Hello Everyone
 
I looking to get some understanding, why my pc is just shutting down while playing my most demanding game ark survival evolved.
on other game, I am not finding the same issue , I tried star wars squardrons atlas made by same company that makes ark. and borderlands 3
to name a few, the this shut down. does not happen all the time but when it does it happens with in a few mins of playiing.(there are days I can play for a few hours without issue) I tried looking at fan setting on card to increase it  to cool the temp down.
 
I have change games setting to low graphics  this done not seem to help, I have tried another graphics card a gigabyte aorus 1060 6gb extreme, no issue at all, game run as it should. I got my hands on this 1080 ti and though 11gb better than a 6gb card.
 
please if any one can advised me
cheers!
 

 
Hello, welcome to the EVGA Forums & Congrats on your first Thread
 
 
I agree, probably a PSU issue.  Suddenly "shutting off like you pulled the plug" is classic PSU issue
 
Are you using Separate PCIe cables from PSU to Each port on the 1080 Ti ?
 
---> One of the PSU safety circuit could be tripping?
 
---> One of the PCIe cables might not be fully installed, locked or Bad ?
 
PSA: Only use cable that came WITH your PSU .... other cables ---> user MUST confirm compatibility first
 
---> If your PSU came with more PCIe cables or ports on the PSU ---> try different ones
 
PC plugged into the wall or a UPS ?
 
please list your Hardware:

PSU, model & age


Any OC on your hardware? CPU, RAM, GPU if so what software/ settings

MB & BIOS

CPU

GPU model 1080 ti sc2, (part number?) Nvidia driver, changes in Nvidia Control Panel, OC software?

HD(s) type & connection  (mechanical, SSD ..)(M.2 SATA ...)
 
OS

- any other items installed into the MB?
 
run GPU-Z & look @ sensor tab while gaming .... you can set it to record
 
Take your game & crank it up
 
because other software & games are not crashing, unlikely it is a bad mouse or KB
 
Your new on the Forums, so it might be helpful to know a little about your PC experience level. 

We have no idea if this is your first GPU swap ever or you build & fix PCs all the time