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SECOND AND FINAL UPDATE: After thorough testing I've confirmed that this is a software issue with Nvidia which is unfortunately beyond our control. I've found only one workaround and that is to turn off "Extend these displays" and use "Show only on X" (X being whatever your G-Sync monitor's number is) while you play games with G-Sync enabled. I've confirmed that this has completely resolved all issues and crashes for me. I know this isn't the solution you were expecting, especially if you use your second monitor to do other things (e.g. read chat messages) while gaming on your primary, but it's better than nothing as at least you don't have to completely unplug your secondary monitor(s) and can continue to use it as long as you don't run games. Multi-monitor G-Sync will only crash with games running, so you don't need to constantly turn G-Sync off and on while you're doing anything else (e.g. browsing or working). You'll only need to disable display extension while gaming. This solution is mostly aimed at people who use their G-Sync display as their main monitor and primarily for gaming, and only use their secondary monitor(s) for work (for example: if you are an artist and have a pen display connected). Of course, you can always just disable G-Sync altogether and use all your screens as you like without issues, and if you play competitive games (e.g. Valorant), it's recommended that you do turn it off to reduce latency. I hope this thread has helped some of you. Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year. UPDATE FOR ALL G-SYNC MONITOR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE (READ THE DETAILED LETTER BELOW THE UPDATE): I've made a discovery after many tests. For currently unknown reasons, it was having G-Sync enabled with a second non-G-Sync monitor plugged in at the same time that caused the random Windows 10 crashes/freezes. I am still running further tests to figure out why G-Sync was exclusively causing this with a second monitor plugged in, but if you are having the same issue make sure you have ONLY the G-Sync display plugged in and no other monitor. This should solve any crashing/freezing issues (no guarantees of course, issues vary). It seems this is not a new issue with Nvidia, as I found similar threads for other monitors and PC specs from a few years ago, but they were using G-Sync compatible monitors. Well, seems this issue can apparently appear in native G-Sync as well. I will update this thread again when/if I have further news and/or a solution (so other monitors can be plugged in at the same time too). ----------- Hello, I recently purchased a new monitor, the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM. It's running at 1440p 240Hz and has a native Nvidia G-Sync module. My GPU is ASUS' GTX 1080 Ti Strix OC. Nothing is overclocked. When G-Sync is on, the PC will randomly freeze forever during games until I hard-restart it via the reset button on the case. Here is how the crash proceeds: Game image will freeze entirely and permanently. Keyboard and mouse will lose signal and no longer function at all (keyboard caps lock etc. will not register either, so no LEDs). These two will maintain their electricity but if the keyboard is unplugged and replugged during the freeze, it will not get its power back. The mouse will. Though still nothing functions. Sound will keep playing in the background for about one minute but will gradually lose volume until it finally gets distorted and also gets cut off completely. At this point everything is nonoperational. Important notes: The PC does not, ever, restart on its own, regardless of how long I wait. If I don't use the reset button to restart the system, it will stay frozen like that forever. In this frozen state, the PC's hardware continues to work normally. There is no throttling or fans stopping or speeding up, everything carries on as usual. Since this is not registered as a crash/bluescreen by Windows, but just an unexpected manual restart, there is zero info on what failed prior to the freeze. If during the freeze the PG279QM is turned off and back on, it will turn on with extremely low brightness and no image (the previous game image that froze will be gone). I will still be able to open the OSD but see it just barely due to the low brightness. However, it will retain all of its settings, as the OSD will still show 1440p 240Hz and G-Sync (the LED on the monitor will also remain red indicating G-Sync is on). Note that the settings include the brightness. The monitor does not drop its setting to low brightness, it becomes dark with the normal brightness setting still there. However, if the PG279QM is unplugged from the GPU and then replugged, just like the keyboard, it will no longer receive signal at all, stating that no input was detected, at which point the brightness of the monitor returns to normal. So whatever causes the darkening specifically at least must come from a massive GPU driver crash. I also have a second monitor connected which is a 1440p 60Hz non-G-Sync one. Unlike the PG279QM, during the freeze, this monitor will retain its brightness even if it's turned off/on and/or replugged, as well as whatever image it was displaying before the freeze. This monitor will not lose signal no matter what. Nevertheless, it also stays frozen. I've used various Nvidia drivers, currently using the latest ones along with Windows 10 64-bit fully updated. If this is somehow a driver issue, it has not been looked into by Nvidia in the past 5 GPU drivers now. This bizarre freeze happens exclusively with G-Sync on and always with a game running. Especially if the game dips to 30 FPS (e.g. cutscenes, pause menus capped by the developers etc.). There has never been a crash with G-Sync off. The G-Sync freeze has almost always happened when a game was either paused or going through a loading screen at a capped 30 FPS. I've run many troubleshooting tests. The PC always runs cool even under 100% load for extended periods of time and passes all tests without errors. Unfortunately, this phenomenon is completely random and therefore impossible to recreate and troubleshoot. It could crash within an hour or go without a crash for days. Does anyone have any idea what might be happening? The monitor is brand new and appears to be working flawlessly. I also ran extensive stress tests on my PC to ensure the GPU isn't failing and got no issues. Is this perhaps a problem with Windows 10? I have not tried Windows 11 with G-Sync in games yet. After looking around online I also found the possibility that perhaps my PSU is failing. I had a 1080p 60Hz monitor before the PG279QM so it's possible that my PSU can't keep up with the massive specs upgrade. Any insight is welcome. Thank you for your time.

