Diagnosing GPU Issue

[x6tr2ni]

In regards to Windforce GTX 770

 

I originally had it watercooled with the Kraken G10 and it was running fine for 2 years, I recently upgrade to the GTX 980ti, so I decided to use the GTX 770 for a media PC. I removed the Kraken and put back on the original stock cooler. The PC boots, and does everything except run games. A few seconds to a minute into the game, the monitor would say no singal, and everything would just freeze. This is also true when I stress test the GPU, it would crash in seconds. I know it's the GPU, because I had an old AMD Hwhatever and it works just fine, no crashes in games or stress tests.

 

The GPU works, but just can't handle high loads. Is the cooler not sitted properly or something? I would assume the PC wouldn't boot if that was the case. The temps are around 50~C which is what you would expect from the GPU, and there doesn't seem to be any major temp spikes from the logs leading up to the crash.

 

The PC does not crash if it's on idle or watching youtube videoes even for extended period of times.

[Samppa221]

Did you overclock it when it was watercooled?

[x6tr2ni]

Did you overclock it when it was watercooled?

It was overclocked, but I don't think it would retain right? I used afterburner on the new machine and everything was back to stock.

[Samppa221]

Have you tried to open afterburned while you stress the gpu.

[x6tr2ni]

Have you tried to open afterburned while you stress the gpu.

Ya, that's how I logged the gpu load and temps. Everything was at set to +0

[Samppa221]

What is the max freq of the core before it crashes?

[OneZombieTrain]

You applied the thermal paste right, mabye it crashed because it was throttling

[x6tr2ni]

What is the max freq of the core before it crashes?

I do not have that right now, computer not with me. I will post once I do tho. What do you suspect the issue to be?

[x6tr2ni]

You applied the thermal paste right, mabye it crashed because it was throttling

 

Yes I applied thermal paste, I remember looking for a good half hour for that darn tube.

[Samppa221]

I don´t suspect anything yet doesn´t happen on my Windforce 770