[SOLVED] Swapped out GPU now getting blue screen crashes mid game

[Brady Godwin]

Howdy -

Just upgraded my GPU, went from a 980ti to a 3070ti. Made sure drivers were up-to-date. Since changing out the card I'm crashing to desktop mid game (tried COD and Total War).

Is there anything simpleish I could try to fix this? Or is it best to return card while I'm in the window. The 980ti ran perfect for years - no crashes that I can remember.

System specs:
Windows 10 (current on updates)
Ryzen 7 5800X
ASUS Strix X570-E (flashed 3 weeks ago)
GTX 3070 ti
980 Pro NVMe 1tb ssd
Corsair 850 PSU

 

[Tioym]

Did you remove the previous drivers using DDU?

 

[Brady Godwin]

Did you remove the previous drivers using DDU?

I didn't remove previous drivers - according the Geforce app this card uses the same drivers (both are Nvidia).

 

[ezskills]

When ever you upgrade your GPU it's always best to reinstall your GPU drivers try doing a clean install and see if it fix your problem.

 

[xtro99]

I didn't remove previous drivers - according the Geforce app this card uses the same drivers (both are Nvidia).

It doesn't matter if they use the same driver version, always install fresh drivers after installing a new GPU.

 

[A Gamer]

Whatever weird problems we get, did you try DDU with safe boot and clean all the nvidia drivers? Then reinstall the downloaded drivers without internet. (make sure you have the internet unplugged when deinstalling and installing)

Even when swapping to diffrent card but same model i would do it to avoid weird problems.