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2015/01/29 13:33:22 (permalink)
I bought a EVGA Vanilla gtx, upgrading from a EVGA gtx 580. When I first got it drivers kept crashing causing my screen to go black and monitor to go into power safe mode. I talked to EVGA customer service and decided to RMA the card with Tiger Direct.
 
Well I just got the new card and am having the same issues. I read on forums it could be the volts so I have maxed them out with EVGA percision and now the card only crashes about ever 3 hours of gameplay. Before it was crashing every 5 minutes just on the desktop.
 
Anyone have any idea whats causing this? I want to fix the card completely. It's very frustrated.
 
Also, when I startup my computer I have to do it multiple times because half the time my monitor doesn't detect anything.
 
Please help

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I5 2500k @ 3.3 ghz
EVGA GTX 580 Superclocked 
Evga P68 FTW
Silverstone 700 Watt power supply
8 giggs gskill Ram (1333mhz)
Creative Titanium Fatality Sound Card
Antec 1200 Computer Case
24 Inch Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM (1920 x 1200)
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    johnerz
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    Re: 970 Drivers keep crashing. 2015/01/29 14:30:10 (permalink)
    It could be your PSU, is it the 2008 model? if so can you try the card in a different PC to check?

     



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    Re: 970 Drivers keep crashing. 2015/01/29 19:52:46 (permalink)
    You may want to try putting the volts back to default then try downclocking the card -105 from default clocks on both the core and memory to see if that gets you more than 3 hours.
    post edited by Sajin - 2015/01/29 19:57:16


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    Re: 970 Drivers keep crashing. 2015/01/30 11:48:09 (permalink)
    That signature is old. It's a thermaltake 600 watt psu now since I went with a mini itx build and needed a small psu.  But I don't think it's the psu since I'm able to run a gtx 580, which takes more power, without any issues.

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    I5 2500k @ 3.3 ghz
    EVGA GTX 580 Superclocked 
    Evga P68 FTW
    Silverstone 700 Watt power supply
    8 giggs gskill Ram (1333mhz)
    Creative Titanium Fatality Sound Card
    Antec 1200 Computer Case
    24 Inch Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM (1920 x 1200)
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