Sapphire RX 480 Nitro + - interesting problem......

[Brotha Penguin]

Hi 

 

System Specs:

• Processor: Intel Core i5-750, Socket H1 (LGA1156)  (Code name: Lynnfield)
• Motherboard: GIGABYTE P55-UD3
• Memory: 8GB DDR3 
• GPU: Sapphire RX480 nitro+ 8GB (Just purchased)
• PSU: Aywun Megapower 550 watt
• SSD: Samsung 250gb 
• OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit 

Problem: 

I just upgraded my GPU from a GTX 560 ti to a sapphire rx480 nitro+ in hope to play battlefield 1 when it comes out in October. Under normal use (youtube etc) the computer functions just fine, but playing any game is where i run into a problem. I can load the game just fine (change settings ,view saved games etc) but as soon as i start playing the game the computer becomes unresponsive, screen goes black, then gray until i hard reset the computer, i also have tried heaven benchmark with the same result.

 

Games i have tried:

• Dark souls 3
• CS:GO
• Overwatch

 

As far as i can tell my system meets the requirements of RX480, so not sure what the problem could be.

 

Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Thanks

Brotha Penguin. 

 

p.s. I have attached a sensor log of the GPU using (Sapphire TRIXX) 

Sensor Log.txt

[LabRat]

power requirements?

[MoonlightSylv]

I'm guessing that power supply is dying, I'd recommend a Corsair CX550M, Seasonic S12II or M12II, or an EVGA GS/G2/GQ PSU.

[79wjd]

Run DDU to uninstall all old drivers and then reinstall the correct drivers. 

 

There is also a chance that PSU is too shitty to power your system. (the PSU is a real piece of shit)

 

Your CPU is also going to be a pretty big bottleneck in many games. 

[lullemannen90]

Have you uninstalled the old drivers and installed the new ones?

[LabRat]

also, sound driver conflict?

uninstall TRIXX.

[DrM]

could be psu, but im thinking driver issues. what version are you on, and what are your global settings at?

[GER_T4IGA]

21 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Run DDU to uninstall all old drivers and then reinstall the correct drivers. 

This and

is there a sticker on yout PSu that says how much power it can supply to the 12v rail?

[ForsakenLive]

Could be a driver conflict, could be the generic PSU.

[GER_T4IGA]

is this what it looks like?

[Brotha Penguin]

Quote

1 minute ago, GER_T4IGA said:

is this what it looks like?

 

Yes thats what it looks like....

26 minutes ago, lullemannen90 said:

Have you uninstalled the old drivers and installed the new ones?

 

Yes i have uninstalled the old nivida drivers. Also what do you mean by DDU?

 

Thanks for the quick responses

 

[79wjd]

2 minutes ago, Brotha Penguin said:

Yes thats what it looks like....

 

Yes i have uninstalled the old nivida drivers. Also what do you mean by DDU?

 

Thanks for the quick responses

 

That PSU is only capable of delivering 396w over the two 12v rails. Get a new PSU, yours is crap. 

 

DDU is a program to completely remove all remnants of GPU drivers. Simply uninstalling drivers misses things.

[stconquest]

10 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

That PSU is only capable of delivering 396w over the two 12v rails. Get a new PSU, yours is crap. 

 

DDU is a program to completely remove all remnants of GPU drivers. Simply uninstalling drivers misses things.

192W and 204W respectively.  He could try lowering the power requirement of the card and clock it down for now... until he buys a new one.

 

Seasonic 520W M12ii fully modular is $65.  http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

 

Damnit, the rails are split on that too:  240W per.  Kinda close with the NITRO+ TDP being 225W.

 

480W to the +12v:  http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

 

Semi Modular:  http://pcpartpicker.com/product/DPCwrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm

[glitchmaster0001]

51 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Run DDU to uninstall all old drivers and then reinstall the correct drivers. 

 

There is also a chance that PSU is too shitty to power your system. (the PSU is a real piece of shit)

 

Your CPU is also going to be a pretty big bottleneck in many games. 

if he gets a respectable overclock on that i5 then its pretty decent 

[79wjd]

Just now, glitchmaster0001 said:

if he gets a respectable overclock on that i5 then its pretty decent 

He'd probably need to get it to around 6ghz to compete with a 6500, realistically he's not going to get it above 4ghz (if that). Certainly no where near being able to keep up with a 480. 

[Brotha Penguin]

Interesting development...... just ran DDU. Looked like it did something.

 

I was able to run dark souls, CS:GO with out any problem (only played for a few minutes tho)

 

Looks like it could be a driver conflict for now, will play a few more games a see what happens. 

 

I will look at getting a PSU next week, thanks @stconquest for the power supplier recommendations, will have a look at later on.

 

I am planning on doing a full upgrade in November (gonna get some black Friday deals lol), feel free to recommend parts

 

fyi @djdwosk97 & @glitchmaster0001 i haven't overclocked the CPU at all, still got the stock cool that came with CPU lol.

 

Thanks for the help everyone, will keep you posted on the outcome

[Ryujin2003]

Overclock your CPU until you upgrade.get the last bit of juice of of it. Linus has a P55 boats and an i7 or i5 that he overclocked from his NCIX data.tons of easy guides. I'm doing my father in laws i5 750 with an EVGA P55 this weekend also.

 

You can always upgrade when ever you want is sugar waiting until Zen. Compared to current pace, Intel all likely release something or do something drastic (like lower prices) in order to compete with AMD releases.

[glitchmaster0001]

1 hour ago, djdwosk97 said:

He'd probably need to get it to around 6ghz to compete with a 6500, realistically he's not going to get it above 4ghz (if that). Certainly no where near being able to keep up with a 480. 

just get it to around 3.8 to 4.0GHz so it matches a i5 2500k with a moderate overclock. much cheaper than upgrading the whole platform dude... plus an i5 2500k with a moderate oc is still very viable today, this aint no core 2 duo potato! 

[MrTiC]

2 hours ago, djdwosk97 said:

He'd probably need to get it to around 6ghz to compete with a 6500, realistically he's not going to get it above 4ghz (if that). Certainly no where near being able to keep up with a 480. 

We are talking about the 750 here ... wich is a beast for oc 

Mine in my backup rig runs 4.0Ghz since 2009 ... still going strong and if i really push it 4.2Ghz (under water tough)