[SOLVED] Is it possible to stress test my GPU outside the environment of Windows?

[Xemrael]

Like the title says, my GPU is giving me a lot of problems, artifacts and crashes always I stress test with any program or game. I've been wondering if it is possible to test the GPU like in a livecd of Linux for example? to exclude any issue related to the operating system, I don't have any other computer (besides a laptop) and didn't want to format all over again... I don't know if there is even a thing like instability of the GPU because something is messed up in Windows... You know where I am going?.. Put this in my head and would like to be relieved.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Jwpanz]

You could create a dual-boot system with some version of Linux. Boot into Linux and run a stress test there. Or plop your card into a friends PC if you have friends like that lol.

 

[Xemrael]

You could create a dual-boot system with some version of Linux. Boot into Linux and run a stress test there. Or plop your card into a friends PC if you have friends like that lol.

Sadly no one available for that, indeed would be the easy one.
My SSD is kinda full, thats why I asked about the livecd... If a USB pen with Linux installed did the work, would be great.

 

[Jwpanz]

You can install Linux to a USB drive and actually boot from it and use it. Follow this guide: https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-os-on-usb-drive/

 

[thtran6]

Why do you think it's the window system that was corrupted and not the gpu?

Did you remove all overclock from your gpu and reset your gpu to stock setting with base clock and do the stress test?

Was your CPU also overclocked? An overclock CPU that is unstable will VERY LIKELY cause crashes in a GPU stress test, even when you're not stressing the CPU. Try to do a factory reset of your BIOS to run at stock clock speed.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, could you get another gpu from somebody (with known working condition, or just order it somewhere that offers free return shipping) and stress test to see if the same problem occurs? If it doesn't, then it must be your old gpu.

Before going thru the hassle, I suggest you do the above first

 

[Xemrael]

Why do you think it's the window system that was corrupted and not the gpu?

Did you remove all overclock from your gpu and reset your gpu to stock setting with base clock and do the stress test?

Was your CPU also overclocked? An overclock CPU that is unstable will VERY LIKELY cause crashes in a GPU stress test, even when you're not stressing the CPU. Try to do a factory reset of your BIOS to run at stock clock speed.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, could you get another gpu from somebody (with known working condition, or just order it somewhere that offers free return shipping) and stress test to see if the same problem occurs? If it doesn't, then it must be your old gpu.

Before going thru the hassle, I suggest you do the above first

Already tested everything at stock, only thing I had was the XMP because of the RAM, CPU and GPU were all stock (GPU overclocked by Asus, but putting the exact original clocks and voltages does nothing), and this was just an wild thought that maybe, maybe, something could be wrong with Windows and so causing all this with the GPU.
I guess that it is very unlikely, and the GPU is just faulty, but still I got curious.
I don't have other computer to test, be it mine or from a friend, and money is short to...
But thanks for the answers, this is still on warranty and I will send it, having 2 GPU's misbehaving one after the other got me crazy.
And btw I stressed virtually everything, and only the GPU goes bad