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Game crashes after GPU Usage reaching 100%

Wuulf
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Hey there.

I've been experiencing some frequent game crashes recently. This mostly happens with very demaning games (such as Battlefront 2). I've kept MSI Afterburner open during the crashes and noticed, that the crashes always happen, when the GPU usage reaches 100%.
I already contacted Nvidia support, they were however unable to solve the issue. Is there a way to cap the GPU usage or prevent it from crashing?

My Setup:

MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X (overclocked)
Intel i7 9700K (overclocked)
16 GB RAM

I'm thankful for your ideas and help.

With best regards
 
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2 minutes ago, Wuulf said:
Hey there.

I've been experiencing some frequent game crashes recently. This mostly happens with very demaning games (such as Battlefront 2). I've kept MSI Afterburner open during the crashes and noticed, that the crashes always happen, when the GPU usage reaches 100%.
I already contacted Nvidia support, they were however unable to solve the issue. Is there a way to cap the GPU usage or prevent it from crashing?

My Setup:

MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X (overclocked)
Intel i7 9700K (overclocked)
16 GB RAM

I'm thankful for your ideas and help.

With best regards
 

Try disabling your overclock first. NVIDIA support is unlikely to help with overclocked cards.

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You can try limiting power draw to 80% in afterburner to see if that fixes the issue (just to test)

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1 hour ago, Wuulf said:

This method would however also cause a signficant performance drop, which I'm trying to avoid

Just as a test

Gaming PC:

CPU: Ryzen 5800X3D | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Elite V2 | RAM: Crucial 2x16gb, 3200  JEDEC. | PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750 G3 | Monitor: LG 27GL850-B , Samsung C27HG70 | 
GPU: Asus Prime RTX 5070ti OC| Sound: Odac + Fiio E09K | Case: Fractal Design R6 TG Blackout |Storage: Kingston Renegade 2TB and Corsair MP510 960gb | Cooling: CPU: Alphacool ST30 420mm rad, Alphacool CPU and GPU Core LT and Core blocks, D5 pump and res combo 

 

Linux PC:

CPU: Ryzen 7700| Motherboard: Asus A620M-CSM | RAM: Crucial Pro 2x48gb, 5600  JEDEC. | PSU: Corsair CX750 | Monitor: LG 27GL850-B , Samsung C27HG70 | 
GPU: MSI Gaming X RTX 3090 | Case: Lian Li Dan Cases A3-mATX black |Storage: SN7100 2TB + Samsung 860 EVO 512gb | Cooling: CPU: Thermalright Peerless Assassin Mini Fan(s): Noctua 1x NF-A14x25 Chromax

 

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4 hours ago, Wuulf said:
Hey there.

I've been experiencing some frequent game crashes recently. This mostly happens with very demaning games (such as Battlefront 2). I've kept MSI Afterburner open during the crashes and noticed, that the crashes always happen, when the GPU usage reaches 100%.
I already contacted Nvidia support, they were however unable to solve the issue. Is there a way to cap the GPU usage or prevent it from crashing?

My Setup:

MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X (overclocked)
Intel i7 9700K (overclocked)
16 GB RAM

I'm thankful for your ideas and help.

With best regards
 

Probably your power supply,  Or your PCIE cables degrading the 12v voltage to the GPU.  Check your 12v PCIE readings in HWinfo64 as that card should support reading cable voltages (the 2080 and 3080 cards do).  If that's the case, try using two spare cables, and make sure you aren't using a 2x8 pin into one PSU port slot cable, or upgrading your PSU.  Of course the card could also be dying as well, but first check the PSU.

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Have you checked the GPU temps when the crash happens?

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What power supply? It sounds like it’s weak or degraded, or both.

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