Hello everyone!
I've got a Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti Aorus GPU recently,
and everytime I am trying to play a game I get the following message:
"A video card error has occured.
This error is usually caused by the graphics driver crashing;
try updating the drivers, check the video card settings or restart the game."
PC Specs:
MoBo: Gigabyte Z370p D3
CPU: Intel i5 8600k @3.2Ghz
RAM: 16GB DDR4 Crucial Ballistix @2666MHz
Storage: WD Black SN750 NVMe 250GB, WD Blue 2TB HDD
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti Aorus
PSU: Super Flower Leadex III 550w, 80+ Gold
Monitors: AOC 32" 1440p - 75Hz (main), Asus 1080p 27" - 60Hz
This card replaced a GTX 1080 which I had no problems with, except that I needed an upgrade
for the new monitor.
The error message/crash shows up after a few seconds, or after 2-3 minutes.
I tried a few different driver versions, tried to underclock the frequencies using MSI Afterburner,
but none of these steps fixed the issue. The GPU clock went beyond 2GHz when the game crashed.
The only game that I am currently playing is WoT, and I lowered AA and some texture settings
and since then I haven't got any crashes - but if I try a different game, I get the same.
I am not an expert, and I was wondering if the culprit can't be the PSU, because maybe it can't
provide enough juice for the GPU to perform as it should. I might be wrong tho.
Thanks in advance for the help!
I've got a Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti Aorus GPU recently,
and everytime I am trying to play a game I get the following message:
"A video card error has occured.
This error is usually caused by the graphics driver crashing;
try updating the drivers, check the video card settings or restart the game."
PC Specs:
MoBo: Gigabyte Z370p D3
CPU: Intel i5 8600k @3.2Ghz
RAM: 16GB DDR4 Crucial Ballistix @2666MHz
Storage: WD Black SN750 NVMe 250GB, WD Blue 2TB HDD
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti Aorus
PSU: Super Flower Leadex III 550w, 80+ Gold
Monitors: AOC 32" 1440p - 75Hz (main), Asus 1080p 27" - 60Hz
This card replaced a GTX 1080 which I had no problems with, except that I needed an upgrade
for the new monitor.
The error message/crash shows up after a few seconds, or after 2-3 minutes.
I tried a few different driver versions, tried to underclock the frequencies using MSI Afterburner,
but none of these steps fixed the issue. The GPU clock went beyond 2GHz when the game crashed.
The only game that I am currently playing is WoT, and I lowered AA and some texture settings
and since then I haven't got any crashes - but if I try a different game, I get the same.
I am not an expert, and I was wondering if the culprit can't be the PSU, because maybe it can't
provide enough juice for the GPU to perform as it should. I might be wrong tho.
Thanks in advance for the help!
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