BSOD (VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE)

[Ahxn._69]

HELP ANYBODY PLS ASAP!!!!!

Today, I was using my pc, playing CS:GO on a regular basis. After playing 2 matches, my game crashed. Then, I ran it again, and waited for 2 minutes just to see a black screen with some pixels indicating that there was something wrong with my graphics. Instantly after that, my pc just....FROZE. I restarted it twice, nothing would show up, except for BSOD (The pic is attached). Then, i started my pc in safe mode and uninstalled the GPU Drivers. After a restart, my pc was back to normal, but with my GPU giving no output (normal if u start ur pc with no gpu drivers). 

 

P.S: My GPU Is an AMD Radeon R5 230 (Sapphire Passive Edition) with some really old thermal paste. It heats up to 82.C just when i play NFS Most Wanted 2005 for merely 20 minutes. (Some of u may have solved my problem by this instance.....maybe.)

 

So, I think I now have 3 options in front of me. U guys choose.

 

Should I...

 

1) Replace the Thermal Paste of The GPU?

2) Replace the GPU totally?

or, 3) Look for a software-based solution (Some crappy YouTubers have this type of solutions to the exact same problem)

 

Oh, and sorry for the crappy picture.

[CommanderAlex]

7 minutes ago, Ahxn._69 said:

1) Replace the Thermal Paste of The GPU?

Highly recommend doing that. 

 

 

2. DDU the AMD drivers and reinstall with a fresh install and report back. 

[BlackManINC]

@Ahxn._69

 

Did you see any hidden display drivers greyed out in the Device Manager screen?

[Ahxn._69]

8 hours ago, BlackManINC said:

@Ahxn._69

 

Did you see any hidden display drivers greyed out in the Device Manager screen?

No. The GPU was working absoloutely fine, even with old drivers (I used then cuz they were stabler than the newer beta ones)

[Ahxn._69]

14 hours ago, CommanderAlex said:

2. DDU the AMD drivers and reinstall with a fresh install and report back. 

Reporting Back

 

I reinstalled the GPU in the exact same slot and reintalled the exact same drivers (Catalyst 15.7.1, in case u wanted to knw). I opened up NFS MW 2005 and....it crashed again. So, i didn't even think abt giving CS:GO a try after that. 

[CommanderAlex]

7 hours ago, Ahxn._69 said:

Reporting Back

 

I reinstalled the GPU in the exact same slot and reintalled the exact same drivers (Catalyst 15.7.1, in case u wanted to knw). I opened up NFS MW 2005 and....it crashed again. So, i didn't even think abt giving CS:GO a try after that. 

Have you tried changing the thermal paste?