Hello people, My old GTX 1080 recently started giving up and since I'm on a budget I found a used MSI GTX 1080ti Fe on eBay for a decent price (185€ negotiable). Unfortunately, this 1080ti is equipped with Heatkiller IV water-cooling an I would have to build it back to air-cooling so I can use it in my build. The seller told me he has all the original parts and I would only need new cooling pads. I would like to ask you guys if anyone thinks it would be a good idea to buy this card and if there are any decent guids on how to build this card back for a noob who never messed with opening a GPU? Thank you in advance :D

A few months I decided to upgrade my hardware. I changed the motherboard, CPU, GPU, PSU. I'll also note that it was a switch from Intel to AMD CPU. (upgrades: ASRock B550M-HDV, Ryzen 5 5600G, GTX 1080ti) Upon installing my hardware I decided to boot up my Windows 10 system as is, no reinstall, no modifications. It ran, but I realised there is an audio issue - a crackling, popping sound. It's not always there, and mostly pops up during: While I bought the CPU and MoBo new GPU and PSU I purchased used, however I am 100% they are not faulty, as I am familiar with the system they have been previously installed in and it performed flawlessly Any application running in fullscreen mode (sometimes) Having 2 applications in fullscreen mode on 2 separate screens (pretty much always) Switching windows/tabs Different windows error sounds - at the very beginning I can clearly hear a pop This has been driving me absolutely insane. I'm begging for help as I'm on the verge of trashing this system and starting anew. I have tried many fixes: Formatting all drives and performing a clean OS install making sure it's not going to install in any legacy mode (Windows 11) Trying different audio drivers Trying different NVidia drivers Checking for IRQ conflicts (none present besides HPET and System timer, but this is not incorrect AFAIK) Reinstalling NVidia driver with NVCleanstall making sure MSI is enabled Made sure there is no power saving mode turned on in Windows (not sure about the BIOS/UEFI settings) Disabling/uninstalling unnecessary devices Updated my BIOS to newest Making sure HAGS is enabled in graphic settings in Windows Many other different "obvious" fixes found online I'll also note that I have ASIO4ALL low latency audio driver installed, but it's only running when I have my E-Drum software on (and there are no audio issues with that - might be because I'm never putting any considerable stress on my PC while drumming). Could Asio be the culprit? //quick edit: I forgot to mention - this problem seems to be somehow connected/amplified when computer has been woken up from sleep. Disabling fast boot and making sure the computer hasn't slept the issue is waaaaay better but still present. (found on https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/471903/bug-report-audio-crackling-after-sleep-since-drive/) I ran quick a 30 second LatencyMon test where I launched Diablo IV with a fullscreen YouTube playback on my other monitor. I'll note that audio crackling was present: in the YouTube video - for the entire duration in game - during the in-game cinematic, not after Here are the LatencyMon results:

