Overheating (PC crash) issue on new RTX 30 series cards.

[Link]

This game ran on ultra on my GTX 1080. Now I have an RTX 3060ti and it crashes my whole PC from GPU overheating on 'high' settings.

What is going on?

[Hamlon]

Same here, on RTX 2060 Super. Happened twice now after 5-10 minutes of play. Just instant system crash with no blue screen or anything and the computer rebooting after a few seconds.

I haven't confirmed it's related to GPU temperature, but seems likely. I also have all graphics settings on max. If anyone knows a fix I'd appreciate it!

[Merca]

Another one here with the overheating issues, no reboots on my case, but I got framedrops and the game is not running smooth with an i7+2070

[Belle Delphine Targaryen!]

Seems like getting the newest hot GPU could be a double edged sword for older games.

[DROSIS]

amd gpu 6700xt all working

[Denbowski]

I'm running a 3070 Ti and just played through on Ultra settings with no issues.

[Link]

Thanks for the replies guys.
The extra info is useful.
It could be related to the resolution I'm playing at on my 32:9 ultra wide.
Like everyone else, I'm trying to get a better gfx card, so I'll update if that ever happens.

[timestamp!]

Are you sure it's overheating?
Could be inadequate power supply as well.

[Hamlon]

Originally posted by timestamp!:

Are you sure it's overheating?
Could be inadequate power supply as well.

In my case, that might very well be the issue.

It's kind of strange. My PC functions pretty much flawlessly, except in the case of three games:
- Firewatch
- Old Gods Rising
- Stories Untold (the FPS part in the third story)

It's always the same, suddenly the PC just shuts off (not even a BSOD) and then restarts after a few seconds. I guess that kind of points to the power supply. Strange that I haven't had this issue in any other game though since I play lots of different ones (Metro Exodus, Amnesia: Rebirth, Die Young & The Witness are a few of the games I played recently without any issues)...

[nachums]

You could use Nvidia online gaming which takes the burden off your machine, though it should not be necessary

[Link]

I have a new PSU and a new graphics card. I also stopped using the pigtail PCIe cable and started using separate cables to power the gpu.
My new PSU does not have a higher wattage than the previous, though, so the only thing that's changed is the reliability of the brand. The new one is Corsair.
The new 3080ti seems plenty capable of pushing enough pixels to my 32:9 panel, so I'll consider my issue now resolved as I was able to play Firewatch once more.

I still think the original issue needs looking into by the devs though.

[Mayfie]

Any fix to the original issue? I just booted up the game after not playing for ages, now with a RTX 3060, and the game instantly gets my GPU up to 83-85c, and at 85c my monitors disconnect and about a minute later my whole pc crashes and restarts. It's unplayable at any setting.

***FIXED??***
***Okay.. I ran into that problem last night and spent about 5-6 hours trying to fix it. Gave up. Came back this morning to look again and for whatever reason I turned the graphics UP, to the highest. And it's working fine. It turns out that capping the frame rate fixed the temp issue instantly.

Also noticed this issue with the fans running high in another game, cant remember which. I also capped the fps in that one to 144 and the temp dropped instantly again from 80c+ to 50-60c.

Limiting frame rate fixed it.

[THE VERY REVEREND MISTER BONK]

Originally posted by Link:

I have a new PSU and a new graphics card. I also stopped using the pigtail PCIe cable and started using separate cables to power the gpu.
My new PSU does not have a higher wattage than the previous, though, so the only thing that's changed is the reliability of the brand. The new one is Corsair.
The new 3080ti seems plenty capable of pushing enough pixels to my 32:9 panel, so I'll consider my issue now resolved as I was able to play Firewatch once more.

I still think the original issue needs looking into by the devs though.

TBH this is starting to happen with a lot of the older titles these days. RYSE Son of Rome, Gone Home and Conarium to name a few are all having the same problem recently.