Already submitted a ticket but thought I would ask for help here too.
 
My computer is freezing and an audio loop buzzing noise is heard.
Screen does not black out or go to BSOD. Freeze is infinite. Have to hold reset to restart the computer.
This seems to happen only in games. But it's occurred in multiple games now. Genshin Impact (just once), Superhot VR, Star Wars Squadrons (VR), Half-Life Alyx.
Haven't had a crash with beatsaber yet though. 
This is all on 144hz setting in the valve index. 
GPU temperature seems normal at 73C at the time of crash. CPU temp is cool at ~40C 
Replaced PSU when trying to solve this problem, upgrading from a 750W to 850W (Corsair RM850x) model, but it still crashes.
Additionally, i've tried uninstalling all drivers with DDU, and upgrading with the latest nvidia drivers. 
I've also run memtest and prime95 all without issue. 
 
Super interested to hear if someone's come across the same issue before. 

Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Education 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.00GHz 29 °C
Skylake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1200MHz (16-16-16-39)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z170XP-SLI-CF (U3E1) 33 °C
Graphics
LG HDR 4K (3840x2160@60Hz)
ASUS VS238 (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (EVGA) 51 °C
Storage
238GB SPCC Solid State Disk (SATA (SSD)) 33 °C
111GB SPCC Solid State Disk (SATA (SSD)) 48 °C
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5001AALS-00L3B2 (SATA ) 42 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
High Definition Audio Device
 
 
No overclocking, default values in PrecisionX. No XMP. No CPU overclock. Latest Motherboard Bios. 
 
I should also note that the freezing only started happening after I got the new 3080 card. Which is why I thought at first it was a PSU issue (it was 8 years old and 750W so i figured it needed replacing anyways)
Everything else in the computer is the same and had been running fine for 2-3 years. 

arestavo
Well, the RM850x isn't on the that someone is keeping, but the RMX850 is. Perhaps they're the same? Also, are you running separate PCIE power cables to the 3080, or are they daisy chained?
 
Other than that, the next thing that I would try is a fresh Windows 10 install. Backup your files first, though.
 
If that fails to help or you'd rather not bother, then EVGA's tech support might be a good next stop: 

Thanks for the reply. Yeah those are the same. And yeah, already running 3 separate PCIE power cables. No daisy chaining. 

Raych
Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Education 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.00GHz 29 °C
Skylake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1200MHz (16-16-16-39)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z170XP-SLI-CF (U3E1) 33 °C
Graphics
LG HDR 4K (3840x2160@60Hz)
ASUS VS238 (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (EVGA) 51 °C
Storage
238GB SPCC Solid State Disk (SATA (SSD)) 33 °C
111GB SPCC Solid State Disk (SATA (SSD)) 48 °C
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5001AALS-00L3B2 (SATA ) 42 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
High Definition Audio Device
 
 
No overclocking, default values in PrecisionX. No XMP. No CPU overclock. Latest Motherboard Bios. 
 
I should also note that the freezing only started happening after I got the new 3080 card. Which is why I thought at first it was a PSU issue (it was 8 years old and 750W so i figured it needed replacing anyways)
Everything else in the computer is the same and had been running fine for 2-3 years. 

 
That more inline with a normal crash....
 
Download and clean install the new hotfix driver.
 
https://forums.evga.com/GeForce-Hotfix-Driver-Version-45698-m3123704.aspx
 
And update PX1 to the newest version.
 
Also download the latest chipset drivers for the MB.
 
And make sure Windows is updated to the latest build.

Raych

jankerson 
That more inline with a normal crash....
 
Download and clean install the new hotfix driver.
 
 
 
And update PX1 to the newest version.
 
Also download the latest chipset drivers for the MB.
 
And make sure Windows is updated to the latest build.

Thanks I'll try to recreate the crash with the newest hotfix driver. PX1 was already at the newest version. 
 
Though, what do you mean by a normal crash?
Nothing in the event viewer logs btw.

Like a driver issue.
 
Used to see those type crashes all the time, driver issues normally.... Especially with the Radeon cards.
 
I am talking about exactly like that.....

Saltgrass
Could you let us know you memory brand and confirm its speed?

Yeah sure. It's two of these:
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2400 MHz DDR4 DRAM

Sounds like you need to test the card in another known good working pc to see if you can reproduce the issue on another system since the issue only occurred after you installed the 3080.

Raych

jankerson
 
Well at least the memory is on the compatibility list. 
 
Let us know how it does once you upgrade the driver to the new hotfix driver.
 
That should fix the problem.
 
