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mspreeman
Specs:
 
OS: Windows 10 Pro - v 21H1 OS Build 19043.1288
CPU: Intel i7-9700K 3.60 GHz
Motherboard: ASRock Phantom Gaming SLI/ac
Ram: 3x16 Gb DDR4 3600
Graphics Card: EVGA RTX 3080ti FTW3 Ultra (Driver 496.49)
PSU: EVGA 1000P6 Supernova 80+ Platinum
 
During gameplay of BFV and R6S I can play for around 30 min - 1 hr and then it crashes to desktop. I am on a freshly installed windows with updated drivers. Before I freshly installed windows, BFV would Blue Screen my PC. GPU-Z shows power hovering near 96-97% TDP, peak temp across all cores was 81 C. 
 
I have owned other EVGA cards, but this is my first 'ti'.

Not sure what that Board is you're using but assuming its Triple Channel Memory based up on your RAM listed above.
 

kevinc313
Run the latest Precision X1 and get the firmware update.  Couldn't hurt to do a bios update to the MB also.
 
What's up with the ram?  You actually have 3x16GB?  Is it running in XMP? Is the ram on the QVL list?  Is the blue screen a WHEA error?
 
The uneven number of ram sticks will put you in Intel "Flex Mode" where the extra memory is in single channel.  I can't imagine this is good for stability.
 
Was the machine stable at one point?

kevinc313
Run the latest Precision X1 and get the firmware update.  Couldn't hurt to do a bios update to the MB also.
 
What's up with the ram?  You actually have 3x16GB?  Is it running in XMP? Is the ram on the QVL list?  Is the blue screen a WHEA error?
 
The uneven number of ram sticks will put you in Intel "Flex Mode" where the extra memory is in single channel.  I can't imagine this is good for stability.
 
Was the machine stable at one point?

mspreeman

kevinc313
Run the latest Precision X1 and get the firmware update.  Couldn't hurt to do a bios update to the MB also.
 
What's up with the ram?  You actually have 3x16GB?  Is it running in XMP? Is the ram on the QVL list?  Is the blue screen a WHEA error?
 
The uneven number of ram sticks will put you in Intel "Flex Mode" where the extra memory is in single channel.  I can't imagine this is good for stability.
 
Was the machine stable at one point?

 
The blue screen was a system service exception (klgse.sys failure), but it hasn't happened since the clean install of windows. Though games are still crashing to desktop.
 
I've never had a BSOD until I upgraded to the 3080ti, I'll try removing one and see if it helps. Bios is updated, haven't tried precision x1; I will give it a shot tomorrow.
 

kevinc313
 
 
I know right?  I'm not aware of LGA1151 MB that is 8th or 9th gen and supports triple channel memory, nor does the 9700K support it.  Flex mode, which nobody uses.

mspreeman
Alright, so a final update to this whole saga. Everything seemed fine for a while and then I got some more crashes and BSODs.
 
I ended up checking the ram, and found 2 sticks of ram that were bad and am working to have those replaced.
 
I have done several console level commands to repair windows in an attempt to solve random crashes.
 
I started to notice that when I turned my PC on the screen would come up, flash black for a second, and reappear. I also started to notice some hitching in games, weird frame drops for a second or two, and occasional ctd's. The Crashes are for Event ID 4101 an NVIDIA driver crash. I started to play some fallout and notice a crash in one place every time. I used that as a tool to determine what the problem may be. The only two things left were the Mobo, or the 3080ti. I tried another PCIe slot, still crashed. And I tried rolling back drivers, still crashed. Then I reinstalled my old 1070, no crashes.
 
I have nothing left to try, and I believe the card is faulty since I haven't noticed those issues with my old 1070. As such I am starting the RMA process.

BiggyNewton

mspreeman
Alright, so a final update to this whole saga. Everything seemed fine for a while and then I got some more crashes and BSODs.
 
I ended up checking the ram, and found 2 sticks of ram that were bad and am working to have those replaced.
 
I have done several console level commands to repair windows in an attempt to solve random crashes.
 
I started to notice that when I turned my PC on the screen would come up, flash black for a second, and reappear. I also started to notice some hitching in games, weird frame drops for a second or two, and occasional ctd's. The Crashes are for Event ID 4101 an NVIDIA driver crash. I started to play some fallout and notice a crash in one place every time. I used that as a tool to determine what the problem may be. The only two things left were the Mobo, or the 3080ti. I tried another PCIe slot, still crashed. And I tried rolling back drivers, still crashed. Then I reinstalled my old 1070, no crashes.
 
I have nothing left to try, and I believe the card is faulty since I haven't noticed those issues with my old 1070. As such I am starting the RMA process.

Next time don't jumble up and make the diagnostic process more confusing.  Think of it this way: What have I changed recently that might be causing the problem?  In your case it was a GPU change, so the first thing you should have done is throw the 1070 back in and see if all the problems disappear.  If so you know a RMA is needed and you wasted very little time troubleshooting.

freddyp411
reseat?