Hey everyone! I just built my first PC, and it's looking great except for one big issue: my 5090 FE from Best Buy keeps crashing. It's giving me a 0x116 error (TDR error) in Event Viewer after it reboots. Here's my setup:
- ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Corsair Vengeance 6000 2x48GB RAM
- Corsair TITAN 360 RX LED cooler
- Super Flower Leadex III ATX 3.1 1300W PSU
- Samsung 990 PRO 4TB SSD
- Xiaomi 34-inch Ultrawide Curved Monitor
- Corsair 3500X case with plenty of fans (temp seems fine).
I've already tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps:
- Used DDU and reinstalled drivers, including the latest ones.
- Reinstalled Windows entirely.
- Updated the BIOS to the latest version.
- Cleared CMOS and switched power supplies.
- Tried different RAM sticks and reseated the GPU and cables.
- Changed the PCI-E settings and tweaked various BIOS options.
- Ran the system on a UPS to ensure clean power.
- Experimented with different cables and refresh rates.
- Even RMA'd the 5090, and now I'm on my second one, but the crashes persist.
The crashes are random: sometimes under light load while just watching YouTube, and other times I've run stress tests like Furmark for hours without issue. It's so frustrating! Interestingly, the GIGABYTE RTX 5060 in my setup runs perfectly. What should I do now? Is it possible to get two faulty GPUs in a row? I've changed nearly everything else except for the CPU and motherboard. Any ideas?
2 Answers
Have you kept an eye on the temperatures? Make sure the GPU and VRAM aren't overheating because heat issues can cause these kinds of crashes.
Is your RAM listed on the motherboard's compatibility list? Sometimes, RAM that isn't compatible can cause bizarre crashes like this. You might want to try a fresh Windows install with just one stick of RAM at a time, then check if the crashing persists.
Yeah, when I ran Furmark, the GPU stabilized at around 73°C and the VRAM at 88°C, which seems manageable. The fans were also running at 47% RPM.