Needs to upgrade Failing 1070
Needs to upgrade Failing 1070
I'm quite certain my 1070, which I've owned for about eight years, is beginning to fail and overheating. There have been problems where my PC restarts itself automatically during tasks like video editing or playing World of Warcraft. After running the Heaven benchmark, the first time the PC restarted itself within 20 seconds, I powered it down, checked the cables, and even re-seated it. I noticed the GPU was quite hot to the touch. I ran Heaven a second time and went through three passes; the temperatures stayed around 66°C, but on the fourth pass it restarted itself. It seems it's time to replace my 1070.
Unfortunately, I can only spend around 300 dollars, so I've been considering either the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 CORE or the MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB. Both are within my budget and can handle 1440p gaming at medium to high settings, which suits my needs since Warcraft is more CPU-intensive. I'm aware someone might suggest saving up for a newer GPU, but I'm unsure how much longer my 1070 will last.
Between the two options, which one would be similar to the 1070 but faster and more feature-rich?
I'm quite certain my 1070, which I've had for roughly eight years, is beginning to fail and possibly overheating. I've encountered problems where my PC restarts automatically during tasks like video editing or playing World of Warcraft. Have you considered if your PSU might be the cause? A restart could stem from two main issues:
1| overheating problems
2| the PSU can't supply enough power when under load.
MSI Pro Z690 DDR4 MB
What is the BIOS version of your motherboard?
I’m limited to about 300 dollars for this.
Where are you located (and what currency do you use)? Which online store do you prefer for buying?
650W PSU
The 650W is the rated power output. Could you tell me the brand, model, and age of your PSU?
You didn’t mention the case make and model.
That was the strategy for the upcoming purchase until I encountered this problem, so I’ll definitely get a replacement first to check if it resolves the issue. If not, then I’ll try to decide between the two options—whether a friend suggested it might be the PSU or I’ll look into other possibilities.
If the PSU is working properly, it doesn’t require replacement. It’s not as close to redlining the PSU as some might think, and it has likely only run at half capacity for most of its life.
That's the issue, not knowing if it's okay. Everything was working until roughly three weeks ago when I began doing a basic video editing task, which marked the start of the problem. Now it's happening even while I'm gaming. I had already planned to upgrade my PSU anyway, so I'll start there. A $100 new PSU would be much cheaper than getting a new GPU. I have my i7 12700kf which is overclocked to 5.0 at 1.30V, so it's drawing a bit more power than usual.
I wasn't familiar with stripping and repasting, but I re-seated it, adjusted the display ports, verified the PSU cable, and still faced the problem. The logs from when the restarts occurred indicated Windows didn't shut down properly.