I can browse the internet all day, play games like Apex Legends or Dauntless, and have no problems 90% of the time. Anytime lately when I play Division 2 or any graphically intense game such as Anthem my system will randomly reboot.
I have a GTX 980TI and an Intel Xeon X5660 that I had OCed to 4.0ghz. I thought it may be a thermal or power issue so I lowered my graphics settings and removed my OC and had the same issue. There are times where I can play for hours and have no issues. I've checked temps on both my CPU and GPU and everything is fine.
The only idea I have is maybe a PSU power draw issue of some kind because I only have a 8 pin and a 6 pin powering the card (which it can run off of) not the full two 8 pins. If I remember right I have a 600 watt PSU, I can't for the life of me remember the exact amount.
Ran a Prime95 test with zero issues. Tried to run a GPU stress test (FurMark) and my system shut off the second it started and rebooted. I did this a couple times to make sure it wasn't a fluke and it happened everytime. I tested my system with my older GTX 570 and ran FurMark again . This time my system didn't reboot. Problem this doesn't tell me much because the max power draw on both cards is fairly different. I am going to be borrowing a PSU so I can try plugging my GPU directly into that with the correct amount of power connectors hopefully tomorrow to see if that is the issue.
I'm not sure what the culprit is...any thoughts?
I have a GTX 980TI and an Intel Xeon X5660 that I had OCed to 4.0ghz. I thought it may be a thermal or power issue so I lowered my graphics settings and removed my OC and had the same issue. There are times where I can play for hours and have no issues. I've checked temps on both my CPU and GPU and everything is fine.
The only idea I have is maybe a PSU power draw issue of some kind because I only have a 8 pin and a 6 pin powering the card (which it can run off of) not the full two 8 pins. If I remember right I have a 600 watt PSU, I can't for the life of me remember the exact amount.
Ran a Prime95 test with zero issues. Tried to run a GPU stress test (FurMark) and my system shut off the second it started and rebooted. I did this a couple times to make sure it wasn't a fluke and it happened everytime. I tested my system with my older GTX 570 and ran FurMark again . This time my system didn't reboot. Problem this doesn't tell me much because the max power draw on both cards is fairly different. I am going to be borrowing a PSU so I can try plugging my GPU directly into that with the correct amount of power connectors hopefully tomorrow to see if that is the issue.
I'm not sure what the culprit is...any thoughts?
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