Did Windows 10 auto update at all for you?
My mother-in-law had windows 10 update on her last week. Her laptop started running slowly and she had a bunch of odd issues....a few days later no boot device message appeared when she turned on the laptop. She couldn't get it to do anything else so I got to play around with it when we visited for her birthday....I couldn't boot into Safe Mode, I couldn't do a system restore and a Windows repair wouldn't work. She backs up her work on the laptop daily so I just did a format and reinstalled Windows 10.

Long story short - Windows 10 updates can suck ass and break stuff. So, check for any recent Windows updates or at the very least, try a system restore if you have one before the game crashing problem started.

I've had Windows 10 updates break many things, even Windows so bad I had to re-install it on several different occasions (twice on my plex server and now for my mother-in-law). I've had to re-install the audio and GPU drivers for my mom's laptop two different times as well from Windows update issues. I've had updates break the spooler service and not allow printing to work.....list goes on.
 
neatfeatguy said:
Usually doing a few basic things first before more in depth troubleshooting is required is best.

Has anything changed in the past few days? Did Windows 10 auto update at all for you?
My mother-in-law had windows 10 update on her last week. Her laptop started running slowly and she had a bunch of odd issues....a few days later no boot device message appeared when she turned on the laptop. She couldn't get it to do anything else so I got to play around with it when we visited for her birthday....I couldn't boot into Safe Mode, I couldn't do a system restore and a Windows repair wouldn't work. She backs up her work on the laptop daily so I just did a format and reinstalled Windows 10.

Long story short - Windows 10 updates can suck ass and break stuff. So, check for any recent Windows updates or at the very least, try a system restore if you have one before the game crashing problem started.

I've had Windows 10 updates break many things, even Windows so bad I had to re-install it on several different occasions (twice on my plex server and now for my mother-in-law). I've had to re-install the audio and GPU drivers for my mom's laptop two different times as well from Windows update issues. I've had updates break the spooler service and not allow printing to work.....list goes on.
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No updates recently and I reinstalled Windows, once keeping my files and another time wiping the drive.
 
When I originally got my build I got a GPU that only required 1 8 pin because I planned on putting my existing 2080 in it which requires 2 8 pins. When I installed my 2080 I just plugged in the extra 8 pin into the splitter that was originally installed cuz why not? It worked until now so I never thought anything of it.

I now plugged each 8pin from the GPU into its own slot on the PSU. This is recommended to do so regardless.

Seems like it wasn't getting enough power when it needed as it was 2 cords running off 1 slot. So far so good regarding the original issue.

If it wasn't a dumb oversight like mine I would start by removing the graphics card and reseating it. Then make sure all power cords are plugged in and nothing got loose. Uninstall graphics drivers and reinstall if need be. If you know your PSU is good and can handle the wattage and the problem persists the GPU might be dying.
 
sounds like he might have gotten one of the early 2080s with the bad vram/inadequate vram cooling
card is in warrantee why haven't you rma'd it yet
 
OneMoar said:
sounds like he might have gotten one of the early 2080s with the bad vram/inadequate vram cooling
card is in warrantee why haven't you rma'd it yet
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Card was not an early 2080 Super, got it months after release and I have RMA’d it. Gigabyte has found the issue and it is currently on its way back to me. I have since managed to snag a 3080 FE in the meantime and will give the 2080 Super to a friend.
 
Did they ever tell you what it was that was causing the issue?

Firestarya said:
Card was not an early 2080 Super, got it months after release and I have RMA’d it. Gigabyte has found the issue and it is currently on its way back to me. I have since managed to snag a 3080 FE in the meantime and will give the 2080 Super to a friend.
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Did they ever tell you what it was that was causing the issue?
 
I was experiencing the same problem. I checked everything but the thermal paste inside the gpu (didnt want to mess with the warranty). From what i understand this is a power problem.

In my case, it was fixed when i plugged my pc into another outlet (it was in a power string). This seems to have caused the problem.

For others it could be a bad cable, poor wiring, or a faulty psu. Before trying ANYTHING else check the power supply cords!

EDIT: GPU: 2060
PSU: CORSAIR TX650M
 
Firestarya said:
Issue started about 3 days ago, seemingly out of nowhere and ONLY occurs when I'm playing a game (did not update or change anything recently.) I have tried 4 different games, all of which result in the same crash after anywhere from 3 mins-10 mins. After the crash occurs, I can still hear audio but am forced to hold the power button to restart my PC. I'm at a loss here and not sure what to do, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

My system specs from Speccy are:

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 56 °C
Matisse 7nm Technology
RAM
32.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)
Motherboard
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C37) (AM4) 43 °C
Graphics
27GL850 (2560x1440@144Hz)
LG IPS FULLHD (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (Gigabyte) 57 °C
Storage
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102 (SATA (SSD)) 33 °C
931GB Seagate ST31000528AS (SATA ) 33 °C
931GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
953GB Sabrent (Unknown (SSD))
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)

Things I have tried:
  • Using DDU to uninstall NVIDIA GPU drivers and reinstalling​
  • Rolling back to a previous GPU driver version​
  • Replacing the 6-pin and 8-pin power cable connecting the PSU and GPU​
  • Moving the position of the power cable on the PSU to another port​
  • Re-seating the GPU and blowing dust out​
  • Updating BIOS​
  • Reseting BIOS to default settings​
  • Reinstalling Windows​
  • Purchased thermal paste to replace the factory thermal paste on the GPU (Should arrive 3 days from now)​
Attached is a log from GPU-Z that ends at the time of crash
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So you re seated the GPU without new thermal paste?!, If so I would hold off on the retry until that arrives and you can do it properly, sounds like a hotspot induced shutdown to me and it'll be worse now.


Wtaf guy's 2020 called and said start your own thread FFS , necroing this is Not the Way.
 
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