Posted August 22, 2016 So it's starting to look like my second 290X is going to give up as well...it blackscreens after playing a game for maybe an hour (+/- 1 hour maybe ) but the thing is I have a mining PC (dual 7950) connected to the same power strip (it's because I'm skeptical using a specific pair of sockets again after it blew my original PSU...) and it only happens when that PC is on and mining (like before I started to mine, the 290X was rock solid even after a 8 hour long gaming session vs 1~ hours before it blackscreens) so is it a power issue? I can turn off the miner and blackscreens seems to stop (or at least it's taking longer than 2 hours for it to happen) plus dirty power or unstable power seems plausible as a power surge did take out a surge protector, fried a breaker and also fried my original PSU so...ermmm... The total power consumption of everything connected to that power strip is like 800-1000watts (with both PC loaded) which isn't that high to be honest Anyway, things I've tried: Downclocking/overclocking memory and core Undervolting/overvolting the GPU Put my CPU to stock (maybe it's the CPU you know...) Swapped the PSUs around (like the XXX back into my main and the XTS into the miner, don't ask me why I didn't test different GPU here...) Disabled ULPS in afterburner Updated GPU drivers Only having my main PC running (seems to solve it...but not done it for long enough yet for it to be conclusive) Ideas? (testing the GPU in another machine will happen...when I can be bothered...and using testing another GPU in this system will also happen...when I can be bothered ) One more piece of info, when my PC blackscreens, Chrome, TS and skype stays alive so I can still hear my music and people talking to me on TS/skype and I can still talk to them. Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here... What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 5 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said: So it's starting to look like my second 290X is going to give up as well...it blackscreens after playing a game for maybe an hour (+/- 1 hour maybe ) but the thing is I have a mining PC (dual 7950) connected to the same power strip (it's because I'm skeptical using a specific pair of sockets again after it blew my original PSU...) and it only happens when that PC is on and mining (like before I started to mine, the 290X was rock solid even after a 8 hour long gaming session vs 1~ hours before it blackscreens) so is it a power issue? I can turn off the miner and blackscreens seems to stop (or at least it's taking longer than 2 hours for it to happen) plus dirty power or unstable power seems plausible as a power surge did take out a surge protector, fried a breaker and also fried my original PSU so...ermmm... The total power consumption of everything connected to that power strip is like 800-1000watts (with both PC loaded) which isn't that high to be honest Anyway, things I've tried: Downclocking/overclocking memory and core Undervolting/overvolting the GPU Put my CPU to stock (maybe it's the CPU you know...) Swapped the PSUs around (like the XXX back into my main and the XTS into the miner, don't ask me why I didn't test different GPU here...) Disabled ULPS in afterburner Updated GPU drivers Only having my main PC running (seems to solve it...but not done it for long enough yet for it to be conclusive) Ideas? (testing the GPU in another machine will happen...when I can be bothered...and using testing another GPU in this system will also happen...when I can be bothered ) One more piece of info, when my PC blackscreens, Chrome, TS and skype stays alive so I can still hear my music and people talking to me on TS/skype and I can still talk to them. ttry changing the gpus for a bit Build Spoiler Ryzen 5 1600, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Gigabyte X470 Gaming 7. TeamGroup Viper 4133mhz 16gb, XFX RX 480 8 GB (1000mhz cause dying), Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB M.2 SSD, An old 1tb 5400 rpm 2.5" HDD, TeamGroup 480gb & Kingston 480gb ssds (May RAID 0), 1TB Western Ditigal HDD, EVGA 750W G2 PSU, Phanteks P400s ----------X-----------X------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 Author 1 minute ago, DeezNoNos said: ttry changing the gpus for a bit Once I can be bothered lifting a heavy PC off the floor Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here... What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Mr.Meerkat said: So it's starting to look like my second 290X is going to give up as well...it blackscreens after playing a game for maybe an hour (+/- 1 hour maybe ) but the thing is I have a mining PC (dual 7950) connected to the same power strip (it's because I'm skeptical using a specific pair of sockets again after it blew my original PSU...) and it only happens when that PC is on and mining (like before I started to mine, the 290X was rock solid even after a 8 hour long gaming session vs 1~ hours before it blackscreens) so is it a power issue? I can turn off the miner and blackscreens seems to stop (or at least it's taking longer than 2 hours for it to happen) plus dirty power or unstable power seems plausible as a power surge did take out a surge protector, fried a breaker and also fried my original PSU so...ermmm... The total power consumption of everything connected to that power strip is like 800-1000watts (with both PC loaded) which isn't that high to be honest Anyway, things I've tried: Downclocking/overclocking memory and core Undervolting/overvolting the GPU Put my CPU to stock (maybe it's the CPU you know...) Swapped the PSUs around (like the XXX back into my main and the XTS into the miner, don't ask