gtx 770 "display driver crashing"

[gedefims]

Hey LTT!

So I built a new rig:

Intel Core i7-4790K - Stock cooler.

Corsair AX 860 PSU

Crucial DDR3 Ballistix Tactical 16GB

ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO
ASUS GeForce GTX 770 2GB PhysX CUDA DirectCU II OC
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB BK OEM

Corsair Carbide Air 540 Cube Case

Having alot of issues with the graphic drivers crashing, tried the latest driver 340.52 and 3 previous versions including the cd that the gpu came with.

The card is only factory overclocked.

Only crashing during stress testing/gaming so far (furmark artifacts and crashing, BF4 crashing, LoL seems to have some weird artifacts with purple "roof" over nexus in some games, and also crashing)

Things I've noticed:
It seems to happen during underclocking when the card reaches 80C in furmark, however that should not really be the issue when playing LoL as it doesnt reach those temps..
Very random if LoL crashes.

Things I've tried:
Reinstalling everything again, windows etc.
Reinstalling gpu driver only.
Disabling sound and trying different pcie settings in the bios.
 

Any suggestions?

[Clyne]

I guess underclocking it? Or it's overheating and need to clean it?

[Guest]

Maybe it's a faulty GPU.

[gedefims]

hopefully not cleaning it - Its been out of its box for less than 24 hours!

- I tried underclocking it with afterburner, same issue, artifacts and crashes.

Is there any way to test it more to see if its a faulty gpu? (I can RMA it but if they dont find any "issues" its gonna cost me )

[Jodomcfrodo]

My GPU has been crashing lately as well. Bunch of people have been having the same issue. Underclock your GPU. If that fixes it, RMA ir.

[gedefims]

Even running 3dmark crashes it, also when underclocked (newest driver)
Guess its a faulty GPU

Also seems to have some coil whine, running the "easy 3dmark for mobiles etc" this however doesnt crash it but the coil whine is there.
Anything else crashes it.

[KeithD]

I also have the exact same problems with my GTX 770. When I start Windows, it would wait a few seconds then flash a black screen before getting the driver crashed error. It also happens when I put it under load. However, this is only when it is overclocked (factory or manually). When it's a stock, there is no issue.

[gedefims]

Now I tried with Asus' Gpu tweak, underclocking and still artifacts and crashes even in 3dmark.

Then I tried overclocking it which seems to have fixed the artifacts and crashing issues in 3dmark..

This is weird

[bob345]

Don't use furmark. Its a great way to fry your gpu. also, did you have an other cards in your system before you got the 770 or is this an entirly new build?

[gedefims]

Completely new build, currently using 3dmark basic..

The OC thing was just luck I guess, its giving crashes and artifacts again