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SektorGT
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Just did a fresh Windows 10 install. I'm running 4.4 Ghz ovc on my CPU and some minor ovc on my GPU (+50 core, +500 memory). For the past 3 years, I've never had a problem with anything but last week it all started.. My freshly installed windows is occasionally freezing when viewing photos or editing them in Photoshop + when I play GTA 5 (Grand Theft Auto) where I also get an error upon crash saying "ERR_GFX_D3D_INIT".

 

The things I've tried:

 

- All drivers update

- Restoring defaults in BIOS

 

Upon every fresh windows install I also do "power optimization" following the guide from this link: 

 

 

Guys... am I doing something wrong? What is happening with my PC?

CPU Intel Core i5 4670k 4.4Ghz Motherboard MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming RAM Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB 2400Mhz

GPU GIGABYTE GTX 780 Windforce 3X OC Case Cooler Master HAF XM Storage Samsung 850 PRO 256GB, Samsung 840 EVO 256GB, Western Digital Blue 1TB

PSU Corsair RM 750 Display(s) Philips 22" Cooling Corsair H80i Keyboard OZONE Strike Pro

Mouse GIGABYTE M7 Thor Sound Genius 5.1 Surround Sound System Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Voltage Control NZXT Sentry 3

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Could be the oc, it might not be completely stable. I’ve has similar issues happening to me and lowering the oc fixed it.

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8 minutes ago, Vacras said:

Could be the oc, it might not be completely stable. I’ve has similar issues happening to me and lowering the oc fixed it.

My PC has been working the same and has been stable under numerous stress tests for the past 3 years.. how come it would start to behave today? :)

CPU Intel Core i5 4670k 4.4Ghz Motherboard MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming RAM Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB 2400Mhz

GPU GIGABYTE GTX 780 Windforce 3X OC Case Cooler Master HAF XM Storage Samsung 850 PRO 256GB, Samsung 840 EVO 256GB, Western Digital Blue 1TB

PSU Corsair RM 750 Display(s) Philips 22" Cooling Corsair H80i Keyboard OZONE Strike Pro

Mouse GIGABYTE M7 Thor Sound Genius 5.1 Surround Sound System Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Voltage Control NZXT Sentry 3

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14 hours ago, SektorGT said:

My PC has been working the same and has been stable under numerous stress tests for the past 3 years.. how come it would start to behave today? :)

Hm Hardware degrades over time, maybe your voltage isn’t enough for your cpu anymore. Just try it without overcklock, you can always go back if the problem persists :)

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Could be something as simple as the paste on your GPU (or CPU but with that error I'd suspect GPU first) has started to dry out and not perform as well as it used to.

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Found out it was the GPU. There's a major problem with the latest driver but when I rolled back (clean installed the old one) it does the exact same thing.. not sure anymore..

CPU Intel Core i5 4670k 4.4Ghz Motherboard MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming RAM Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB 2400Mhz

GPU GIGABYTE GTX 780 Windforce 3X OC Case Cooler Master HAF XM Storage Samsung 850 PRO 256GB, Samsung 840 EVO 256GB, Western Digital Blue 1TB

PSU Corsair RM 750 Display(s) Philips 22" Cooling Corsair H80i Keyboard OZONE Strike Pro

Mouse GIGABYTE M7 Thor Sound Genius 5.1 Surround Sound System Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Voltage Control NZXT Sentry 3

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On 31.12.2017 at 7:12 PM, SektorGT said:

My PC has been working the same and has been stable under numerous stress tests for the past 3 years.. how come it would start to behave today? :)

Silicon degenerates.

That it worked for 3 years does not mean that it has to work right now.

 

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