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Unpredictable Crash behavior.

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By Howitz
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i can play a game 8 hours straight without problem, come back the day after, open my computer and have the game crash into my face 4 times in a row after 1 minute and i have to force restart my computer each time... what the heck is going on? it says wattman settings have been reset due to unexpected failure at startup.

 

RX480 XFX GTR 8GB is my card... could it be on its way to the grave already? i tried multiple drivers too.

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I had this same issue on a system build, and every thing would be fine.  then all hell would break loose, one minute it would lead me to mobo, then ram, then some place else.  then i was about to shit can the whole thing.   I removed the psu, and replaced with a known good one.  and poof the grimlin was gone.

 

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Just now, LinityTech said:

I had this same issue on a system build, and every thing would be fine.  then all hell would break loose, one minute it would lead me to mobo, then ram, then some place else.  then i was about to shit can the whole thing.   I removed the psu, and replaced with a known good one.  and poof the grimlin was gone.

 

weird mine is supposed to be rather good, could it be the wall outlet? i remember that when i plugged it in the other outlet in my room it would crash non-stop whenever my dad would make vibrations upstairs, probably some contact issues on wires in the wall or something loose, it was super weird. in this outlet tho it used to be fairly reliable.

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7 minutes ago, LinityTech said:

you realy should have a ups (universal powersupply)  I dont connect anything straight to the wall.

okay yeah i'll look into it, do you have any specs i should watch for, some model in mind? something with a good special you know?

 

could i use a power strip too instead? could it help? will an ups work as a power strip against surges too or do i need both?

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At the very least a surge protector, the size of the ups depends on what you want to connect to it to have clean power, i connect every thing to mine.  but i also have test benches, printers and a server.  so i have 2 1500w psu just for the stuff in my office.

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Just now, LinityTech said:

At the very least a surge protector, the size of the ups depends on what you want to connect to it to have clean power, i connect every thing to mine.  but i also have test benches, printers and a server.  so i have 2 1500w psu just for the stuff in my office.

can a regular power strip do the work?

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17 minutes ago, LinityTech said:

It should say surge protector on it some where, or else its just basically just adding outlets to your wall.

okay so not a cheap regular one, i'll check for that surge protector thing, thanks man, and also i'll keep an eye on ups'ses'sez

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