me why I didn't test different GPU here...) Disabled ULPS in afterburner Updated GPU drivers Only having my main PC running (seems to solve it...but not done it for long enough yet for it to be conclusive) Ideas? (testing the GPU in another machine will happen...when I can be bothered...and using testing another GPU in this system will also happen...when I can be bothered ) One more piece of info, when my PC blackscreens, Chrome, TS and skype stays alive so I can still hear my music and people talking to me on TS/skype and I can still talk to them. DDU All drivers. Install 15.11.1 and download clockblocker. That is what fixed it for me CPU: AMD athlon 860k Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A58M-HD2 RAM:2x4gb HyperX Fury GPU: XFX R9 380 4gb Case: NXZT S340 PSU: EVGA 650G Display: BenQ GL2460HM Cooling: Hyper 212 Evo Keyboard: Corsair k60 Mouse: Steelseries Rival 300 (white Sound Logitech g430 Operating System: Windows 10 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 5 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said: Once I can be bothered lifting a heavy PC off the floor JUST dont life it and do it while it stands Build Spoiler Ryzen 5 1600, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Gigabyte X470 Gaming 7. TeamGroup Viper 4133mhz 16gb, XFX RX 480 8 GB (1000mhz cause dying), Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB M.2 SSD, An old 1tb 5400 rpm 2.5" HDD, TeamGroup 480gb & Kingston 480gb ssds (May RAID 0), 1TB Western Ditigal HDD, EVGA 750W G2 PSU, Phanteks P400s ----------X-----------X------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 Author 1 minute ago, KearneyMC said: DDU All drivers. Install 15.11.1 and download clockblocker. That is what fixed it for me I'll give that a try 1 minute ago, DeezNoNos said: JUST dont life it and do it while it stands Yaa yaa, I'll try this suggestion above and if it works then yay and if not then I'll test the system with different GPUs Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here... What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 you are skeptical about using some sockets that blew your PSU, so you instead are trying to overload a single socket with some power strips, is that right? first of all check for temperatures - if you use GPU-Z it should show VRM1 and VRM2 temperatures as well, I had a 290 with a manufacturer faulty design that wasn't able to cool one of those VRMs efficiently and at times it would raise to 130*C and force an unexpected reboot - didn't Black screen though CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240MFireStrike // Extreme // Ultra // 8K // 16K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 Author 33 minutes ago, DXMember said: you are skeptical about using some sockets that blew your PSU, so you instead are trying to overload a single socket with some power strips, is that right? Well it's 2 sockets that has nothing connected vs 2 sockets that has the phone, TV, router, switch, PS3, speakers and 2 lamps connected...what am I gonna do, overload those 2 sockets like how I did before or load these 2 that I'm using? Edit: Also forgot to mention how those sockets are on another breaker as there are 2 outlets (and 2 sockets per outlet) in our living room (not many, I know) and one of the outlet is connected with the kitchen's (and half of the living room) circuits while the other one is on the other bedroom's (and half of the living room) circuits so I'm using completely different wiring in the walls as well 33 minutes ago, DXMember said: first of all check for temperatures - if you use GPU-Z it should show VRM1 and VRM2 temperatures as well, I had a 290 with a manufacturer faulty design that wasn't able to cool one of those VRMs efficiently and at times it would raise to 130*C and force an unexpected reboot - didn't Black screen though Temps are def not an issue, h75 cooling the core (60C max underload) with Gelid's VRM heatsinks so max 75C underload considering that I've had this card running like this for a year and a half now Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here... What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Mr.Meerkat said: Well it's 2 sockets that has nothing connected vs 2 sockets that has the phone, TV, router, switch, PS3, speakers and 2 lamps connected...what am I gonna do, overload those 2 sockets like how I did before or load these 2 that I'm using? Edit: Also forgot to mention how those sockets are on another breaker as there are 2 outlets (and 2 sockets per outlet) in our living room (not many, I know) and one of the outlet is connected with the kitchen's (and half of the living room) circuits while the other one is on the other bedroom's (and half of the living room) circuits so I'm using completely different wiring in the walls as well Temps are def not an issue, h75 cooling the core (60C max underload) with Gelid's VRM heatsinks so max 75C underload considering that I've had this card running like this for a year and a half now Did my attempt of a fix work? CPU: AMD athlon 860k Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A58M-HD2 RAM:2x4gb HyperX Fury GPU: XFX R9 380 4gb Case: NXZT S340 PSU: EVGA 650G Display: BenQ GL2460HM Cooling: Hyper 212 Evo Keyboard: Corsair k60 Mouse: Steelseries Rival 300 (white Sound Logitech g430 Operating System: Windows 10 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2016 Author Just now, KearneyMC said: Did my attempt of a fix work? nope, crashed within 20mins both times I tested with valley Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here... What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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