Cookiezzz0
Hello,
 
TL;DR at the botom
 
I've been using my GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition GAMING for about 7 months now without any problems.
Since a week or 2 I've had games starting to crash and showing artifacts. (Some include, but not limited to: Overwatch, The Division, PUBG, Diablo 3,...)
 
First thing I did was DDU and reinstall the latest drivers but the problem still persisted.
Next was DDU and an older driver version, but no luck.
I formatted my PC, reinstalled everything with the latest drivers, still the same.
I formatted again, but this time with a new SSD since my 'old' one was still a Samsung 830 that bad been used for years now. Still the same problem.
I've pulled the card from my case, made sure it was dust free, same problem.
Tried another PCIe slot, same issue.
 
Yesterday my screen looked like the attached picture attempting to play Overwatch. After about 5 seconds my PC shutdown itself.
 
It's not overheating either. Both fans work and for the brief time any game works, the GPU runs at about +- 77°C
 
PC specs for additional info.
Intel core i7-5820K
16GB DDR4 2400Mhz
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition GAMING
Samsung 850 Pro boot drive.
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 PSU
 
 
Anyone has any ideas on what is next?
RMA the card?
 
 
TL;DR
Games crash and / or show artifacts.
Sometimes the entire PC freezes.
Formatted twice, used a new SSD also just to make sure.
Tried old and new drivers.
Tried changing PCI slot on the Mobo.
 
 
EDIT:
Also just found another recent topic with the same issues as me. (Title: GTX 1080 Ti - Freezing with artifacts followed by black screen)
(Somehow can't paste the hyperlink here)
 
 
 

Cookiezzz0
Guess an RMA is now the only thing left to do?

Ben211
Hey, I'm the OP with the similar post to yours (TItle: GTX 1080 Ti - Freezing with artifacts followed by black screen). It's interesting how we have nearly identical specs and we're having similar issues. EVGA sent me a replacement and it had the exact same issues. Currently running an overclocked GTX 980 with the CPU overclocked and no issues at all so it's most likely a faulty graphics card. Just doesn't make sense to me that the replacement had the exact same issues as I can't narrow it down to another part in the PC.
 
I'm currently waiting for EVGA to replace the card for the second time, so I'll let you know how it goes. Keep me updated as well.

Jamie76
Hi,
 
I'm having a very similar issue. My 1080 ti SC2 began crashing to desktop after a few months and the RMA card I received from EVGA had identical issues. Having swopped out my PSU, Motherboard, CPU and RAM - I can't thing of anything other than another faulty card. The card is stable on one monitor but crashes on my 3 monitor NV surround setup.
 
Kind regards,
 
Jamie

delaneyt

Cookiezzz0
Ok, So today I received a GPU back.
Plugged it in and so far it's been working great! (Only tried one game of Overwatch but it looks perfect!)
 
Now this is why I keep buying EVGA cards. Imo best customer support :).
I'm a happy camper!
 
Hope any people with the same problem also get it solved.

Is your new card still working properly? My original card worked fine for the first 4 months, then decided to artifact and crash just like what yours was doing. Now I'm on my second RMA and still no signs of progress. I've eliminated everything that could be causing the issue in my system. It turns out a lot of people are having the same artifacting problems if you google "EVGA 1080 ti artifacting".

eng050599
I just wanted to add in some additional details from my own experience with the EVGA 1080Ti SC Black Edition.

I first received the card in November of 2017, and things were fine until about March, when any time I ran a program that placed a load on the GPU, the system would cut to a black screen, and then crash about 30 seconds afterwards. I removed all the Nvidia drivers, and reinstalled them, but the same issue kept happening. Some other attempts to determine what the issue was:

1. Installed older drivers from Feb, 2018. Same issue
2. Tried all of the possible slots on the motherboard (Asus Prime 299X Deluxe). No difference
3. Used a new set of PSU cables. No difference
4. Used the default Windows drivers. System is rock solid, but can't run any programs that require a dedicated GPU

I contacted EVGA, and RMAed the card. However, the replacement GPU had a slightly different issue, and one that seems to be more common. Now whenever the card experiences a load, graphical artifacts appear onscreen, followed by a hard lock and crash. After going through the same diagnostic processes, I'm now waiting for the replacement of the replacement card. If I had to guess, I'd say that there's something wrong with the heatsink, but the artifacts are generally associated with the vRAM.

Regardless, there appear to be some significant issue with these cards.

I did find it odd that they didn't ask for any of the troubleshooting I went through with the second card. It seems as though it's common enough where they just process the RMA.

HeavyHemi

SimplyDimi

eng050599
I just wanted to add in some additional details from my own experience with the EVGA 1080Ti SC Black Edition.

I first received the card in November of 2017, and things were fine until about March, when any time I ran a program that placed a load on the GPU, the system would cut to a black screen, and then crash about 30 seconds afterwards. I removed all the Nvidia drivers, and reinstalled them, but the same issue kept happening. Some other attempts to determine what the issue was:

1. Installed older drivers from Feb, 2018. Same issue
2. Tried all of the possible slots on the motherboard (Asus Prime 299X Deluxe). No difference
3. Used a new set of PSU cables. No difference
4. Used the default Windows drivers. System is rock solid, but can't run any programs that require a dedicated GPU

I contacted EVGA, and RMAed the card. However, the replacement GPU had a slightly different issue, and one that seems to be more common. Now whenever the card experiences a load, graphical artifacts appear onscreen, followed by a hard lock and crash. After going through the same diagnostic processes, I'm now waiting for the replacement of the replacement card. If I had to guess, I'd say that there's something wrong with the heatsink, but the artifacts are generally associated with the vRAM.

