Which PCIe power cables should I use for an RTX 3090 with a Corsair RM850x?
My RTX 3090 has been crashing during games, and I recently learned that using a daisy-chained PCIe power lead may contribute to instability. I'm currently using a Corsair…
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Which PCIe power cables should I use for an RTX 3090 with a Corsair RM850x?
My RTX 3090 has been crashing during games, and I recently learned that using a daisy-chained PCIe power lead may contribute to instability. I currently have one GPU…
RX 9060 XT Crashes and Artifacts on CachyOS Even Outside Games
My Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is less than a year old, but it has started crashing unpredictably on CachyOS. While playing Big Walk, my…
RX 5700 XT Causes Black Screens, Freezes, and Restarts Under Load
I recently built a PC with a Ryzen 5 7500F, Yeston RX 5700 XT, Gigabyte B840M GAMING PLUS WIFI6E motherboard, 32 GB of second-hand Corsair DDR5-5200 CL40, a…
GPU Crashes to Black Screens During Games Despite Normal Temperatures
My PC has recently started losing video output during games. Both monitors go black, but the game audio and voice chat continue, and the GPU fans ramp up.…
My 9070 XT randomly loses display signal and requires a full power cycle
I recently built a PC with a Radeon 9070 XT, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 32GB of Corsair Dominator RGB DDR5, a 1TB M.2 SSD, and an ASUS ROG Strix…
Monitor Loses Signal Under GPU Load While Audio Keeps Working
When I play graphics-intensive games, the monitor suddenly loses signal a few seconds after the GPU starts working harder. The fans become louder, then ramp up even more,…
RTX 5090 crashes with TDR errors, but Debug Mode prevents the black screens
I'm troubleshooting intermittent crashes on a new high-end Windows 11 PC with an ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC, Ryzen 9 9950X3D, X870E motherboard, 64 GB DDR5-6000 memory,…
New RX 9070 XT crashes games after 20 minutes
I recently upgraded from an RTX 3080 10GB to a Radeon RX 9070 XT. Games run normally at first, but they consistently crash after a few minutes, usually…
RTX 5090 Black Screens and Crashes Only in Certain Games
My Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5090 causes the displays to go black during demanding games while the fans ramp to maximum speed. Game audio and background music continue, but…
New Radeon RX 9070 XT crashes games after 20 minutes
I recently upgraded from an RTX 3080 10GB to a Radeon RX 9070 XT. Games run normally at first, but after a few minutes—never more than about 20…
Is it worth repasting an RTX 3070 that reaches 90°C and crashes?
My ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3070 OC, purchased in December 2020, has started crashing during demanding games such as Apex Legends and Far Far West. Before the crashes,…
RX 6750 XT Crashes in Games Even Though Stress Tests Pass
A friend's reference-model AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT crashes consistently during gaming, despite passing FurMark and Prime95 stress tests for more than 30 minutes. During gameplay, the image…
RX 9060 XT crashes during gaming and restarts the PC—could the PSU or GPU be faulty?
I recently bought a used AMD RX 9060 XT 16GB and it has been crashing mainly while gaming. The computer suddenly restarts, then boots normally as if nothing…
GTX 1070 Causes Black-Screen Crashes During Gaming
My used GTX 1070 crashes during games, even after I removed and reinstalled the graphics drivers, disabled hardware acceleration, switched to a balanced power plan, underclocked the card,…
7900 XTX hard-resets the PC as soon as any game starts, despite passing FurMark
My Radeon 7900 XTX worked normally for nearly three years, but it began crashing last November and has gradually gotten worse. Now every game renders roughly one frame…
RTX 3060 Causes VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE and Reboots in Specific DX12 Games
My PC randomly reboots or produces a VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE (0x116) blue screen in certain games, especially Unreal Engine 5 or DX12 titles. The crash points to nvlddmkm.sys, with WinDbg…
RTX 5090 loses display signal and sends fans to full speed under heavy load
I'm troubleshooting an intermittent desktop failure where both monitors suddenly go black and enter standby while the PC remains powered on and the case fans ramp to maximum…
Is my GTX 1650 failing, or could something else be causing these crashes?
My computer has been used regularly for about four or five years, and the crashes only began recently after I reinstalled Windows. It has crashed while doing several…
Is My RX 5700 Failing? System Hard-Freezes During Gaming
Whenever I launch a game, the entire computer hard-freezes after one to three minutes and requires a forced restart. After rebooting, the system no longer detects my Radeon…