Hi guys,
I've been plagued with this problem for a while. My computer runs fine when it's idle and when I'm browsing the internet, watching videos etc. However, when I begin gaming, my computer randomly crashes/shuts down. There's no time frame on the issue - sometimes it crashed after 20 minutes, other times I can play for 6 hours and have no issues.
As the title says, my screen turns off (no connection available message) and the fan on the GPU begins to spin aggressively and really loud. I've monitored the temperatures of my GPU when playing games and it sits around 80'C - which isn't overheating but isn't the best. I've actually ordered thermal paste to reapply it as a temporary fix to reduce the temperature.
I originally thought it was the GPU overheating, but as I mentioned above the temperature doesn't seem that bad. Indeed, I've ran the FurMark benchmark test and it exceeded 100'C, at which point I turned it off just to make sure I didn't overheat it on 'purpose'.
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570
Motherboard: ASROCK Z77 Pro4
Graphics Card: nVidia GTX 760
RAM: cannot remember specific make but 12GB
PSU: 700W (I think)
2 case fans (both working), GPU fan works and CPU fan works.
I am not sure if this is the error that is causing my GPU to shut down. I found it in EventViewer and attempted to research it but most of the other individuals having the same error say their game crashes, not their computer (?):
The description for Event ID 13 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
\Device\Video3
Graphics Exception on (GPC 0, PPC 0): ESR 0x503038=0xffffffff
The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table
I am at a complete loss as to what to do. I cannot afford a new graphics card as I was saving for an entire new rig, and don't want to spend £160 as a temporary fix to buy a more recent model afterwards.
I've been plagued with this problem for a while. My computer runs fine when it's idle and when I'm browsing the internet, watching videos etc. However, when I begin gaming, my computer randomly crashes/shuts down. There's no time frame on the issue - sometimes it crashed after 20 minutes, other times I can play for 6 hours and have no issues.
As the title says, my screen turns off (no connection available message) and the fan on the GPU begins to spin aggressively and really loud. I've monitored the temperatures of my GPU when playing games and it sits around 80'C - which isn't overheating but isn't the best. I've actually ordered thermal paste to reapply it as a temporary fix to reduce the temperature.
I originally thought it was the GPU overheating, but as I mentioned above the temperature doesn't seem that bad. Indeed, I've ran the FurMark benchmark test and it exceeded 100'C, at which point I turned it off just to make sure I didn't overheat it on 'purpose'.
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570
Motherboard: ASROCK Z77 Pro4
Graphics Card: nVidia GTX 760
RAM: cannot remember specific make but 12GB
PSU: 700W (I think)
2 case fans (both working), GPU fan works and CPU fan works.
I am not sure if this is the error that is causing my GPU to shut down. I found it in EventViewer and attempted to research it but most of the other individuals having the same error say their game crashes, not their computer (?):
The description for Event ID 13 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
\Device\Video3
Graphics Exception on (GPC 0, PPC 0): ESR 0x503038=0xffffffff
The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table
I am at a complete loss as to what to do. I cannot afford a new graphics card as I was saving for an entire new rig, and don't want to spend £160 as a temporary fix to buy a more recent model afterwards.