1080ti crashing every game

[Reicarlow]

So I recently upgraded my gpu from 970 to zorac 1080ti amp extreme. However overwatch comes with a crash never seen from my 970.

”Your rendering device has been lost.”

 

in apex legends im having a crash ive seen 3 different crash codes and hang. 

 

These are my specs below,

 

my PSU is FSP Raider 750w 80+ Silver

im using the raidmax augusta case which has uhm 3 fans itself.
CPU Cooler - Coolermaster Seidon 120v

Storage -  120gb SSD / 2 1TB HDD
Ram - HyperX dd3 1600mhz  2 8gb 
This pc is built on 2014.

 

some people say i should change the PSU to at least 850w 80+ gold (since my psu is old and could accumulated some dusts.)

 

however i want to know if game crashes are sometimes related to the PSU? 

 

I bought the 1080ti zotac amp extreme as a used card.

 

please help!!! 

[Findiculous]

Alright so the first question will be:

If you put back in the 970 (if you still have it) do you still get the crashing?

 

Second question:

Did you use DDU and then install the latest drivers with a clean install?

 

Third question:

Have you checked to make sure that the GPU is seated in the slot correctly with the power cables fully inserted?

[Reicarlow]

Just now, Findiculous said:

Alright so the first question will be:

If you put back in the 970 (if you still have it) do you still get the crashing?

 

Second question:

Did you use DDU and then install the latest drivers with a clean install?

 

Third question:

Have you checked to make sure that the GPU is seated in the slot correctly with the power cables fully inserted?

1. Havent tried putting back the 970, cause im focused on finding out whats causing the crash. And i just swapped it out just today, not getting any crash whatsoever with the 970. Just after using the 1080ti

 

2. Yes I did.

 

3. I already tried reseating the gpu on the slot and removing the cables and puttting it back on. 

[Blai5e]

26 minutes ago, Reicarlow said:

So I recently upgraded my gpu from 970 to zorac 1080ti amp extreme. However overwatch comes with a crash never seen from my 970.

”Your rendering device has been lost.”

 

in apex legends im having a crash ive seen 3 different crash codes and hang.

Your 1080TI uses 2 x 8 pin PCI-E connectors, are you using 2 separate cables back to the PSU or a single with a "pig tail" second connector? Your old GPU probably had a 6 & 8 pin connector but would have been drawing less power. Before looking at anything else, ensure you are running 2 separate power cables to your GPU to eliminate this as an issue.

 

If your PSU is very old, you may be experiencing power issues, Zortec recommend a 600W minimum, you may wish to purchase a better quality PSU (reviews on the FSP seemed mixed). EVGA or Corsair come to mind depending where you reside. I use both brands over the years and haven't experienced any issues.

 

[Reicarlow]

Just now, Blai5e said:

Your 1080TI uses 2 x 8 pin PCI-E connectors, are you using 2 separate cables back to the PSU or a single with a "pig tail" second connector? Your old GPU probably had a 6 & 8 pin connector but would have been drawing less power. Before looking at anything else, ensure you are running 2 separate power cables to your GPU to eliminate this as an issue.

 

If your PSU is very old, you may be experiencing power issues, Zortec recommend a 600W minimum, you may wish to purchase a better quality PSU (reviews on the FSP seemed mixed). EVGA or Corsair come to mind depending where you reside. I use both brands over the years and haven't experienced any issues.

 

Thanks for your reply! upon looking I think it has 2 x 8pin connectors what do you mean by "pigtail"??

[Reicarlow]

These are what they look like

[Blai5e]

5 minutes ago, Reicarlow said:

Thanks for your reply! upon looking I think it has 2 x 8pin connectors what do you mean by "pigtail"??

It does have 2 8 pin connectors. "Pig tail" refers to a cable that has 2 x 8 pin connectors on the same cable.

 

Edit: Yup, you are using a "pig tail".

PS. You might want to do some dusting as well

Edited March 9, 2019 by Blai5e
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[Reicarlow]

2 minutes ago, Blai5e said:

It does have 2 8 pin connectors. "Pig tail" refers to a cable that has 2 x 8 pin connectors on the same cable.

So this one is pigtail??

[Blai5e]

2 minutes ago, Reicarlow said:

So this one is pigtail??

If you only have a single physical cable running from you GPU to your PSU then yes, that's a pig tail cable.

[Reicarlow]

Just now, Blai5e said:

If you only have a single physical cable running from you GPU to your PSU then yes, that's a pig tail cable.

it looks like it. is there a way to resolve this issue? Or is this not a problem? cause from what I understand running on this pigtail setup causes lower input to the gpu??

[Blai5e]

Your PSU support 4 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connections. Use a sin

11 minutes ago, Reicarlow said:

it looks like it. is there a way to resolve this issue? Or is this not a problem? cause from what I understand running on this pigtail setup causes lower input to the gpu??

Your PSU support 4 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connections. Use a single 8 pin (6+2) from each of the 2 physical PCI-E powers cables.

[Reicarlow]

5 minutes ago, Blai5e said:

Your PSU support 4 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connections. Use a sin

Your PSU support 4 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connections. Use a single 8 pin (6+2) from each of the 2 physical PCI-E powers cables.

Im trying to understand. But im confused

[Ankerson]

1 hour ago, Reicarlow said:

So I recently upgraded my gpu from 970 to zorac 1080ti amp extreme. However overwatch comes with a crash never seen from my 970.

”Your rendering device has been lost.”