That said, you are asking an awful lot from a budget MB and memory here.
 
But you aren't overclocking and are running the memory at stock so that is at least something. You aren't pushing the board too hard... 

Unfortunately, it didn't work. Crashed again a clean install with the new driver hotfix.

 
Can you test the card in a known working system?
 
What was your old graphics card?

Local pc shop may be able to assist.

Raych

jankerson
Can you test the card in a known working system?
 
What was your old graphics card?

No unfortunately this is the only system I have access to. The old card was a EVGA GTX1070. Gave that card away when I got this one so can't test with it either. 

 
I am also thinking local PC shop.
 
Going from a low power draw 1070 to a very high power draw 3080 which is more than twice the power draw of the 1070.
 
And then gaming will put more stress on that MB you have and the VRMs etc that you weren't doing before.
 
Basically the GPU is pushing the system harder than it ever was before.
 
The system is unbalanced now because of the 3080 being put on a budget MB in short.
 
You have the max CPU that the budget MB will take, budget ram, not so much of a big deal there.
 
Then put a high end GPU in the system. 
 
Kinda like putting a NASCAR engine in a Smartcar.
 
The Motherboard and PSU are the system and the most important parts of the computer by far.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Raych

jankerson
I am also thinking local PC shop.
 
Going from a low power draw 1070 to a very high power draw 3080 which is more than twice the power draw of the 1070.
 
And then gaming will put more stress on that MB you have and the VRMs etc that you weren't doing before.
 
Basically the GPU is pushing the system harder than it ever was before.
 
The system is unbalanced now because of the 3080 being put on a budget MB in short.
 
You have the max CPU that the budget MB will take, budget ram, not so much of a big deal there.
 
Then put a high end GPU in the system. 
 
Kinda like putting a NASCAR engine in a Smartcar.
 
The Motherboard and PSU are the system and the most important parts of the computer by far.

I've certainly never heard of a motherboard requirement for a new GPU. Most of the power is go through the PCIE cables anyway no? Also I'm running 4K so im not CPU bottlenecked/running it at max stress either. 
I feel like there would be more obvious motherboard errors if it truly were the motherboard (BSOD, shutodowns, etc). 

 
It's a total platform thing compared to the actual use of the PC.
 
Not going to go into it all here, how to spec out a gaming PC 101.
 
When you 1st start specing out parts for a build.
 
MB issues can vary greatly, and it might be fine as in not broken.
 
Would have been nice if you still had your old GPU or another PC to test it in.
 
We have nothing to even start working with.
 
That's why we both said take it to a PC shop.
 
They can figure it out pretty quick what it is.
 
You could try using DDU to remove all of the drivers then do a fresh install.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ChrisMag100
I had this happen also a couple days ago. I was watching a youtube video at the time. I have also seen situations where the screen goes black, as through the driver is resetting. My gut feeling is that this is a driver problem.

 
We thought that too, but they already updated the drivers.

Raych

jankerson
It's a total platform thing compared to the actual use of the PC.
 
Not going to go into it all here, how to spec out a gaming PC 101.
 
When you 1st start specing out parts for a build.
 
MB issues can vary greatly, and it might be fine as in not broken.
 
Would have been nice if you still had your old GPU or another PC to test it in.
 
We have nothing to even start working with.
 
That's why we both said take it to a PC shop.
 
They can figure it out pretty quick what it is.
 

Thanks for your suggestion. A little hesitant to go public anywhere in the current covid times which is why i thought i'd go through suggestions on here first, but I'll definitely look into it. 
 

 
You could try one more thing.
 
Download DDU..
 
Use that to completely remove all of the GPU drivers etc.
 
Then do a fresh install of the new drivers.
 
Uninstall PX1 before doing it.

Raych

jankerson 
You could try one more thing.
 
Download DDU..
 
Use that to completely remove all of the GPU drivers etc.
 
Then do a fresh install of the new drivers.
 
Uninstall PX1 before doing it.

Thanks. Did those exact steps already a few times. Didn't help. 

 
OK, it's a hardware issue then.
 
And with nothing to work with from here.
 
You could pull the ram, one stick at a time to see if that changes anything.
 
Unplug all the drives except the main HD.
 
Also if there is still a problem after testing all of that.
 
Pull the GPU and run it off the MB graphics and try and run a few games and see what happens.

Raych
Managed to get ahold of my old video card again. An EVGA GTX 1070. Ran both Half-life Alyx and Superhot VR fine for an extended amount of time without any crashes. 

I would contact EVGA and see if they can help you with it.