Hello all!
 
I'm new to the forums and really new to PC gaming in general.  I have a factory overclocked GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 and would like help with trying to underclock clock it to mimic a reference card's speed.  If that makes sense... I've updated all graphics drivers as well. 
 
I'm currently a Destiny 2 player and have been getting the Broccoli error that says the following:
Graphics runtime detected a crash or loss of device
 
After quite a bit of research, other members have said that they have underclocked the GPU to -90 MHz on GPU clock offset and -64 MHz on memory clock offset using precision XOC but when I do that using the sliders, my computer randomly shuts off and the fans go into crazy mode!  Could someone lend me some advice on how to do this properly or any tips if they have encountered this error with Destiny 2 on PC since the Warmind DLC? 

Hi Silky and welcome to the EVGA forums!
 
Your card is designed to be factory overclocked so you shouldn't have to underclock it for it to work properly. The error you got from Destiny 2 could be from a lot of different sources, it could be the game itself, it could be the drivers... So the problem might not be your card itself.
 
Download GPUZ (https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/) then go to the "sensors" tab. From there you can see your GPU load, its frequency, its temperature and the fan speed.
 

 
 Then if you click on the "?" button on the main tab you'll be able to stress test your card. While this test is running 3 things should happpen: the GPU load should go up close to 100%, the GPU temperature should raise and the fan speed should go to 100% after some time.
 
Let this test run for at least 10-15 mins and see if it runs properly. Monitor closely the data. You can check the box "log to file" to record them while the test is running. The GPU temperature shouldn't go too far over 70°C / 158°F.
 
If the software or your whole system locks up during this test there is probably a cooling issue. Otherwise you can also try to run https://benchmark.unigine.com/heaven to see if it also runs properly or not. 
 
If both tests are fine it would looks like the problem either comes from your drivers or the game itself.
 
So let us know what results you've got :)

You're welcome :)
 
No you dont have to install Afterburner or Precision X for your games to work properly. They make you able to monitor your card like GPUZ but also to overclock it, which is not needed as your card is powerful enough to run Destiny 2 maxed out at its default frequencies.
 
So you can uninstall them if you want, but these software shouldn't interfere with Destiny or any game whatsover. I've been using afterburner for years and never had this kind of problem with any game i've been playing so if you read this in the Destiny forums i wouldn't trust too much what you saw there ;)
 

(I think because it was pretty loud)

 
Dont rely on what you hear, rely on the sensors informations on gpuz ;)
 
PS: do you play other games than Destiny 2? If so, do they run without any problems?
PS2: do you get the error message on Destiny randomly or is it always after some time?

Well that's a good sign! Also yes software like afterburner can help you set up an fan curve or a manual fan speed whereas GPUZ is just a simple monitoring tool.
 
So your test is indicating that your card is not overheating, that's great! But you didn't answer some of my previous questions ;)
 
What you could try to do also to remove the overheating issue completely is use afterburner to set your card fan to manual 100%, log the sensors with GPUZ to a file and play Destiny.
 
It will be loud as hell but if Destiny crashes again you can check on the log file what were the temperatures of your card at this exact time. If they were too high this could be the cause of the problem.
 
Because when you play a game, not only your graphic card heats up, but also your CPU and your motherboard, and the more each one heats up the more the other heat up as well.
 
So stress testing the GPU alone is good but you can't draw conclusions just with it!
 
 
 

Neutro
Well that's a good sign! Also yes software like afterburner can help you set up an fan curve or a manual fan speed whereas GPUZ is just a simple monitoring tool.
 
So your test is indicating that your card is not overheating, that's great! But you didn't answer some of my previous questions ;)
 
What you could try to do also to remove the overheating issue completely is use afterburner to set your card fan to manual 100%, log the sensors with GPUZ to a file and play Destiny.
 
It will be loud as hell but if Destiny crashes again you can check on the log file what were the temperatures of your card at this exact time. If they were too high this could be the cause of the problem.
 
Because when you play a game, not only your graphic card heats up, but also your CPU and your motherboard, and the more each one heats up the more the other heat up as well.
 
So stress testing the GPU alone is good but you can't draw conclusions just with it!
 
 
 

My bad lol :) Seen the reply on my phone in my inbox and didn't even notice the other questions you asked.  I'm going to try afterburner out right now and run the above test you just mentioned!

Neutro
No worries :)
 
If you can i suggest you also monitor your CPU and RAM activities along with their temperatures. 
 
Most of the motherboards manufacturers have monitoring softwares avariable for this purpose, kinda like afterburner but for the motherboard!
 
Another test you can do, even if it's a long shot, is to test the performance of the SSD where you installed Destiny 2. I once had a problem on a game where I pulled my hair off because i couldn't figure out what was wrong, and turns out it was my SSD that was slowly dieing but the only way i could seen it was with a performance test like  

My CPU is watercooled with Corsair product so would that give me what I need for the CPU and I can get a program for my Gigabyte motherboard to monitor that as well? I'm learning so much today lol.

It's been a looooong time since i had a Gigabyte motherboard but if my searches are correct you can find the utility softwares here:
 
https://www.gigabyte.com/FileUpload/global/Microsite/369/images/system-tweaking.html
 
You can also use HWmonitor to do this i guess!
 
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
 
#edit: sorry i forgot about pm restrictions on new accounts ;) also im going to sleep but we can keep trying to figure this out together another time if you want :)
 

SilkySmooth85
my computer randomly shuts off and the fans go into crazy mode! 

That usually means one of the following things...
 
#1 Your gpu isn't receiving proper power.
#2 Your psu/psu cables are defective.
#3 Your gpu is defective.
 

Neutro
He was trying to underclock his GPU. I think this is just a bad manipulation or a bug from precision X.
 
If his GPU was defective or not getting enough power, it would never have ran properly other games or passed a stress test.

All games will stress the card differently, so just because other games are working doesn't mean his gpu is in the clear. The stress test in GPU-Z is a weak stress test imo.

I've been on these forums a very long time. Not once have I ever seen a user report that their system randomly shuts off/gpu fans going crazy after underclocking their gpu. 

Neutro
Anyway if his card works without modifying frequencies or voltage dont you think it's good enough or do you think he should rma it anyway?

I think he should run some harder stress tests before he decides to rma the card.


 
 

Haha you gave me a good laugh  Thanks bc 
 
Alright I bow down to the king