The Asrock Challenger Rx 6600 exceeds its capabilities and causes a crash.
The Asrock Challenger Rx 6600 exceeds its capabilities and causes a crash.
Hello everyone, I've been facing this unusual issue with my GPU for a while now. It seems to happen mainly when playing certain games like War Thunder and CS2, even though I'm playing normally otherwise. The monitor goes black, then a blacklight appears with the HDMI input connected, and the GPU fans stop. When I restart my PC, the driver for the GPU is turned off. I've been tracking this problem for some time and recently found that in MSI Afterburner the base clock is set to 2739 MHz. The value shown comes after pressing the "default" button on MSI and ignoring any changes or restarts. Underclocking the GPU seems to help. However, the actual boost frequency is 2491 MHz with a base clock of 2044 MHz, suggesting the GPU might crash if it exceeds its limit by nearly 250 MHz. The challenge is bringing the card back to normal frequency. Changing the frequency in MSI Afterburner works temporarily, but it resets after a few days—possibly due to a power outage or driver update. I'm unsure of other methods to adjust the GPU clock settings. My system runs Windows 10, updated in June 2025. I'm using an R5 5500 RX 6600 monitor with a Samsung 22-inch S22F350FHL.
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Hello once more, I received the card in perfect condition about a year ago from a well-known supplier in Argentina. I've included a photo of GPU-Z displaying the frequencies as expected.