GTX 970 might be dying on me!

[LCoNikeZ]

Ok, so the problem is that my graphics card is giving out tell tale signs for failure, I have the MSI GTX970 OC edition and it has been playing up for the last couple of months, mainly just graphical error lines going across the screen at random times not that often and only for a short amount of time. But since GTA V has came out on PC it has started crashing, my setup should be able to handle 1080p at moderately high settings at 60 fps, which it does, but it seems to crash whenever it feels like, it may be due to stressful situations in game, but I haven't noticed a pattern yet. I am at this moment checking for malware and viruses which could be the culprit, I will post the results as soon as I have finished scanning. I have got the up-to-date drivers, and I tried lowering the GTA V graphics options but still to no avail. I need to know if I have a dud on my hands or is other things I can try to identify and hopefully fix the problem.

This is a GPUZ log for one of the crashes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jcu623yyx4na1lu/GPU-Z%20Sensor%20Log.txt?dl=0

Specs:
CPU: Intel i7 3770K @ 3.5GHz (Max Turbo Frequency @ 3.9GHz)
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX970 OC Edition
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance memory @ 1866MHz
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO (Intel Z77 chipset)
PSU: Corsair CX750M 750w (semi-modular)
HDD(s): 1.5TB WD Blue (non-important applications/programs) + 1TB WD Black (Other important games/applications)
SSD(s): Kingston 120GB HyperX 3K (OS and Most played game(s))
Case: Zalman z11 Mid-Tower Case
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)


Thanks in advance,

Matty.

 

[getdamafiaonyou]

Look at your gpu load, it's almost not even being used. I'd suggest running guru 3d and wiping the drivers, then re-install the latest. Also try running whocrashed to see what the actual bug report is.

 

[LCoNikeZ]

I think I may have been a bit misleading before, the pc doesnt crash, the game crashes, and the graphics card. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[getdamafiaonyou]

That's fine, I'd still suggest wiping the drivers, as it looks like the card isn't being used correctly. How long ago did you add it to your system?

 

[LCoNikeZ]

I did a quick unigine Heaven test, max settings at 1920x1080, there was no crash, but here are the results: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsux1yk7yhcav3f/GPU-Z%20Sensor%20Log%28Unigine%20MAX%29.txt?dl=0

 

[LCoNikeZ]

That's fine, I'd still suggest wiping the drivers, as it looks like the card isn't being used correctly. How long ago did you add it to your system?

This was added to the system at mid November, last year.