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Post by AnDromedary on Mar 28, 2019 15:05:33 GMT
So here is a question on the technical side of things (mods, hope that's ok) and I am writing this here to see if anyone else had similar experiences:
My PC usually runs very stable on all games. 2 Months ago, I bought an RTX2070 and it ran fine all through January and February (playing among other things The Division and lot's of VR titles, like a highly modded Skyrim VR that tested the limits of the card).
When I got Anthem, I played it for about 30 hours but I did encounter multiple crashes/freezes, including some BSoDs (which I basically had never seen before ever since back with Win XP. At some point, the game crashed and just wouldn't run properly anymore at all (just freeze the picture after a few minutes). Other games would start to crash as well. So I sent my new graphics card back to the manufacturer (Zotac) who found that there really was a hardware issue on the card, so they sent me a new one.
I got that 2 days ago and tried Anthem again. After about half an hour, I got yet another BSoD (clock watchdog timeout). I am actually afraid to start Anthem now because I am not entirely sure if it wasn't something with the game itself, that messed up my other graphics card. As I said, other demanding games run fine.
So does anyone else encounter system crashes often, specifically when running Anthem? Do you thing there is any chance at all that running a game can actually damage hardware in this way (I doubt it but I am not 100% sure)?
Oh, my system, just for reference: Mainboard: Gigabyte z97x UD5H CPU: Intel i7 4790K (devil's canyon) GPU: Zotac RTX2070 Amp (the one with three coolers) 16 GB RAM (DDR3) Power Supply: Rosewill RX750-S-B XTreme Series (750 W)
Running Anthem on an SSD on 1080p with all settings set to ultra (later reduced to high), average FPS is between 45 and 70.
No overclocking or any such shenanigans. CPU/GPU temperatures during play look ok, nothing gets too hot.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 28, 2019 15:13:17 GMT
So you changed GPU card and you started getting crashes? Hmm. Check if the card is seated properly, check if it gets enough power, did you uninstall your previous nVidia gpu drivers/installed with remove everything -option? This system I'm running hasnt crashed ever. nVidia drivers have frozen twice so I havent seen desktop - but quick win cmd ctrl-shift-enter shift-tab-enter shutdown -r -f -t 0 enter -spell works
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Post by AnDromedary on Mar 28, 2019 15:24:58 GMT
Thanks. So, when I first changed the card, the game only crashed very randomly (maybe 3 or 4 times in 30 hours), until I had the issue with the card itself.
The card was always installed properly. Drivers are up to date (tried 3 different versions total)
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Post by saandrig on Mar 28, 2019 15:32:33 GMT
I doubt the game by itself can damage yours or any GPU. There must be a hardware issue somewhere, either in the GPU itself, the motherboard, power supply or who knows. The GPUs generally have good safeguards and it's very rare for some software to manage to inflict damage (and so quickly) through normal operation.
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Post by Qui-Gon GlenN7 on Mar 28, 2019 15:34:54 GMT
Thanks. So, when I first changed the card, the game only crashed very randomly (maybe 3 or 4 times in 30 hours), until I had the issue with the card itself. The card was always installed properly. Drivers are up to date (tried 3 different versions total) I wonder if your PCIe slot/MoBo has been damaged. Not likely, but possible. Try a GPU stress test (3dmark, etc), if it passes that then you can rule out hardware issues, and point your finger directly at the BioWare devs that can't even lift.
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Post by AnDromedary on Mar 28, 2019 15:35:16 GMT
I doubt the game by itself can damage yours or any GPU. There must be a hardware issue somewhere, either in the GPU itself, the motherboard, power supply or who knows. The GPUs generally have good safeguards and it's very rare for some software to manage to inflict damage (and so quickly) through normal operation. Thanks. Yea, that was my thought as well. Maybe I'm getting paranoid. It's just weird because it worked fine for quite a few weeks and then all of a sudden, boom, complete failure after an Anthem crash. But I guess it could just ahve been coincidence as well.
Thanks. So, when I first changed the card, the game only crashed very randomly (maybe 3 or 4 times in 30 hours), until I had the issue with the card itself. The card was always installed properly. Drivers are up to date (tried 3 different versions total) I wonder if your PCIe slot/MoBo has been damaged. Not likely, but possible. Try a GPU stress test (3dmark, etc), if it passes that then you can rule out hardware issues, and point your finger directly at the BioWare devs that can't even lift. Good idea. Thanks. I did run some performance checks on the old card that even Zotac agreed was damaged and couldn't find a definitive issue. My guess was that it was actually the VRAM because that is really hard to test properly (and anything but games, which would use it still worked ). But that's a good idea, I'll give it a go.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 28, 2019 15:43:03 GMT
Hmmh. Might also be a good idea to reset UEFI/BIOS settings if one has tinkered with those. Another PSU is a good way to test too, if you can get such or own one. 750W should be enough for your system, but thats where I usually start examination from..
