Help me with driver problem

[Salt_Extractor]

Hi doods,
Since yday I've been crashing in every game I tried to play... COH3, apex legends, league of legos...
I even got BSOD of Kernel security check failiure
I tried just about every "scan and fix" software there is, I tried messing with drivers.

Now apex when crashing gave out some messages that made me assume it's a driver problem.
The most notable crash report being "the GPU has been physically removed" (of course that's not true cuz my display is plugged into the gpu and it was still working)

I have a 3060TI and Ryzer 7 7700x
Nvidia driver is out of date but AMD (and there is an integreted GPU here) has sent me to this website during an update: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-300

I've updated that driver and it's still the same...
This is my journey so far and I'm out of ideas on what to do...

Any suggestions?

[crunchyfrog]

If you're getting BSOD then chances are likely it's more hardware related directly.

You would be best served opening your PC and investigating.

[♥ catgirl connoisseur]

Does the issue still occur after you reseat your GPU? On a side note, since you have a 3060, double check that it's not underpowered (sufficient PSU + double check you're using the correct cabling)

[Salt_Extractor]

Hi guys,
The system is running fine since the release of ryzen 7, issues started yday
Nothing significent to see in the case, the system is running on a 900~something W platinum PSU
Since it's really hard to burn hardware I think it's a software issue

[SilverPigtail]

Try to pass a furmark (or other trusted stress test) to see if the GPU is fine and it's not a hardware problem. The Nvidia drivers sometimes mess a lot of things.

[Salt_Extractor]

Originally posted by SilverPigtail:

Try to pass a furmark (or other trusted stress test) to see if the GPU is fine and it's not a hardware problem. The Nvidia drivers sometimes mess a lot of things.

Hey,
I just tried it, it caps at 66C 122fps and stays stable, draws around 200W
Once more tried reinstalling drivers but I think windows reinstall is starting to be the most sensible option

[NAAG01]

I'm having an equally baffling problem. I go into MSFS (Steam version) notice some stutter in the music as start screens come up,; goes to the home opening menu page (Welcome, Options, etc); select optional joystick setup (PMDG 737-600 required); hit go back and runs fine until I click on flight planner globe icon. That is entered fine, then when I go to select origin airport and click on it, I get blown back to my (Steam) library of games page. Any thoughts? Much appreciated. This started today 03.03.23

[Salt_Extractor]

Originally posted by aaggentry:

I'm having an equally baffling problem. I go into MSFS (Steam version) notice some stutter in the music as start screens come up,; goes to the home opening menu page (Welcome, Options, etc); select optional joystick setup (PMDG 737-600 required); hit go back and runs fine until I click on flight planner globe icon. That is entered fine, then when I go to select origin airport and click on it, I get blown back to my (Steam) library of games page. Any thoughts? Much appreciated. This started today 03.03.23

Nvidia update came around a couple of days ago and you never know when windows update comes up

If I ware you I'd prolly just like me do a bunch of scans and reinstall drivers

But (at least in my case) most likely it was windows update that broke something very specific and hard to figure out.

[Salt_Extractor]

Originally posted by UberFiend:

Originally posted by Salt_Extractor:

"the GPU has been physically removed"

= <volts

the only solution is not necessarily >volts
(try to use your CPU ocassionally)

Can you elaborate a bit more?
Voltage (according to GPUZ and MSI afterburner) seems like it's in the healthy range

What can I do to fix this?
For what it's worth... all benchmarks seem to run fine, it's games that crash

[Salt_Extractor]

Originally posted by Wynters:

New Ryzen CPU's should be checked on the Motherboard BIOS nearly every 2 months as it is a new chipset and there will be years of updates on some MB's. AMD Chipset Driver is one that people always forget about so make sure your MB is up to date with a verified and true BIOS (one that is at least over 3 months old). This could be your issue. Also to make sure that system is not using the AMD integrated GPU.

Do NOT use third party software to attempt a fix. Also, make sure to have backup copies of 1 - 3 BIOS updates in case one breaks the system you will need to flash the BIOS again. Don't you just love new chipsets? I learned not to get the first gen chips after Ryzen 7 (gen 1) which for mine it took 4 years for the BIOS to get stable.

Hi, you are correct it seems

In preparation of reinstalling windows I flashed new bios, now tried if COH3 works and it seems to work just like before.

Wish you ware here yday, would have saved me a lot of time