gtx 1070 games wont run after upgrade

[nwolf1010]

ever scenes i installed my new 1070 i have been having massive (what i assume to be) driver issues. 90% of the time when i try to play a game i am able to get through the menus fine but as soon as i get into the game my pc just freezes and i have to unplug my pc and restart it to get back to my desktop. the other 10% of the time the game will just crash to the desktop and i get a error message saying that the nvidia drivers have crashed and been recovered. i cannot find a solution to this problem and i just want to play some games. if you have any suggestions feel free to give them here. so far i have tried to do a bios update to my mobo, uninstall all my nvidia drivers and reinstall them.


here is my build

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.65 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $404.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Bakua]

An FX-6300 and a 970+ is just asking for trouble, upgrade your CPU and MOBO to something like an i5-4460+ (preferably i5-6500). What you have is a pretty major bottleneck Even so, that shouldn't be happening (?), have you checked your CPU/GPU temps?

 

[nwolf1010]

An FX-6300 and a 970+ is just asking for trouble, upgrade your CPU and MOBO to something like an i5-4460+ (preferably i5-6500). What you have is a pretty major bottleneck Even so, that shouldn't be happening (?), have you checked your CPU/GPU temps?

i realize this but i dont have money to upgrade my cpu and mobo right now, i just want to be able to play my games and figure out what is wrong with the drivers. yeah i checked my temps the thing is i can barley get into a game without my PC freezing up to the pint were i have to unplug and restart my computer.

 

[Scar89]

Even if your the GPU is bottle necked by the CPU it would not cause that crashes, it would just not run at its full potential.

Your problems sounds a lot like a power issue with the card. Your power supply could be overloaded. Make sure all external power connectors are hooked up correctly.

Are you running the card from a dedicated power connector?
If you are using a molex adapter try plugging it into TWO seperate molex cables, not 2 plugs on the same cable.