Check if your GPU is malfunctioning by observing reboots or crashes.
Check if your GPU is malfunctioning by observing reboots or crashes.
Hi, I think I already know to RMA the GPU but just wanted to check up on here to see whether there could be something I missed. Just had this popping up (for about 10th time this year) mid gaming: Short version: In August bought a Biostar RX 6700 XT as it was on sale. Upon running, I had many power loss reboots. Thought it may be the PSU (700w) and switched to friends one (750w). Still crashes. Apart from processor (Ryzen 3600) and NVME, every part in the PC has seen an update since. Longer for those who are interested: Back in August replaced the GPU and PSU on my system to account for more power hungry future (went from GTX 1070 w/ 600w). After installing it noticed that from time to time (especially in high demanding games) PC rebooted mid game (not restarting - but everything goes dark and then starts back up), yet didn't reach a conclusion. A month later also upgraded the MOBO and RAM as previous ones were also old and needed more capacity/speed/slots. Still experiencing the same problems. Dug through windows logs (ofc not much there can be recorded if loss of power happens), yet cases where PC froze or threw a BSOD, pointed to AMD drivers. Reinstalled the drivers, at least 5 times. Funnily enough, installing drivers also had a tendency to crash the system. Decided to also perform Memtest just to be sure, and it reported that everything is good with the ram. F-it, reinstalled windows. In December decided to try a friends PSU ( only 50w stronger but whatever). At first sight reboot issues were fixed, yet they started reoccuring some time later but now with BSODs to follow it up. So to stop the mental gymnastics in my head - should I RMA the GPU as that is the obvious culprit? Full Specs: Ryzen 3600 2x16GB DDR4 3200 RX 6700 XT 2xNVME 2xSata SSD 2TB HDD 750w Seasonic B12 6x120mm RGB fans PS: While I haven't OCd my GPU, I was wondering if these sliders are normal? These are default values that Afterburner showed me.
Screen tearing and artifacts often point to a GPU problem. Each time it happens, it hurts deeply because I understand the frustration.
The glitched BSOD is a Windows issue that may appear on your screen when using a monitor with higher resolution than 1080p. It’s unrelated to the reason for the crash. Look into C:\Windows\Minidump for any existing files. If found, return to Windows and move the Minidump folder to the Downloads folder (or use your desktop if needed). Compress the folder and send it via a post. Follow instructions carefully since Windows doesn’t allow changes there.
Several problems may point to random drivers, making a few dump files insufficient for accurate analysis. One file showed a memory error, likely assigning fault to a random driver due to corrupted data. Another indicates a BitDefender scan encountered an issue with a storage driver. I’d favor more dump files, but currently the impression is memory-related. Windows often moves low-priority RAM data into the page file and retrieves it when needed, causing storage to appear as memory. The memory controller resides in the CPU, so failure there would mimic memory behavior. The good part is no GPU signs were detected.
I swapped the GPU with my old 1060. No reboots or crashes so far. Probably too soon to say. Added a few more minidumps, but that's all I've got right now.
They are located in the additional dump directory mentioned earlier.
Error occurred while trying to attach the specified file. The system could not locate or process the minidumps_v2.zip archive.