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Post by correctamundo on Mar 28, 2019 16:06:43 GMT
I had the i7 4790k and got the Clock watchdog timeout as well. Changed it for an i5 9600k. I was getting other BSODs as well but the damned watchdog was mostly prevalent. Anthem was by far the most taxing software is was running then before The Division 2 was released. The 9600k has suffered no BSODs (yet).
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Post by AnDromedary on Mar 28, 2019 16:14:47 GMT
Hmmh. Might also be a good idea to reset UEFI/BIOS settings if one has tinkered with those. Another PSU is a good way to test too, if you can get such or own one. 750W should be enough for your system, but thats where I usually start examination from.. Yea, I've actually read that for some people, Anthem causes some weird power spikes (e.g. the thread linked below). I'll see if I can borrow a PSU from work but not sure if they even have anything close to the one I already got (but maybe still good for testing if mine is unstable or something). The BIOS settings I already tested quite thoroughly, so I think I am fine on that one.
I had the i7 4790k and got the Clock watchdog timeout as well. Changed it for an i5 9600k. I was getting other BSODs as well but the damned watchdog was mostly prevalent. Anthem was by far the most taxing software is was running then before The Division 2 was released. The 9600k has suffered no BSODs (yet). Hey thanks. that is interesting. I was thinking of upgrading the CPU eventually. It's a bit of a commitment of course, because I'd need a new mainboard (socket) and RAM (everything is DDR4 now) as well, so it would quickly ramp up the price tag. But good to know that you had an issue with the same processor as well.
Maybe I'll also try and follow some suggestions in this thread and see what that does tonight. I have some hope for the first reply, where he changes the power setting for the CPU.
ll in all some great suggestions in here. Thanks guys!
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 28, 2019 16:42:26 GMT
Hmmh. Might also be a good idea to reset UEFI/BIOS settings if one has tinkered with those. Another PSU is a good way to test too, if you can get such or own one. 750W should be enough for your system, but thats where I usually start examination from.. Yea, I've actually read that for some people, Anthem causes some weird power spikes (e.g. the thread linked below). I'll see if I can borrow a PSU from work but not sure if they even have anything close to the one I already got (but maybe still good for testing if mine is unstable or something). The BIOS settings I already tested quite thoroughly, so I think I am fine on that one.
If you wanna go deeper, you might wanna test RAM too, but .. ahh, one never knows! www.memtest86.com/download.htm is the software to run then (or one of them). Btw does the BSOD's point to some driver? www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html can view the saved dumps afterwards.
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Post by CHRrOME on Mar 28, 2019 16:45:38 GMT
Shieee, a damaged card? I can only imagine how frustrated I would be, specifically because there would probably be no one to send the card for a RMA in my country, and even if there was shipment cost is starting to get hefty, anyways... So the previous card was fucked, they gave you a new one and you have the same issues again? I think it's highly unlikely to get 2 busted cards in a row... but honestly... Can you guarantee the card they sent you back is a new one? and not perhaps the same one with some repairs done?
The PSU I don't think it is the issue. If it was the PSU your PC would shut down I think. I've had issues with 3 PSUs in the past, it all comes down to the PC shutting down on stress (like gaming). The PCI slot could be damaged maybe? I don't know. You do have other PCI slots in your motherboard, so check a different one (even though it's not ideal to run on other slots for single cards). BSoDs are always related to a hardware issue, so I doubt it's drivers or some other software issue.
EDIT: Actually, what about your CPU? did you run some tests and see if it doesn't overheat? Could be too. I've had that problem back with a dual core in ME3 times, it was overheating because the termal paste was old.
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Post by CHRrOME on Mar 28, 2019 16:49:11 GMT
I had the i7 4790k and got the Clock watchdog timeout as well. Changed it for an i5 9600k. I was getting other BSODs as well but the damned watchdog was mostly prevalent. Anthem was by far the most taxing software is was running then before The Division 2 was released. The 9600k has suffered no BSODs (yet). Hey thanks. that is interesting. I was thinking of upgrading the CPU eventually. It's a bit of a commitment of course, because I'd need a new mainboard (socket) and RAM (everything is DDR4 now) as well, so it would quickly ramp up the price tag. But good to know that you had an issue with the same processor as well.
Maybe I'll also try and follow some suggestions in this thread and see what that does tonight. I have some hope for the first reply, where he changes the power setting for the CPU.
ll in all some great suggestions in here. Thanks guys!
Yeah, trust me I know that feeling. I've recently replaced the monitor, the motherboard+CPU+RAM because the monitor died and then a day ago the motherboard died too. I had to spend every single last penny on my savings to replace all of that, barely bought 16gb or RAM. It's no joke. But as I've said in my previous comment, I don't think it comes down to just toss the PC on the garbage can and get another one.
