Please confirm if your GPU is malfunctioning.
Please confirm if your GPU is malfunctioning.
I believe my GPU (Gigabyte G1 GTX1060) is faulty.
While playing WoW I saw the "display driver stopped responding and has recovered" message, which made it impossible to watch YouTube videos. I reinstalled drivers but it didn’t help. Here is my SS from gpuz when trying to run YouTube: http://imgur.com/WOBF9s8
Should I consider sending it for warranty?
It seems everything works fine in safe mode, possibly with integrated graphics. Turning off the GTX1060 didn't resolve the issue. Reinstalling drivers via DDU didn't help either. After reinstalling Windows, the card in the second PC doesn't show the expected error message, but performance is poor and games don't launch properly.
Windows requires integrated graphics to be connected via the monitor plugged into the motherboard port, meaning you must also use the GPU. Ensure proper connection to the GPU. It seems many users have tried troubleshooting on forums, only to discover they were connected to the motherboard instead of the GPU. Consider using an older driver version from the GPU manufacturer's website and test in previous versions.
It's XFX TS 550W (P1-550S-XXB9) but if it didn't work, it still functioned for half a year.
That is actually a pretty decent PSU, so unless it is somehow faulty, it has plenty of power, for your system.
It seems everything is functioning in safe mode, possibly with integrated graphics working. Turning off the GTX1060 didn’t resolve the issue either. Reinstalling drivers with DDU didn’t help. Testing the card on a second PC shows low FPS or games won’t start. It likely points to a software problem. I recommend these steps:
1. Check Event Viewer for details
2. Use Display Driver Uninstaller before installing new drivers: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/...aller.html
3. Disable as many startup apps as possible
4. Remove third-party antivirus/malware and revert to Windows Defender temporarily while troubleshooting
I mentioned that everything worked in safe mode, but that was incorrect—I had a low frame rate issue (1-5) that persisted even after installing clean windows, using two different drivers (including DDU), and on the second PC. How could this be a software problem?