Graphics card causing crashes

[bryanfrombiloxi]

Heres the deal, I got a new PowerColor R9 TurboDuo 270x from an RMA transaction. I had previously a PowerColor 7870 myst edition, but it started overheating. Worked fine for nearly a year. Now I get this 270x in and my computer starts randomly crashing. I reinstalled the drivers twice. No joy. It seems like it was doing fine, it even ran the benchmark for Batman Arkham city at 60fps (high as my monitor allows) but then I was pumped for my success and boom, it freezes up while I'm using Steam. Whenever it crashes it has some glitches red dots that appear and the screen just freezes. Sometimes the screen just flashes on and off and then freezes on a light blue color. It happens a couple different ways. The only way it has done it the same was the light blue screen which happened twice and I rage quitted after 3 hours of trying to fix it.
The temps are all fine. It never got over 60 and neither did my CPU. I've been running my setup with integrated graphics for a week or two waiting for the card and I'm dying here. Haha. Feeling a little cursed lol

Anyways my setup is this
MOBO z97 pc mate
Ram 2 x 4gb 1333mhz
Graphics PowerColor turboduo R9 270x (probably like the least known card ever.... It's hard to fine even googling it.... Probably why they gave it to me)
CPU i5 4460
PSU corsair cx 500w

 

[Richard Ricardo]

The current 14.9 drivers for the AMD cards are having issues. Try downloading the beta drivers to see if that solves the issue.

 

[bryanfrombiloxi]

The current 14.9 drivers for the AMD cards are having issues. Try downloading the beta drivers to see if that solves the issue.

Okie dokie, thanks for the reply. I'll try that now and get back with you.

 

[bryanfrombiloxi]

The current 14.9 drivers for the AMD cards are having issues. Try downloading the beta drivers to see if that solves the issue.

Wow, so far I have not had any issues since installing the beta driver. I think that did it. I will continue to monitor and test the computer and if nothing comes up I'm going to have to say that was the fix. Thanks for the solid advice (given that it doesn't flare up again lol)

Edit: annnnnd it crash again. Same light blue screen

 

[cowboydude99]

Hi,
Have you tried removing the drivers in safe mode? Boot back to windows and install the 14.7 drivers?

 

[Richard Ricardo]

The current 14.9 drivers for the AMD cards are having issues. Try downloading the beta drivers to see if that solves the issue.

Wow, so far I have not had any issues since installing the beta driver. I think that did it. I will continue to monitor and test the computer and if nothing comes up I'm going to have to say that was the fix. Thanks for the solid advice (given that it doesn't flare up again lol)

Edit: annnnnd it crash again. Same light blue screen

Hi,
Have you tried removing the drivers in safe mode? Boot back to windows and install the 14.7 drivers?

The 14.7 drivers also cause BSODs in some systems but you could try it.

 

[Richard Ricardo]

I think I might have another solution. Try to use a different display cable on your monitor and also update the BIOS firmware. If that doesn't work, after a BSOD, copy and paste the problem report onto here so I can take a look.

 

[bryanfrombiloxi]

Just an update: I tested on two different PC's none worked. Sent it back in for an RMA

 

[Richard Ricardo]

Just an update: I tested on two different PC's none worked. Sent it back in for an RMA

Was the card doing the exact same thing on both PCs and your original?