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Post by Qui-Gon GlenN7 on Mar 28, 2019 16:49:17 GMT
Windows power settings are cancer for gaming, the second poster in that r/ was on the money.
Issue for OP was his own fault, mostly, with a sub-par and underperforming/failing CPU cooler. However, utilizing 100% of all i7 cores for Anthem... Uh, is Biower mining bitcoin$ with your Anthem the Grift computer?
Seriously though, put Power Mode to Maximum Performance; Balanced seems like a good idea and it just isn't, especially on a desktop. For a laptop that isn't gaming dedicated you might switch back and forth (I do) but when I do game on it, I plug in to the wall and switch to max perf.
As far as PSU issues go, if your GPU passes a stress test you can rule out PSU problems - it will push both CPU and GPU into realms where that will become evident all on its own.
Testing PSU issues is a PITA; you need a meter, need to know how to use it, need to know pin-out on cables, need to not be a meathanded meathead while working on live equipment, etc. Use software to test these things.
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Post by AnDromedary on Mar 28, 2019 16:50:28 GMT
Yea, I've actually read that for some people, Anthem causes some weird power spikes (e.g. the thread linked below). I'll see if I can borrow a PSU from work but not sure if they even have anything close to the one I already got (but maybe still good for testing if mine is unstable or something). The BIOS settings I already tested quite thoroughly, so I think I am fine on that one.
If you wanna go deeper, you might wanna test RAM too, but .. ahh, one never knows! www.memtest86.com/download.htm is the software to run then (or one of them). Btw does the BSOD's point to some driver? www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html can view the saved dumps afterwards. Thanks! I forgot to mention earlier that I actually did a RAM test when the first card presented these issues and my RAM tested fine (made sure I ran enough iterations of the test program running to test all of it and ran it to 400%). I checked the event viewer for the crash dump on the BSoD but didn't find anything specific to a driver there. Will try the linked tool tonight and see if I can get any more info.
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Post by CHRrOME on Mar 28, 2019 16:53:09 GMT
However, utilizing 100% of all i7 cores for Anthem... Uh, is Biower mining bitcoin$ with your Anthem the Grift computer? Hey... you do never know. I've had the same problem with Andromeda back with my i5 3570k, it mostly eat all 4 cores at 100%. Not sure how the game will hold now with my new CPU.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 28, 2019 16:54:33 GMT
Thanks! I forgot to mention earlier that I actually did a RAM test when the first card presented these issues and my RAM tested fine (made sure I ran enough iterations of the test program running to test all of it and ran it to 400%). I checked the event viewer for the crash dump on the BSoD but didn't find anything specific to a driver there. Will try the linked tool tonight and see if I can get any more info.
Yep the event viewer doesnt show those in detail unfortunately. Qui-Con is right about power settings for desktop, especially gaming/audio/video need to be on Maximum Performance. (Then some DAWs still want priority given to background services, but thats another thing)
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 28, 2019 16:55:32 GMT
However, utilizing 100% of all i7 cores for Anthem... Uh, is Biower mining bitcoin$ with your Anthem the Grift computer? Hey... you do never know. I've had the same problem with Andromeda back with my i5 3570k, it mostly eat all 4 cores at 100%. Not sure how the game will hold now with my new CPU. Its actually a good thing to use all available efficiently, but dunno how efficiently it is used...
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Post by CHRrOME on Mar 28, 2019 16:58:18 GMT
Hey... you do never know. I've had the same problem with Andromeda back with my i5 3570k, it mostly eat all 4 cores at 100%. Not sure how the game will hold now with my new CPU. Its actually a good thing to use all available efficiently, but dunno how efficiently it is used... Then again, on my end it was perhaps just me pushing my hardware too far with that game, a bit of bottleneck perhaps. That i5 wasn't bad, but it's not state of the art anymore.
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Post by AnDromedary on Mar 28, 2019 17:00:40 GMT
Shieee, a damaged card? I can only imagine how frustrated I would be, specifically because there would probably be no one to send the card for a RMA in my country, and even if there was shipment cost is starting to get hefty, anyways... So the previous card was fucked, they gave you a new one and you have the same issues again? I think it's highly unlikely to get 2 busted cards in a row... but honestly... Can you guarantee the card they sent you back is a new one? and not perhaps the same one with some repairs done? The PSU I don't think it is the issue. If it was the PSU your PC would shut down I think. I've had issues with 3 PSUs in the past, it all comes down to the PC shutting down on stress (like gaming). The PCI slot could be damaged maybe? I don't know. You do have other PCI slots in your motherboard, so check a different one (even though it's not ideal to run on other slots for single cards). BSoDs are always related to a hardware issue, so I doubt it's drivers or some other software issue. EDIT: Actually, what about your CPU? did you run some tests and see if it doesn't overheat? Could be too. I've had that problem back with a dual core in ME3 times, it was overheating because the termal paste was old. So, I had the occasional crash with the old card. Then, after one of those Anthem crashes, the old card stopped working in games alltogether (Anthem would freeze after 3-5 min and other games would suddenly crash as well). Now with the new card, I am back to the occasional crashes in Anthem only. Oh, and the new card has a different model number from the old one, so I am fairly certain it is in fact a new/differemt one.
