Question Cyberpunk crashing, or GPU is dead ?

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joesmoejoe

joesmoejoe

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Hello, I recently bought Cyberpunk 2077 ultimate edition and after 3 or so hours of playing I have been crashing. I noticed that 4/5 crashes have been during cutscenes/loading times, and one has been mid combat. I am using MSI afterburner to check my GPU temps and other stuff and nothing seems out of the ordinary. I noticed that if I increase my Memory Clock speed the crashing stops but then I get flickering green screens that I've talked about in previous posts.

My only ideas for why this is happening is Cyberpunk issues, PSU isn't enough, or my GPU is toast. If anyone has experienced similar issues or knows how to fix this problem, please let me know.

I also noticed my GPU wattage is around 200+ frequently and that's the only reason why I think it may be my PSU. Also the crashes only crash me to steam it doesn't restart my PC so that is why I believe it could just be cyberpunk I will update if I experience any more crashes. When I crash it says "Cyberpunk flatline"

Specs;
OS; Windows 11
GPU; asrock phantom gaming 5700xt
CPU; ryzen 5 5500
Motherboard; AsRock B550M HDV
PSU; Be quiet! Pure power 12m 550 WATTS
RAM; VIPER PATRIOT 2x8gb 9DE00285-PVE2416G400C0K 4000 MHZ
Memory; acer predator gm7000 512gb
 
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Calculators will often have to make a guess. Without going too high or too low. Since they are not reliable, or outright garbage, it's best to use several to get a rough idea and then give yourself a little bit extra. PSUs don't waste unused power unless you really go overboard or have an inefficient one.

In addition, many cheaper PSUs cannot deliver their stated wattage, and esp. cannot handle sudden bursts of power demand.
 
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joesmoejoe said:
Never mind, my CPU cooler takes 70 watts making it around 480
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The CPU cooler is not part of the total system power draw calculation. That is the thermal ability of the cooler itself. Your CPU itself would not likely be using more than 75watt maximum if not overclocked and only during high CPU usage tasks like a benchmark.

As for the crashing, was it only Cyberpunk? Were any other games crashing? 550watt should be enough for your systems, even with transient power spikes that increase power draw for a very tiny blip of time. I wouldn't rush out to buy a new PSU without testing other games first and with default GPU setting as well as underclocked settings.

I'd be more inclined to think the game or the GPU driver are to blame if it was only that one game crashing.
 
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Third-Eye said:
The CPU cooler is not part of the total system power draw calculation. That is the thermal ability of the cooler itself. Your CPU itself would not likely be using more than 75watt maximum if not overclocked and only during high CPU usage tasks like a benchmark.

As for the crashing, was it only Cyberpunk? Were any other games crashing? 550watt should be enough for your systems, even with transient power spikes that increase power draw for a very tiny blip of time. I wouldn't rush out to buy a new PSU without testing other games first and with default GPU setting as well as underclocked settings.

I'd be more inclined to think the game or the GPU driver are to blame if it was only that one game crash?
Third-Eye said:
I didn't see the other posts, I only saw this thread on the side panel. It caught my eye with Cyberpunk and I know of the recent crashing issues the new patch introduced.
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Third-Eye said:
I didn't see the other posts, I only saw this thread on the side panel. It caught my eye with Cyberpunk and I know of the recent crashing issues the new patch introduced.
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Third-Eye said:
The CPU cooler is not part of the total system power draw calculation. That is the thermal ability of the cooler itself. Your CPU itself would not likely be using more than 75watt maximum if not overclocked and only during high CPU usage tasks like a benchmark.

As for the crashing, was it only Cyberpunk? Were any other games crashing? 550watt should be enough for your systems, even with transient power spikes that increase power draw for a very tiny blip of time. I wouldn't rush out to buy a new PSU without testing other games first and with default GPU setting as well as underclocked settings.

I'd be more inclined to think the game or the GPU driver are to blame if it was only that one game crashing.
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Cyberpunk is the only game out of two others that crash to only steam menu. The other two are FarCry5 and Metro 2033 redux. I have changed my ingame settings and MSI afterburner settings multiple times and the best I've gotten is a hour interval per crash. Also the MSI afterburner thing that says FPS and wattage usage doesn't look out of the ordinary when it crashes all though it typically crashes in high load areas.
 
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Third-Eye said:
The CPU cooler is not part of the total system power draw calculation. That is the thermal ability of the cooler itself. Your CPU itself would not likely be using more than 75watt maximum if not overclocked and only during high CPU usage tasks like a benchmark.

As for the crashing, was it only Cyberpunk? Were any other games crashing? 550watt should be enough for your systems, even with transient power spikes that increase power draw for a very tiny blip of time. I wouldn't rush out to buy a new PSU without testing other games first and with default GPU setting as well as underclocked settings.

I'd be more inclined to think the game or the GPU driver are to blame if it was only that one game crashing.
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Also my other issues with crashing have been green screen crashes that restarted my PC to boot whereas this issue just brings me to steam menu. I believe I fixed the green screen issue by simply reducing the memory clock speed as I no longer experience it.
 
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joesmoejoe said:
Bad news now, I still get the green screen crash from increasing my memory clock above 1800 mhz. (1750 is base) Should I just not increase it or is this a symptom of a dying GPU?
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Are you no longer getting the other problems just this crash when clocking the memory up?

If so I wouldnt worry about it a whole lot so long as it works at stock speeds. Sometimes really heavy games can expose otherwise stable overclocks and it could be as simple as that.
 
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thestryker said:
Are you no longer getting the other problems just this crash when clocking the memory up?

If so I wouldnt worry about it a whole lot so long as it works at stock speeds. Sometimes really heavy games can expose otherwise stable overclocks and it could be as simple as that.
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Only once did I crash but that was cause my gpu temp was 90+ Celsius and I didn't notice lol but no not yet.
 
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joesmoejoe said:
Also my other issues with crashing have been green screen crashes that restarted my PC to boot whereas this issue just brings me to steam menu. I believe I fixed the green screen issue by simply reducing the memory clock speed as I no longer experience it.
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joesmoejoe said:
Bad news now, I still get the green screen crash from increasing my memory clock above 1800 mhz. (1750 is base) Should I just not increase it or is this a symptom of a dying GPU?
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I know the green screen crashing is sometimes a sign of the GPU being defective, so it could be that the GPU was the issue all along. Swapping the PSU may have only helped alleviate the symptoms with better power regulation.

If this continues to happen, you may need to RMA the gpu for replacement if down clocking or changing drivers doesn't help. It might even be fixed with a new installation of windows, but probably not.
 
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Third-Eye said:
I know the green screen crashing is sometimes a sign of the GPU being defective, so it could be that the GPU was the issue all along. Swapping the PSU may have only helped alleviate the symptoms with better power regulation.

If this continues to happen, you may need to RMA the gpu for replacement if down clocking or changing drivers doesn't help. It might even be fixed with a new installation of windows, but probably not.
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I think, in this case, that the OC is the issue. Seems all is solid when running stock speed. @joesmoejoe can confirm.
 
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