 

in apex legends im having a crash ive seen 3 different crash codes and hang. 

 

These are my specs below,

 

my PSU is FSP Raider 750w 80+ Silver

im using the raidmax augusta case which has uhm 3 fans itself.
CPU Cooler - Coolermaster Seidon 120v

Storage -  120gb SSD / 2 1TB HDD
Ram - HyperX dd3 1600mhz  2 8gb 
This pc is built on 2014.

 

some people say i should change the PSU to at least 850w 80+ gold (since my psu is old and could accumulated some dusts.)

 

however i want to know if game crashes are sometimes related to the PSU? 

 

I bought the 1080ti zotac amp extreme as a used card.

 

please help!!! 

 

The PSU needs to be replaced, it's a VERY poor quality unit that you are trying to use with a high end GPU.

 

Never a good combo. NEVER

 

750W is fine, but get a higher quality PSU:

 

Seasonic Focus Plus

Corsair RMX

EVGA G2 or G3.

 

[Blai5e]

3 minutes ago, Reicarlow said:

Im trying to understand. But im confused

You have  2 PCI-E cables that are connected to your PSU, each has a pair of 6+2 pin connectors on the end. Use a single 6+2 pin connector from one of the cables and connect it to the 8 pin power connection on the GPU. Using the second PCI-E cable, connect a single 6+2 pin connector to the other 8 pin power connection on the GPU. You should end up with 2 individual PSU cables connected to the GPU power connection points..

 

8 minutes ago, Blai5e said:

Your PSU support 4 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connections. Use a sin

Your PSU support 4 x 6+2 pin PCI-E connections. Use a single 8 pin (6+2) from each of the 2 physical PCI-E powers cables.

Sorry for the typo, mistake happened when I was quoting you.

 

3 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

 

The PSU needs to be replaced, it's a VERY poor quality unit that you are trying to use with a high end GPU.

 

Never a good combo. NEVER

 

750W is fine, but get a higher quality PSU:

 

Seasonic Focus Plus

Corsair RMX

EVGA G2 or G3.

 

I concur (I alluded to this earlier in this thread)...

45 minutes ago, Blai5e said:

If your PSU is very old, you may be experiencing power issues, Zortec recommend a 600W minimum, you may wish to purchase a better quality PSU (reviews on the FSP seemed mixed). EVGA or Corsair come to mind depending where you reside. I use both brands over the years and haven't experienced any issues.

 

[Reicarlow]

6 minutes ago, Blai5e said:

You have  2 PCI-E cables that are connected to your PSU, each has a pair of 6+2 pin connectors on the end. Use a single 6+2 pin connector from one of the cables and connect it to the 8 pin power connection on the GPU. Using the second PCI-E cable, connect a single 6+2 pin connector to the other 8 pin power connection on the GPU. You should end up with 2 individual PSU cables connected to the GPU power connection points..

 

Sorry for the typo, mistake happened when I was quoting you.

 

I concur (I alluded to this earlier in this thread)...

 

So you mean like this?? Two seperate cables

[Blai5e]

Finally! Yes, you do have 2 separate cables. Time to look into a better quality 750~850W PSU.

[Reicarlow]

1 minute ago, Blai5e said:

Finally! Yes, you do have 2 separate cables. Time to look into a better quality 750~850W PSU.

okay cool. one question tho, do psu can really make games crash?

[aezakmi]

30 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

higher quality PSU

30 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

G3

 

wait a second......

[Ankerson]

6 minutes ago, Reicarlow said:

okay cool. one question tho, do psu can really make games crash?

 

Yeah and worse, fry parts that are plugged into them.

[Reicarlow]

19 minutes ago, Blai5e said:

Finally! Yes, you do have 2 separate cables. Time to look into a better quality 750~850W PSU.

so far, I amnaged to finish 1 game of apex after making it 2 diff cords. its 4am here right now so i might try tomorrow some more games. If it works out, it might hve done the trick. but who knows might just be lucky to finish one game. Peace out yall update you tomrrow  BTW Thanks for all your help guys!!

[jones177]

You might want to try it in debug mode.

 

Go to the Nvidia control panel. Under "help" select debug mode. It takes off the factory overclock and that reduces power consumption.

    

 

[Ankerson]

26 minutes ago, Reicarlow said:

so far, I amnaged to finish 1 game of apex after making it 2 diff cords. its 4am here right now so i might try tomorrow some more games. If it works out, it might hve done the trick. but who knows might just be lucky to finish one game. Peace out yall update you tomrrow  BTW Thanks for all your help guys!!

 

I still recommend replacing the PSU with a quality unit no matter what.

[Blai5e]

19 hours ago, Ankerson said:

 

I still recommend replacing the PSU with a quality unit no matter what.

I concur... and if you're in the USA, you can't really go past an EVGA PSU for their build quality and affordability.

 

It's easy to overlook the good quality PSU as being an important component in your system but having clean reliable power is a key to a healthy computer. Buying some Yum Cha Super Zeppelin (ergo unnamed brand) PSU because it claims a particular wattage and has the requisite cables simply to save a few pennies may lead to an expensive disaster down the track. Ponying up the cash for a top-tier power hungry GPU and marrying it up to a weak PSU (again, your PSU reveals mixed reviews) is just false economy.

[Reicarlow]

So i was playing, and I thought it crashed. But everything just slowed down. Could it be a psu problem?

[Reicarlow]

And using the firestorm to keep track of the gpu is just all went 0