Question Issue with 1070 Ti - - - games keep crashing and OCCT errors ?

[tom33]

Hi, I just bought an used 1070 Ti as a GPU to build a low end gaming pc.

Specs:
MOBO: MSI b550m pro-vdh WIFI
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 1070 ti (Gigabyte)
RAM: T-force 16gb (2x8gb) 3600MHz
PSU: Corsair cx 750
SSD: Crucial P3 1TB PCIe 3.0

I tried the PC and for the first days everything seemed perfect. One night, while i was OC scanning with MSI afterburner, one of my friends spilled some water on the power plug, so i quickly stopped the scan and turned everything off to then unplug and let the plug dry out. When i restarted my pc it gave me blue screen, and after trying to recover Windows I had to clean install it back. Since then It worked fine, but yesterday I tried to OC the GPU again and all my games started to crash and I also tried to stability test my components with OCCT; the only component that kept giving me errors was the GPU, even after resetting the OC settings (which i had to +180 core clock and + 300 memory clock). I tried everything I was able to find online, and even Nvidia support told me i had nothing left to do but contact the producer of the GPU (Gigabyte). I have all the latest drivers, I tried with everything i found, but it still gives me errors on OCCT after about 30 seconds of running the test (3D standard). Do you have any clues besides damaged GPU?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

PSU: Corsair cx 750
How old is this PSU? What did it power prior to the GTX1070?

I just bought an used 1070 ti as a GPU tu build a low end gaming pc
A second hand GPU isn't exactly a good idea, since it can and will have been used for mining. Regardless, use DDU and remove all GPU drivers from your platform, then manually install the latest GPU driver sourced from Nvidia's support site in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator.

 

[thestryker]

I'd suggest checking the hardware readings of the GPU itself with GPU-Z as it will show all of the power draw across all sources as well as clocks/temps. The problem could potentially be as simple as taking apart the card and replacing thermal paste and pads.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I don't think that your friend spilling water on the power plug is the issue because if it was, your whole PC would be unusable. I think that you're trying to OC a GPU that's too old to be able to handle it anymore.