Is my GPU dead?
I'd like to preface by saying that I recently changed my PC's motherboard, CPU, and RAM. Before the hardware upgrade, I had been getting random restarts rarely. However, shortly after the change, while gaming my PC would freeze, almost invariably, with a solid colored screen (usually orange, light green, brown - whatever the major color was before the crash) and an RRRR sound, and I would reboot it manually. I've monitored my CPU and GPU temps and both seem fine, I've done a fresh install of Windows to hopefully eliminate the possibility of a software issue, and I removed the GPU, cleaned the contacts, and replaced it to make sure I had installed it properly. I've also made sure all of my drivers (GPU, BIOS and other motherboard drivers) are all up to date. None of these appeared to solve the issue.
I reproduced the crash today, and this time I played music while gaming. This time, the screen went completely black, the monitor went back into standby mode, the windows sound cue for something being disconnected played, and I could still hear my music.
Here are the specs:
i7 7700k @4.2 Ghz
Asrock z270 Extreme 4
16 Gb DDR4 RAM
EVGA GTX 970 SC
Thank you in advance!
I'd like to preface by saying that I recently changed my PC's motherboard, CPU, and RAM. Before the hardware upgrade, I had been getting random restarts rarely. However, shortly after the change, while gaming my PC would freeze, almost invariably, with a solid colored screen (usually orange, light green, brown - whatever the major color was before the crash) and an RRRR sound, and I would reboot it manually. I've monitored my CPU and GPU temps and both seem fine, I've done a fresh install of Windows to hopefully eliminate the possibility of a software issue, and I removed the GPU, cleaned the contacts, and replaced it to make sure I had installed it properly. I've also made sure all of my drivers (GPU, BIOS and other motherboard drivers) are all up to date. None of these appeared to solve the issue.
I reproduced the crash today, and this time I played music while gaming. This time, the screen went completely black, the monitor went back into standby mode, the windows sound cue for something being disconnected played, and I could still hear my music.
Here are the specs:
i7 7700k @4.2 Ghz
Asrock z270 Extreme 4
16 Gb DDR4 RAM
EVGA GTX 970 SC
Thank you in advance!