I saw this has happened with the 1080 FTW and am relieved to find that this isn't only my problem. I've Scoured the internet trying to find a solution to this annoyance. Here is a link to the thread where a line of 1080 FTWs had the same issue


Basically my GTX 1060 6GB has been undergoing the EXACT same issues for almost a year

Also here are my specs:
CPU Intel: - Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151  
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133
Storage: Seagate - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
Power Supply: Apevia Jav​a 500W ATX​ Power Sup​ply
GTX 1060 6GB
If its possible to not have to RMA it that'd be great. Thanks!

I had these issues with my original 1080 FTW. Turns out I had to RMA the card. Got the new one and never had the issue again. There was an 'out of spec' part on the card I found out causing the card to false trip itself in to 'protection mode'.
This would happen on just 2 minutes of gaming or after an hour. No rhyme or reason. Didn't hear this with the 1060's though. Follow MDecker's troubleshooting  and send a support ticket to EVGA.

I bet your low quality psu is the cause of the issue if your card isn't overheating.

Sajin
I bet your low quality psu is the cause of the issue if your card isn't overheating.

Actually yeah, my graphics card doesn't have an overheating issue; it was one of the things I checked.... so how likely is this? also you may be right, searching some more i found someone with pretty much the Same problem.

Also unlike the 1080 series and the like, this doesn't seem like an issue with most 1060s, and a similarity I see between the link above and my computer is the psu.
so that being said, any Recommended replacements?  hmmm. any reason I can't post links?

While searching I found another potential culprit: VRAM overheating. Is this a possible symptom of it?
 

Crispinware
While searching I found another potential culprit: VRAM overheating. Is this a possible symptom of it?

Extremely unlikely the GDDR5 will not overheat even when the there is no thermal pads or fan cooling. The chips are surface mount and most specs sheets mention that the vram modules do not require active cooling and are usually rated at about 95-105C.
The card black screening and the fans going to 100% is an issue any card can have. It is the cards way of telling you that the power is not consistent or unstable. Please check the 12v rail in the BIOS. Go into the motherboard BIOS/UEFI and look for "Hardware Monitor" or "PC Health Status" and look for a live readout of the 12v rail of the power supply. The 12v rail should read between 11.4v and 12.6v (+/- 5% of the rail's rating). It should be stable, with little to no fluctuations. A fluctuation 0.1v or more, or any fluctuation more often than every 10 seconds could be an indication of an issue with the 12v rail, and you should consider having your power supply tested or replaced.
You should also attempt to give a light tap on the PCIe cables when the system is up and running, if that causes the card to black out and the fans to go to 100%, then you know that the PCIe cables do not have a good connections with the card and the PSU or the cables (if it is modular) should be swapped out.

baconinabun

Crispinware
While searching I found another potential culprit: VRAM overheating. Is this a possible symptom of it?
 

IMHO No, my thoughts are your digging through posts from 2016 and not recent posts about the card, 
 
Sajin and RJ have hit the nail on the head with your PSU, can you not borrow a PSU or try a different machine to try the card in? 

I am likely to try it, I was just bouncing other ideas to see what else it could be. on a similar note, i have tried another machine: my friend and i swapped cards to see if it happened to either one of us, and it did not. he had a 1070. what makes things weird is after we swapped back that it stopped for a while, before starting again when i began overclocking once more.

EVGATech_MDecker

Crispinware
If its possible to not have to RMA it that'd be great. Thanks!

 
Hello,
 
I am sorry to hear you are having this issue. I will offer some troubleshooting to try and resolve this issue however if nothing seems to help an RMA might be the only option to resolve the crashing.
 
If you have a separate system to test the card in please do this. If not, try installing in another PCIE lane.
 
Set PCI GEN in bios to GEN 2 or GEN 3 (test both if possible)
 
Clean install of Geforce drivers after using Display Driver Uninstaller (ddu)
 
Check +12v Rail reading in bios to make sure it is within 11.6-12.4 V and not fluctuating.
 
Please let us know.

Thanks for this post! I think I found what killed my 1080 ti...

Hi all! I am glad to say that i finally got around to fixing my power supply and I have been unable to replicate the issue. Thanks for all the help!!
 

AMd Ryzen 2600 3.4GHz (
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x 8GB 2400Mhz DDR4
GA EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SSC ACX 3.0 GDDR5
Mother Board Gigabyte Ax370-gaming Amd Am4 Ryzen Ddr4 X370
 
Hi Im having the same problem with my EVGA 1060 6bg, Some games I play fine but others as Dota 2, Green Hell or Tomb Raider the EVGA stop send image to the screen and the fan speed up 100%. Its really frustating I just own the EVGA.
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