Graphic Cards Screen randomly goes black

[Vaibz]

So I have a gigabyte 1660Super(out of warranty) I'm facing this issue where the screen randomly goes black and the fans run at full RPM. I can do normal browsing and stuff but whenever I run a game or any benchmark, this happens again. Ive changed thermal paste, my HDMI&PCIe everything is all good. My VRAM is also stable while playing games at about 45%

 

[jtg]

So I have a gigabyte 1660Super(out of warranty) I'm facing this issue where the screen randomly goes black and the fans run at full RPM. I can do normal browsing and stuff but whenever I run a game or any benchmark, this happens again. Ive changed thermal paste, my HDMI&PCIe everything is all good. My VRAM is also stable while playing games at about 45%

Try reinstalling nvidia drivers. Use DDU first.

 

[nRiTeCh]

Temps ?
How old is the gpu ?
Tried low intensity games ?

 

[Vaibz]

Temps ?
How old is the gpu ?
Tried low intensity games ?

Temperatures about 60°c

I bought the GPU in 2019 November end (my dumbass didnt register it for extended warranty)

Yes I did try low intensity games. This is happening to me even in CSGO at ~medium settings

 

[SkyWreak]

1. First use DDU and remove all the old drivers and install a latest one.
2. Monitor the gpu temps and power draw while running gpu benchmarks (before they crash) . Also do same for cpu. This will help determine what causing the issue temp or power draw .

 

[DEVRAJ BARIA]

Ive changed thermal paste

Which thermal paste did you use?
And
1) Did you change any component that important that might lead to this?
2) from how much time are you experiencing this?

Questions might sound silly but better to rule out basic things first before going advanced.
Also do what @SkyWreak said in above post.

 

[Vaibz]

1. First use DDU and remove all the old drivers and install a latest one.
2. Monitor the gpu temps and power draw while running gpu benchmarks (before they crash) . Also do same for cpu. This will help determine what causing the issue temp or power draw .

I did do fresh installation using DDU. Temperatures before crash were about ~60-62°c

Which thermal paste did you use?
And
1) Did you change any component that important that might lead to this?
2) from how much time are you experiencing this?

Questions might sound silly but better to rule out basic things first before going advanced.
Also do what @SkyWreak said in above post

I used Arctic MX-4 carbon based thermal paste. I'm experiencing this from about a month now.

Also i did not change any component, I tried using another GPU the same one (1660s but from MSI) it worked fine, so im pretty sure something is wrong with my GPU only

 

[SkyWreak]

I used Arctic MX-4 carbon based thermal paste. I'm experiencing this from about a month now.

Also i did not change any component, I tried using another GPU the same one (1660s but from MSI) it worked fine, so im pretty sure something is wrong with my GPU only

And did you also tried running your gpu in another system ?

 

[Vaibz]

And did you also tried running your gpu in another system ?

i did yes, faced the exact same issue.

 

[nRiTeCh]

I used Arctic MX-4 carbon based thermal paste. I'm experiencing this from about a month now.

Also i did not change any component, I tried using another GPU the same one (1660s but from MSI) it worked fine, so im pretty sure something is wrong with my GPU only

I assume your gpu requires 8 pin power so what psu you using and how much old it is ?

 

[Vaibz]

I assume your gpu requires 8 pin power so what psu you using and how much old it is ?

im using Corsair vs650, bought this in nov end 2019, same day as i bought my gpu

 

[nRiTeCh]

im using Corsair vs650, bought this in nov end 2019, same day as i bought my gpu

Then test gpu on another pc. I think gpu is dying...

 

[Vaibz]

Then test gpu on another pc. I think gpu is dying...

i did and faced the exact same issue. im pretty sure the gpu is indeed dead,
can it be sold for spares like fan or body at all?
also what could be the reason or its the tendency of gpus to start being problematic after a certain period of time, i have a gt210 bought in 2012 which is still rock solid and working, no idea what went wrong with this one

 

[Skewel]

Fully uninstall the Nvidia GPU drivers with DDU once again.

Then open up Control Panel go to "View by" on the top right and select "Small Icons", then go to "Power Options" and then click on "Choose what the power buttons do" and then click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable" to activate the inactive options and the finally uncheck "Turn on fast start-up (recommended)".

While you're at it also follow the instructions on this Nvidia forum post on disabling Multi-plane Overlay (MPO) which are known to cause GPU related issues on WIndows 10/11 such as stuutering, random crashes etc.

Once that's done reboot the PC, then reinstall the drivers and then let me know if that did the trick or not.

 

[Vaibz]

Fully uninstall the Nvidia GPU drivers with DDU once again.

Then open up Control Panel go to "View by" on the top right and select "Small Icons", then go to "Power Options" and then click on "Choose what the power buttons do" and then click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable" to activate the inactive options and the finally uncheck "Turn on fast start-up (recommended)".

While you're at it also follow the instructions on this Nvidia forum post on disabling Multi-plane Overlay (MPO) which are known to cause GPU related issues on WIndows 10/11 such as stuutering, random crashes etc.

Once that's done reboot the PC, then reinstall the drivers and then let me know if that did

Fully uninstall the Nvidia GPU drivers with DDU once again.

Then open up Control Panel go to "View by" on the top right and select "Small Icons", then go to "Power Options" and then click on "Choose what the power buttons do" and then click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable" to activate the inactive options and the finally uncheck "Turn on fast start-up (recommended)".

While you're at it also follow the instructions on this Nvidia forum post on disabling Multi-plane Overlay (MPO) which are known to cause GPU related issues on WIndows 10/11 such as stuutering, random crashes etc.

Once that's done reboot the PC, then reinstall the drivers and then let me know if that did the trick or not.

Just tried everything you mentioned, no success

 

[Skewel]

Just tried everything you mentioned, no success

If that doesn't work, try downloading MSI Afterburner and just clicking on the reset button and see if your clockspeed resets to default, maybe there might be some auto under/overclocking at play. While you're at it, I recommend you to change your Windows power plan to "High Performance" and try again.

If both those options, don't work - then you should possibly consider RMAing your PSU.

 

[Vaibz]

If that doesn't work, try downloading MSI Afterburner and just clicking on the reset button and see if your clockspeed resets to default, maybe there might be some auto under/overclocking at play. While you're at it, I recommend you to change your Windows power plan to "High Performance" and try again.

If both those options, don't work - then you should possibly consider RMAing your PSU.

tried no success, unfortunately my PSU is out of warranty too (Corsair provides 3 YEAR warranty on VS series right?)
i'll try with another psu once im done with exams next month.

 

[awestorr]

can you try lowering the vram freq by increments of 100 and see if it makes any differece?
also try reducing gpu frequency by 300-400 and try it.

 

[Vaibz]

can you try lowering the vram freq by increments of 100 and see if it makes any differece?
also try reducing gpu frequency by 300-400 and try it.

to be done through curve editor in MSIAfterbuner? if not, can you link me to a tutorial on how to do that it'd help out alot. thanks!

 

[awestorr]

yes thru curve editor bring the voltage and frequency down just like undervolting.reduce vram freq thru the slider in msi front page

my mobile ****ed up the formatting @Vaibz

you can also watch some videos on the topic from techyescity