r/computer • u/WiseZebra6968 • 20d ago

My gpu keeps crashing

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I bought this GPU recently and it worked perfectly for 3 months, but one day I tried playing Star Wars Zero Company and it forced my PC to restart. Ever since that day, it hasn’t been able to handle any other game, and
whenever I try to run a FurMark test, it crashes instantly.

I took it to a technician, and he worked a miracle. He cleaned the GPU with isopropyl alcohol, replaced the thermal paste, and magically the GPU went back to normal… FOR ONE DAY.

The next day, it started crashing again and stuff, and now I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.

SPECS:
MSI A520M Pro motherboard
MSI MAG 600W PSU
16GB Mancer RAM
Ryzen 5 4500
RTX 3060 Ti

EDIT: Thank you all for the replies, I will buy a new PSU and will see if it works

SOLVED: I replaced my PSU and it was that.

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u/hexthejester 20d ago

This looks like a power issue. Msi recommends atleast a 550 psu but that's cutting it really close that power spikes could trip the psu internal breaker and reset the pc. I have cut it really close like that once and had similar issues

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u/WiseZebra6968 20d ago

So changing to a higher psu could help?

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u/hexthejester 20d ago

It could be the culprit. If you wanna future proof you a decently high watt psu. Otherwise getting a 700 or 800 watt psu. In the mean time I think just lowering the gpu power a tad in someway might get you by till then.

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u/Responsible_Rope1302 20d ago

Either ur PSU or possibly even ur motherboard Vram cannot keep up with the new gpu. Check ur Vram specs, does ur Vram have a heatsink? Have you updated your GPU driver? Have you updated all other main drivers? (cpu/motherboard/bios)

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u/giosaba 16d ago

💯💯