Greetings, as stated in the title i woke up today and to my surprise my GTX 1080TI FTW3 DT isn't displaying video. A bit of background, this was my first build that i did in 2018 so i don't have warranty for it; this issue has happened before, i restarted my computer and connected the DP to another port and that fixed my issue before, i was not that lucky this time around. I've tried many methods like moving the card to another slot but i got nothing, the card is turned On, i can see the fans and leds working but no video, the card also doesn't appear in device manager. I've seen some post with the same issue and they all say that the card is most likely dead... i want to give an opportunity to my card, can someone give me and idea. PD: Sorry for the broken english.

Specs are : i7 8700 Z390-h strix 360MM FLOE RiiNG TT PREMIUM Thermaltake GTX 1080ti MSI 16GB DDR4 2666MHZ I don't know why the temps are that high.

Ok, so I'm posting about this issue I've been having with my pc in hopes of someone pointing me in the right direction. After turning on my pc, it runs fine for like 10 minutes and then gpu usage and psu power (W) go down and the games start getting -50fps and stuttering. I've also noticed that at the same time this happens, CPU1 goes to 100% and never comes back down (this is why I have to restart the pc after the problem occurs to restart the cycle). After it happens it stays like this until I turn the pc off and on again. I've tried so many nvcp settings, messed with bios settings, power management settings and cleaned all the dust off the pc but nothing seems to work. My temps are fine, with the gpu hitting a max of 74C when it works fine for longer times and a max of 65C when the stutters start to occur (temp then goes down due to low usage). I have a 1080ti with fresh new drivers installed on it and an i7 8700k that is aio cooled and reaches a max of 62-66C in games. This happens in all games.

Hi my strix 1080ti started artifacting. Tried using old drivers, reinstalling bios and cleaning it. Any solutions?

Ok people so i got a question for experienced users I traded my gpu because of compatibility issues with my mobo For a 1080ti Zotac amp extreme core its a rather nice looking gpu and solid cool BUT we have a problem it goes trough Superposition And furmark at highest settings but in Unigine heaven it shows artifacts and crashes and it crashed AC valhalla benchmark twice so yeah. i guess this card maybe handles its "Turbo mega ultra clock" very bad and i could use someones help to safely downclock it and set up voltages power limits etc... so i can be sure if it is going dead slowly or its just unstable at those clocks i never found any other Bios for it from zotac it has only one version for this card and thats it. So fellas if you could help me out tune it a bit and see is it just dying or its unstable at the current clock settings Gpu runs all the work on the pc fine (browsing,videos and stuff) but games and benchmarks as i see push it to break point Thanks in advance to all of you

Hello, I have ordered a NZXT g12 GPU AIO bracket and I plan on using my old Deepcool L240 V2 AIO on it. I have compared some pictures online of the L240V2 mount and the mounts of different NZXT AIOs which are compatible with the G12. The mounts of Deepcool L240V2 and NZXT Kraken AIOs do seem similar, however I am not sure if it will be compatible or not. Has anyone tried it? Please advice. Thanks.

Hi guys.My gpu stopped working when i oc it.even with 5 mhz I have an evga gtx 1080ti ftw3.Like a year ago i managed to oc it 25+ core 100 voltage and +745 memory.Now if i oc it even a bit it crashes when it reaches between 70-75 degrees.I tried both bioses,the gpu was cleaned still problem persists. I first started having this problem after i put my pc to curier when i changed apartments in march i think.since then the oc doesnt work anymore. Any ideas?I have the latest driver.I ddu it like 3 mo ago. I mostly uses heaven benchmark to test my gpus.But it crashes in games too.Horizon Zero Dawn or Ac Odyssey.I know the gpu is oc from factory.So i guess i will it as it is Ideas? the core sits between 1950-1976.before was like 2025-2000.but the memory was huge for 12.5 gbps

