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CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80 GHz(6 CPUs)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Motherboard: PRIME Z370-A
RAM: 16 GB
PSU: 800W(I don't remember the name, can check)
So, I bought a PC like a year ago. In the beginning, everything was going as expected until I got some crashes while playing World of Tanks. The game would just turn off, or freeze, thus forcing me to go to a different monitor to shut the game down through Task Manager. The issue would slowly spread out to other games throughout the year, which were fixed by lowering the settings of the games.(High/medium->Low). The games include Witcher 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Borderlands 2, Team Fortress 2 etc. Regardless of the crashes on high settings, It was still enjoyable to play on low settings with at least 200-300 FPS.
However, with the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, games that had no problem running at low settings were now either crashing without anything(no error message) or were freezing, thus forcing me to use the solution above. At that point, I started checking temperatures of both GPU and CPU, not sure which one was the problem. The CPU appeared to be running without an issue, with the temperature around 60°C. The GPU temperature would slowly rise up during the gameplay and at the temperatures of 58°C-64°C, it would crash. When looking at the GPU usage through Task Manager, I noticed that the games would just use around 3% of the GPU(even the titles such as The Witcher 3). Not even a month into January and when playing games such as CS: GO or Team Fortress 2, the textures would just be missing from maps before yet again, crashing or freezing the game.
I tried reinstalling some of the games but to no avail. I tried underclocking and overclocking the GPU, but that just didn't do anything. I tried pretty much anything I could find or think of, but nothing seemed to work. I also used DDU but nothing changed. Throughout 2020, the state of the GPU would slowly deteriorate. While benchmarking, everything would be in at least a Very Good shape, however, the GPU was way down from other ones with around 0,26%. As a last resort, I sent the GPU to the repair, but I was told that the GPU was running perfectly with no issues. And to be honest, the first 2 days after it was returned to me, it was running without an issue(???). But I guess the GPU decided to speedrun its destruction and throughout August-September, the majority of my games would just stop working. Even the games like CS:GO or TF2 would just either run at small FPS or just crash at certain moments.
At the moment, everything is up to date, including the Motherboard. I have no idea what to do. I tried benchmarking yesterday and my GPU was at the complete bottom, yet again. Everything was in good condition. I tried to meddle with GPU Tweak II for a little bit, but that only resulted in a bluescreen and after fixing the bluescreen, the PC would just restart when it came to the GPU benchmarking part. Help? Please?
P.S.: I might have forgotten something, I was trying to fix this for months after all, so I will be glad to answer all of your questions!
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Motherboard: PRIME Z370-A
RAM: 16 GB
PSU: 800W(I don't remember the name, can check)
So, I bought a PC like a year ago. In the beginning, everything was going as expected until I got some crashes while playing World of Tanks. The game would just turn off, or freeze, thus forcing me to go to a different monitor to shut the game down through Task Manager. The issue would slowly spread out to other games throughout the year, which were fixed by lowering the settings of the games.(High/medium->Low). The games include Witcher 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Borderlands 2, Team Fortress 2 etc. Regardless of the crashes on high settings, It was still enjoyable to play on low settings with at least 200-300 FPS.
However, with the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, games that had no problem running at low settings were now either crashing without anything(no error message) or were freezing, thus forcing me to use the solution above. At that point, I started checking temperatures of both GPU and CPU, not sure which one was the problem. The CPU appeared to be running without an issue, with the temperature around 60°C. The GPU temperature would slowly rise up during the gameplay and at the temperatures of 58°C-64°C, it would crash. When looking at the GPU usage through Task Manager, I noticed that the games would just use around 3% of the GPU(even the titles such as The Witcher 3). Not even a month into January and when playing games such as CS: GO or Team Fortress 2, the textures would just be missing from maps before yet again, crashing or freezing the game.
I tried reinstalling some of the games but to no avail. I tried underclocking and overclocking the GPU, but that just didn't do anything. I tried pretty much anything I could find or think of, but nothing seemed to work. I also used DDU but nothing changed. Throughout 2020, the state of the GPU would slowly deteriorate. While benchmarking, everything would be in at least a Very Good shape, however, the GPU was way down from other ones with around 0,26%. As a last resort, I sent the GPU to the repair, but I was told that the GPU was running perfectly with no issues. And to be honest, the first 2 days after it was returned to me, it was running without an issue(???). But I guess the GPU decided to speedrun its destruction and throughout August-September, the majority of my games would just stop working. Even the games like CS:GO or TF2 would just either run at small FPS or just crash at certain moments.
At the moment, everything is up to date, including the Motherboard. I have no idea what to do. I tried benchmarking yesterday and my GPU was at the complete bottom, yet again. Everything was in good condition. I tried to meddle with GPU Tweak II for a little bit, but that only resulted in a bluescreen and after fixing the bluescreen, the PC would just restart when it came to the GPU benchmarking part. Help? Please?
P.S.: I might have forgotten something, I was trying to fix this for months after all, so I will be glad to answer all of your questions!
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