Games keep crashing on brand new PC

[PerspekCZ]

GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 SC
CPU: i7-6700K
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16gb 2400MHz
MOBO: ASUS Z170-A
Storage: WD Blue 2gb HDD and Kingston 240gb SSD
PSU: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze

So I got my new PC in parts, but my games keep crashing anywhere from 5-15 mins after playing, but could be more if they're less intense. I have done a clean install of my drivers many times, I've gone back to a more stable version of Nvidia drivers, I have exchanged my EVGA GTX 1070 for one with thermal pads and the VBIOS update. I have also monitored the temperatures of my GPU and CPU and both are well-cooled. I have downclocked my GPU's core and memory clock to check and it still crashes regardless. I'm not sure if it is a faulty PSU but I believe corsair is a fair quality brand and 650W is more than enough. PLEASE HELP ME

 

[Deleted member 362816]

What error do you get when it crashes? Does it display a video driver crash error. What games are you playing?

 

[PerspekCZ]

What error do you get when it crashes? Does it display a video driver crash error. What games are you playing?

Well, I've been testing on Watchdogs 2 and Overwatch, but I have crashed in CS:GO and even Osu. I do not trust the battlenet crashing message since it says something different just about every time, but the most recent one was about a video recording software that made the game crash. I have disabled Xbox DVR already just in case. Ubisoft does not give me a specified reason.

 

[Deleted member 362816]

What error do you get when it crashes? Does it display a video driver crash error. What games are you playing?

Well, I've been testing on Watchdogs 2 and Overwatch, but I have crashed in CS:GO and even Osu. I do not trust the battlenet crashing message since it says something different just about every time, but the most recent one was about a video recording software that made the game crash. I have disabled Xbox DVR already just in case. Ubisoft does not give me a specified reason.

This is a weird issues usually if it is a video card driver error the screen will go black and a message will pop up in the lower right hand corner saying the video driver has crashed and recovered.

I would highley advised to remove the video driver with a display driver cleaned program and do a fresh video driver install.

 

[ChipDeath]

You've tried different drivers etc, it's not overheating... I'd be tempted to try to isolate the problem. Try running something like Prime95 to stress memory and CPU (it has modes to try to stress CPU and RAM at once) - since the graphics card is your most power-heavy item, this will place less stress overall on the PSU whilst also stressing other parts. If it can run happily for an hour or something then that suggests it's either your PSU or Gfx card - most likely the PSU since these are generally more likely to fail but you never know.

If Prime95 crashes, then the next obvious test would be running a memory test, as a bad stick of RAM could easily cause crashes - I've previously (some years ago now) had some fairly high-end Corsair memory be faulty out-of-the-box so it's quite possible.

Also worth monitoring the voltages of the PSU - if they drop much then it definitely indicates a PSU issue... though these days I'm not sure what the best monitoring software is - I used to use Motherboard Monitor 5 but I suspect that's well out of date now... Might be worth biting the bullet and just trying a new one which exceeds your requirements by a decent margin to make sure.

 

[dhazrian]

I know this is an old thread but i have the exact same card and have tried the exact same steps that you have. Did you find a fix and if so can you share the steps you took with me?