For past 5 -6 months i have not been able to do much on my system at most i can play low spec games like league of legends, halo reach, overwatch etc. I am not able to play newer games higher spec games i get too frame skipping/stuttering in games and is unplayable in between the frame skipping/stuttering the is mostly smooth and this will happen about 70 - 80% of gameplay. my system is almost 2 years old was sent to get fixed from a blue screen 3 months ago and was returned to me in the current state, i have been slow with getting it looked at and with current covid 19 issues i am current unable to do so. My AIO pump revs up loudly whenever running games. here is a list of fixes i have already tried/looked into. Updating any all drivers, windows. Resetting windows Enabled/Disabled xmp (dont think its ram anyway) , changed ram slots added extra case positioned near cpu, all parts cleaned of dust enough space on both ssd and hdd virus scan/removed suspicious programs lowered all graphic settings in games, changed nvidia control panel settings for performance. My build . CPU: Intel i-7 8700 3.20GHz . Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A . RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32gb ddr4 . GPU: Inno 3D Geforce GTX 1080Ti 11gb . PSU: Thermaltake 850w . AIO: Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID 240

hi, i have a gigabyte aorus 1080 ti extreme card with 2 8 pin power slots. the gpu power cable the coolermaster v1000 came with has 2 x 6+2 pins which aesthetically does not look pleasing after connecting it. could i just connect 2 8 pins cable labeled CPU from the PSU?? or will it fry my GPU doing so. If not where can i buy new gpu cables from?

Hello, all! So I have a problem. I have a friend of mine who gave me his EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW 3 icx edition free of charge (yes, very cool of him). My only problem is he had disassembled the stock cooler and replaced it with a water block and different backplate. I am attempting to reassemble the original stock cooler, since I dont use watercooling in my PC. But I appear to be missing some screws. I know for sure I am missing the spring loaded screws for the heat sink proper. But im sure im missing the original screws for the backplate and everything else as well. Do you guys know if there is anywhere I can buy another set of screws for the card? Or is there anywhere I could send it in to be reassembled? I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. I just recently found out I am going to be a first time father, and I'm so excited. I wont be able to afford new components for my rig for a while I would assume. So this was my attempt at futureproofing myself for at least a few years. Thank you in advance for any advice or feedback. Best wishes!

Well we have seen EVGA already but here are some more according to PCGamer.com Typical Asus Zotac (seriously, who will buy high end gpu from zotac ?!) MSI keeping it casual and effortless for the design team. Star-Trek new mothership 2069 from Inno3D Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/here-are-all-the-new-gtx-1080-ti-graphics-cards/

source: https://videocardz.com/67124/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-review-leaked - link dead via: https://videocardz.com/67124/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-review-leaked it appears that Soviet Russia didn't get the memo on review NDA lift, so they published the results early then took them down - Gulag for you comrade GTX 1080Ti stock vs OCed 1080p: 1440p: UHD: just as expected, GTX1080Ti performs quite similarly to the Titan X, but at a quite lower price nVidia GTX 1080Ti should launch this week

Hey guys, I agree I'm a noob when compared to most of the guys around in this website, but I really need to know, will one GTX 1080Ti be enough for running games on ultra using three 1080p monitors? I know most of you guys will say "why three 1080p, just buy one 4k" , but 4k monitors are very expensive in India. So what do you say guys?

In contrast to so many posts I have seen already I can say that I am not in the least pissed off at Nvidia releasing a gpu that is more powerful than mine. I was was happy with it yesterday and I am happy with it today. On the contrary, a big thumbs up to Nvidia for pushing the envelope (kind of opposite to what Intel has been doing for years). Have a good day everyone.

