This is my first time making a post here (long-time lurker, first-time user), I have run into a somewhat convoluted issue with my new RTX 3060 GPU, that IMO has two possible explanations. A little over 5 years ago, I built my first PC, a lower-end entrance gaming PC. As such, I ended up making a couple of rookie mistakes such as cheating out on my PSU and getting a motherboard with little upgrade compatibility. Nevertheless, here are my specs:
When I finally installed the RTX 3060, things went quite smoothly for about a week (with the exception of this one session where my GPU reached temps around 80-90 *C). However, today, everything came crashing down when my PC just randomly blue-screened. At first, I wasn't sure what the issue was (and was praying it wasn't my GPU), but after booting it back up and immediately blue screening again, with a GPU error, it was definitely a GPU-related issue. As always, I checked for updates, fiddled about in device manager, updated drivers, uninstalled and reinstalled the GPU Graphics Drivers, and eventually used DDU in safe mode to attempt a clean install of my GPU. None of this worked and I even got greenlines when booting up into windows (without safe mode). I should also note, that for the few seconds before my computer blue screened, I managed to check temps, and they were all reasonable.
This leads me to my final conclusion. Either something is wrong with the actual GPU (Perhaps Yeston is a scammy third-rate refurbished GPU manufacturer who just made a bad GPU) or there is some compatibility issue. Despite what many on tech forms say, some blog posts or other websites such as this suggest that the RTX 3060 won't work with my motherboard's Chipset or CPU socket (LGA 1151), so perhaps that is the issue. Alternatively, perhaps the GPU requires more power than the PSU can supply, or a multitude of other reasons. Either way, I would really appreciate if someone is willing or able to provide context on this issue. If necessary I can provide more details or log files. Additionally, Yeston's warranty card is written completely in Chinese (which I don't speak) so I would love to avoid going through that hassle. Thanks for taking the time to read my long post, please let me know if you have any ideas.
- i5-8400 CPU
- MSI B360-A PRO
- EV3A 500 Watt 80+ PSU
- Gigabyte GTX 1060
- 16 GB DDR4 2133 mHz RAM
- (I also have an SSD, HDD, etc, but I didn't include these as they are probably not the issue)
When I finally installed the RTX 3060, things went quite smoothly for about a week (with the exception of this one session where my GPU reached temps around 80-90 *C). However, today, everything came crashing down when my PC just randomly blue-screened. At first, I wasn't sure what the issue was (and was praying it wasn't my GPU), but after booting it back up and immediately blue screening again, with a GPU error, it was definitely a GPU-related issue. As always, I checked for updates, fiddled about in device manager, updated drivers, uninstalled and reinstalled the GPU Graphics Drivers, and eventually used DDU in safe mode to attempt a clean install of my GPU. None of this worked and I even got greenlines when booting up into windows (without safe mode). I should also note, that for the few seconds before my computer blue screened, I managed to check temps, and they were all reasonable.
This leads me to my final conclusion. Either something is wrong with the actual GPU (Perhaps Yeston is a scammy third-rate refurbished GPU manufacturer who just made a bad GPU) or there is some compatibility issue. Despite what many on tech forms say, some blog posts or other websites such as this suggest that the RTX 3060 won't work with my motherboard's Chipset or CPU socket (LGA 1151), so perhaps that is the issue. Alternatively, perhaps the GPU requires more power than the PSU can supply, or a multitude of other reasons. Either way, I would really appreciate if someone is willing or able to provide context on this issue. If necessary I can provide more details or log files. Additionally, Yeston's warranty card is written completely in Chinese (which I don't speak) so I would love to avoid going through that hassle. Thanks for taking the time to read my long post, please let me know if you have any ideas.
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