3070 FE

[Remmy]

So I’ve been running a 3070FE for about a year now well for some reason when I put a load on the card. Like playing cod or rendering etc. both monitors go black and will not come back I have to force a shutdown on it for it to come back. But it doesn’t do it when at idle and surfing the web. I’ve tried different monitors,DP cables,HDMIs, I’ve fully wiped my drives, and wiped drivers, and nothing is getting hot. And I put in my old 1080ti and it works perfectly fine. Hasn’t crashed in 4 days But, Right now I am stumped only thing I can think to try is pulling the card apart and replying thermal paste. 

What do you guys think??  

[piglo]

If it's under warranty get it fixed!

And what are you doing with a 1080Ti lying around??  That's some gold there!

[Remmy]

Well as of right now I can’t RMA it cause I’m not sure where the receipt is I’ll have to track it down if I can I’ve had this 1080ti for a long time my wife wants a computer and been saving it for her build but that’s gonna have to wait now

[Tw33tle_Dee]

If your using MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision, try down clocking the card and see if that helps. Also check video memory for errors,

 

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/having-problems-with-video-card-stress-test-its-memory/

Edited March 9, 2022 by Tw33tle_Dee

[Remmy]

Tw33tle I’ve already tried that also. Still does the exact same thing.

[X-RayXI]

Does it happen when you watch Youtube at 1080p/60 or higher? Seems like your card is have issues to render from 2d to 3d mode. What happens if you empty a SSD, install a fresh OS on there and use the driver when the card came out? Maybe you can find the driver disk in the box. 

I would also install Linux on an empty drive by Rufus. But try a fresh OS and that is easy to be done. And in the meantime, contact NVidia for help. That is assuming the FE stands for. They could see, by the serial number, what they can offer. A no is a no

So, empty a SSD and let us know what your findings are. Once a fresh install is done, use GPU-Z and click on the "?" next to the PCIE 3.0 x16 like below:

 

 

[X-RayXI]

Before GPU-Z, install the drivers first to test that. Or else Windows grabs a silly driver from that OS. 

[X-RayXI]

3 minutes ago, X-RayXI said:

Before GPU-Z, install the drivers first to test that. Or else Windows grabs a silly driver from that OS. 

If your RMA is getting denied, do not throw away your videocard. I happen to know someone that can fix videocards. Not sure where you live, but don't sell it for parts. I also am going to go into repairing electronics like motherboards and videocard this year. Do not give up yet. 

This is mine:

 

[Remmy]

@X-RayXI I’ve tried a fresh OS and the recommended driver also and still no luck but I haven’t tried a Linux yet I’ll definitely give that a try for sure and also I can watch 1080p YouTube vids all day I just can render stuff or game on it anytime I launched a game 5-10 of playing it’s a straight black screen. And I hear like a windows error sound thru my headphones but I can still hear the game playing fine but no video 

[X-RayXI]

I do not think, after trying a fresh OS install, that Linux would help you. I think that what Tw33tle_Dee said, you should give that a try. Give the card lesser stock speed and try it from there. You can also monitor with GPU-Z the temps and the clocks. 

When you do that, install a single fan and blow it straight into the part where it sucks the air in. By that the temps of the VRMs would be cooler. 

Tomorrow, sit down and write a nice letter by email to NVidia and see if they can help. The card is not that old, and they should give warranty, or at least let them check it out. Do NOT take the card apart before this period. 

[Krackennutz]

Used to get this on a Samsung Tv i used as a monitor,, did my head in like you new hdmi etc ,but did you know that theres different grade hdmi cable,turned out it worked with hdmi c, other thing  are your monitors 4k and you had your new 3070 running at 4k with a hdmi basic cable that runs only at 1080[ hence you see 4k and 8 k hdmi cables] but you run the 1080ti at 1080p.... jsut trying to run few more problems before you  RMA[ in the UK all electronics have 1 yr but 2 yr  manufacturing warranty. may apply where you are]

[J3st3r]

Driver crash. Try using the Studio Driver which is the latest Stable Release.  The "Game Ready" drivers are the "Beta" driver according to the release highlights.

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/186770/en-us

 

What power supply you running and how old?

 

My 2070 super doesn't like the Game Ready drivers. Had it crash 3 times with 2 different Game Ready drivers. Switched to the newest Studio driver and it hasn't crashed a single time.

