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How to determine if my graphics card is the issue
Hey all,
I've been struggling with this problem for months now, where some games will cause my computer to crash to black, repeating the audio behind it, before rebooting itself after some time. There is no BSOD, so I'm trying to determine exactly what the error may be. The crash does not happen in all games (Metal Gear Solid V and Grand Theft Auto V seem to work fine), but when it does happen in a game, it happens every time it's played (Team Fortress 2, Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout: New Vegas). The problem is not a software issue, as I began a fresh installation of Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) on my new SSD and still run into the same problems as before.
I've run Memtest86+ and found no memory errors, and various threads on forums across the web have lead me to determine that my issue may be heat or power related. However, when stress-testing my graphics card and processor, both stay at relatively normal temperatures, and I don't encounter the crash. My power supply is an Antec 620w power supply, which (I believe) ample power for my system from a trusted brand.
Ultimately, I believe the problem is my graphics card, but I'm not entirely sure how to verify this to be sure. My EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 is starting to show its age in terms of framerate, but to replace it with an equivalent is a $300 cost. Before dropping that amount of money on a new card, I want to make sure that this problem is indeed due to my graphics card, and why.
I ran GPU-Z while playing Fallout: New Vegas, and had it log everything to a file. Here is what it gave me when my system crashed:
Everything cut to 0 once the system crashed, but I'm not sure what that tells me. Am I on the right track? How do I go about testing and solving this problem?Code:Date , GPU Core Clock [MHz] , GPU Memory Clock [MHz] , GPU Shader Clock [MHz] , GPU Temperature [°C] , Fan Speed (%) [%] , Fan Speed (RPM) [RPM] , Memory Used [MB] , GPU Load [%] , Memory Controller Load [%] , Video Engine Load [%] , Bus Interface Load [%] , PerfCap Reason [] , VDDC [V] , 2015-11-26 22:27:21 , 732.1 , 950.0 , 1464.0 , 70.0 , 46 , 2130 , 540 , 69 , 51 , 0 , 4 , 0 , 1.0130 , 2015-11-26 22:27:22 , 732.1 , 950.0 , 1464.0 , 71.0 , 46 , 2130 , 540 , 70 , 51 , 0 , 4 , 0 , 1.0130 , 2015-11-26 22:27:23 , 732.1 , 950.0 , 1464.0 , 71.0 , 46 , 2160 , 539 , 70 , 52 , 0 , 4 , 0 , 1.0130 , 2015-11-26 22:27:24 , 732.1 , 950.0 , 1464.0 , 70.0 , 46 , 2130 , 539 , 70 , 52 , 0 , 4 , 0 , 1.0130 , 2015-11-26 22:27:26 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0 , 0 , 628 , - , - , - , - , 0 , 0.0000 , 2015-11-26 22:27:26 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0 , 0 , 628 , - , - , - , - , 0 , 0.0000 , 2015-11-26 22:27:27 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0 , 0 , 628 , - , - , - , - , 0 , 0.0000 , 2015-11-26 22:27:29 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0 , 0 , - , - , - , - , - , 0 , 0.0000 ,
Thanks so much for the help! This problem has plagued me for so long, and I'll devote whatever time I have to to just fix this issue! I would love any input!