So my best guess is that the occasional crashes are maybe not GPU related but when the card broke, that immediate crash was the card (and yes, got lucky with the RMA).
The CPU is my best guess at the moment as well, especially because it's an older model (though still well within Anthem's requirements). Temperatures for everything look ok. GPU and CPU is at around 70Celsius under load. For my CPU, I am also using a large air cooler (Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO) and I just replaced the thermal paste on it last october. But maybe there really is an issue with usage since correctamundo had the same problem with the same CPU model. I think I'm going to run a performance monitoring tool with Anthem tonight and check how much of the CPU is used when playing (and if another crash occurs.
But yea, frustrating is the word for it.
Qui-Gon GlenN7 : I actually never bothered with Win power settings. Never had to, so I don't even know what it's set to right now but will check and test some stuff.
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Post by CHRrOME on Mar 28, 2019 17:12:13 GMT
So, I had the occasional crash with the old card. Then, after one of those Anthem crashes, the old card stopped working in games alltogether (Anthem would freeze after 3-5 min and other games would suddenly crash as well). Now with the new card, I am back to the occasional crashes.
So my best guess is that the occasional crashes are maybe not GPU related but when the card broke, that immediate crash was the card (and yes, got lucky with the RMA).
The CPU is my best guess at the moment as well, especially because it's an older model (though still well within Anthem's requirements). Temperatures for everything look ok. GPU and CPU is at around 70Celsius under load. For my CPU, I am also using a large air cooler (Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO) and I just replaced the thermal paste on it last october. But maybe there really is an issue with usage since correctamundo had the same problem with the same CPU model. I think I'm going to run a performance monitoring tool with Anthem tonight and check how much of the CPU is used when playing (and if another crash occurs.
But yea, frustrating is the word for it. Yeah, I think maybe is not the graphics card but something else. The CPU temps are perfectly fine... you said in another comment you checked RAM already. I think Furmark also has a CPU test, you could try it. You usually use it for GPU tests, but I'm fairly sure I've used it for CPU as well. I think the bane of the gamer is not having spare parts for everything. If I was rich, I'd buy 2 of each component, only to have a spare in case something fails so I can isolate the issue.
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Post by AnDromedary on Mar 28, 2019 17:29:34 GMT
Thanks! When I had the problems with the first card, I actually wiped my entire system and reset up everything from scratch. So old driver corpses shouldn't be much of a problem but thatnks for the links. Good info.
CHRrOME: Oh yes, spare parts would be awesome.
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Post by SofaJockey on Mar 28, 2019 17:34:49 GMT
A PC/Hardware issue-specific discussion sounds fine because it is distinct.
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Post by saandrig on Mar 29, 2019 8:18:48 GMT
However, utilizing 100% of all i7 cores for Anthem... Uh, is Biower mining bitcoin$ with your Anthem the Grift computer? Hey... you do never know. I've had the same problem with Andromeda back with my i5 3570k, it mostly eat all 4 cores at 100%. Not sure how the game will hold now with my new CPU. Anthem is the only game that heats up my CPU so much (constantly in the 70-75C range) even with a decent Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler. And that at like at 50-60% CPU load only. Even the GPU hits 80C, but that is more normal. Had to make custom fan curves just for Anthem. Even AC Odyssey, a notorious CPU hog, rarely brings my CPU above 70C and is comfortably in the 60ies even at the rare 90% load (8086k CPU). And the GPU is at 75C tops at 97+% load. Some serious optimizations are needed for Anthem.
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Post by CHRrOME on Mar 29, 2019 11:48:00 GMT
Anthem is the only game that heats up my CPU so much (constantly in the 70-75C range) even with a decent Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler. And that at like at 50-60% CPU load only. Even the GPU hits 80C, but that is more normal. Had to make custom fan curves just for Anthem. Even AC Odyssey, a notorious CPU hog, rarely brings my CPU above 70C and is comfortably in the 60ies even at the rare 90% load (8086k CPU). And the GPU is at 75C tops at 97+% load. Some serious optimizations are needed for Anthem. As far as I know for AC, people blame the DRM, apparently that thing is so fucked up it just uses massive amounts of resources even though the game doesn't actually need it. As for the latest BW games, not sure who's the culprit.
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