Gigabyte G1 GTX 970: Random freezes in-game

[mihai_qc]

i5-3570K @ 4.2Ghz, v1.15
16GB Ram
256GB SSD
3TB HDD
1300W PSU
p8z77-v lx
Gigabyte G1 GTX 970 stock, no OC

Since I acquired this gaming card, which I'm fond of, I had random 1-1.5 second freezes every 10-15 minutes in every game I've played ranging from Shadow of Mordor to Battlefield 4 to Insurgency.

My system had no issue whatsoever previously running 2x 7950 OC'd but has issues running with a GTX 970 non-OC? (All drivers were uninstalled, double, triple checked everything).

I'd appreciate any help you guys can give me. I can RMA it if necessary.
(Yes it is in the PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot)

 

[Pr3di]

Do you have the Integrated Graphics disabled in Bios?
I`m thinking maybe the integrated part is trying to intervene while gaming.

 

[mihai_qc]

Do you have the Integrated Graphics disabled in Bios?
I`m thinking maybe the integrated part is trying to intervene while gaming.

Yes I do, completely nonoperational.

 

[Pr3di]

When you remove the drivers, did you just uninstall from Programs and features? Or did you do a full manual sweap?

Here`s how to do it right:
Nvidia: http://www.overclock.net/t/1150443/how-to-remove-your-nvidia-gpu-drivers
AMD: http://www.overclock.net/t/988215/how-to-remove-your-amd-ati-gpu-drivers

Also, other people had problems with Origin in-game.
Try to disable it. Let me know if you don`t know how.

 

[mihai_qc]

When you remove the drivers, did you just uninstall from Programs and features? Or did you do a full manual sweap?

Here`s how to do it right:
Nvidia: http://www.overclock.net/t/1150443/how-to-remove-your-nvidia-gpu-drivers
AMD: http://www.overclock.net/t/988215/how-to-remove-your-amd-ati-gpu-drivers

Also, other people had problems with Origin in-game.
Try to disable it. Let me know if you don`t know how.

Well I RMA'd it but I did an automatic uninstall with control panel presuming it was enough on both AMD and Intel. Then I uninstalled fully Nvidia and reinstalled. Still had the issue.

If I get the same issue with the new card, I'll try disabling origin in-game.

Will reply when I get it back, thanks for your help.

 

[mamba238]

I have the same issue while playing Metro 2033 & Metro Last Light Redux versions. What I did was disabling the physx and my problem was solved, check that out.

My Rig:
CPU: Intel i5-3570k (4.2 Ghz)
GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming 970
Mobo: asRock Z77 Extreme4
PSU: Seasonic X650 Gold
RAM: Gskil Sniper 8 Gb 1600
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB
HDD: Western Digial Black 1 TB
Monitor: Asus VG248QE
ODD:Asus BW-12B1ST
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster hyper 212 evo