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2018/05/12 17:08:22 (permalink)
A few days ago I was gaming and my PC crashed with a solid color on screen. I booted again and everything was fine, eventually I realized it needs to be under some significant load to crash. Stressing the cpu using cpuz was not enough, but using furmark on the gpu crashes the PC. I do not think the GPU is to blame as it plays graphically unintensive games just fine. I used a different monitor to rule out monitor problems as well. My suspicion is that I left the computer plugged in and there were thunderstorms overnight which could have damaged the PSU. Any Thoughts?
 
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i7 4790k
evga 1080 ti kingpin hydrocopper
evga 1000w g2 PSU
Windows 10
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    GGTV-Jon
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    Re: Computer crashes after under load for approximately 1 minute. Suspecting EVGA PSU... 2018/05/13 09:29:53 (permalink)
    What did you have for a surge protector or UPS?
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    Re: Computer crashes after under load for approximately 1 minute. Suspecting EVGA PSU... 2018/05/13 12:36:30 (permalink)
    Sounds like a gpu issue to me. Try running furmark again, but this time run the card in debug mode. Info on how to enable debug mode can be found here under #3.
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    Re: Computer crashes after under load for approximately 1 minute. Suspecting EVGA PSU... 2018/05/13 16:19:58 (permalink)
    Tried this and the same result after a few minutes, unresponsive with a random color on monitor. I uninstalled and reinstalled the gpu and drivers using device manager and still same result. I tried to boot after one of the crashes and the windows symbol popped up as normal but froze there with lots of random pixels as different colors horizontally across the screen. At this point I dont know if it is the gpu or psu. I have had nothing but problems with the kingpin gpu.
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    Re: Computer crashes after under load for approximately 1 minute. Suspecting EVGA PSU... 2018/05/13 16:21:26 (permalink)
    Sounds like the gpu to me. Pop a different psu into your rig to find out what the issue is.
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    Re: Computer crashes after under load for approximately 1 minute. Suspecting EVGA PSU... 2018/05/15 06:34:09 (permalink)
    Sajin
    Sounds like the gpu to me. Pop a different psu into your rig to find out what the issue is.


    Alternatively, you can test the graphics card in a different system, like a friend's computer, to find if the problem occurs there as well. This would help determine if the problem is with the card, or something else in your computer. 
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    Re: Computer crashes after under load for approximately 1 minute. Suspecting EVGA PSU... 2018/05/15 22:23:41 (permalink)
    +1 Sajin & Brandon.
     
    Crashing most probably is a GPU problem. If it is a PSU problem, I believe the system will shutdown automatically.
     
    I had similar problem recently and I was suspecting the PSU. I didn't think it was the GPU because it was still a fairly new card, 1080 Ti FTW3. But in the end, it turned out to be the GPU.
     
    But just to rule out PSU, as mentioned by Brandon, try to test your GPU in another system.
     
    Good luck.
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    Re: Computer crashes after under load for approximately 1 minute. Suspecting EVGA PSU... 2018/05/16 11:50:10 (permalink)
    Probably one of the suggestions above are correct and certainly all warrant trying out.
    As a real long shot: are you using an OCed coffee lake with a cheap or mid range z370 mobo. If not forget this totally. If so there is an outside chance that the VRM are overheating or not able to supply steady power
    to the CPU. This topic is cropping up more and more. Seems the Z370 power system is the same usually as the Kaby Z270. Problem is on non top level boards an oced i7 8700k can over stress VRMs that are fine with Kaby lake.
     
    I realize this seems to be PSU or GPU, and my idea really is a long shot, and then only if you are on z370 with a 6+6 Oced core voltage. So no abuse please posters! I know it's unlikely. Just posted it in case everything else fails, assuming you have a z370 with an OCed power hungry coffe lake.
     
    P.S. My first guess would be GPU.

    1. Taichi z370. i7 8086k @ 5,2GHz Stable.
    16GB G.Skill Trident Z @ 3,000MHz.
      EVGA GTX 1080ti  FTW3. Acer XB270HU IPS 1440p 144Hz Refresh with G-Sync. PSU Corsair AX850. Cloud two cans, and Creative T20 stereo. Realtek HD on board sound.
     
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