Regardless, there appear to be some significant issue with these cards.

I did find it odd that they didn't ask for any of the troubleshooting I went through with the second card. It seems as though it's common enough where they just process the RMA.

I’m on my 5th card from evga this generation so far, all have had a different problem along with 3 of them being unstable at factory settings. I haven’t been able to game in almost 3 months. Every card I get back seems to have an issue. 1st card 1080 ftw, black screens at random with fans going insane. 2nd 1080ti sc2 unstable factory oc, 3rd 1080ti sc2 unstable factory oc along with microstuttering. 4th card 1080ti ftw3 works fine for about 30-45m and then soft crashes and halves fps until pc is reset.

I have no idea what the actual heck is going on at evga this year. I know I’m not the only one. Even found a dude that said he had to get 7 cards from evga till one worked at stock settings. Completely unacceptable

(Had borrowed a friends 980ti which runs perfectly fine with no issues)

If this next ftw3 I get has another issue I’m just gonna go on eBay and grab a used 980ti till next generation comes along. I’m done with this stress.

Hmm, noticing that in you're saying you're using only 1.16v on your chip to overclock it to 4.2ghz? That seems pretty low for that clock. You're on your 5th GPU...on the same system...odds are it is something else.

SimplyDimi

HeavyHemi

SimplyDimi

eng050599
I just wanted to add in some additional details from my own experience with the EVGA 1080Ti SC Black Edition.

I first received the card in November of 2017, and things were fine until about March, when any time I ran a program that placed a load on the GPU, the system would cut to a black screen, and then crash about 30 seconds afterwards. I removed all the Nvidia drivers, and reinstalled them, but the same issue kept happening. Some other attempts to determine what the issue was:

1. Installed older drivers from Feb, 2018. Same issue
2. Tried all of the possible slots on the motherboard (Asus Prime 299X Deluxe). No difference
3. Used a new set of PSU cables. No difference
4. Used the default Windows drivers. System is rock solid, but can't run any programs that require a dedicated GPU

I contacted EVGA, and RMAed the card. However, the replacement GPU had a slightly different issue, and one that seems to be more common. Now whenever the card experiences a load, graphical artifacts appear onscreen, followed by a hard lock and crash. After going through the same diagnostic processes, I'm now waiting for the replacement of the replacement card. If I had to guess, I'd say that there's something wrong with the heatsink, but the artifacts are generally associated with the vRAM.

Regardless, there appear to be some significant issue with these cards.

I did find it odd that they didn't ask for any of the troubleshooting I went through with the second card. It seems as though it's common enough where they just process the RMA.

I’m on my 5th card from evga this generation so far, all have had a different problem along with 3 of them being unstable at factory settings. I haven’t been able to game in almost 3 months. Every card I get back seems to have an issue. 1st card 1080 ftw, black screens at random with fans going insane. 2nd 1080ti sc2 unstable factory oc, 3rd 1080ti sc2 unstable factory oc along with microstuttering. 4th card 1080ti ftw3 works fine for about 30-45m and then soft crashes and halves fps until pc is reset.

I have no idea what the actual heck is going on at evga this year. I know I’m not the only one. Even found a dude that said he had to get 7 cards from evga till one worked at stock settings. Completely unacceptable

(Had borrowed a friends 980ti which runs perfectly fine with no issues)

If this next ftw3 I get has another issue I’m just gonna go on eBay and grab a used 980ti till next generation comes along. I’m done with this stress.

Hmm, noticing that in you're saying you're using only 1.16v on your chip to overclock it to 4.2ghz? That seems pretty low for that clock. You're on your 5th GPU...on the same system...odds are it is something else.

Well low or not, I remove all overclocks when I get each card just to make sure. Even clean install windows 10 just to be sure there’s no conflicting programs. The 980ti I got from a friend worked perfectly fine with and without the cpu overclock. If a lot of people on these forums are reporting having to go through 2-3 cards to get a properly functioning one I’m pretty sure 5-7 isn’t that unbealievable for some unlucky few. Sorry if it sounds like I’m just bashing evga, after all I am completely disappointed, stressed and exhausted out of my mind trying to get a stable card. By the time I get a working unit the 1180s will probably be out.

Can it still be the system and not the gpus if I ran a 980ti for 4 days without a single hitch and even left heaven on for 12 hours.

The only thing that makes me think perhaps maybe JUST the last ftw3 may have not been the issue, is the new evga 850w g3 psu. And I’m only saying that cause it wasn’t completely crashing just halving the frames after running a bit. If I get the next card and I have the same exact issue the power supply is what I’ll be replacing.

Also weirdly enough the ftw3 I picked up was brand new but when opening the box I noticed the 2 cables that usually come in the box weren’t there. I doubt that’s normal for a “new” product