GPU problems

[noidea213]

Hi, i have had a GTX 1070 for 4 years now, but when i got it it seemed like my pc couldn't run games that it should be able to, when i wanted to run a newer game like RDR2 or Death Stranding the game started but crashed in a few minutes, then after a while  couldn't even start the game, it instantly crashed, first i was thinking that it was a CPU problem (i have a i3 10th gen) so for years i just moved on, and didn't play games that i wanted to. A few months ago i got angry, (because a 1070 is an expensive GPU) and i started to troubleshoot yet again, i downloaded a game that i couldn't run before, and watched the task manager, and i realised that before crashing the GPU percentage went up to 100% and than crashed. Somehow i had the idea to underclock my GPU by 100, and IT WORKED, i can run ANY game now, but i would like to know why that is, if anyone knows what could be the problem tell me pls, and if you have a similar problem download MSI afterburner and try underclocking your GPU.

[filpo]

1 minute ago, noidea213 said:

if anyone knows what could be the problem tell me pls

maybe your psu is struggling with voltage, since 'underclocking' with msi afterburner is essentially the same as 'undervolting'. I did it too and I gained about 100 fps in rocket league with a 3060 12gb (250 to 350) while using the same power

How old is your psu and what model is it?

[PDifolco]

31 minutes ago, noidea213 said:

Hi, i have had a GTX 1070 for 4 years now, but when i got it it seemed like my pc couldn't run games that it should be able to, when i wanted to run a newer game like RDR2 or Death Stranding the game started but crashed in a few minutes, then after a while  couldn't even start the game, it instantly crashed, first i was thinking that it was a CPU problem (i have a i3 10th gen) so for years i just moved on, and didn't play games that i wanted to. A few months ago i got angry, (because a 1070 is an expensive GPU) and i started to troubleshoot yet again, i downloaded a game that i couldn't run before, and watched the task manager, and i realised that before crashing the GPU percentage went up to 100% and than crashed. Somehow i had the idea to underclock my GPU by 100, and IT WORKED, i can run ANY game now, but i would like to know why that is, if anyone knows what could be the problem tell me pls, and if you have a similar problem download MSI afterburner and try underclocking your GPU.

1070 is pretty old, I suspect thermal issues, did you check temps and clean/repaste it ?

100% usage is expected in gaming (unless CPU bound) 

[Salted Spinach]

It means the GPU was not getting enough power at the original boost frequency, but has sufficient power to run 100Mhz lower