 

I'm rite at the minimum requirements for a 2070 super FE with my old Corsair HX650W Pro power supply that I bought at CompUSA 10-12 years ago?. If I try cranking the graphics in GTA5 it starts shuttering and dropping frames pretty bad and the driver will crash. Pretty sure I hit the limit of what this power supply can handle. I have an 850w Thermaltake but it's older than my old Corsair and It doesn't have 8 pin pcie cables. All it has is 2 4 pin pcie power cables so it's pretty much worthless.      

Edited March 10, 2022 by J3st3r

[KaptCrunch]

yes if in warranty RMA it  correct when goes to 3D black screen ,krackendenuts is correct  video signal or your monitor cant support 4K 

check for firmware for your screen 

whoa  beta..........run away 

[Remmy]

@J3st3r I’ll give that driver a try and see but I’m running a evga GQ 1000w power supply brand new probably 2 months old I’ve literally swapped every part of my pc to see if it would fix it and nothing has helped and I’m running 2 of the Alienware monitors 

https://www.amazon.com/Alienware-25-Gaming-Monitor-AW2518H/dp/B0733VW5QB/ref=asc_df_B0733VW5QB/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198093101467&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3716325141991549455&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013670&hvtargid=pla-379324447622&psc=1

@Krackennutz I’m using the display port cable it came with. And just a standard HDMI cable and I don’t play anything in 4K not my style 

[X-RayXI]

17 minutes ago, Remmy said:

@J3st3r I’ll give that driver a try and see but I’m running a evga GQ 1000w power supply brand new probably 2 months old I’ve literally swapped every part of my pc to see if it would fix it and nothing has helped and I’m running 2 of the Alienware monitors 

https://www.amazon.com/Alienware-25-Gaming-Monitor-AW2518H/dp/B0733VW5QB/ref=asc_df_B0733VW5QB/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198093101467&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3716325141991549455&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013670&hvtargid=pla-379324447622&psc=1

@Krackennutz I’m using the display port cable it came with. And just a standard HDMI cable and I don’t play anything in 4K not my style 

Tried an active fan straight to the videocard yet? Grab a 120mm fan from somewhere and hook that up to a motherboard, that you control in your BIOS on full-speed. See how that goes. 

[Remmy]

@X-RayXI WINNER! i put a fan on the GPU and turned my fan speed up and i played for 2 hours and not a problem you think the card is getting too hot?? kinda weird cause ive never seen this card get over 58c (136) degrees fahrenheit. 

[X-RayXI]

46 minutes ago, Remmy said:

@X-RayXI WINNER! i put a fan on the GPU and turned my fan speed up and i played for 2 hours and not a problem you think the card is getting too hot?? kinda weird cause ive never seen this card get over 58c (136) degrees fahrenheit. 

Can you Google your videocard please and post a picture of it? I want the brand and type of it too.
The VRM's are getting to hot and a kind of surge steps in. 

You said you had no idea of the warranty right? If not, do you have MX-4 coolerpaste at home?

[X-RayXI]

Look if it is this one:

 

[X-RayXI]

Take a look at this, 
 

[X-RayXI]

I hated this design when it came out.

The '?' shows a dead spot, not to be able to cool enough. Plus, in those lanes around it, the air escape sucks and you might have dust having a playing field there. What to learn here is yes, the GPU chip might be fine in temps, but not the VRM's that is around the graphics-chip. That is behind that blind-spot.

What also is possible, that the strips that are on the VRMs is moved as in meaning that the small things  overheat.
These card is a pain in the ass to open, unmount it and I recommend you to find Youtube video's of how they are able to do it. Only, if you are not having that RMA claim.

Take it out, take a good look with a flashlight. 

Or do you have this one? :

 

[Remmy]

@X-RayXI it’s the 3070FE card. I mean if I can’t get a RMA I’ll take it apart for sure. I know my way around cards. I’ve just never had a problem to this gratitude 

[Remmy]

@X-RayXI as far as dust goes there is none the card literally looks brand new lol i usually blow my pc out every 2-3 months 

[X-RayXI]

Yeah, can see that. What is so plain stupid, are those rings around the fans. I wonder how many people have this problem (now).

While you wait, see if you can add a fan in lower front and to blow air in and again out in the back.  THis sucks, but the other way
At least you know where or what the issue is. I cross my fingers for you with an RMA.

Let us know how that goes and see you around.
 

[Remmy]

@X-RayXI thanks for the help seriously! And I’ll definitely keep you updated!

[KaptCrunch]

wow Nvidia  RMA is a ghoust on their site  need to live chat with them to get any support

say 3 yrs warranty for your card, check CC statements if paid with CC or go to store where buy ask for a reprint of purchase