So my friend she was interested in this bidding until the 1080Ti Launch on March 2nd, she couldn't get the pre-order and now crying about not putting a bid on this 980ti SLI with hybird, I am trying to convince her and open her mind, I kinda like her????? SOOO, what should I say about this piece sold at this price? Was it worth it? Even in the long run? How much would it be? Please HELP me GRIND some loveeeee. http://www.ebay.com/itm/GTX-980-TI-HYBRID-2-w-SLI-bridge-06G-P4-1996-KR-/112311797058?nma=true&si=uo6raxMVz98Tpu00VsPJBFViAi0%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Now that the GTX 1080ti is released I need help. I have a very old Gtx 680 4GB and i´m thinking to upgrade, but i don´t know which way i should go. 1070 in SLI 1080 1080 ti whose would come in my pc: i7 5820k 16GB DDR4 3000Mhz Corsair on a x99a Gaming 7 mainboard links: (in €) 1070 would be 2 https://www.amazon.de/MSI-GTX-1070-8G-V330-001R/dp/B01GRCYPE6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489355264&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+1070+msi 1080 would be 1 https://www.amazon.de/MSI-GTX-1080-Grafikkarte-CPU-Geschwindigkeit/dp/B01GELBO1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489355290&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+1080+msi 1080TI would be one http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/11GB-MSI-GeForce-GTX-1080-Ti-Founders-Edition-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Retail_1150738.html so i´m thinking is the CPU a brake for sli and is it better? I have a 4k monitor so i would like play on 4k (witch i cant right now) and i have a 1080p 144hz monitor Witch way would be better for me

Supposedly the GTX 1080ti will be released "new rumors stating the card will launch sometime between March 20-23" if you follow the site it takes you to a Swedish website. Links below http://www.tweaktown.com/news/56306/geforce-gtx-1080-ti-production-launch-march-20-23/index.html https://www.nordichardware.se/nyheter/gpu-tillverkare-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-ar-nu-tillverkning.html

Is a 600w psu enough to power: i7-6700(non-K) 16gb of Corsair 2133 GTX 1080ti H150 asus motherboard 1 ssd and 1 HDD I'm running a gtx 1070 right now!

im going to upgrade my PC, well im upgradeing my cooling, GPU and case mainly, but i need some help picking those. budget is going to be around $800-$900 for the entire thing but in that budget there may have to be an RX 470/RX 570 too thats going to be around $170 and will be used for the Toaster Project, so i would like two options if you can bother, one for around $750 and one closer to the $900 mark if needed. my aim? badassness, 1440p Black Desert Online on max settings and watercooling. PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TcsXtJ Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TcsXtJ/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel - Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00) CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $0.00) Motherboard: ASRock - Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00) Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $0.00) Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 970 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card (Purchased For $0.00) Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00) Optical Drive: Samsung - SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00) Sound Card: Creative Labs - Sound Blaster Audigy Rx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (Purchased For $0.00) Other: Acellero TwinTurbo III (Purchased) Total: $0.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-30 18:58 EDT-0400 thats what i have, now i need help planing watercooling, tubeing, pumps, reservoir, rads, case, basically all of it because i dont know what to get. all i really know is that i want hardline tubeing and id like to bend it myself. i have been thinking black/white/yellow for the colortheme seeing as my motherboard is black(more like brown) and isnt going anywhere. im fine with painting small things like heatsinks but i cant do major paintjobs. im in Sweden so stuff has to be able to be shipped here. my planed upgrades to this build are a 1080TI or Vega equivlent(unless Volta is close when i end up buying and i feel my 970 is still fine) and maybe another set of RAM. im happy with my CPU and i see no reason to upgrade it at this point in time, i just want to overclock it as much as possible tl;dr: help me plan watercooling from case to tubes to rads to everything else. needs to keep a heavaly overclocked I7 4790K and a GTX 1080TI cool. $900 max includeing 1080TI. thanks for any help i can get with this, will most likely be buying this after the summer.

will turning up the voltage on percision shorten the life out of my 1080ti?

heyy guyz i am going to build my first pc build for mostly gaming... should i go for i7 7700k or ryzen 7 1700 with gtx 1080ti??

hey pc experts, i have a monitor asus vg248qe 144hz 1ms 1080p monitor..i am planning to build a pc with i7 77700k and gtx 1080ti..but i found out 1080p resolution will bottleneck gtx 1080ti..as it can not reach its potential..but benchmark shows that 1080ti hardly reach 144+ fps in most games at ultra settings..i want more and more fps as i plat first person shooter games like csgo, overwatch , BF1 etc games most..if i play at 2k or 4k by using nvidia's DSR 4k technology from nvidia in my 1080p monitor is it going to be alright? can i play 4k games by the full power of gtx 1080ti with having constant good frame rates?? if i play in 1080p resolution..is it going to be a problem?