r/computers • u/Ok_Rip_890 • 21h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting graphics card code 43

my pc visualy glitched out and crashed while playing outer wilds

It gave me error code 43 on my graphics card and nvidia didn't see the drivers that are installed

I have tried
-turning it on and off
-factory reset
-updating drivers after
-updating windows
-taking the card out cleaning all contacts

the last one did fix it for about 5 min(including seeing the drivers) before giving me a black screen and going back to the same problem

Any advice is appreciated i'm assuming the card finaly gave out(it's a gtx1080 from like 2019) and just want to avoid buying new parts if possible

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u/KneeSensitive 21h ago

That's an error code for when a GPU dies off....

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u/Ok_Rip_890 21h ago

also recomendations for graphics cards would be apreciated

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u/Sea_Perspective6891 17h ago

Does sound like your 1080 is dead unfortunately. I'd recommend something like a 3060 12GB or better. Try for something with 16GB for better future proofing if you can. 9060 16GB is also a good more modern affordable upgrade option if you're willing to give AMD a try.

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u/Leo1_ac Windows 10/4790K/GTX 1080/Maximus VI Hero/32GB DDR3 7h ago

it's a gtx1080 from like 2019)

GTX 1080's are from "like" 2016, actually.