Recent content by KieranSmithy

So I dialled back my GPU's power consumption to 75% and now all my games work... this is kinda strange. What do you guys think could be at fault here, my GPU or PSU? Cheers

Thank you for the advise, however I do not own another PSU. Is there another way I might be able to test it? As for the PSU cables, the GPU takes one 8-pin connector, my PSU has two so I tried connecting the other one instead but the problem persists. Would underclocking my GPU be a fair test?

Do you think resetting my motherboard or something would help?

I have tried swapping out my RAM. Could I install another version of Windows on a virtual machine and test it there or would that not work?

Why would I do that when it might be something else in my PC or might be resolvable. Plus it'd take weeks to RMA it.

I have a EVGA NEX750G. About 4 years old. Just to add, my previous graphics card (AMD R9 Fury) just kinda broke one day, that's why I got a new one (the GTX 1070). My computer would turn on, the fans would spin on the GPU and the lights would work and my monitor was connected, didn't lose...

When I installed the new GPU, I reinstalled Windows 10 fresh, I don't know if that removes old drivers at all. The card worked perfectly until recently a few months after buying it until it suddenly started playing up and crashing my games. Yesterday I ran a DDU and still my games crash. Just...

I have recently been having an issue where games with high intensity graphics (like 3D shooters such as Far Cry 5 or Modern Warfare) keep crashing, usually with a DirectX error or a Display Error. My GPU is a GTX1070 and it's only a few months old. Might this be a problem with any other...